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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1882
Page
3
A mix of brief items reports strikes and wage changes for pilots and mills, deaths in New Jersey and Brooklyn, rescues in Washington street, fires in Maine and Vermont, and remarks on politics, yellow fever rumors, and public figures. Also noted are harvest yields across Minnesota, Nebraska, and Dakotas, travel, and government opinions on campaigns and labor.
Mrs Scoville files note with the Trohate Court at Washington Unit announcing payment for bonds and bond-related duties. The Treasury Department has decided on details affecting the issuance and redemption of assay duties and government securities.
The Greenbackers of New York nominated James Allen for Lieutenant Governor and Howe for Governor after a convention that referenced the 1440 Chie ela Convuliinu raid. The platform demands taxation on land held by corporations, civil service reform, and opposition to monopolies, with mentions of national figures and party lines amid a murky, OCR-like text.
The Northern Pacific railway syndicate seeks 25 million in general bonds while two large markets discuss fair pricing. An advisory firm notes that existing routes should not prejudice traders and urges joint statistics sharing to avoid arbitrary charges. A New York South American correspondent claims a Cavendish undersecretary arrest in Caracas with no confessional statements.
Foreign news recounts Smyrna Asia Minor leveled by a seven hour dre, with 159,000 residents of Benyr amid ruined wooden streets. Floods hit Bohema. 47 lives lost in Bohemia rains. other reports include arrests, trials, and political upheaval across Europe and Britain.
A chaotic cabinet meeting yields disagreement on executive duties and discharges while political quarrels rise. Separate items note fatalities in a street fight, a box sent from Canada, a Houston or Tulsa murder bid, and various political petitions and upcoming trials.
Review notes Life now on stage at McVicker's Theater as a striking velodrama of the decade. Although praised for its strong plot and audience interest, production values and sensational scenes in the prison setting drew mixed reactions from critics.
Resolutions by the Fifth Army Corps urging justice for Fitz John Porter are presented to the Senate. Senate and House discuss tax measures, river and harbor funding, and various nominations and public works. Debates cover gerrymandering, tariffs, and postal regulations amid a busy July session.
Cable reports from July 21 describe Turkey agreeing to attend an international conference after deference to Arab sovereignty in Egypt. France and England push to designate powers to guard the Suez Canal while debates on neutrality and naval passage continue. Alexandria reports mass killings, deportations, and chaos as Arabi Pasha opposes Khedive. British and French fleets mobilize with Gen. Wolseley to lead reinforcements. Italy readies four ironclads. Egypt faces famine, massacres, and uprisings with widespread European casualties and atrocities.
The Senate discussed Northern Pacific land grant views from Moerara Payton and Knott, while a conference report on Legislative Judicial Executive Appropriation differed on Surgeon General to Adjutant General records transfer. Proposals included surveying fees from Kansas Public Railroad, declaring forfeited lands, and a 30 percent hay duty. A constitutional veto amendment by Mr. Fowler and six year filing limits by Mr. Atkins were introduced. Senate caucused on flax bill amendments. conference report on the Twin and Harbor bill was adopted. House moved to study imported materials and naval court inquiries. a large agriculture report print was ordered. diver and harbor oil matters were debated.
A London dispatch reports England and France inviting Italy to partake in measures to promote the S ieg oanda and restore order in Egypt while gunners and guns from the front were being redeployed to dislodge Arabs. Nayland is expected to invite Italy to join the effort.
Telegram from Albuquerque reports Arizona vigilantes clash with five men including Hill McHahy Jack Kingsbury and Nevada Jim after a killing spree in Calabazas. A firefight at a rocky slope leaves two of the murderers dead and a third wounded then captured. Nevada Jim kills a comrade before dying.
The piece notes poisoning risks from potatoes especially among the poor who eat them often, solanine concentrated in skins can be harmful even when boiled. It also links maize to a deadly disease similar to consumption, pellagra, claiming deaths by suicide stem from a compulsion linked to the disease and water exposure.
A smoker recalls his start and rapid decline from excessive tobacco use. He describes headaches, blurred vision, numbness, heartburn, and a violent angina attack that halted smoking. He admits to long-term damage to the heart and notes nicotine-related effects.
Little Red Riding-Hood, sent to her Grandmother, meets a deceptive Wolf posing as a kind Newfoundland Dog. He befriends her, learns her mission, and plots to use her for his own gain, while she remains trusting and unaware of the danger.
The readable portions describe a confused scene with references to indigestion, a dame, a Cotty Tittle and Riding-Hood figure, and a distant mention of a senate and Comforts Purchase. The text appears as a corrupted OCR fragment with no clear event or personfully identifiable facts.
A New York speaker showcased ambidexterity, claiming it can be learned rather than born. He wrote with both hands simultaneously, produced French and English letters, spelled words like Fontainebley and Constantinople, and drew symmetrical decorative designs with two hands, challenging the best draughtsman to imitate in an hour and a quarter.
A French gentleman from Paris visits the Richmond Exchange and, unable to recall the American term for a drink, requests a drink described as a grand contradiccion with lemon, strong liquor, and sweet syrup. The barkeeper confirms the order as punch.
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