Republican Convention Held in Des Moines for Iowa Offices
TIPTON IOWA THURSDAY MAY 17 1966 The 19th Annual Republican Convention of the State of Iowa will be held in Des Moines on June 20 1866 for nomination of candidates to be elected later. Offices include Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Register of State Land Office Attorney General Supreme Court Reporter Clerk of the Supreme Court and representation follows county quotas with an extra delegate per hundred votes and soldier vote from the last gubernatorial election. By order of the Republican State Central Committee Joshua Tracy Chn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republica
Iowa
Des Moines
Auditor of State
Register of State Land Office
Supreme Court
Wm. M. Stone
Republican State Central Committee
Joshua Tracy
Ch'n
County Republican Mass Convention to select delegates
The Republicans of Cedar County are urged to meet in a mass convention at Tipton Court House on Saturday June 9 at 1 pm to choose delegates to the Republican State Congressional and Judicial Conventions. A full attendance is requested. Tipton May 1866. Leech Co. Springsesteed County Central Committees. Washington correspondents announce the President's veto of the Colorado bill will be sent to Congress next Monday. If based on Colorado lacking population the veto is proper. The Kansas Nebraska era argued for federal control until population warranted state organization.
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Cedar County
Court House
Tipton
May
Dee. H. Leech
Washington
Colorado
Congress
Kansas-Nebraska
Suit Filed Over Missing Swamp Land Funds Against Governor Stone
A suit has been filed by the Attorney General against Governor Stone and others to recover 33000 dollars from the swamp land indemnity fund. The investigating committee finds no money in Stone's hands but notes careless management of office affairs and suggests accountability for any loss. Nearby, rail project meetings in Rome and Highland Grove discuss route options, funding, and promises of New York capital if citizens proceed decisively.
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Bea
Governor Stone
Att’y General
Ross
Canals and farm products stir House debate in Iowa reps
Hon. W. B. Alillison of Iowa cites 1864 outputs from Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa to argue for canal aided markets. He notes one fourth of US livestock and large wheat corn cattle and hog figures, urging relief from transportation monopolies as eastern and foreign markets await Northwestern produce. News items follow including deaths, fires, and Civil War era updates.
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House of Representatives
W. B. Alillison
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Lowa
New England
New York
Mississippi
Iowa News Highlights From A Page Of Early Items
The old State Bank of Iowa representatives burned currency totaling 60000 dollars while about 90000 remain outstanding. Iowa City will host State Temperance and Sunday School conventions together, replacing Marshalltown as planned. A Cedar Falls tragedy details a wife drowning herself after the death of a child, following remorse over perceived neglect. Mrs Isett of Muscatine, formerly Lucy Austin, has remarried and now lives in New Orleans. A 600 acre Scott County farm sold for 50090 dollars to Thomas Scott. Beef contractor W L Plumb reports owning a medal from the 1865 Sanitary Fair, once worn by Roderick Owen, supposedly killed on Smoky Hill. Andrew Johnson faces rape charges in Des Moines County. Copperheads are predicted to endure exile in Fort Madison, with sympathy from Fortress Monroe. Story County District Court fines total 1200 for violations of the Prohibitory Liquor law, judge Chase condemning the liquor trade as demoralizing.
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New York
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Santa Anna
Elizabethport
N. J
Mexico
United States Treasury
Internal Revenue and Customs
Austria
Italy
Prussia
Jeff Davis
United States
Underwood
Norfolk
Chase
Speed
Clifford
Massachusetts
M. R. Evarts
Grand Jury
Adrian
Michigan
Sherman
St. Paul
Minn
Louisville
Red River
Washington
Senate
Fisk
Memphis
Grant
Military Department
Court of Claims
Cedar Falls
Genete
Thomas Chadwick
Cedar River
Isett
Muscatine
Lucy Austin
H. C. Campbell
Scott County
Thomas Scott
W. L. Plumb
Fort Dodde
Iowa
Chicago
Roderick 8
Andrew
Copperheads
Fort Madison
Fortress Monroe
Nevada
Zis
District Court
Story Coun
Obstructions to Mississippi River Navigation
The measure before the Houses could aid proper rewards and navigation progress. Without passage the country risks hampering a vital river route between British possessions and the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi valley commerce hinges on removing obstructions, especially along Iowa and Illinois borders, to ensure safe continuous navigation.
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Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Illinois
Irish arrival in New York stirs unity talk among factions
The recently arrived Irish figure in New York addressed crowds, urging unity among Irishmen in America to heal partisan rifts. The report follows U.S. Senate and House actions on naval appointments, taxation on cattle imports, cholera prevention debates, and reconstruction-era constitutional amendments. News notes include a North Missouri railroad contract, an anecdote about a man who died after stopping his paper, and a Kansas horse-thief pursuit ending in fatalities.
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New York
Ireland
Senate
House
Post Office
Messrs. Nye
Doolittle
Mr.Trumbull
Friends of the Union
Stevens
Yeas
Agricultural Department
Washington
Honduras
North Missouri
Iowa State Line
Kansas
Ilinois
Topeka
Iola
Controversial Iowa Politics and Copperhead Shift
A historical public notice cites harsh condemnations of temperance and social decay, labeling Iowa towns as Sodom and Gomorrah. It notes Mr. Ingersoll’s praise of Pleasant and criticizes Dubuque Herald for treason coverage. Copperhead leaders delay the State Convention to July to avoid Republican misfortune and wait to capitalize on any setback.
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Ingersoll
Pleasant
Athens
Iowa
Papagee County
Sodom
Fort Madison
Gomorrah
Dubuque
Exhibit of Wheeler & Wilson No 1 sewing machine at 625 Broadway
An 1851 Wheeler & Wilson No 1 sewing machine, about 220000 produced, is shown at the Wheeler & Wilson sales room 625 Broadway. The owner recounts decades of use, noting durability, leather stitching, and early Iowa arrival. The piece discusses lock stitch superiority, simplicity, and long lifetime value.
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New York
Messrs. Wheeler & Wilson
Broadway
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler Wilson Company
Sewin
Rlesoe Go Tribune
Rough play with kitten noted by three year old Jennie
A fragment from a local page records three year old Jennie saying she did not want to hurt the kitten as she played. The garbled text suggests a child voice describing carrying the kitten and seeking gentleness in play.
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Jennie
McCormick Farm Machine Praises Superior to All Others
The McCormick mower is advertised as the best finished simplest and most reliable on the market with light draft and easy bar adjustment. Field trials against Ball Buck Eye Hubbard Quaker Wood Manny and others showed superior performance and it will be sold with favorable terms through Pratt McNair Bacon and associates.
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McCormick
Sevr
Buck-Eye
Hubbard
Quaker
Wood
Manny
W. W. Pratt
Trav
E. A. McNair
Gen
Ag’t. Frank
BACON
Wilton
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