Republican County Convention to Choose Stephenson Delegates
The Republican voters of Stephenson County and Freeport wards are urged to send delegates to a County Convention at Wilcoxon's Opera House Freeport at 2 PM Tuesday August 18 1874 to select eleven delegates for the Fifth Illinois Congressional District convention in Freeport on August 26 1874 The plan lists township and ward delegations and recommends caucuses on Saturday August 15 1874 By order of the County Central Committee SMH DD ATKINS Chairman Freeport July 4 1874
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Stephenson County
Freeport
Wilcoxon's Opera House
Ulinois
Ilinois
Buckeye Freeport
Rock Run
Silver Creek West Point
County Central Committee
Smh DD
Atkins
Buckeye
Thomas B. Jones
Lanecaster
Young's School House
Polly
Samuel Beach
Republican Fifth District Convention to Choose Congressman
The Republican counties of the Fifth Congressional District of Tennessee plan a convention at Freeport Illinois on August 26 1874 at noon to select a congressional candidate. Delegates are apportioned one for every 270 votes for Republican electors in 1872 and one for each 75 votes fraction. Counties listed include Carroll Davenport Ogle Stephenson Whiteside and others with varying delegate counts. local party officials are named.
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Ti Nois
Freeport
Ill
Carroll County
Daviess County
Jo Ogle County
Stephenson County
Whiteside County
J.B. Brown
K. G. Bailey
Geo. Youngs
Leander Smith
D. Atkins
Illinois Republican State Convention Platform and Local Caucuses
The document quotes a platform asserting civil rights protections under the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, opposing immediate cancellation of Treasury notes, supporting national banks and direct presidential elections, and stressing noninterference with individual habits. It also details Republican caucus meetings in several towns on August 1874 to select delegates for the Freeport County Convention, listing polling hours and committee members.
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Reublican Party
Illinois
United States
Congress
Mississippi River
Republican Party
Republican caucuses and county conventions listed
Republican voters in Ridott First Ward Second Ward and Third Ward Freeport meet Aug 6 8 15 and 16 1874 at Hunt s Haas Dor man s livery Pennsyl vania House Fry s Block to elect delegates to the County Convention Aug 18 1874 Polls open half an hour Committeeman ISAAC 8 SHIREY and C M SHAFFER named. Also notes on national debt tax spending and calamities including a Muskegon fire and grasshopper movement toward Wisconsin Illinois.
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Ridott
Cations
Hunt's Hall
Sach Town
Isaac 8. Shirey
Freeport
Haas & Dorman
Pennsylvania House
Third Ward
Fry’s Block
C. M. Shaffer
Trial of Dr Harll Ends in Guilty Verdict
Dr Harll, tried in Chicago last week on charges of causing a young woman's death by abortion, was found guilty Friday morning and sentenced to one year in the State Penitentiary. The brief sentence reflects mitigating circumstances.
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Dr. Harll
Chicago
State Penitentiary
Fort Nominated by Highth District Republicans in Fairbury
The Republicans of the Highth Congressional District met in convention at Fairbury on July 30th and by acclamation nominated Colonel Greenbury L Fort for re election to Congress, representing Kankakee, Tazook, Ford, Livingston, Woodford and Marshall counties.
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Highth
Kankakee
Troquois
Ford, Livingston, Woodford
Marshall
Fairbury
Greenbury L. Fort
Americans Defeat Red Stockings in Manchester Baseball Game
In Manchester England on Saturday the Athletic and Red Stockings met with Red Stockings winning 18 to 12 after a two hour match. About 5000 spectators attended and praised the Americans whose fielding was described as superior to English cricketers.
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Manchester
England
Athletic
Red Stockings
Vigilance committee forms in Kansas to hang horse thieves
A Kansas City dispatch reports a vigilance committee of about 106 men formed at Wellington and other Kansas points for hanging horse thieves. Three men Holbrook Bill Brook and Charley Smith were hanged near Wellington last night after confessing to involvement with twenty other parties. Grasshoppers devastate Western and Southwestern Kansas crops, causing great damage and distress foreseen.
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Kansas City
St. Louis Democrat
Wellington
Kansas
Holbrook
Bill Brook
Charley Smith
Kangas
Indian troubles drive cavalry to Kansas frontier threat
Dispatches report Company I of the 8d Cavalry under Lieutenant King is ordered from Fort McPherson to join General Pope in Kansas and march to Grennel Station as Southern Indians threaten the area. Captain Wessels pursued attackers who struck Seminole miners but did not catch them. Reports also state Indians visited San Saba and took horses and cattle, while near Boseman in Montana raiders stole stock and captured two white men. The era remains that there is one way to handle these thieves and murderers.
