Our Ticket for City Elections in Freeport
The April 7 city election fields candidates for mayor city attorney city clerk and more. It lists Iion A Bergman as Republican mayor candidate and O E Heard for city attorney with J C Kean opposing, plus nominations for clerk marshal treasurer street commissioner and ward aldermen and notes caucus tensions and calls for fair voting.
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Iion
A. Bergman
Bergman
Ife
Cronkrite
O. E. Heard
Heard
J. C
Joe Ellis
Tip” Holland
Chamberlin
Ellis
HW. Mensenkimp
Drayman
Trenty
Mgr. A. Boedeker
L. Stanton
Itirst
Levin
Ous
Klas Perkins
Isaac Zartrian
Orrin Williams
Geo. Auch
G.S. Chamberlin
H. F. Hawke
I. M. Lyons
F. C. Held
John R. Waddell
F. Flachtemeyer
M.lawyer
Geo. W. Oyler
A. V. Richards
Henry Swartz
Timrd Ward
Jesse Burchard
Opera House
K.T. Stabeck
Ensq
Ek. T. Stabeck
Freeport
M. W. Brown
Louis Stoskopf
Stabeck
Wiles
Kean
Wagner Seen As Likely Third Ward Alderman
The letter praises incumbent Mr. Wagner as an elder, respected citizen and forecasts his likely election as the Third Ward alderman. It urges Freeport Republicans to vote and actively campaign from opening to closing polls to change the council's political complexion.
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Wagner
Freeport
Senate leadership changes announced for 80 Southern Democrats
The Senate reveals 80 Southern Democrats with 20 serving as committee chairs. John C. Burch of Tennessee is elected Secretary, Francis Shober of North Carolina Chief Clerk, and Wm Bailey Peyton of Virginia Executive Clerk, with Nev. Joseph G. mentioned in context.
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Senate
John C. Burch
Tennessee
Francis Shober
North Carolina
Wf. Bailey Peyton
Virginia
Joseph G
Dem shift in House leadership and roles noted
Bullock from Alexandria named Chaplain. Richard J. Bright of Indiana elected Sergeant-at-Arms by Northern Democrats. Hiester Clymer Pennsylvania vacates Caucus Chair to permit John F. House Tennessee to take the post. South seeks perks alongside duties of governance.
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Bullock
Alexandria
Richard J. Bright
Indiana
Hiester Clymer
Pennsylvania
John F. House
Tennessee
Florence election yields fall of Ellis to Aspinwall
In Florence yesterday the April fool joke of the day came during the People's Democratic Caucus. Ellis was decisively defeated by Henry Aspinwall, candidate of the stalwart Republicans.
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Florence
Ellis
People’s
Democratic
Causus
Henry Aspinwall
Carter Harrison Wins Chicago Mayoral Election Net Victory
Carter Harrison, the Democratic nominee, is elected mayor of Chicago as the party sweeps its ticket with five Aldermen defeated. The result confirms a Democratic victory across most city offices amid a strong party showing.
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Carter Harrison
Chicago
Zartman Urges Quick Returns from Second Ward
The Buzzard faces criticism over its flings and insinuations about Mr. Zartman. He responds by demanding the earliest returns from the second ward next Monday night.
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Buzzard
Mr. Zartman
Freeport to Get New Post Office Building
For years residents prayed for a larger facility and under Maj. Slank a new post office is approved. Bids were filed, Mr Thompson Wilcoxon’s site chosen behind the Opera House on Van Buren and Bridge streets. The building, to be fitted with modern improvements, should be ready by July 1.
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Freeport
Congress
Maj. Slank
Thompson Wilcoxon
Opera House
van Buren and
Bridge Streets
Town election results show Republicans win one seat
The vote passed quietly with Democrats taking a clear lead. Three tickets contested. Greenbackers earned about 40 votes. Only one Republican, Mr. 8. Williams, won, defeating Billerbeck by 161 votes, with majorities roughly outlined.
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Greenbackers
8. Williams
Billerbeck
Lichtenberger
C. Eastin
S. Williams
J. Billerbeck
If. Ford
G. Oy
C. Neiman
D. Tol
Q. S. Chamberlin
O. Perry
LCI
J. Bauscher
D. W. Hively
T. Naylor
Mayor and Salary Ordinance Sparks City Treasurer Debate
A Freeport city race pits a salary ordinance for the City Treasurer against political questions. The measure would set the Treasurer’s pay as a salary, replacing a 1 percent commission. Critics ask why Mayor Kron delays signing while a $45,500 loan is proposed to redeem city orders. The editorial also discusses political dynamics and racial migration impacting Southern representation.
