Farmers meet at Freeport to press rail reform
A large Fifth District assembly in Freeport convened to protest railroad monopolies and push for state action. Delegates debated freight rates and urged Governor Beveridge to appoint farm-friendly railroad and warehouse commissioners. Speakers urged unity, enforcement of laws, and broader political realignment toward a farmers party.
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S. H. McCreas
Cook County
John Stillwell
Livingston
W. H. Robinson
Wayne County
Senate
W. P. Naramore
Stephenson
Bonham
Chicago Evening Journal
Stillwell
Dame
Prof. Pinckney
McCrea
Beveridge
John H. Addams
Jere Pattison
Armour
Carroll
John Hf. Addams
Richard P. Morgan
Patterson
Whiteside
Bushnell
Committee On
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
D. N. Foster
Inter Ocean
Fifth Congressional District
Brewster House
Freeport
D. W. Dame
Ian
James Shaw
Carroll County
Springfield
Shaw
Morgan
Flagg
C. C. Buell
House
Ito
Supreme Court of the United States
Dred Scott
Mr. Andrews
M. Simmons
Jo Daviess
N. Phillips
J. B. Porter
Robert MccNiell
John Grant
Ogle
Wuerras
State Senate
KR. P. Morgan
W. C. Flagg
Sing Die
Beggars in Dubuque Display Plakards for Donations
In Dubuque a group of beggars wear placards on their breasts bearing a mocked pledge that large bills are cheerfully exchanged for all donations over ten cents. The scene reflects local street theater and raises questions about charity norms and public commerce in the downtown area.
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Dubuque
American company secures Samana lease and dominican rights
A group of American capitalists has secured a perpetual lease of Samana Bay and peninsula from the Dominican government. Possession was taken at the start of the year, with the purchase money paid in gold. The deal grants the company near autonomous powers including a flag, police, revenue officers, railroads, vessels, and tax collection, with disputes to be arbitrated by European powers. Capital is $20,000,000. Pacific Mail Steamship Co. will run regular steamers between New York and Samana Bay.
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D. W. Dame
Carroll
Chicago
New York
Lanark
Freeport
Tom Scott
Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Congress
D. N. Foster
Whiteside County
Samana
San Domingo
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
New York City
Samana Bay
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Davy Piet
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J. H. Bowen
H. M. Benjamin
Dawe
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Hamilton Spencer
Esa
Chicago and Alton
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R. M. Bexgauin
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Chicago Evening Post
Clinton C. Burun
A. Nase
J. G. Losner
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W. Williams
M.Z. Landon
A. B. Hostetter
Lichty
D. McKay
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V. Armour
D. L. Andrus
Belding
Daniel Belding
Martin Belding
S. H. Gardner
C. Hageman
W. BE. Johnson
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Geo. May
C. Miller
C. Lem Ingway
IH. Hallett
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C. H. Rood
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J. W. Grant
A. B. Chase
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H. Leonard
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F. W. Button
Orville Bailey
C. I’. Bung
B. Whitney
John Zoltinger
Dan, Piper
L. Moore
R. Marshall
A. Schecter
M. Lyster
J. P. Miller
D. Fridley
John Thomas
J. F. Coe
D. John
T. Shulzey
Bressler
J. AH. Simonson
R McNiell
O. E. Fanning
J. A. Patterson
J. P. Furray
H. Sox
S. J. Baird
J. A. Jacobs
A. Golder
D. Miller
E. V. Lapham
J. Daviess County
Michael Simmons
G. N. Townsend
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Jos. Vipond
Brad Way
Lier
A. P. Kane
S. 8. Brown
R. Barrett
Fred, Chetlain
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F. Marsden
R. S. Norris
J. H. Hinds
Omer Graves
J. H. Carr
I. Graves
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Illinois
Ilinois
Witten
Committee On Finance
Jephenson
Farmers’ Party
Jo Daviess County
Committee On Permanent Organization
Ion
D. J. Pinckney
Brown
John N. Addams
Monroe Bailey
David Miller
B. Hostetter
S. J. Beard
Robt. McNiel
Board of Supervisors
Stephenson County
Volney Armour, Esq
Porter
McCoy
General Assembly
West
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Seaboard
Interior
McLean County
S. Lichty
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