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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1882
Page
2
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Two papers priced at two dollars a year, CHICAGO WEEKLY SHER ALD edited by Mon. Frank W. Palmer and the FREEPORT REPUBLICAN, claim readers get more weekly reading matter. Subscribers paying in advance receive a copy of Dr. Kendell's horse stool.
Notice from Hayore Queice City of Freeport dated March 16 1882 states an election on April 18 1882 in Freeport wards at naval polling places with two questions for voters: whether the city should be incorporated under the general incorporation law and whether minority representation in the city council should be adopted under the 1872 law. Names Motlawana Maggs appear as officials.
Notice of municipal election in Prveport Illinois on April 8 1882 with polling places in four wards. Offices listed include Alderman Police Magistrate City Clerk City Attorney City Treasurer City Marshal State Commissioner and City Surveyor. Polls open from 8 am to 7 pm. City Clerk W O Cran signs the notice.
Emes F. Wilson, newly elected Senator from Town, is described as tall and compact with a square jaw, gray hair, and a soldierly bearing. Senator John A Logan suffers a recurrence of rheumatic attack, confined to his Washington home, the third attack in recent weeks, described as an ongoing battle against illness.
A reader describes a curious game named The Printer's Delight. Players write their name and address on writing paper, fold around a bank note covering prepaid years for a newspaper, and send it to the editor.
The well known Freeport native Colonel William B. Shaffer, not a politician, resembles Jim Buing and is noted for a lobbyist bent. He frequents Arlington dinners, buys many drotvers from Bouquet Johnny, and is seen in social and political circles. His motives remain unclear—whether for statehood, lands, education projects, or love.
A historical excerpt cites Colonel Bob Ingersoll’s speech for the last Presidential campaign. It extols loyalty to the Republican party, asserts the party’s survival as essential to the nation, and lauds liberty, democracy, and Irish and immigrant rights within the Republic.
A New York dispatch of March 23 reports trunkline executives meeting at Commissioner Fink’s office. They ratified passenger and freight traffic divisions and pledged $525000 and $306000 respectively to fund the agreements, eliminating competition as if a single owner. A call for a law to prohibit pooling follows.
The article warns that a European war could trigger an unprecedented migration to the United States, with hundreds of thousands already arriving from Germany Britain Ireland and Scandinavia and more expected if hostilities widen. It notes a strong labor welcome and mentions a Hennepin Canal meeting in Washington with senators and representatives voicing support.
Speakers from Louisiana Mississippi Ohio New York Missouri and Illinois endorse canal construction and internal improvements. Thomas Allen proposes resolutions declaring agriculture key to national prosperity and demanding unobstructed transport and removal of barriers to connect the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River for a vast internal water route.
A notice urges voting in the Township Election on Tuesday for Republican nominees. A letter to the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette purports to reveal a Mormon plot involving Brigham Young and a supposed resurrection to sway Gentiles, detailing an alleged secret conspiracy and threats against the author.
The New York Observer notes thieves among church members and argues religion invites scrutiny. It questions how to detect false piety, warns hypocrites may fake faith, and suggests inquest at the gate would not resolve judging hearts. The piece argues exclusion threatens greater reproach.
Five years earlier a charter granted to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad spurred a western trade shift as the Erie Canal drew New York merchants east. Baltimore merchants faced competition and built a tramway over the mountains. In 1830 the first fifteen miles to Hillcotts Mills opened, with steam locomotion little known and initially horses powering the line. An early attempt to propel cars by cables failed as plans for steam construction emerged.
In the era when engines replaced horses, steam locomotives gradually transformed rail travel. By mid era, trains boasted three and a half ton engines capable of fifteen ton loads on level tracks and speeds of fifteen miles per hour, catalyzing a railway boom. Over fifty years, the network expanded to over ninety three thousand miles with about twenty thousand locomotives moving vast passenger and freight volumes across the continent.
The first State election in 1882 will be held next month in Rhodesland. Other states including Oregon Alabama Kentucky and Tennessee announce November contests for state officers and legislatures. The Tennessee legislature will choose a United States Senator starting March next. Maine votes September for Governor and legislature with Greenbackers as a possible balance. Indians are removed from October contests, shifting focus to Ohio Colorado West Virginia and Georgia. November elections include Connecticut Delaware Illinois Massachusetts New Hampshire Nebraska New York Nevada Pennsylvania South Carolina and Texas.
The speech argues labor protection over capital, condemning the coolie system as wage cutting and labor exploitation. It portrays Chinese workers as passive tools of capital, coming to endure oppression, avoid citizenship, and send money home while depriving American labor of opportunity.
In Freeport Republicans nominate Conrad Bokhof for Alderman First Ward and D C Stover for Second Ward while A J Brubaker vies Third Ward. M Marvin for City Attorney and D Bogar for City Clerk are named alongside H E D for Treasurer and R Marnkeimeier for Street Commissioner. N J Sanborn for City Surveyor and J W Wagner for Police Magistrate are slated. C V Munn and Fred Entora seek Rand Supervisors. G M Clayton for Collector. G S Chamberlin for Town Clerk. and a Hawke for Commissioner of High. Party unity urged for a strong victory.
The Township ticket is headed by Mr. Brown, candidate for Supervisor. Brown has lived in the county a lifetime, bringing long familiarity with local affairs and community leadership to the race.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a Monday meeting note for Republica Tidhe and city attendances. The readable parts mention a straight republic and city officials, but the full context and outcome are unclear from the fragment.
Congressman Hawk compares current immigration questions to past race debates, critiquing use of Scripture to justify racial hierarchy. He argues against tying policy to biblical proof and notes the long oppression of Black and Mongolian peoples, urging caution before swift civil rights claims.
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