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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1870
Page
2
A legible few items mention Daeg Carroll and Lee Stephenson with Whiteside and Ole, all within a damaged text fragment. The line hints at two volumes and eight days, but precise context and dates are unclear.
Stephenson County voters and town delegates plan a county convention in Freeport on August 20, 1870 to select eleven delegates to the Illinois Republican State Convention and five delegates to Springfield. The meeting will also choose delegates to the New Republican Senatorial Convention and the county representation includes one delegate per 50 Grant votes in 1868, with tabled town by town allocations. The committee urges meetings in towns and wards on Saturday August 1 to meet and decide.
A garbled OCR of a 19th century notice details Republican voter meetings and delegate selections across multiple wards, cities, and counties including Freeport, Lancaster, and Keokuk. It lists dates in August, convention aims, and calls for voters to participate in county and state nominating events.
The article argues A. C. Nurehard and Mr Burciaup face little opposition in the district for Burcnam’s renomination to Congress. It praises his record in Washington, opposition to monopolies, and fidelity to Republican values, predicting acclamation by the district convention. It cites economy and reform as key campaign themes under Grant and notes judicial and state appointments, praising fiscal results and revenue gains.
Local Republican caucuses announce delegates to the county convention in Freeport on August 23 1870 with polls at multiple township locations. The piece also reports on national party notes, Franco German war coverage, Admiral Farragut’s death, Cuban revolution struggles, and editorials on naturalization laws and party unity.
A convention of the Third Congressional District will meet at Nree port on Tuesday August 30 1870 at noon to nominate a candidate for Congress. Iron Burchard, elected to fill the unexpired term of Iron B Washburne, is a candidate for a full term. Local Republican papers from Carroll Jo Daviess Stevenson Ogle Lee and Whiteside Counties broadly back Burchard and expect his nomination.
A Chicago Republican analysis contrasts Prussia with France during war. It praises German calm, lawfulness, and patriotic duty while portraying France as a volatile, controlled by mobs, with a frightened press and unstable leadership. It notes lost battles fail to unite the cabinet and provoke fear.
A Boston dispatch condemns Napoleons tyrannical rule and costly wars, urging overthrow by the people and praising Bismarck as a preferable, time‑limited monarchist. The piece argues Napoleon III’s reign harms Europe, while a Prussian lead would advance humanity and reduce misery. It also notes a curious sea shore anecdote about horse flies and a parrotish tale of a desert island.
The Chicago Tribune cites Mr. Burchard of Illinois as one of Congress's most logical voices on currency and finance. He argues wealth comes from production, not credit or fiat money, and that public debt and money are distinct.
A lengthy note explains that July wheat in Liverpool rose from 0s per 100 pounds to 104 3d, with European buyers paying more yet freight costs absorb much of the gain. The piece argues a large US steam fleet would have boosted farmers and reduced English freight profits.
A chaotic mix of vignettes from Milford Wisconsin to Virginia politics, China women’s labor, and strange incidents. Reports include a rumor of Prussian maneuvering along the Rhine, a tale of a vice-filled campaign, odd anecdotes about a deaf dog, a jailed revolver misadventure, and dramatic notes on etiquette, dueling decline, and a Canadian revolver scare.
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