Battle reported as Modoc conflict sparks Washington shock
Despatches from Yreka report a new clash between troops and Modocs with 19 soldiers killed and 43 wounded. Details are lacking while excitement grows in Washington. The note mentions the upcoming National Agricultural Congress in Indianapolis on May 28 led by President John P. Reynolds and concerns railroad transportation.
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San Francisco
Can
Yreka
Washington
National Agricultural Congress
Indianapolis
John P. Reynolds
Indignation at proposed release of Indian Chiefs Satanta and Big Tree
The people of Lexus condemn plans to release Satanta and Big Tree after their capture in mass murder and pillage. Once sentenced to death, then commuted to life imprisonment, they are now proposed to be sent back to their tribes on fragile promises of good behavior.
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Lexus
Satanta
Big Tree
Bloodiest massacre in Louisiana shocks the nation
The Pittsburg Commercial condemns a brutal massacre of Black people in Louisiana, calling the crime unfathomably savage and urging government action in the name of outraged humanity and justice. The paper stresses that the atrocity marks a rare, extreme deed in American history.
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Louisiana
Pittsburg Commercial
Congressman Burchard on congressional salary increases
The letter argues Burchard favors keeping current pay for the present term if salaries stay fixed, but would return the raise for past and current Congresses if the old rate is restored. It praises his logic and predicts he will vote to repeal the raise, returning all increased funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Burchard
Burchard
Congress
Chicago Evening Journal Responds to Legislative Criticism
The Journal rebukes a hostile editorial charge that legislators are corrupt and bought for a $5 bill. It defends the Illinois Legislature as respectable and honorable, urging readers to maintain faith in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Evening Journal
Ilinois
Rhode Island Supports Ticket and Back Pay Dilemma
The Rhode Island Union endorses a presidential ticket with E B Washburne and Gen. Joseph R Hawley. The Rockford Register urges Winnebago county supervisors to reject Farnsworths back pay allotment. It proposes the board accept his offered back pay then return Farnsworths 1866 back pay to the U S Treasury, arguing both sums belong to the Treasury.
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Rhode Island Union
E. 3B
Washburne
Joseph R. Hawley
Rockford Register
Board of Supervisors
Winnebago County
John F. Farnsworth
Farnsworth
United States Treasury
Temperance Meeting Addresses City on Intemperance
Reverend Samuel Adams spoke on temperance at Embury Church basement last Thursday and Friday. Attendance grew Friday as he urged unified action to curb intemperance, calling it a great curse ruining liberty and society. He criticized ram sellers and tobacco users, noting its effects on crime and poverty, and a committee of five was formed to organize a mass temperance meeting.
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Samuel Adams
Embury Church
Adams
Mr. Adams
Ilo
Lena Lena and the Belt of Seasons Amid Election Buzz
Farmers await seed time as Lena endures a young winter with alternating warm and cold spells and a snow storm halting sowing. Local election for Lena Board of Trustees draws temperance and anti-license tickets as townsfolk debate liquor laws. An eagle capture at Weaver and Sechler’s store stirs interest after a dramatic gunshot incident injuring a man and a boy. Spring term opens in public schools with a noted faculty lineup led by Prof. Thomas A. Smith and several Miss Pickards and Miss Barnes.
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Lena
Lona
James McFatrich
Spencer Rising
Samuel Snider
Charles Ferrell
Messrs
Weaver & Sechler
Montgomery
Weaver
Eagle
Thomas A. Smith
J. A. Pickard
Graniumar
Miss Barnes
M. Bliss
Pickard
Kehogy
Hon H C Burchard on the Salary Question
In reply to a reader's inquiry, H C Burchard explains his views on congressional pay, arguing the pay rate should reflect time in Washington and official duties. He notes opposition to the raise, defends back pay as historically accepted, and says he would repay excess if the rate is later reduced. He emphasizes consistency for last and present Congress.
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Warren Sentinel
H. C. Burchard
Burchard
Washburne to Lead Next Presidential Campaign Fight
The Cincinnati Commercial argues public opinion already favors the major issues of the coming campaign. It asserts the questions focus on warfare against rings and corruption and declares Elihu B. Washburne will inevitably lead in this great contest.
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Cincinnati
Elihu B. Washburne
Preservation of Democratic Integrity And Leadership
The speaker urges preserving the Democratic party in its principles and organization. Trading politicians who pose as leaders should be sidelined, asserting their failure as safe counselors and trustworthy leaders, as demonstrated in the last Presidential campaign attributed to Alexander I Stephens.
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Alexander I
Stephens
Assessment and Taxes Urge Fair Property Valuation
Gen Lipppincott as Auditor issues circular requiring assessors to value property at fair cash value and certify truths under oath. Co Clerk O Tuomurson urges taxpayers and assessors to aid in fair, full, equal assessments, promising support to enforce law and avoid favoritism.
