Advertisements Note Public Notices in Local Paper
The Saturday December 3 1881 issue lists KEW advertisements including Schmid vaceries Rant McNaleys Indexed Plan of the Works Iain Hea Serving Machines and Organs John K Taylor Trestces Sale of Land Publica tion Notice Est of Eleatha Littletetch guiding readers to notices and listings
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KEW
Se Schmid
Rant & McNaley
Iain Hea
John K. Taylor
Trestce
Eleatha Littletetch
Special Offer for Freeport Republican Subscribers
Announced price deal urges new and renewing subscribers to pay one year in advance. Paid up members receive current periodicals free from now until January 1, 1882 and one year from January 1, 1882 to January 1, 1883.
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Freeport Republican
Freeport Republican Clubbing Rates List
A rate sheet shows the Freeport Republican combinations with various publications. Entries include Chicago Weekly Journal, New York Weekly Tribune, Harper's Bane publications, Rural New Yorker, Godey's Lady's Book, and Farmers Review, with prices ranging from 2.00 to 12.10. The list reflects multiple paired issues and total package costs.
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Freeevont Aeromacax
Freeport Republican
Chieno
Inter-Ocean
Wee
Western Farmer
Chicago Weekly Journal
Town Farmer
Detroit
New York Weekly Tribune
Harper's Young Peoples
Harper's Magazine
Warpers
Freeport
The
Farmers Review
Premium offers for advance farmer subscribers in west
An old time promotion promises Western Farmer gratis with advance payment for Frrevoutr Re- Politicon and other papers. Advertises Kendall's Treatise on the Home and Kendall's Horge Book as free add ons to advance payments, urging prepay to receive multiple publications.
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Western Farmer
West
Frrevoutr
Funkvort Repubnican
Kendall
Keruiitscan
Beecher Sermon Quote Echoes Guiteau Case
In a Thanksgiving sermon Henry Ward Beecher argued that a person sane enough to organize crime is sane enough to be hanged, a stance deemed applicable to Guiteau's case. The remark frames the assassin’s accountability in capital punishment terms.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Guiteau
Gullesy Sanity Comment Sparks Execution Debate
Dr. Hamilton, a noted Mast expert, asserts Gullesy is nearly sane enough to be hanged to deter other subjects of insane neurosis from murdering new authorities. The Pioneer Press mocks the idea, suggesting Dr. Hamilton is the type of export the Government should appoint.
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Dr. Hamilton
Mast
Gullesy
Pioneer Press
Republicans Likely To Control Next U S House
The next House would have 146 Republicans and 136 Democrats with eight Greenbackers, two Readjusters, and one Independent Republican. Five Greenbackers, both Readjusters, and the Independent Republican are expected to align with Republicans, ensuring GOP control when Congress convenes next week.
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House of Representatives
Repubican
House
Congress
Illinois Legislature to Convene in Winter in Special Session
Governor Cullom will convene a special session of the Illinois Legislature this winter. The main task will be congressional reapportionment under the new census. The session likely after Congress fixes the ratio of representation in midwinter.
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Ilinois
Cullom
Cengus
Congress
Winter or Inter to that the Illinois Legislature
A fragment notes that the Illinois Legislature is unlikely to convene in a special session before February or March. The brief hints at timing and possible legislative action without details on stakes or specific measures.
Denunciations of Judge Cox at the Guiteau trial
The text rails at Judge Cox presiding over Guiteau's trial in Washington for the murder of the President. It condemns audience laughter and applause, notes lack of judicial power to enforce decorum, and laments the trial’s spectacle as nearly circuslike and shocking. It references the New York Tribune’s doubt that any judge can compel proper conduct.
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Cox
Quitean
New York Tribune
Tril
Washington
Guitean
United States
Cillean
Folger’s Bold Treasury Plan Aims to Buy Bonds
Washington telegram reports friends of Secretary Folger promise aggressive Treasury leadership. The new Secretary plans to reduce surplus by investing, not locking funds, and will avoid bond calls. He ordered Treasury actuaries to compute premiums for buying 1s and 4g instead of 8s to guard against losses.
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Washington
Folger
Treasury Department
Holy League Formed in Russia to Fight Nihilism
A secret society in Russia called The Holy League seeks out Nihilists and sympathizers within society from court circles to shopkeepers. Members, who are bound by vows and secret signs, may join as salaried agents or volunteers and must carry out commands in loyalty to the Tsar.
