Dixon items from the Oct 23 1889 issue
The Dixon Sun reports President Harrison appointing General Green B Baum to the Pension Office, Rockford expecting 1000 Swedish immigrants next summer, the Prince of Wales ill with Brights disease, North Dakota adopting a prohibitory constitution, Iowa Republicans divided over Senator Allison, Belford Clark Co resuming payment in full after failure, and Tanner accusing Secretary Noble of pension re ratings and the administration leaving him out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
General Green B. Baum
Corporal Tanner
Tanner
Noble
Gen
Black
W. H. Powell
State OF
Illinois
Lee
A. D
John C. Carnahan
Dewitt
Clinton County
Iowa
Andrew J. Carnahan
Lee County
Dixon Im
Dixon
Ira W.lewis
Dixon & Beruea
Illinois State Fair Shows Strong Finish and Big Upcoming Exhibition
The Illinois State Fair at Peoria is praised as perhaps the state's most successful event for exhibits attendance and receipts. The next major show under the State Board of Agriculture opens in Chicago on November 12 and runs to November 91 with entries from Canada and several states. The article notes new cattle breeding classifications and plans a packed program of entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
State Board of Agriculture
Exposition Building
Chicago
Canada
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Liliaois
Texas
Massachusetts Democrats rally on tariff reform and Cleveland
The article notes 96 percent of farmers raise no sheep and wool tariff repeal could aid clothing and textiles. It contrasts President Harrison’s civil service actions with Cleveland, praising Cleveland for fewer patronage changes. It highlights Massachusetts Democrats at their convention, endorsing William E. Russell and tariff reform as crucial political issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Harrison
Jast
Cleveland
National Service
Massachusetts
William E. Russell
Iowa
Ohio
Pennsylvania
The Fruit of Republicanism in Farming Decline
The article surveys rural decline around Holden Massachusetts and nearby Worcester with farms mortgaged and land leaving cultivation. It notes New Hampshire and Vermont repopulation efforts, widespread farm distress, and predicted decline for Illinois under continued protective taxation, contrasting with Massachusetts savings bank wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
Mass
Worcester
Col
T.wentworth Higginson
New Hampshire
Nashua
Lowell
Lawerence
Haverhill
New York Evening Post
Pittsburg
Vermont
Illinois
Republicanism and mortgage profits clash with liberty in Freeport
The passage argues that mortgage ownership thrives under Republican policy, citing ruinous taxes that enrich asset holders while harming independent farmers. It notes D L Moody’s Freeport visit and his $100 donation to the Y M C A building fund. The Freeport Y M C A project seeks about $10,000 more after $16,000 raised toward a $20,000 plus building on a $5,500 lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Moody
Freeport
Young Men’s Christian Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dixon Sun
W. M. Kennedy
Dixon, Illinois
Rockford
Sweden
Prince of Wales
Bright
England
North Dakota
Allison
Larrabee
Belford, Clark & Co
St. Louis Republic
Springfivid
State Audivor
Board of Auditors
Board of Supervisors
Illinis
Stat
Blaine
Massachusetts Savings Banks
In Dixon
D.S. Horton
Main Street
C. A. Ballou
West Main St
Dixon, I
Walters
Truman & CO
Booksellers & Stationers
Troran & CO
Brown Bros
Walker
Opera House
C. H. Keyxhs
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James H. Todd
Galena ST
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