Mixed News Shorts From Dixon and Surrounding Areas
A Dixon note set Oct 8 1883 reports a Ottawa born colored baby with six toes per foot and train stop costs of 50 to 60 cents. Illinois Central runs trains Chicago Bloomington. Minnesota sees a light snow fall. Emory A Storrs doubts Logan in outside states. British admiralty bars colored men from navy without special permission. Ex Judge Fullerton and Gen Roger A Pryor are hired to aid in the defense of O Donnell the avenger.
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Fullerton
Roger A. Pryor
New York
O’ Donnell
Boston Wins Baseball Championship with 63 Wins
Boston secures the title by finishing with 63 victories to top Chicago's 59 and Providence's 58 in the standings. Chicago and Providence trail in second and third place respectively.
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Boston
Chicago
Providence
Odd Fellows Refuse to Strike White From Law in Providence
In Providence Rhode Island the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows refused a motion to remove the word white from its constitution. The decision preserves the existing racial qualifier in the ceremonial and organizational rules.
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Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Providence
R. I
Senator Edmunds to Introduce Postal Telegraph Bill
It is stated that when congress meets Senator Edmunds will introduce a postal telegraph bill and request immediate consideration.
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Congress
Edmunds
Chicago and Northwestern opens Aurora branch passenger runs
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company has commenced running regular passenger trains over its newly completed branch to Aurora Illinois.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Aurora
Illinois
Decatur Man Finds Nails in Cow's Stomach
A. C. Laughlin of Decatur discovered a cow had ingested nails and iron fragments, found during a routine examination of its stomach after the animal died. The finding suggests unusual ingestion or contamination prior to death.
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A. C. Laughlin
Decatur
Will County Board Approves Courthouse Building
The Will County board of supervisors at the September meeting voted to construct a new courthouse and allocated 33000 dollars to begin the project.
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Board of Supervisors
Will County
Ill
National money supply per capita figure given
The total circulation of coin and paper money in the United States amounts to 1 575 104 642 dollars with a population estimate of 52 million, yielding 30.29 dollars per person.
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United States
Newspaper rates drop as papers cut prices
The New York dailies reduce prices to two cents each, followed by Chicago papers likely to follow suit. The New York Sun responded to a reader asking who authorized its stance by stating Our authority is a gentleman named Samuel J. Tilden, in reference to a prior remark about a possible nomination.
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New York
Chicago
The
New York Sun
Sun
Tilden
Samuel J. Tilden
Postal Note Fraud Details Surface After Alterations
The post office department reports discovery of altered postal notes by filling holes with punched paper and erasing printed words with acids. The scheme used small figures and higher values, prompting investigation into the fraudulent method and its exposure.
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Post Office Department
Ohio Election Forecast Signals GOP Victory in Ohio
Republicans are likely to win Ohio next Tuesday electing Foraker and other state officers. Democrats are expected to gain control of the general assembly which will choose a successor to United States Senator Pendleton.
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Ohio
Foraker
General Assembly
United States
Pendleton
Illinois State Fair Realizes Surplus Recommends Chicago Location
The Illinois state fair earned around 40000 from tickets and 3000 from privileges. Expenses total about 35000 leaving a substantial surplus. Officers endorse permanently locating the fair in Chicago to secure ongoing gains.
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Chicago
Ottawa's water supply touted as nation's best
The Times reports Ottawa has at least 55 artesian wells in the city with an average flow of 50 gallons per minute. The aggregate flow reaches 2,750 gallons per minute or 165,000 gallons per hour, highlighting a robust municipal supply.
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Ottawa
the Times
Five Kings at German Maneuvers Spark Comment
The Chicago Times notes five kings attended the German maneuvers, calling it excessive and suggesting someone interfered by mixing the cards.
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Chicago Times
Political musings and railroad progress in a changing era
A collection of political hints and anecdotes from the era. Frank Matton seeks more post office jobs while Judge Davis withdraws from public life. Ohio’s Kay flirtation with naming a baseball club ends over a pun. Rail travel times shrink from five days to fifty eight hours through successive years. Judge Black jokes about a big railroad case, and editor McCullah hints at a Republican comeback aided by God and John Kelly.
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New York
New Orleans
McCullah
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
John Kelly
Dorsey
Prohibition of Meetings Sparks Global Debate on Assembly
The piece argues that suppressing assemblies threatens liberty while praising the American right to peaceable assembly. It notes Syracuse Times’ survey of American watering places and guests and recounts a Moscow czar ride as a misrepresented stunt, suggesting rulers rely on others to bear risk.
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England
Syracuse Times
Newport
Saratoga
Long Branch
Adirondacks
Mount Desert
Isles of Shoals
Coney Island
Moscow
Imperial Guard
Buchanan’s Niece Takes Voyage on Revenue Cutter
A reminiscence recalls Harriet Lane, niece of President Buchanan, sailing to West Point aboard a revenue cutter named for her. The president later reproached the voyage, noting prior trips and foreshadowing treasury and navy orders to halt the practice as public sentiment shifts with the Despatch’s journeys.
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Buchanan
Harriet Lane
West Point
Treasury
Navy Departments
Congress Questions Tariff and Silver Policy Lead
Washington correspondent reports Democrats split on tariff revision and silver coinage repeal while Republicans mostly favor no tariff reopening. Other items note railroad fatalities and a Geneva church shift toward rationalism with ministers described as agnostic or anti Christian.
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Washington
Chicago Times
Congress
Carlisle
Hiscock
Telegraph and Railroads Declared Public Carriers by Waite
Chief Justice Waite holds telegraph and railroad firms are common carriers. Public benefits and eminent domain grants made them public corporations, obliged to provide service at reasonable cost. Rates must cover cost, provide fair profit, and avoid public detriment or misuse of sovereign-granted privileges.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Waite
Administrator's Notice in the Long estate case
Dixon Illinois October 1 1883 administrator Joan V Thomas notifies final report and account filed with Lee County Court seeking approval and final discharge at October Term 1883 on the 15th. interested parties may appear and show cause.
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Jacob H. Long
Lee County
State of
Illinois
Dixon
Joan V. Thomas
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Frank Matton
David Davis
Kay
Kay-nine
Judge Black
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Kansas
Commonwealth
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America
Geneva
Generols
Jersey
Alexandre
Stern Bros
Opera Block
Ixt
New GolfIs the Star
Brubaker
Brubaker & Carpenter
Wagand
Gome
Ceorce Dee
the Star Grocery
Main and
Hennepin Streets
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