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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1870

Page

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Directory of Local Businesses and Trades Across Main Street

A historic listing outlines numerous businesses along Maine Street and nearby avenues. It includes banks, lawyers, printers, clothing shops, hardware, produce dealers, piano sellers, frame makers, plumbers, physicians, bakers, and various manufacturing and service firms with locations from Fourth Street to Jersey and Vermont streets.

Art Emporium Maine Street Seeger & Sally Fourth Street Mains & Jersey Beroasoundry E Bunting & CO Sicth Street Curtis Mains St Tah Ferey Baral G Bing F. Scott Maine Gould & Williams Quin Milla Fifth Ohio Streets Tnion Pinning Mills Fourth-st Quincy House Meneeb, Grimm Hampshire and Kinth Srete

The Great Yacht Race The Sappho Again Victorious

A tall sweeping dispatch reports the Great Yacht Race with the Sappho declared victorious as international attention centers on the event. The latest results place Sappho ahead amid brisk winds and a crowded harbor scene drawing spectators and press from major ports.

Wounded man sues for damages over recemt injury on Pacific road

St Louis May 18 W B Litte one of the wounded by the recent injury on the Pacific road has sued for 10000 damages. The Grand Jury has found a bill against Susisky former City Treasurer for embezzlement. The Evening Tribune cites private advices from Washington that the President has decided to remove Gov. Pile of New Mexico.

St. Loum W-B. Litte Pacific Road Hes Susisky Mvening Tribune Washington Gov. Pile New Mexico

Expedition abandoned as 150 men move toward Swet Water

Reports from Cheyenne state the big expedition has been abandoned and about 150 members, now camping miles away, will head to the Swet Water mining district. A heavy rain and hot storm occurred here today and yesterday in Cheyenne.

Omaha Cheyenne

Illinois Crop Prospects Improve Across Central Counties

From Peoria to LaSalle and adjacent counties reports say crop prospects are the best in years as the season runs three weeks early. Corn is up and some fields are ready for the plow, signaling strong early development for the season.

Curicago Peoria Tazewell Knox LaSalle

Information leak prompt on American News Association

May 18 reports reveal discovery of the principal leak feeding the American News Association. Measures will be taken to stop it unless the Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Company’s status improves, per resolutions adopted in Pittsburgh. The issue touches telegraph reporting rights and likely dividends.

Cleveland American News Association Weatero New York Associated Press Pacific & Atlantic Telegraph Company Pittsburg American Association

Cap t Eyre case faces reaffirmed conviction panel

CAPT EYRE Loxpon May 18 The Board Trade declines to reverse the judgment in Capt Eyre of the Bombay. London May 18 Pall Mall Gazette agrees with the Times on the propriety of his conviction and says the facts sustain the harsh view of his conduct.

Loxpon Board Eyre Bombay Lonxpon Pall Dftali Gazette Times

Dominion Washington ships pass Saint Marie canal

The Telegraph reports Washington administrations issues instructions permitting passage of U S ships through the Saint Marie canal with all cargoes except munitions of war. The note carries from Toronto dated May 18 and reflects international commerce policy.

Toronto Washington Saint St. Marie Canal

Billiard Match Crowned as San Francisco Sees Victory

San Francisco reports the billiard tournament closing with Joseph Little winning the champion silver cue. In Illinois a fire at Winona destroys the Linnois Central Railroad depot and grain elevator, suspected arson, no full details disclosed. New York notes a wife murder attempt on Pearl Street. husband Samuel P. Broadwell arrested. A divorce motion to set aside a decree in Indiana is denied in Superior Court. The cornerstone of Southern Illinois Normal University was laid at Carbondale with a large gathering and speeches by university leaders.

San Francisco Joseph Little Crabaco Winona Linnois Central Ilroad Luss New York Samuel P. Broadwell Pearl Street Indiana Gonrtte Southern Illnois Normal University Carbondale H. G. Reynolds Edwards Bloomington Normal University Dr. Allen McKendrée Dolicze

Election Fraud and Voter Turmoil Reported in New York

May 18 reports detail wide fraud in the New York city election with repeaters, polic e complicity, and massive registration manipulation. Additional items note McFarland case petitions, McLarland supporters, and a Democratic judiciary victory, plus a Cherry Street foundry fire and other local incidents.

Petitions on disabilities and Darien canal debated in Senate

In WasuieaTon on May 18 petitions were presented for removing political disabilities and ratifying the Sumama Bay treaty for a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien. Mr Sumner urged information on English and Canadian steamers through Sault Saint Marie canals. Debates covered Berlin and German questions, with three weekly evening sessions approved. The Fifteenth Amendment enforcement bill was split between House and Senate versions, with Cragin and Sherman arguing defects and pending amendments as the day wore on.

WasuieaTon Sumana Bay Isthmus Darien Sumner Sault: St.Marie Canals Bancroft Berlin Germany Senate House Stewart Mesera Edmunds Thorman Sherman Cragin

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