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Russia
Holy League
League
Rev Thomas J North testifies in Guiteau trial
Friday last week Rev Thomas J North once pastor of the First Methodist Church in this city testified in the Guiteau trial about Luther W Guiteau s insanity to shield the Garfield assassin. He was aided by H B Amerling of Williamsport Pa and well known here. Jacob Witter of Denver Colo is to follow, having been jailed in Freeport for circulating obscene literature among school children.
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Thomas J. North
First Methodist
Martin P. Sweet
Luther W. Guiteau
Guiteau
Garfield
H. B. Amerling
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Jacob Witter
Denver
Colorado
Freeport
Freight tonnage growth and cost decline on major rail lines
Hon Joseph Nimmo Jr publishes a Bureau of Statistics table showing thirteen years of Erie and New York Central freight. Tonnage rises from 11,193,120 tons in 1868 to 36,803,714 in 1880 while transportation cost per ton per mile falls from 2.153 to 0.865 cents, amid railroad expansion and competition.
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Joseph Nimmo, Jr
Government Bureau of Statistics
Erie and New York Central Railroad
Taverage
Governor Wise Recounts Aristocratic Slave‑Owner Image
In Virginia, Governor Henry A. Wise long ago described an aristocratic slave-owner chasing a stump-tailed stew over sage pastures to obtain a tough meal, a vivid portrait recalled by readers familiar with his rhetoric.
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Henry A. Wise
Virginia
Commonwealth
Judge Mackey Endorses Independent Mahone Line in South Carolina
A fragmentary description cites Judge Mackey praising an independent Mahone political movement in South Carolina. He depicts local whites and blacks amid harsh labor hunger and extreme poverty, noting the distrust and divisions in the community of fire-eaters and ecoslaves.
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Judge Mackey
South Carolina
Mackey
Mahone
Apportionment Bill Fails in Senate After House Passage
The Senate rejected the apportionment bill last March after House approval. It would have increased House membership to 319 with the ratio rising from 135,426 to 154,764. Maine New Hampshire and Vermont would lose one seat each. many states would gain seats including Illinois Iowa Massachusetts Ohio Pennsylvania Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Virginia West Virginia. California Minnesota Nebraska would gain two each and Kansas three and Texas four. The stakes and composition shifts illustrate how census figures could reshape the House, reopening the debate.
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Senate
House
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
California
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Guiteau Was Sane Enough To Be Hanged Says Doctor
In an interview Dr Allen McLane Hamilton consulting physician to asylums says Guiteau was sane enough to know right from wrong and not mad when he wrote addresses but insane at the time he shot the President. He argues Guiteau is a vicious but responsible man whose execution would deter others. He states Guiteau should be hanged for justice and policy.
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New York Evening Post
Allen McLane Hamilton
Poughkeepsie
Guiteau
Hamilton
Washington
Oregon
Insanity Verdict Unlikely in Guiteau Case Says Inter Ocean
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues Guiteau acted with understanding of legality and murder in the Garfield assassination. It states insanity verdicts would misjudge his responsibility, since he knew killing was murder and anticipated legal consequences.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Guiteau
James A. Garfield
United States
Quote on Guiteau lunacy and Lincoln whiskey judge
The New York Tribune on November 24 suggests if Guiteau is a lunatic some want a lunatic as a lawyer and recalls Lincoln's search for the whiskey brand. The item links political rhetoric to an attorney’s challenge and a historical nod to Lincoln.
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The
New York Tribune
Guiteau
Lincoln
Guiteau’s jury remark sparks racial tension and speculation
The remarks about Julius and the jury member of color expose racial prejudice in Guiteau’s trial. Analysts note his threats to the judge, insistence on shooting versus killing, and imply the madman may turn to law practice if convicted, reflecting on his questionable legality and public persona.
Logan recounts meeting assassin Guiteau in Washington
In a late interview Senator Logan described his early encounters with Sean Guiteau last March at his house. Guiteau, barefoot in snow, pressed a speech on Hancock against Garfield and later asked Logan to sign a nomination paper for Consul General to Paris. Logan refused and Guiteau grew abusive, forcing Logan to eject him from the rooms.
