Income Tax and Rumors Stir Debate in Greepont Journal
The Greepont Journal discusses state and national tax figures, noting Illinois residents pay about 1.5 million in income tax from total state payments, while New York City and New York State contribute large sums. It questions rumors of Secretary Fish’s cabinet departure and muses on potential Cuban liberty issues. The piece also critiques the income tax, urging repeal or a fair system, and mentions Cheyenne and Sioux relations as reported from Fort Stevenson.
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Cook “County
Utah polygamy bill praised by Utah governor Shaffer
A telegraph report says Governor Shaffer of Utah supports Cullom’s bill abolishing polygamy as essential to proper governance in Utah. The piece notes officials sent to the Territory largely favor strict laws against polygamy, with Shaffer seen as aligned with that view.
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Cullom
Shaffer
Utah
Butler
Stunter
Gen. Shaffer
Philadelphia
United States
Brigham Young
Bloomington, Ill
Unsalable article sparks door to door sales scheme
A San Francisco merchant turned salvage into profit by hiring friends to call at every store for a consign mented article, then advertising it and selling to small dealers at high prices. Also reported are a string of curious notices from Wisconsin to Boston including a missing Newton man, a pulpit move in New York, and a drowning in a Dellaven circus balloon misadventure.
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San Francisco
Shannon and Yellow Creek profile in 1870 Illinois
Letters from the People celebrate Northwestern Illinois growth centering on Shannon in Carroll county with leaders like Hon. Wm. Shannon and merchant Capt. George S. Kleckner. Mentions businesses, hotels, grain shipments, and strong Local institutions as it notes residents, farms, and long-standing voters near Yellow Creek.
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Freeport Journal
Illinois
Pattakng
Shannon
Stephenson
Carroll County
Wm. Shannon
Freeport
Louisiana
Northey
Philadelphia
D. C. Wagner
Iris
Reuben
Polo
Benjamin
Ogle County
Rock River
Baptists
Methodists
Journal
Yellow Creek
Jackson Kleckner
Gorge
Kleckner
Yellow, Creek
Loran - Precinct
Isaac Babb
John Mishler
Freedom in Bondage at Freedom Township Roads
A Freeport Journal reader laments the township of Freedom in Carroll county for gates and bars blocking daylight on the public roads. He notes a local call for a liberal petition to highway commissioners to emancipate Freedom from gates and bars, dated June 1870.
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Tink
Yellow Creek Prosperity Praised by Local Reader
A Freeport Journal reader in Yellow Creek Loran township extols the area by Stephen son county praising the beauty of nature and man made improvements. He notes neat farmhouses and buildings, uniform rural architecture, and a prosperous, contented community with evident neutral thrift.
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Stephenson County
Yellow Creek
Loran
Congress Prospects and Actions from Last Week
In the Senate the judiciary committee reported adversely and indefinitely postponed a bill to settle Indian claims by a commission. A joint resolution voiding any state constitutional amendment actions after ratification evidence reached three fourths of the states. House bills on bounty fraud prosecutions and Idaho and New Mexico statutes were reported without amendment. The bill changing judicial circuits passed. Mossra, Conkling and Swayer were named to visit West Point after an executive session. In the House, debate over appointing women as census takers stalled. The income tax section was debated. no vote. A motion to abolish the tax on matches failed 80 to 94.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
New Mexico
Idaho
Mossra
Conkling
Swayer
West Point
Weod
McCarthy
Prolonged Senate action on rail, telegraph, Indian treaties
Proceedings on May 31 show the Senate extending the St Croix and Bayfield Railroad completion time in Wisconsin, favoring Cyrus Field’s telegraph cable petition, rejecting certain Indian treaties, and passing but vetoed Rollin White relief. In the House, debates on revival of navigation and commerce but no major amendments. a West Point visit committee named.
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Senate
St. Croix and
Bayfield
Wisconsin
Sumner
Foreign Relations Committee
Cyrus W. Field
America
Asia
Harlan
Committee On Indian Affairs
Treasury
Rollin White
United States
Messrs. Lynch
Wood
Senate debates levee rebuild and Sioux treaty spending
Proceedings show a Senate resolution to rebuild Mississippi levees after the war and an Indian Appropriation bill carrying treaty aid including 1.6 million for the Sioux. The House passed a seat-contestants payout of 19 500 to Louisiana contestants, with debate on income tax retention and amendments on exemptions and publication of returns.
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Senate
Mississippi
House
Louisiana
Paine
Messrs. McCrary
Wilson Farnsworth
Ingersoll
Atwood
Hale
Proceedings in Congress on Indian appropriations and tax debate
On Friday June 3 in the Senate the Isaaiis of Indianapolis resolution on the Turkey Jewish slaughter was sent to Foreign Relations. The Indian Appropriation bill passed with allocations of 220000 for Arapaho 75900 for Navajo 66000 for Wyandotte and 282000 for the Winnebago. In the House the tax bill saw action with the income tax cut to 3 percent approved 89 to 84 and the $2000 exemption adopted 13 to 52. House rent limited to 500. Move to strike income tax sections defeated 57 to 121. An amendment taxing interest on all U S lands was rejected 75 to 110.
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Senate
Isaaeliis
Indianapolis
Turkey
Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Indian Appropriation Bill Discusses Indian Welfare Provisions
Proceedings note the Senate on Saturday June 4 discusses the Indian Appropriation bill with an amendment for $30,000 to buy wagons seeds and to erect houses in the northern superintendent area. The Indian Quaker policy is reviewed at length as the period ends.
