Union and state rights dominate Richmond dinner toast
A public dinner in Richmond features Hon. Joux M. Boris replying to a toast on the Union. He questions constitutional compact versus force, warns that South Carolina's secession would threaten the United States, and urges adherence to a perpetual Union under the Constitution.
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Virginia
Richmond
Joux M. Boris
Union
Maz. Bors
United States
Republic
South Carolina
Confederacy
Delaware
Rhode Island
Treasury
Seward
New York
Lincoln
Gress
Pacific
Aly
Charleston
Austria
Rusia
South
Preservation of the Union and enforcing the law
A speaker advocates enforcing the law impartially in both North and South to preserve the Constitution and Union. He rejects discrimination between states, arguing equal rights for all and noting his thirty years of consistent views on the subject.
State preserves interest on delinquent taxes under 1860 law
The Iowa Supreme Court holds the 1860 revenue act preserved, rather than relinquished, the state’s right to collect interest on delinquent taxes. The court interprets repealing acts as adopting a complete system to recover taxes and accrued interest, including penalties and costs, via county treasurers and public tax sales.
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Waoar
Jade Wilson
Des Moines State Register
Waucar J
Pac
Greene & Remedy
Interview With President Elect Lincoln Parlor Visit
Rev T L Cornu writes to the 1st about an interview with the president elect and his wife in Chicago. He describes entering Lincoln's parlor and a man with a notable presence stood before him, noting the homely, plain character of Lincoln's face.
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T. L. Cornu
Chicago
Fowler’s Estate Seeks $17,000 In Taxes
A brief legal notice states Fowler’s estate in New York owes $17,000 in taxes. Filings indicate action by the local assessor with deadlines for payment and appeal.
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Fowler
New York
Debt, Panic, and Prosperity in a Fading Era
The piece argues debt as a painful but common habit, notes a national panic of curtailment, and praises selective restraint by the South while predicting gradual liquidation. It discusses exporting grain, meat, tobacco, and cotton to pay debts, draws on British specie flows, and mentions California bullion and western tonnage as signs of economic resilience.
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The
New York Tribune
South
Seaboard
England
Europe
New England
Eee
Baltimore
Great West
Great Britain
Calfornia
Carson Valley
Negro slave case ends with papers passed to man
A story from last summer describes H F Sickles of Moline who bet flour with Whitford of St Louis during a political discussion. Sickles obtained free papers for a slave named Charley, a 35 year old man valued around 1200 dollars, and handed them over amid relief at reclaiming his property.
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H. F. Sickles
Moline
Adhhitford
St. Louis
City Recorder
Dows South
Return of Geo W McClure Promises Denver Move
Geo W McClure of Denver City returns home after a brief visit and reports swift success in Denver. He joined the mint of Clark Graber & Co and rapidly rose to a key position. McClure has earned nearly a thousand dollars in gold and saved ore and minerals, drawing pride from friends in the county. He will soon return with his family to reside in Denver.
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Geo. W. McClure
Denver City
McClure
Denver
Clark, Graber & Co
Colner
Entablidizeeat
Ken
Hamilton Freeman
New Coversarair counterfeit bill on Rochester
Vague OCR fragment notes a counterfeit bill issue in Rochester with unclear details and date. No clear names, organizations, or outcomes are readable.
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Rochester
Oll
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