Treaty of Washington pending in Senate extra session
The Treaty of Washington is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in extra session in Washington. Gen. Schenck will sail this evening as minister to England. A sub committee on Southern Outrages plans to subpoena witnesses June 1 to probe outrages in South Carolina not investigated by local authorities. The Knoxville Chronicle blasts anti tax cries as hypocritical. Raleigh property owners demand order and protection from mob violence to attract investment. Democratic press deny Ku Klux existence while tax convention notes condemnations of outrages.
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Washngton
United States Senate
Washington
Schenck
England
Scott
South Carolina
Raleigh
North Carolina
Democratic Party
Chicago
Ty Daniels
Chase
iSut
Capitol Removal Debate and Peoria Reflections
A chaotic, opinionated column critiques Peoria’s push to move Illinois State Capitol from Springfield urging fairness, cites editor Beveridge falsehood claims, notes past quarrels with Freeport Journal, and argues removal would cost taxpayers. Includes colorful regional banter about Peoria and Freeport.
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State Capitol
Freeport Journal
Peoria
Press of
Illinois
Capitol
Springfield
William Massenberg
Peoria Transcript
Freeport and Monroe rail route push puts Rockford in spotlight
In a spirited editorial the Monroe Sentinel argues Rockford strives to shift the Sugar River Valley Railroad eastward to gain a north outlet, while Albany and Freeport fear loss of advantage. It urges Freeport Cedarville Orangeville and Monroe leaders to act now to secure the Freeport Monroe and Madison line and counter Rockford’s plan.
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Monroe
Rockford
Sugar River Valley
Monare
Freeport
Madison
Albany
Green County
Brodhead
Sugar River Valley Railroad
Madison & Beloit
Beloit
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago and North
Freeport and Monroe
Monroe and
Madison Road
Cedarville
Orangeville
Chicago and North Western Road
Indianapolis
Fragmented political quip on Democratic leaders and Civil War figures
A stray quotation disparages copper-heads and Democratic statesmen, invoking figures like Wilkes Booth and Raphael Semmes. The speaker argues the American people should reject such figures and avoid calls to public councils by discredited leaders.
No Bias Toward Springfield in Local Question
The speaker denies any special liking for Springfield or prejudice against Peoria. As a citizen and taxpayer, they urge fair, candid treatment of Springfield, sacred as Ankanam Lixconn’s home and burial place, warning against hasty actions that would cost residents millions.
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Springfield
Peoria
New Haven Fraud Admission Sparks Loud Rebuke
The record notes a substantial admission that a gross fraud occurred in New Haven. Judge James Gallagher, a Democratic leader, reportedly declared the culprits in the ballot box outrage were a pair of scoundrel and fool figures, calling the man who stuffed 100 votes a desecrated rascal and the one who removed them a foolish rogue.
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New Haven
James Gallagher
Letters From the People Proria Illinois May 16 1871
A reader from Proria Illinois writes to the Freeport Journal opposing the Capitol move to Peoria, praising its navigation and views from Prospect Hill, and noting a sugar beet factory in Freeport. The letter also digresses into a long regional note about the 1854 locust outbreak and its predicted return, urging readers to visit woodland districts mid June to witness it.
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Proria, Inn
Fregport Journal
Capitol
Peoria
Springfield
Main Street
Prospect Hill
Mossville
Rome
Chillicothe
Illinois River
Freeport
Capitol removal debate sparks owner rumor in Fremport Journal
Letter to the editor dated May 16 1871 from J R Hanpiye rebuts a claim that James H Beveridge owns Fremport Journal and that Seth Bludso was harmed. He notes the Capitol commissioners salaried at ten dollars a day and cites Peoria Transcript as the source. Weather noted as warm and dry with rain needed.
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Freeport
James E. Beveridge
New Capitol
Peoria Transcript
S. D. Atkins
Freeport Journal
Beveridge
State
Springfield
Peoria
State House
Alsus
Wno
Omnibus
Bioomineron, Inc
Fremport Journal
James H. Beveridge
Fremrort Journal
Seth Bludso
Capitol
Teader
J.R. Hanpiye
Prodigious Locust Return Affects Freeport Readers
A letter to the Freeport Journal warns that the periodical locust will reappear in June 1871, detailing their sevene en year cycle, underground feeding, and the loud seasonal chorus. The writer also discusses Dixon Illinois manufacturing growth and Dixon’s water power, mills, and planned developments as contrast to Freeport’s prospects.
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Dixon
The
Freeport Journal
Freeport
West
Rock River
John Dement
Ite
Who Caused THE Failure
The Chicago Times and Bloomington Pantagraph blame repeated failed attempts to pass the Penitentiary bill before recess on a factious minority in the State House. They say adherence to parliamentary rules was abandoned to block the penitentary and state house appropriation bills, delaying all major measures.
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The
Chicago Times
Mde
Sprinfield Regency
Cammon
State House
Death by own action statistics show gendered patterns
A fragmented note reports statistics indicating more men than women engage in self harm and drowning. It mentions single persons, married individuals, and indicates higher divorce rates than widowhood, suggesting demographic patterns without context or clear sources.
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Tenn
Secarcely
Hlinois
Pecatonica
Senate
New York Victune
Ediwt
7Ridung
Va Yribune
Memphis
Little Rock
TVG
Jacksonville
Bloomington
Normal
Ilinois
Freeport and Monroe Railroad
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio
Ws. Priers
Borneo Flax
Dement & Jerome
T Am
Western Knitting Mills
Bennett, Thompson & Co
Northwestern Wind Mill Company
Thomas C. Little & Co
Stephenson County
Galena Street
Nachusa House
John
Cheney
Jast
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