30 Apr 1874
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Newspaper
Toledo Chronicle
Location
Toledo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1874
Page
1
Toledo observers report the Soflaion Bill near passage yet blocked by the president. A Senate vote failed 34 to 30, needing two thirds to override a veto. A compromise between Contractionists and Expansionists is anticipated though specifics remain unclear.
A historic look at Jansen McClarg & Co at 117 119 State St Chicago. From fires in 1871 the firm rebuilt across street then on Booksellers Row and expanded to a large stock of rare volumes. They display a Dore Bible priced 125 dollars and a 350 dollar French Promenades book with massive pages and beveled binding.
A reply letter challenges J. B. Wing M D about a Post Mortem Report on George S Bruner. The letter accuses misstatements and errors regarding examinations of the pharynx ear chest lungs and Peyers glands and questions Wing s hepatization and a hepatized lung diagnosis, asserting the autopsy omitted several organs. It defends own findings of ear pharynx and bronchial inflammation and notes the intestines and aorta details, urging accuracy and integrity in medical reporting.
Cumulative notes report Mount Pleasant ICSANE Aslyom with over 500 patients, Wright county fishing, grasshoppers in Kossuth, and a secret temperance society in Oskaloosa. Scattered items include failed city treasurer elections, a Council Bluffs crusader, burnouts and funerals, land disputes near Alton, and humorous misadventures across several counties.
J D White a noted citizen of Shia City was shot three times in a dark alley after an Odd Fellows celebration with companion Flippan. He recently lived in Pilot Point Denton County and had prosecuted a Diamond killer, earning enmity. His wife alleges Pilot Point men offered 1000 dollars for his death.
A political editorial extols reform within the Republican Party through electing worthy candidates on an unimpeachable platform. It argues opposing reforms by Democrats leads to destruction and critiques calls for new parties born from old factions. It also mentions various literary items in periodicals and notes Iowa Democratic branding as Anti Monopolist.
The man believed to be the Cherryvale butcher Bender arrived in Salt Lake and was brought to Topeka for identification by numerous witnesses. Described as about 50, German, in ragged clothes, he spoke only German and feigned ignorance about his life. Investigators expect more onlookers from Independence to view him as more people claim to know the killer.
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