Bay of San Francisco and Oakland prospects in 1880
A Dubuque correspondent reviews the San Francisco Bay area, noting ferry links to Oakland, potential dredging or piers to connect across the bay, and parallels to Brooklyn. He recounts meeting old acquaintances, remarks on California mining fortunes, and extols California fruit and agriculture while contrasting western wealth with mining risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque Times
San Francisco
Cal
Bprron
Oakland
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
New York
Golden Gate
San Pablo Bay
Great Pacific Railroad
Straits of Carquinez
San Joaquin
Sacramento
Sierra Nevadas
Dubuque
Whicher
California
Iowa Court Records Bond Validity and Dower Rights Cited
Legal notes from 1859 cover public officer bonds being valid upon delivery, voluntary obligations, and enforceable suits. sheriff disqualification for coroner service. mortgage validity with possession retained. note protest timing under commercial law. negotiable note defenses. and territorial dower rights despite repeals, including common law dower in Iowa Territory and execution sales not extinguishing it.
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Tams County
Stavices
Cuntist Morrcacs
Edgar
Tracy
Mahaska County
Goopronrer
Voutes
Mary Pease
John Hixon
Des Moines
Seisin
Iowa
Supreme Court decision on Dubuque City Court charter
The Iowa Supreme Court upholds the Dubuque City Court charter and jurisdiction in a Davis & Bro. v. Janzs Wootxovan suit over a promissory note. The court rules the 1858 repealing act may be unconstitutional and retains the City Court as an inferior but concurrent body to the district court. Judgment affirmed with a dissent by Stockgrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Davis & Bro
Janzs Wootxovan
City Court of
Dubuque
New City Court
B. W. Poor
General Assembly
Ted
Esate
Appellant
District Court
Ces
Supreme
Wasani
C. J. Stocgrom
Letter to Ben M. Samuels on Des Moines resolve and Dred Scott conflict
A correspondent questions the Des Moines platform author’s stance on popular sovereignty versus the Dred Scott decision. He argues Congress and Territorial legislatures cannot infringe slave property rights and urges alignment with the Supreme Court while challenging alleged demagogy. The letter cites Court quotes on Territorial power and calls for clear positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben M. Samuels
Des Moines
Supreme Court of the
U. S
Dred Scott
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Territories
Judicial Department of
Des Moines Church
Sancgzs
Tragic Scalding Death of Child in Van Buren County
A two year old child in Pittsburgh township Van Buren county was scalded to death when a pan of boiling water, left on a chair, was tipped by the child while mother was momentarily away. The burns on the face neck and breast proved fatal within twenty four hours.
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Vax Beays County
Sears
Des Moines News
Pittsburgh Township
van Buren County
Consecration of Memphis Cleric Pending
Carmette Besner or Marineers. Rev. Taomse L. Gance of Memphis Tennessee, a Pope and Bishop of Mia, will be consecrated at St cachex tasan of Sly.
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Carmette Besner
Marineers
Local notes from Bellevue and surrounding counties
The Tux Jackson county Journal at Bellevue expands its press and editor Duamel M. Breenen is praised. The Tipton Advertiser reports the Muscatine Branch of the Tipton Railroad Company hiring a large grading crew to advance toward harvest and completion by next October. Several crime and local events are noted, including horse thefts, drownings, retirements in editor lines, lightning deaths of livestock, and university commencements in Upper Iowa University at Fayette.
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Jackson County Journal
Bellevue
Duamel M. Breenen
Tipton
Muscatine
Tipton Railroad Company
Advertiser
Milton
Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska
Jones County
John Filson
Scotch Grove Township
Council Bluffs
Hixzy Bortzs
Little Sioux
Little Sioux City
Faraxxzix County
Franklin Record
M. S. Bowman
Bowman
Louisa County
Concord Township
Des Moines County
Imst
Keokuk
Des Moines
Turner
St. Louis
Locays
Sroxx Couxrr
Agricultural College
Story County
Boone County
Crarrox Cocsrr
Andrew F. Tipton
Guttenberg Register
John M’bride & Co
Europe
Germany
Cedar Creek
Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Willard Merrill
Req
Prairie du Chien
Philomathean Society
F. M. Eppr
Chicago
Broaste
Friends of Education
Iows
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Couler
Eagle Point Avenue
Pacific
Watcuser
C. Bol
Levi Ropexsox
Iowa City
Monean
Wright
C. J
Davenport Gazette
Illinois
Munson
Geneseo
Ill
Davenport
Burns House
Cook
the Gazette
CO Chook
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