Freeport Journal Acknowledges Civil War Chiefs and Officials
A list of names appears including A A G C G Habcock Ch'n Dantels Shepard Sec y A A Babcock J B Farwell Hammond Boyce Geo FE Wait James P Root John L Rinaker John A Mccutch eon O M Hatch K K Jones Geo S Bargs J Robbins A Melnotosh John I Routt and E Lippincott James 8 Martin P O Pope. The fragment notes positions and affiliations among civic leaders and officers in Freeport.
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Habcock
Dantelshepard
Sec'y
Union Republican County Convention in Stephenson County
The Republican voters of Stephenson County and Freeport wards are urged to send delegates to a county convention on May 16 1872 at 7 o clock p m in the circuit court room Freeport. Eight delegates will be chosen to attend the Union Republican State Convention at Springfield on May 22 1872. Each township and ward will send one delegate plus one for every 50 Grant votes in 1868 and one for each 25 vote fraction. The list of township and ward delegates is not provided.
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Krpunt
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Cirreano
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City
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Philadelphia
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Supreme Grand Division
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Alexander
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Madison
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Aaland
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Marshall
Carroll
Crawford Pebere
Montgom'ry
Cumberland
Molzan
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Moultrie
DeWitt
Ogle
Peoria Wwe
Edgar
Edwards
Pike
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Fayette
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Washington
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Mwankakee
White
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Whiteside
Williamson
LaSalle
Winnebago
Republican State Central Committee
Stephenson County
Freeport
Circuit Court Room
Totclock
Springfield
General Grant
Cincinnati Times
Horace Greeley
Cincinnati Movement
Adams
Grant
Greeley
N.Y
Carlinville Democrat
Palmer
Cincinnati
Newark, N. J. Journal
Gresley
Jersey
Rock Island
Daily Argus
South
Boston Post
New England
John W. Forney
Philadelphia Press
Malone N. Y
the Palladium
Baltimore Gazette
Philadelphia Age
Louisville Ledger
Descriptions of 1870s election snippets and a Somerset fire
The passage notes opponents cheering as Cincinnati nominees get the woodpecker ticket name and mocks Greeley with varied nicknames. It reports a devastating Somerset Pennsylvania fire destroying three top hotels with losses near 1 million dollars and 75 thousand in insurance. It cites Democratic sentiment and German press excerpts on Greeley, highlighting a broadly unfavorable public view toward an unnamed candidate.
The Straight Course for Republicans in Crisis
The passage argues the Republican party has a clear course ahead after recent events. It claims rivals face new doubts and divisions following Cincinnati. Endorsing moving forward, the piece predicts strengthening unity and advancing fortunes for the Republicans.
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Cincinnati
Greeley
Republican Party
Reformers of Centralization and Tariff Debates
The piece cites the Chicago Tribune on Cincinnati insurrection leaders Lyman Trumbull and Horace Greeley, accusing them of driving radical Reconstruction laws and centralization. It reviews H. C. Burchard’s tariff speech, praising Western tariff reform arguments, and notes Belmont and Voorhees signaling Democratic strategy ahead of the national convention.
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Chicago Tribune
Cincinnati
Lyman Trumbull
Horace Greeley
Charles Sumner
United States
Cgreeley
Grant
Congress
Trumbull
Senate Judiciary
Greeley
President Grant
Democratic Convention at Baltimore July 9 noted
The Copperhead Democratic faction, aligned with Tammany and Liberal critics, intends to hold a separate convention in Baltimore on July 9 after accusing rival groups of selling out Horace Greeley and Liberal causes. The dispute sparks Republican scrutiny and calls for party unity.
Greeley Attacks Trumbull in Freeport Speech
The fall remarks recount Horace Greeley’s sharp jab at Lyman Trumbull labeling him the pattern of a country schoolmaster. The source notes a shift as it claims “the lion and the lamb have lain down together” with democracy leading.
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Horace Greeley
Freeport
Trumbull
Lyman Trumbull
Possums Split Parties in Cincinnati After Year of Efforts
After a year of fixit work the possums travel to Cincinnati, aimed at splitting the Republican party, but end up fracturing the Democratic party instead and leaving the outcome as kindling for future applies.
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Cincinnati
Tribune Rebukes Press Over Greeley Campaign Funerals
The Chicago Tribune condemns the jokers of the press for ridiculing Horace Greeley’s campaign. It laments the mockery as a funeral insult and notes the public tone harms Greeley, already facing a grave situation.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Greeley
Abolition of Capital Punishment Saddens Three Papers
The Fort Madison Wis Plain Dealer and the Louisa County Safeguard mourn the abolition of capital punishment. They express strong opposition and lament the end of this sentence against serious crimes.
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Fort Madison Wis
Plain
Cincinnati Delegate Praises Ticket as Splendid Compromise
A Cincinnati delegate boasts that the ticket is a splendid compromise, embracing "Greeley, who believes in every thing, and Brown, who believes in nothing."
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Cincinnati
Horace Greeley and echo chamber on politics
Opinion satire condemns Horace Greeley as gullible to flatterers and mocks his circle of promoters. It argues such a man would be dangerous in the White House, reflecting partisan distrust and editorial voice of the era.
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Horace Greeley
White House
Controversy Over Appointments in 1871 Nomination Rift
In 1871 debate the soreheads question Grant's choices while nearly nominating Adams, a Grant appointee, over Alabama claims. Liberal papers praise Judge Davis as honest. Toledo Blade challenges this as bald. Chicago Tribune and others back Greeley, prompting West disdainful replies.
