For President In 1989 U S Grant
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U.S. Grant
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1879
Page
2
Harlem caucus meeting for town officers March 22 1870
The Republican voters of the Town of Harlem are requested to meet in caucus at the Town House on Saturday March 22 1870 at 3 o'clock for the purpose of nominating town officers. John Wright, Committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Cau “Ers
Bergman & Dorman
Pennsylvania House
Bros Block
Wilcoxon
Paete House
Jo. Wagner
Harlem
John Wright
Republican caucuses nominate town officers in several towns
Republican voters in Buckeye Florence Rock Grove and Loran hold caucuses on March 29 1879 or March 20 to nominate town officers and a justice of the peace to fill an unexpired term Polls open one hour at 2 3 or 4 p m with committeemen named for each town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
D. Jones
Henry Richart
Republican caucuses nominate town officers in three towns
The Republican voters of Ridott meet at Hunt's Hall on Friday the 28th to nominate town officers for the annual town meeting. Voters in Wadams hold a caucus at the Wadams Center School House on Saturday March 29 1879. Polls open 3 to 6 p.m. The Republican voters of Silver Creek meet at the School House south of the brewery on Saturday March 29 1879 at 4 p.m. polls open one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
May
H. C. Best
Loran
Lamb's
Atdp.m
A. K. Vanhorn
Ridott
Hunt’s Hall
Isaacs, Shtrey
Silver Creek
Senator McMillan Proposes Partial Veto Constitutional Amendment
Senator McMillan offers a joint resolution to amend the constitution allowing the President to veto parts of a bill rather than the entire measure. He frames the proposal as ending the disgraceful fillibuster like conduct at the close of the last Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan
Congress
War Department Orders Eighteenth Infantry to Border
The War Department orders the Eighteenth Infantry from Atlanta to Bis mrk to guard the border amid Sitting Bull threats. Colonel Walsh of the Canadian Mounted Police reports Sitting Bull with about 2000 well armed warriors displaying a hostile and insubordinate attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Eighteenth Infantry
Atlanta
Bismrk
Sitting Bull
Walsh
Canadian Mounted Police
Women’s vote on liquor questioned by committee report
In the House at Springfield the Committee on License urged passage of a resolution for a constitutional amendment to allow women to vote on liquor issues. The measure was sent to the Judiciary Committee and is unlikely to pass this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Springfield
Committee On License
Nome Protective
Judiciary Committee
Becks Senate Bills Drive Southern Agenda In 1810s Voice
The letter denounces Senator Beck of Kentucky for proposing two Senate bills to aid the so called southern brigadiers now in Congress. One bill would remove political disabilities on about thirty people including Jefferson Davis, aiming to clear his path to office in 1818. The other would repeal the ban on Confederate veterans entering the U S Army. The writer calls these steps disgraceful and urges harsher changes to the national symbols and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Kentucky
Senate
Congress
Jeff. Davis
Bruce
United States Army
United States
Confederate States
White House
South
Loyal Sons of America
Senator Logan’s bill to equalize soldiers’ bounties
Senator Logan has introduced his bill to equalize bounties for soldiers. He will push for passage, but faces opposition in Congress as rebel factions may demand including Confederate soldiers in the benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Congress
Chandler speech drives 800000 extra copies ordered
Government printing office has ordered more than $800,000 extra copies of Chandler's speech on the proposition to pension Jeff Davis for wider circulation. The piece is seen as capturing a national mood across the North, with only a few partisan voices opposing. Douglas’s dying words from eighteen years ago still echo: patriot versus traitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Jeff Davis
Government Printing Office
Zach
North
Douglas
Military encampment invites multiple regiments to Freeport
Rockford correspondent reports Colonel C M Brazee authorized to invite the Third Regiment’s sister units from Chicago Joliet and Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois local companies to join a four day encampment in Freeport on July 2 3 4 5. Enthusiastic Freeport plans top tier entertainment and expects broad attendance.
