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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1873
Page
2
The piece notes Willian Brown of Rockford as a re candidate in the first circuit with endorsements while predicting no political bias will affect quality. It discusses May 1 postal card sales as a penny postage innovation and cites defense of Colfax killings with federal aid orders.
The Humboldt Union notes Hon. D. B. Emmert’s retirement from editing and appointment as land agent for the Missouri Kansas Texas Railway’s Neosho Valley lands. He will oversee land sales, aided by 50 competent staff, with office at 404 Walnut St St Louis. The notice urges Westward seekers to obtain maps and details and trusts Emmert’s careful, truthful claims.
A late Salt Lake News biographical notice profiles Hon. Horse A. Black, secretary of Utah Territory. It notes his Canton origin and move to Freeport Illinois in 1850, tracing a career that reflects credit on his native place.
The Illinois Farmers Convention has adjourned after several days of activity. Critics say the event was dominated by politicians and hobbyists, with readings reconsidered and the fate of the gathering left in doubt.
Albany Evening Journal condemns a Grant Parish massacre in which nearly 300 black men were killed, two thirds roasted alive, describing the act of firing the courthouse as a monstrous outrage and attributing broader lawlessness to lingering postwar unrest and McEnery governance efforts.
An article argues Western farmers lag in systematic dairying while Eastern peers profit from cream and butter. It cites Elgin and other regions, notes cheaper cattle and transport in the West, and highlights districts like erkimer New York Little Falls St Albans and Wellington Ohio with large cheese and butter shipments, stressing quick cash returns and the efficiency of associated dairying.
Amid a farmers movement and navigation opening, main trunk lines cut freight rates by about sixteen percent to the West and Southwest. Erie Railway and New York Central plan larger lake freighter fleets linking Buffalo, Chicago and intermediate ports. New York Central also plans a Duluth steam line via Bulisio with Northern Pacific, while other lines prep new schedules as competition intensifies.
A New Orleans dispatch reports a Sunday riot in Colfax Grant Parish Louisiana ending with the court house set ablaze and two to three hundred Black men burned alive. Whites suffered few casualties, with investigations planned by state and federal authorities.
In a chaotic April 17 report from the Lava Beds, First Cavalry troops charge a Modoc stronghold under heavy fire and capture Captain Jack’s battle flag. Sergeant Lee seizes the flag while Eugene Hovey is killed and mutilated. pursuit plans follow as troops anticipate continuing hostilities through summer.
The Supreme Court ruling holds railroads are public highways whether built by state or private entities. It allows tax support for railroad construction and affirms federal power to regulate commerce over interstate lines. The decision strengthens calls for federal oversight to curb railroad monopoly and exactions.
Hon E B Washburne sends a letter from Pagis France to a Jo Daviess friend urging support for a farmers fund against Chicago and Alton Railway Company extortions. He recalls a Morris speech declaring Illinois railways a vast monopoly and vows continued fight, sending $25 for defense. He expresses solidarity with oppressed in a distant land.
Advertisement styled list of names including Brayton Ackley Soulk Baker Schreiber Beal Bruton Van Mock Carmody Wheeler druas Dixon Edwards Worthington Gillen Wheeler Huston Woodruff Wallard Osterhout Town Smithoks Nog Souddaer I N. B. notices indicate advertised letters at post office with opening hours daily and on Sundays, honoring holidays with shortened hours.
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