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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1875
Page
4
In the February 17 1875 Troy Herald report, editorials rail at Congress over civil rights and habeas corpus while endorsing patience for adjournment. The piece condemns Grant and Ku Klux acts, critiques Lafayette County debt, and notes legislative delays and a Fulton lunatic asylum investigation with proposed improvements.
The piece argues Arkansas forged a peaceful new constitution, with a republican in form status, and criticizes Washington for seeking to intervene or deploy troops. It warns that continued federal meddling could spark revolts, civil strife, and a toppled republic, urging North to resist usurpation and defend state self-government.
The article lists the elected delegates by district, naming numerous individuals from Missouri counties and cities who will attend the constitutional convention. It records districts one through thirty-four with member names and counties, and notes a death from an accident near Wentzville involving Peter Weck, a single man about 34, who died after being thrown from a carriage.
Mrs Caroline Sachs and her daughter in law Mrs A Brooker tumbled down a flight of stairs yesterday morning. Mrs Sachs sustained fatal injuries and died about six in the evening.
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