City loan urged to curb graft in treasurer race
The piece argues that if Krolin’s Democratic allies win the Treasurer post the loan will be signed. a Republican victory would seal approval. It urges voters to turnout and vote down the loan, preferring higher interest on city orders to avoid funding through a Democratic treasurer’s pocket.
The Whirligig of Time in The Graphic
A full page cartoon depicts Father Time turning the wheel of Time across two decades of U S history. Scenes show 1861 Senate exit led by Jeff Davis, Sumpter, Civil War horrors, Reconstruction carpetbaggers, a dependent Republican drift, present uncertainty, and a looming Union general with cigar atop a horse, watched by loyal North and South.
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Daily Graphic
Father Time
Senate
Jeff. Davis
Sumpter
Union
National Capitol
National Congress
Portrait of a Man You Honor Says Carlyle Quote
A concise quotation from Carlyle about judging a person by what they honor and aspire to be. It frames manhood as an honesty test, linking ideals to character rather than outward deeds.
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Carlyle
Sunday and Temperance Reading for Women's Vote
A report notes a petition for local option temperance allowing women to vote on saloon licensing, with 110000 signers and expected rise to 150000. It argues home protection, reduced liquor harms, and that women would vote rationally for temperance, not broader suffrage, citing taxpaying women voting in English towns and the home’s moral interests as key reasons.
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Senate of
Illinois
England
Sanctified Affliction in Job 38 14 80
The International Sunday School Lesson for April 6 discusses the Book of Job as a possibly historical drama from the Patriarchal age. It explores arguments about authorship and era, and explains how Job and his friends address the question of suffering, with Elihu clarifying that trials serve discipline rather than punishment.
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Job
Abraham
Egypt
Moses
Land of
Midian
Elihu
Secret Devotion in Phillip Henry Life
The life of Philip Henry shows constant morning and evening prayer with his wife and a strict practice of closet worship. He urged children and friends to guard secret duty, and maintained steady family worship from his first charge to his death. He warned that without house worship the plague inscription should read Lord have mercy on us.
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Philip Henry
The Galley Slave’s Faith and John Knox’s Galley Years
In his inaugural address as rector of St Andrew’s Dr Froude recounted John Knox’s years as a galley slave in a French prison. Knox, confined for two years, vowed to praise God in public in St Andrew’s, the port town where he first opened his mouth in faith. The tale links Knox’s endurance to future reforms.
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St. Andrew’s
Froude
Scotland
St. Andrew's
John Knox
Lamartine quote on wasted youth and genius
The passage reflects Lamartine’s view that wasted youth brings penalties and that many gifted souls have fallen to the lure of Circe and Indolence, lamenting unfulfilled genius as Bayne notes. It frames a moral about fleeting passion and the cost of idleness.
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Lamartine
Circe
Bayne
Infidelity Summary Cited by Dr Hodge
Dr Hodge offers a summary arguing against belief in an intelligent God and in an incarnation outside humanity. He asserts the self as the eternal spirit in the human race, states that individual personality ends with life, and denies sin holiness heaven or hell. He pleads for deliverance from such infidels.
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Dr. Hodge
Heaven
Hell
I cannot bear to see men waste their tools
I cannot abide to see men throw away their tools as the clock starts. they seem to fear doing a stroke too much. I hate to see a man's arm drop as if shot before the clock strikes, as if he has no pride or delight in his work. The very grindstone keeps turning after you release it.
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Adam Bede
Evening Service Time Change at First M E Church
The First M. E. Church will begin evening services at 7 30 until further notice, instead of the previous 7 oclock start. This change takes effect on Sunday and continues thereafter.
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M. E
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Fireport Journal
Aly. V. Richards
U.S. Grant
City Ticket
Cuamberlin
H. M. Insenkamd
A. Boedeker
A. T. Irvin
LS. Zartman
John R. Wagner
Town Ticket
C. D. Blanchard
Samuel B. Harris
Fred Mayer
George Auch
Seril Williams
Walter Hwively
Iris Tronor
Kron
Kansas
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
South
Democratic Party
Bruce
Mississippi
Jeff
Davis
S. A
Pan
Gesenius
God
Christ
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