Freeport Illinois Sets April 4 Election For City Officers
Public notice states annual city officer election in Freeport Illinois will be held Monday April 4 1831 in all wards. Voting places include Tremont Troise Pennsylvanian House New York Hotel. Officers to be elected: mayor aldermen clerks attorneys treasurer marshal street commissioner and city surveyor. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm. W C Clark City Clerk.
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City of
Freeport
Iinois
Tremont Troise
Chicago and
Clay Streets
Pennsylvania House
Stephenson and
Walnut Streets
New York Hotel
Galena Street
Chicago
Mechanic Streets
W.C. Clark
Buckeye Republicans Caucus Planned for March 26
The Republicans of Buckeye and Harlem schedule caucuses on Saturday March 26 at 3 PM. Buckeye voters will choose a town ticket led by Committeeman Henry Richart. Harlem caucus set at Town House with John Wright as Committeeman candidate.
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Buckeye
Henry Richart
Harlem
John Wright
England and Canada seek to curb Americ an cattle imports to Europe
England and Canada aim to discourage American cattle imports into Europe while noting pig and cattle raisers need not fear. An Englishman asserts superior knowledge of good eating over others.
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England
Canada
Europe
Italy Joins IMF Conference Invited by France and US
Italy accepts France and United States invitation to attend the international monetary conference in Paris next month. Great Britain appears the only European government unfavorably disposed toward the move.
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Italy
France
United States
Paris
Great Britain
Cincinnati Prepares for Army of the Tennessee Reunion
Cincinnati is making large preparations for the reunion of the Army of the Tennessee to be held April 6 and 7. Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock, Pope, and many other government officers of the old Union army will be present.
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Cincinnati
Army of the Tennessee
Sherman
Sheridan
Hancock
Pope
Republican Club Meeting Note
A meeting of the Republican Club will be held at the office of R H Wiles on Thursday evening March 17 1881 at 7 30 o clock. Full attendance is requested due to important business to be transacted.
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Republican Club
R. H. Wiles
Five vacancies in the U S House of Representatives
The House has five vacancies including the death of Fernando Wood of New York and seats created by Senate elections for Conger of Michigan Mitchell of Pennsylvania and Frye of Maine and by Levi V P Morton of New York being named Minister to France.
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United States
House of Representatives
Fernando Wood
New York
Senate
Conger
Michigan
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Frye
Maine
Levi V P. Morton
France
Capital seeks to protect itself in tax law debate
The State Journal notes that the cap ital owner’s shield against taxation faced a Senate defeat of Senator Sund erland’s bill requiring registration of bonds and other evidences of moneys and credits. The paper projects the bill’s aim will be recognized by revenue laws eventually.
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Senate
Sunderland
State Journal
Southern press lauds Garfield inaugural address as unifying
The Southern press largely praises Garfield's inaugural address, commending its broad liberal tone and its departure from partisan and sectional tones. Most editors agree the country is now united and that Garfield intends to be President for all, a view they broadly share.
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Garfield
Minnesota appoints General Edgerton to U S Senate
The Minnesota governor designated General A. J. Edgerton of Dodge county as United States Senator to fill the vacancy from Ton Windom's resignation now Secretary of the Treasury. Edgerton, a veteran of the Western volunteer forces, has served as a State Senator and Railroad Commissioner, and his term expires in March 1933.
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Minnesota
A. J. Edgerton
Dodge County
United States
Ton
William Windom
Treasury
Wilgerton
Wester Volunteer Army
South- West
Ile
Wisconsin Suffrage and Prohibition Proposals Defeated
Propositions to amend the Wisconsin Constitution granting women’s suffrage and prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors have been defeated in the state legislature.
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Wisconsin
Tilden Predicts Stormy Garfield Presidency Critics Doubt It
The piece notes Mr Tilden foresees a stormiest term for Garfield with thunder and lightning speculation. It contrasts public view of a quiet prosperous era under Hayes with Tilden's private information. It also reports Nihilists killing Czar Alexander II and outlines Alexander III succession and dynastic concerns.
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Mr. Tilden
General Garfield
Cipher Alley
Hayes
Democratic Party
Iowa appoints Hon James W McDill to US Senate
Governor of Iowa appoints Hon James W McDill to the vacancy in the United States Senate created by Kirkwood's cabinet appointment. McDill, 47, longtime Iowa resident from Afton, formerly district and circuit judge, served in Congress 1872 to 1876 and on the State Railroad Commissioners. The term runs to March 4, 1883, with next winter's Legislature choosing a successor.
