Indictments and political clashes fill Freeport bulletin
Jan 17 1872 Freeport Journal notes Stokes indicted for murder in Fisk case after debts settle Fisk estate under $100000. Legislature debates revenue bill. Congress forms five member committee on New Orleans troubles. Supreme Court upholds Legal Tender Act. Mace challenges world to fight for 2000 a side. Civil Service bill faces opposition led by Carpenter. Gillett, famed steel pen maker, is dead. Persian famine worsens with depopulation and failed relief. Colfax may seek renomination, Grant Colfax ticket praised by some. Macr ace Greeley shifts to letters seeking Democratic candidates. Haynes who saved 200 women and children dies in Wisconsin. Woman’s rights seen in South Bend hog butchering feat. Governor Palmer’s crackdown on indictments looms. Dr Tolland to discuss Social Undertow at Wilcoxon Opera House.
Nomination of W B Alison for U S Senator seat
The Republican Legislative Caucus of Town nominates Hon W B Alison to succeed James Harlan whose term ends March 4 1878 Harlan won 42 of 120 votes and the election is set for the current week The Sheridan Mason affair triggers Palmer letter questions with the New York Tribune suggesting Palmer did write the letter but not denying the claim
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Sherman House to be rebuilt as premier Chicago hotel
Contracts awarded for the Sherman House rebuild in Chicago promise a magnitic scale far surpassing any local motel. The seven story basement structure will span 160 feet on Clark Street and 181 on Randolph and feature queue architecture. Trustees oppose Clark Street horse car tracks fearing impact on property value.
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Notice in Rome New Hampshire About Money Request
Fragments describe a notice printed in colored inks on cardboard in a business place in Rome New Hampshire. The text implies a demand for money or valuables with dialect questions about having “pecunigs” and a taunting tone. The readable portion is incomplete and informal.
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Rome
Remarks of Thos. Fr. Turner on the Liquor BILI
Thos J Turner spoke during Ohio Temperance Law debate. He praised the bill for state licensed traffic under municipal control and argued it would reduce state crime in ten years. He warned amendments could endanger passage and said the law would not stop liquor purchases but would curb trafficking.
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Ohio
Uon. Thos
Illinois Liquor Law Becomes Effective July First
Governor Palmer approved the temperance bill, now law in Illinois, taking effect July 1. Licensed sellers must post $8,000 bonds and may be sued for damages from drunkenness. It becomes unlawful to sell to minors or intoxicated persons. Both seller and premises owner liable under the act. The penalties are stringent.
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Congress rejects repeal of income tax for 1871
The lower house last week rejected the proposition to repeal the income tax due for 1871. It is believed a bill will be introduced to repeal the income tax from January 1 1872.
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Congress
One Term Resolution Passes Illinois House Vote
The One Term Resolution received only ten Republican votes with 129 of 179 members present when it passed in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Illinois
House of Representatives
Clergyman Meets Barnum After Health Check in Jest
An Episcopal clergyman greeted Barnum after asking about his health both physical and spiritual. The clergyman said, I always liked you and trust we shall meet in heaven. Barnum replied with a twinkling eye I have no doubt we shall if there are.
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Stokes tied to Fisk feud and refinery disputes loom
The article traces Edwin 8. Stokes, once linked to Colonel Fisk, amid oil ref ining stock tensions with Erie Ring. It notes Stokes’ quarrel over returns, a bank draw dispute, and Stokes’ revenge suit, alongside a sharp quote on Grant from the New York Evening Post and Kate Stanton’s marriage lecture remarks.
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Stokes
Fisk
Brooklyn Oil Refining Co
Erie Ring
W. A. Byers
Mrs. Mansfield
Jfisk
Washington Convenes Over Cuban Question and European Fronts
The House and Senate foreign affairs chairs met with the Secretary of State as Spain seeks to calm tensions, while German factions back the Administration against Schurz. Jay Cooke testified on European loan syndicates and interest payments abroad, with further inquiries planned. Debates on a one term presidency and Civil Service rules continue amid opposition from some Democrats. Treasury and State deficiencies are tallied, and coal, salt, and pig iron duties face repeal petitions nationwide.
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Republican National Convention to Meet in Philadelphia
The Republican National Convention will be held in Philadelphia on Wednesday June 5th. Major party gathering will elect nominees and set campaign platform amid expected nationwide attention and political activity.
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Judge Williams Letter to Governor Palmer
Judge Williams sends a formal letter to Governor Palmer outlining concerns or recommendations. The communication appears in the paper as a statutory exchange affecting public affairs, suggesting legal or administrative implications for state governance. The document format reflects official correspondence between judicial and executive branches.
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Clerks Wanted in London at Low Wages Sparked by Applicants
A London tradesman advertised for a clerk at eighteen shillings a week, less than two hundred dollars yearly, drawing three hundred applications including five Masters of Arts and numerous college graduates with foreign language skills. The piece argues Americans struggle to secure livelihoods and suggests drains and labor costs.
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Earnings of the Hinois Central Railroad Company
The semi annual report covers May 1 to Oct 31, 1871 showing gross earnings of 3,095,050.70 with 351,687.62 state tax paid. Springfield and Hainois Southeastern Car Company Incorporation filed with capital stock 200,000. Ex Governor Matteson recovering from broken ribs. Rumor of small pox among Wallon’s clerks denied. no symptoms among staff.
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Hinois Central Railroad Company
Neale
Sapsveen Sage Rertvenesaens Privy
Springfield and Hainois Southeastern Car Company
Matteson
Substitute for Senate Bill 203 in Illinois temperance law
A substituted bill by Mr Maassenberg proposes licensing and bonding for liquor sales in Illinois, with fines and jail terms for vendors who sell to minors or intoxicated persons. Remarks criticize the Senate bill as corrupt and proclaims a stricter approach, emphasizing penalties, license voidance after repeated offenses, and protections for families.
Legislature Debates Damages and Whisky Legislation Substitutes
The speaker urges damages of three thousand dollars and revoke licenses, arguing the Senate bill’s aims while proposing a substitute. He moves to print 400 copies, seek committee progress, and have both bills laid on members’ desks for joint consideration. The exchange hints at broader attempts to curb alcohol sales and delay action.
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Friends of the
Senate
Mamberg
Ohio Law Passes After Heated Debate by Legislature
After two days of debate the bill to curb intoxicating liquors passed the house 109 to 48 and the senate 86 to 4. With the governor’s signature it becomes law on the first day of July. The vote tallies list many lawmakers across parties, with 1103 noted in the records and a large group absent or unable to vote.
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House
Senate
Yeas
How to go West in the Burlington Route
A historic notice promotes the Burlington Route as the best way to reach Iowa Nebraska California and western territories. It highlights low rates ample connections from Burlington to Omaha Lincoln St Joseph Atchison Beaverdam Kansas City and links with the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific. Free pamphlet with map and information offered by General Passenger Agent at Burn Iowa. A grand event and multiple new items to be announced in the issue.
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Teachers Institute at Orangeville to Begin in January
A Teachers Institute will be held in Orangeville beginning in January. The event aims to organize and preserve teachers in the northern part of the county under the leadership of County Superintendent Covaly Sut.
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