Candidacy list and Thiers push against Societie in Paris
The dispatch names candidates for the Assembly including the Duc de Chartres Guizot Montpayroux Clement Duvernois and Gambetta while the government vows to arrest Gambetta if he returns to France Bonapartists raise funds and push free trade The Communist Societie International attracts attention as President Thiers eyes strict laws to curb sedition after current investigations conclude
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Vensamnins
Orleans Duc de Chartres
la Vendee
Guizot
Montpayroux
Clement Duvernois
Paris
Cissey
Cotedor
Faidherbe
Somme
Odillon Barrot
Charles Abbattucci
Leon Gambetta
France
Bonapartist
Societie International
Thiers
Paris and International Movements Reported June 19
Paris news notes Murat arriving and offering service to Gen. Cissey as grand review looms at Longchamp with 100000 troops to be present. Commune member Courlet seeks pardon and offers to fund rebuilding of the Vendome Column if amnesty granted. Imperial Russian and Prussian movements discussed with ships preparing for Atlantic voyage and interviews. Pope thanks Victor Emmanuel for sympathy amid Jubilee. Disraeli leadership rumors stir in London parliament.
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Paris
Joachim Murat
Cissey
Longchamps
M. Courlet
Perrersure
Alexis
Alexander
Ems
Germany
St. Petersburg
United States
Cronstradt
General
Bogatie
Svetlana
Ignachoff
Atlantic
Rone
Victor Emanuel
Holy See
Lonpoy
M Disraeli
Lane Named Head of Rio Amazon Pacific Railway Project
Frederick A. Lane, director of the Erie Railway, leaves New York for Brazil to direct a planned line from Rio to the Pacific via the Amazon valley. He will survey the route with an expedition of engineers, returning through China and Japan after about twelve months. His Erie board resignation was accepted.
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Frederick A. Lane
Erie Railway
New York
Brazil
Europe
Erie
Lane
Rio
Amazon
Pacific
China
Japan
Erie Board
Tiny microscopic duplicate pen for forgery prevention
A London inventor Mr Peters unveils a machine that copies text invisibly at microscopic scale while printing normally. The device allows private marks on notes and securities visible only under a microscope, potentially thwarting forgery. He claims the Bible could be written twenty two times in a square inch using the apparatus.
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London
Peters
Professor Lewis Examines Murderer Ralloff Manuscripts
Professor Laylor Lewis of Union College New York has examined the manuscripts sent by the recently executed murderer Ralloff. He reports that while the writings show genius they also reveal an irregular mind bordering on monomaniac insanity. Ralloff traveled alone and was led astray by fancied resemblances, imagining discoveries others deem mere dreams.
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Laylor Lewis
Union College
N. Y
Ralloff
Lewis
House Raised for New Story Blows Down in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh house raised to add another story collapsed a day or two ago while seven people were inside. Remarkably the structure shattered, yet no injuries were reported.
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Pittsburgh
Tehuantepec route favored in latest survey findings
Darien surveying expeditions endorse the Tehuantepec route as the most feasible. It would extend about 100 miles with a 30 mile feeder, rise 800 feet, and require 70 rock placements on both sides. Estimated depth 20 feet and width 170 to 200 feet, with total cost around 100 million dollars.
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Darien
Prominent Kentucky figures back Republican state nominees
The Frankfort Commonwealth reports Judge Robertson, longtime Chief Justice and famed jurist, and Hon. Leslie Combs, a leading political figure for three decades, have announced support for the Republican nominations for Kentucky state officers.
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Frankfort
Robertson
Kentucky
Leslie Combs
Yale College President Suffered Repeated Losses Across Decades
In 1848 Dr Woolley, then Yale College president, lost a daughter and two sons within a month. Nine years later his wife and another daughter died in a single month. Nine years more brought burial of another son and daughter in one month. He anticipated 1870 with unease, and the nine years passed with mourning for two daughters and his brother and sister.
