Third quarterly Stephenson County Grange meeting set for June 15
Freeport Illinois June 7 1875 the third quarterly meeting of Stephenson County Grange No 6 will be held on Tuesday June 15 at 10 a m full attendance desired Those entitled to receive it will be advanced to the degree of Pomona Secretary J M Chambers reports County papers please copy The national camp meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church will be held this year at Cedar Rapids Iowa It will commence on Friday July 8
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Freeport
Ill
Stephenson County Grange
Pomona
J. M. Chambers
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mecklen burg Centennial Celebration Sparks Loyalist Debate
The Mecklen burg Centennial Celebration featured Judge Kerr as the primary orator. He condemned efforts to break up the South and defend the region’s devotion to what he called the holiest cause, rejecting the label of rebels.
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South
Mecklenburg
Judge Kerr
Texans Split On Convention Elections
The Texas Republican State Convention at Hempstead criticized the Democratic party for cutting the public school system, doubling state debt, creating 200 new offices in three years, and opposing internal improvements essential to Texas development.
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Texas
Hempstead
Democratic Party
Brewers Convention in Cincinnati Seeks to Refute Teetotalism
A Cincinnati meeting of Brewers resolved to expose teetotalism fallacies, analyze prohibitionist statistics, and refute their assertions. The editors note the plan could yield good if they pursue truthfully. temperance leaders welcomed honest analysis while defending their cause.
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Cincinnati
Divorce suit ends with residency flaw and dismissal
Mrs. Kate Krise sought a divorce after answering a St. Louis lawyer’s ad. The attorney drafted and read the bill but missed noting her inability to establish residence in St. Louis. Major Lawyer moved to dismiss at the plaintiff's cost, and the court sustained the motion. outcome reported by the St. Louis Republican.
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Kate Krise
St. Louis
Fire Tragedy in South Holyoke Church May 27
Report details a church fire in South Holyoke Massachusetts on May 27 with seventy one dead and twenty two fatally injured while many others are maimed for life. The piece argues that outward swinging doors could have prevented the loss of life and labels improper exits a crime.
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South Holyoke
Massachusetts
General Sherman Addresses Ohio Republican State Convention
General Sherman appeared before the Republican State Convention in Columbus Ohio last Wednesday and delivered a short speech. He spoke of duty to obey laws after governors and legislators are chosen, paid respects to Colonel James McCoy, and urged wisdom for Ohio as an important state in the Union.
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General Sherman
Columbus
Ohio
General Grant
James McCoy
Bio
Union
General Bristow Addresses Louisville Board of Trade
General Bristow visited Louisville Kentucky on June 1 and spoke to the Board of Trade. He said in remarks that in his judgment there can be no return of and expressed views on policy and national security.
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Bristow
Louisville
Board of Trade
Sound Money and Prosperity Under Financial Foundation
The text argues real prosperity rests on a solid monetary system backed by actual money with intrinsic value. It rejects temporary expedients and praises sound policy, noting Promises to pay are valid only if payment is prompt. It cites Grant era Treasury leadership reducing public debt at about a million dollars monthly as prudent.
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General Grant
Ohio Republicans Nominate Slate At Columbus Convention
The Ohio Republicans met in Columbus and unanimously nominated R. B. Hayes for Governor Gen. Thomas L. Young for Lieutenant Governor Geo McIlvane for Supreme Court Judge Dr James Wilson for Auditor John Little for Attorney General John B. Milliken for State Treasurer and Peter Thatcher for Board of Public Works The platform pledges equal rights for all, tariff for revenue, free public education with taxation for its support, no church state entanglement, patent reform to curb monopolies, generous pay and bounties to soldiers, reserved public domain for settlers, strict revenue enforcement, limited municipal debt and reduced expenditures, and adherence to Washingtons unwritten term limit with Grant’s administration praised.
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Ohio
Columbus
R. B. Hayes
Thomas L. Young
Geo. McIlvane
Supreme Court
James Wilson
John Little
John B. Milliken
Peter Thatcher
Board of Public Works
Washington
Grant
Wife of Senator Logan Serious Ill but Recovering
The wife of Senator John A. Logan has been critically ill but is now recovering. She has been an energetic assistant to the senator, shaping his political career with social deftness and acting as secretary during delicate matters. Her death would be a public calamity and a serious blow to Senator Logan, while friends eagerly anticipate her full restoration to health.
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John A. Logan
Third Term Nonsense and Lincoln Assassination Echoes
The piece compiles a Grant letter defending war-time terms on a possible third term, praising convention harmony and condemning self nomination. It quotes Davis on Lincoln's assassination and Sherman, then prints Davis’s Memphis reply denying complicity and defending Confederate conduct, criticizing Sherman’s portrayal and asserting wartime misdeeds by Union leaders.
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Memphis
Tenn
STR
St. Louis
W. T. Sherman
Lincoln
South
Sherman
Hampton
Columbus
J. E. Johnston
United States Army
Col. Dahlgren
Richmond
Sherman Davis letter on Lincoln memoir dispute in Tribune
Chicago Tribune prints Jeff Davis comment on a passage in Sherman's memoirs about Lincoln's assassination. It notes the April 17 Raleigh meeting with Johnston and a cipher dispatch received en route, signaling latent tensions between Union and Confederacy narratives.
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Chicago Tribune
Jeff Davis
Sherman
Lincoln
Davis
Gen. Johnston
North Carolina
Raleigh
Third term denials stir croakers and voters
Several editorials from diverse papers comment on President Grant's denial letter regarding a third term. They call the repudiation clear and indicate public opinion will view it as a plain statement against renomination, while noting constitutional limits and political pressures. The discussion includes satire on Republican missteps and calls for unity and progress. A Bloomington council vote rejects a city liquor gallon ordinance, moving away from restrictive liquor sales.
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Galena Gazette
Indianapolis Journal
Troy Times
Gen. White
Pennsylvania
W. Y. Times
New York Evening Post
Sunait Land
Turner's Falls
Duluth
Bill Jackson
Detroit Free Press
Beloit F’yee Press
Bloomington
Atkins gains editorship at Freeport Journal
The Freeport Journal reports Gen. Atkins has repurchased an interest in the newspaper and assumed its editorship. The piece condemns slavery and praises Sumner, Lincoln, and national unity while noting Southern responses. It contrasts Republican and Democratic stances and cites reactions to Civil War era figures and events.
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Peoria Transcript
Freeport Efi
Atkins
West
Lyons
South
Phillipges
Butler
Sumner
Spr
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Springfield
Ticonderoga
Meetin House
Bennington
Allen
Dewi
Ethanne
New York Evening
Atte
New York Times
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Lincoln
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Tennessee
Sieleipel
Texas
Cincinnati
Robbers Fail to Open Mohaiwe Bank Vault in Great Barrington
A bold morning assault on the National Mohaiwe Bank in Great Barrington Mass ends with the robbers failing to access the vault. Five attackers gagged cashier Deland and fled after learning the chronometer lock would not permit entry until its set time. The gang, likely from New York, escaped with a small cash and bond haul while investigators pursue leads.
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Boston Globe
Great Barrington
Mass
National Mohaiwe Bank
Mr. Deland
Deland
New York
Stephenson County
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