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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1871
Page
7
Text states that any rental or lease of premises for intoxicating liquors is null and void and occupants may be removed immediately by force if needed, either with or without legal process, to regain possession and control of the building.
A detailed report covers consecutive days of Senate and House debate on the Ku Klux bill and responses to Sumner’s attack on the President’s annexation policy. It notes speeches by Howe Frelinghuysen Morton and others, adjournments, and votes on related state and national measures including river improvements and tax allocations.
The record notes no quorum in the Illinois Senate on March 27, with adjournment to March 28 after prayers. It mentions the House debating penitentiary bills, Morgan warehouse legislation, and grain warehouse receipt provisions, along with processes on organization and readings as both chambers continued session and introduced petitions.
Government forces clash with insurgents as Paris erupts in unrest. Thiers government authorities march troops from Versailles toward Paris amid mounting tension and security concerns in the capital.
dispatches from Paris describe a morning clash between Government troops and Communists at Courbevoie with about two thousand National Guards, casualties including twenty five insurgents killed and a shot by a zouave. Versailles reports imminent German intervention if order fails by the 16th.
Dispatches report government troops shooting prisoners as rebels amid mounting anger toward the Versailles regime. Nationals threaten to attack Versailles while the 74th regiment of the line arrives in Paris and fraternizes with the Nationals.
A list of names for advertised letters at the post office with instructions for customers to state the date and to note daily open hours. The notice lists names such as John Haina Isaac Hall Mary A Kipsie Mar and many others, with the postmaster signature D. Atkins. Office hours are daily 7 AM to 7 PM except Sunday, 8 AM to 6 PM on Sundays, and special holiday hours.
A Freeport Market list dated April 4 1971 provides extensive prices for grains meats produce and wood products. Items include Wheat Corn Oats Barley Butter Cheese Lard Eggs Potatoes Turnips Cabages Tallow Flour Middlings Bran and more with per bushel per pound and per sack figures. Also listed are live and dressed meats poultry and livestock prices along with timber boards shingles and siding rates.
Freeport agricultural works advertise Pattison self raking and hand raking reaper and mower combinations. The PB Manny and hand raking models are also featured in their lineup.
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