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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1888
Page
8
Chicago June 23 1888 the National Republican Convention resumes with a chaotic roll call amid loud cheers and scattered ballots as Sherman Blaine Gresham and others vie for the presidential nomination. A second and third ballot shift support with Alger Gresham and Sherman gaining or losing votes before a 7 pm recess.
Chicago June 25 1888 amid two failed ballots for a leader a large majority votes to adjourn the National Republican convention after lengthy tie driven by Harrison Sherman Blaine and McKinley as roll calls reveal shifting allegiances in Illinois New York Maine and Kentucky before the recess vote ends the day without a nomination and adjournment to Monday morning.
National lawmakers report multiple appropriations including 40000 for Columbus Centennial representation 250000 for a Oakland public building 50000 for Wichita and Brownsville public buildings 40000 for Faribault and Red Wing. Debates cover land office reform and sundry civil bill changes amid convention bulletins.
A reflective essay argues fools may be mad but wisdom lies in shedding gravity. It champions mirth to stave off troubles and prolong life, citing Socrates, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Shakespeare in urging merry hearts to counter daily care and work.
Popular Science Monthly outlines customs from China including the last meal rule for a bride in her father’s home, tokens hung on a sedan chair to ward off demons, and the ban on visiting homes with recent deaths or births for four months after marriage. It notes the Three Baneful Ones favor salt and spices while the White Tiger prefers sweets, and cites beliefs about visitors triggering calamity.
Reports from Illinois detail the wedding of R. J. Barrett and Miss May Cotsworth in Galena, a mob incident near Carmi, and a damaging Litchfield storm. Other items note fine for obstructing sidewalks, a child’s fatal blood poisoning, and historic Illinois figures linked to early settlement and politics.
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