Affidavits and Accusations in Illinois Affairs
Judge Prendergast orders release of Dora Willard from Cook County Insane Asylum condemning its conditions as inhumane. Reports detail overcrowding filth mistreatment and abuses. calls for a state funded new asylum. Also notes railways planned Beardstown to Quincy and Jacksonville Southeast receivership, plus Chicago murder mysteries and Cronin cottage attractions.
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Prendergast
Chicago
Dora Willard
Cook County Insane Asylum
Cook County
Judge Prendergast
Indianapolis
Beardstown
J. J. Phillips
Circuit Court
Hillsboro
E. Southworth
Jacksonville Southeastern Railway
Southworth
Jacksonville Southeastern Company
Louisville and St. Louis Railroad Company
R. D. Lawrence
Springfield
Amelia Olsen
Prairies
Snell
Young Schunemann
Eva Mitchell
Clark
Dr. Cronin
Croffin
Iowa
Michigan
Texas
le Caron
G. A. R. Post
Parnell
America
United States Army
J. Sidney Walters
Richelieu
Walters
Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
W. L. Williams
Bloomington
J. F. Pease
Quincy
R. J. Withers
C. A. Pearce
Elgin
J. F. Reed
Decatur
McChesney and Watts
Johnson
State Board of Live Stock Commissioners
John Casewell
Northwest
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Minnesota
Casewell
Illinois
Jonas Carlson
Gag Law In Congress And Extra Session Plans
Washington report notes an October 15 call for a special session to begin earlier than December. Republicans seek to change House rules to curb Democrats, push tariff revision and broaden power, while aiming pensions, subsidies, and an election law to tighten White House control in the South. The piece predicts bitter opposition and a volatile legislative agenda amid Wool and tariff disputes.
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Washington
Chicago
House
Congress
Harrison
South
White House
Bill Chandler
Wool Prices and Mills Bill Influence on 19th Century Politics
A historical account notes wool buyers foretelling low wool prices under a Democratic administration and Mills bill, while protectionists promised higher prices. Granger states shifted votes, electing a president whose term allegedly would bring wool prosperity as Mills bill faced defeat and another bill emerged.
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Treasury Department
Ypsilanti Sentinel
Protection Party
President Harrison appoints T. J. Morgan Indian Commissioner
Washington dispatch reports Thomas J. Morgan of Rhode Island, former Superintendent of Schools, is named Commissioner of Indian Affairs, replacing Oberly. Morgan, a former Indiana lieutenant, follows a long line of appointments perceived as diverting favored figures from their chosen posts. The piece notes Oberly’s strong record and questions the political logic of the switch, arguing for merit over partisanship.
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Thomas J. Morgan
Harrison
Indiana
Washington Special
T. J. Morgan
Rhode Island
Oberly
Morgan
New England Iron Decline Versus Southern Competition
A Dalton Georgia firm underbid rivals to supply iron for 4300 feet of bridge fence in Boston, signaling a shift of iron trade pressure from tariffs to Southern competition. The piece notes heavy drop in New England rolling mill output from 170000 tons in 1880 to 102000 in 1887, with mills closing across Maine Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and predicts a push for free raw materials from New England.
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Dalton
Boston
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New England
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Detroit Free Press
Wanamaker inquiry on Sunday work and public service
A New York Times quotation challenges Wanamaker to reduce office removals and weekday workload before addressing Sabbatarian issues. The piece cites a promise tied to public service and notes ongoing alleged violations since he took possession, urging ethical conduct and restraint.
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Wanamaker
New York Times
Democratic Gains in Indiana School Superintendent Elections
Returns from all Indiana counties show Democrats gaining nine superintendent posts. Two years ago 42 Democrats and 50 Republicans held seats. now 49 Democrats, 42 Republicans, and one Independent. Indianapolis special.
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Indianapolis
A Land of Strawberries Dream Sequence
A Canton Seminary student named O L C E is accused of hoarding surplus strawberries at table. He dreams of a strawberry drenched world where mobs pelt him and gardens turn to serpents as he is swallowed by vines. He endures endless strawberry deaths before a final reckoning to eat strawberries forever.
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Canton Seminary
Dreamland
Integrity and the moral roots of youth
The Detroit Free Press argues that good men do go astray but far less often than those without good reputations. Integrity is earned by right conduct and maintained through parental guidance and honest accountability. Temptations should be removed and parents should train children firmly, for the honest boy becomes the honest man.
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Detroit Free Press
Washingtons Namesakes Remembered at Centennial
An orator at a centennial celebration extols George Washington and asks how many share his name. Sixty-seven men and boys rise when asked to identify themselves. the editor counts sixty-seven who cannot tell a lie and sit down.
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America
George Washington
Chicago Tribune
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Alexander Gray
Montgomery County
Recorder of Cook Eens
Society For the
New York
Grace Dodge
William E. Dodge
Manhattan Working Girls’ Association
Manhattan
Orange Mount
N. J
James H. Ferris
Peoria
Supreme Court
Ferris
Eli Garfield
Garfield
Benjamin
Wool
MR. Oberly
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