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Woolley
Yale College
Inside Paris war correspondence from Hon. E. B. Washburn
An interesting correspondence from our Minister to Paris Hon. E. B. Washburn is printed inside this issue. It gives a graphic account of the state of affairs in Paris during the conflict between the government and insurgent troops.
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E. B. Washburn
Paris
Busy city streets despite Friday rain draw shoppers
The city presented a busy scene on Saturday despite Friday night showers, with merchants active as usual. Farmers purchased liberally, as the season promises to be favorable for them.
youths amuse themselves with sky rocket and roman candle
Several young men on the street amused themselves last week by sending up a sky rocket and disposing of a Roman candle. The note hints there are more fireworks yet to come, but only one was enjoyed this time.
Chowder Parties Bring Pleasant Weather Fray
Chowder gatherings in Buena Vista Sciota Brown's Dam Liberty Mills and others flourish in fine weather. The events delight participants but cause fish to suffer as a warning. Aches and pains after a day or two are common.
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Buena Vista
Sciota
Brown’s Dam
Liberty Mills
Locust Bait Test Sparks Woodland Boy Activity
Diffenbaugh pays two cents a dozen for locusts and earns about two million on day one. The scheme returns money to him as added cents and draws many boys to the woods chasing locusts, turning the area into a busy, playful scene.
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Diffenbaugh
John
Request for clearer submissions from Freeporter readers
A Freeport Iowa reader expresses interest in publishing legible manuscripts of general interest from abroad. The note asks contributors to ensure handwriting is clear so the letter can be shared with readers.
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Iowa
Fourth of July Celebration and Soldiers' Monument Dedication
The column highlights plans for the Fourth of July celebration and Soldiers' Monument dedication with extensive preparations. Funds have been raised for fireworks, expected to be the finest ever seen in the area.
Sham Fight A July 4 feature with Zouaves and Rebels
A Freeport event adds a mock battle to the July 4 program. In the forenoon a Zouaves detachment led by Lt Buckman will face Capt Hulburt in citizen dress with a 12 pounder howitzer as they enact a regular engagement. Old artillerymen are invited to meet Monday evening June 26 at the Zouage Armory on Stevenson street to assist.
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Freeport Zouaves
Buckman
Hulburt
Zouage
Stephenson Street
Soldiers Gather For Grand Military Procession
Headquarter notices in Freeport Illinois call all late war soldiers to report at the Recorder's Office on the 4th at 1 pm to form companies and regiments for a grand procession. Martial bands and musicians are urged to attend by letter, with bands reporting at 10 am. Capt William Young, Assistant Marshal, signs the appeal.
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Recorders Office
Freeport
Iun
Recorder’s Office
William Young
Fire in City Bakery Extinguished Before Chiefs Arrive
Fire alarm sounded Saturday afternoon at the City Bakery opposite Howard House. Fire department units rushed out but halted midway when the blaze was already extinguished, causing no material damage beyond smoke and minor scorches.
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Howard Honee
Fourth of July Celebrations Vary Across Northwest
The report notes no Fourth of July celebration in Apple River Shullsburg or Warren this year while Freeport plans the grandest celebration yet. Organizer Gant promotes large scale events with sea posters and coordinated activities for the holiday.
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Apple River
Shullsburg
Warren
Freeport
Lightning strikes Davis home damaging hearth and shocks resident
A bolt at the Bond residence in Davis entered the chimney and passed to the hearth and lower story, making a hole in the hearth and reaching the ground. No serious damage occurred, but Mrs. Bond received a heavy shock and felt effects for three hours.
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Thomas Bond
Davis
Youthful climber nearly falls after telegraph pole mishap
A young man at the post office area attempted to ascend a telegraph pole to repair the line. He lost his grip near the top and plunged downward with a crash but sustained no injuries. Rumors claimed he sought to steal the news before quickly letting go.
