Penitentiary Feasibility for Joliet Binder-Twine
The penitentiary commissioners at Springfield report favorable feasibility for manufacturing binder-twine at Joliet to aid Illinois farmers. Fires devastate woodlands across Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota while Sullivan Michigan loses extensive sawmills and lumber piles. Illinois Central train dispatchers at Freeport reassigned to Amboy, saving about 175 dollars monthly during slow periods.
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Springfield
Joliet
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Sullivan
Illinois Central Railroad
Freeport
Amboy
Chicago figures receive federal appointments public printer chief of engraving
Frank W. Palmer ex postmaster of Chicago is named public printer in Washington. William M. Meredith of Chicago becomes head of the bureau of engraving and printing. Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Hugh S. Thompson of South Carolina are named civil service commission members.
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Frank W. Palmer
Chicago
Washington
Wm. M. Meredith
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Hugh S. Thompson
South Carolina
Civil Service Commission
Cyclone leaves Stafford Kansas homeless and damaged countywide
A cyclone Tuesday night devastated Stafford Kansas homes killing several and wounding about fifty. The path was sharply defined with minimal shake on either side while farms nearby suffered heavy losses.
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Stafford
Kansas
Early Telephone Service Teaches Simple Call Access
Central office waits for a return ring then connects you. you pull a lever and speak. The telephone company owns the line and installs it, keeps repairs up, for five dollars per quarter for homes and nine dollars per quarter for business properties. No extras or out of town charges are listed.
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House of Representatives
Springfield
Eckhart
Corporation Committee
Chicago
Dixon
Bell Telephone
Honolulu
United States
Captain Cook
Central Office
Central
Telephone Company
Nichols & Shepard
Battle Creek
Mich
Echoes of History and Wealth Through Ages
The speech cites Patrick Henry and contrasts past collapses of nations with modern wealth inequality. It claims ancient thirds owned vast wealth, then traces supposed U S trends from 1850 to 1880, asserting rising capitalist control and looming decline.
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Patrick Henry
Egypt
Babylon
Persia
Rome
United States
Illinois Democracy Eyes Palmer and Free Delivery Reform
A Springfield meeting signals a push to control the next Illinois legislature to favor a Palmer-led senate run. The piece lauds free rural mail delivery expansion, post office reform, greater postal money orders, and delayed postage cuts, arguing for broader service before Congress acts. It cites farmers, regional development, and a growing reform sentiment in 1889.
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Springfield
Sherwood Dixon
Senate
State of
Illinois
General Assembly
Ilinois
Chicago Herald
John M. Palmer
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth
Washington
Palmer
America
England
Congress
Postage Rate Change Debate and Postal Service Gaps
Dispatches from Washington discuss a proposed drop from two cents to one cent in the Postmaster General annual report. Analysts warn that revenue loss requires mail volume to double to stay profitable and urge evaluating current postal facilities before any rate reduction.
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Washington
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Dixon Sun
W. M. Kennedy
Dixon, Illinois
Paris
Carnot
Chamber of Deputies
SR Oe
Jacob Bauer Treas
County OF
Lee
Jacob Bauer
Jas. H. Thompson, Co
Hamilton
George Bramer
Scrumbd & Son Lumber and Hardware
James Roark
James Miller
Kimmel
David Knight
E Fleming
Anderson
M Kennedy
Fleming
F G Company
Ernst Kruse
George Warner
T Dunn
Wallace Bass
Eruse
Patrick Foley
F Berks
David Kufont
Kegwin
Jacob Anspack
RC Meiss
JV Wolf Hardware
Wainright Labor
Treas Tee
Dr.c. McLane
Fleming Bros
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Walters
Fashionsonable
Tabor
van Epps Block
Walters the Tailor
James H. Todd
Mrs. Cahill
Main Street
Lee County
Tue Sun
J. E. Pratt
van Epps
P.S
Theo
Moller
Cor Main & Hennepin Sts
Mr. Moller
Theo. Moeller
Northwestern Railway
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakota
Wyoming
West
Northwest
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Portland
Denver
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Black Hills
Gen’l
J.M. Whitman
H.C. Wicker
P. Wilson
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Battle Creek, Mich
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