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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1869
Page
1
The piece recounts a Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt blending The Cause by Whittier with a rustic ball game. A boy embraces base ball amid a deadly injury, as spectators chant base ball through peril and triumph. The tragic end echoes with the victorious cry Base Ball.
A collection of humorous maxims and anecdotes on religion youth marriage poverty and travel. Jokes about farmers reapers Sundays circuses and a stubborn bachelor sprinkle the piece with quips about high words low language and clever one liners from travelers and Irish magistrates. The tone mirrors a 19th century humor page with brief verse-like bits and a tombstone pun.
Gov Merrill lists Iowa delegates for the Mississippi Valley Convention to be held in Keokuk on September 7. The piece extols the Mississippi as the nation’s great commercial artery, urges federal support for western waterways, and calls for equal government aid to all major transportation interests.
Governor Palmer and General Logan spoke at Sangamon County Convention and Carbondale meeting urging Republicans to stay united. Their courteous, well timed counsel closed ranks against Democratic attacks, which devolved into personal insults lacking substantial refutation, underscoring the party's firm control despite opposition rhetoric.
A telegraphic note questions State Department records showing twelve states ratified the Fifteenth Amendment, two ratified defectively, and two rejected. The report lists only sixteen states. the author suspects error or neglected transmission by states, noting Illinois is not listed among those reported.
The speaker notes that action was taken last winter in a formal, correct manner and while Indiana is not mentioned, she has ratified. A question is raised about the legality of her vote, yet it should be filed in some form. Several other states have voted on this amendment, but their names do not appear in the statement. How is it.
Negotiations culminate in a merger of Lake Shore and Michigan Southern with the Toledo Wabash and Western. Erie Road likely adds a third rail for a unified gauge from Quincy to New York. Michigan Southern stock up 20 percent. other roads at par. Chicago presses critique watermarked stock. Toledo awaits eastern outlets to counter Erie. Effects on Quincy undetermined. potential rate reductions and enhanced capacity noted.
John Quincy Adams, Democratic candidate for Massachusetts governor, calls the party to abandon dead issues and embrace liberality on suffrage. The piece mocks his shift, recalling his family’s political history and suggesting his position betrays Consistency.
A Boston period piece argues the Massachusetts Democratic Convention admits no new national theories. It claims the party clings to outdated ideas, resisting science, philosophy, and progress, and portrays Democracy as static while the world moves forward. It cites historical figures to illustrate alleged opposition to change.
A fragment from a Massachusetts item highlights controversy over a memorial ticket name. The text likens the name to a potato hidden underground, illustrating the public’s varied attitudes toward commemorating the dead past.
The piece discusses English superiority in rowing and Oxford’s steadier long distance system versus the American crew's early lead and fatigue. It notes the English plan could win on endurance and compares political misstatements in the Chicago Times with a quip about truth versus lies.
A Tennessee dispatch reports Bailie Peyton backs Andrew Johnson for U S Senator, boosting the ex Alderman's chances. The piece suggests Parson Brownlow and allies should ponder the consequences, noting a perceived poetical justice in the outcome.
In a clash between Cincinnati Reds Stockings and Lansing Haymakers the score was tied after five innings. In the sixth, the Haymakers president ordered a stop to play after a dispute over a call, leading the umpire to award the game to the Reds Stockings as the Haymakers refused to continue. Some Haymakers criticism follows, though opinions among them vary.
In Massachusetts, ADAMs, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, tells followers to abandon dead issues by embracing universal suffrage. He argues the party should be abandoned as the 'dead' issue and questions why Republicans would keep the party real if campaign principles rely on such notions.
Tennessee Governor Senter plans to convene the old Legislature to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment. He doubts the newly elected body's support, despite it being chosen on amendment and universal suffrage support.
The Chicago Tribune condemns the suit by John Mitchell against Gen. Dix for wartime imprisonment. It calls Mitchell a chronic nuisance for fifteen years and says Congress shields Dix from responsibility in such cases, framing the action as a bid for fresh notoriety.
United States District Court judge Davie M McDonald for the District of Indiana has died. His death creates the first judicial vacancy that President Grant will be required to fill.
