Bombardment of Paris and Chauzy defeat reported
Foreign dispatches describe the ongoing bombardment of Paris by Russian artillery with widespread damage and civilian casualties. It reports the French defeat near Le Mans under General Chauzy, detailing Prussian artillery advances, 2500 prisoners taken, and the French retreat toward the Loire. Versailles notes intense fires and heavy snow limiting accuracy. London reports Republican demonstrations suppressed and Trochu’s proclaims resistance.
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Paris
Versailles
Pantheon
de, Petii
Prince Frederick Charles
Lemans
de Chauzy
Loire
le Mans
von, Werder
London
von Werder
Bourbaki
Garibaldi
Versoul
Illinois Legislation Standing Committees of the House
Last week Speaker Smith announced the standing committees with chairmen listed for each. Springfield factions complain about disappointed members losing chair roles while the main appointments are deemed largely satisfactory. The report names Agriculture Dodge as chair, followed by others across Corporations Railroads Inland Commerce Canals Militia Executive Department and more with multiple members per panel.
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Smith
Flouge
Springfield
Agriculture
Dodge, Pritchard, Hunter, McMaster
Morris, Funk, Reinhardt
Adams
Gillham
Casey
Shelby, Stewart, Gaines
Recs
Corporations
Price
Haines
Pritchard
McConnel
Root
Williamson
Efer
Flegharty
McMaster
King
Jersey
Morrill
Dwight
Fouke
Riggs
Barr
Railroads
Hildrup
Stillwell
Powell
Fuller
Sulivan
McMillan
Waite
Funk
Cunningham
Rice
Sangamon
Briscoe
Barnes
Rodgers
Madison
Inland Commerce
Morgan Egan
Davis
Sullivan
Morfit
Reese
Nelson
Morse Canals - Galloway
Derrickson
Jones
Marshall
Peoria
Hunter
Reinhardt
Brown
Massac
Cavan
Morse
Brooks
Clark
LaSalle
Hay
Sage
Militia
Marry
Latimer
Humphrey
Mason
Vary
Short
Jefferson
Musetter
Ryan
Efner
McEwen
Sheldon
Turner
Stuart
Elder
Ilidrup
Foss
Ogle
Miller
St. Clair
Vennum
Strong
Pixley
Wedd
Ralls
Lee
Knowles
Crawford
Frew
Morrison
Cook
Curtist
Egan
Rose
Cofer
Kelly
Barrett
Shaw
Rowley
Kane
McElwee
Arrett
Finance
Mayo
Dodge
Daniele
Cary
Vennurm
Olarks
Fake coffee beans molded from clay fool tasters
Artificial beans are produced like bricks from greenish clay and are indistinguishable from real beans to the eye. Made in moulds of a hundred at a time, they cost about a cent per pound and, when roasted with genuine coffee, absorb its color while remaining harmless and weakening the beverage.
City Council Special Meeting in 1870
The City Council met by adjournment with Mayor in chair and Alderman Buckley Wright Rodcarmel Upp and Lichtenberger present. Bids for cistern at the stone Church were rejected and new bids required by Wednesday evening. A cistern of 600 to 700 barrels was authorized. Sidewalk work near the Broadway bridge was ordered. License petition by Chas Mayer referred to Licenses and Tippling Houses. Bonds renewed for $500 each at National Park Bank. Policeman election declared J. Melick duly elected. After hearing charges against Policeman Dodge, he was dismissed by ayees Wright Rodcarmel Lichtenberger and nays Buckley Upp. An immediate election for a policeman was discussed and carried. Council adjourned until next Wednesday evening.
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Navy
Buckley
Wright
Rodcarmel
Upp
Lichtenberger
Stone Church
Don Ald. Rodearmel
Ald Lichtenberger
Inter- Stya
Ald. Rodearmel
Ald’s
Buckley Tellers
J. Melick
Dodge
Ald. Lichtenberger
Chas. A. Dodge
ays—Buckley
Ald
Rodearmel
Attest
F. B
Malburn
Crry Ouenx
Wepxrspay Eventua Council Minutes November 9 1870
The City Council met after adjournment with Aldermen Buckley Wright Upp McCloy Litchenberger present. Proposals for a cistern at German Lutheran church were reviewed and Wunkemeyer and Bersing chosen as lowest bidders at unit price. policy for police appointment and license for malt liquors discussed and approved. council adjourned after attesting.
Special City Council Meeting Adopts Delay On Debt Funding
Evening session of November 90 1870 shows Mayor and Aldermen debating city debt funding. Minutes from Nov 6-7 read and approved. committee of Lichtenberger Rodearmel and App to seek legal services for prosecuting Street Assessments appointed, meeting adjourned.
