County Superintendent Elections and Pay Under 1872 Law
State education circular explains compensation for county superintendents of schools under the 1872 act, noting three percent and two percent commissions plus daily pay, with Cook County excluded. It urges selecting qualified teachers and outlines that most counties will rely on commissions and modest daily rates, possibly requiring outside work for support. It ends with a call to elect the best qualified candidate and support them.
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State OF Illinois
Sprinartenp
Cook
la Salle County
Hardin
Pulaski
Putnam
Cook County
County Board
Trinoix
Newton Bateman
The Case of the Union Pacific Confronts Government Aims
A defense of Union Pacific rail line notes government aid to build the railroad and its strategic value. It argues relentless opposition from critics seeks to undermine the credit of the enterprise and questions presidential awareness of proceedings. The piece recounts congressional bonds and land grants as subsidies, intended to ensure repair, use, and priority service for military and government needs.
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United States
Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad
California
Pacific
Congress
Makuriby
Credit Mobilier scandal and Union Pacific bonds case
A historical summary details government bonds and land grants to the Union Pacific, the Credit Mobilier arrangements, and Congress actions from 1864 to 1872. It notes Ames and Durant funding the road, the completed 1088 miles by 1869, and later investigations, lawsuits, and injunctions over interest payments and stock transfers.
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Bowtivell
Union Pacific
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Pacific Railroad
Credit Mobilier
United States
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Missouri River
Central Pacific
Missouri
M’cullough
Oskes Ames
Massachusetts
Thomas C. Durant
New York
Wail Street
Pacific Ocean
Duyant and Ames
Johnston
Salt Sasa City
Milter
Funl
Messie
Perry
Jenckes
Ashton
Union Pacific Company
Union Pacific case risks credit of railroad and bonds
The piece argues government suits against Union Pacific overcharges by Credit Mobilier directors would harm the railroad and public trust more than aid, urging restraint. It notes women win county school superintendent races under a new law, praising female candidates and criticizing the Schoolmaster for opposing the office. It also mentions rural boards reluctant to hire effective superintendents as they cut duties.
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Tock
Credit Mobilier
Union Pacific
United States
Messrs. Ashton and Co
Messrs, Ashton, Perry, and Jenckes
Union
Pacific Company
Kansas
Ogle
Macon
McLean
St. Clair
Boards of Supervisors
Illinois
Patent medicine advertisement for Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a thirty year trusted remedy for babies through adults. It claims safety for teething, digestion and diarrhea, with directions and a Curtis & Perkins facsimile guarantee, and notes distribution by Swarts & Stocking with a diuretic preparation from Hamilton’s.
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Curtis & Perkins
All Medicine
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Hamilton
Swarts & Stocking
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Betters
Upper & Lower Stephenson St
Freeport, Ill
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Middleditch & Potter
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Commonwealth of Tulolg
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Jacksonville
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North-Western Railwarrive
Freeport
Belvidere
C.H. Ewa
Western Union Railroad
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Chicago
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Mendota Passencer
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Burlington
Iowa
Nebraska
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D.W. Hitchcock
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RE. H. McDonald &C. Druggists
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Stephenson St
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Bright & Massenger
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