Dixon Sun 1889 November 20 editorial highlights Montana politics and early steamboat history
The Dixon Sun reports Congress convening soon and cites Vice President Morton’s Washington residence as a lightning rod for controversy. It accuses Republican planners of backing Russell Harrison for Montana senator, notes John Crarer's Chicago will leaving millions for libraries and benevolence, and recounts James Goudie’s 19th century Atlantic steamship venture alongside Robert Fulton’s steamboat milestones.
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Montana
Russell Harrison
Relief Sought for Mrs Parnell Amid NY Jersey Poverty
The piece reports Mrs Parnell, mother of the Irish nationalist, living in dire poverty at a dilapidated New Jersey home facing possible tax sale. A mortgage interest-related Philadelphia property also risks loss. It notes 600 dollars could avert danger and urges congress to grant a modest pension to the aged mother of a famed naval officer.
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
Congress
Fall of Brazil's Emperor Ends Monarchical Rule in Americas
The change occurred last Saturday with the deposition of Don Pedro of Brazil. The revolt, centered in Rio de Janeiro, may trigger unrest among provinces as Pedro’s long reign earned sympathy for emancipation. Pedro sails to Lisbon while western civilization leans toward republics, marking the end of a mild monarchy in the New World.
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Brazil
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Lisbon
New World
St. Lawrence
Alarm on tariff reform fuels republican alarm in Indiana
The piece cites Judge Daniel P. Baldwin urging radical tariff cuts to aid farmers against industrial protection. It casts doubt on Republican unity, warns of 1890s losses, and argues prohibition as a wider political pivot. Harrison’s upcoming message and Mrs. J Helen Foster’s nonpartisan stance are noted.
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Daniel P. Baldwin
Indiana
Harrison
Daniel
Belshazzer
United States
Liverpool
Congress
Belshazzar
Sun Office Offers All Business Stationery Services
The Sun Office provides envelopes letter heads bill heads note heads statements and business cards with neat cheap prompt service and guaranteed satisfaction.
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Sun Office
Publication Notice in Illinois Court for Crawford vs Christopher
The circuit court of Lee County Illinois during the January Term 1890 in Chancery hears Mary R. Crawford versus numerous Christopher heirs and others. Nonresidents Aquilla S Christopher Cornelius Christopher Thomas Christopher Edward A D Christopher Freeman B Christopher Elizabeth Christopher and Blanche Christopher are named. Summons issued on September first and January first 1890. Dated November 18 1889.
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Illinois
Lee County
Mary R. Crawford
Sarah A. Christopher
Aquilla
Christopher
Cornelius Christopher
George W. Christopher
Thomas Christopher
William H. Christopher
Edward A. D. Christopher
Freeman B. Christopher
Henrietta M. Appleton
Samuel E. Appleton
Sarah Bedient
Lewis A. Bedient
Elizabeth Christopher
Blanche Christopher
James E. Gray
John Gray
Orson O. Perkins
Aquilla S. Christopher
Edward A. D. Chrvinier
Sin Ee
Ira W. Lewis
Prohibition Politics at Woman's Christian Temperance Union Convention
Delegates and spectators at the W C T U national convention faced a brief disturbance from a small faction of Republican Guerrillas. The flare up flatted the rebels but left the convention intact as it reaffirmed the union’s stance on political relations and its mission to promote prohibition ideas.
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Union
Republican Party
Prohibition Party
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
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