Dixon Sun. February 13 1889 Dixon Illinois
The Dixon Sun published weekly in Dixon Illinois with a 2 dollar yearly advance and dated February 13 1889.
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Dixon, Illinois
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
4
Mrs Gougar Urges Prohibition From Opera House Lectern
Mrs Helen Gougar spoke Friday night on what to do with American saloons. She argued liquor produces jails and prisons, insane asylums, slums, and anarchy, urging suppression by law and public sentiment and praising the WCTU as a vehicle for prohibition. She cited Kansas and Iowa experiences, ballot leverage by women, and argued old parties fail due to liquor influence.
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Helen Gougar
Opera House
Farmers’ Institute
Chicago
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Third Party
Labor Party
Maine
Kansas
Iowa
Martin
Women of
Leavenworth
Americans praising protection dodge its cost at home
The excerpt cites Americans abroad who laud free institutions yet critique protection when it affects their wallets. It argues that true protection must burden the general public, not just elites, and notes the irony of consuming goods while resisting costs of policy.
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Broadway
Poole
States
Admitting the Crime and Political Fallout
The Mail and Express questions Republican leaders over a stolen mailing list linked to The Voice and urges an unqualified condemnation. Annie Redmond, abducted Chicago girl, found in a friendless home as Gurley faces cruelty charges. father’s mental recovery stirs hope.
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Annie Redmond
Chicago
Flora Dell Gurley
Harvey A. Gurley
Gurley
Kankakee
Illinois considers prohibition amendment in state senate
The joint resolution submitting the prohibition amendment to the people is reconsidered in the Illinois State Senate. With a large Republican majority, passage is likely if the party stays true to its temperance claim. Democrats face pressure to support a popular vote.
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Illinois
Senate
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Senator Allison declines cabinet seat and presidency unlikely
Senator Allison signs that he will not seek the presidency while in the Senate he can attract it more than if he joined a cabinet that seeks renomination. The piece notes prohibition limits and a Methodist ministers meeting on tobacco use by elders. It also reports Sterling horse market big day with sixty head sold for over 7500 dollars and cites an embezzlement arrest linked to Samuel W. Lincoln, and Chicago’s Lincoln birthday anniversary celebration by the La Salle club.
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Allison
Harrison
Chicago
Goodwin
Sterling
New York Herald prints simultaneous editions in three cities
The New York Herald expands distribution by issuing concurrent daily editions in New York London and Paris. This move broadens reach and aligns coverage with international readers.
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The
New York Herald
New York
London
Paris
Congress Counts Electoral Votes Today
Congress will devote today to counting the electoral votes of the states for president, as part of the formal certification process. The session will confirm the results and address any objections raised by members.
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Congress
President approves act creating Department of Agriculture
The president on Monday approved the act creating a Department of Agriculture and sent Norman J. Coleman of Missouri to the Senate as secretary of the new department.
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Department of Agriculture
Senate
Norman J. Coleman
Missouri
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