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Dixon Park Association and the Lee County Fair controversy
A Dixon Sun opinion denounces the Park Association as a gambling driven threat to the Lee County Agricultural Society. It recounts failed consolidation bets, deceptive horse fairs, and warns that park control could kill agriculture while urging farmer driven fairs and local renewed support for the county society.
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Park Association
Lee County Agricultural Society
Morse Association
Dixon Park Association
Central Park
New York
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Lee County
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Agricultural Society
Ve County Agricultural Society
Henry T. Noble
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Agricultural Department
Illinois
Illinois State Agricultural Society
Board of Supervisors