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Freeport Republican

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1883

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Tariff Debate Highlights Free List and Tax Proposals

The article details congressional tariff actions with a free list push, duty updates, and debate on protecting manufacturing power. It notes votes by Republicans and Democrats, changes to duties on coal, iron, and paper, and calls for reduced internal revenue taxes. It also mentions a monument donation and various committee moves in both the Senate and House.

Laman Mierissippi Flo Conurees Huey Watt Ingalls Trunb VauWck Bingham Congress Senate Vesars van Wiek Democrats Allixon Houser Wagen and Com. Inter Renate Hale Wyatt Belford Misklerippl Valley Fran Ty Tive Chogk Hifuce Gen. Lytle Ciacinnati Kasson Moms Henria Raspestds Beck Reduetie Bceuta Wiliams Dayan Plaice Aalt Ways and Means Tarif Hill Iran Gattet Valorean Torr Penysylvana Piatricts Kelley Ditnnell Carlisle Te Vonnett Wight Pipton Tanita Coutens Sherman Ohio Fos Tehae Gia Alfred Dhesescullen

Fragmentary 1920s Eastern obituary notes with scattered names

Fragments from a late 1920s Eastern obituary page listing numerous names and roles. The legible items reference Byres Well GA and various individuals such as Bedewick Deste, Gould, May Gish Vy, and New York connections, with unclear dates and details.

Charles T. Bedewick Troan Deste Do Byres Well GA Vau- Vout En Nat Day Gould Gish Vy Gower Ik Corie

Beaton Bay State Iron Co Suspends Operations

The Bay State Iron Company of Beaton faces liabilities of 750000 as its plant remains in suspension. A fire damaged facilities in Catskill, with losses under 150000. Stuart Robson spoke at the funeral of actor Charles I. Thorne Jr., as a sympathy telegram from Norbert J. Ingersoll was read.

Catskill Bay State Iron Company Beaton Stuart Robson Charles I. Thorne, Jr Nobert J. Ingersoll

West Okmulgee Creek killer and other 1882 notes

A Creek Indian who felled neighbors after a burst of back pay wealth was shot by forces near Okmulgee. Reports cover Hoosier university fire losses, a severe storm halting a Pacific Springs stage, and multiple frontier incidents. Also noted are business collapses, telegraph firm changes, Apache border actions, and 1882 pig iron production lows/highs.

Okmulgee Indian Territory Duo Lim Ispursarra Tlinois Hamline University Minneapolis Gra Pacific Springs Payne Warroms Cimarron River Fort Hane Pomeroy Ohio Slo Slo, GE Uenry Deces St Louis Methewer Wisconsin Lake Michigan Milwaukee Grand Haven Oregon Idaho Cedar Rapids Milton Yarberry Albuquerque N. M Charles Campbell Stester Gein Seattle Willima EB Cramer Newhal House Rogers & Co Chicago

Governor Davis of Texas Dies in Austin

Southern reports Governor Davis of Texas died in Austin last week from pneumonia after a brief illness. He served as state leader during a turbulent period and was mourned by officials and residents across the region.

Eix Davis Texas Austin

Mississippi River Levees Drop From Reform Plan

A Washington telegram reports the Mississippi River Investigating Committee meeting to decide on river works. All members attended as they discussed testimony and voted that levees are not necessary for the project. The committee’s report was expected to be unanimous to the Direct Unit, noting the works are essential and efficient. A banquet in Washington marked the 68th birthday of the General of the Army, with speeches by Gen Sheppin Gen Sheridan Senator Loran Justice Millar Maury Watterson and others.

Washington Mississippi River Tle Comimi Lia Wits Notabe Shepin Gen. Sheridan Loran Millar Supreme Court Maury . Watterson Athara

Prohibition Resolutions Highlight State Convention

At a Dex Moines gathering of the Town Prohibi- Ulama, resolutions pressed Congress for an extra session to re enact Prohibitory Law. Massachusetts House rejected a holiday plan and a prohibition amendment was split in the State Senate. Maine bans cider while lawmakers consider whisky and apple juice as intoxicants under constitutional amendments. Pennsylvania contemplates limiting street-car operators’ hours.

Pennsylvania Maine Aid Wanda Yeus Sig

Murder Trial of Sir Shemas Bachan Dap Hir Heir

A British baronet’s son was murdered by Kiner dn Chiltahod. Five suspects were tried and shot the day after the event. A royal opera house in Toruty was swept away, valued at about $75,000.