Blacksmith Signed Blank Check in Silversmith Case
A Western editor notes a peculiar law and judges' disagreement amid John Platt the silversmith and John Platt the blacksmith. The blacksmith drew a five thousand dollar check at the Second National, signing his name, and obtained the silversmith’s funds. The tale ends with the question of punishing the blacksmith for being a blacksmith, not a silversmith. Printers, beware.
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Ter
Boston
John Platt
John
Early 17 year locusts arrive and pests swarm town
The report lists potato bugs threatening early potato crops while chinch bugs injure wheat. Pinching bugs swarm town, horned beetles head toward the city, the annual sand bug appears on the lakeshore, bed bugs are common in some areas, and the bloody mosquito wakes residents with its tune, drawing dismay from all, including timid ladies at Sunday meetings.
Cure a Felon with Steam and Home Remedies
A reader outlines a dubious home cure for felon using earthen crack, live coals, hops, rye flour, and brown sugar steamed for minutes, plus a drilled board method. The note condemns the improvised remedy as unsafe and reports a separate quip about late night street noise and a murder ballad.
Rock River Seminary Jubilee Program at Mt Morris Illinois
The thirty third anniversary of Rock River Seminary will be held at Mt Morris Illinois on June 20 to 22. The program includes an annual sermon by Rev W H Smith, a mission address by Rev Wm A Smith, literary exercises with a moral destiny debate, an annual lecture by Rev John Williamson, joint board meeting, a lecture by Rev J L G MacKowan, the annual reunion, an exhibition, and a concert of vocal and instrumental music.
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Mt. Morris
W. H. Smith
Wm. A. Smith
John Williamson
J. L. G. MacKowan
Seminary Chapel
Graduating Exercises at Freeport High School
The Senior Class of Freeport High School will hold their graduation at Wilcoxons Opera House on Friday, June 28, 1871, at two oclock in the afternoon. All are invited to attend.
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Freeport High School
Wilcoxon
Opera Houe
The Sociable Meets at James Zuye r’s House
The Sociable connected with the 1st M. B. Church will meet at the residence of James Zu yer on Galena Street this evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend, and it is hoped a large number will be present.
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James Zuyer
Galena St
Bible in our Public Schools address by James Cochran
James Cochran spoke before the Indianabury Social and Literary Society on the Bible in public schools arguing it is not sectarian. He asserted reading the Bible without notes fosters morality and virtue, and offered that Jew and Gentile alike should value its teachings. Thomas V. Sweet will speak next on June 28 to form a permanent organization.
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James 8
Cochran
Iunbury
Thos. V. Sweet
John Jones and a Curious Cheese Diet
In a colloquial exchange the paper jokes about John Jones craving a Craig microscope to study cheese-eating “skippers.” It notes his summer habit of consuming spoiled cheese at high prices and mocks his appetite, suggesting authorities curb his diet for public sanitation.
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John
John _Jones
Lecture Season advance list for 1871 72 speakers and performers
The American Literary Bureau releases No 1 of Vol 260f detailing engagements for the 1871 72 season, with itineraries for lecturers singers readers and more. Notables listed include James Fields General Kilpatrick Scott Siddons Adelaide Phillips and Elizabeth Cady Stanton among many others.
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Western Department
Arcade Building
Chicago
Nassau St
New York
American Literary Bureau
James Fields
General Kilpatrick
Scott Siddons
Adelaide Phillips
Miss Glyn
Anna Bishop
Kate Field
Lillian Edgarton
DeCordova, Saxe
George Vanderhoff
Justin McCarthy
Robert Collyer
Robert Laird Collier
B. P. Shillaker
A. Miner Griswold
Ingersoll Lockwood
Jas. M. Ashley
John L. Swift
America
J. P. Newman
US Senate
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Celia Burleigh
Susan B. Anthony
Charles Edward Cheney
P. B. DuChailly
Washington Gladden
The
Independent
Prof. Youmans
Carl Shurz
Horace Greeley
Benson J. Lossing
C. G. Ames
California
Moses Coit Tyler
Geo. Wash
Greene
Rey. M. Heworth
Rock City Items From the Rock City Gazette
A digest of local notes includes a delicate young lady at breakfast, a child fracturing a thigh after a fall from a second story, and Dr Babb as attending physician. Peter Lattig returns from Chicago with a bale, carroll County folks recover notes totaling 150 dollars, Webb and Downer praised the west, a dispute at Geo Beckers ends in blows, a Rock City Union School picnic is planned for June 24 with oration by Dr G W Snyder and various performances.
