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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1866
Page
5
Poem recounts four hundred thousand soldiers who died for a cause, their graves stretching from western plains to the ocean, and martyr-spirits growing in prison amid untold agonies for the sake of a shared homeland. The verse honors bravery and sacrifice for the reader and future generations.
The Grand Army of the Republic schedules a convention in Indianapolis on the 20th. The Mississippi Legislature adjourns to meet January 21. Nevada votes by a 1000 majority to Unionists. George N. Sanders seeks a pardon. Waukegan ladies raise funds for Cemetery ground through a levee with telegraphic election dispatches and oysters. A Beecher assassination rumor circulates in New York. Illinois counties shift Republican, Rockford and others reporting large majorities. Richard Brightwell wins $800 damages over a 1865 vote denial. The President tracks public opinion by clipping articles, and pardons for Southern rebels fade, tied to political factors post-election. The Exchange Building sale funds debts. office unsold. assets exceed liabilities.
President Johnson plans to nominate A J Rogers former New Jersey congressman defeated in the Copperhead era as Minister to Chile replacing General Kilpatrick. Congress faces probes into Maryland election amid alleged illegal registry by Governor Swan’s board.
A historic roster lists Presidents and Vice Presidents from Washington to Lincoln with election notes. It includes candidates such as Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe and Polk plus brief mentions of party contests and outcomes. The extended item also contains town notices and ads for Broad's News Depot mills and shops, with various local goods and services.
Local items announce subscriptions and magazine delivery options at Mills & Ge, with notes on watches, silverware, and glassware from Dwight Co and 3 Ford & Co. Also advertised are stoves, clothing, and Italian violins from AE Ford & Co. plus real estate for sale at Stephenson and Weel streets and Adams Street intersections.
Fragmentary notes recall 1865 events with Lincoln and Johnson and a tangential tale of tame cobras used as household guards in India. It mentions assassination and presidential succession, plus an anecdote about snakes patrolling homes to deter thieves.
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