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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1876
Page
2
A dense patchwork of excerpts mentions Missouri figures like G A Finkelnburg and H E Havens, discussions of salaries and state finances, and endorsements for candidates such as A M Alexander and Joshua Lane. It notes local papers editors and editors changing hands, church fundraising in Marshfield, and reflections on party shifts, state treasury issues, and the ninth anniversary of The Leaver.
A detailed examiner's note on Greene county finances from Judge Walker covers six years of taxation, debt, and public works. It traces debt growth from 1871 to 1876, notes large Alms House and Court House repairs, and argues current deficits are manageable with uncollected taxes. The piece lauds the county’s fiscal management and calls for fair, impartial review.
The Receivers of the A and PR R are thanked for removing A A Talmage and appointing G W Rogers as General Superintendent from St Louis to Vinita. The letter notes prior tensions under Talmage, praises Rogers as different, and urges watchful oversight while condemning troublesome attorneys and radical interference.
A Civil War era letter and editorial excerpts discuss Col. Morgan's alleged newspaper ties, a candidate for State Register of Lands, and calls to avoid railroad influence in elections. The Warrensburg Journal objects to Geo West for Governor, cites railroad power shaping boards, and urges taxing railroads equally with other property while urging vigilance against monopolies.
The snippet references the Springfield Whig of April 23 1849 edited by C E Fisher and the South Western Flag of July 19 1851 with advertisers McAdams Logan and others. It notes a railroad meeting led by John Hancock Warren T Graves and J A Stephens with resolutions about stock for a Pacific Railroad in Greene county and right of way, plus a long aside about 1849 Miners Prospect and Missouri journalism history including G P Ferguson and Byron style verse by a St Louis merchant wife.
A fragmentary 1876 St Louis letter reports bizarre weather with “April in January” and a long parade. It notes fashion shifts toward plain dress with new neck finishes, mentions St Patrick’s Day festivities, a banquet with addresses on women by Col A W Slayback, and Mra Liverno Shawe speaking, reflecting local society and school efforts.
Debates at a Lebanon convention center on whether the A&P Railroad must pay back-taxes. County officials from Newton, Webster, and other counties discuss legal steps, venue changes, and possible representation before federal and state courts. An adjacent notice promotes a prominent history book, while local farming reports note harvest prospects and weather impacts.
A parish school program praises Mrs Boyd and Miss Hickey for teaching excellence as students in No 1 and No 3 progress through readers and arithmetic. Nora Robinet delivers an eager State of Missoni address. A heavy hailstorm last Friday disrupted Cedar County with rain and sleet overnight, damaging peaches and prompting discussions on livestock stock sales value as an important local interest.
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