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Logan
Sean Guiteau
Washington
Hancock
Garfield
State Department
Paris
Blaine
Guiteau
Charles Guiteau
Republican Party
Mint Profits Reported On Silver Coinage Irregularities
A Washington telegram to the New York Tribune discusses alleged irregularities in Mint Bureau profits on silver coinage. Director Burchard explains the practice of reporting profits when silver is purchased, noting discrepancies from year to year due to the timing of coinage and holdings.
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Washington
New York Tribune
Burchard
Mint report reforms defend government against fraud
The system of reporting coinage profits was corrected after concerns that annual reports overstated or misstated gains. Burchard ordered changes to show exact yearly profits and to separate Washington Bureau duties from mint operations. Regular mint inspections weigh bullion, with over one hundred million weighed at the last inspection to verify returns.
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Burchard
Washington
Political Chairs of 1885 Republican Ticket Speculated
A collection of editorial opinions from multiple papers suggests an Illinois born Republican President for 1885 and a Southern State Vice President, with John A. Logan highlighted as a strong potential standard-bearer. Other comments discuss the Solid South breaking, Guiteau’s case, and Democratic strategies across states.
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Springfield Journal
I Ilinois
Virginia
Peoria Transcript
John A. Logan
Garfield
San Francisco Call
Solid South
Peaks Journal
Fulton County
Cincinnati
Guiteau
Wantingtom Post
Dem
Democratic Representatives
Dave
Macon
Ft. Dodge
Dakota Territory
Texas
Dakota
Stuurton Valley
South
Oregon
Lessons From Tuesday's Election And Tax Debates
The Baltimore American reflects on election lessons and public taxation debates. It criticizes the Republican State Committee, cites Peoria Journal figures, and discusses proposed reductions in federal taxes and whiskey tax policy. It argues for preserving liquor taxes while reforming enforcement and avoiding undue espionage.
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Baltimore American
Iep
Republican State Cong Committee
Jay
Peoria Journal
Rep
From Woodville to editor on Cedarville syrup and moves
From Woodville to the Editor of the Freeport Republican Franklin Garberich has put up stable. An argument and forcible language occurred during the recent season Latshaw of Cedarville produced 2619 gallons of syrup. W Bechtold near Bobtown yielded about gallons. Mr. Smith moves onto the Bobs place Cedarville this week.
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Woodville
Freeport Republican
Franklin Garberich
Jt Latshaw
Cedarville
Suger W. Bechtold
Bobtown
Mr. Smith
From Damaesees To the Existor of the Freeport Republicas
John Elphie Edwin visit Iowa friends. Gi Rose from New York visits sister Mrs Fuller and likes the West. John Margritz sells goods to Win Beck who will run the business. District school opens for term with Prof. Goddard leading. James Phillips tunes wooding machine for Winett campaign. Local farmers haul boys ket and seem satisfied with returns. Railroad question is being agitated with hope it will not fail.
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Damaesees
Freeport Republicas
John Elphie
Edwin
Iowa
Gi Rose
New York
Geo. A. Fuller
John Margritz
Beck
Goddard
James Phillips
Winett
Wedding Nod Delights Buckeye Center Readers
From Buckeye Center to the Editor of the Freeport Republican on Tuesday evening November 224 there was another wedding with Samuel Rathbon marrying Misa Jane Patriot at the bride’s parents home Shuler officiating Guests enjoyed a generous supper prepared for them Joshua Parriott home from Pipestone County will stay with his parents this Winter and plans to return to his farm Harriet Curlen of Elkhart India was visiting her sister Mrs Biser Some local youths accused of petty depredations may have their names published if they continue misconduct Donmeyer shot at us Sunday last.
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Buckeye Center
Freeport Republican
Samuel Rathbon
Misa Jane Patriot
Shuler
Gueata
Perens
Joshus Parriott
Pipestone County
Parenta
Borins
Harriet Curlen
Elkhart
India
Biser
Donmeyer
Tragic death shocks Freeport community
From Elerey to the Editor of the Freeport Republican a messenger of death has struck the town. A young woman about twenty one years old, recently married, was buried in the German churchyard. The author laments business and streets are in bad condition while mourning the loss.
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Elerey
Freeport Republican
Rouda
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Julius
Zane
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