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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1877
Page
2
The week’s city election discussion urges careful voter consideration of Democratic candidates for mayor and council. It reviews Township Organization’s rise, repeal, and the 1872 vote, with notes on judge rulings and political appointments shaping Missouri and national politics.
The article discusses President Hayes policy in the South, troop deployments, and constitutional questions. It cites reactions from the St. Louis Journal and mentions figures like Cockrell, Williams, and Sherman, highlighting political tensions and cabinet considerations.
The St Louis political scene shows the Democratic convention nominating the mayor for reelection and the Republican convention endorsing Overastoltz without a full ticket, while both parties face dissatisfaction and potential independent challenges. The piece notes patronage talk, a letter from Westmaster General Key, and various local officials and citizens referenced from Jefferson City and beyond.
A dated reflection on parenting, church life, and moral reform. The piece laments lax discipline, urges parents to correct their children, cites Solomon and Edwards, and argues revival can curb crime and restore old paths. It pleads for stern Methodist and Baptist exhorters to rekindle faith.
Religious progress described as Rev Beggs at M F Church Conference attendance by Meg Harwood at Lamar meetings. A new member joins the M F Church South, Cobb family welcomes a vow. Ozark Monitor Leader reports Elder Wrightsramn delivering a standout sermon on the Spirit's office in world conversion. Hitler Cowan plans a response shortly.
A long desultory excerpt lists a string of incidents across multiple counties including a deadly lightning strike, mule injury, a court case involving Lizzie Bobbett, a deputy sheriff assaulting a newspaper editor, and various political moves. Names appear with sparse details, indicating a chaotic page of locally sourced crime and governance items with scattered individuals such as W. W. Bexserr and Lizzie Bobbett.
A letter to school officers notes no clash with the annual meeting dates and describes where annual reports may be obtained. Various notices follow: a marriage in Maine, an arrival of the newlyweds, and a warning against fever miasma with a tonic claim. Also a notice of administrative letters for an estate and related probate actions.
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