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Senate
Amendment and tariff debate delay Senate session
The amendment passed 86 to 12 after two hours in executive session. In the House a Ways and Means bill would fund mail service to the west coast of South America at 31 250 per round trip. Schenck offered a tax cut amendment with a reduced tea coffee sugar duty and higher Bessemer steel rails. Democrats filibustered, calling votes on dilatory motions and forcing adjournment after five hours.
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Yeas
Senate
House
Committee
United States
South America
Schenck
Constitutional Convention speech speaks for a new state constitution
Dated May 28 1870 Carroll County Ga notes Emtons and D C Waagner urging adoption of the proposed constitution. Warns current 1848 charter is obsolete and railroad monopolies must be controlled, with July 2 vote looming and pamphlets to be distributed. Includes a late 19th century miscellany column on hats, funerals, and local quirks.
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Carroll County Gazette
Messrs Emtons
Constitutional Convention
D. C. Waagner
Shannon
Local Items This Week Offer Paris Muslin Dresses
This week WALTON'S will offer for sale the celebrated Paris Muslin for ladies dresses. The item promises quality fabric and stylish design, appealing to shoppers seeking refined wardrobe additions.
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Paris
Walton
Paints and oils at Clayton’s Old Paint and Oil House
The advertisement promotes G. M. Clayton's Paints and White Lead claiming purity and proper composition. It warns two thirds of market paint is adulterated, boasts testing and apprenticeship standards, and urges customers to buy directly from Clayton to avoid wasted money and subpar stock.
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Reoport
E&c
G. M. Clayton's
Clayton
Chicago
Concert at Hettinger's Hall by Zion Parish Ladies Aid
The Wednesday evening concert by Zion Parish Ladies Aid at Hettinger's Hall proved a success musically socially and financially netting 150 dollars. Performances by Mr Rogers organist Miss Carry Brewster Alfred Brewster Miss Winnie Taylor and Miss Kitty Rowell drew applause in a festively decorated hall with cream and strawberries offering a promising future for similar events.
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Hettinger’s Hall
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Zion Parish
Rogers
Ernani
Carry Brewster
Alfred Brewster
von Weber
Balluff
Weise
Shroeder
Wagner
Kitty Rowell
Grand Knabe Piano Impresses at Ole Bull Concert
The Boston Journal lauds William Knabe & Co. grand pianos after Hoffman's Knabe Grand performance. The reviewer praises the instrument's tonal balance, resonance, and life like quality, declaring Knabe the producer of the best piano in a memorable evening.
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Twe Grand Pianos
Wm. Knane «& Co
Boston
Knabe
Ole Bull
Win. Knabe & Co
Diffenbaughs Soda-water and Ice Cream Superior in Flavor
Diffenbaughs Soda-water and Ice Cream earns high marks for flavor in local taste tests, claimed by patrons citing rich soda flavors and creamy ice cream. The establishment is praised for consistency and variety, drawing positive word of mouth from residents.
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Diffenbaugh
School Election Returns Two Directors Amid Festivity
The School Election on Monday last elected C. Hi. Wnapp and C. Wh. Stearns as School Directors. Despite no political question, the race was spirited with about eight hundred votes cast. Defeated candidates treated the outcome as a joke and handed out cigars to friends and supporters on Monday night.
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C. Hi. Wnapp
C. Wh. Stearns
Musical Jubilee Singerfest to Held This Week
Plans for a grand Singerfest in the city on Tuesday June 14 and the following days June 16 and 16 promise a major event. Streets will be decorated and a grand procession touted as one of the largest. Railroads offer half rates to welcome a huge crowd.
Laura Keene at the Opera House Tonight
Laura Keene presents a first class entertainment with an excellent New York company. Lovers of the drama are urged to notice and govern themselves accordingly for an evening of refined theatre.
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Laura Keene
New York
Eastern Travel Tips for Summer Passengers
If you travel east in summer you will find the Canada Grand Trunk Railway among the best routes. It offers a cooler climate and excellent management. Pullmans palace cars run on night trains, promising comfortable service.
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Canada ‘Grang Trunk Railway
Pullman's Palace
Flor ence Station May 1870 Freight and Farm Adverts
Florence Station reports May 1870 shipments totaling fifty seven car loads of agricultural products with freight valued at 2737 dollars and 22 cents. The notice also promotes Mr Wilcoxon 990 acre homestead for sale and mentions Dr Tom Winston visiting from Forreston and the 92d regiment reunion in Freeport on September 4. John Barfoot of Wellsville Missouri observed in town.
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Florence Station
Wilcoxon
Tom Winston
Forreston
92D
Ogle County
Freeport
John Barfoot
Wellsville
Missouri
Washington Letter on Arlington Memorial Reverence
A reader celebrates the May 80th commemoration at Arlington and notes General Grant quietly scattering flowers on his comrades’ graves. The piece lauds the nation’s gratitude to fallen heroes and recalls General Logan’s speech referenced in a separate column.
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Freeport Journal
Arlington
Logan
Tendernes
G. H.H
Oddities and Notices From A Distant Era In A Rambling Tale
A collage of quirks and anecdotes from a bygone era. references to strawberry shortcake in New York, a blind merchant with a mosque of ads on his chest, a church meeting in New Albany where a speaker faltered, and a mock telegraph method of moving money. It also notes a balloon accident, a circus fundraiser, and an English farmer advertising vast livestock with pasture rights.
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The
State Dental Society
Boston
New York
Bunker Hill
Rue St. Honore
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Newton
New Jersey
B. B. Smythe
Bibber
Beccos
Fairmount Park
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MuGnrecor
Dellaven’s Circus
Prairie du Chien
the Constitutional Convention
Papa
Soldiers’ Cemetery
Kate V. Jennings
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Treasury Department
Boston Journal
Washingtonn, D. C
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