Grand Army of the Republic Holds Peoria Encampment
About 4,000 members and 400 sons of veterans gather for the Grand Army of the Republic thirty-fifth Illinois encampment in Peoria. Commander-in-chief Rassieur addresses the crowd in the Coliseum, praising veterans and urging preservation of Civil War memory.
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New Coliseum
Rassieur
Longenrcker
Paraie
Wednesdas
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
John €. Black
Llinels
Black
Density map shows Illinois population spread across 56 000 square miles
The map presents nearly 5,000,000 people over 56 000 square miles in Illinois. No county drops below 27 persons per square mile, while counties with large cities are denser. The state averages 86.1 with higher densities in some counties and lower in others, reflecting uniform settlement and room to grow. The list of county densities follows.
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Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Grand Army parade highlights and leaders noted
The Grand Parade featured a review by Gov. Yates and staff with over 6,000 in line. Three divisions marked the procession from Troop G to Illinois National Guard units and Sons of Veterans groups. W. R. C. elects Mrs. Baxter as department president amid orderly slate and honors for Mrs. Florence McClelland.
Our Hero Assures Support For Daughter's Style
The Heavy Father asks if he can count on future support for his daughter in the costly lifestyle she has grown used to. Our Hero responds with youthful confidence. The exchange ends as the father reveals financial strain and gratitude.
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Mike
Indianapolis Press
Evidence of Hypocrisy Dialogue Spur in a Quote
A brief exchange notes a man who refrains from swearing after injuring his finger. The wife accuses hypocrisy while the husband defends restrained language as proper conduct in reaction to pain.
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Mr. Dane
Walked in Her Sleep A Winslow Society Girl Describes a Midnight Toilet
Miss Lucy Craig of Winslow Indiana slept walked in midnights, dressed in an elegant gown, lit a lamp, heated a curling iron and burned her finger to the bone. She crossed a dangerous Patoka River bridge and returned to dine before awakening. Doctors call it a remarkable sleepwalking case. American apples gain France England and Germany notice.
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Lucy Craig
Winslow
Ind
Miss Craig
Winslow Hotel
Main Street
Patoka
Veterans Leave Peoria After Largest Ill S G A I Encampment
Captain N B Thistlewood of Cairo was elected Department Commander as over 1100 delegates attended the Illinois G A R encampment in Peoria. Officers were installed and vessels hosted a lake boat tour while Women’s Relief Corps and Daughters of Veterans named new leaders.
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Peoria
Illinois
Sons of Veterans
N. B. Thistlewood
Cairo
I. M. Boyer
Thistlewood
Judge Trimble
Rock Island
C. A. Partridge
W. H. Rose
WN. B. Thistlewood
George W. C. Estover
Chicago
Z Jeter
J. B. Line
Rockford
Guartermenter
W. H
James O'Donnell
C. I. E. Koch
H. D. Fulton
Z. 2. Winslow
Charles B. Winslow
M. A. LaBay
James Donohue
James Eadams
H. B. Douglas
Aurora
Joseph M. Myers
Forreston
Miron Rhodes
Galesburg
de Los Robinson
Sheridan
B. F
Bloomington
C. C. Jones
Charlies P. Swigert
H. P. Barnum
Waukein
E. B. Hamilton
Quincy
W. C. Burnett
Oline
C. W. DeMond
C. C. Duffy
Ottawa
Lons of Veterans
Sol. Hull
Frank A. Reid
Springfield
J. L. Forrester
Yale
J. L. Anderson
Dixon
Owent L. Day
Kankakee
W. L. 1Kvall
W. C. Creighton
Champaign
J. V
Benfails G. Greenhat
H. P. Phillip
Eru
Meek M. Pinkley
Bushnell
F. M. Baylor
Woman's Relief Corps
Baxter
Argent Lee
Martha K. Baxter
Springe
Lizsie M. Fiulnt
Lucretia Hampton
Alton
Snow
de Kalb
Eggieston
Ficera
Lodice
Bits of Information From Various Topics
A collection of assorted notes on legal exemptions for Irish mayors and court duty, drinking habits of Hindoos, high-angle fire definition, postal profits, rail traffic at New Street and St. Pauls within six miles, Pope’s guards, oil production from the Pacific bed, weather cloud heights, and unrelated aphorisms.