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Rock City Gazette
Butterfield
Dakota
Babb
Peter Lattig
Chicago
Lattig
Grissinger & Mellinger
Carroll County
Messrs
S. B. Webb
J. Downer
West
Zemmen
Jake Eby
Geo. Beckers
Jake
Rock City Union School
Samuel Foster's Grove
Rock City
G. W. Snyder
Firemans Reunion and Dance Preparations Announced
Great preparations are underway for a grand reunion and ball on the sixth of July in this city. Advertisements note a large turnout and a historic event, promising the grandest affair ever held locally.
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Firemans
Balios
Eal Pba
Accident near Yellow Creek bridge injures three men
Fidel Lamb and two Germans named Kupton and Sanders were returning from Silver Creek last Sabbath evening when their vehicle struck rocks at the Yellow Creek bridge. All were severely injured. two suffered skull fractures, Lamb is said to have concussion and is feared fatally harmed while the other two are reported out of danger with possible recovery for Lamb. Dr. McKim attends.
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Fidel Lamb
Kupton
Sanders
Silver Creek
Yellow Creek Bridge
Lamb
McKim
Crops outlook in southern state promises large harvests
Reports from the southern portion of the state say crop prospects are encouraging with wheat likely to be the best in years if dry spells are followed by warm weather. Some fields have already been cut with heads long and thick, while corn benefits from timely rains though May droughts hurt growth. In Lee county, fears of bug damage loom as harvest nears, though overall sentiment remains upbeat for a glorious yield.
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Decatur Republican
Lee County
Removal of Chatsworth Sugar Factory to Freeport Ill
The Beet Sugar Factory once at Chatsworth Livingston county has moved to Freeport near Yellow Creek. Soil at Yellow Creek proves better for beets with higher saccharine content. Difficult Chatsworth site—sour soil, hard pan, water limits—led to relocation. Machinery and staff move to Freeport with plan to process up to fifty tons a day. Rosenstein projects greater sugar production in northern Illinois over ten years.
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Chatsworth
Livingston County
Freeport
Yellow Creek
C. H. Rosenstein
Genert Bros
Jacob Bunn
Springfeld
Germany
Kuntz
Ih ‘Reaport
Rosensteil
Rosenstein
Stephenson
Winnerbago
Northern
Illinois
Bonhams Rural Messenger
Stover's Champion Cultiva Shovel Quality Claim
An advertisement proclaims Stover's Champion cultivator with hardened steel center shovels, claiming two years of production and over 1500 sold in Stephenson, Daviess, Carroll, and Ogle counties, all clients reportedly satisfied with no exceptions.
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Stephenson
Daviess
Carroll
Ogle
Freeport Fanning Mill and Grain Separator Ad
An advert claims the Freeport Fanning Mill or Chicago Board of Trade Grain Separator is made of the best material and in a substantial workmanlike manner. It features a side spout for grading grain, easy attachment and removal, and is said to excel at separating oats from wheat and handling large quantities.
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Freeport
Chicago Board of Trade
Patent Lever Hand Corn Sheller and Wagons Ad
Farmers in Stephenson County urged to buy Pattison line of farm implements citing efficiency and long life. Message claims best quality, affordable parts, local warrantor in Jo Daviess County, and broad product range from iron and brass work to window caps and sash.
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Buildingron &Ohool
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