Illinois Victims and Versatile Notes From Pana to Chicago
Illinois state news recounts Reuben Corwin and Joseph Hamlin wounded in a knife fight near Pana, details saloon license fee set at 103 dollars in Chicago, and reports on a will case benefiting the Home for the Friendless. Other items note fires, shootings, wrecks, floods, and industry data across the state with numerous named towns and persons.
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Reuben Corwin
Joseph Hamlin
Pana
Chicago
Common Council
Thomas Strawbridge
Sangamon County
Thomas Walsh
St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church
Congregational Ministers
Illinois Legislature Debates Braidwood Disaster Aid
A produced record shows Senate activity from the 17th to 26th including bills on drainage districts tax reform and education eminent domain and relief for Braidwood disaster victims. The House adjourned multiple times amid deadlock while governors communications and executive confirmations occurred.
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Senate
United States
House
Hovst
Braidwood
Chicago
Boards of Education
Horst
Haines
Joural
Committee On Rules
Coulterville
Taylorville
Committee of Appropriations
Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
John FE. Pollock
Joliet Penitentiary
John P. Roberts Oe Ioner
Ch Penitentiary
Janoe Bottom
Meteoric influences on climate and future control
Eminent astronomers link extreme weather to zones of meteors between earth and sun and speculate on human ability to mitigate winter frost and shield the earth from summer heat. A Demorest’s Monthly note compares past fears to telegraphy and steam as proof of bold progress. Nashua society note says many leading residents once worked in mills, proving labor and culture coexistence.
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Humoldt
Nashua
N. H
New England
Democratic Governors Stir Republican Biliousness Across States
The November vote brought three new Democratic governors in New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, replacing Republican executives who had long governed. Republicans launched harsh attacks, denouncing Cleveland Pattison and Butler while praising opposition, yet the three Democrats steadily govern with renewed vigor, becoming a symbol for party unity despite ongoing criticism.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Harrisburg
Boston
Attisan
Butler
Cleveland
Pattison
Lewis
The Danger of Kissing in Diphtheria Spread
A San Francisco cor respondent quotes a famed physician warning that diphtheria spreads through kissing even in clean environments. He cites cases where children contracted the disease after kissing schoolmates or a coffin-bound child, urging caution in schools and among families.
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San Francisco
Wood-By
Cor
Chicago Tribune
Softest water best for slaking lime say Chicago Times
The softest water available is ideal for slaking lime, melted snow or rain preferred. Spring water is usually too hard and may contain carbonic acid or carbonate of lime. Saline constituents hinder slaking, and fewer carbonates make the process more economical.
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Chicago Times
Crowns of Russia Stored in Moscow Kremlin
The article notes that Russia’s crowns kept in the Moscow Kremlin are not all gold and gems. Early pieces included fur coverings and iron hoops now rusted and unsuitable for wear.
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Russia
Kremlin
Moscow
Cable Traction System Expands to England
The street-car cable traction system already running in San Francisco and Chicago is set for introduction in England at Highgate.
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San Francisco
Chicago
England
Hygghgate
Absent-minded farmer's village misadventures told in Troy Utes
A Shutt's Corners farmer earns local fame for absent-minded episodes. He travels to Cobleskill with his wife for trade, returns home after chores to find no supper prepared, and later discovers his horse still in the village after a long wait for a ride.
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Shutt’s Corners
Coblekill
Cobleskill
Troy
N. Y
Utes
Historian Mr. Freeman Plans Impres sions Volume
Historian Mr Freeman intends to compile a volume titled Impressions of the United States and notes his work has appeared in various magazines.
The Philosophy of Colds by Dr Hannaford
The essay links colds to skin pore function and body heat regulation, arguing that heat overexposure weakens the skin vessels and promotes colds. It notes winter exposure, shifting temperatures, and the stomach throat link, ending with a cautionary joke about Vanderbilt and railroad speeds.
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J. H. Hannaford
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Illinois State News
Frank Crawford
McLeansborough
Hamilton County
Thomas Epworth
Christian County
Rome
Cesar
Billy Watson
Macor County
Maron
Isaac A. Hatch
Illinois
McLean County
Downs
Lizzie Ensel
Springfield
Central
Nebraska
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Mutual Aid of Illinois
C. C. Turner
Waverly
James Bottom
Sparta
Alexander McLean
Macomb
John Irwin
Decatur
O. P. Crane
Mason City
J. J. Johns
Pekin
Grand Guardian
L. D. Romberger
Princeton
John W. Vinson
J. H. Alkns
R. H. Ross
John N. Jamieson
J. H. Hancock
William M. Avise
Marriace
O. H. Rotacker
Denver Tribune
Mae. Rounds
P. Rounds
Washington
Canton
Fulton County
Samuel Levis
Jacksonville
Morgan County
Wabash
Lawrence County
Coles County
Nathan Brittany
Leroy
Britton
Jesse Goodin
Jenning
Wellington
Troquois County
James McDonough
McKnight
James Coffey
Comany
Cessna Park
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Vanderbilt
York
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