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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1869
Page
4
Stephenson County Republican Central Committee Meeting
The Stephenson County Republican Central Committee will convene in Freeport on Saturday April 24 at 1 PM to transact business. Rh V Ankeny serves as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
Republican Central Committee
Freeport
Rh. V
Ankeny
Congressional Convention Planned for Freeport May 26
The 8th District Republican Congressional Committee met at the Howard House with all members present. Wm Carey was named chairman and M W Smith secretary. Freeport was chosen as the convention site and May 26 at 12 o'clock the scheduled time. Delegates will be apportioned one per 800 votes for Grant or fraction of 150. A county committee meeting is set for May 24. The congressional campaign opens and is expected to be hotly contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Congressional Committee
Howard House
Wm. Carey
M. W. Smith
Freeport
Grant
Senate
House
United States
Union Pacific Railroad
Davis
S. T. Martin
Louisiana
County election returns by towns and officials listed
County Clerk George Thompson reports returns from multiple towns with named officials including supervisors town clerks assessors collectors and highway commissioners for ONECO ROCK RUN LANCASTER DAKOTA JEFFERSON SILVER CREEK and more. The article notes dua Crosse Wisconsin municipal results with Colman winning Maynor over Losey by 870 and a 565 gain over last year. Also mentions a Montrose billiards match won by Dion over Foster and Racine mayoral election results with a Republican sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dua Crosse
Wis
Colman
Maynor
Losey
Gil
Lake Front bill debate weighs rail profit claims and scope
Chicago Feb 20 1869 reports the Illinois Central lakefront bill passage battle. Proponents argued vast profits from filling lake space and leasing rights, while opponents warned of state title limits and rate controls. Debates centered on rights of way, court submission, and potential for other roads to enter Chicago. The House approved a provision allocating 2 million to civilize and pacify plains Indians. census bill and divorces table noted.
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Chicago Republican
Springfield
House of Representatives
Illinois Central
Munson
Cook
Kerr
Whiteside
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Illinois Central Railroad
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Hlinovis Central
Ilo
Parker
Coles
Luke
Err
Wlingis Central
Lake
Ilinois Central
Ife
John M. Douglas
Midois and
Michigan Canal
Childs
du’ Page
Porter
Woodson
Messrs. Frew
Knickerbocker
Lanning
Miller
Voris
Mr Phillips
Sickles
Stanley Ditto
Marsh
Taylor
Senate
Friends
Reynolds
Mr. Woodson
Bond
Knickerbo
Dinsmoor
Yeas
Nays
Bailey
Benson
Bothwell
Bradshaw
Brookhart
Burgess
Burnett
Callaway
Casey
Collins
Sangamon
Coy
Deitz
Dennison
Downing
Ewing
Fuller
Gilmore
Gundlach
Halley
Jasper
Kenyon
Landrigan
Laning
McCutcheon
Miltomer
Morgan
Morse
Palmer
Payne
Perry
Phelps
Phillips
Reed
Rush
Salstonstall
Scroggs
Ickles
Stanley
Talbott
Thompson
Willis
Burke
Challis
Cooper
Eiliott
Frew
Gale
Gaylord
Green
Hanna
Hopkins
Lawson
Merritt
St. Clair
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Rawlin
Ross
Alton
Smith
Strawn
Sumner
Acigart
Whitney
Wiley
Young
Speaker
State election in Rhode Island faces GOP challenge
Rhode Island's statewide race tests the Republican minority as election day approaches and campaign dynamics shift amid statewide contests. The outcome could reshape party influence in the state legislature and governorship implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Connecticut Republicans capture state ticket and Congress seats
The Connecticut election results show Republicans winning the state ticket and a majority in both legislative chambers, with three of four Congress members. The campaign centered on ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment granting universal male suffrage. Democrats pressed against it while Republicans supported it. Later returns indicate defeat of Democrat James I. Babcock in the Second District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
James I’. Babcock
Congress
Law of Patent Rights Act Illinois 1869 Forged in State Legislature
Illinois law passed March 26 1869 regulates sale of patent rights in the state. It requires affidavits clerk examination and certificates before selling patent rights and imposes penalties including fines up to five hundred dollars and six months imprisonment for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
General Assembly
Clark
U.S. Or
America
State OF Illinois
Reconstruction era debates spill across bills and votes
A lengthy 1869 legislative summary details bills on oath for rebels, statehood for St Louis and Cincinnati, a law department establishment, election purity, and wages, with Senate action on Pacific railroads, Indian affairs, and reconstruction in Georgia Mississippi Texas. House votes cover census changes, contested seats, and river harbor funding, while party lines shape outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumbull
St. Louis
Cincina
Soha
Lawrence
Stevens
Julian
Busteed
Alabama
Butler
Georgia
War Department
Mississippi
Virginia
House
Morse's Indian Root Pills Offer Life-Time Health Claims
Morst's INDIAN Root Pills are marketed as a universal remedy made from simple roots. The advertisement asserts they cure bilious diseases female irregularities headaches indigestion liver complaints and purify blood while cleansing skin. It urges trial as proof of worth and notes sale by all dealers with code 49-13-14.
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Morst
Se Morse
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