Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railways Route Network Boldly Described
The CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY proclaims its 4600 miles of lines across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas. It highlights major city connections, premier Pullman sleepers, and dining cars as it touts best routes between Chicago and the northwest. Executives Merrill, Clark, Carpenter and Heafforde offer assurances of passenger service and attention.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Atchison
Topeka
Lincoln
Denver
Indianapolis
Peoria
St. Louis
Hannibal
Quincy
Keokuk
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakota
Northwest
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Portage
la Crosse
Winona
Ortonville
Aberdeen
Ellendale
Eau Claire
Stillwater
Wausau and
Omaha
Canton
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Mason City
Mitchell and Chamberlain
Eee Dubuque
Davenport
Calmar
Racine
Beloit
Freeport
Rock Island
Mitchell
Wolsey
Ashton
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Chicaco
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Atlantic
Joliet
Ottawa
la Salle
Geneseo
Moline
Ilinois
Muscatine
Washington
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
West Liberty
Iowa City
Avoca
Audubon
Harlan
Cuthrie Center
Callatin
Trenton
Cameron
Missouri
Leavenworth
Kansas
Great Rock Island
Pullman
Missouri River
Albert Sea
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
la Fayette
United States
Canada
R. R. Cable
E. ST. John
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That American Policy The Failure of Blaine's Spirited Policy
Senator Harrison of Indiana in Indianapolis criticizes Blaine for a bungling and self serving foreign policy. He cites Panama canal incidents and missteps with Britain Chile Peru and Mexico, arguing the approach harmed U S dignity and misused resources while neglecting international law. The piece contrasts Maine factory profits with Kansas farming profits to question tariff effects and wealth distribution.
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New York Times
Harrison
Indiana
Indianapolis
Blaine
United States
America
Panama Canal
Mr. Blaine
Minister Lowell
Great Britain
Lora Granvillee
Chili
Peru
Duchei and Landreau
Mexico
Guatemala
Morgan
Blaine practices on Maine protection issue riles Kansas
The Augusta speech praises Maine’s protection for labor and opposes Morrison tariff cuts. It argues Morrison would reduce Maine’s industrial base and wages, while Kansas farmers would be taxed to support Maine manufacturing. Maine’s population and wealth are contrasted with Kansas to question fairness.
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Missouri
Augusta
Maine
Blaine
Kansas
Blaine and tariff debate taints 1884 campaign
A pointed critical essay attacks Blaine for his tariff program and letter of acceptance. It denounces his demagoguery, questions revenue revision, and condemns Republican evasiveness on prohibition while contrasting Democrats with the party’s fractured stance and fundraising tactics.
Prohibition and the Republican Party Critique
A Miessuri Republican editorial argues the party shows decay as it clings to patronage while tariffs drift and civil service reform loses direction. It contends leaders disagree on tariff revision and reform, with no clear program beyond office control.
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Republi
Logan and The Negroes in a Prohibition Candidate Address
Gov St John recalls a Illinois law and a public act of charity toward a hungry colored boy to argue that John A Logan, then a prosecutor, later backed by political power, became an advocate for the colored race while seeking office. The speaker questions the shift in Logan's stance and asks if the colored brother notices.
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John A. Logan
Republican Party
Logan
Anti Blaineites Form Essex County Republican Group
A group of 25 Anti Blaine Republicans in Newark New Jersey plan to grow to 1000. A resolutions committee chaired by Rev Dr William Hayes Ward endorses honest administration civil service reform and opposes the current presidential candidate citing self interest and unsound policies.
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New Jersey
Essex County
Newark
N.J
William Hayes Ward
Foreign Land Holdings Spark Blaine Politico Debates
A partial Interior Department list shows large foreign ownership in U S lands, naming English, Dutch, German, Scottish, and Danish buyers including the Holland Land Co and English syndicates with holdings ranging from 50 000 to 5 000 000 acres. Gov Cleveland and Democrats argue land should be held for homesteads not foreign estates, warning of Ireland’s ruinous precedent.
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Blaine Republican Party
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Holland Land Company
Sir Edward Reid
Florida 4
Hamiles
Eeees
Mississippi
Marquis of Tweedale
Pump, Marshall & Co
London
Soglo American Syndicate
Lonarp Nth
Byron H. Evans
Duke of Sutherland
British Land Company
Kansas
William Whelley
M. P
Peterboro
Leicestershire
J.L. Kay
Alexander Grant
Wisconsin
M. Elterhauser
Halifax
Npienserscacesse
Fioride
A. Boysen
Mil- TT
Gaertrig Cad Triers Tac Acnewitemas Missouri Land Company
Edinb
Aston Wiliam Scally
Ilinois
Cleveland
Democratic Platform
Ireland
Willow water baskets from Colorado Desert Indians
The article notes willow fiber surpassing hemp or flax for cloth, but highlights a north slope willow variety near eighty miles east of Los Angeles used by the Cabazon Indians to craft water impervious baskets. These light vessels outlast metal containers, selling to tourists and locals, with durability of a dozen to fifteen years under heavy use.
