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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1867

Page

6

State Senate Debates Tariffs and Railroads Amid Legislation

The Senate discussed forbidding railroad line consolidations without legislative consent and limiting tariffs. Eastman offered a grain warehousing bill. McConnel's constitutional amendment was postponed due to illness. many local bills advanced. The House handled university location petitions and amended grand larceny limits, with committee actions and adjournment pending.

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Complimentary Banquet at Howard House in Freeport

A party of ladies and gentlemen from Rockford attended a banquet at the Howard House in Freeport on Wednesday evening. The event featured Fry's Hall decor and a Light Guard Band from Chicago, with a formal banquet for about 150 minutes and five long tables of culinary fare.

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Royal progress marred by deadly railway accident

Madrid dispatch reports the Queen and King Consort arriving from Portugal to a tragic Daimiel station accident during a royal progress to Lisbon. A reconnoitering locomotive, unseen fog, and a crowded platform caused a crush. seven dead and twenty seven survivors were injured. The Queen aided victims and donated 40 000 reals. A medical train was dispatched from Madrid.

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Beecher Warns Ticket Theory of Salvation

Rev Henry Ward Beecher denounces the idea that conversion is a mere ticket to heaven. He compares converts who rely on a single moment of awakening to travelers with a steadfast conductor check and urges true conversion as ongoing apprenticeship on the soul. He warns many live with only a hope and neglect steadfast growth in faith.

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