Freeport Journal News Summary of 19th Century Events
In New York the Fisk murder case advances toward a full jury after a failed first trial. Gen John McArthur becomes Chicago Postmaster replacing Rastman. George Francis Train jailed in New York for an obscene publication. Colfax likely not editor of the New York Tribune amid failed negotiations. Matilda Fletcher the Western orator appears in Boston and New York State. Jay Gould offers Erie Railroad $9,086,000. settlements end Gould suits. Peace returns in Fisk era aftermath.
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Jay Gould
Erie Railroad Company
Gould
Jim Fisk
Legislature Pursues Sumner Over War Victory Inscriptions
Massachusetts lawmakers seek to strike from the National Army Register and from army regimental flags the inscriptions honoring Union victories in the Civil War. Senator Charles Sumner faces a political clash as the legislature weighs revising memorial records.
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Massachusetts
Sumner
National Army Register
Early Seen Likely as Senate Pro Tem in Winnebago Link
Springfield dispatch notes conviction that Hon. John Early Sr. of Winnebago county will be elected President pro tem of the Senate. It cites a House bill granting homesteads to soldiers widows and orphans, risking over 1,000,000 acres of public land. The piece urges safeguards so occupancy proves title and warns against speculation.
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Springfield
John Early
Winnebago County
Senate
House
Sumner’s vote to erase Union battles names faces party split
In the lower house the Sumner proposal to erase Union battle names from the Register and army flags drew 55 votes from Democrats. The article decries the Democratic stance as treacherous, noting only four Democrats remembered country, while Republicans denounce the plan and condemn its passage.
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Sumner
State boards asks for $1.63 million for public institutions
The State Board of Public Charities gathered in Springfield and proposes to urge the Legislature to appropriate 1,627,762 for various state controlled educational and charitable institutions. The request includes 120,000 for Jackson ville Hospital for the Insane. It seeks 114,000 for the three institutions for idiots deaf and blind, 52,000 for the Orphans' Home, 110,000 for the eye and ear infirmary as well as Northern and Southern Fugene Asylums, 1,053 for the State or School and Normal Schools, totaling 404,295 for maintenance of twelve institutions. An additional 714,095 is sought to complete building work and 143,200 designated as inexpedient by the Commissioners.
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State Board of Public Charities
Springfield
Jacksonville
Tome
Fuggne
State Ofer School
Normal Schools
State Prison Declared Self Supporting After Years of Effort
Warden and Comptrollers report to the Governor that for two years ending Nov 30, 1872, receipts exceeded expenses by 25,954.00. The document itemizes disbursements including labor and machinery, notes profits from leased convict labor, and mentions permanent improvements and no appropriations requested for the Legislature. The commissioners back the Warden's discipline and the lease system.
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Mormons Move Toward Palestine Aims and Reactions
A late 19th century editorial urges Brigham Young and Mormon leaders to relocate the Church of Latter Day Saints toward Palestine, arguing the move would shield the church from Gentile opposition and justify new dispensations. It endorses relocation, condemns Tribune disputes over Greeley will, and critiques sensationalism and monetization of Greeley’s legacy.
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Church of Latter-Day
Brigham
Palestine
Land of
Judea
Uncle Sam
Holy Land
Liabilities of Cities Defy Accident Insurance View
The Supreme Court ruling from this state rejects city liability for every accident within its bounds. A 1870 Centralia sidewalk fire damage and a pedestrian’s injury showed that if reasonable care is taken and an alternate safe path exists, a city isn’t liable. A citizen who knowingly risks a defective sidewalk bears the risk.
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Supreme Court
Centralia
Quincy
McArthur named Chicago postmaster amid civil service row
Washington reports the President appoints General John McArthur as Chicago Postmaster on Senator Logan and Representative Farwell's recommendation. Civil service reformers celebrate a claimed victory. Parallel items note Logan Farwell influence, Colfax talks, and various nominations and political moves across Ohio Indiana Illinois and Washington with court, treasury, and territorial education matters.
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Washtot
Chicago
McArthur
Senator Logan
Farwell
Eastman
Squires
Messra Logan
Young Men's Christian Association
Ohio River
Messrs
Boutwell
Cook
Ways and Means
Senate
House
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
McComb
James Brooks
Brooks
James Fisk
Louisiana Railroad
Brooke
Credit Mobilier
E. B. Washburn
Legation
Paris
Frank Moore
Foster
Indiana Central Republican Committee
Switzerland
Evansville
Washington
John McArthur
Colonel Hastman
Logan
Colfax
New York Tribune
Orton
New York
George William Curtis
Tinegar
United States
Tilinos
Jon McArtour
Iliza Sellers
Pekin
Ill
Levi T. Cheever
Delevan
St. Francis M. Trith
Farmer City
Bentwell
Treasury
Treasury Department
Louisiana
Williams
The
Tribune
Mullett
St. Louis
Winona and
St. Peter
Minnesota
Committee On Public Lands
Supreme Court
Bradley
New Orleans
Durrel
Jesse
Marshal Sharpe
Covington
McCormick
Coyett
Territories
District of Columbia
Speech of Judge Hinds at the Court House Dedication
Judge Hinds delivered a long commemorative address at the dedication of the new Stephenson County Court House. He praised the building committee for prudent planning, highlighted cost efficiency, and urged care for the structure as a public trust. He recalled the old courthouse’s endurance and the town’s path from opposition to completion.
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Court House
Hinds
Stephenson County
Bailey
Naramore
Board of Supervisors
Wilcoxon
Opera House
Freeport
Sheldon
Nineteenth Annual Northwest Teachers Meet in Springfield
The nineteenth annual session of the Minnesota State Teachers Association will be held in Springfield on December 26 and 27. The published programme is unusually interesting. The welcome address will be delivered by Governor Palmer. Spurgeon says he is coming to America after judgment day, but may miscalculate and end up in a different country with warm receptions.
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John Swanzey
Ridott
John Swanzy
John Burrell
Freeport
Burrell
Sabin
Loran
Court House
Hoe
E. E. Myers
Hsg
Springfield
Detroit
Mich
C. H. Rosenstiel
Silver Creek
S. K. Fisher
Waddams
Old Court House
Bridge Street
Chicago
Board of Supervisors
Stephenson County
Ira Babcock
Mi+nois State Teachers’ Association
Gov. Palmer
Spurgeon
America
William Kellogg Dies in Peoria Deeply Esteemed Settler
The Honorable William Kellogg died in Peoria last Friday. He was an early Illinois settler, widely known and highly esteemed.
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William Kellogg
Peoria
Illinois
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