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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1876

Page

8

Magnificent Roman and Italo Greek Gold Exhibit Opens

Memorial Hall hosts Alessandro Tellani collection of ancient gold and bronze ornaments. Highlights include sixteen imperial busts, early Italo Greek jewelry, scarabs, and winged figures in gold with granulation. Also on display are rings, amulets, glass and silver pieces, plus Assyrian cylinders and carved cameos.

Eadalpeier Arak Alessandro Tellani Rome Juria Cre Clusium Signor Castellani Greece Metapontum Tarenm Dolph Prince Torla Neu Alexander Christ Ee Kmen Ninevah Persepolis Apollonious

Bristow Speaks in Indianapolis on Democratic Threats

An estimated 7 000 to 10 000 gather at Masonic Hall to hear Gen. Bristow urge voters to reject the Democratic party. He accuses Democrats of opposing the Thirteenth Amendment, defending slavery and opposing Republican progress, and advocates meeting the united South with the ballot. He praises Hayes, warns on franchise integrity, and calls for vigilance in elections.

Chicago Tribune Indianapolis Ind Masonic Hall B. H. Bristow State House Yard Democratic Party South South Carolina Lendricks Congress Republican Party Treaven Hamburg United South Hayes

Gen. Crook reports pursuit near Heart River and Deadwood

General George Crook describes a march from Heart River to Deadwood with 156 cavalrymen led by Captain Mills. They attacked a hostile village near Slim Buttes, capturing prisoners and ponies, killing Indians including Chief American Horse, and noting casualties. He cites Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull movements and urges 500 horses for future operations while detailing harsh marching conditions. Sioux City report adds plans to disarm Indians at agencies Tuesday and anticipated Stand ing Fork trouble with Twentieth Infantry en route.

General Sheridan Chicago Heart River North Fork Grand River Mills Third Cavalry Deadwood Slim Buttes von Burwitz Seventh Cavalry Crazy Horse Little Missouri River Sitting Bull Little Missouri Yellowstone Laramie Plains Denver Fort Lincoln City of George Crook Sioux City Iowa Standing Fork

Slippery Path to a Fervent Proposer

A man waiting on a church doorstep slips on ice and drops to his knees to declare his love to Jane. She, blushing and shaken, helps him up and gracefully carries the moment forward as they walk to her parents’ home, their words escaping amid stumbles. The scene blends embarrassment with earnest affection as he admits a fervent love.

Jane Moses Dulin John Jerusalem Texas Boston Times

Love Confession and a Plan for the Metric Bureau

A Boston scene shows a couple in a playful, heartfelt moment as they pledge love amid a domestic scene. The piece shifts to a formal bulletin announcing the recently formed American Metric Bureau in Boston with offices planned in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other cities to promote the metric system and its adoption nationwide.

Boston Metric Bureau Tremont Place New York Philadelphia Chicago

McPherson predicts Republican gains in key states

Edward McPherson, longtime Clerk of the House, states Ohio will back the Republican ticket by 25 000 to 30 000 votes, Indiana remains close, New England and New Jersey lean Republican, Pennsylvania will favor Hayes by a large majority, and New York support for Tilden weakened by convention controversy and income tax exposure.

Edward McPherson United States House of Representatives Ohio Indiana McPherson New England New Jersey Pennsylvania Hayes New York Tilden

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