AFFAIRS IN ILLINOIS AND LOCAL INTEREST NOTES
Sea lions from Santa Barbara arrive in Chicago for Lincoln Park zoological collection. Court hearing on Henry Munzer reveals delusional state and homicidal urges. he is committed to Kankakee Insane Asylum. Mob violence near Gillespie distractions and alleged theft tied to a hangings incident. Law printing errors exhaustively criticized. massive corrections deemed necessary. Jockey John Healy fatally injured at West Side Driving Park. Public notices include canal damage claims and dam removal effects. Reports on Times ownership and finance unraveling amid alleged misappropriation. Additional items cover elopements, fraud, and charity aid to miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Chicago
Zoological Garden
Lincoln Park
Gary
Cook County
Henry Munzer
Munzer
Louie Munzer
Kankakee Insane Asylum
Gillespie
Macoupin County
Henry Bokamp
Bokamp
Charles Jones
Commission
Copperas Creek
Peoria
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Zeigler & Reinwald
James A. Beidleman
Susan S. Varnell
J. O. Tate
John Healy
Chicago West Side
Ed Corrigan
Healy
Springfield Dispatch
F. W. Harkins
National University of Chicago
Correspondence University
Blaine Prepares for Power as Harrison Quietly Yields
Washington dispatch outlines a yearslong battle between President Harrison and James G. Blaine. Harrison snubbed Blaine, tested his patience, and after tense months Blaine steadied and won trust. As Congress reconvenes a political storm looms, Blaine poised to lead policy and counter rivals.
The Business World and Republican Promises Exploded
The piece argues that protectionist promises by Republicans failed after Harrison's election. It cites wage declines, widespread strikes, and coal mine hardships, urging voters to recall claims when casting ballots again. It references Bradstreet figures on business failures and concludes protection does not bring prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Protection
Harrison
Gen. Harrison
Braidwood
Ill
Bradstreet’s
A Pressing Suit Mystery in a Tailor's Tale
A light hearted item centers on a tailor who jokes that a breakup led to a clever press of his suit. The dialogue plays on a pun with Miss Brown and a rival suitor named Snip, hinting at a stylish feud.
Swept Away by Flood Roils West Virginia and Ohio
West Virginia and Ohio endure historic floods from midnight on, with the Little Kanawha valley devastated. Bridges wash out across counties. Chillicothe and Columbus rail lines report washouts and crop losses. Morristown, Pill Brush, and Enterprise suffer severe destruction. several vessels and boats are reported sunk or missing with numerous drownings feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Ohio
Parkersburg
W. Va
Little
Kanawha
Isaiah Tucker
Ohio River
Harris Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio
Kanawha Station
Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore
Londonderry
Chesterville
Clay
Oneida
Enterprise
S. C. Martin
Burning Springs
Tygart
Heatherington
Capt. Spencer
C. P. Cooper
J. W. Smith
Morristown
Tucker Creek
Jake Kiger
Joseph
Thomas
Bailey
Orville West
Richardson Farm
Pill Brush
Harris’ Ferry
William Neptune
Lancaster
Columbus, Hocking Valley
Toledo
Logan
Georgesville
Franklin County
Marysville
Salt Trust Organized in New York State
The Northern American Salt company filed articles of incorporation in Albany on July 21 with 13 trustees named to manage the firm for the first year. Principal operations will be in Warsaw New York with activities across Ohio West Virginia Kansas Texas Michigan and other locations. The capital stock is 11 million dollars in 220000 shares of 50 dollars each. The organization tax paid in Albany totaled 175 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rampus
Chicago Times
West
Huiskamp
Keokuk
Iowa
Times
Aus Security
Hyde Park
George M. Bogue
Lyman J. Gage
First National Bank
Gage
John H. Irwin
Irwin
The
Mail
Storey
Times Company
Albany
N. Y. Appany
N. Y
Northern American Salt Company
Secretary of State
Franklin Woodruff
Horace K. Thurber
William A. Hazard
Charles F. Burger
Warsaw
Meigs and
Tuscarawas
Ohio
Mason County
West Virginia
Reno and Rice
Kansas
Hidalgo County
Texas
St. Clair
Huron
Saginaw
Ray
Josco
Michigan
Wellington R. Burt
Horace K. Thurter
John Canfield
William 8. Conklin
Albert R. Boardman
Jay Morton
Richard T. Wilson
Henry W. Cannon
Lord Thurlow
Joseph Verdin
Charles
F. Burger
H. Aplington
Couny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Affairs IN
Illinois
Chicago Tribune
State Senate
General Assembly
Lake Geneva
House
Senate
Springfield
Supreme Court
Don R. Frazier
Herald
J. P. Sussmithh
Rockford
John Atchinson
Edith Keatly
James W. Sykes
Braceville
Coal City
Monticello Seminary
Godfrey
E. F. Gelhlan
Harrison and
Blaine
Maine
Washington Special
Chicago Herald
Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
James G. Blaine
Springer
Mr. Harrison
Mr. Blaine
Ben Harrison
Wanamaker
Proctor
Windom
Tracy
State Department
Congress
Andrew Johnson
the Business World
Kanawha Valley
Salt Trust
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