Re-Apportionment and Lottery Controversy in Illinois
The article notes Col Payne’s census based apportionment bills aiming to shift fourteen Congressmen and a majority of Senate seats to Republicans, detailing Stephenson county’s 1865 population and 1866 majorities across districts. It condemns lottery schemes, cites the Opera House raffle as gambling, and questions Tribune influence and hush money allegations amid political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Take County
Steyne
Stephenson County
Lake, McHenry
Boone
Winnebago
de Kalb
Kane
Jo Daviess
Carroll
Ogle
Carroll County
Opera House
Art Association
Crosby
Tribune
Tridune
Outrage in Texas Spurs Reconstruction Debate
The piece recounts Captain Tremble, once with a Illinois regiment, driven from Bowie County Texas after Union support. He returned with 20 U.S. Cavalry to rescue his family as rebels attacked his household, freedmen were paraded, his wife died from mistreatment, and Tremble lay near death from wounds. The text urges readers to ponder loyalty and rights in the Reconstruction era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Johnson
Union
Gorth
Tremble
Illinois
Bowie Co
New Orleans
U.S
Arkansas
United States
Crosby Opera House Lottery Sparks Public Debate
The Chicago Tribune editorial laments a Washington street lottery tied to the Crosby Opera House venture. It notes many engaged citizens risked money and influence, warns of illegal gambling and moral harm, and urges accountability for promoters and participants alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Crosby Opera House
Tribune
Washington Street
United States
Short Cut Proposed for State Constitutional Convention
A legislative resolution by Mr. Bailey proposes a rapid path to a State Constitutional Convention. It would have two thirds of both House branches urge a convention, require immediate resignations of all representatives, demand a governor ordered special election, and set timelines aiming for a convention by early July. The note concludes the plan is practicable if all House members resign and Judiciary approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Committee On Judiciary
Bailey
Stephenson
State of
Hingis
General Assembly
Cieneral Assembly
House of Representatives
House Representatives
Lake Michigan
Egypt
Mississippi
Chicago
Jordan Railway
Union
Illinois
Louis
Springfield
Convention to Amend the Constitution Urged by Springfield Journal
The Springfield Journal states there is no disagreement on the urgent need for a constitutional convention to amend the Constitution, asserting broad consensus on addressing pressing reform. The piece emphasizes unity among policymakers on this constitutional remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld Journal
Belvidere News Roundup from January 1867
Correspondent Bantry reports on Belvidere church construction and an 80,000 dollar Romanesque First Baptist edifice planned for 1868, a 160 foot spire, 130 pews, contractor Morris of Belvidere, and designer Boyington of Chicago. He notes Kishwaukee river railroad bridge completion with trains pending, an intended iron bridge to replace unsafe timber, religious revivals in Baptist and Methodist congregations, baptisms planned, and a Northwestern newspaper launch delayed by illness, with a target around January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Journal
Belvidere
Illinois
First Baptist
Hr- Ram Morris
W W. Boyington
Chicago
Kishwaukee River
Beloit
Freeport
1St Baptist
1St Methodist
Baptist Church
Bantry
Western Patents and Chicago’s Growth Reflections
A listing of United States Patents issued for the week ending Jan 15 1867 with inventors across Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. The piece closes with a satirical Chicago booster view noting the city’s rapid growth and political clout and urging state lawmakers to address broader state needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Patent Office
Freeport Evening Journal
G. L. Chapin
Patents
Chicago
Illinois
J. M.christon
Joliet
Iinois
Orson Calvin
Belvidere
J. R. Fish
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Burton Gifford
Pedee
C. F. Smith
Orangeville
Ilinois
Silas M. Whiting
Galesburg
Peter Myers
Newton
J.C. Packard
H. Palmer
Rockford
R. R. Patterson
Rheinee
L. H. Wolf
Detroit
Michigan
Sidney Parker
Huntington
Byron
H. P. Jones
Davenport
Iowa
A. C. Kasson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
M. C. Kilgore
Washington
Henry Martin
L. J. McCormack
L. Erpelding
S. Mills
Madison
C. D. Brown
Sterling
Francis Brown
Peoria
Linois
John W. Buttrick
Warmington
John Hindmarsh
Henry
Thlinois
A Horr and the Indianapolis Hotel Clerk Ploy
A long circulated tale recounts a returned manor, his wife, and a hotel clerk who exposes a wife’s past visits with different men. The tale spreads through multiple towns, with further notes on oil law aims, a Concord NH veteran death, and a river incident involving a Western Union worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ioosier
Howard Tribune
Chicago Journalistic Insight
Chicago is described as an enterprising city located at the junction of its namesake creek, highlighting its geographic position and civic character.
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Howrtal
Western Patents
Oil Refiners’ Association
Pittsburgh
Samuel Herbert
Concord
N. H
Western Union
Sorie
Racine Journal
H. Lotland
Buffalo
Lofland
Afesentine Journal
T. C. Moore
Louisiana
Crovenor Moore
First Congregational Church
Er van Wagner
Harry Cilispie
Harry’s
Wilcox
Taylorville
Long
Ennis
Pane Orient
South Carolina
Evening Journal
William Nevans
West
Crosby's Opera House
Northwest
Arthur Livingston
Peoria County
Orange Prairie
Radnor Township
Peoria Democrat
Buda
Breaksman
Princeton Republican
Thorpe
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