Illinois News Briefs From Murphysboro to Springfield
A tree split a St Louis Coal Road trestle near Murphysboro crashing a passenger coach. no serious injuries. David Davis buys 400 acres in McLean County. Hugh N Cross dies at Jerseyville, paralyzed, age unknown. Rhoda Parker's Atlanta sidewalk suit settled for 400. Two Decatur boys clash. one stabbed. A Bloomington child dies from arsenic stained paper. Carmichael hung in effigy at Greenville over school reopening. Morris gardener nets 1500 from four acres. Bloomington judge sentences two men to prison for arson and horse theft. Chicago letter carrier delivers 1862 letters in a single day to a bank. Rev Thomas Harrison launches revival in Rockford. Metamora store bill unpaid after four years. objection accepted. Emanuel Kentinder dies at Bloomington aged 78. Sacramento tornado injures no one seriously. Behymer store demolished. Ohio & Mississippi depot at Springfield branch unroofed. two shops damaged. John A Martin killed by cars near Terre Haute. Sullivan the pugilist loses a bout in Tremont House Bar to a Black waiter. Bailey Carter’s house in Jackson County wrecked by storm. no injuries. Illinois corn in poor condition regionwide. Lincoln homestead leased by H Oldroyd for preservation. collection of Lincoln memorabilia. Emma Bond of Taylorville fears abduction. trial set December 10. Forger Colonel Ferguson swindles $36,000. nets $20 for ten days. Rumor connects Black Bart with the 116th Illinois in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Murphysboro
Jackson County
David Davis
Illinois
McLean County
Hugh N. Cross
Jerseyville
Jersey County
Rhoda Parker
Atlanta
Logan County
Decatur
Major Jencks
John Rogers
Bloomington
Carmichael
Greenville
Bond County
Morris
Grundy County
Judge Peck
Chenoa
Nelson B. Morgan
Arrowsmith
Chicago
Thomas Harrison
Rockford
Winnebago County
Sacramento
White County
F. M. Behymer
Ohio & Mississippi
Springfield
John A. Martin
West Union
Clark County
Terre Haute
Ind
Sullivan
Tremont House
Bailey Carter
Campbell’s Hill
H. Oldroyd
President Lincoln
Lincoln
Washington
Taylorville
Christian County
Hillsboro
Thomas B. Ferguson
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Irving
Montgomery County
Black Bart
California
Charles E. Bolles
116Th
Illinois Volunteers
Macon County
Blaine backs whisky tax profits as national relief plan
James G. Blaine writes to explain a plan to distribute all revenue from the tax on spirits to the states. He argues a direct state share would reduce taxes, curb deficits, and empower communities from Maine to Pennsylvania to repeal local levies and ease burdens on property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pumavelruta
James G. Blaine
Pennsylvania
Maine
Kelley
Cox
New York
Congress
United States
Philadelphia
Ocean
Republic
Public Reports on Annual Statements of Folger Lincoln and Gresham
The summary notes Folger’s fiscal 1883 report showing receipts of 398.3 million, expenditures 265.4 million, and a surplus of 82.9 million. It discusses revenue changes, debt payments, and effects on currency, plus Postmaster and War Department figures and notes on coastal defense and militia needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Folger
War Department
Navy Department
Congress
New York
Chicago
Secretary of War
Springfield Armory
Tragedy at Market Street Fire Involves Two Girls’ Fatal Jump
At 5 p.m. in Chicago on Market Street Nos. 168 and 170 a fire trapped nine on the sixth floor. Frances Fairweather and Kitty Hilgert leaped from a window to their deaths. Firemen rescued the remaining seven, including Annis Ryan and Lizzie Fairweather. Parents of the dead girls reside in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Frances Fairweather
Kitty Hilgert
Miss Fairweather
Kittie Hilgert
Miss Hilgert
Sheboygan, Wis
Mahone slander in Readjuster campaign attack sparks debate
Harrisburg Pa triot condemns William Mahone and the Readjuster address distributed by the Associated Press as groundless, slanderous, and inflammatory. It questions why no murders or intimidations are named and cites a Virginia political murder verdict linked to Mahone's faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
William Mahone
Readjuster Party of
Virginia
Bayard
Randall
Wallace
Mahone
Cameron
Mr. Mahone
Harrisburg
Mahone's Downfall in Virginia Politics
Albany Argus asserts Samuel B. Mahone shaped Virginia repudiation policy to advance his own power. It details Funders versus Readjusters, 1880s electoral maneuvers, Senate control, and President Arthur’s drift toward Mahone’s dictates, claiming a national autocrat emerged from Virginia’s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Virginia
West Virginia
Old Dominion
Mahone
Republican Party
Hancock
ISSO
National Committee
Garfield
Mentor
David Davis
William Mahone
Riddleberger
Arthur
Republican Supreme Court of the
United States
Cameron
Albany Argus
The Republicans Must Go Poem by F A Weimer
A Stanberry Missouri Sentinel poem attacks the Republican Party, claiming corruption and loss of power from Virginia to the West. It denounces postmasters and bosses, cites Dorsey Brady, and portrays Democrats as winning as the party ship sinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey-Brady
Virginia
F. A. Weimer
Stanberry
Sentinel
Solid South solidified by Mahoneism backlash
The article argues Mahone and Mahoneism made the South unusually solid but warns the methods breed murder and rioting. It credits Virginians with stopping such politics before it spreads, opposing Chalmers and Republican attempts to divide the South, and favoring unity over sectarian tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahone
South
Chalmers
Steam Bicycle Among Attractions in Phenix Arizona
A steam bicycle is listed as one of the attractions in Phenix Arizona drawing curiosity from visitors and residents alike. The novelty device showcases early mechanized transport and suggests local interest in technological displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix
Arizona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois State News
MR. Blaine
Public Reports
Gresham
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!