A Brief History of The Whig newspaper origins and growth
The article traces The Whig’s 37 year arc from its start as a weekly eight column paper edited by N Bushnell and A Johnston, through multiple owners, changes of size, and name merges. It describes early subscriptions, payment, and ads, two major format shifts, and the paper shifting from Whig to Republican alignment under Morton Dallam and Langdon Holt, ending with Daniel Wilcox as proprietor in 1870.
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N. Bushnell
A. Johnston
Pune
S. M. Bartlett
Sullivan
Bartlett
Bertlett
John F. Morton
Morton & Bullivan
Henry Youn
Bullivan
Young
Brr
Beleton
Morton & Ralston
Br. F
Giddings
Morton, Ralston & Co
Ralston
Quincy Republican
Pan Wut
Morton
TF. A. Dallam
2Publican
Tre Wirta
Repulican
Messrs. Morton and Dallam
Mr. Dallam
Mr. Morton
Jas. J. Langdon
Tue Wate
Messrs. Snyder
Messrs. Bailhache & Phillips
Tue Wuia
Paul Selby
Quincy Whig Company
Bailhache
Selby
John Tilson
Tue Wiia Company
Porter Smith
Pes
Daniel Wilcox
The Wid paper enters a new era with larger size
The Wid, under new management, reports rising circulation and widespread public confidence in Quincy. The paper expands to eight sections, adopts a modern journalistic style, and vows better service for business, residents, and regional growth while highlighting its Western progress and strong local spirit.
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Wid
Quincy
Waite
Ias
Chicago
St. Louis
Wen
Quincey
Cnd
Murder, Lise & Co
Ord
Tly
Te Wu newspaper forecast for Quincy future expansion
The article pledges Te Wu to become a first class daily with complete city news telegraphic reports from the Associated Press, wholesale markets page, editorial commentary, and a wide miscellany. It promises accuracy, entertainment and instruction while maintaining modesty and reader goodwill as it transitions to a broader dress for The Wire.
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Te Wu
Quincy
Toe Wuio
Associated Press
Tre Wuic
The
Wire
Sanitary Reform Urged From Pulpit After Prince’s Illness
A New York Times reflection notes Prince of Wales nearly died from a neglected drain and praises Kingsley for preaching sanitary reform. It argues cleanliness should be taught in churches, criticizing immigrant communities for poor sanitary practices and urging education to save children.
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Prince of Wales
Chesterfield
Kingsley
Kingskey
Cour
Airiay
Reading funeral ends in attempted lynching mob scene
At Reading Pennsylvania a funeral for Mrs. Bensinger and her three drowned children sparked a violent mob. The bereaved husband, accused of bringing another woman into the home, faced threats as shots rang near the cemetery and police guarded his carriage amid jeers and fear.
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Reading
The Vest Pattern Prank and a Sleeved Night Shirt Tale
A reminiscence from Vicksburg recounts a cheeky salesman named Jonah Guire who boasted he could talk a dollar from a buyer. He once persuaded a man to buy a risky vest pattern while truthfully admitting its thrift and a nightshirt disaster as laughter followed.
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Jonah Guires
Jonah
Weather and Crops Frost Damage Across Regions
The Aug 21 1875 correspondents report heavy frost and storms across Illinois Iowa Minnesota and neighboring areas. Crops sustaining injury include corn tobacco vines potatoes and buckwheat while hay and barley show mixed results. Weather worsened harvest delays and farm wealth remains cautious amid frost-ruined yields but growing town prosperity noted in Winchester.
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Illinois
Iowa
Wincarston
Scott
Winchester
Ely
Des Motes
Ang
Wanren
Wincondin
Minwatner
Rock
Jefferson
Minnesota
St. Paul
Lake Supe Mor
Oath Taking Debate in Criminal Courts
A vent in legal circles questions the growing use of oaths in criminal proceedings. Critics argue frequent oath taking erodes the oath's sacredness and clarity, making it hard to distinguish past versus future sworn statements.
Restriction of Proceedings and Government Oaths Questioned
The passage argues that restrictions should apply only to judicial proceedings and notes the revenue service’s failure to curb fraud. It cites Southey’s lines about the Alderman and jokes about swearing oaths, suggesting some people justify cheating the Government despite oaths. The text implies that ineffective oaths should be abolished.
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Revenue Service
Southey
Custom House
Crime on the High Seas Hangs Fire and Fury at Nuevitas
The schooner Harbeson Hockmen arrived at Robinson's Stores from Nuevitas Cuba with steward John Evans in irons. Evans allegedly plotted arson and mutiny aboard the sugar laden vessel while in port. He was captured by Spanish authorities, delivered to the US, and underwent multiple operations after a severe skull injury during treatment. Evans, once married to the woman he shot at, faces examination in New York.
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Harbeson Hockmen
Robinson's
New York Times
Nuevitas
Cuba
John Evans
F. F. Shephard
Evans
Shephard
James Truss
Charles Robinson
Fuss
Shepherd
Evans Head
Cubs
New York
Samps
Nenvitas
United States
Barlow
Bodine
Cowling
America
Democratic critique of Thurman and party reform
The Cincinnati Commercial argues Thurman erred in seeking democratic reform through the Democratic party. It says true progress requires instruction in democratic principles from social and political sciences, noting the party’s self serving drift, loss of power, and disintegration like theWhig party chasing ephemeral electoral gains.
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Democracy
Cincinnati
Thurman
Democratic Party
United States
Turkey Debt Woes and a Louisville Shooting Tale
The piece first warns Britain against Turkish bankruptcy amid repeated London loans and rising deficits, noting the risk of state collapse if debt grows or tax resistance spreads. It shifts to a Louisville, Kentucky incident about Christopher Best, a 17 year old who was wounded by a pistol shot over a doomed romance, detailing his recovery and the emotional impact.
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Turkey
New York World
Great Britain
London
Laclat Panen
Amams Mead
Louinville
Kyu
Kiney
Tia
Christoper Best
Theoerieej Journal
Jay
Interviewing a Farmer The Crop Reporter Becomes Discouraged
A Ledger reporter interviews two farmers at the edge of a town to gauge crop conditions after a flood. Answers are terse and humorous about hay, rain, and crops while the reporter grows weary and hurries to complete the piece.
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Louisville
Ledger
Whitey
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