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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1877

Page

3

President Hayes policy assailed by exiled Garrison

In a lengthy letter to the New York Times, William Lloyd Garrison denounces President Hayes’s Southern policy as a betrayal of civil rights. He warns of a consolidated South, disenfranchised colored citizens, and a doomed Republican Party, urging national vigilance to defend liberty.

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Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Cullom of Illinois

Governor Shelby M. Cullom proclaims November 2, 1877 as a national day of thanksgiving in Illinois. He urges citizens to attend religious services and gather with family to observe a holiday of rest, festivity, and domestic unity while noting famine and war abroad and acknowledging blessings at home.

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Robbery at Philadelphia Mint Reveals Suspect Gerlach

The Philadelphia Bulletin reports Robert E. Preston arrived from the Mint Director's office to investigate a theft of about $200 in silver by Mint employee Charles Gerlach. He worked in the melting department, near a silver box. suspicions grew as finger marks appeared in silver filings. An extra pocket in his pants and silver found in his home and clothing tied to the theft. An arrest order from Washington arrived, but Gerlach remained at large at noon.

The Philadephia Bulletin Robert E. Preston Linderman Philadelphia Charles Gerlach Gerlach Wahington

Stop That Confounded Interest Over a Port Feast

Daniel Webster recalls dining with a Boston merchant who decanted a dusty old port. The host taunts Webster by claiming one dollar and twenty cents per glass when interest is added, then urges to fill the glass again to stop that interest. Webster agrees the wine is excellent and asks for a refill.

Daniel Webster Boston John Mr. Webster

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