21 Oct 1872
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1872
Page
1
Grant and Wilson headline a grand Republican mass meeting in Quincy Texas on October 22 amid a western campaign push. Gov. B. T. Oglesby and leaders like Metzner Matthews Mullom Cullom are listed as speakers. Railroads offer half fare tickets. call to labor and citizen turnout to address reactionists and preserve the Union.
Paris reports Prince Napoleon appealing to the Procurer General of France for redress against Interior Ministers and police officials over his expulsion, with options to pursue court proceedings if rejected. Also, New York notes the death of Field Marshal Sir George Pollock in London, and various international and domestic items including Palmer's Geneva Tribunal fee, a fatal railroad accident near Sheffield, and Gambetta's sympathy from Gambetta’s meeting.
Reports from Wasneron and various cities recounts the Oceanus disaster with most officers drowned and the Chief Engineer exonerated. Investigators cite boiler mud buildup and bearing changes as ignition causes. The roundup also notes accidental deaths in Cracico Louisville and Cincinnati, plus fires damaging several plants and a Navy yard mishap.
The local column notes a substantial Republican gathering tomorrow with delegations from Payson Mendon Ellington Marcelline and other towns expected. Oglesby and other speakers will attend and arrangements include extra editions of the paper and chartered cars to boost turnout. Reports from North East Houston and Honey Creek Townships show strong local shifts toward the Republican cause with majorities forecast.
Financial item from Curiaco reports a private meeting in Pittsburgh at the Chamber of Commerce to push the Treasury for reissuing forty million withdrawn greenbacks. A public meeting is called for Monday to discuss the matter. The report mentions Presbyterian Synod of Illinois North in Rock Island in session with about 150 members. Chicago notes the Sunday law enforcement move closing liquor sales most hours from midnight to Monday morning and nine arrests by 11 PM. Bryant to deliver Walter Scott Monument unveiling oration in Central Park on Saturday.
Wasavictos D C Oct 18 The Treasury received a Cuban flag sent by Captain Moccasin from the privateer Pioneer. Internal Revenue head reports no changes needed as the tax system shows success. Whisky and tobacco revenues exceed expectations. distilleries rise especially in the South. projected internal revenue totals reach 125 million, above earlier targets. Weather outlook and tax payment notices follow with postmaster appointments listed.
New York Oct 19 At a National Board of Trade session the Executive Council backed Chicago as the permanent meeting city. Hamilton Hill was re elected secretary. Roper of Boston urged Congress to adopt a Hore voting system to preserve government parity. Usury law standard rate proposed for states with such laws. Resolutions to memorialize repeal of railroad iron duties postponed. Boston Board urged gradual contraction of legal tender to restore value and soundness of national securities and curb unwarranted speculation. Debate featured Roper Rowland Cook and Chittenden among others.
A Herald special reports the National Treasury Department credits the fight against fraud at Chicago Marine Hospital to thorough investigation led by Rankin. Architect Mullet and others accuse a foreman and a clerk of conspiring to obtain commissions and steer profitable contracts. Discharges and suspicions point to higher ups. Bids for stone work involve McKean Kelly & Co and a Chicago firm, with an alleged $9,500 kickback split among superintendent, clerk, and contractors. Sentencing in Washington follows.
scattered items include Gen William Schouler of Boston gravely ill bishop Jan Gibbons installed Richmond Catholic bishop strike among New Orleans longshoremen raises pay Chicago police close saloons Sunday Tweed missing and rumored whereabouts Stokes runs for Congress in Nashville district shipbuilder Nuekemp suicide in Evansville ex Comptroller Connelly at Isle of Wight Cuba incident Henderson arrested in Havana and later released Lexington trotting race two year olds won by Price’s black colt time 2 40 revealing era concerns and notes
Charles Holmes of St Louis displayed an extraordinary cracker collection at the St Louis Fair in Fine Arts Hall. The show featured about forty varieties including soda cream lemon and ginger snaps with Boston crackers winning first premium, underscoring Holmes’s status as a leading wholesale and retail biscuit maker with factories and offices listed.
A historic ad boasts a complete stock of flannels blankets waterproofs hosiery white goods domestic and foreign goods all offered at one fixed price. The terse copy promises unbeatable value and urges shoppers to compare.
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