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Prisbine
Wall
Buckley
Rodearinel
Lichtenberger
Rodearmel
App
Attest
Malburn
City
Lost Mink Fur Dollar Sealed at City Streets
A mink fur dollar lost along Galena street between Walnut and Chicago or off Chicago between Galena and Dr Babcock’s residence. Finder to return to the Post Office or the Journal Office for a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena Street
Walnut
Chicago Street
Dr. Babcock
Post
Journal
Anna Dickinson to Lecture at Freeport Opera House
Anna Dickinson commands a regular charge of two hundred dollars a show and averages twenty five lectures each month. She is the season’s most popular lecturer in her field and will appear at the Freeport Opera House on February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Dickinson
Opera House
Freeport
Marshall Esq. Suffers Painful Railroad Accident
News notes that William T. Marshall Esq. of this city was injured last Wednesday while helping push a car on the track. His foot caught, and to avoid being run over he threw himself back, dislocating his ankle. He is at home recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William. T. Marshall
Chicago
Active Agent Wanted to Sell Sewing Machinery
An active agent is sought to sell the American Button Hole Over seaming and Sewing Machine for Stephen County. Apply at once to W. P. MaCormick, General Agent, Pennsylvania House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
W. P. MaCormick
Pennsylvania House
Agent at the Pennsylvania House for the Button Hole Machine
An agent is listed at the Pennsylvania House representing the American Button Hole Overseaming and Sewing Machine. Call on him for information or purchase details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania House
Lecture on the Chinese by Captain RouNDy at Wilcoxon Opera House
Captain RouNDy, long a sea captain and resident of China, will deliver a lecture at Wilcoxon Opera House next Saturday at 8 o clock. He will discuss Chinese antiquity, Bible views, language versus Hebrew, and progress in arts and sciences, drawing on his China experience and travels. Tickets fifty cents available at Emmert Burrell and O G Sanborn.
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H. Rompy
China
Anson Burlingame
Wilcoxon Opera House
Roundy
Rouby
Emmert & Burrell’s
O. G. Sanborn’s
Farmers Clubs Encourage Local Agricultural Debate Societies
In various parts of the state farmers form debating clubs to discuss farm management and best practices. The note urges immediate start, suggesting meetings at different homes weekly to share methods and prepare for future campaigns, with Cedarville and Bugkeyo township highlighted as examples.
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A’s
B's
Bugkeyo Township
Cedarville
Freeport Corterie Enjoyable Gathering at Hettinger’s Hall
A Tuesday evening event by the Freeport Corterie drew city elite to Hettering Hall, filling the venue early and ending promptly. The piece notes social gatherings as a winter pastime and offers John G. Saxe’s light advice on attending parties, urging caution with head and hat to spare a mother’s pride.
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Hettinger’y
John G. Saxe
Hasan
Stabbing Affray at Lanark Ends in Severe Face Wound
A stabbing affray in Lanark Carroll county occurred last Thursday evening when two youths aged 17 and 14 clashed at the town pump over water for their horses. Shannon Kincaid drew a pocket knife and slashed Morris Horning’s face from the eye to the mouth, cutting through the cheek. Horning has long been regarded as of good character.
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Lanark
Carroll County
Shannon Kincaid
Morris Horning
City Marshall’s brother dies in tragic incident
We learn on press time that Oniver Sittnt, younger brother of the City Marshall, died of a heart attack in an incident that also caused multiple deaths. The event occurred Monday in a secluded location, with details remaining unclear as authorities investigate.
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Oniver Sittnt
Mohday
Mina
Old Fashioned Snow Storm Strands City Streets
A heavy late week snowstorm dumped teen inches across the city causing huge drifts four to five feet high along sidewalks. Rail travel delayed with trains from Chicago by 9 pm Monday and merchants reporting slow business Monday morning before resuming normal hours. The weather eased to mild with good country sleighing except for plowed-out spots.
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Chiedgonat
Fréeport
Yau
Huntley
Home Lectures Spur City Improvement Efforts
James Coon RAN, Esq., delivered a Home Lecture at the High School on home effort for Homemakers, urging parents to support public schools and local manufacturing. He warned against neglect and proposed a future lecture by Dr Stosborry on Matrimony. The Glee Club provided music and Nile Herman plans to lecture next Monday on Reading.
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James 8. Coon- Ran
StosboPry
Nile “Herman
Kemper Buys Interest Keeps Kemper Bros Business
Aaron Kemper has purchased the interest of Captain Kemper in the late firm of Kemper Bros and will continue the business at the old stand. Call on him for flour candies cigars groceries and best quality meal.
