Freeport Journal notices and political updates
Chief Justice Cuase will spend weeks at Bethesda Springs Wisconsin and come West this week. The new five per cent loan subscriptions reach 31216900. total loan 461685900. Secretary Boutwell plans to sell 8000000 in gold and buy 10000000 in bonds this month. Pleasonton grants income tax relief up to 2000 dollars. Ex Senator Mason of Virginia dies in Alexandria on April 27. Public debt shows April decline of 6124053.13. Republican pledge to collect revenue faithfully. England claims may exceed American claims due to Alabama depredations. Democratic Louisville convention sparks joke on Prayer resolution. Mr W S Grosebeck of Cincinnati emerges as progressive presidential candidate. War legislates, he says, and history bears its marks. hope is it is ended.
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W.S. Grosebeck
Cincinnati
South Carolina: A Corrupt Legislature and Violent Secret Vigilance
A Cincinnati Com mercial correspondent describes South Carolina as poor with an extravagant Legislature and rising taxes. He notes declining state credit and deep political animosity. He cites an armed secret group proposing broad whipping and killings of supporters of Republican policy.
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Cincinnati Comancreial
South Carolina
Resignations and Trade Talks Stir Washington Updates
Longtime Secretary of State Lon Tfasturon Fisi may retire in early June after repeated offers to resign, kept in place by Presidential requests while Joint Light Commission completes its work. The Tribune notes no Canada reciprocity in any treaty. A plan to balance free fisheries with lumber and coal imports is reportedly considered but not included in any pact. Democratic lawmakers accuse the administration of $50 million gold in the treasury, while a joint congressional probe into Southern conditions schedules for May 17 in Washington, with three-person teams assigned to states. The probe aims to corroborate Ku Klux outrages, justify suppression policies, and highlight strike failures tied to Pennsylvania coal costs. Coal mining labor losses exceed four million dollars this year, with wage losses topping four million in related sectors.
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Ligh Commission
Ivis
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Canada
American Commission
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Th. Potts
Wost
Capitol relocation whispers swirl around Springfield
In talks with a legislature member we were told that Peoria talk is a blind and that if the Capitol leaves Springfield it would head to Chicago. The aim may be to enable a Chicago group to plan a new State house after Albany’s model, feeding rumors of a staged move. Many Illinois residents might prefer the Capitol stay put.
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Springfeld
Peoria
Springfield
Chicago
State House
Albany
New York
State Capitol
Illinois
Powell to Lead Second Smithsonian Colorado Expedition
Major Powell, famed for his recent Colorado canyon explorations, plans a second journey under Smithsonian Institute auspices. He will be accompanied by a well equipped party and expects to extend his research over about two years.
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Powell
Colorado Canons
Smithsonian Institute
Washington Democratic organ opposes civil service reform
The Washington city Democratic organ endorsed by leading party members rejects civil service reform. It argues no tangible reform can emerge from current crude notions and cites English competitive examination as a failed root of reform.
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Washington City
England
Washington dispatch on Paris siege praises Washburne’s duty
Dispatches from April 25 describe Paris under bombardment with despondent crowds and ongoing civil war. The piece lauds Minister Washburne for remaining at his post amid shelling, noting his steadfast refusal to flee and framing his conduct as a noble sacrifice and patriotic example.
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FE. B. Wastucrss
France
Paris
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Legation
Vie
Douglas on Territorial Expansion from Freeport Speech
A Galena Gazette extract from Stephen A. Douglas's Freeport speech of Aug 27, 1858 argues the nation must expand beyond current confines. It compares growth to a hive and warns that soon every foot of U S land to the Pacific will be occupied, urging continued increase and settlement.
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Lincoln
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Mississippi
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New Mexico
Pacific Ocean
United States
Ain Fur It
Beport on Freeport area prospects and industry
A letter from W. B. Derrick of Oak Creek discusses Frost effects and crop prospects in April 1871. It urges Freeport to attract manufacturing, especially a paper mill, leveraging beet sugar factory boosts, railroad access, water, limestone, coal, and a rising immigrant flow. It cites Jewell City, Stephenson County representatives, and local rail plans, noting winter snow, rainfall, and growing county optimism.
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Plum Creek
White Rock
Republican River
Jewell
Pomroy
Jewell City
Buffalo Creek
Kansas
Stephenson County
Stephenson
Captain Bucanan
A. A. Krape & Bro
Cahoon J. Rockey
C Belknap
Kerr Attacks Chicago Tribune In Congress Laughing Fit
The closing hours of Congress featured Indiana Democrat Kerr praising the Chicago Tribune as a leading organ of the equolants party. He cited a Tribune article titled Shall the Sword Supersede the Law? and urged careful reading while mocking the idea the Tribune is a Republican journal. The exchange drew loud laughter from Republicans.
