County Republican Convention in Stephenson County
The Republican voters of Stephenson county will meet at the Court House in Freeport on Saturday April 27 at 1 p.m. to choose three delegates to the Republican Judicial Convention at Mendota on May 7 to nominate a candidate for Clerk of the Supreme Court Third Grand Division Illinois. Each town and Freeport ward elect two delegates. Ah GREEN, Republican County Central Committee.
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Stephenson County
Court House
Freeport
Mendota
Supreme Court
Illinois
Rockford City Election Reported with Republican Contenders
From Rockford Illinois April 8 1867 a local correspondent notes Rockford citizens are voting in a city election with two Republican candidates and a possible temperance issue. Street work proceeds as farmers sow wheat and the river overflows bottom lands. A baseball practice in Court House Square draws crowds and debates arise over Rockford Freeport Club standings and the Empire versus Excelsior.
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Rockbrorn
Rockford
Court House
Freeport
Empire of
The Negro Vote and Silver Creek Election Barbs
The rebels seek the negro vote to reshape the South while former oppressors pretend friendship. The piece predicts little negro support for rebels and cites Silver Creek results with Charles Rosenstein as Supervisor and other local officials named among town roles.
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Silver Creek
Charles Rosenstein
J. L. Brower
Joseph R. Weaver
John Cronewold
Frederick Baker
High
The New Revenue Law and State Board of Equalization
The document outlines amendments to a revenue law creating a State Board of Equalization appointed by the Governor with the Auditor, detailing duties for county clerks and assessors, annual abstracts, and procedures for listing property, valuing real and personal property, and equalizing assessments across Illinois for 1867 and subsequent years. It covers compensation, meeting logistics, publication of board actions, and election of district members to the board.
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Illinois
General Assembly
Public Accounts
State Board of Equalization
Saids Board
Board of Supervisors
Board of Equalization
Auditor of Public Accounts
Board of Equalizations
Secretary of State
Elec
Abandoned Project of Telegraph Across Russia
The Western Union Telegraph Company has abandoned its overland telegraph plan to connect continents via Behring Strait. After four years and over three million dollars spent, the Atlantic Cable’s success and limited daily operation prompted the decision. The move ends a once splendid enterprise and acknowledges the lack of expected profits.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Behring
Destructive Fires Hit Hotels Mills and Factories
A string of fires reported across cities including Green's Bath Hotel Long Branch and Harvey's Dye Works Brooklyn with losses ranging from 18,000 to 160,000. Weakened by blazes at Manyunk Schofield woolen mills and other sites in Toledo Nashville Rochester Frankfort and Cincinnati. The Alabama steamer carrying 1,000 bales of cotton burned near New Orleans. Insurance varies from full to partial.
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Green
Bath
Long Branch
Harvey’s Dye Works
Brooklyn
Toss
Manyunk
B. Schofield
Schuykill
Iron Bridge
Erie Railroad
Rochester
N. Y
Steradmams
Frankfort
Toledo
Ohio
Union Brewery Company
Nashville
Ayer &Co
Marshall & Doyle
St. Louis
Boston
Hackensack River
Jersey
Warren & Co
Noledo
McKenry & Carson
Powel
Main Street
Cincinnati
Alabama
New Orleans
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Freeport Journal
Tames S. M’call
Republican Convention
Ah Green
Mnaimum
Republican County Central Committee
Freeman
Stine & Bro
Corner Stephenson
Chicago St
Tee Elouse
Stine & Kiko
Stephenson
Chicago Street
Pate
OUR
New York
Dakin’s
Jr. Dakin
Tale
Marvin & CQ
Broadway
New- York
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Diimosd-Wahly
Jevery
Shear, Packard & CO
Green Street
Albany
Burchard
Wim
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