Republican County Convention in Freeport 1877
Republican voters across Stephenson County and Freeport wards are urged to send delegates to a county convention in Wilcoxons Opera House Freeport at 10 o clock a.m. on September 6 1877 to nominate candidates for County Judge Clerk Treasurer and Superintendent of Schools plus elect a County Central Committee and ward officials. Delegates from Buckeye Winslow Lancaster and other townships will caucus Sept 1 1877 at designated local sites to select delegates for the county gathering.
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Stephenson County
Freeort
Wilcoxons Opera Tlouge
Freeport
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Ansnerneraten Freeport Ist
Ward Vase Ag
Vond
Fy Wedward
P. Barto
Ed Manes
OM R. Wagner
Lancaster
ONECO
Joel R. Beane
ROCK
Thomas Young
Silver Creek
Campeners
West Point Ores waGharles
Waltese
Dakotirs
Auman Coon
Giles Trimeaure
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Aspinwall
A. Frey
Ph Sabin
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Frankebe Walam Sereeseense
Lobdells
Buckeye
Winslow
Edward Hunt
WM. L Brady
Brve
Sam’s Bechtol
Loran
Laimb’s
Ralph Sabin
Ridott
Hunt’s Trail
Ireesort
M. W. Walton
Florence
May School House
Giles Turneture
Erin
Prindle’s
Freepork
Canets
Governor appoints Swett Chicago Board of Trade chief grain inspector
Governor Cullom names Swett of the Chicago Board of Trade as Chief Grain Inspector. The writer favored reappointing Gen. J C Smith, who held the post last term and earned a strong public service record, arguing he was the right man for the job.
War updates blur as reports from the front remain uncertain
Dispatches from the war theatre are chaotic with many unconfirmed reports of battles. Both Russians and Turks issue denials and lengthy claims of atrocities while operations continue in small skirmishes. Observers note extreme cruelty in this conflict.
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Batttles
Appellate Courts and New Judges Explained
A historic overview outlines how Illinois creates four Appellate Courts, reorganizes circuits from twenty six to thirteen, and assigns three judges per circuit. It covers jurisdiction, direct appeals to the Supreme Court, and terms of office, noting that new appellate judges may be assigned from existing circuit judges.
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Cook
Grand Division
Circuit Court
Cook County
Superior Court
Appellate Court
Supreme Seat
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Winnebago
Carroll, Whiteside
Ogle and
Lee
Judge Brown
Bailey
The Daily Oregonian Calls to Confine Indians
The Daily Oregonian urges the government to confine Indians to reservations saying it is absurd to let them wander in bands. It warns contact with whites leads to drunkenness horse trading arms buying and vice affecting women and children, predicting a murderous outbreak like Idaho’s after such exposure.
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Daily
Oregonian
Idaho
Washington dispatches on J Russell Jones to vacate post
Washington dispatches state Hon J Russell Jones, Collector of the Port of Chicago, will vacate his office next month but do not name a successor.
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Washington Dispatches
J. Russell Jones
Chicago
Maine Republicans clash over Hayes at Augusta convention
At Augusta Maine August 9 the State Republican Convention faced deep splits over President Hayes with about 736 of 1333 members present. Key figures including Chamberlain Boutell Morrill Farwell Blaine argued amid confusion as the party debated resolutions approving or condemning the national administration and Governor Connor’s renomination.
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Atausta
Jéx
Chamberlain
Bowdoin College
A. P. Morrill
Lot M. Morrill
United States
N. A. Farwell
C. A. Boutelle
Bangor Whig
Blaine
Packard
Louisiana
South Carolina
Slayes
Hayes
Main
S. K. Talbot
Boutelle
Aveusta
James G. Blaine
Joseph Drummond
Portland
Drummond
Maine
Dingley
Connor
Charles J. Talbot
Gen. J. Chamberlain
Rutherford B. Hayes
Cincinnati
Gen. Chamberlain
CG. A. Boutell
Bangor
Rutherford B. Stlayes
Ion
Rockland
General Chamberlain
A. G. Sebroke
A. 2
Morril
Ile
Congress
Georgia
Mississippi
Democratic
House of Representatives
Peverie
Republican Party
Ohio Republicans denounce Hayes policy in Columbus meeting
In Columbus on August 9 anti-administration Republicans condemned President Hayes Southern policy. They called the Cleveland convention second resolution a falsehood and libel, urging statewide Republican correspondence and forming an executive committee to receive messages as the campaign unfolds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hayes
Cleveland
Attorney General and President Rule On Recommendations as Not Record
The Attorney General and the President rule that department recommendations for office are not record matters and cannot be inspected or copied for use in court or publication. The decision follows an application by Charles De Young of the San Francisco Chronicle seeking certified copies of Senator Sargents recommendations for a libel trial.
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Charles de Young
San Francisco Chronicle
Senator Sargent
California
Strikers in the East and Indian Attacks Weaken Army
The piece laments a shrinking army due to Eastern strikes and Western Indian violence. It argues that rapid cuts in Democratic economy will end in a pitiable state, noting transportation costs to move the few troops are invisible to the naked eye.
Extermination of Bulgarian males reported in Balkan conflict
London dispatches from August 13 1877 describe a civil war at Eski Saghra with Turkish forces sentencing all male Bulgarian natives to death. Two American missionaries report the events and fleeing populations amid shortages and thirst. Additional notes cover refugee camps, Turkish reinforcements, and Russian battles with claims of repulses in multiple fronts.
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London
Constantinople
Eski-Saghra
Karabiner
Selvi
Greece
Lamia
Mukhtar Pasha
Kadaklar
Ani
Latian
Guinliyern
Athens
Bucharrest
Grand Duke Nichols
Sitting Bull Seeks Surrender Terms Across Border
Secretary Mills reports Sitting Bull and his band, living in British possessions, wish to surrender to U S authorities on terms allowing retention of arms and ponies and no punishment. Mills notes winter survival hinges on subsidy or agency rations, while Canada won’t fund raids to the north frontier.
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Min
Teig
Guine
United States
Schurz
Smith
Washingtion
Mills
Canadian Interior Department
Washington
Plunket
Legation
Edward Thornton
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Affairs
Sitting Bull
Dominion
Ile
Governors in a Clash Over Riots and Federal Aid
The piece contrasts Gov. Bedle of New Jersey and Gov. Williams of Indiana amid mob violence. Bedle mobilizes state militia and rejects federal troops, arguing against intervention. Williams seeks civilian committees, fails against rioters, then appeals to federal help, while public opinion centers on his blue jean persona and political ambitions.
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Barcel
Com Jersey
United States
Promini
Orion
Tewsey
Gov. Williams
Democratic Party i
Gov. Bedel
Wekine
New
United State
Citize
James D. Williams
Bedle
Fort Wayne
City
Railway 2
Ar Riorers
Lams
Appar
Will
Democratic de Gogue
Indiana
Anis
Jovernor
Williams
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Rickley
Vee
Henry Richart
Henry i Rich
Inter Ocean
Ohio Republicans
Balkan Passes
Mussulman
Kalofer
Kolava
Pera
Balkan
Suleiman Pasha
Glurditch
Kain Boghaz Ass
New York
Sublime Porte
N. Y. Times
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