Prepaying Postage for Out of County Subscriptions
The Freeport Journal explains a new postage rule effective January 1 1875 requiring prepaid postage for papers sent outside Stephenson County. It notes the paper will not prepay for subscribers outside the county who do not pay in advance, aiming to keep all readers up to date while preserving due payments. Additional items include notices on the Feening Mail suspension, King Kalakaua’s Washington visit, Chicago hogs, Longstreet’s illness, a compulsory education bill in Ohio, Peoria horticultural convention, Argentine rebellion amnesty, Marsh harvester suit in Des Moines, Bishop Potter chosen for Iowa, Don A. Yarde appointed for Louisiana, and Pomeroy murder verdict with mercy recommendation.
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Stephenson County
King Kalakaua's Chicago Arrival Marred by Illness
On arrival in Chicago King Kalakaua was seized by biliousness and could not exit his car, disappointing a crowd of Chicagoans who had gathered to greet him.
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Kalakaua
Chicago
Poland Press Gag Law Fails In House Debate
Representative Phelps proposed to reveal what has been termed the Poland Press Gag law but the bill failed as the House refused to suspend the rules. A decided majority opposed passage.
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Phelps
Poland
State Board to Hear Haineis Fair Setup at January Session
The Haineis State Fair will be set up again at the January meeting of the State Board of Agriculture in Springfield. A number of cities, 148 understood, have already entered the list including Springfield Peoria Decatur and Quincy.
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Haineis
State Board of Agriculture
Springfield
Peoria
Decatur
Quincy
Earthquake Shocks Reported Across New York Network
A New York dispatch dated the 11th notes a distinct earthquake shock felt at 10:30 PM on the 10th. The tremor was reported along the Hudson and up the Karlen river, reaching Stamford Connecticut where homes were awakened and items broken. The report suggests the event is unsettling nearby residents.
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New York
Hudson
Karlen River
Stareford
Conn
African traveler’s effects valued under seven thousand eight hundred
The total value of the Tate Dr. Livingston’s effects is stated as under $7,800. The renowned traveler is described as pecuniarily alarming and is urged to have stayed at home to avoid potential death as a millionaire.
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Tate
Dr. Livingston
New Orleans unrest and wage cuts loom in era of 1874
A Washington dispatch dated the 14th reports Attorney General Williams alerted by telegraph that White Leaguers in New Orleans parade and seem ready for another outbreak. Meanwhile NYC firms plan wage reductions on January 1 after a year with little income, reflecting broader economic strain as 1874 ends.
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New Orleans
Washington
Williams
New York
Proctor Libel Suit Settled After Referee Hearing
Edna Dean Proctor's libel case against Francis D. Moulton was settled last week after a referee. Moulton admitted he had no personal knowledge of the truth of the publication and paid all costs of the suit.
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Edna Dean Proctor
Francis D. Moulton
Moulton
Storey Sued Again for 25000 Dollars in Trespass Case
W F Storey of the Chicago Times is again sued by Jacob Oberholser and Samuel Keefer in an action in trespass on the case. Damages are set at 25000 dollars. If a good and sufficient Storey is told and supported, he may have to shell out.
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W. F. Storey
The
Chicago Times
Jacob Oberholser
Samuel Keefer
Storey
Society denies Des Moines man as tract society agent
The American Tract Society of New York denounces James L Stevens appealing from Des Moines Iowa for Nebraska relief as a fraud. The society says they have no such agent and urges donations go to regular relief agents instead.
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American Tract Society
New York
James L. Stevens
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
The
Re interment of 17 Confederate soldiers at Grace Churchyard
Between 10 and 11 o'clock that Friday a large crowd witnessed the re interment in Grace Churchyard near Silver Springs of the remains of 17 Confederate soldiers killed in the attack on Washington near Fort Bunker Hill in July 1864. Bishop Pinckney read a poem and General Philip Coke, who commanded in that engagement, delivered an address.
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Grace Churchyard
Silver Springs
Washington
Fort Bunker Hill
Bishop Pinckney
Philip Coke
Grant Opens Door to Severe Action Over White Leaguers
In an interview with Representative Sheldon last Friday, President Grant discussed Louisiana affairs. He said it was not advisable to take further precautionary steps to prevent White Leaguers from trampling the laws, but warned that if violence resumed he would employ extreme measures and punish the ringleaders severely.
