Great Fire in Chicago Spurs Local Bargains and Speeches
One year after the Chicago blaze merchants tout rare bargains as Liberal candidates face defeats in Maine. A Kankakee courthouse fire causes $30,000 insurance loss. Rockford shifts to early closing, and Freeport sees rising college enrollment. A special 11:15 A. M. train offers half fare to Amboy for a Republican mass meeting featuring Gen. Logan and others.
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Freeport
Amboy
Gen. Logan
Judge Parks
McHenry Returns From Utah Mine Promise
Mr. McHenry returns from a Utah trip as owner of a mine promising big yields. The prose expresses hope he discovers the richest ore in vast quantities.
Knapp and Atkins Boost Political Campaigns
In New York the campaign gains strong momentum led by Secretary John N. Knapp of the Central Committee, praised as highly efficient. General Smith D. Atkins backs Republicans in Kansas with a celebrated speech reported in Humboldt County. Separately, Warren Sentinel notes local pigeon roosts and nocturnal sport shooting, with residents collecting up to five dozen birds per outing.
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New York
John N. Knapp
O. H. Knapp
Central Committee
Smith D. Atkins
Kansas
Humboldt County
General Atkins
West
Warren Sentinel
Jewelry Trade Passes From Wm A Bigler to Elson
Wm A Bigler sells his fixtures to M V B Elson of Peoria and moves his jewelry stock to Chicago to open a store in the Tribune building. Elson continues the business at the old stand opposite the Opera House, offering repairs and a full stock of jewelry watches and clocks. He is described as a thorough practical workman.
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A. Bigler
M. V. B. Elson
Peoria
Chicago
Tribune
Mr. Elson
Opera House
Beebe Wins Premiums At Walworth County Fair
Mr W L Beebe took a car load of blooded stock to the Walworth County Fair Elkhorn Wisconsin and won 41 of 90 premiums on Durhams. A large stock showing with seven car loads from the State Fair at Milwaukee."
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W. L. Beebe
Elkhorn
Wis
Milwaukee
Beebe
Wisconsin
Fair and Festival for German Church Appeal
A grand Fair and festival at Hettinger's Hall will run the evenings of October 16 17 and 18 to aid the new German Church in construction. Season tickets offer chances at several valuable prizes. Congregation societies prepared fancy works and St Joseph's school children will display tapestries. Supper will be served each evening and townspeople are invited to attend at low prices.
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Hettinger’s Hall
Got
St. Joseph’s School
Teachers' Drill in Orangeville Begins October 14
A teachers drill will be held at Orangeville beginning Monday October 14 at 10 o'clock and continue for five days. I F Kiscunen, Co Sup't, urges full attendance.
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Orangeville
I. F. Kiscunen
Co. Sup't
Stephenson Institute convenes in Freeport October 22 1872
The Stephenson Country Teachers Institute will meet in Freeport on October 22, 1872, for four days. Drs. Sewall and Edwards of the State Normal University will attend. Further particulars will be announced next week by I. F. Krecengr Co Sup’t. Illinois Election Laws require judges of election to register voters under the 1865 registry law, not repealed by the 1872 act. County Clerks will provide necessary blanks as before.
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Stephenson Country Teachers’ Institute
Freeport
Illinois
General Atkins Speaks at Rock Falls on Grant Charges
Gen S D Atkins of Freeport addressed a good Rock Falls audience last Wednesday. The speaker, praised as a strong state orator, argued that Democratic and Dolly Varden charges against President Grant and the Administration had no factual basis and were used for political effect. Applause followed his remarks as J A Patterson responded briefly, delivering a notably brief twenty minutes.
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S. D. Atkins
Freeport
Rock Falls
Atkins
Grant
Dolly Varden
J. A. Patterson
Sterling Gazette
Dinsmore Goes Quiet in Rock Falls Visit
Mr Dinsmore, who believes he is running for Congress, visited Rock Falls last Tuesday with a large stack of books and papers to address locals on why they are Democrats or Dolly Vardens. No venue was secured and few seemed aware of his plan, so he did not speak.
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North
H. G
Peo
Congress
Ela
Fort Sumter
South
Gog
Republican Party
Hig
Greeley Party
Greeley
Lincoln
Douglas
Grant
Sherman
Nasby Book Promises Rich Humor and Wit
Nassy I N Richardson & Company Boston announce a new Nasby collection illustrated by Thomas Nast. The volume will gather Nasby’s best writings from the past twelve years and is hailed as a season’s standout and must-have for readers seeking satire and engaging humor.
A. Y. Richards Plans Survey Work in Nebraska and Wyoming
A. Y. Richards of the Richards House at Warren will travel with his family to Omaha for a brief surveying assignment. He will subdivide twenty square miles of land in the Indian reservation in Nebraska about a hundred miles west of Omaha. Afterward he plans a $29,000 contract surveying the southern boundary of Wyoming territory next spring.
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A. Y. Richards
Richards
Warren
Omaha
Mr. Richards
Nebraska
Wyoming Territory
Whiteside cadet becomes midshipman after Annapolis exam
William Wershell Allen of Whiteside County passed the competitive examination and naval ordeal at Annapolis, securing a cadet midshipman appointment in the navy. The report notes his success as the country moves cadets from the state to service.
