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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1859
Page
6
Dubuque area reports show Gov. Low in transit to Pekin while churches change pastors and rail news notes limited traffic on the Mississippi. Debates loom as Democratic independent candidates field a full county slate challenging party regulars amid a volatile political season.
The article extols education as the best investment for a young man and notes Baylies cannot teach in the department. It references a pamphlet with a dated typographic appearance, suggesting modesty in presentation and the pamphlet’s propriety.
An article cites the Keokuk Gate City dated December 1 1900 noting a road project to Eddyville by January 1961 subject to local conditions. It lists Mers D W Kilbourne C H Perry and Reed of Keokuk along with Eastern Cities as parties and mentions current road portions completed.
The Véely Republican urges rapid grading to connect Waverly with Dubuque and Pacific Railroad, arguing that a thirteen mile extension to Waterloo would secure Cedar Valley trade. It praises Waterloo and Black Hawk County support and calls for a western rail connection this fall and winter.
Correspondent J C Holbrook reports the California geysers as a vast natural chemical laboratory driven by subterranean heat and chemistry rather than volcanic action. He notes discovery by William Elliott in 1847 and scientific account by Prof. Shepherd in 1851, while detailing mineral springs, rock changes, and wildlife interactions around the Pluton valley and California hot springs.
Maine reports Lor M. Monat conservative governor with at least ten thousand vote margin. Republicans win 30 of 31 state senators and about three quarters of the House. Jostra Tuonxtrox faces trial in St Louis for Cuantuce murder. trial postponed due to counsel illness. A P Johnson informs Cincinnati Commercial that Devesas’s reply suggests he may run independently if Charleston Convention nominates another candidate.
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