Republican Congressional Convention Held In 1861 District
The Republican voters of the Third Congressional District of Maola are urged to send delegates to a June 12, 1806 convention at Freeport Illinois to select a representative candidate. Delegates are allotted by county based on presidential vote totals, with specific counts for Carroll Jo Daviess Lee Ogle Stephenson Whiteside and others, as listed by the district committee.
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Maola
Freeport
Tiinois
Carroll
Jo Daviess
Lee
Ogle
Aos
I Stephenson
Whiteside
William Cary
H.C. Burchard
JAS
Edsale
KB. Warner
F.G. Petrie
Volney Armour
Congressional Committee
Meeting of Stephenson County Republican Central Committee
The Republican Central Committee of Stephenson County calls a meeting at the Freeport courthouse on May 19 at 1 PM to organize a County Convention and appoint delegates to the Congressional Convention in Freeport on June 12. Members listed include A T Green and J K Greenwood among others.
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Republican Central Committee
Stephenson County
C.K. Judson
Buckeye
John Epley
Dakota
George Thompson
Erin
P. HW. Kaufman
Freeport
A. T. Green
2D Ward
T. K. Greenwood
Florence
C. van Broeklin
Harlam
Wm. Heard
Kent
Jacob Gable
Jefferson
Jacob Acker
Lancaster
Soldiers' Monument plan for Stephenson County Fourth
A reader proposes a county wide drive to raise a marble monument listing all Stephenson County soldiers who died in the Civil War. He urges precinct and school district committees to canvass for subscriptions so the fund can be ready for the Fourth of July celebration. The appeal calls for urgent, practical action across the county to honor fallen neighbors.
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Stephenson County
Johnson
Republic
Union
Congress
Tozetheras
Bond
Capitol
Our Grain Trade Complaint on Grain Price Discrimination
Substantial comment arises over alleged combinations in the grain trade of the city aimed at disadvantaging Freeport by paying higher prices elsewhere. The discussion centers on unequal pricing practices in the region, with local merchants and farmers weighing possible remedies and market impacts.
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Freeport
Freeport grain trade drift sparks new warehousing plan
A column argues business men push for a new warehouse to challenge existing grain dealers, claiming Freeport markets may be unfairly kept lower by railroad tariffs and competition. It cites Smith trades, farm prices, and rival Rockford buyers, urging careful study before action. It also notes Jeff Davis treason trial steps and reflects on Reconstruction era politics and cautious justice.
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Freeport
Smith
Rockford
Chicago
Pacis
Mississippi
Reconstruction Clouds Darken in Kentucky Letters
The writer cites a Scottish observer in Scott County Kentucky noting political tension and rebel‑leaning sentiment among locals. He questions Union readiness in the state, hints at educated postwar duties for Kentucky, and questions potential expulsion as a remedy while reflecting on England’s past rule and High Lands education.
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Leeport
Mag
Scott County
Freeport
Kentucky
England
Highlands
Congressional Debates on Senate Postal Bill and Negro Suffrage
Senate on the 7th considered the postal appropriation bill as Mr Trumbull's amendment to bar pay to presidential appointees until confirmed passed 21 to 18 and the chamber adjourned. In the House a measure urged negro suffrage in territories and a law linking territorial admission to universal suffrage with further court relocation in Virginia.
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Washinton
Georgetown
Senate
House
O'Trumall
Garfield
Merchants’ National Bank
Crouse
Reconstruction Committee
Stevens
Internal Revenue
Post Office
Messrs. Nye
Doolittle
Trumbull
Messrs. Randall
Pensylvania
Strouse
Rogers
Messrs. Banks
Eckley
Beaman
Farnsworth
Dawes
Bingham
Friends of the Union
Department of the Navy
Howard
Cowan
Judiciary Committee
U.S. District Court
Virginia
Norfolk
Richmond
Earl Russel
Adams
Bancroft
Lincoln
Morrill
Jerseyville anti license ticket victory reported
Reports from Jerseyville state the anti license ticket won by more than 100 votes on the 7th. The article also notes a series of other items including deaths on New York hospital ships, a planned expansion of the New York Herald, and various government actions. Levi Mayhew’s execution at Batavia is listed among the dated events.
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Jerseyville
Antilicense
New York Hospital
New York Herald
Reconstruction Committee
Tennessee
Arkansas
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Freeport Journal
McCall, Bailey & Mills, Publishers
M. Bailey
Stephenson Co
Jeff
Davis
Instrict Court
United States
Chase
Jef. Davis
Underwood
Jeff. Davis
Commonwealth
Washington
The
Freeport. Journal
Epitor
Old Capitol
Cspitol
Columbia
Great
Henry C. Deering
Congressional
Levi Mayhew
Batavia
N. Y
Theodore Durham
Erry
Gwin
International Telegraph Company
Usea
Cyrus W. Field
Atlantic
Paris
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