Rock Island Light Co Increases Capital Amid Harbor News
In Dixon Illinois on June 28 1882 the Rock Island Electric Light Co raises capital from 4000 to 15000. A Storey family brother pastors a Chester Illinois Methodist church. Delaware Senator Bayard to speak at Daniel Webster centennial in Hanover New Hampshire on the 28th. Daniel Dougherty speculation resurfaces for Pennsylvania governor. Guiteau of Freeport Illinois to be honored June 30.
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Senator Bayard
Delaware
Daniel Webster
Hanover
N. H
Congressman Faces Campaign Over Temperance Record
A congressman who avoids scattering six or eight bushels of Agricultural Department seeds among his constituents must campaign on his temperance record.
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Agricultural Department
An Astronomical Look At Everyday Clothing Pairs
A quirky meditation contrasts a shirt with two arms and pantaloons with two legs to argue for broader attention to small, vexing questions. The author hints at using astronomy to illuminate daily curiosities and the minds that enjoy them.
Republican drift in Pennsylvania harms Cameron ticket
The Pennsylvania political scene shows growing opposition to Cameron and his methods as new crises surface daily, signaling a shifting tide against his run and the unlucky ticket despite ongoing efforts.
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Pennsylvania
Cameron
Luckess
Chicago Leader Proposes 1889 International Fair Plan
A prominent Chicago citizen writes to Mayor Harrison proposing an 1889 international fair and offers property valued between 10 900 and 40 000 dollars to fund advertising for the scheme.
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Chicago
Harrison
Republicans Unfurl Arthur Standard In 1884 Campaign
An Alleghany County Pennsylvania republican paper prints a Chester A Arthur banner for the 1884 presidency. It questions the prudence of waving the breeze amid Pennsylvania politics. London forecasts grim harvests as the England crop fails, hinting at widespread famine concerns. The Chambersburg Valley Split notes republican splits boost steamship profits and sparks politicians to travel abroad until September before rejoining the contest.
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Alleghany County
Pennsylvania
Standard
Chester A. Arthur
New York
England
London
Chambersburg Valley
Brooklyn Man Sues Lead Company for 20000
A Brooklyn man sues Union White Lead Manufacturing for 20000 claiming health loss from employment exposure to lead. He asserts officers failed to warn of lead poisoning risks and warns of broader suits nationwide. The case follows a House confrontation with Mr Kelley whose honesty claims are contrasted with past Credit Mobilier scrutiny.
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Brooklyn
Union White Lead Manufacturing Company
White
Kelley
New York Sun
Credit-Mobilier
Poland
A Boston girl asks why souls unite at last
The piece riffs on price, appetite, and love with satire. It cites butter at forty five cents a pound and sealskin at five hundred dollars. Guiteau’s weight loss and a warden’s plan are noted amid animal allegory about adulteration and poison.
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Boston
Political assessments and the spoils system debated
The Boston Economist condemns circulars pressuring government workers to fund congressional campaigns. It warns of blackmail and salary corruption, arguing salaries should reflect labor value and that political machines harm trade and public welfare. It calls for public awareness and reform.
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the Economist of
Boston
Congressional Campaign Committee
Boston Custom House
Reverend criticizes political corruption and calls for reform
The speaker likens legislature to a muscular figure and urges God's guidance, proposing a prolonged meeting led by Moody. He warns of national decline and divine wrath, but also accuses political attackers of hypocrisy while condemning pettifogging in the pulpit.
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Congress
Egypt
Assyria
Sparta
Nile
Athens
Jupiter
Williamson
Vices in American Politics Sermon by Rev Williamson
Rev John Williamson formerly of this city preached on Sunday in Chicago on the topic of vices in American politics. The address urged moral reform and accountability among public leaders.
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John Williamson
Chicago
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Freeport, Ill
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Warden Crocker
Professor Godding
Government Insane Asylum
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Richmond
the Bessell
Wateville Cuttlery & Shears
Ceorce Dee
Brubaker
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Rockford
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Turney & Hennessey
Main Street
Dixon, Ill
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Ogle & Lee Counties
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Rattan
Gonnerma
Dixon, Jie
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Chas. A. Todd's
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Leonard Propretor
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F. F. Dixon
Dixon, Illinots
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