Steamboat Golddust Disaster at Hickman Ky Dead Missing and Burned
The steamer Golddust exploded its boiler near Hickman Kentucky at 3 p m killing seventeen and injuring forty eight. The vessel caught fire and burned to the water edge before sinking as rescuers from Hickman and the City of Alton aided survivors and recovered bodies.
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Mississippi River
Hickman
Golddust
Holcomb
John T. McCord
F.8. Gray
Sol Price
John Langlois
William Ingram
William Travis
Pat Daniels
Bridges
Thornton
Band
Blank
James Lawson
Bowers
Ed Gray
Hilda Smith
Tom Gray
Alton
Henry Dietrich
The
St. Louis
Illinois State Prohibition Convention Nominates Balance
The Bloomington convention named J. G. Irwin of Madison for State Treasurer and Prof. Andrews of Galesburg for Superintendent of Public Instruction. The platform argues liquor sales are a sin and urges a prohibitory constitutional amendment, women’s enfranchisement, and funding away from liquor in schools, with a pledge candidates will not caucus with old parties.
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Bloomington
J. G. Irwin
Madison
Andrews
Galesburg
Illinois
Democratic Party
Illinois Items From Litchfield To Lincoln
Gas from the dlwell at Litchfield illuminated a test pipe with a 50 foot flame. State Printer Bakker assaulted editor H W Clendenin over county printing. Odd Fellows elected officers in Lincoln. A bridge collapse at Greenup killed the engineer and injured another. Springfield ends Sunday baseball. Danville finds four revolvers and a watch in a cleaned well. Bloomington asylum cared for 353 pupils. General Michael Lawler died at 70 in Gallatin County. Lincoln youths jailed for store robberies. Deaf educator Selah Wait died near Lincoln Neb. McLean farmers ship cattle as corn scarce. Milwaukee sun strike kills E C Lyons. Illinois Farmers Institute to meet in Decatur. Bridge rebuilt for $7,500. Cinch-bag pest eradicator claimed. Missing Dry Grove bridegroom sensational. Grundy County man loses leg after line mishap. Illinois claims 8 326 miles of railroads.”
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Litchfield
H. W. Bakker
7Inois State Register
Springfield
H. W. Clendenin
Degister
Rokker
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Thlinois
Lincoln
W. T. Scott
Cairo
Horace Donalson
Quincy
Troy Porter
Paris
RK. H. Gorman
W. Williams
A. Mattock
Duquoin
C. L. Wilson
Quincey
Samuel Owens
Greenup
Young Men’s Christian Association
Danville
Mllnois
Bloomington
Michael K. Lawler
Eighteenth
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Gallatin County
Selah Wait
Deaf and Dumb
Jacksonville
Neb
McLean County
E. C. Lyons
Chicago
Milwaukee
Illinois State Farmers’ Institute
Decatur
J. A. Bullen & Co
Leavenworth
Kan
Rock River
Moline
Forbes
Dry Grove
Thomas Wend
Highland Township
Grundy County
Seneca
Illinois
Union
No Such a Person and the A Thomas Controversy
A Boston debate rakes the Cabinet meeting on official status of Jay Hubbell and others and their right to levy assessments. The column mocks the A Thomas myth in the Comptroller’s office and lampoons the broader political farce, citing Robert B. Thomas and Doubting Thomas while condemning the use of a false name.
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Jay Hubbell
John Doe
Richard Roe
New York Times
A. Thomas
Pickwick
Thomas
John Thomas
Comptroller's Office
Charles Jules Guiteau
Boston Statesman
Political indecision and reform claims in party clashes
The piece critiques Republican inconsistency on procedures and prosecutions, contrasts with Democratic lines, and questions the authority of the General Government over state officers, citing Davenport’s conduct and the Morey letter as context for partisan tension and constitutional questions.
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Republican Party
Electoral Commission
Tilden
R. B. Hayes
Oregon
Mr. Tilden
Mississippi
Virginia
Minnesota
Maine
Alabama
Illinois
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Michigan
M. i
Brewster
United States
John S. Davenport
Morey
Davenport
Huberl
Cameron’s Tactics and Five-Party Pennsylvania Fight
The New Haven Register surveys the Pennsylvania contest where the Independent Republicans reject four Stalwart compacts. It notes Cameron’s plan to buy votes and trade justice for political gain, predicting a Cameron defeat unless Greenback and labor support shifts votes. The piece cites history from 1872 to 1877 in coal regions and warns of a large Republican loss.
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Pennsylvania
Cameron
Philadelphia Times
Molly Maguire
Pottsville
Hartranft
Clearfield
Sword of Justice
Knights of Labor Organization
Board of Pardons
Knights of Labor
Republian
New Haven Register
Olive Butter From Cotton-Seed Oil Promises Greater Use
A Chicago Herald item proclaims Olive Butter made from cotton-seed oil, claiming one pound goes twice as far as butter or oleomargarine. The piece positions Olive Butter as a superior fat substitute with potential household impact.
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Chicago Herald
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Catrie
City of Alton
New Orleans
Anchor Line
Anchor Line Company
Ellen Coney
H. Smith
Kansas City
Morgan
Friar’s Point
Miss Coffee
Miss Smith
Clerk Ingraham
Travis
Ingraham
Gardiner
William A. Ingraham
Ingram
John Lytie
William Traverse
Peter Winter
Jim Jerry
Walter Howard
Charles Williams
Manuel Victor
St. Louirs
Illinois State News
Republines
Boston Post
Erie
Akron
Erie County
N. Y
Graves
Akron, Erie Co
Geo. W. Merchant
Lockport
U.S. A
M.g.0.co
N.Y
U.S.A
John Hodce
Sec
John Bull
Bull
JO J. Smith
Louisville
John Bulli
Smith
Main, St
Turner
London
Millan &Co
Dawson W
Price
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New York
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