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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1868
Page
2
The article reviews Hubbard's railroad bill and its ambiguous route near Cherokee county, weighing the Maple Valley and Dubuque & Sioux City lines. It discusses land grants, homestead rights, and potential indemnities for settlers if the line shifts, plus notes on a Milwaukee–Sioux City project and its impact on regional rail connectivity.
The Melena Gazette notes Montana received its first railroad goods via Cheyenne and freight teams to Helena at twenty five cents per pound. It discusses expected benefits, concerns over charges, and the need for a Muscleshell road and Missouri River navigation to ensure affordable, rapid transport.
A move to inquire into impeachment costs provoked objections from Ben Butler and stirred Congress. The action is described as disgraceful and partisan, having wasted treasury funds on printing evidence that reveals no substantial truth, and the nation is implied to bear half a million dollars in expenses.
The piece argues the Democratic party wins today not by prestige or access but by principles of liberty. It claims voters support its consistency and commonsense and see it as a guide to steer the country from dangers caused by opponents.
In Auglaize Democrat reporting from Jackson, the town cast 409 votes all for the Democratic ticket at the recent election. The piece praises literacy, industry, and schools, noting a $5,000 church, a ten month academic institute serving 200 students, and thriving local business. It questions why residents would vote any other way.
Mr Donnelly of Minnesota introduced in Congress a bill to amend the Union Pacific act to extend the Sioux City branch to the head of Lake Superior and grant land to Dakota Territory for a railroad from Sioux City via Vermillion and Yankton to Helena Montana The measure is regarded as important and hoped to pass quickly to secure early completion of the roads named.
Reported discoveries two hundred miles north of Cheyenne on Sweatwater tributaries and Wind River foothills show fabulously rich placer gold. Hostile Indians delayed mining but treaty pressure may open the region next season with Sioux City branch access aiding potential immigration.
The Rocky Mountain News reports Robert T. Lincoln, son of the late President, in Cheyenne. A friend visits him at a noted gambling house near Ford's restaurant and observes him listening to keno numbers, expressing unusual interest in the game.
Covington Kentucky shows a Democratic win by about a thousand in the municipal vote. Reports note Gov Swann may seek the Maryland U S Senate seat and minister to Austria prospect chatter.
The paper notes the loss of Charles Lobdell associate editor of the newspaper in a deadly railroad accident near Buffalo New York. Colleagues Pomeroy and Dr Kennett journeyed to Bridgeport Connecticut to recover his remains amid grief and memorial tributes.
J. B. Williams a Dubuque wood and coal dealer was arrested in Wanleith on Thursday and taken to Chicago to answer a charge of dealing goods under false pretences filed by A. B. Meeker of Chicago. Betsy Kelley’s quarter share in the Kelley jode was transferred to Bishop Hennessey for church benefit in a gift-like transaction. Mary Harris, who killed Burroughs near Washington, is said to reside in Burlington per the Argus.
A Delaware County correspondent reports Cascade citizens backing a Savannah to West Union railroad plan. The Dubuque Bellevue and Sabula Railroad Company forms to connect Dubuque to Sabula, thirty five miles. Accidents include J J Bachman wounded by a discharged gun near the river bottom. R G Otwig plans a new Bulletin daily in Dubuque. Masonry accident at Burlington bridge injures four, one seriously. News from Washington and Keokuk on livestock, theft, church openings, and public notices. Deaths, legal notices, and assorted local incidents fill the page.
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