Shemas Bachan Daphir Kiner Royal Opera Toruty

Dublin hears of seditious acts and prison terms abroad

fragments detail Davitt Henry and Quinn jailed in Kilmainham for seditious utterances while a French Senate bill to expel pretenders faces opposition. reports discuss Labour splits in Ireland and Dublin Castle authorities accused of making evidence. Kilmainham inquiry links to Cavenlish and Burke murder with carman Kavanagh testifying.

Davitt Henry Quinn Kilmainham Republic Purnell Bome Trevelyan England Dublin Ucaly Napoleon Paris Offivers Army of the Caucasus Russia Ireland Foreign Legion Africa Edwin Booth Berlin Kilmeinham Cavenlish Burke Michael Kavanagh Joseph Brady Timothy Kelly Phanix Park James Carey Daniel Delaney Fitzharris Kayiuagh Kayapagh Kelly Brady Leeson Park Kavanagh Hho

Great Ohio flood devastates Cincinnati area

The Ohio River flood swamped Cincinnati and Newport with water rising to five feet in places. Thousands left homeless, factories and warehouses inundated, gas and power disrupted, and relief drives organized as the city grapples with immense damage and widespread unemployment.

Deluge at Louisville devastates city and drives thousands out

Flooding on the Ohio River at Louisville reaches record heights. About forty blocks in the northeast flooded as waters rose eighteen feet above the dam, forcing 5,000 residents from their homes. Bridges and streets vanished under the rampaging surge, with many families saved only by makeshift rafts and swift evacuations.

Cineratii Cincinnati Chicago Ohio Ohio River Newport Covington Kentucky Licking River Licking Mill Creek Great Dumare Parkine-Houser Amt Second Deek Bihex Union Union Depot Franlfort Louisville New Albany Tawtenceburg Ind Loulsville Quark Ant Chkiran Wales

Burst Boulers at Taylorville Blown to Eternity

Telegram from Taylorville reports a halter explosion at Peter New & Co works killing five men and injuring two. The boiler room blast demolished the establishment, scattered heavy machinery, and caused a regional quake like scene as rescuers searched for victims. Proprieter Peter Neu suffered severe injuries and several workers were fatally harmed.

Taylorville Peter New & Co Melavk Peter Neu Ibwan Teter Neu John Jones Ives Barane Laman John McCollum Wiliam Deabe Chris Neu Tony Vandever

Distant European and American News Roundup

A chaotic mixed news item reports the French Senate banishing pretenders, the death of Ex-Gov. William E. Smith in Milwaukee aged 69, Wagner's birth details, and Berlin rumors of a war minister resignation. It covers Irish distress warnings, Irish and Boston civic updates, a Tyland aid appeal, tariff debates in Congress, and ongoing Great Lakes and nickel steel trade concerns with varied legislative compromises.

M. Waildington Senate Fallieres William E. Smith Milwaukee Scotland Wisconsin Wilhelm Richard Wagner Del Taipsle Rumers Berlin von Kuimeke Logne Donegal Ireland Boston Board of Aldermen New Mexico Sheldon Trishland League Buffalo N.Y Appon Tyelancd

Fragmented OCR Note on Racial Descriptions and Miscellany

The readable text describes a mixed race girl in Holmes County Mississippi with unclear age and features, mentions a Maines woman Ellen Lord of Portland and her Greek chair at Wellesley, and includes an odd aside about phrases meaning hot as ice. The fragmentary content lacks coherent events or news context.

Ellen Lord Portland Wellesley College

Preserving Household Hacks from an Old Text

Tips cover oiling tortoise horn combs to prevent cracking and removing ink stains with feathered damp cloth. Remedies include onion scenting, ammonia glycerin rose water mix, cantharides, and water dilution. Household tasks span cleaning vegetables, heating sweet cider, velvet pile steaming, mop use, dishwashing, wallpaper cleaning with dough, and wall patching with plaster and sand.

Rest and Work Duty in the Digital Age

The piece argues against delaying rest and warns that spending days chasing work drains future strength. It urges savoring simple country pleasures and daily renewal, suggesting balance between recreation, nourishment, and duty. It emphasizes doing good as the core work and cherishing mental vitality over constant labor.

Stanmer Vormentes

The Patriarch of Simmons Gap in Georgia

An elderly Georgia man of Simmons Gap has a long life of domestic work and nine marriages ending with his ninth wife. A recent family gathering drew over three hundred descendants to honor the man known as papa by three people in the clan.

Simmonk? Gap Simmonn Gap Georgia Augustus II Poland Min Simmons Pitty

Alsace Brandy Tax Sparks Tenfold Rise in Decade

A French report notes Alsace sees over tenfold growth in consumption brandy in ten years. It links rising intake to increased drunkenness and cites related import patterns affecting neighboring regions.

Tax Revue Des Dewe Apriles Alsace

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