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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1869
Page
2
A discussion on the propriety of publishing private conversations of prominent men. The piece argues that frequent reports of private interviews by newspaper correspondents erode trust and may lead public figures to withhold candid talk in reporters’ presence.
A Davenport Gazette report describes a land sale fraud scheme involving Kent and Goldsbury acting as agents for a Pennsylvania landowner. Letters between agents and the owner reveal forged handwriting and delayed deed deliveries, with payments and drafts diverted and misapplied across multiple towns and dates.
Public acknowledgment details a case involving forged checks drawn on the National Bank of New York and Sanderland Bank. After cashing the checks, investigators traced funds to a robber in Williamsport who attempted to destroy an envelope, leading to a full confession and the suspect’s imprisonment.
A fragmented 19th century column notes Union Insurance dissolving in Decatur and obituaries for William Orendorff of Bloomington aged 78 and John C. Shaw of Griggsville aged 74. Reports another coal shaft planned in Macon County and Sigma Bi Society gathering at Jacksonville. A Rushville murder trial acquittal and a sensational Joliet penitentiary incident involving a live coffin corpse highlight contemporary sensationalism.
In Quincy two armed men Wilson and Hyatt repeatedly threatened citizens. After a Saturday confrontation they fired at a young man. Hyatt was shot in the back of the head and died Monday. Wilson was struck in the head by a rock and survived briefly. Authorities note 25 to 30 shots fired.
An advertisement extols Brandreth's Pills as a vegetable remedy for colds headaches fevers and skin diseases. It claims two hundred physicians testified to their superiority among purgatives and urges purchase from Broadway and other druggists.
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