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Kerr
Indiana
House
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
the Tribune
Kansas northwestern settlement grows despite Indian danger
From Jewenn City Kansas April 18 1871 the Freefort Journal notes emigration has moved sixty miles west, railroads spark excitement, and settlers rise from fifty to many in a young county. Farmers and mechanics arrive from eastern states to claim rich soil and timbered streams aiding stock raising along Marsh Cheyenne Brown Limestone and Buffalo creek regions with a railroad boom refraining from further Indian trouble.
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Jewenn City
Jewen. Co
Kansas
Torne Roier
Freefort Journal
Cheyenne
Three Vetoes Challenge Minnis Assembly Actions
The Minnis General Assembly passed few bills as the Constitution barred local measures. Governor Palmer issued vetoes on three major measures: the Registry bill the Minors Central Land Tax bill and the Defective tax Assessments bill. The piece explains the gist of each veto with emphasis on wording and constitutional questions. It notes that registry provisions centered on city registration and that the Illinois Central lands tax issue depended on contract terms and state rights. The defective tax bill introduces a new judicial mechanism for tax valuation appeals and faces practical objections.
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Minnis
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Quincy
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Supreme Court
Carpet Baggers and the Republican Hit Job Debate
A 19th century critic examines carpet-bagger labels used in Democratic rhetoric. The piece defines carpet bagger as a Northern native who moves South and gains office as a Republican, while arguing several Northern-to-Western moves are treated differently. It accuses Democrats of condemning Northern movers to the South while praising Irish newcomers in New York politics.
Illinois General Assembly Adjourns After Fourteen Weeks
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned after about fourteen weeks of session with vacations and quorum losses. The Senate acted promptly, handling 265 bills and passing 77, while the House impeded progress. Major bills on penitentiary management and government expenses remain. Some bills may become law if the Governor does not object within ten days. A special session is set for May 25 to tackle key measures. The Assembly will reconvene November 15 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Utica Man Fumes Over Neighbors Interfering in Family Affairs
A Utica man, angered by neighbors who intervened when his wife attempted suicide, laments the meddling of others in private family matters and urges people to stay home.
Kentucky Rescue Follies in Winchester Jail Break
A Kentucky rescue report describes a February attempted jailbreak at Winchester where Fountain Webb and Nicholas Gravette were held on murder charges. A mob of about 75 to 100 forced entry, gained access, freed the Webbs, and escaped with them to town after the jailer Hog surrendered. Local officials feared further escapes and strengthened guards briefly.
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Kentucky
Winchester
Lexington
Fountain Webb
Nicholas Gravette
Davids
Cat
Justi West
Daniels
Webbs
Cleci
Mr. Hog
Clark County
Estin
Marlboro professor-turned-lawyer wounds self after slander
Alu Wenzail former principal of a Marlboro school and two year practicing lawyer, driven to suicide by slanderous stories, attempted to end his life with a six shot revolver. He fired multiple times, was found alive, but died from his wounds after expressing regret.
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Massachusetts
Alu Wenzail
Hk School
Marlboro
Hyself
Delibera
Mr. Wenzell
Murder of Hon Sharon Tyndale Morning Details of the Affair
Special Dispatch to The Evening Post from Sramchenp reports Hon. Sharon Tyndale former Secretary of State a prominent Republican was murdered near his residence in the city at about 1 am. He left home for St. Louis and was found dead with a head wound. his watch and chain were taken. No clues or motive yet. The coroner's jury is in session and a large reward is promised. Tye to be buried by the Masons on Tuesday.
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Evening Post
Sramchenp
Sh Tyndale
Tyndale
St. Louis
Tye
Masons
The 1872 Politics and Ku Klux Foe in the South
A 1872 commentary argues tariff civil service reform and equal rights will shape the campaign, but the central test is Democratic responses to Ku Klux Klan influence in the South. It warns the Democrats blunder in the region and risk losing by the dagger in their own ranks.
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S. C
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Democratic Party
Pla
South
Bloomington Leader tutor recounts prison reform tale
An interview with a Bloomington Leader tutor inside a state institution reveals a disturbing scene. Several inmates including youths as young as 11 are reported to perform washing sewing and mending for prisoners and staff. One boy deemed insane was placed in a dark cell and kept on a water diet for eight days before he confessed to a prank.
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Bloomington
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