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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1872

Page

2

Quixox Wie Prospects and 1872 Year End Offer

Quixox Wie announces record daily and weekly readership in Western Illinois as it celebrates Grant and Wilson victory. It offers a supplement sheet with portraits of the president and VP to current subscribers and a free extension through December 31, 1872 for new weekly subscribers. The paper pledges candor and broad coverage with emphasis on commercial and local news. Quincy Illinois October 21 1872.

Quixox Wie Iinois Ilinois Peoria Rock Island Grant Wilson WHIG Associated Press Darzy Missouri Iowa Whig Company Quincy, Il Quincy Herald Hieralch Ira M. Moore Wase Wala Wine Office Wuie Wuice John Blake Jo’ Roos Illinois Adams Wuenras Quincy Win John Blake Quincy Wine Quincy Wine Company Recorder’s Office Marion County Aaron St. Denman Phebe Denman Kis Marion Timothy Rovers Timothy Rogers Quincy Adane Joan M.cyrus

Era of scandal swirls around Woodhull and Claflin

The era of scandal reports focus on Victoria Woodhull and Tennie C. Claflin’s legal troubles for libel and obscene literature, their failed Wall Street ventures, milled with their revival attempts and Beecher Tilton lore, plus remarks on the Lat ter Day Saints chapter in St Louis and Chicago Journal contempt case.

Victoria Woodhull Tennie C. Claflin Wall Street Woodhull & Claflin Murray Hill Henry Ward Beecher Theodore Tilton Elizabeth Cady Stanton Paulina Wright Davis Beecher Mr. Beecher Tilton L. C. Challis Pacific Mail Steamship Company Henry Cléens Rufus Hatch Jay Gould St. Louis James Anderson Josephites Illinois Latter Day Saints Joseph Smith Carthage Brigham Young

Most Wonderful Phenomenon Over Huntsville Farm

About twelve miles south of Huntsville in Mundington county on the 8th a frightful noise like a cannon-ball through the air was heard. Citizens saw a solid column of fire near Capt. Smith’s farm, causing amazement among locals.

Fayetteville Ark Newe Huntsville Mundigton County Capt. Smith

Mysterious aerial object and explosion reported nearby

Witnesses describe a bright, elongated craft eight to ten feet long with a loud whirring hiss, seemingly much larger, seen hundreds of feet high and tilting toward the ground. It emitted sparks of fire before an awful explosion shook the area, heard fifteen miles away, with local residents backing the account.

Capt. Smith Qualls 8. P. Smith Mr. Tassey

Fragmented Electoral College Vote Table From 1870s Yearly Returns

Incomplete state returns Georgia Nebraska South Carolina and West Virginia are shown as estimates. The West Virginia note describes a split governor race with incumbent John J. Jacob running against the regular nominee, reflecting a fractured election. The table lists governors and congressional results across many states with irregularities and partial data.

Georgia Nebraska South Carolina West Virginia John J. Jacob

Dead Lincoln Phantom Train Haunts New York Central April

An Albany Evening Times writer recounts a night watchman’s tale of a phantom Lincoln train on the New York Central every April around midnight. The specter features a coffin bearing Lincoln and troops, with clocks and watches mysteriously lagging by minutes, as the air grows hushed and the line is shrouded in eerie scenes.

Lincoln New York Central Albany Evening Times New York Central Railroad Abraham Lincoln Traas

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