Political controversy over pay votes and reform calls
A compilation of 1870s editorials and notices discusses loyalty pay votes, alleged back pay by Pinckney, and political reforms. It cites Freeport Bulletin and Polo Press accusations, Bloomington temperance meeting dates, Sherman war reviews, Governor Moses calling for federal troops, a Brooklyn grand jury libel indictment, Beecher referenced cases, a Tennessee Army reunion, Grant and generals presence, Maine’s Republican tilt, Dix for governor support, and Grant administration’s stance on honest Southern officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Bulletin
Pinckney
State Legistrure
Austrian Polar Cap expedition returns to Vienna in triumph
The Austrian Polar Cap edition has returned time and been welcomed in Vienna with enthusiasm. Its leaders claim to have disproved the notion that there is no open polar sea and that Arctic ventures yield only ice and death. The Chicago Journal doubts the report will be accepted, fearing it may yet avert the Arctic explorers’ lamentable fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Chicago Journal
Re-elected Sheridan Army Society President at Columbus
Lieutenant Phil Sheridan was re-elected President of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland at its annual meeting in Columbus Ohio last week. Reports note political shifts with Pennsylvania October elections prompting reform, and a broader national pause as New Orleans talks of revolution wind down. Military movements include troops in camp and state property being turned over to U S officers amid a pending compromise. The Kellogg administration awaits ratification before advancing actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
John A. Dix
Phil, Sheridan
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Columbus
Ohio
New Orleans
McMinery
Penn
United States
Kellogg
North-South tensions flare in Civil War era press
The Louisville Courier Journal and Southern papers echo threats of renewed conflict. The piece argues the North would still retaliate if Southern incendiary rhetoric continued, citing enlistment pledges and a pledge to enforce constitutional supremacy over force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courrier Journal
South
Fort Sumter
Lee
Courier-Journal
Shreveport Times
New Orleans Picayune
Atlanta
Free
America
New Orleans
Black Hills report summary from Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal cites expedition sources on the Black Hills finding about eight dollars in gold, possible salted ore, limited cultivable land, stunted timber, and modest overall wealth, likening the region to the Bad Lands and suggesting Red Cloud and Spotted Tail deserve to keep their possession undisturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Chicago Journal
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Red Cloud
Spotted Tail
Regulation of Railroads Race in Congress
A 1870s partisan piece argues for federal railroad regulation to curb high charges and monopolies. It highlights Republican support for a bill creating a nine member Railroad Commission, plus penalties for extortionate rates, contrasting GOP backing with Democratic opposition, and endorses Horatio Burchard over D. J. Pinckney for Congress.
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Chicago
New York
Congress
House
Senate
Board of Railroad Commissioners
United States
Niblack
Eldredge
Burchard
Hawley
Eiantt
Smith
Mr. Burchard
Horatio
Ile
D. J. Pinckney
Republican County Convention at Wilcoxons Opera House
The Republican County Convention met at Wilcoxons Opera House in the afternoon with C. Stearns presiding. Officers chosen included T. Catliff as chairman and Chas R. Haws as secretary, followed by credentials review, nominees for General Assembly, and ballots for Sheriff and Coroner with final unanimous or near-unanimous selections. Editorials from Whiteside Sentinel and other papers criticize rival candidate Pinckney for salary issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcoxon
Opera House
C. E. Stearns
T. Catliff
Chns
R. Haws
J. M. Bailey
H.R. Wheeler
Jasper Mallory
Burchard
Bradshaw Fastellers
Jas. S. Taggart
General Assembly
J. J. Piersol
J. Reese
J. S. Shirey
W. J. Taylor
Woods Graham
Piersol
Reese
I. S. Shirey
W. FB. Taylor
Jeremiah Dean
Dr. Mease
Daniel Kryder
Dean
S. D. Atkins
Foreign News: Insurgent Clash and Spanish Pursuit
Havana reports ninety Chi men employed in gas works today. Nine wounded, none seriously, after insurgents pressed revolt. Spanish cavalry clashed with mounted insurgents at Sabana del Cupey. two insurgents engaged from long range, but Spaniards dispersed them, capturing one prisoner and eighty horses, with one Spaniard killed and one wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Sabana del Cupey
Int Cinco Villas
Pinckney's Record Critique Across Newspapers
The Sterling Gazette mirrors a consensus that Pinckney is unfit for office. Carroll County Mirror mocks his ignorance of Illinois Legislature records. The Ellering Standard condemns bribery of salary over constitutional limits, aligning with Honest Times on Pinckney's lack of courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Gazette
Carroll County Mirror
Pinckney
Illinois
Eterling Standard
Mr. Times
Pinckney criticized as pay scandal reformer questioned
A Fulton Whiteside County article accuses Daniel J. Pinckney of pay abuses during his term as State Senator in 1867 and 1869. It cites official records showing daily pay and travel allowances, arguing he betrayed constituents and should not be trusted for Congress unless reform is proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio 0. Burchard
Daniel J. Pinckney
Burchard
D. J. Pinckney
Whiteside
Pinckney
Treasury
United States
Congress
Sterling Gazette
Fran Futrer
Springfield
Washington
Ind Lib de
Reform Committee
Freeport
Creston
Ogle Co
Illinois Senate
Senate
Party of Reform
Whiteside Sentinel
Sterling Standard
Oregon Grange
Clinton
Ogle County Reporter
Petro
Mr. Environ
Ogle County Grange
Buser
H. C. Burchard
Illinois
Ilinois
Legis
Ovker
Fulton
Whiteside County
Galary Brabhi
Fifth Congressional District
Secretary of State
Go, Field
Pepe Pbs
Daniel J. Pibeeney
Ehliaia
Dani J. Pinckney
Y Ton
National Convention to consider capital removal
Louisville hosts a National Convention on October 21 to debate moving the national capital from Washington to the Mississippi Valley. Governor Beveridge appoints seven at large delegates and three from each district, including Logan and Oglesby, with final action viewed with great interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Washington
Mississi Valley
Beveridge
John A. Logan
D. Caton
R. J. Oglesby
D. L. Phillips
Emery
J. W. Singleton
G. Keer
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Freeport Journal
Thomas
Ridgway
Gallatin County
William B. Powell
Kane County
Firth
Stephenson County
Republican County
James S. Taggart
Stephenson
A. M. Jones
Jo Daviess
Kor
Jeremian Dean
Women’s Temperance League
Bloomington
Sherman
Moses
South Carolina
Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Moulton
Rana Dean Proctor
Beecher
Army of the Tennessee
Grant
Maine
Myr. Burchard
Spain
George F. Seymour
Whitehouse
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Republican County Convention
The
Sentinel
Horatio C, Burchard
Treasury of
Horatio C. Burchard
Congressional
Foreign News
Cuba
Ilexpaye
Moriot
Pampeluna
Ge Moriones
Maprin
Tarrega
Russia
Porto Rico
Sig
Europe
Bismarck
Germany
Edna Dean Proctor
Mod
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