Stephenson County Republican Convention Notice 1860
The Republican voters of Stephenson County and Freeport wards will send delegates to a May 20 1860 convention in Freeport Court House to choose eleven delegates for the Third Congressional District Convention and nominate a candidate. Representation bases include towns wards and Grant vote tallies with a May 15 primaries recommendation. R V Ankeny, Chairman.
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Congress of the United States
Stephenson
A. D
Joan R. Hayes
Stephenson County
Lils
Ilinois
Freeport
Gen. Grant
Carroll
Aasiphentes
Jo Daviess
Lee
Ogle
Whiteside
MM. W. Smith
A. Nase
H.C. Burchard
Jas
K. Edsalt
Warner
William Carey
Republican Congressional Committee
Court House
Grant
Delegates Elected to County Convention from Towns
A list of delegates elected to the County Convention from various towns. Buckeye James M. Smith T. Clingman J. Bangle IT. Barber T. J. Donmeyer. Dakota A W. T. McAlman Wm. Allman 0. D. Weaver. Rock Grove Wm. Boyd John Williams Henry Hoofmeister D. Beltman. Riport D. W. C. Mallory Ets Agkey J. M. Williams Henry Borooes Fer y Strattman. Lorain Ira Kinman Sol Kamins Warvey Timms Jacob Khedknes JEVVERSON Sol Fry KR. Hayes. Rock Rux Win. Kramer Michael Wolf John WW. Graham Michael Meltzer Chas W. Butterfield Henry Rohbeal. Kes v Silas Keister Peter Kleekner 8. J. Kleekner West Point Samuel Snyder Spencer Rising Luninn Montagna ET Perry EM Stamm A. Weaver Jas. McFutrich. SILVER CHEEEK Win. Young R. Colby Long.
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Freeport
Buckrre
Jas. M. Smith
TT. Clingman
J. Bangle
IT. Barber
T. J. Donmeyer
Dakotaa
W. T. McAlman
Wm. Allman
0. D. Weaver
Rock Grove
Wm. Boyd
John Williams
Henry Hoofmeister
D. Beltman
Riport
D. W.C. Mallory
Ets Agkey
J. M. Williams
Henry Borooes
Fer Y Strattman
Loran
Ira Kinman
Sol
Kamins
Warvey Timms
Jacob Khedknes
Jevverson
Fry
KR. Hayes
Rock Rux
Win
Kramer
Michael Wolf
John WW. Graham
Michael Meltzer
Chas
W. Butterfield
Henry Rohbeal
Kes v
Silas Keister
Peter Kleekner
J. Kleekner
West Point
Samuel Snyder
Spencer Rising
Luninn Montagna
ET Perry
EM Stamm
A. Weaver
Jas. McFutrich
Young
Colby and
Long
Our Next Representative to Congress Hon. HY, C. Burchard
A county letter endorses C. Burchard for Congress, urging a representative chosen with conviction and national and local welfare in mind. It defends pragmatic, plain spoken leadership and cautions respect for other candidates while stressing the need for a true representative.
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C. Burchard
Congress
The Fittest Man for the Place in Public Life
A historical editorial argues the ideal legislator must be honest and practical, praising Hon. H. C. Burchard as a fit candidate. It stresses knowledge of law, action over oratory, and calls for reparation and peaceful negotiation in international affairs while outlining loyalty to national principles and prudent governance.
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Charles Sumner
Ian. K. GB. Washburne
H. C. Burchard
Indians and Quakers in Cuba A New Indian Policy
The writer weighs conflicting Cuba reports and U.S. policy shifts, noting hopes that appointing Quakers as Indian agents signals a gentler approach to Native Americans. They warn of past abuses by agents, cite Sherman and Sheridan, and express cautious optimism that a humane, peaceable policy may yield better results for the Red man and government relations.
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Cuba
United States
Spain
Mary Lowell
Cuban
Grant
Department
Sherman
Sheridan
The Peace Festival Hopeful Start Delights Many
The report from Boston describes Mr. Gilmore’s grand Peace Festival, once ridiculed as impractical. Plans grow from coast to coast with a fifty thousand seat building and vast musical preparations as supporters rally behind the ambitious concert despite questions of harmony and success.
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Mississippi
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Boston
Gilmore
A Practical Joke Turns Serious for Ottawa County Man
A young man near Six Corners in Ottawa County, known for visiting a nearby young woman, was targeted by two locals for a prank. The staged highwaymen failed to frighten him as he produced a revolver and shot one assailant in the shoulder. The other fled, and the victim recognized the pranksters, who presumably learned their lesson about practical jokes.
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Six Corners
Ottawa County
Cupid
Charley
Grand Rapids
Dakota Song Parodies State Growth in Freeport Tour
A satirical ballad titled A Song of Songs mocks Freeport Dakotas growth as it salutes a bustling town described with praise for its warehouses stores and drug store. The piece features fictional figures Sneaksby Bildad and others in a mock prophetic tone referencing civic expansion and religious imagery.
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Freeport the Great
Virginia July 6 election proclaimed with separate votes
Washington dispatch reports a proclamation fixing July 6 for Virginia elections and providing for submitting the Constitution with separate votes on the disability and test oath clauses only. The Boston Courier comments on General Grant’s tongue restraint and gratitude to early supporters, terming it nepotism or worse in ruling men. The Lee Railway line is to be relaid with steel rails within a year.
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Virginia
Democratic Journal
The
Boston Courier
Lee Railway
Methuselah Drowned in the Flood
An extract from the Louisville Journal argues that biblical chronology places the flood at 1656 Anno Mundi. It traces ages from Adam to Noah and Methuselah, concluding the oldest man died in the flood as proof of the Bible’s figures.
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Seth
Enos
Caiian
Mahalalul
Mahal
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Massachusetts Sells Muskrat Skins to Pay Tuition
A Massachusetts individual recently sold 201 muskrat skins from his trapping. The avails were used to pay his last winter's tuition at school.
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Advice To Lovers Perfume For Engagements
A Victorian style ad urges lovers to avoid scolding by gifting Platon's Flor De Mayo perfume for the handkerchief. It pitches the fragrance as essential to prevent misunderstandings about a scent and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Platon
All Druggiasta
Varied Notes and Locals From An 19th Century Page
A compact collage of recipes and housekeeping tips alongside brief news items. The text covers culinary hints like horseradish mixture and ink removal methods, plus notes on billiards championship in Wisconsin, Boone anniversary celebrations in Frankfort, medals to Ida Lewis, and various civic and cultural tidbits from New York and Wisconsin including lectures, political conventions, and industrial innovations.
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Caiiel
Hiatt
Wisconsin
Ake
Madison
Adam Kleser
Thy
W.W. Seaver
Fond
Frankfort
Boone
Man
Washingtonian
Gry
Jefferson
Acto
Pacific Railway
New Perfume Mayo Draws Factory Workers
The text notes thousands of factories in the Union patronizing LON's new fragrance Flor Mayo. It describes factories drawn toward a universal center and mentions druggists as a point of sale.
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LON
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