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Kemper
Kemper Bros
Rock Island Route Praised as Great Illinois Link
From Rock Island Union of Rock Island Rockford Rock Island and St Louis Railroad we note growing prosperity and rapid progress in construction. The line from St Louis to Sterling now serves substantial traffic. it traverses Alton Greenfield Winchester Chapin Beardstown Astoria Vermont Bushnell Monmouth Orion Rock Island Moline to Sterling. It promises direct outlet to the South for trade with St Paul Dubuque Milwaukee and Wisconsin Iowa. The line is well built with first class stock Pullman sleeping cars on night trains. E Sweet Jr is General Superintendent J R Jones Assistant Superintendent and J W Osager General Freight Agent.
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Illinois
St. Louis
Sterling
Alton
Brighton
Greenfield
Winchester
Chapin
Beardstown
Astoria
Vermont
Bushnell
Monmouth
Orion
Rock Island
Moline
Chicago
Furnighees
Cairo
St. Paul
Dubuque
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Pullman's Palace
Quincy
Keokuk
Davenport
E. Sweet, Jr
J. R. Jones
J. W. Osager
Freeport Lyceum Event and Public Sale Planned
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Lyceum meeting next month on a Saturday and a public land sale. Mentioned is a ball at the hall and a local gathering in Freeport on a January 1871 Thursday with unspecified attendees and outcomes. The text is muddled but references a civic event and a fundraising or social activity.
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Freeport LyGswMn
Lyceum
Ava
Ifan
Ralfedd
Freeport Saarigortiting
Tra Ér's
Kemper's European Dining Hall Opens in City
A fragmentary notice outlines Kemper's European Dining Hall or a renamed venue, claiming to be the city’s most popular four-hall establishment. It mentions offerings of beefsteak, ham, oysters, and grog, with twenty-one meals for seven diners and a casual, idling dining atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemper
Oge Hayer & Son
Lhd
Marriage notice for Ai Skeels Sokbphonia
A notice reports the forthcoming marriage of Ai Skeels Sokbphonia with a date noted as January 81, 187). The fragmentary text confirms a formal family or society announcement, with potential publication in a local newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eirregliatt
Ai’ Skeels
Ministers and pranks loom in Warren tale of a cautious stranger
A Warren Independent item recounts a fargoing joke by a stranger posing as a Lens envoy who lured a minister and family to visit, only to reveal no Lens household existed. The affair, deemed a deranged prank by locals, ends with readers urged to avoid such offenses. The notice closes with a local sale update for clothing and goods, promising deep discounts and urging merchants to inspect stock before purchase.
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Carr
Stance
Q Wayron Wabren
Lens
Warren
Warr
Western Union Railroad connections expand intercity links
The Western Union Railroad reports extended connections with the Rock Island and St. Louis lines enabling freight and passenger flow from Milwaukee to the South. Connections link Northwestern at Fulton and Burlington at Muscatine, with Bushnell and Chapin serving additional routes to Toledo Wabash, St. Louis and the South. The North Chicago Rolling Mills expands with two furnaces, boosting coal output to tons per week, 88 oil furnaces, 150 tons of rails daily, and a 1,000-strong workforce paid higher wages than peers.
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Rodktor
Rock Island
St. Louis
Western Uni
Milwaukee
Louis
South States
Northwestern’ Railroad
Fulton
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Isla
Burlington Railroad
Mosmouth
Omaha
Dover
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Bushnell
Burnett and Quincy Railroad
Chapin
Toledo
Wabash
Western Bailr
Ateam Boat Lpes
Wern Union Railroad
Chicago
Retiring Justice Esther Morris Faces Brief Return
A Wyoming justice of the peace, Mrs Esther Morris, aged about 80, has temporarily retired from the bench due to a health issue. The Burlington Gazette notes she was the first female justice of the peace to experience such a condition since the inception of the office. A Kansas paper also reports on an Assistant Quartermaster in the U S Army who saved $125 per month over five years, accumulating over 000. More details on the health event and the salary story are given in the cited papers.
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Wyoming
Burlington
Kansas
United St Army
Farmer's Column on Grape Culture and Society Proceedings
In our column for farmers this week an article on grape culture appears. A county citizen promises occasional contributions for the column and the Agricultural Society proceedings are recorded. An able piece on the Shell Bark Louse is copied from the Galena Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Society
Galena
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Loxpon
Hotel de Ville
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the Nouse
Council Proceedings
Olige B. Perkins
Gay Hunkemeyer & Bering
Litchenberger
Wunkemeyer
Bersing
Aldin’s, McCoy
Tellers
A. Rodgers
Chas
E. Meyer
Meyer
FB. Mansury
Seal Attairs
Farmers’ Clubs
The
Freeport Corterie
Ko-te-ree
Aaron Kemper
Rock Island Union
Rockford, Rock Island and St
War Walton
Stephenson
Western Union Railroad
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