Missouri Supreme Court reverses Iowa style township bond ruling
The Cass County township bond decision follows the Supreme Court reversal of the Date county Township bond ruling. The Missouri high court clarifies that two thirds of qualified voters who may vote on the proposition count, not the total qualified voters, making township bonds valid again and payable. The ruling alters the legal standing of prior void bonds and leaves counties to arrange repayment.
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Brcinion
United States Supreme Court
Daten County
Ratironda
Miaouri
Anthony XI
General Assembly
Tolomi Ie
Aueh
Bowie
Dates County
Mount Plovant Township
Supreme Court
Missouri
Cany County
Va. Johnson
Aipreme Court of
Tno County
Waite
Horshinan Va
Batae
Marshian Va
Batus County
Veterans recalling a Missouri home guard unit memory
A speaker recounts his Civil War experiences and the eleven loyal soldiers under his command. He describes marching with General Harris and the army, the siege of a barn camp, capture attempts, and a brigade’s return as the war ends. He laments historians’ neglect and honors forgotten heroes.
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Ben Tupper
Lesaid
Courer
Aesigaue
Seargeant
Tom Unareis
Tom Harris
Missouri
Orat
Massachusetts girl and risky marriage after illness
A fragmentary reminiscence mentions a Massachusetts girl who swallowed something and, within weeks, married three days later. The note implies risk in pursuit of good outcomes, illustrating cautionary sentiment about ventures with uncertain rewards.
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Massachusetts
Elx
Forrest and Kilpatrick Duel Threats and Political Warnings
The account describes Gen Judson Kilpatrick challenging Gen Nathan Forrest to a duel during a Republican canvass, with Forrest replying he would call on Gen Duke of Kentucky to participate if invited. Duke would provide horses and the duel was proposed to occur on horseback, a cavalry style meeting. Kilpatrick declined to fight noting they did not move in the same social sphere. The episode is described as a dramatic hypothetical, with the World and Detroit Free Press reporting.
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Putnam Mhalanx
Putnam Phasant
United States
Southern Confederacy
Hannibal
Tomlavris
Malla County
Gal
Battlea
Wade
Ben ‘Tupper
Lima
Ben Tupper
Kali
Mgain
Pyuks Vtung
Forrest
Kilpatrick
Judson Kilpatrick
Enelana
Gen
Furreat
Auch
Dasil Duke
Kentucky
Duke
Social Ephere
Jia Atyla
New York World
Invention Lets Voices of the Dead Be Recalled
The Scientific American previews a future device that records speech on indented paper, reproducing voices long after they were spoken. A strip passes through a machine to magnify sounds, with potential to replay via telephone and across centuries. Imagine fixed, bound conversations, opera, or orations forever audible.
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Rehees
New York Sun
Scientific American
Boston
Renault
San Francisco
Alan
Wpmftmenis
Submerged City Found in Lake Geneva by Divers
Divers exploring Lake Geneva report a buried ancient city beneath the lake. They observed what may be villages and streets, with a red vermilion tint on structures, dating centuries before the era. Vaud plans a jetty and water drainage to study the site further. A baby elephant in New York is bottle-fed as police hold four gallons of Whe.
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Geneva
Tourtet
Iter
Council of
Vaud
Luidow Telegraph
New York
Everlasting Love From God Precedes Our Birth
Ber. Dr. Dees asserts God’s everlasting love for every person, prior to birth or any existence. He argues God loved humanity before creation, cherubs, or angels, and that this boundless affection defines human worth and life. The piece meditates on divine love as eternal and universal.
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God
Adam
Wight
Dr. Dees
Brank Lestiesa Saiday Magasine
Devonder
Not All Can Help The Struggling Family and Dog
A poverty stricken family seeks a train pass from Mayor Moore to move to North Carolina. They travel with a dog and a belligerent clerk refuses the dog’s passage, offering only that the dog stay behind. A jolly hound is kept in the scene as the family, led by a father and mother, departs with mixed feelings and gentle humor.
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Yeaterlay
Oiman
Apple
Moore
Paasiget
Dnekean Omnes
de- Beck
Alserby
Wall
Mr. DwDock
Ile
Cincinnati
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Troy Herald
BaBh Twain
Marien
Malle Coumtias
Detroit
Washington
Everia
Chicago
Lake of Geneva
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