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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1877
Page
2
The Mobile Register editorialized that the policy has achieved its aim by granting the remaining five Southern states to white control, indicating the end of its influence. The piece underscores racial power consolidation in the postwar era as viewed from a Southern newspaper perspective.
Chicago merchants announce a grand July Fourth program featuring a civil and military parade, formal proceedings in a park, and a lakefront fireworks display in the evening.
The New Orleans Democrat reports the President told a Washington editor two weeks ago that his aim is to remove the alien element from the state's politics. The term alien appears unusual in this context, provoking discussion.
The New Orleans Picayune opines that the nation could endure several years without political parties if policy maintains material prosperity and civil equality for all men.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel and Constitutionalist remarks that the President is strong as long as he maintains the essential doctrine of State rights, that he is powerful while he asserts the equality of the States, and will court destruction if he departs from that creed.
A reflective verse observation on sacrificing life for country. The speaker notes that while such courage was idealized in the past, the current generation seems to accept the idea only when someone else dies for a noble cause.
A West Virginia debating society considers whisky tobacco or the Democratic Party as the greatest societal evil. The writer deems the distinction without a difference, arguing all three evils are encompassed by the Democratic Party in their view.
A Democratic Georgia paper condemns the Iowa Republican State Convention call, calling the Iowa party’s old-time yell stale and disgusting. It says the South will not tolerate interference in Iowa and will not interfere with Iowa politics.
Jix President Grant was initiated on the 16th inst in Philadelphia into the mysteries of the Grand Army of the Republic He had been urged to join while in office but refused to avoid political implications Now a free man he sought membership before leaving for a European trip
The Mobile Register reports that the Southern people refuse to join with the portion of the Republican party supporting the President's Southern policy. They will cooperate with defenders of the policy but refuse to form a Presidential party or surrender Democratic organization to its enemies.
In a decision reflecting fiscal restraint the City Council rejected promoting the city in the State Pair Premium List as an unwarranted expense. The Jovian had offered to publish proceedings gratis, but the motion to table the matter failed amid fears the proposal would recur under a new council. The council retained old offices except for the city proprietor and renewed a lease for the organ, granting five cents per line to publish the legislature’s volumous proceedings.
A Stephenson County emigrant letters from Wintz Roo Kansas on May 15 1877 extols rapid settlement in White Rock Valley Jewell and Republic counties praising homestead gains grasshopper battles and harsh weather now followed by hopeful crops The letter highlights Stephen son County farmers Thomas Wiurren J B Angle and William Warrens ventures in White Rock Valley noting their health improvements and land investments plus Lena settlement pride and a call for the Freeport Journal to defend truthful reporting.
Washington May 17 President Hayes received a telegram on board the Twilight from Ulysses S Grant and Mrs Grant thanking Hayes and Mrs Tayes for their good wishes as they depart for Europe. The message hopes for Grant’s return to a prosperous country with sectional harmony.
The notice invites all ex soldiers to attend a meeting at the County Clerk's office on Friday evening of this week. It urges every city veteran and as many county soldiers as possible to be present on Decoration Day to honor fallen comrades.
Constantinople dispatches report Sheik Ul Islam declaring a holy war against Russia. The Ardahan battle account describes a breach by Russian artillery and a successful assault with heavy Turkish casualties. Reports note Danube crossings planned at four points and further Russian advances near Kars and Lookgoom Kale with Austrian concern over frontier protection.
On May 21 in Vrenna rumors spread that negotiations are pending among Germany Austria and England to form a triple alliance. The reports suggest high level discussions may influence balance of power in Europe though details remain unofficial.
A critique of Pleasonton and blue glass from Popular Science Monthly, denouncing the author as a pestilent ignoramus while using his publicity to gauge American stupidity. The piece argues blue glass reflects collective education and suggests an essay prize on Latin Greek study and blue glass to advance inquiry into cultural influence.
Testimony in a probe condemns the architect and contractor for flawed masonry and design. Civil engineers and officials discuss safe load limits and workmanship while hearings focus on plan conformity, supervision, and possible biases as the jury considers changes to the project.
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