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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1873
Page
7
In Philadelphia the Republican convention endorses Ulysses S. Grant for a second term with Henry Wilson as running mate. Speakers praise Grant for crushing Ku Kluxism, defending civil rights, and guiding a reunified nation, urging sustained leadership to finish the anti slavery and equality battles.
A schedule of political events includes state party conventions in Indiana Michigan Texas Maine Arkansas New Jersey Illinois and Virginia with dates from June through July. The National Democratic Convention in Baltimore is set for July 9 alongside a National Reunion and Reform Convention on July 8 not aligned with Cincinnati nominations.
In June 1872 Albert Louis Wernike died in Warren Illinois at seven months old from lung fever. Mrs Mary Sanford Buchanan wife of J H Buchanan died in Warren in her twenty first year. William Hawkins longtime Stephenson county resident died May 25 1872 at 66 from lung hemorrhage after visiting Freeport. He leaves a wife two sons and three daughters and is praised as a kind upright citizen noted for perseverance and Christian virtues. Communicated.
The document lists per unit prices for crops and provisions including wheat rye oats barley flour and middlings, butter cheese lard eggs potatoes onions beans cabbage and dried fruits, along with meat and poultry items such as beef pork chickens turkeys and sheep outputs. It reflects a historic market snapshot with varied per unit rates and unit measures.
Commercial reports from Chicago highlight steady demand and price movements on June 10 1872. Market desks note activity in textiles metals and grain with buyers cautious on speculative futures. Local merchants report stable receipts and credit terms holding firm.
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