Illinois Revivalist Harrisons Jubilee Draws 1300 Converts
Revivalist Harrison held a jubilee meeting in Decatur claiming thirteen hundred conversions in one hundred days. A Toulon Citizens League forms to enforce Stark County liquor laws. Flood reports from Bernadette and nearby towns describe high water from an ice gorge on Spoon River with homes flooded but no deaths.
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Harrison
Decatur
Citizens’ League
Toulon
Stark County
C. W. Mullens
Bernadette
Fulton County
Spoon River
London Mills
Father St. Cyr
St. Louis
Chicago
Illinois Legislature Brings Deadlock to Standstill in Session
The Senate and House report continued stalemate with no business transacted on the 24th. Bills introduced cover taxes by City Councils, flood relief for Hardin County, and criminal procedure fees. By the 27th to the 28th, amendments to indictments, railroad issues, and state appropriations dominated, with adjournments scheduled to the 5th and 26th amid ongoing deadlock.
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Hovusk
Hardin County
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State Board of Agriculture
Railroad Committee
William N. Brainard
F.C. Lewis
Charles T. Stratton
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
General Assembly
Illinois
Housie
Committee On Appropriations
Derry
Houst
Committee On Judicial Department
Judiciary Committee
Abadieypaus
Kinois & Michigan
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Hogidlaire
Mound City
Canada
Chicago
Old Fashioned Rubber Shoes Recall Daring School Pranks
A Boston Transcript excerpt extols a bygone rubber shoe praised for durability over modern glossy models. The writer recounts kicking off the heel, slipping a foot in, and using the shoe for playful mischief like spitballing in class, contrasting it with today’s design.
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Boston Transcript
Notable 19th Century Remarks on Public Life and Arts
Roundup of brief notices: Tom Thumb bowing as the shortest Knight Templar. Spurgeon royalty earnings for The Treasury of David. D Hauts on America lauds US papers. Brewster’s step-daughter wedding gifts from the Chinese Minister. Canadian Parliament first father and son in same House. Marshall Jewell wills flowers for his daughter Florence. Also notes on India’s Central Asia book demand, Blaine’s Twenty Years of Congress, Christine Nilsson’s singing primes, Alfred Moment on press power, and Miss Susan B Anthony’s birthdays and jokes about age.
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America
Treasury of
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Fathr and Son
House of Commons
Charles Tupper
Charles H. Tupper
Marshall Jewell
Florence
Strong
Detroit
Hartford Post
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Central Asia
Blaine
Congress
Lincoln
Garfield
Mme
Christine Nilsson
St. Louis
Patti
Cincinnati
Alfred H. Moment
New York
Indianapolis Journal
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
N. Y
Mischief and Mirth in Quick Read Snippets From Newspapers
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from various papers recount playful lines about courtship and stage wit, a hammer of literary quips, and a practical note on sheep farming. A robbery tale in New York adds a crime flavor to the mix.
Robbery at Washington and West Eleventh Street Store
A theft at John H. Van Dohlen’s grocery on Washington and West Eleventh Streets is reported. A well dressed young man entered Friday afternoon and asked to change a ten dollar bill, robbing the shop as the comical element predominated.
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van Dohlen
von Dohlen
Y. Times
John H. van Dohlen
Washington and
West Eleventh Streets
Two Very Thick Friends at the Capitol Rotunda
A Washington Sunday Herald anecdote recalls a man rushing to greet an old friend in the Capitol rotunda. The stranger, Montgomery, cannot recall the face or name, and the exchange reveals two men who mistake each other for long-absent intimates.
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California
Chicago Times
Capitol
Montgomery
Williams
United States
Yokohama
Japan
Mr. Montgomery
Mr. Williams
Washington Sunday Herald
Canary Birds Fill New York Reception Rooms
At a recent New York reception three dozen cages of canary birds filled the drawing rooms with song creating a lively, fluttering backdrop for guests and conversation.
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Moline
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R. W. Willis
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