The Springfield Journal cites John Quincy Adams urging Massachusetts Democrats to abandon dead issues. It argues the party is essentially dead and has been abandoned for the past two years, questioning the party’s vitality and relevance.
A detailed portrait of the Grand Hotel described as a complete town with 1,200 inhabitants, its own telegraph, post office, café, shops, newspaper, and a five-story layout of carpeted streets. The hotel features elegant corridors, quiet platforms, and lavish halls, with multilingual guests and constant activity in a princely setting.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher recounted visiting Civil War battlefields in Cincinnati and Nashville He witnessed a man honor a fallen soldier with a grave marker and a moving inscription He learned the bereaved man had saved money to bury a relative killed at Chickamauga and died after a brave, selfless act bearing the words He died for me.
A traveling correspondent on the Pacific railroad line notes a young eastern gentleman carrying a large belt pistol and shows a small pocket pistol to appear current with fashion. A rough, outwardly menacing man with a deliberate expression then engages with the scene.
A terse street encounter unfolds as a eastern youth reveals a pistol to a stranger. The stranger warns if fired and discovered, punishment would follow, outlining a rough, confrontational mood in a brief quoted exchange.
A German correspondent marvels at Americans’ eagerness for papers, noting draymen, hackmen, laborers, and others immersed in news. He lauds newspapers as shaping national character, civic life, and education across secular and religious spheres.
Don Pratt recalls early publishing trials amid riots and threats. The office was broken into and type toppled as editors faced a hostile mob led by Sax ton. Jim Moore became the “sponsible editor” after intimidation and a loud confrontation with a digressive eloquent blacksmith, ending with a crowd dispersal and a vow to publish no more disturbances.
Ottawa Republican notes Peru to be a city of constant stepping as residents numerous steps up and down sidewalks and stairways. It a humorous portrait of daily life where walking is replaced by stair travel, with references to steps in government, homes, and social life.
Burglars entered Mr Angle's store in Barry through a rear window, broke a glass, and carried off a small quantity of goods and loose change found in a drawer. Entry followed by forcing several doors as they removed valuables late last week.
Report from Barry Illinois describes burglars reaching the main store room and opening the vault doors but failing to open the safe. They searched the clerks sleeping room looking for a key and stole a silver watch and about nine dollars from Mr Brown, leaving augurs and chisels behind with no clue to the culprits.
A reporter describes the August 2 explosion at a Saxony mine near Patschappe. By August 3, 420 men failed to answer roll call, with death toll likely around 400. The shaft fire, gas ignition, and collapsed mine sides hinder rescue as hundreds of civilians gather. Dozens of bodies recovered. many victims suffocated or burned. The tragedy eclipses local life amid guards and funeral convoys.
A summary of opinions on free speech from the Quincy Herald and related notes. The piece argues speech may be free but not to disrupt meetings or threaten others, citing Rev White and John A Logan. It also includes a long rural-Illinois diary of towns like Shelbina and central Illinois events, with local officials, businesses, and incidents across several counties.
The excerpt recalls harsh political blame during the Civil War era. It cites Lincoln as causing democracy to reel while attacking John A. Logan for drunken behavior in Springfield. It contrasts Northern troops marching through Illinois with Logan’s alleged intoxication and threats to Douglas.
The Chicago Times reports an incident in Springfield where some Roman Catholics disrupted a Sunday evening Protestant sermon by White, arguing Romanism as bigotry. The piece condemns the mob and defends free speech, equating violence against speakers of any faith with unlawful behavior and urging lawfulness in political and religious discourse.
A fragmentary dialogue centers on beauty, with one speaker asking about the world’s most beautiful value and another suggesting it lies in generosity. The exchange hints at admiration for a kind hand that gives, framed as a small moral reflection.
A compilation of short Missouri items notes scarce prairie chickens around St Joseph, a Hannibal postmaster J O Berry dies in St Louis, a coal vein found at Quitman, sizable inheritances in Kansas City, sunstroke in St Joseph, peaches in markets at Kansas City, and an unusually large corn crop along the St Joseph and Council Bluffs line.
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