Judicial Convention Proposed for Thirteenth Circuit
Freeport editorials report a July 24 1877 convention at the Opera House Freeport to nominate a circuit judge. Delegates totaling five from Jo Daviess Stephenson Winnebago Ogle Carroll Whiteside and Lee will be chosen locally ahead of the meeting. The plan includes county committees selecting delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Jo Daviess, Stephenson
Winnebago
Oxia
Carroll, Whiteside and
Lee
Opera House
Freeport
W. R. Rowzny
Jo Daviess Co
B. P. Banton
Stephenson Co
K. F. Crawtonp
Winnebago Co
Stephenson County
Messrs. Barton & Barnum
State of
Illinois
E. P. Barton
Riots Mar Montreal Orange Boyne Anniversary
In Montreal the Orangemen abandoned a planned procession and a Boyne anniversary observance led to deadly riots. Two men died, including Thomas Lett Hacket and later Boone, with several others injured. Hacket’s funeral on Monday drew a large Orangemen turnout, while overall details remain unsettled as Sunday’s events unfold.
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Montreal
Battle of the Boyne
Orangemen
Dou
Thomas Lett Hacket
McKillop
Boone
Trackett
Gree
Amer
Bsat
Galena interests oppose new rail line to Freeport
The Budget accuses Galena bankers of plotting to block a narrow gauge road to Freeport while defending the paper’s own stake. It recounts a January plan, notes ownership of land in Winslore, Stephenson County, and explains the journal’s position against rumored double dealing. The piece argues the railroad would benefit local property values and urges public support.
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Bulletin, Budget and Herald
Galena Ring
Ita
Gaena
Breaport
Galena
Galena Capital
Freeport
Bulletin and Herald
D. Atkins
General Atkins
Winslore
Stephenson County
Mwaddie
Baldwith
Orangeman's Anniversary Riots Demand Civic Decorum
A reprinted historical voice denounces annual violence on July 12 tied to the Battle of the Boyne. It urges governments to ban or regulate Orange and Green parades, noting religious and national tensions have faded while folly remains. Citizens should demand respect for lawful order or end such displays.
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the Boyne
Ireland
William
Princes of Orange
James II
James
Donnybrook Fair
The
Boyne
Narrow Gauge Railroad Planned To Reach Pecatonica
Prospects grow that a narrow gauge line will be built up the Pecatonica from Freeport, linking northern county residents with the wider world. The saying blessings brighten as they vanish is invoked to mark the moment.
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Pecatonica
Freeport
President's decision on National Republican Committee members
Washington dispatch reports the President may let officeholders who sit on the National Committee keep their roles, sparking adminstration debate. McCormick says the matter became public accidentally and that the policy remains optional for him, while Republicans argue the policy lacks consistency and may force a reversal.
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National Republican Committee
Evening Journal
WasnineTon
Republican National Committee
Filley
Secretetary McCormick
McCormick
Brigham Young's Crimes in Springfield Testimony
Capt John Tobin former California and Missouri resident now in Springfield will testify for District Attorney Stoward on Brigham Young's alleged ties to a Gentile massacre. Tobin details Young’s influence over Mormon emigrants, militia roles, and a Califormia trip thwarted by anti Mormon riders, with a later ambush at night and a mail wagon rescue. Tobin claims documentary evidence of plot against the Government and Gentiles.
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Springfield
Ill
John Tobin
California
St. Louis
Stoward
Friigham Young
Lew
Young
Territorial
Brigham Young, Jr
United States
San Bernardino
Tobin
Brigham Young
Nikopolis Captured and Balkan War News
British and Russian reports detail the capture of Nikopolis by Russian forces from Sistova. Descriptions warn of famine in Turkish-occupied areas and looming battles south of the Balkan Mountains. Dispatches cite atrocities, Italian mediation talk, and widespread speculation on the war’s swift outcome.
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Balkans
Pera
Jeni
Sardargh
Jamboli
Adrianople
Raouf Pasha
Heron Pass
Balkan
Yunda
Servia
Roumanta
Vienna
Count Andrassy
Bucharest
Belgrade
Roumania
Constantinople
Tayard
Bulgaria
Nikopolis
New York
St. Petersburg
Sistova
Lipe
Turkiye Proclaims Turkish Triumph As Russian Siege Fades
A Kars dispatch reports Mukhtar Pasha with the main army in a strong entrenched position eight miles south while Russians withdraw from the siege. Turkish batteries show skill though some inaccuracy remains. Turkish forces are praised, with loyal supports said to be pouring in and Russian reverses noted.
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London
Mukhtar Pasha
Kars
Bayazid
Erzercum
Turkey
Balkans
Sehibka
Constantinople
Balkan Mountains
Sistova
Tirnova
Constantinoply
Russia
Akaltsik
Tiflis
Crop prospects in Illinois June 1877 report
The Department of Agriculture reports June crop conditions across Illinois. Rain hindered planting and cultivation, reducing corn acreage vs last year while some counties show increases. Wheat stands well with good prospects. barley and oats vary, and hogs and hog products appear in the broader agricultural context. Insect and weather damage cited. overall conditions differ by county, with variability in corn, broom corn, oats, flax, and serling barley prospects.
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Livingston
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Jo- Daviess
Marion
Sottoon
Franklin and
Williamson
Wes
Mars
Too Taveley
Daverage
Pak
Vondi Co
Ita
Avery
Boon
Kane Raies
Boone
Rey
Mont
Lawrence White
Aloeane
Jackson
Linton
Keel G. D. FI Eyes
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Freeport Journal
A. W. Richards
Orangeman
Washington
St. Perrerspure
Tergukassoff
Buyazed
Paris
Austria
Kharbagax
Rustehuk
Department of Agriculture
Guimoil Department OF Agriculture
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