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Lippincott
State Board of Equalization
O. Tuomurson
Noted Illinois General Assembly Leaders and Officials
A Chicago Inter Ocean commentary profiles Speaker Shelby M. Cullom of Sangamon District and reports on fellow members Alfred M. Jones from New Hampshire origin, Henry D. B. Dement of Dixon, and other peers. It praises Cullom as an effective presiding officer and Republican stalwart, notes Jones as a hard working, outspoken lawmaker and watchdog of the treasury, and highlights Dement as a young, tactful chairman from Lee County.
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Chicago Inter- Ocean
General Assembly
Shelby M. Cullom
Sangamon
Kentucky
Congress
Alfred
Jones
Mr. Jones
Daviess County
Persimmons
New Hampshire
Cassius
Twenty-eighth General Assembly
Hfe
The
Treasury
County Central Committee
Henry DB. Dement
Dixon
Lee County
Buncombe
Farmers of Dakota Grange condemn Journal article
At a Dakota Grange meeting on April 22 1873 resolutions condemn a Freeport Journal article as an insult to farmers. They pledge to resist what they call superior influence from priests politicians and demagogues and threaten to mobilize support against monopolies while defending the Journal’s anti monopoly stance. Copies of the resolutions will be sent to county papers.
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Dakota
Int
Dakota Grange
Freeport Journal
Oaprer
the Grange
Springfield
Rock Run
Farmers
Freeport
Farmers’ Movement
North- West
Nathan F
Prentice
Stephenson
State of Illinois
Coun Court
Stephenson County
Cou
Jacob Krohn
Bee Bailey
Nerr
East proposes help to West over rail cost reform
Farmers in Illinois sparked reform cries on railway management, spreading to the Northwest and Empire State. A national convention of producers and consumers is called for New York City on May 6 to discuss reducing transport costs by rail and water between the West and the coast. The issue links rail extortion to broader national trade, risking eastern manufacturers if farmers’ values are swallowed by railways.
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Illinois
Northwest
Empire State
New York City
West
Seaboard
Senate Committee On Transportation
East
Ex-Congressman Donates Back Pay to Arcadia College
Gen McCormick from the Fourth District used his $5,000 back pay to aid Arcadia College in Iron county. Democratic papers praise his generosity while critics say the gift settles a debt the college owed him, a move viewed as a forced march to repentance.
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McCormick
Arcadia College
Iron County
Louis Democrat
Deadly winter storm frontier Nebraska and Missouri
Reports from Lincoln and Hastings describe the severest storm in memory with fatalities as men women and children perish trying to reach stock. In Red Cloud and nearby farms families shelter in cellars while houses are uninhabitable and cattle losses mount across the region.
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St. Louis
Democrat
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington and Missouri River
Grafton
Keeler
Marshall
Hastings
Brent
Red Cloud
Paper Boxes from the Ireeport Book Bindery
An advertisement notes that paper boxes of every description are manufactured at the Ireeport Book Bindery, highlighting wide variety and craftsmanship for packaging needs.
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Ireeport
Unclaimed Letters at Post Office Illinois 1873
A list of unclaimed letters including Ackley Bennett Casey Cristensen Gurtia Dibble Darling Dilbierg Harley Gardner Green Heman Howe Hoag King and others appears. Notices call recipients to claim mail before deadlines and describe office hours and advertising requirements.
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Ackley Joseph Bennett
T J Casey Annie Cristensen
Chas Gurtia Henry Dibble
Chas Darling Joseph 1D
Dilbierg John Harley
Rev ‘A M Gardner
William Green Henry Heman
John P Howe
John V Hoag Lydia
Feceport
State of Illinois
Krang
Andrew Keyes
Lewis Simon Oran
Geo Mesinger
Siva Parslow
Alice Richarda B
Reeser
Phil Human
Chas Simmons
Calys Thiony
Mary Wagner
Anna Wertz
Barbara, Warrick
Chas
Live Stock Ins CO
Gold-117 and rail lines listed in old commerce notes
Commercial snippet lists Gold-117 and rail lines including Western Union, Pacific, New York Central 1094, Lake Shore, Rock Island, St Paul, Wabash, and Chicago Columbus and Indiana Central. Mentions Freeport and market gist 18 to ag 164. This fragment appears as a dated transportation and securities shorthand from a 19th or early 20th century page.
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Western Union
Pacific
New York Central
Tell
Lake Shore
Uston Pacific
Rock Island
Paul
Oly
Wabash
Chicago
Columbus
Indiana Central
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Alexander M. Stephens
Atlanta Sun
Democratic Party
Harrisburg
State Journal
New York
Chicago Times
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Horace Greeley
Temperance Meeting
Freerom
Gann
Capitol
Logan
Gov
Oglesby
Seward
Boutwell
Sumner
Stephen A, Douglas
Joshua KR
Giddings
E. B. Washburne
H.C. Bercuann
Assessment and Taxes
Worsona
Mnatiring
Nw Yonk
CuscAdo
Jane
Auguste
Roe Island
Gist
Wang
Baghel
DUS
Peerestes Bisisayt Hietheva siAsiaey
Sanford, Blaw
Eoaureneogenen
Apood Deo
Stephenson Street
Rustshade
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