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Newspaper

Freeport Weekly Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1859

Page

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Armistice in Italy and the North Briton Treaty Update

The armistice suspends hostilities until August 16 as Napoleon proposes a path for Italian independence without French conquest. The North Briton reports a peace treaty ending the war with an Italian Confederation led by the Pope, Lombardy ceded to France then to Sardinia, Venice retained by Austria. The piece questions Napoleon’s true aims and predicts a contested outcome.

Italy Napoleon France Austia Venice Austria Hungary Pope Rome Austrian Lombardy Sardinia

Exports fall while imports rise sharply in current year

The piece notes exports up to July 14 have fallen by two and a half million while imports rise by 71 million, urging western merchants to curb purchases until debts are settled. It also mentions social censure of Mr Sickles after his reconciliation, and a short obituary and river levels report.

Sickles Sun Chicago Chas. Noyes Chas. W. Smith Turner Smith Ball Noyes Green Mountain Geo, Cady Northfield Gilbert Herrick Merrick Foy Kreuport Emmert Burrei, Moore

St Louis Daily Evening Bulletin Advertised as Timely Local Paper

The St Louis Daily Evening Bulletin appears on our table as a new, well printed paper with telegraph news from east and west. It costs 59 a year and promises enterprise and newspaper tact for readers seeking to stay posted. James Peckilax is proprietor and Jon L Burrincen is publisher.

St. Louis

Refunding of Old McAllister Stebbins Bonds Contested

A detailed statement from A W Macx outlines the refunded bonds saga involving McAllister and Stebbins. New York Mechanics Banking Association and Bowery Fire Insurance Company held 114,000 in bonds bought at public auction 16 years earlier. Governor Bissell halted further refunds after questioning authority. audit and state officers agree no power to settle beyond 1849 law. The situation leaves bondholders with liquidation bonds and no interest payments, pending legislative action for full recovery.

Bratsorixun McAllister. & Stebbins New York Mechanics Banking Association New York Bowery Fire Insurance Company McAllister & Stebbins S Ame Supreme Court Mechanics’ Banking Association Bowery Hire Insurance Company Bement Bissell Mr. Bement Gbechier McAllister & Stebbing Nitver State Department A. W. Macx

Railroad and Society News from a Turbulent Era

The clippings cover railroading, political troubles, and social events. Oscar II dies at 60 after 18 reign, university appointments name John H. Lathrop as president of the Indiana State University faculty, Ireland undergoes a religious revival, and a hurricane demolishes the Tennessee River bridge. A balloon project for transatlantic flight and a Chicago slave kidnapping case are noted along with a rescue of a Montreal girl from a Toledo convent.

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Central Sabbath School Committee Meeting Adopts Plans

The Chicago Mae Journal reports the Central Sabbath School Committee in Dixon approved duties for Evangelical Denominations to form county committees. They will gather local matters, convene county conventions, and report to Bloomington two months before the next State meeting. The next convention is set for June 1860.

Chicago Mae Journal Dixon Blodtington Harsha Stoughton and Taylor Bloomington

Treaties with Mexico and a railway ticket case

Washington reports an important treaty with Mexico touching rights of way and protections for transit routes from the Rio Grande to Gulf ports. The article also recounts Benjamin Barker’s lawsuit after a railroad conductor refused a ticket promising first class travel from New York to Buffalo, ruling that the ticket created a contract allowing the railroad to set terms.

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Kansas executive department under new Kansas constitution

The proposed Kansas constitution outlines an executive department headed by the Governor and including the Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction all serving two year terms. The Governor holds supreme executive power may require written statements from executive members and can convene the Legislature on extraordinary occasions with the great seal of Kansas kept by the Governor.

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Panriversary convention to be held in Buffalo

The Phi lanthropic Convention marks its first anniversary with a three day event September 16 to 18 at St James Hall Buffalo New York seating 4000. Fare Toledo to Buffalo is four dollars on Ward's steamers. Also reports of a tiny stroke in Freeport killing Matthew McNulty and John Mahon noted as a sober man, plus German postage rate changes only apply to Bremen route correspondence.

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