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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1855
Page
1
A long meditation on American skill against European power centers. The piece hails McCormick the Chicago inventor and his harvester, praising industrial genius as poetry in steel and iron. It links farmer labor, mechanical progress, and national pride with a vision of honest exaltation at American achievement.
Freeport Journal announces Lenex to Lark appointed royalatie Agent for the Freeport Journal to receive subscriptions and transact all agency business. Receipts for subscriptions will be received and honored at this officer in Freeport, Illinois. 1858.
The Annual Fair of the Stephenson County Agricultural Society will be held in Freeport on the Mandath day of October. Farmers and others interested are urged to take notice.
A county agricultural society calls on all farmers and residents to attend the October fair. Officials praise a fruitful season and Preparations, urging participation of mechanics, women with goods, and birds with grain fruit cattle hogs and more. Grounds are ready, and thousands are expected.
The Freeman of Ilingis shows strong support for the Republican Party against slave power across the state. Proceedings from a third district meeting feature Norton M.C. Day and LaSalle-Codding commended for advancing freedom. Calls rise for a large central state meeting and counteraction against Nebraskaitos and pro slavery factions. The Philadelphia platform is rejected by New York Hindoos and Irish German sentiment rails against slavery and the late controversial figures.
David Wilmot of Pennsylvania endorses organizing a Republican party in the state. A Susquehanna County Republican meeting quotes his letter urging unity against Slave Power, with Great preparations to inaugurate the party across Pennsylvania and the "Key Stone" center of Freedom.
Excitement in Kansas over a Bank Bill and a proposed method to elect territorial officers by the current Legislature sparks sharp commentary. The St Louis Democrat notes an invasion of rights, while reports from New York’s Evening Post describe Colonel Kinney’s Mosquito grant negotiations and a push to extend control over local offices for six years. A Georgia currency crisis and Wild Cat money from Chicago bankers draw attention, with Wisconsin writers hoping Georgia shin-plasters vanish and Michigan railroads refusing such notes.
The September session of the Circuit Court in this county remains ab presant under Judge Sheldon. The docket is large and unlikely to clear quickly as business proceeds rapidly. A new book and war updates are advertised, and the county will meet next Monday at the County Clerk’s office for the year’s best meeting.
The report describes Mr. Brooks in a new beautiful balloon named Comet ascending from Rockford to Dubuque with thousands watching. He later landed safely at Ardeal Green Wisconsin. A fireworks display and music accompanied the event with rockets and color balls delightful to the crowd.
Female Seminary under Misses Shattuck will begin term on Monday in the basement of the German Methodist Church. The teachers are capable and a strong citizen support is urged. A suggestion to name the new Exchange block hall Beaker Hall is proposed. Mircneus's Atlas canvassing for subscribers praises the new edition with 75 plates and updated maps highlighting railroads and geography.
The snippet advertises J. K Browator & Co fall stock with staple and fancy dry goods at reasonable prices. W D Fishur announces a large fall and winter stock across the street. Hobson’s Drug Store bills its complete stock and cheap prices with social ball invite. Union School principal and local residents return from vacation while Lawrence's will leaves 130000 dollars to several libraries and societies in bequests.
A fragmented report claims four hundred thousand dollars of notes from the Banks of Georgia, owned by George Sith, will leave Guloha today for coin redemption. The piece mocks public sentiment, notes gold flows from New York to Atlanta and vice versa, and hints at broader financial discontent amid calls for national agricultural organization.
A Republican mass meeting held at Granville on the 36th inst called by Rev J Henderson and organized by Rotate BLS Day, with Lewis Sinkle and J Strain as officers, drafted resolutions opposing the expansion of slavery. Speakers urged unity of Whigs Democrats Know Nothings to oppose further encroachment, and resolutions condemned Missouri Compromise repeal, supported federal action against slavery in territories, and pledged resources for Free State success in Kansas. A central Republican convention was urged and copies sent to Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, National Era, and other papers.
The Rock Island Advertiser reports a major find of pure cannel coal near Swede Ferry on Rock River eight miles from Rock Island. Excursions note vast beds underlying thousands of acres, with other discoveries near Jaw Sajo, Southport, and Kickapoo Creek. Illinois coal resources tied to state and national comparisons. speculation on rail surveys and regional supply potential.
The Rockford Register debates reports from Chicago on a Paris trial of reaping and mowing machines. It argues the Paris article is propaganda favoring McCormick, notes differing messages from Manny & Co. and Magbio agent, and cites trial comparisons showing the Manny machine changing faster than the McCormick with four men.
Thrilling scene in Judge Kelleys Court during the Wheeler case trial in Philadelphia. Jane Johnson's testimony contradicted Col Wheeler and allies, triggering tense moments as US and state officers protected the witness. The court and public heard of restraint and pursuit as the witness was escorted to safety.
In relation to hog prices and market outlooks, the text notes anticipated scarcity driving higher values, citing New York and New Orleans price signals and expectations for bacon and pork shipments. It discusses varied calculation methods and potential effects on the hog market with mixed opinions among observers.
fragments describe a disrupted grain shipment and a notable burial with ceremony. A judge named Honda Shayer is mentioned as a territory figure, found and buried after a June event. Dates and places are garbled, but the general note covers a dramatic incident and funeral proceedings.
Partial dispatches describe bombardment actions and naval movements with allied forces at crisis points, plus scattered remarks on British politics, Danish concerns over the Sound, and a turbulent Turkish scene. London and Paris reports touch on Crimea actions, Prussia, and diplomacy, while Liverpool cotton, flour, wheat, corn, and provisions prices move in unsettled trading.
Aug 9 report from Philadelphia details a collision after an up train halted at Burlington for a delayed down train. A crossing vehicle was struck as it crossed after the engineer reversed to avoid it. the vehicle crushed, passengers mostly escaped. The whale train derailed, with one car toppled and nearly all passengers killed or missing. Names listed include Caethrine Bigelow, D. F. May wood, John Dillon, Thomas J. Windett, and others from Philadelphia and nearby areas. About 70 were wounded, among them two daughters of Capt Boyce killed, with Captain Boyce and wife among the deceased. The notice also mentions a separate Jewish conference notice in Cleveland dated October 17.
A Geneva correspondent reports on a rumor about a snake story circulating in Silver Lake and Perry. Editors deny the tale as baseless, noting the item spread via telegraphs and newspapers, with no corroboration from nearby towns or official sources.
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