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Representative Sheldon
Grant
Louisiana
Illinois welfare institutions report pupil and patient totals
The Chicago Journal notes 341 pupils at the Illinois State Institution for the education of deaf mutes, 474 insane patients under treatment at the Illinois State Hospital for the insane in Jacksonville, and 108 inmates at the State Institution for feeble minded.
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The
Chicago Journal
Illinois State Institution
Illinois State Hospital For
Jacksonville
State
Bill to aid grasshopper devastations settlers in four states
A bill was reported to Congress by Mr Orr from the Public Lands Committee. It grants homestead and pre-emption settlers in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and Kansas whose crops were ruined by grasshoppers in 1874 permission to abandon their lands until May 1876 without prejudice to their rights. The measure passed and brings relief to sufferers and supporters here.
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Congress
Orr
Committee On Public Lands
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Two Burglars Shot Near Brooklyn Over Child Kidnap Clue
William Mesher and Joseph Douglass were shot near Brooklyn on Sunday night. Douglass, dying, said Mesher knew all about Charley Ross, the Philadelphia kidnapped child. Mesher had lived on Monroe Street near Second Street in Philadelphia and owned a horse and carriage. If punishment could reveal the child's whereabouts, proponents say act harshly.
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William Mesher
Joseph Douglass
Brooklyn
Long Island
Douglass
Mesher
Charley Ross
Philadelphia
Monroe Street
Second
Prophetic forecast of looming European unrest
A Chicago Journal piece credits a prophet with forecasting a brewing European storm. It notes Germany's Alsace Lorraine weakness, France arming for revenge after Sedan, Russia's volatile discontent, Italy torn between progress and reaction, and England seeking safe gains. The piece concludes such prophecies rarely prove accurate but warns of dark clouds over Europe.
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Chicago Journal
Europe
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Sedan
Russia
Italy
England
Debate Over 8.65 Convertible Bonds in House
The 16th Congress debated a bill authorizing 8.65 convertible bonds amid a move to bar greenbacks as legal tender after July 1, 1875. Dawes and Garfield opposed, urging a return to honest payments and criticizing the currency policy's impact on wages and purchasing power. Smith favored specie payments but warned against excess expansion, proposing a $1,000 minimum bond. The committee rose without action.
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House of Representatives
House
Tyner
Willard
Vermont
Dawes
Ohio
Garfield
Congress
Republican Party
Phelps
Smith
New York
Finance bills unlikely this session amid Senate split
Washington December 18 Congress faces a divided finance debate with no coalition likely to back a substantial bill this session. Senator Sherman notes no indication of a compromise bill, while a few support Bristol’s bond plan without legal tender repeal. The Kelly plan appears weakened as funding bills advance to adjourn by December 22, with Civil Rights legislation feared to be shelved and left to die after the holidays.
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Chicago Tribune
Washineron
D. C
Finance
Sherman
Senate Caucus
Bristow
William D. Kelly
House
New York Times Editorial on Civil Rights Bill
The New York Times editorial argues against renewing the supplementary Civil Rights bill as superfluous and harmful. It says the measure cannot aid black Americans or strengthen the Republican hold, and would delay white South civic realignment toward a unified national interest.
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New York Times
South
Butler
Trial notes and Venus transit dispatches from foreign posts
The report covers Count Von Arnim's illness during trial in Lonpoy and notes a letter to Von Bulow while witnesses discuss missing documents. It also includes Cairo transit observations for Venus, Buenos Ayres amnesty proclamation, and a Peru Cajamarca outbreak with the cashier’s misappropriation.
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Louvon
Count von Arenim
von Bulow
Foreign Office
Scheran
Paris
Baron Holstein
Prince Hohenlohe
Dockhorn
Berlin
Count von Arnim
Dr. Dockhorn
Aid for Nebraska Grasshopper Sufferers Report from Stephenson County
A correspondent from Wappaus Center in Stephenson County recounts a grasshopper disaster relief effort for Nebraska settlers. He describes collecting wheat, cash, and comfort items, securing free milling from a Lena mill, and arranging shipment by rail, with local donors including an elderly man, his wife, and others contributing funds and wheat. The tale ends with a stop at the Second National Bank in Freeport as contributions are tallied.