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Davis
The
Toledo Blade
Dad Randall
Blackguard
Aurora
Chicago Tribune
Peoria Review
Greeley
Finois
Sixteen Ku Klux Plead Guilty in South Carolina
Sixteen Ku Klux defendants in South Carolina pleaded guilty in a single batch and were sentenced. The ruling concludes the case against a group linked to racial intimidation, drawing regional attention to postwar civil rights enforcement.
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South Carolina
Press coverage on Greeley across newspapers
Multiple papers express mixed to strong opposition or skepticism toward Greeley and his ticket. The Freeport Anzeiger and Cincinnati-based outlets criticize strategy and principles, while St Louis and New York papers offer varying endorsements or opposition. The Cincinnati Commercial mocks independent journalism while others hint at political calculations and alliances.
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Freeport Anzeiger
Greeley
Brown
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Weekly Times
Peoria Democrat
Quincy Herald
Chicago Times
Lyman Trumbull
Senate
The
Times
New York Evening Post
St. Louis
Louisville Courier-Journal
South
Cleveland
Jeff
Davis
New York Sun
Grant
New York Post
Greeley Ticket Battles Across Nineteenth Century Press
Various newspapers react to the Cincinnati convention and Greeley Palmer ticket ambitions. Editorials, notes from editors, and Democratic as well as Republican stances reflect party divisions, predictions of defeat or support, and mentions of key figures like Grant and Clark.
The New Revenue Law Features and Impacts
The new revenue law changes assessment timing to July 1 and May taxation liability for real and personal property, with exemptions for 1872. It requires annual Board of Supervisors meetings in July to examine assessments, allows appeals, and shifts Town Board hearing dates to June. Personal property deductions exclude indebtedness on livestock merchandise or manufactured goods.
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Board of Supervisors
Washington May 11 18 Senate tariff actions and Greeley politics
Washington reports detailPresident Grant's tariff maneuvering with Kelley Dawes and Finkelburg measures and the Cincinnati movement. Credible dispatches describe Greeley support in the South, rebel vote patterns for Grant, and Greenley opposition. Additional items cover Voorhees clarifying remarks, General Amnesty passing, and the Washington Treaty notes.
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Washrngton
White House
Cincinnati
Greeley
Sumner
Philadelphia
Chas, P. Hale
Kelley
Pennsylvania
House
Ways and Means
Burchard Finklenburg
Ways and Means Committee
Dawes
Bfr
Finkelburg
Mr. Dawes
Washincrox
Republican State Central Committees
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
South
Grant
Frank Blair
Schurz
Missouri
Brown
Earl Granville
Fish
Congress
Washington
D. W. Voorhees
Indiana
Casey
New Orleans
Senate
Congress hopes for Tax and Tariff bill progress
Favorable movement reported on the Tax and Tariff bill during Saturday’s session. The remaining ten percent reduction is expected to clear committee today despite speeches. A fifteen to twenty vote majority is anticipated for passage soon after committee action, with adjournment likely on the 29th.
Legal notices and court actions in Benton County March term
A dense docket of chancery and common pleas matters lists wins for plaintiffs and rulings on attachments, scire facias, foreclosures, and land sales. Cases name Bliss Moore & Co. Joseph Emmert. Almira Mayer. Wm Bonacher. Meyer. Greenwalt minors. George W. Love and others with costs, decrees, and bonds. Notable items include divorce decrees for Maria Becker and Orvilla W. Kane, and a speech on a political ticket by George G. Baster.
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Winnesheik Ins. Co
Melt
Bliss, Moore & Co
Roy
Abrams 4
Hyde
Darius Moyers
Oscar Taylor
Scire Facias
Shuler
Defenda Wm
Bonacher
Cochran
Plainti
Almira Mayer
Guardia
F. Rockey
Geo. W
Digm
Abrams & Shuler Fefendant
Geo. Thompson
James A. Grassumpsit
Burchard, Barton & Barnum
Benjamin Greenwalt
T Dian
Geo. A. Greenwalt
Cor Greenwalt
Coates
S. PB
Rounds
Jacob Richards
Richards
A Richards
Bill
Burchard, Ba & Barnum
Bailey
Marshall Bailey
Michael Menm
Chael Menmoser
M. Hettinger
A. D. Meacham
Bailey & Neff
Samuel J. Davis
Geo. Purinton
VU. D. Meacham
Agreeme
Meacham
Com Ant
Turner and Atkins
Jackson Kleckner
Moses Hi
Anon Meacham
Kean Fordant
Benjamin Schmeltzer
Goodhue
M. Bentley Et al
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Condit
Crain
Atkins
Carlos Pierce
Chas
W. Boynton
Youngman Au
Seymour Aa
Orain
Bal Neff
George A. Mix
Ogle Sn’ County Railroad Co
Gale, Pottster
Carter
Eral Maria Becker
Phillip Booker
8X & Agney
Rew
Kane Orvilla W. Kane
John II
Dvorce
Bhatarens
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Freeport Journal
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Ware Freeport
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Noland
Hilver Creek
Blancharc
County Central
Smith D, Atkins
Ron’? Litrhe
Torant
Woodpecker
Somerset
St. Louis Democrat
Hans
Thas
A. Hendricks
George W. Pendleton
Greeey
New York World
Cincinnai
Caraphouls
Westliece Post
Alley
Grevley
Ht. C. Burchard
H.C. Burchard
Frrepont Journal
West
Burchard
New York Tribune
August Belmont
Democratic Central Committee
Dan Voorhees
Charles Francis Adams
Alabama
the Press On
Pittsburg Post
Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer
Startford Times
Cleveland Plaindealer
Washington Patriot
Albany Argus
Rochester Union
Detroit Free Press
Chancery
George G. Baster
Wasl
Cal Reformers
New York
Woodhall
Fred
Thomas Buchanan
New York City
Douglassis
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