Seizure disputes and naval plans fuel 1889 Washington chatter
From Dixon Illinois and Washington reports come rumors of a pending preliminary pension review to appease Interior Secretary Nobie, with hints of a broader congressional probe. Naval talk centers on the Black Diamond seizure, the Texas battleship plans, and possible court martial risks, alongside West Virginia Governor Fleming and Ohio Governor hopeful Campbell.
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Wasuixaron
D. C
Nobie
Secretary of the Interior
U.S. Revenue
Rush
Behring Sea
Bayard
Texas
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Department
Sonnenthal Exiled From Riga Over Ancestry Controversy
Vienna actor Sonnenthal faced expulsion from czarist territory after Riga authorities cited contumacious behavior and Debrew ancestry. Negotiations between Austrian ambassador and Russian officials reversed the order. A Vienna celebrity endured a turbulent episode amid German speaking circles in Riga.
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Sonnenthal
Vienna
Riga
St. Petersburg
San Francisco Chronicle
Man Pays Delayed Bill With Suspended Stamp
A Detroit Free Press tale recalls a man who owed 45 cents for a square meal bought on tick. He promised to pay in six weeks but was late. The Cadillac eating house proprietor doubted him until he found a Canadian two dollar bill bearing a back stamp reading Suspended 1884, changing his view to admiration.
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Detroit Free Press
Central Asia’s Transformation in the Twentieth Century
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat describes a quarter century of change in Central Asia highlighting railways and telegraphs, macadamized roads, adoption of European customs, rapid educational growth, foreign colleges, broader religious freedom, and rising moral life. It forecasts Asia’s regeneration by 2000 in cooperation with Europe and America.
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Central Asia
Central Western Asia
Asia
Europe
America
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Fresh vegetables aid Union troops as scurvy circulars spread
During the Civil War the Sanitary Commission supplied vegetables to prevent scurvy, distributing five potatoes per man or three potatoes and an onion. A German officer, tasting sauerkraut, exclaimed nostalgia, while the piece notes vegetables are vital to endurance. Also an ad urges Lee county business people to print bill heads and envelopes at Tue Sun office.
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Sanitary Commission
Commission
Nashville
Lee County
Tue Sun
Great Cheap Sale of dry goods and wall paper items
A newspaper notice advertises a mid century sale featuring large quantities of lawn, calico, seersucker, bleached muslin, wall paper and gilt paper at low prices. Includes corsets and various fabrics sold by yard or roll.
Great Linen Sale With Wide Range of Discounts
An advertised sale lists large quantities of linens and fabrics with many bulk and half price offers. Turkey red tablecloths, muslin, napkins, damask, silks, towels, and more priced from a few cents to several dollars per unit. Shoppers urged to call and view, with counters priced at five, ten, or twenty five cents and items offered at deep discounts.
Unclear General Agent Offer for Union Company
Advertisement seeks a General Agent in Illinois to open an office and take exclusive control. Promises strong profits on staple goods like flour, with fifty to one hundred percent net. Contact J A Campbell, Genl Agent, 31 Times Building, Chicago for credentials.
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Union Company
J. A. Campbell
State of Illinois
Times
Chicago
Illinois
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Dixon, Illinois
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Ohio
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E W. Oyster
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Ceylon
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Progress In
Turkey
Miller
T. J. Miller
East Main St
Dizon
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Main Street
C.C. Godfrey
the Grocer
Main St
Dixon
S.C. Austin & CO
S. Rosenthal & Son
Paris
London
D. S. Horton
Furni
C.gonnerman
Main and
Galena Sts
Dixon Ill
C. Connerman
Vwainted
D. Pitcher
Thomas Dolan
Merchant Taylor
Opera House
Galena Street
C. H. Keyes
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