Wintery spell spared Cairo fruit buds despite fears
From Cairo Illinois advices say the wintery spell did not kill fruit buds as feared. A German military bill compromise fixes the empire standard army at 401000. In Mexico City six mob killers of a Congregational missionary are condemned to death. Hood, ex Confederate general, now father to seven. Harrisburg puddlers resume work at reduced pay after five months and quit the union. Rev A J Leyenberger of Rockford asks to dissolve pastoral relations for Home Mission work likely in Texas. Mt Vernon women stage a pistol crusade to stop sale of liquor to a husband. House passes postage-free exchanges for newspapers. bill moves to Senate. Ohio temperance war shows mixed state gains in city and village elections.
Grasshoppers Sweep Iowa Forests Threaten Summer Crops
In portions of Iowa grasshoppers are already appearing by the millions. If these pests thrive early, they may cause disastrous summer depredations with no known method to exterminate or curb their spread.
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Iowa
Great Flood Fears Rise Along Lower Mississippi
Widespread crevasses and river overflows flood hundreds of acres, alarming New Orleans and other cities. The rising menace threatens a general deluge this season. The Massachusetts Senate race sees Dawes and Hoar leading but losing ground as Bullock gains votes, leaving outcomes uncertain.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
Massachusetts
Dawes
Hoar
Curtis
Adams
Banks
Bullock
Funeral of Dr David Livingstone Arranged For 18th
Government to pay 1200 pounds to cover obsequies expenses. An appeal signed by Baroness Burdett Coutts Kinnaid Horace Waller Sir Bartle Frere and others seeks subscriptions for the support of the deceased's two aged sisters and their children in need.
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David Livingstone
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Messrs. Kinncaid
Horace Waller
Bartla Frere
In Rockford Garver sues over railway debt act
In Rockford Illinois last Friday State's Attorney Garver began a test suit potent for the railway debt registration act of 1869. Winnebago county with no railway debt may have to transfer funds to cover liabilities of another place. The county Supervisors voted to fight. Garver filed a bill seeking an injunction to stop Treasurer Cole from paying $18,000 to the State Auditor.
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Rockford
Ill
Garver
Winnebago County
Brown
Cole
Letter from Madame Loyson Urges Women to Reform Tables
Madame Hyacinthe Loyson writes to American women in the temperance cause urging a shift from alcohol to native wine made from grapes. She warns the evil liquor problem is deep and may take a generation to cure, but insists success is God’s justice and divine aims. Prayer must be matched by intelligent action and good works.
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Madam Hyacinthe Loyson
Pere Hyacinthe
America
Earthquake Fear Shakes Cairo Illinois Area
A tremor was felt in Cairo Illinois on Monday afternoon. The article notes the region’s earthquake history near New Madrid Missouri and describes state officials, led by Reed of Chicago, directing actions to force warehousemen to obtain licenses as required by law.
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Cairo
New Madrid
Missouri
Reed
Chicago
State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Waukegan Council Votes No Liquor Licenses for Year
The Waukegan Common Council voted 6 to 2 to grant no liquor selling licenses in the city for the coming year. The decision signals a shift that could influence nearby towns and major cities to follow suit.
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Common Council of
Waukegan, Ill
Waukegan
Polo
New York
Milwaukee
St. Louis
War News From Spain and Europe Abroad
Reported dispatches detail ongoing bombardment of Bilboa as Republican and Carlist forces clash with Serrano preparing a major assault. Other items note famine upheaval in Nepal, cholera risk to painter Kaulbach, and political shifts in Havana as Spain strengthens central control amid peace efforts.
Arithmetic Marathon At Hebrew Educational Society School
A New Orleans contest challenged pupils to repeatedly multiply powers from 9 to 9 and 81 to 81, each product becoming the next multiplier. After weeks of effort, a young girl finished a monumental problem comprising 263 numeral compounds and 90,000 figures across four or five square yards of paper, with girls showing greater perseverance than boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Educational Society School of
New Orleans
Currency debates and adjournments dominate April sessions
In Congress in April a string of minor bills moved, with the central Wisconsin railway extension passed. The currency measures drew lengthy debates in both chambers, various amendments were rejected, and key votes on postponement and amendments defined the sessions. The House and Senate adjourned after tense exchanges and contested motions.
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Washington
Senate
Central Railway
Wisconsin
House
Sherman
Chicago
Messrs
Platt
Packard
Orth
Hereford
Monroe
Cox
Territorial Railroad
Houss
Ways
Congress
Territorial
Horusz
Yeas
Mitchell
Biery
Farwell
Merriam
Kelley
Democratic party fidelty tested by rebel records in Kentucky and Texas
The Morning Herald notes ex Governor Bramlette of Kentucky opposes the Democratic Clerk of the Court of Appeals candidate due to his rebel record. The Covington Journal and Louisville Courier Journal echo, saying Bramlette’s opposition is flimsy. The Kentucky House allegedly shelved a bill to prosecute Ku Klux marauders, signaling the party’s stance on rebel pasts and loyalty.
