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Early Unionville History and The Republican Birth
Quincy Illinois December 6 1909 detailed reminiscence of the founding of The Republican in Unionville Missouri’s Putnam County describing arrival in 1865, meeting Col Shelton, A J Hoskinson, and printer setup with H D Marshall. The piece notes early editors and partners, political shifts, and local church life, ending with a tease of continued history.
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Quincy, Ill
The
Republican
Putnam
Unionville
Mound City
Ill
Cairo
Milan
Missouri
H. D Marshall
Col. Shelton
James Spencer
Col
J.B. Harper
Col. Harper
Putnama
Republican Party
Radical Party
Radical-Republican Party
Chas D. Drake
Drake
Globe-Democrat
B. Gratz Brown
Wm. Grosvenor
Joseph Pulitzer
Court House
W O’bryant
the Republican
O’bryant
Perous
Illinois
Ashley
Washington County
J. R. Stille
Frank
Argus
Capt. R. Ault
Jimmie Brasfield
Stille
HH. Heinsom
Lancaster
Gs&s
Alex R Webb
Nicholas
L. W Conger
Mr. Webb
O'Bryant and Webb
Webb
Hudson
Congress
Hyde
Judge ReBolt
Putnam County
DeBolt
Republic of St. Louis