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Omaha
Neb
King
Fort McPherson
Wales
Helena
Montana
Europeans Move Toward End of Spanish War
The Chicago Journal notes the world population, excluding key groups in the United States, and discusses European powers uniting to curb the Carlist war in Spain. Great Britain Germany Austria and Italy reportedly back recognizing the Spanish Republic, signaling possible armed intervention to end the conflict.
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Europe
Chicago Journal
Spain
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Italy
European International Congress
Brussels
Tilton testimony clouds Beecher libel case at Plymouth
Mrs Tilton testified Friday to counter her husband s charges while a Brooklyn justice dismissed the Tilton libel suit as Beecher not a party. The Plymouth Church panel seeks Frank Moulton s statement, but he is unavailable. Beecher is urged to speak, then the committee will decide.
Mr. Burchard Renomination Backed by Leading Papers
The Sterling Gazette notes that aside from Morrison Sentinel Lanark Gazette and Rochelle Register most Republican papers support Mr Burchard. They argue salary letters lack basis and praise his opposition to the salary bill while stressing his proven record and value to the Fifth District.
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Burchard
Morrison Sentinel
Lanark Gazette
Rochelle Register
Congress
Sterling Gazette
Harvest and Crops Show Mixed Yields in Illinois August 1874
In Battayville Illinois Aug 1 1874 the harvest nears completion with crops in good condition overall. Rust and chinch bug damage vary by field, making precise yields uncertain though no general scarcity evident. Occasional showers kept pastures green and hay abundant with rye small and varied. spring wheat oats and barley extensive though yields differ. Corn looks promising.
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Battayvillle
Ill
Epions Freeport Jouxnan
Agricultural and political notes from Freeport era
The write up discusses crop prospects with potatoes underperforming, cherries and plums promising, apples scarce, and farm prices a bit better than last year. Cattle and hogs are scarcer but pricier. It cites celebration at large shows in Freeport, rising agricultural purchases, and optimism for Republican support against opposing forces. It endorses H. Burchard as a trustworthy district representative.
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Colorado
Freeport
H. ©. Burchard
W.B. D
Independent stance against misuse of public funds
A fragment discusses public duty and opposition to defeating a figure to reward disappointed individuals who have meddled in the public treasury. The tone is strongly against misconduct and favors accountability.
Centennial Exhibition Prospectus Sets 1876 Philadelphia Dates
The Director General publishes plans for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia to mark independence. It runs April 19 to October 19, 1876, with entries due by March 31, 1876, and removal required before year’s end. Ten departments cover raw materials to moral improvement, with nineteen rules and a four language catalogue.
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Philadelphia
Ami
Praise for Hlon H C Burchard in Warren Sentinel
The Warren Sentinel defends Hlon H C Burchard noting his honesty, competence, and liberal yet solid thinking. It contrasts his actions on a bill with prior promises, praising his representation, integrity, and parliamentary conduct in Congress.
World Foreign News Summary From Austria to Italy
World dispatches report Moravia storm damage far surpassing estimates with eleven villages and two towns devastated and troops sent to aid residents. In England Frazer Conservative wins Kidderminster seat and explorer Beke is reported dead. France debates Spain recognition as Berlin's influence grows. Italy faces debt, devaluation, and bread riots. brigandage flourishes. police assassinations occur and Garibaldi plans a new novel.
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Lonpox
Daily News
Moravia
Frazer
Kidderminster
Charles T. Beke
France
France to Act with Northern Powers on Spanish Republic
Versailles government informs the Spanish Cabinet that France will act in concert with the Northern Powers regarding recognition of the Spanish Republic. The move signals a coordinated response to the political situation in Spain and potential shifts in European alignments.
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Versailles
France
Beecher Tilton Libel Case Chronicle of Testimony
The long Beecher Tilton libel examination reveals Mrs Tilton testifying she told Mrs Anthony about Tiltons accusations and infidelity by Beecher while denying any wrongdoing by herself. The Brooklyn court hears Gaynor vs Tilton, dismisses the complaint on procedural grounds, and prepares a possible mandamus action. A special Chicago Journal dispatch notes changing public sentiment against Beecher and outlines facts about the libel case and arrests.
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New York
Third District
Brooklyn
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Gaynor
Ee Pat
Supreme Court
Riley
Joannes
Morris
Titton
Chicago Journal
Beecher
Kassion
Br Wal Argus
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