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Los Angeles
Colorado Desert
Pacific Coast
People overreact to blacksnakes at gatherings
The piece argues that blacksnakes are harmless and not venomous, noting that fear leads to stampedes at camps and picnics. It asserts only rattlesnakes and copperheads are poisonous in the state and that snakes help curb pests.
Cheerful Countenance Eases Ill Hearts
Quotation notes that a bright demeanor can lift an invalid as much as good weather. A somber appearance may distress a sick person, while a lively, half-healthy look helps him feel hopeful.
Double tragedy and fires hit Iowa towns in September reports
Sept 15 near Lehigh Webster county a tramp shot Mrs. Jamison to steal school district funds. Breen Mills murder, Manning fire destroys Americ an House barn and stock. losses reach about 2500. Montgomery county fair praised. multiple local incidents and prosecutions noted across the state.
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Lehigh
Webster County
Jamison
Webster City
Trask
Breen Mills
Breen
Hancock County
Martin Smith
W. M. Bushmester
Dubuque County
Manning
American House
J. J. Sinclair
Martn & Smith
Stilliane
D. W. Sutherland
Montgomery County
Joseph Lehner
Des Moines
Chicago
McQuirk
Lehner
Mc Quirk
Leiner
Council Bluffs
Will Hagerty
Caoawa Gazette
Mitchell Vincent
Ashton Ditch
Platt Seager
Cedar Township
Washington County
Platt
Humboldt County
Winton
la Porte Wa
Fort Madison
Fort Madison Lumber Co
Burlington
Timothy Mullacky
Cedar Falls
Benjamin Chance
Lovilla
Universalists
Storm Lake
J. R. Morris Egg
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Morrison
B. B. Provost
Linwood
Dubuque
Aurelia
L.S. Coffin
Emmet County Court House
Estherville
Sitting Bull
Dubuge
New York
LeMars
Clinton
Clay County
Spencer
Tramps on the Rail in a Wild Railroading Tale
A Chicago Burlington and Quincy conductor recalls a passenger saving a dying tramp from a wreck near Galesburg. The man recovered after whisky and left with a quart bottle, a suit, and a nickel plated revolver, cursing the tramp’s fate.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Galesburg
Sunday Country Charm and Quiet Blessings
The text paints a pastoral Sunday scene with church bells, flowers, butterflies, and bees. It recalls old folks walking to church while some sneak to the woods for sunfish, sandwiches, and water. It ends with a note that a man’s character is judged by deeds, not promises.
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R. Gaines
K. H.kirkpatrick
Jordan Block
West Side of Square
Fairfield, Iowa
Gaines & Kirkpatrick
Jefferson County
Hawkeye
West Side
True & Co
Great Mae A
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Peoria & ST. Louis
Union
San Francis
Great West
rTroop
Nnghast
Grand Union Depot
Boston
Columbus
KK. R. Coupon
J. Potter
Perceval Lowell
Chica
Chicage
Milwaukee and
Merrill
Anay
Geni
Clark
A. V. H. Carpenter
O. H. Heafpforde
Oye
Umdyn
Uoydwie Geureg
Profed
Wuong
Pyomeng
Reyneye
Ompey
Outumw
Peoria and
Ottumn
E. L. Dudle
McMurray
T. G.P& TA
Carl C. Pope
Black River Fells
Wis
Madicon
Times
Congress
Civil Service Reform
Ohio
Manent
State
Cincinnati “Commercial Gazette
Commercial Gazette
Louisiana
Yarmouth
Pinchback
Warmoth
Louisiaa
France
Prohibition
State News
Northeatern Iowa
Dabuqzue
Herald
Cadar Rapids
Republican
Robert Halil
Fairmount
Monroe
Elwood and
Shrader
Moore
Nathaniel C. Roan
Mary Roan
Murray
Polk City
Polk County
John Breen
Kellogg
Lake Mills
Osborn
Manson
W. A. Manson
Jerome Cotton
Bank of Newton
Johnson
H. Jensen
Holland
Grundy County
Jensen
Waterloo
Black Clank County
Alamosa
the Tribune
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