Excitement Over a Dunleith levee fight and rail excursion
The Weekly Times reports a Dunleith levee fight with Ethiopian performers provoking a brawl between a man and a party, ending amid cheering by onlookers. It also notes a forthcoming Grand Railroad excursion to Dubuque with fares from Meadhurst and surrounding areas as West of here travels to Camp Anies.
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Anotaxre Graxp Excuasion
Dubuque & Sivas City
Here
Camp Anies
Dubuque
Meadhkester
Manchester
Farley
Epworth
Persia
Dunleith
Burglary at Shoritrtine Sadier & Son’s Store
A Saturday night break at Shoritrtine Sadier & Son’s at Main and Sixth streets led to $200 in goods stolen after a pane of glass was broken and a door damaged. Officers search for the thief as evidence suggests a casual grab in darkness.
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Sadier & Son
Sixth Streets
Sixth Street
Democratic State Convention Debates and County Fair Setup
A fragmented report details the Democratic State Convention split and leadership tensions. It notes Union Democrats nominating Baker for governor and Deberes for lieutenant governor, plus the upcoming annual County Agricultural Society Fair from Wednesday to Saturday with exhibits, livestock, and horse shows at Camp Union.
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Bates
Gov- Sestl Ir Jaten Ae
Reuben
We County Agricultural Societ
Setha
Camp Union
Cerieas
Miller
Hoaxes and wild rhinoceros report spread by papers
The La Crosse Democrat notes a hoax about Dan Rice's rhinoceros carcass found bloated on a sand bar near Prairie du Chien. The spoof recounts a visit by the animal and a fake capture plan, while other fragments mock a traveling impostor and sensational rumors from 1381.
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la Crosse Democrat
Dan Rice
Prairie du Chien
Charlie Wrighteon
F. W. Brown
Robert Eggleston
Hart
Liauker
Aiglemon
Howe Grees
Cameron
Slough
Rioters Overrun Bridgeport Secessionist Office in Broad Daylight
A large mob breached the Bridgeport secessionist office, smashing presses and furnishings, tearing signs from the roof, and leaving the building windowless and gutted. Investigators recovered a loaded rifle, heavy clubs, a mail bag filled with papers to Southern leaders, and letters exposing political treason in Hartford.
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New Haven
Ascen
United States
Georgia
Alabama
Hartford
Journal items warn of pro peace talk funds and war news
The report alleges journals and individuals advocating peace are funded by Rebels. It notes a misadventure causing the death of singer Catharine Hayes from a ruptured blood vessel. Other items mention deserters in Canada, a Missouri asylum scandal, a Rochester centenarian, and searches for old arms in Tennessee.
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Taman Ie
Tas
Catharine Hayes
Tas Canada
Mas
Pasuenren
Rochester
Anos Kenpaut
Washington
Trenton
New Jersey
Kendall
Isnam G. Hanzis
Tennessee
Lisvr
Baxxtay Correc
Eichelberger
Kansas Regiment
Slavery and War Draft Arguments From Alabama Advertiser
The article reprints an Alabama Advertiser piece praising slave labor as the South’s strategic edge in war. It argues 10 percent of the white population—mostly conscripts—plus enslaved labor would sustain the Confederate cause, while Northern conscripts disrupt industry. It notes McClellan’s wartime observations on leadership and cavalry, and contains scattered local notices and oblique references to property and individuals.
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Je Ey
Alabama
Confederacy
South
North
McCristian
McClellan
Ricks
Rockford Volunteers Enlist for Cedar Falls War Effort
Twelve Rockford citizens join Capt. McClure's Company to form part of Col. Vandever's Regiment. Enlistment came quickly after a town meeting and addresses by Rev. Saxby and Rev. La Due. Local ladies provided comfort items as volunteers bid farewell.
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Frorp
Rockford
E. G. Bowpoin
St. Charles City
P Pearson
Frank Davidson
H D Gifford
Frederick Mahm
JS Bradbury
Johnson Geary
E C Robbins
Jacob Yost
McClure
Saxby
Clear Lake
la Due
Ion
London News on Constitutional Crisis and Confederate March
The piece cites the London News arguing Congress must decide blame for unconstitutional acts, noting the Constitution lacks provisions for the current crisis. It criticizes Congress for backing executive actions as Confederates march toward Washington, and urges a national convention and Supreme Court to resolve the danger.
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Waarrat Loxpos News
Dubuque Herald
London News
Congress
Washington
Republic
Supreme Court
Iowa mothers and soldiers march for liberty and union
The piece speaks of 16 000 Iowa men in the field within twenty days and 9000 rallied for frontier and government service. It notes regiments forming to swell Iowa’s forces to fourteen thousand and praises Iowa’s patriotism in sending arms from Watervliet Arsenal to Cincinnati for Western Virginia.
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Iowa
Jowene
Great West
Jeff. Davis
Lowa
State Registr
Nivereny
Watervliet Arsenal
N. Y
Cincinnati
Virginia
Dubuque Wholesale Market Prices and Commodities
A dense list of wholesale prices for wheat oats corn and other staples in Dubuque. Includes specific figures for beef butter cheese bacon lard and canned goods, plus household items such as paint nails flour and whisky. Also notes prices for lemons lead pears and various hardware and farm supplies.
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Rock Island
Pitteburg
Blossburgh
Irene
Kanawa
Americn Ewiace
Ol— Sehed
Central Harbor Improvement Plans Noted Amid Drafts
Telegraph dispatch cites city and harbor improvements, land scrip notes, and market entries from New York to Chicago. Readers see figures, shipments, and local clubs mentioned in a fragmented telegraph summary of fiscal and land dealings.
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Central Harbor
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