Special election vote returns show Burchard leads in multiple counties
Returns from Stephenson Carroll Whiteside Lee and Jo Daviess counties indicate Burchard leading Eustace with majorities ranging from 514 in Whiteside to 703 in Jo Daviess. Omissions exist for some towns, while Alabama Republicans nominate Charles W. Buckley for Congress with strong support.
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Congress
Stephenson
Whiteside
Burchard
Lee County
St. C. Burchard
J. W. Eustace
J. A. Walters
J Dement
D. Uhl
Burard
Eustace
Burehara
Ogle
Polo
TOWNS
Evstaclh
Buffalo
Cscs
Brooky Mie
Dement
Por Aston
Mt. Morris
Oregon
Win Mook
Hoekvale
Yotul
Jo Daviess County
Justace
Ogte
Tout
Freeport to Monroe Railroad Meeting Drives Local Action
A large Orangeville meeting backs a Freeport to Monroe rail line. Speakers explain the railroad debt law, state taxes, and local benefits, urging residents to organize, subscribe equity, and push county financing to guarantee construction. The group plans a further meeting in Freeport to formalize the effort.
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Orangeville
Belnap
John W. Stewart
Monroe
James
Cochran, Esq
Freeport
Charles A. Booth
H.C. Burchard
Reeport
Oneco
Buckeye
Stephenson
Reese
Harlem
Lancaster
State Line
Tie
Burchard
State Board
State Board of Equalization
Friends of the Enterprise
J. M. Bailey
St Freeport
Motion Society
James S. Cochran
Charles A. Booru
Annual Excursion to Bellevue Iowa by Lena and Warren M E Churches
The Lena and Warren M E Churches plan an annual excursion to Bellevue via Dubuque on June 28 1869 with a special train to Galena and steamer Lady Pike to Dunleith and Dubuque. A basket picnic at Bellevue Iowa, view of the Father of Waters and the new iron bridge, plus a 75 mile steamboat ride are promised. Livery stables and boarding available. Full moon and return evening train. Regular fare from Freeport about 10 dollars 75 cents with proportional rates from other stations.
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M. E
Lena and
Warren
Bellevue
Iowa
Dubuque
Galena
Dunleth
Dunleith
Mississippi
Lena Cornet Band
Lena
P. H. Dobler
Dobler
Freeport
Eleroy
Nora
Apple River
Scales Mound
Council Hill
Robinson Acquitted in Jacksonville Murder Case
In Jacksonville a jury acquitted the defendant in the murder of Hon. Murray Well. The verdict surprised some readers who believed evidence did not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, though public sentiment leaned toward the defendant being innocent.
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Robinson
Murray
Jacksonville
Bro
Dever
Iowa Republican Convention Adopts Resolutions at Des Moines
The Iowa Republican Convention at Des Moines approves resolutions praising Governor and Grant administration, calls for strict economy and minimal taxes, endorses equal suffrage and the Fifteenth Amendment, and urges balancing the national debt. A supplementary resolution endorses Morse's Indian Root Pill as a safe remedy for various ailments.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Q Kirkwood
Governorillas Wise
United Stat
W. McCrary
P Secretary
Treasury
Opium Smuggling Suppressed by Inspectors in San Francisco
Chinese smugglers were detected as opium packets were hidden in trunks aboard a Chinese steamer. Inspectors found opium concealed in boxes and even in the bottoms and sides of cases, with wood strips used to seal lids. About $15,000 worth of opium seized in a single day, marking a productive operation.
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San Francisco
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Carroll ‘County
The
Gazelle
DOWNS
Burchard Eustace
Mt. Carroll
Auveneveneanene Sd
C City
Vas York
Fair Haven
Freedom Wrysox
Alguns
Shannon
Washington
Elkhorn Grove
Woodland
Whiteside County
Irons Chas. W. Buckley
Second
Alabama
Chas. W. Buckley
B. T. Buckley
GC. W. Buckley
Republican Party
Buckley
Stephenson County
Alabama State Journal
Capitol
Charles W. Buckley
Montgomery
Horatio
John O O
John V
Einstace
Bai Joy
Jonathan
Owart
Ims
John Gift Peter
Wolf
Ilanke
Yi Blok
Elosasan
Idan Rice
Spurgen
Tom Thumb
Jere Pattison
James Cantil
W. J. McKim
Solomon “Hoy
Total Vote
Mr. Pleasant
Oynion Grove
ANON
Fulton
Svaanen
Garden Plain
Hume
Renee Potiian
Vwassee Sacee
Prophetstown
Jo Daviess
Ogle Lands
Neaeee
Freeport, Monroe and Superior Railroad Meeting
Union Railroad
Chicago and Northwestern
Western Union Railroad
Eletoy Lena
Apple
River
Mound
Cornell Fin
Ushde
A. Betty
Perry Merrill
Rifé & Co
Leha
R. R
S. Waddell
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