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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1875
Page
2
Fragmented OCR report shows early returns across Illinois and cities like Chicago and Curacao with Huck leading Hesing Keeley for county treasurer. Other notes claim Republican gains in New York and several states with Tammany defeat and large voter participation.
In Catno on November 3 election results reveal 8 Willis 173 vote majority for county treasurer with Lucius Corbin 104 for treasurer and Shipman Nilwood votes for Willis. J R Muhleman and Virdon Girard also back Willis as Republicans sweep all tickets amid quiet ballots. A.Roves probable treasurer winner and G W Summons as commissioner. Party lines not closely drawn.
Boston voters back Rice by about 78 in the city, with statewide returns showing Rice ahead in 382 towns and a Republican sweep of counselors and many senators. Crapo wins First District Congress seat by over 4,600. Gaston leads in Boston wards except one, with a statewide Republican plurality noted.
Nov 2 reports show Hartranft leading in multiple counties with substantial majorities. Cumberland, Lebanon, and Centre counties favor Pershing or Hartranft. Philadelphia doors tally 17,852 for Hartranft, with Prohibition at 63 votes and a full county-ticket win noted. Final statewide majority not yet settled.
Outside Philadelphia results indicate Hartranft leads by 22,000 in a statewide tally. At 8 a.m. forty seven counties reported a cumulated 203701 majority for Hartranft with En. Pa. on Nov 3. Loria County reports 1,939 Republican maj., Republican gain 1,470.
New Jersey reports indicate Republicans lead in both Senate and House races. Senators chosen include Republicans in Essex Union and Salem counties while Democrats win in Monmouth Warren and Somerset. House tally shows about 36 seats captured with expected rise to 38 as results come in. current makeup promises a working Republican majority.
Returns from 35 towns put Taylor Democrat Reform ahead in the governorship race by 386 at 4,755 GOP gain. Milwaukee reports Taylor's city lead of 727 with 60 towns added, while Ludington leads with 140 towns and a 10,802 GOP gain. By Nov 6, Minn, Republicans claim Ludington and the full State ticket carry by 2,000 to 5,000 and an 80-seat legislature majority.
Sr. Paun reports scattering returns up to 9 o'clock favor the Republican State ticket by 5,000 to 8,000 many towns not yet heard from Winter returns support the earlier view though treasurer's race unclear Republicans unlikely to exceed a 4,000 majority. legislature likely to be largely Republican.
Leavenworth November 2 polls show the entire Republican county slate likely elected by about 600 votes. No state returns were received and no results could be reported tonight.
Seventeen wards give Carroll for governor with a 15296 margin. The statewide balance shows a similar Democratic majority, while the remaining wards are expected to tilt slightly in favor of Democrats.
Nov 2 reports from Jackson and statewide outlets indicate sweeping Democratic wins in Mississippi. Quiet election with Democrats carrying the state by about 10,000 votes and winning majorities in both houses and four congressional seats.
Meager statewide returns show gains for both Conservatives and Republicans. Conservatives claim the largest gains in several counties where Republicans have no candidates.
The passage notes strong backing for the Independents with high certainty that the overall outcome will not significantly change the legislature's makeup. It frames the result as unlikely to alter party balance or seat distribution.
Detroit observers report a mayoral victory margin of 1,678 with most Republican-ticket candidates aboard except perhaps the attorney and one Board of Estimates member. The city council appears poised for a near tie on the Sunday liquor question.
The London Daily Telegraph notes Paris faces a vast beggar surge with an estimated 65,000 relying on alms in the capital. It details categories from hawkers to street corner mendicants and impostors, including women who hire babies and skilled pick-ups, while the Prefect vows action against frauds yet protects the truly needy.
From the Fountain Messenger. Miss Purdy sisters of Long Valley showcase hands-on labor in agriculture. They planted five pounds of seed potatoes Snowflake Eureka and Brownwell's Beauty, dug 617 pounds total with yields of 82, 1593, and 276 pounds per variety respectively, with 100 pounds of each variety exhibited at the Nevada State Fair.
The omnibus began in Paris in 1827 with rear entrance and side seating. London adopted it by 1831, becoming the most economical urban carriage for large crowds. Paris lines are many and colored. London outspeeds Paris in progress. By 1472 London housed about 1,500 omnibuses, nearly 7,000 workers. New York started Broadway service in 1830, and by 1848 there were about 20 omnibus lines, later reduced by rail and underground transport.
The Star of Wilmington reports a curious inland tale where a couple's day trip ends with four children dead after eating cabbage left on a table. The servant died after tasting the same cabbage, and a boiled rattlesnake was found inside the heart. The Star notes it may be unverified, told by a countryman who cannot recall names of the victims.
The Kansas City Journal of Commerce notes Mr FB L Long of Quincy IL arrives to clear his name in the Leavenworth mystery surrounding Miss Maria Blackwell. Long provides a narrative of his acquaintance with Blackwell, asserts his nonparticpation, and details her hotel work, travels, and disappearance amid ongoing investigations into the fatal case.
The remark that Hoe possessed criminal knowledge of the transaction is questioned as unsupported by the facts. Hoe will substantiate his statement to the reporter, and his ten years’ residence in Kansas City will be cited by many friends as a thorough vindication and strong confirmation of his conduct.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts Nellie O Laughlin and David Androwsa's elopement, a detour in Geneva Illinois, and a reunion thwarted by ongoing pursuit before Nellie finally rejoined her father at Detroit's Central depot then prepared to return home. The tale frames a family reunion after distress and pursuit.
A New York World essay refutes claims that doctors prosper only if rich or unethical. It argues physicians succeed through capacity and industry, not greed, noting prudent practitioners earn fair incomes over time while careless ones face public scrutiny for medical errors rather than financial motives.
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