Tax Relief Question on Illinois Central in County
A discussion rises over seven percent of gross receipts paid to the State by the Illinois Central Railroad in lieu of taxes. The county property of the railroad is not taxed for county purposes. The debate asks if Stephenson County taxes to the State should be reduced to match the railroad’s state tax contribution. The issue invites further consideration.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Stephenson County
Hampshire County
Acqua
Richmond
Incest and polygamy target in Utah and Illinois notes
The piece condemns polygamy and urges harsher action, citing Cullom's Utah bill banning marriages within close relations and imposing penalties. It urges government enforcement, mentions Col. Taggart's testimony, and questions Brigham Young’s leadership. It also notes a convention in Illinois and support for the Champaign Industrial University.
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Chicago
Amatas Linconn
Republican Party
Cullom
United States
Col. Taggart
Internal Revenue
Utah
Brigham Young
Shaffer
Funding Bill on Senate Special Order Faces Doubts
Senator Shermans funding plan is today’s special order with potential passage, though the Administration reportedly does not expect it to become law this year. The piece questions borrowing at four percent while six percent bonds sell below par and urges debt consolidation at par to fund past obligations.
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Sherman
United States
Tax Cut Promise Sparks Westward Relief Felicitations
The piece argues for a thirty million annual tax reduction praising Western relief and citingGrant era promises. It condemns the income tax as a perjury premium and advocates abolishing it alongside other taxes. The tone is political boosterism for fiscal restraint.
Dem ocratic push to block Fifteenth Amendment ratification
The piece argues Kentucky and other states not ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment can sue in federal court to halt Secretary of State certification. It criticizes the Supreme Court and Chief Justice, labeling him a copperhead symbol, and predicts Kentucky Democrats will abandon him after using him to contest the amendment. It portrays political ruin for the party and warns the Chase reference.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Kentucky
United States Court
Washington
Secretary of State
Enquirer
Ovn
Supreme Court
Republican Party
White House
Mr Chase
Secretary of the Treasury
Chase
North
Bible Reading in Cincinnati Schools Upheld by Courts
Clergy backed by Cincinnati Catholics led to a board order banning Bible reading and hymns in public schools. An injunction blocked the ban, and a higher court made the injunction perpetual, ruling the state constitution recognizes Christianity and the Bible. The case now proceeds to the state Supreme Court.
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Cincinnati
Onis
Board of Education
Mininnati
Superior Court
B. Hagans
Bellamy Storer
Alphonso Taft
Storer
Hagans
Taft
Potter Not Earn $10,000 Year Says Report
A critical report claims Rev. Dr. Potter of New York does not receive ten thousand dollars annually and mentions Efe starves at seven thousand five hundred dollars, equating to around one hundred forty five dollars per Sunday. The remark concludes with a statement about four people receiving gospel preaching.
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Dr. Potter
New York
Efe
America
Metropolis
Democratic rift across parties and regions prompts pages to clash
The New York World attacks Tamany rulers in New York City while Illinois Democrats led by Josh Allen denounce the Chicago Times. Across the nation factions debate loyalty and press power as each side mocks opponents with sharp slogans and taunts.
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New York World
Tamany
New York City
Democracy
Illinois
Josh Allen
Chicago Times
Story
Resolutions pressed for endowment aim at state university
The Northern Illinois Horticultural Society at its Dixon meeting Jan 27 1870 adopts resolutions urging the state institution to adhere to the endowment’s leading aim of teaching agriculture and the mechanic arts, limit nonessential studies, admit women fully, and call a Bloomington convention March 2 1870 to discuss reforms and management of the Industrial University at Champaign.
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S.J. Daversa
Arthur Bryant
Lewis Einsworth
J. B. Tunner
Simpy Sarpuero
North
N Ill
Hart’s Society
N. B
Freeport
D. Davis
Industrial University At
Champaign
Illinois
Northern Illinois Horticultural Society
Dixon
Congress
Gur Dadusural University
Bloomington
Northern Thinois Horticultural Society
Court House
The Mormon Question rises at Utah inquiry
John P. Taggart testifies before Congress on Utah affairs, alleging that confirmed Mormons ignore non-revenue laws, that six Mormon-supporting assessors were removed for bias, and that Brigham Young resisted tax on church income. He cites polygamy as a core issue, discusses endowment rites, divorces, and the threat of federal troops to enforce antipolygamy legislation, while noting broader political readings and other national items.
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John P. Taggart
United States
Utah Territory
Congressional Committee
Utah
Revenue Department
Ohio
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Brigham Young
Young
Brienam Youxe
Asirep States
Joseph A. Young
Steinhouse
Clark
Brigham
Heber A. Kimball
David Candland
Zion’s
Brigham Young, Jr
Philadelphia
Quincy
Ill
Mississippi
Cullom
Illinois
House
Congress
Uta Territorial Committee
Kam Young
City
T Bureau
Mae
Revenue Bureau
Sherman
Joseph P. Bradley Nominee for Supreme Court Judge
The Advertiser profiles Joseph P. Bradley of Albany and Newark as a 66 year old lawyer and scholar chosen by President Grant for the Supreme Court. He is described as a devoted Republican, deeply learned in law and science, popular for his charitable conduct, and trusted in New Jersey political circles. The piece predicts Senate confirmation and condemns patronage influence.
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Joseph P. Bradley
President Grant
Supreme Court
Albany
N. Y
Rutger College
Newark
N. J
The
Advertiser
Bradley
New Jersey
Grant
Senate
Republicans nominate Georgia Senators for terms ending 1871 73 77
The Georgia Legislature’s Republican majority nominated Richard I L Whitely of Decatur for 1871, Col Henry P Farrow of Cass for 1873, and Foster Blodgett of Richmond for 1871 77. They were elected yesterday and credentials show election by the Legislature on July 29 1869. Blodgett and Farrow are Georgia natives with Unionist and radical reconstructionist backgrounds. Blodgett was Augusta postmaster and mayor and a Johnson impeachment trial witness. Farrow is a mountain region lawyer. Whitely’s origin is from the far southwest.
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Georgia
United States
Richard IL. Whitely
Decatur County
Col
Henry P. Farrow
Cass County
Foster Blodgett
Richmond County
Senate
Homer V
Mr. Miller
Joshua Hill
Generl Meade
Congress
Messrs
Blodgett
Farrow
Augusta
Johnson
Whitely
Judson's Mountain Herb Pills Offer Promised Relief
An advertisement extols Judson's Mountain Herb Pills as superior family medicine for headaches liver complaints indigestion and female irregularities. It claims doctors' prescriptions are inferior and urges a fair trial with a price of 25 cents.
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En Judson
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