05 Mar 1873
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1873
Page
1
Carl Brent recounts a slave’s fight linked to the Civil War. He recalls home beside the Santee, hiding enslaved life, aiding enslaved and enslaver alike, and enduring whipping, peril, and escape. He narrates how Union artillery and courage brought freedom, and his own resolve to endure for his wife and children. He ends ready to die free, proud his sons are free.
Supreme Court of Illinois reverses a charter forfeiture, ruling that a state law prohibiting railroad freight discrimination is defective and cannot be enforced until amended to target only unjust discrimination and allow company defense. The case centers on Alton & St. Louis Railroad charging Bloomington and Lexington different rates for similar lumber shipments. The decision emphasizes common law duties of common carriers to fair, non discriminatory service and notes the statute’s overreach and due process concerns.
A detailed sweep of actions in the two houses shows the Caldwell case ruling on Kansas Senate validity, the Goat Island Bill moving to the calendar, and various appropriations and bills advancing or failing. Notable items include naval pay increases for retired officers, a $65,000 grant to the College of William and Mary for war losses, the American and Asiatic Telegraph Bill authorizing a submarine cable and government aid, and a scholarship plan tied to agricultural college funding. The Senate and House debated bankruptcy exemptions, Sioux relief, credit mobilier investigations, and countless appropriations and structural bills, with votes on civil and postal measures and bids for government contracting reforms.
March Scribner’s surveys life in the Diamond Diggings of South Africa and Morse’s telegraph milestones with a facsimile of the first telegram and a daguerreotype. It notes Dr Holland's Arthur Bonnicastle revival, Aunt Flick’s debut, and stories including The Woman who Saved, A Ghost who Useful, and Ohris Miracles Scientifically Considered. It mentions Stedman on music, MacDonald translation, census data, poetry, and household arts alongside Schringen’s and Holland’s topics. John Goellen’s New Orleans shooting is also noted.
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