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Rockford
Inter Ocean
C. M. Brazee
Chicago
Joliet
Iowa
Wisconsin
Moline
Morrison
Rock Island
LaSalle
Bloomington
Freeport
Ex-Confederate Officers dominate Senate power
The New York Tribune laments postwar shifts noting nineteen ex-Confederate officers serve in the Senate while only four who risked their lives for the old flag remain. It argues two-thirds of Senate committees are led by Southern chairmen, disenfranchising Black voters and weakening the South’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
Senate
United States
Unmarked Union Graves Headlined by Grand Army Circular
War Department circular urges locating unmarked Union soldiers buried in private or village cemeteries. It directs Quartermaster General to collect burial sites and asks the public to report known unmarked graves in Illinois to Edgar D. Swain in Chicago. Monuments not to be disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Congress
United States
Washington
Joan C. Robinson
James L. Finney
Illinois
Edgar D. Swain
Department of Illinois
Washington Street
Chicago
Congress Reopens As 46th Session Convened
The 46th Congress convened in an extra session. New Senators were sworn in with Chandler and Logan forming a noted team. Bell of New Hampshire had credentials laid on the table by the Democrats. Randall won the Speakership on the first ballot. The House organized without a colored member present. The President’s message requests necessary appropriations and a special session to grant them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Logan
Bell
New Hampshire
Wallace
Senate
House
Thurman
Adams
Trandall
Garfield
Wright
Mandall
Blackburn
Randall
Kelly
Thompson
Field
Stewart
W. P. Harrison
Washington
House OF Representatives
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Stouse of Representatives
Hkurnerkorp B. Ayes
Opinion pages spar over editors and wit in Freeport
A local clash of insults unfolds as one paper lampoons another editor duo. The critique mocks intellect and motives, reframes their actions as cowed by budget jests, and culminates in a claim they have failed to drive the Journant’s editor from Freeport despite two years of covert pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iere
Bacchus
Venus
Mercury
United States
Rocky Mountain Range
Freeport
OUR CHICAGO LETTER PEDALMANIA AND LENTEN AMUSEMENTS
A Chicago Letter from March 1879 surveys gambling on the Board of Trade versus legitimate trade, condemning speculators while warning readers about “changes.” It notes pedestrian mania, large prize money for walking contests, and a hopeful business outlook post panic with attention to McVicker’s Opera, Haverly’s, and Hooley’s Lotta performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CircAao
McVicker’s Theater
Haverly’s
McCullough
Hooley’s
Lotta
Etihemon
Reception for Judge Blodgett at Downers Grove
On our 6th page an account describes a reception given to Judge Blodgett, longtime resident of Downers Grove. The piece notes the public’s sympathy for the judge facing a trying ordeal and says the community and those under his court’s jurisdiction share in congratulating him.
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Blodgett
Downer’s Grove
Encampment Ordered for Third Regiment at Freeport
General Order from National Guard headquarters designates Freeport Illinois as the site for the 3d Regiment Infantry annual encampment and drill from July 3 to 6, 1879. Citizens pledge shelter subsistence and welcome invited units while uniforms and regulations align with U S dress standards. Correspondence to Lieuts Noble and Silsby outlines duties and coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rxg
Illing
N. G
Freeport
Ill
U. S
U.S
Frank Noble
G. A. Silsby
First Sight Impression Inspires Tea Table Debate
A mother discusses snap judgments as her daughter’s boy asks how a first glance formed her opinion. The scene centers on certainty versus perception, with family curiosity prompting reflection on initial judgments.
A Good Turn at St. Cloud During Napoleon's Rainy Festivities
Bachaumont recounts a storm during Napoleon I's grand christening celebration for the king of Rome at St. Cloud. The emperor stood in the palace doorway telling the Lyons mayor, promising a good turn to local manufactories as rain pelted. Empress Marie Louise needed an umbrella. dresses of silk and satin were ruined worth millions of francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldobrandini
Louise
Black Glass from Venice Shown to Contain Manganese
A Nuremberg chemist M. Kayser analyzed Black Glass made in Venice and concluded manganese imparted its deep color. To verify, he melted sand and sulfur with fifteen percent manganese peroxide, producing a glass of deep black hue with fine violet threads matching genuine Venetian black glass properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Nuremburg
M. Kayser
Marriages in Freeport and nearby towns in 1879
Marriages recorded include John Wirtjes to Migs Hellke Folkerts at Freeport by Rev E A Elfeld. Seifert Schulz wedding at Germant Parsonage Lena Illinois with John Seifert and Margare Schulz. Plager Busch wedding at Babb’s Grove Lutheran Parsonage Mat Hoth to Minnie H Busch, both of Loran Stephenson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirtjes—Folkerts
Freeport
E. A. Elfeld
John Wirtjes
Migs Hellke Folkerts
Lora Township
M. E. Seifert—Schulz
Germ ’ Parsonage
Lena, IL
C. C. Miller
G. Wenzel
John Seifert
Stockton
Margare Schulz
Bush
Daviess County
Ill
Plager
Winters Dies in Thompson Oregon at Sixty Three
In Thompson, Daviess county Oregon, Conrad Winters Sr. died March 10 at about 63 years of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Thompson
Daviess County
Conrad Winters, Sr
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OUR
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