30 Sep 1870
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1870
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note lists twenty names tied to a club and states that certain agents are authorized on single subscriptions. Details are unclear but imply authorization for agents to handle individual subscriptions related to the club.
European reports cite Russia massing troops on the Prussian frontier and a Berlin demand to Prussia over France. Paris rumors, Lyons turmoil, Cluseret’s arrest, and Rome disturbances color the scene as monarchs and governments press for peace or defy aggression. News from New York and local Illinois Missouri reports follow with editor changes and civic notes.
London reports a grim view of Rhenish Prussia with crowds of hungry civilians fleeing damaged towns. Prices soar, fields lie fallow, and relief appeals grow as reports of siege and occupation schemes unfold alongside Russian mobilization chatter and Paris balloon dispatches.
Washington Sept 29 written statements from Arrapahoe chiefs Little Raven and Yellow Bear complain the treaty provisions are not enforced and request agency change along with seed and farming tools promised. The document is presented to Gen Pope.
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Convention assembled in Tremont Temple this morning with Mrs. Julia Ward He serving as president. Resolutions were adopted urging not to back any candidate pledged to suffrage and to push for state action. The Republican and Democratic conventions refused to endorse the resolutions and any nomination of Phillips for governor was rejected.
Sept 29 in Lyxcustine Virginia says the James River bridge was washed away by a historic flood with property damage and several deaths. Desace Iowa reports Andrew Thompson confesses to smothering Mrs Hagger ty and her three children in 1868 and disposing of the bodies under the ice in the Mississippi river.
James Wilson pleaded not guilty in Superior Court at Hantrorp Connecticut. He asked to defend himself but Judge Minor assigned A. P. Hyde and D. B. Calhoun as counsel. Trial set for next Wednesday.
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