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State Finances and Expenditures Under Scrutiny in Illinois
The Dixon Sun reports widespread public concern over rising state taxes in Illinois. It highlights a Springfield correspondence criticizing extravagance in state spending from 1876 to 1886, detailing surging military and executive mansion costs, inflated health and charity budgets, and illogical budget growth despite a state debt collapse.
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Illinois
H. V D. Dement
Farmers’ Institute
Dement
the Sun
Springfield
Chicago Herald
Ohio
State Board of Health
Adjutant General
Insane Hospital
Kankakee
Soldiers’ Home
Quincey
Henry Dement
Herald
Executive Mansion
Oglesby