Bishops Elected at M E General Conference in New York
The May 23 1888 Dixon Illinois issue reports J H Vincent and J W Fitzgerald chosen as bishops at the M E general conference in New York. It notes Chicago papers covered tariff reform talks led by Franklin Mac Veagh and others at Farwell Hall and discusses Republicans’ stance on Melville Fuller for Chief Justice with likely action next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Vincent
J. W. Fitzgerald
M. E. General Conference
New York
Chicago
American Tariff Reform League
Farwell Hall
Franklin MacVeagh
J. Burrows
D. L. Whiting
Francis A. Hoffman
General Stiles
Lieb
Oliver Everett
County of
Lee
Illinois
Lee County
Dixon
A. D
M. Everett
W.N. Johnson
Eva C. Weyburn
Henry Christman
Senator Culum Advances River and Harbor Canal Plans
Senator Culum used his commerce committee role to push amendments in the river and harbor bill. The measures require survey work on the Illinois and Des Plaines rivers route for a Chicago to Mississippi ship canal and call for the secretary of war to locate the Hennepin canal route with plans and detailed construction cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culum
Commerce Committee
Desplaines Rivers
Chicago
Mississippi River
Secretary of War
Hennepin Canal
Illinois tariff debate pauses as Democrats and conventions loom
The House shelves the tariff bill to tackle other business while Carlisle delivers a forceful closing argument. The Springfield Illinois state convention of Democrats endorses tariff reform, noting a shift of delegates from Republicans to the Democratic cause. Illinois eyes a pivotal campaign with a strong push to mobilize young voters and challenge the entrenched two party dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Carlisle
Reed
Maine
Springfield
Ill
Democcrats of
Illinois
St. Louis
Ingersollian
Provisional Senate Balance and Prohibition Convention Notes
The next senate may tilt if Republican Riddlesberger is replaced by a Democrat, potentially giving the body a tie and leaving the speaker to decide key issues. The Springfield prohibition convention nominated D. H. Harts for governor and other officers, with a tax stance against liquor and disfranchisement for serious crimes. About 1,300 delegates attended, seen as intelligent and earnest by contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Riddlesberger
Virginia
Springfield
D. H. Harts
Lincoln
Joseph I. Whitlock
Chicago
J Ross Hanna
Monmouth
Uriah Kopp
Lodi
J. W. Hart
Rockford
F. E. Andrews
Sterling
Daily State Register
The Great Skeptic on Doctors and Medical Treatment
Dr Ingersoll criticizes gloom in sick rooms and advocates sunshine fresh air and hopeful faces. He recalls Haley whose illness improved after a cheerful visit and an army major who thought himself near death but survived after a timely intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Ingersoll
New York Commercial Advertiser
Haley
Fuller nomination sparks partisan warfare over Lincoln era
Watterson of the Louisville Courier Journal mocks Republican resistance to Melville W. Fuller for Chief Justice. He recalls Fuller’s Democratic Illinois service and Lincoln era actions, arguing current Republicans wield hostility as political weaponry and portray Lincoln as treasonous for meeting with Jefferson Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Senate
Fuller
Murat Halstead
Mr. Chase
Lincoln
Southern Confedercy
Hampton Roads
Jeff Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Widow's Second Marriage Lifts Major from Grief and War
A reader recounts reading aloud an obituary and a later wedding tale to a Major haunted by grief. The story describes how the widow's remarriage aided his recovery and return to service, while a tale about a man named Marcy illustrates that a gambler with death on his mind resisted the reader's ploy to secure leave. The anecdotes emphasize resilience and wartime endurance.
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The
Dixon Sun
Dixon, Illinois
Cleveland
Melville W. Fuller
Supreme
Greshman
Robert I. Lincoln
Trumbull
Drummond
Walter Blaine
Hoar
Evarts
DR. Ingersoll
Marcy
Charley 'S-Hat-'store
W. L. Foote
Mound City
Main Street
Chas. Andres
T. J. Miller
J. H. Pratt
Dixon, Ill
Hawkeye Liftings
Hawkeye Siftings
Des Moines
Ati
AA and Santos Coffee
Cc. C
C. A. Ballou
Jamestown
Sam
C. A Ballou
Dixon, Ills
R. A. Rodesch
Lyman
E.A. Bodwell
Ills
Main and
Galena Streets
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