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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1874
Page
2
Freeport journal notes Ponca Nebraska discovers a seven foot vein of black diamonds. Reports also cover Maryland hemp matinees, political trials in Keokuk, Canadian ministerial victory, Edwin Booth bankruptcy petition, and various local meetings. It notes Ashantee war end and Ohio liquor lawsuits amid a busy February 11 1874 update.
The bodies were sent to Philadelphia for dissection under medical commissioners from the city. Widows conditioned the autopsy to avoid unnecessary mutilation. The medical fraternity awaits the commissioners report.
A Chicago petition seeks Governor Beveridge to commute rafferty's murder sentence to life imprisonment. Ohio women push a new solution to the woman Question amid saloon exploits. A freight classification reform affects New York to West routes with uniform rates for high and low priced goods. British election results favor Conservatives, with Irish Home Rulers gaining. fate of Gladstone's ministry remains undecided.
A monument to Colonel Elleworth the Chicago zouave, first Union casualty at Alexandria in 1861, will be dedicated in Mechanicsville New York on May 27 his native place. A mass meeting at Odin Illinois considered southern penitentiary location with resolutions and delegates to Springfield to organize a State Prison Reform Association. A satirical Washington Star note mocks congressional access by pie stands and elevating railways. Kansas Senator Harvey affirms Republican loyalty while supporting farmer interests. New Hampshire Republican candidate McCutchins echoes party unity.
The Bulletin defends its notice on a February 5th to 12th meeting date error caused by misreading a notice from D. W. Dame. It explains multiple papers, including Clinton and Giles, misreported the date and cites the second meeting as the source of confusion. The piece notes no postponement and laments the "paltry trick" label.
A Sanford Maine woman who left Lowell twenty one years ago forgot a $175 deposit at the Lowell Institution for Savings. The treasurer reports a $785.05 balance awaiting the owner, who recently inquired about the funds. The case highlights long forgotten savings.
Farmers from across the county gather at the court house after a date mix up delays speakers. J. A. Patterson presides, Jere Pattison elected president, and Prof. D. J. Pinckney urges action against monopolies and for fair prices, free trade, and honest government. Smith stresses farmer unity beyond party lines and condemns corruption and tariffs while calling for bold reform.
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