When was it published?

July 14, 1867 in The Daily Gate City

Domestic News July 14, 1867

The Daily Gate City

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Hon. Alvin Flanders, Isaac Adams, President Lincoln

Q: What keywords are associated?

Alvin Flanders, Congress Election, Washington Territory, California Legislature, Branch Mint

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

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What is this article about?

Hon. Alvin Flanders, a Boston mechanic and publisher, elected to Congress from Washington Territory after serving in California Legislature and as U.S. mint officer under Lincoln.

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Hon. Alvin Flanders, recently elected to Congress from Washington Territory, is an old resident of Boston and a practical mechanic. During his residence here he was employed by I. & S. Adams & Co., and Isaac Adams, of South Boston, and during this time published for a season the little paper called the New Era, devoted to the interest of the mechanic. He went to California in 1852, resided there about ten years, and served several terms in the California Legislature, and was afterwards appointed by President Lincoln an officer in the United States branch mint. He removed to Washington Territory in 1863.

What sub-type of article is it?

Appointment Politics

What keywords are associated?

Alvin Flanders Congress Election Washington Territory California Legislature Branch Mint

What entities or persons were involved?

Hon. Alvin Flanders Isaac Adams President Lincoln

Where did it happen?

Washington Territory

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Washington Territory

Event Date

Recently Elected

Key Persons

Hon. Alvin Flanders Isaac Adams President Lincoln

Event Details

Hon. Alvin Flanders, recently elected to Congress from Washington Territory, is an old resident of Boston and a practical mechanic. During his residence there he was employed by I. & S. Adams & Co., and Isaac Adams, of South Boston, and during this time published for a season the little paper called the New Era, devoted to the interest of the mechanic. He went to California in 1852, resided there about ten years, and served several terms in the California Legislature, and was afterwards appointed by President Lincoln an officer in the United States branch mint. He removed to Washington Territory in 1863.