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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1879
Page
2
Gen. B. F. Butler formally enters the field again as a candidate for international honors of Massachusetts.
A city column complains that Mayor Cronkrite lacks competence to rule on motions without City Attorney guidance. It notes that after two legislative terms one should know parliamentary rules and that the City Attorney is the owed legal adviser while the Mayor may not lead deliberations.
In Freeport the Cronkrite led majority clashes with his allies over street work and cross walk contracts. Cronkrite rules motions, uses pollyfoxing tactics, and faces opposition from Ald. Irvin and Kuehner as scrutiny of bids and costs intensifies. The city’s budget and ward labor tensions surge amid claims of manipulation.
Wisconsin Republicans celebrate a silver anniversary with Senator Chandler praising the party’s creation in 1854, defending its record and future mission. General Garfield recalls origins and stresses national unity, election integrity, and safeguarding the ballot as pivotal to liberty and Republican leadership.
The Freeport council ends quarry work pending orders, accusing Cronkrite of puffery and Elisnor of domineering conduct. The piece urges readers to attend meetings to verify the aldermen's behavior and accountability.
Opinion letter accuses Mayor Gronkrite of manipulating process to avoid a majority ruling. It cites Section 67 of Cushing's Manual on indefinite postponement and argues Alderman Irvin attempted both postponement and resumption to prevent clear action. The writer brands Gronkrite a master of parliamentary trickery and calls for recalling his tactics in future debates.
A wary New York figure offers five dollars per head to any spiritualist who has not revealed tricks. The offer targets mediums claiming genuine phenomena and seeks to expose fraud by rewarding truth over deception.
The twelfth annual report of the Freeport School District details the year ending June 28 1879. It lists twenty four schools in operation, staff assignments across River Union Lincoln Avenue and Third Ward schools, transfers and promotions, and a detailed treasurer’s statement of receipts and expenditures including delinquent taxes tuition and various repairs and supplies.
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