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New York Times
William Wershell Allen
Whiteside County
Annapolis
Navy
Fox River Press Closes Quietly After Long Run
The Fox River Press, once a staple in Aurora and Greeley areas, has peacefully ceased publication after years of community service.
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Fox River
Aurora Greeley Organ
Obituary for Mrs Lucy L Dake of Oregon Illinois
Mrs Lucy L Dake born in St Lawrence County New York August 11 1660 died September 19 1872 at about nine oclock p m aged forty two years and eight days. She united with the M E Church and was a faithful supportive wife and mother leaving two sons and two daughters. Her life was marked by quiet piety kindness and service to others with leadership in church festivals and enterprises. Her loss is mourned by her husband four sisters and four brothers including a pastor in the Free Methodist Church. The pastor J H Annino notes her patient suffering since 1871 and the hope of meeting her in heaven.
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Lucy L. Dake
St. Lawsrence Co
Zion
M. EB. Church
Jesus
Free Methodist Church
Canada
New York
St. Lawrence
Canaday
J. H. Annino
M. E. Church
Oregon
Illinois
Real Estate Sales From Faesport Lane Office Oct 5 1972
Real estate sales of past month listed including Cronkrite to Gardner 2600 and others with Freeport and Silver Creek properties. Items show buyer and seller, lot or section details, location Herman ad Freeport Winnesheik Erin Oneco Knowlton’s ad Florence Kent Kent and related prices. Abstract titles and land office services offered.
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Faesport Lane
E. L. Cronkrite
S. B. Gardner
Herman’s Ad
Freeport
Michael Bangassar
W. H. Termohlen
Pt Seq Nwa
Silver Creek
Christian Marshall
Wm. Hankee
Winnesheik Ad
Conrad Vantzmeier
Egbert van Slooten
Michael Mourey
David Velter
Waddams
Conrad Vautzmeier
Erin
James Garrett
Wm. F. Rockey
Oneco
C. KE. Plowman
Samuel Buchanan
Knowlton
Jere Pattison
Henry Rohkar
Daniel A. Scovill
Augustus Volkers
Swaq
Florence
John Coates
Philip Maurer
E. T. Perry
M. Mammosser
Kent
West
Six Delaware Democratic papers on Greeley favor or oppose?
In Delaware six Democratic papers show varied stances on Greeley. One opposes him, one refuses to advocate, one prints the ticket but says nothing in its favor, and the only one supporting him is already for sale, reflecting Vermont style enthusiasm.
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Delaware
Greeley
Vermont
Republican Meetings in Ste Phenson County
Republican gatherings in Ste Phenson County will be held in the evenings at specified times and locations with named speakers addressing current political issues. All are cordially invited to attend.
Political campaign speaking schedule spans multiple towns
Hon H C Burchard and associates tour in October 1872 visiting Orangeville Florence Freeport Rock Grove Winslow Davis Dakota Yellow Creek and Lena with events timed Friday to Thursday evenings. Speakers include Hon James S Cochran Col Jacob R Harding and Hon James Shaw.
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Orangeville
van Brocktin
Florence
Freeport
Rock Grove
James S. Cochran
Jacob R. Harding
Winslow
James Shaw
Davis
James 8. Cochran
Dakota
Yellow Creek
Loran Township
Rock Grove Village
H.C. Burchard
James‘s. Cochran
Gen Atkins and Col Harding to speak at several schoolhouses
General S D Atkins and Col Jacob R Harding will address audiences at Pleasant Hill Lancaster Harlem Center Dakota Center Hill and Waddams Center schoolhouses during October 1872 canvass. Additional appointments and other speakers will follow.
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Gen. Smith D. Atkins
Col
Jacob R. Harding
Pleasant Hill School House
Lancaster
Harlem Center School House
Dakota Center Hill School House
D. Atkins
Waddams Center
Burglaries Near Village Prompt Caution and Church Progress
Last Wednesday night the house of Wm Boyd seven miles north west was entered and a purse stolen after money was spent on grain haulage. Jesse Shouch’s pocketbook containing 6.75 also disappeared. No clue to the burglar. The Lutheran Church under construction nears completion with a fine steeple, destined to be the town’s largest and finest.
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Jesse Shouch
Boyd
Gazette
Greeleyites plan evening procession to salvage rally
A dated 1872 dispatch from Freeport outlines a plan to gather 800 to 1,000 people for an evening procession on October 9. The organizers fear a daytime fizzle like September 17 and urge local residents to stay in the city and join at 6 o clock with banners lanterns and transparencies.
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Frenport
Freeport
Reform movement leaders seek restoration of the lost cause
A critical view of the 1872 reform movement accuses leaders of pursuing secessionist aims, citing speeches by Trumbull, Greeley, and others to argue the campaign reopens old wounds. The article contends the reformists manipulate past grievances, excusing Ku Klux acts and praising disunion sentiments as political strategy.
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Barnet
Cincinnati
Grant
Republican Party
Trumbull
Tammany
Horace Greeley
Dixon
Andersonville
The Cattle Law Enabling Animals to Run at Large
Text of the cattle law effective October 1 1872 prohibits owners letting horses mules cattle sheep goats or hogs run at large in any county after October 1 1872 with penalties of 3 to 10 dollars per offense. It provides a petition driven local vote at general elections to allow or ban running at large and feasibility to rejoin later elections upon petition.
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