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Morning Herald
Bramlette
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
Covington Journal
Tom Jones
Louisville Courier- Journal
Democratic Party of
House of Representatives
Texas
Joseph Herald
Southern Reb Blame Game on Johnston Taxes
Fragment from a Confederate era discussion noting General Joe Johnston blaming the Treasury on cotton supply and Memminger countering with history of wartime finance. It argues Southern pretensions to devotion and states that taxation was borne cheerfully by the people in various forms despite hardship.
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Joe Johnston
Treasury Department
Memminger
Johnston
Honored Dead and Last Rites for Col. Turner
Respected obituary details Col Thomas J Turner born 1815 in Ohio rose to law, congressman, and Freeport leader. Describes career in Stephenson county, use of public offices, war service, and his death at Hot Springs Arkansas on March 8 while enduring illness. Funeral moved from Circuit Court room to First Presbyterian Church with a Masonic procession and civic honors.
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Illinois
Col
Thos. J. Turner
Trumbull County
Ohio
Butler County
Pennsylvania
Chicago
City of the Lakes
Laporte County
Indiana
Col. Turner
Galena
Wisconsin
Dubuque
Stephenson County
General Assembly
Wm.Baker
Freeport
Turner
Durin
Ford
Rock River
Davyenport
Congress
Stephenson
Jo Daviess
Prairie Democrat
8. D. Carpenter
Freeport Bulletin
Ile
Court House
Thomas J. Turner
House of Representatives
Washington
15Th Regiment of
Illinois Volunteers
Fair Grounds
Alton
Army of the West
Philadelphia
Pancost
Springfield
United States
Logan
Reed
Law-And-Order
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Beveridge
Higgins
St. Louis
Circuit Court Room
B. T. Buckley
J.H. Addams
John Quates
J. M. Bailey
Geo. Purinton
A. T. Green
D. A. Knowlton
Funeral services for Mr Turner in Freeport
Rev I E Carey led a large Freeport congregation in a funeral service for Mr Turner a Presbyterian and longtime Mason who served as Grand Master of the State. Surviving wife a son and two daughters, brief remarks praised his moral life and Christian faith as hymns and organ music accompanied the service.
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I. E. Carey
Freeport
Turner
Presbyterian Church
H. D. Jenkins
Glowing Tribute To A Moralist Leader In Death
A eulogistic column praises a deceased leader as a model of virtue amid scandal and decay. It extols his life from public service to the church and fraternal order, asserting his legacy outshines any past criticisms and his conscience remained unblemished until death. The piece lauds his steadfast integrity and moral courage as exemplary for the era.
Masons in Magonic hall honor Sir Knight Turner in resolutions
At a general meeting held April 6 1874 the brethren appointed a committee to draft resolutions of respect for Sir Knight Thomas Johnson Turner. They praise his long life of activity as citizen lawyer soldier and mason and express deep grief at his death. Resolutions note his generosity, wisdom, and upright character and convey heartfelt sympathy to his family. Resolved the records be updated and copies sent to Stephenson county newspapers. DC Wasyey W J McKim J M Bawey Attest Joan W Oniips Recorder Com
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Magonic Hall
Thomas J. Turner
Warner, McKim and Bailey
Waeneas
Thomas Johnson Turner
Judah
Knight Turner
Stephenson County
DC. Wasyey
W. J. McKim
J.M. Bawey
Joan W. Oniips
Recorder
Mormon Proselytism and Growth Amid Changes
The article argues that despite disbanded Mormon forces and external pressures, Mormon proselytism thrives. It notes new missions in Britain and Germany, continued growth, and Palmateer’s campaigns, with Brookfield wealth used to fund emigration. Converts arrive from New York and abroad, and Mormonism endures as a public wonder regardless of location.
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Salt Lake
United States
Brigham
Mexico
Hawaii
Great Britain
Germany
Palmateer
Peninsula
Brookfield
New York
Asia
Florida school teaches a radical verse to boys
A reader reports that in a four Florida colored school boys are taught a verse that reads I am a little Radical I glory in the name would not be a Democrat Because it is four shame stating the line prompts concern about political instruction in public schools.
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Florida Colored School
Dr Seth Arnold Cough Killer Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Seth Arnold's Cough Killer and Soothing Cordial as cures for coughs colds sore throat and lung diseases with a refund guarantee. It lists retail prices 25 50 and 1 and directs readers to Emmert Burrell Druggists in Freeport Illinois for purchase and confidence.
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Seth Arnold
Medical Corporation
Socket
R. J
Emmert & Burerell
Freeport
Ill
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Caballero Deredos
Marshal Serrano
Mapxio
Serrano
Gerona
Saballo
la Junquera
Great Britian
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New Caledonia
Henri Rochefort
Eck
India
Seetamon
Gwalior
Nepaul
Munich
William Kaulbach
Lonpox
Berlin
Standard
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Camphansen
Cuba
Havana
Concha
Providence
Lopez
Madrid
Jovellar
Masonic Fraternity
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