Illinois Notes on Fairs, Crime, and Local Headlines
Illinois districts set fairs for 1889 and disputes with Indiana over dates. A jewelry thief in Chicago snatched rings then fled. 64 rings recovered. State charity board taps Rev. Charles G. Trusdell as president and outlines county bed quotas. Anecdote recalls John Grammar’s 1812 leg election attire and a 1912 engineers meeting hints at union strategy. Also reports drownings, anniversaries, rail bonds cases, and a Chicago bootleg human-skin shoe claim.
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Pension scandal prompts order to stop out of turn cases
The President ends Tanner’s practice of lifting pension cases from regular order amid a looming scandal involving Lemon Dudley and the “blocks of five” system. The Interior Department warns lawyers and agents against bypassing rules and vows to publicize the directive.
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Cronin Affair Sparks Nebraskan Tars and Tariffs
A historical critique links Governor Thayer and Patrick Egan to Blaine era tariff politics. The piece accuses them of pandering to Irish votes to sustain a $17 steel rail tax, aligning with a British-friendly faction. It condemns antiIrish sentiment and calls out protectionist intrigue amid the Cronin case fallout.
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Postmaster at Mount Carmel resigns amid partisan jabs
A Washington dispatch reports Mount Carmel Illinois Postmaster Frank W Havily resigns effective January 20 1890. In a tongue in cheek letter he scorns opponents calling them hungry after years on shucks and icicles and urges Harrison to appoint a Democrat successor while defending local Democratic paper ties and partisan spoils.
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Protection's Works in Harsh Times
Cor. Chicago Herald argues that Harrison era tariffs worsen state misery with hunger and destitution. It predicts protection will lead to gunboat Pinkerton protection, starving miners cursing the day they voted for protective tariff and Republican rascality.
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The Sugar Trust Robbery and Public Patience
An editorial denounces sugar trust speculators for a 40 percent price hike on a basic necessity. It accuses managers of unbridled greed and warns that public apathy invites further increases, urging decisive action against the monopoly.
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Corrupt Appointment Sparks Battle Over European Consulate
The Pittsburgh Post accuses Brother Harrison of naming ward hustler Knowles to a key European post as payback for bribery that secured a razor-thin Delaware Republican majority and helped Cleveland win a 3,500 statewide plurality. Higgins’ Senate seat is blamed on Knowles’ bribery, risking a tied Senate without the payout.
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Post Office Scandal Intervenes Grand Rapids Inquiry
Civil service report on Grand Rapids post office hands over affidavits to the Postmaster General Wanamaker. One affidavit targets post master Blair. seven affidavits accuse chief railway mail clerk Hudson of attempting to collect political money from government workers.
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Estimates for harbor and river works in Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan 1891
Major James B. Quinn presents annual harbor survey estimates for Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin for the year ending June 30 1891. Figures cover Duluth Superior Bay Agate Bay Grand Marais Ashland Ontonagon Marquette Grand Rapids and related river projects with requested appropriations for completion and reservoir and survey work on the Mississippi Chippewa St Croix Minnesota Red Rivers Yellowstone and related sites.
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French brewery in Fort Wayne destroyed by fire
The French brewery works of C. L. Centlivre & Co. in Fort Wayne burned, causing about 300000 dollars in losses with only 50000 insured. Three workers were seriously hurt saving records, and two others suffered severe injuries from the blast and burns. An English syndicate had offered 400000 for the plant amid talks of a sale.
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C. L. Centlivre & Co
Alexander Dueing
Charles Noll
Chicago
Charles Yonkers
St. Joseph’s Hospital
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