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Wappaus Center
Stephenson Co
Tin
Borrors Fregport Journal
Nebraska
J. D
Hamilton Co
Neb
Daller
Lena
Illinois Central Railroad
Stahl
Curtin
Cedarville
Second National Bank
Freeport
Transit of Venus Observed Amid Clouds and Progress Report
Dispatches from Nagasaki and Vladivostok detail the American expedition observing the transit of Venus. Despite heavy clouds, measurements of cusps, micrometer distances, sun edges, and Venus rims were taken. about sixty photos captured. Telegraphs confirm longitude differences set with Vladivostok and partial success at Hobart Town. observations also reported from Hobartstown London and India China Japan.
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Loxvox
Davidson
Nagasaki
Japan
Nacasaxt
Venus
Vladivostok
New York
Harkness
United States Naval Observatory
Hogartstown
Tasmania
London
Hobartstown
Adelaide
Melbourne
Australia
India
China
Swindle Warning From Illinois Granger Agent
S J Frew, state purchasing agent for Illinois Grangers, exposes Harris Bros of Boston claiming Montreal roots selling Singer sewing machines to farmers at 30 dollars. They push O O D terms with half payment upfront. Authorities in Boston label them swindlers. Frew urges West papers to warn and block their scheme.
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S. J. Frew
Grangers
Illinois
Boston
Mays
Montreal
Harris Bros
Singer
Farmers’ Clubs
West
Keeping Mum on Democratic Policy for 1876
The Democratic papers have avoided signaling future party policy after the elections. They withhold finances and Southern strategy, planning to reveal nothing until early 1876. The piece questions whether silence serves the country and urges Democrats to present their plans.
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New York Times
Congress
A Man Educated By Youthful Training
A quotation attributed to Hurley emphasizes true education as physical discipline. It defines education as training the body to be the ready servant of the will, performing with ease all mechanical work it can do. The remark frames education as shaping bodily discipline from youth.
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Hurley
Week of Prayer Program by Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance of the United States outlines a Week of Prayer from January 4 with daily objects. Topics include thanksgiving, national affairs, civil government, religious liberty, missionary aims, and revival, culminating in an evening meeting with ministerial addresses and closing exercises.
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The
Evangelical Alliance of the
Proctor v Moulton Libel Suit Settled by Arbitration
Brooklyn Eagle reports the libel case between Mills Proctor and Mr Moulton settled by arbitration. Terms require Moulton to apologize, admit lack of knowledge against Proctor, cover both sides costs totaling about 4875 dollars, and Proctor to seek no damages beyond vindication of character.
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MN. Y
Brooklyn Eagle
Proctor
Miss Proctor
Climar
Fullerton
Tracy & Co
Benjamin F. Silliman
Moulton
Asay
Deplorable Pittsburg Iron Mills Closure Cripples Jobs
Pittsburg faces a dire crisis as eight hundred furnaces go dark and about twenty thousand workers lose livelihoods The Pittsburg Commercial notes the closure leaves many families unable to buy bread while a leading iron maker estimates up to four thousand directly affected The downturn stems from the stoppage of iron production and a loss of daily $150,000 in offers within the industry
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Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Gatton
Milwaukes man Gerritt Nolden missing and murder suspected
Gerritt Nolden of Milwaukee aged 70, father in law of Charles Strong, vanished Thursday night. His body found on Fifth Avenue. He had been seen at a saloon last, then transported home as he weakened. Police and coroner to investigate possible robbery and murder of $200.
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Gerritt Nolden
Milwaukes
Charles Strong
Chicago Newspa? Union
Fifth
Milwaukee
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Sandwich Islands
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Grace Sharch
New York City
Diocese of
Davenport
Don A. Yarde
United States
Durell
J. R. Beckwith
Jesse Pomeroy
Mercy
Foreign News
Buenos Ayres
Barwin
Ecumenical Council
Shanghai
Peru
Panawa
Cajamarca
L. W. Guiteau
Mesara
Emmert & Burrell
Jonn Boynton
Acai Itnth Angel
Asia
Tome
Perth
Mills Proctor
Mr. Moulton
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