11 Jun 1873
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1873
Page
1
A veteran narrates a prose tale told to Assistant Surgeon Austin by Robert Burtot, a Shiloh wound survivor. The dying man recites a vision of battle fields, a ghostly river crossing, and a tower of light, hearing a summons from the eleventh hour. He awakens with a final charge to carry the old musket for unions' cause.
Nasby writes amid Civil War era style to propose a satirical, harsh plan for ending the Modoc war by provoking their exposure and execution. He details a Kentucky encounter at Cross Roads with Sheriff Bascom and others, describing alcohol as the catalyst that demoralized a siege and led to arrests, then mocks government rewards and urges frontier violence as a method to finish the war.
A deaf mute girl named Lily, born to loving farmers, loses hearing and speech early in life. A compassionate stranger educates Lily at a specialized school, teaching lip reading and speech. After years apart, Lily returns home speaking, reading lips, and living a full life as wife and mother, inspiring hope for other mute children.
The piece notes farmers Granges oppose corporate railways and discusses Illinois new law. It imposes fines from 1,000 to 20,000 for first to subsequent offences, empowers the State Board to set maximum rates, and defines unjust discrimination as charging similar freight or passenger rates. Railroads plan to comply, reduce luxury cars, and run partially loaded cars to cut costs, a tactic likened to “fighting the farmers after their own fashion.”
From Muscatine Journal via Liberty Tribune a Missouri account details Bonnin Williams and his wife Fanny Collins Williams and their four children drowning after the wagon misadventure crossing Fishing River. Williams rescued one child and attempted more rescues as the river swept the family away. the mother and two daughters, aged 8 and 6, were found later, while two sons were cared for by strangers before joining their father.
Mr J O Abbott of Amboy reports in the South part of the state that crops look poor this year with corn prospects weak and wheat the best stander in the south. He warns farmers not to rush last year’s corn to market at low prices, suggesting selling to meet debts or holding until this year’s crop clarity appears.
A major blaze devastated Boston's upper stories and warehouses near the Boston Pid area. Flames rose fifty feet as smoke filled the sky, wrecking the Globe Theatre building and damaging or destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars in property. Relief services and military units aided efforts as thousands gathered to witness the scene.
A letter writer recalls a large city hotel keeper who demands advance payment from guests. He notes many travelers object to paying, claiming honor, while the keeper insists on funds before room use. The writer argues such “dead beats” often fail to honor promises and should be made to pay.
A cryptic quote discusses denouncing sage maxims and choosing silence as a safer path for those who distrust themselves or others. It references a "silent system" in jails and suggests restraint as a guiding principle in social judgment.
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