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James W. McDill
Iowa
United States Senate
Kirkwood
Mr. McDill
Ohio
Miami College
Oxford
David Swing
Chicago
Ben Harrison
Indiana
Afton
Union County
Congress
Iowa State Board of Railroad Commissioners
McDill
Morton Named Minister to France in Likely Choice
The nomination of Levi P. Morton as Minister to France is viewed as a judicious selection. Morton, a financier turned public figure, is praised for concise, knowledgeable Congress speeches and expected to contribute to the upcoming Monetary Conference in Paris, with Consul-General Walker joining in cooperation.
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Levi P. Morton
France
Morton
Congress
Paris
Walker
Three Commissioners Named to Represent U S at Paris IMF Conference
The President has nominated and the Senate confirmed William M. Evarts Allen G Thurman and Timothy O Howe as the United States delegates to the International Monetary Conference in Paris. Evarts Thurman and Howe bring versatile statesmanship, hard money advocacy, and Senate experience to the delegation.
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Senate
United States
Paris
William M. Evarts
New York
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Timothy O. Howe
Wisconsin
Evarts
Thurman
Democratic Party
Howe
Caucuses Versus Primaries Seen by Freeport Republicans
At a Freeport Republican Club meeting the shift from caucus to primary election systems was debated with broad sentiment in favor of change. The article argues caucuses disenfranchise voters by hiding delegate preferences and urges adoption of primaries to involve the mass of Republicans and boost turnout and unity.
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Freeport
Republican Club
The Czar of Russia Murdered by Nihilists
The Czar was killed in an attempt on Sunday afternoon when a nitro glycerine bomb exploded near his carriage. The Grand Duke Michael survived. the Czar’s wounds were fatal after he lingered for about ninety minutes at the Winter Palace. Two assassins were captured as telegrams spread to foreign courts.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Alexander II
Alexander III
Dagmar
Denmark
Princess of Wales
Michael
Winter Palace
Czarowitz
Czarina
Alexis
London
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
Powell Nominated for Director of U S Geological Survey
Major J W Powell of Illinois, a renowned natural scientist, has been sent to the Senate by the President for Director of the United States Geological Survey. He has long worked in the Far West and is considered highly qualified to lead the agency.
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Major J. W. Powell
Illinois
Senate
United States Geological Survey
Major Powell
Far West
Washington Letter on Inauguration and Church Scenes
The Washington letter notes a large influx of visitors for the March 4 inauguration, days of public worship, and crowd fits at churches. It highlights Secretary Windom’s attendance, Dr Rankin’s Congregational church leadership, and the impact of Howard University origins. It discusses Senate control shifts, a possible extra session, bond refunding issues, cabinet appointments praised, and a temperance push led by the Ladies W T Union to ban liquor in the District of Columbia.
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S Hayes
White House
Campbellite
Garfield
Congress
Congregational
J. W. Bischoff
J. E. Rankin
Windom
Christ
Rankin
Howard University
Lincoln Mission
Lincoln Memorial Church
Howard
Senate
Mahone
House
Jordan
Hayes
W. T. Union
Martha Washington
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C
Morrill
Allison
Conkling
Edmunds
Hoar
Burnside
Logan
Cameron
Ferry
Dawes
Kellogg
Wis
Conger
Ingalls
Platt
Mississippi River
Mitchell
Seaboard
Harrison
Storm Record Recalls Century of Freeport Weather
An old Freeport settler recounts storms and cold snaps from 1855 to 1881, noting months with frost monthly freezes, deep snows, and extreme wind. He argues the last fifteen days show fiercer storms and more snow than in forty years, ending with a note about Old Mother Shipton.
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Freeport Journal
Freeport
Episcopal Church
Senate Proceedings and Nominations in March 14
The Senate debated party control and opened with nominations. President nominates Stanley Matthews for Associate Justice and Pardee and Powell for circuit/Survey posts. Mahone aligned with Republicans, prompting Democrat concerns about votes and seating.
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Senate
Mahone
Republicana
Press Opinions from Troy Times and Ohio Papers
Opinions from the Troy Times and the Columbus State Journal critique Cabinet favors for Ohio and the South. Harper’s Weekly urges upright Southern appointments and anti rag-money stance, urging honest governance, free ballots, and education.
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Mr. Eviror
Stanley Matthews
Supreme Bench
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United States Supreme Court
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Don A. Pardee
Louisiana
Fifth District
Woods
Supreme
John W. Powell
Washington, D. C
Pendleton
Bayard
Edgerton
Sahone
Hill
Georgia
Troy
Columbus
Boars
Harper’s Weekly
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