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England
St. Paul’s
London
Pacific Ocean
Batan
Sweden
Gothenburg
Body Found in Cromwell Creek Near Harlem River
The body of Willie McCormick, a New York boy who vanished, was recovered from Cromwell Creek near McCombs dam bridge. The body was fully clothed with no marks of violence and had likely been in the water for weeks. His family questions the disappearance and suspects foul play.
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Willie McCormick
New York
Cromwell Creek
McCormick
Harlem River
McCombs’ Dam
John Garfield
National Machinists Strike Hits All Regions
The machinists nationwide began a general strike led by President James O Connell demanding a nine hour day with ten hour pay. Over 100000 workers are involved while hundreds of millions in capital are affected and up to half a million workers could lose jobs. Early reports say many firms that resisted are yielding to the demands.
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James O'Connell
International Machinists’ Union
O'Connell
Rail transport shifts and expansions across the Midwest
The report notes push on the Fort Wayne to Butler Wabash link and new engine orders from Santa Fe. It cites a planned through route from Kansas City to New Orleans via Louisiana and Arkansas, expanding Western Passenger Association membership to 36 roads. Bridge rebuilding on Nickel Plate, livestock car load changes, and pooling plans for government sailor business are reported alongside advances in English rail speeds and Big Four trains with new cars.
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Iowa
Northwestern Road
Chicago
Santa Fe Company
South
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kansas City
St. Louis
New Orleans
Western Passenger Association
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Northern
Northeastern
Keokuk and Western
Northwestern
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
England
London
Edinburgh
Newcastle
Notable Figures in a Patchwork of 19th Century News
This column bundles biographical notes and curiosities from the era. Jay Cooke, aged 80, is cited as vindicated by Northern Pacific stock decisions. Pauline Elder becomes a permanent rural mail carrier in Nebraska after a successful trial. Pope Leo XIII’s will rumors swirl around Cardinal Gotti, with Huntington family legacies noted in New York. Colorado figures Tom Patterson and Tom Johnson receive biographical treatment, while Kitchener’s eyesight, Congo settlement for Cuban workers, and other tidbits close the roundup.
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Jay Cooke
Union
the Treasury
Nebraska
Schuyler
Pauline Elder
Rome
Leo XIII
Cardinal Gotti
Leo
Brazil
Congregation of Indulgence and
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Illinois Department
Department of Illinois
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Daughters of Veterans
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Leo Bassieur
Joel Mr. Longemecker
Iinois
John G. Black
W. F. Bryan
Longenecker
Joe M. Longesecker
National Congress
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sHavant
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Schuyer
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Henderson
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Christian
Enry Wee Ewes
Marshall
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Menard
Union Sere Tees Coles Savers
Mercer
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Monroe
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Ease
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Montgomery Ose
Warren Ee Wee
Cumberland
de Witt
Kendall
Whiteside
Douglan
Knox Wrese
Perry
Lake An Cone
I Platt
Williamson
Edgar
la Salle
Wanes
Edwards
Pike
Winnebaro
Woodford
Effingham
Lawrence
Pope
Fayette
Johnf. Rea
John G. B. Adams
Albert D. Shaw
Florence McClelland
Sarah M. Snow
Sabrina Coffinberry
Belle Eggleston
France
Germany
A. R
Caire
Celomel
Tristlewood
Mary T. Hager
Anna McKin Grey
Luna Lowrey
Monticello
Mary T. Orr
Mary Jahbries
Louise Owens
Council of Administration
Bessie C. Whiffin
Mary Pope
Mary Payne
Airs
Martha Young
Mary Duoddleston
Ella M. Adair
Claudia George
New Street Station
Birmingham
Willie M’cormick
Salman
Fort Wayne
Butler
Order of Railway Conductors
Minn
Princess Hatzfeldt
Collis P. Huntington
Europe
Collis Sr. Huntington
Henry Be.rnrycess
Huntington
T M. Patterson
Thomas M. Patterson
E. O. Wolcott
Colorado
United States Senate
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Patterson
Tom Patterson
People's Party
The
Baltimore News
Tom L. Johnson
Thomas
Entucky
Mr. Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Tom” Johnson
Lord Kitchener
Congo Free State
MES. P. Elder
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