Illinois Senate Reorganizes State Horticultural Societies
A bill was introduced in the Illinois State Senate to reorganize the Illinois State Horticultural Society. It would unite the Northern Central and Southern Illinois Societies, with annual meetings for all three. The note mentions public interest and coordination across regions.
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Illinois State Senate
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Northern Central and Southern Illinois Horticultural Societies
Congress rejects Goat Island cession for railroad plan
The House on Monday adopted a resolution opposing cession of Goat Island in San Francisco Bay for railroad use, aiming to kill the project amid a powerful lobby and large prospective profits. The public grows weary of congressional graft, and lawmakers voting against lobbying shows prudent record.
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House of Representatives
Goat Island
Bay of San Francisco
Congress
Railroads, Warehouses, and State Commissioners Debate
The Springfield column defends Governor Beveridge in appointing railroad and warehouse commissioners. It praises ex Legislators Stillwell Robinson and others, notes resignations, and lists potential replacements. It endorses Addams and argues for a liberal state land appropriation for the State House while urging a freight-focused transcontintental rail corridor via a double-track Mississippi Valley to the seaboard with feeder lines.
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Hon
W. Il
Robinson
Wayne County
McCrea
Cook County
John H. Addams
Stephenson County
W. C. Flagg
Maddison County
R. M. Benjamin
McLean County
Addams
Ife
Illinois
State House
Springfield
Rock Island
Union
West
Great
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
Logan’s blunt testimony before Credit Mobilier panel
Gen Logan’s testimony before the Credit Mobilier investigating committee is described as blunt and soldierly. It claims there was no beating about the bush and suggests other witnesses should have spoken openly to avoid perjury, noting the public would judge lawmakers’ honesty by such candor.
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Logan
Credit Mobilier
Nan Chisd
Duvaney
Pratt Defends Colfax and Ames in Washington Letter
Von Pratt, opposing Wilson Colfax and Kelley, praises their honesty while noting a large property blanket would cover any one of them. He says Oakes Ames’ testimony cannot be trusted to indict Schuyler Colfax, expressing faith that Ames will clarify and illuminate the current darkness.
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von Pratt
Messrs. Wilson
Colfax
Kelley
Washington
Oakes Ames
Schuyler Colfax
Milly
Senator Trumbull Aims Fair Deal For Pacific Railroads
The Macomb Journal notes Senator Trumbull near Senate end, guarding Pacific Railroads against injustice. Though not a railroad advocate, he seeks fair treatment for the great corporations and is described as a railroad attorney.
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Macomb (M
Trumbull
Senate
Congress
Debating Society Discusses State Issues in Illinois
The Springfield debating society's regular proceedings on Tuesday February 4 feature resolutions on penalizing corn sales below 0 cents per bushel, opposing government telegraph line purchases, and advocating women’s rights. Debates reference abolition of iron and steel duties and electing U S Senators by the people, with sharp partisan jests and committee referrals.
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Springfield
Sturvey
Oberly
Gordon
Dunham
Bradwell
Committee On Education
Collins
Qberly
Congress of the United States
Illinois
Harvey
Sinois
Questions on Salary Increases Stir Congress
The Lowell Star views salary raises as deeply unfavored by the public. It notes farmers in the Northwest with five to ten thousand dollars face debt, while railroads and taxes worsen prospects. It urges state and national legislators to pause raises until financial strain eases.
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Lowell
Congress last week and a busy policy agenda
A lengthy summary of congressional activity February 3 to 7. Includes conference committee appointments on six sloops, taxation and banking amendments, railroad commission proposals, relief measures for cotton tax, greenbacks and bond issues, and Credit Mobilier investigations. Notable votes include a failed rule suspension on Hawley’s railroad commission bill and a variety of approvals and referrals in Senate and House.
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Mownpay
Spyatn
Mesars
Cragin
Morrill
Maine
Bayard
Webb’s
Buckingham
United States
Moosz
Goat Island
San Francisco Bay
Ways and Means
Hawley
Illinois
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Torspay, Feb
Sexave
Charman
Secretary of the Treasury
Credit Mobilier
House
Patterson
Ilovse
Poland
Credit Mobilier Committee
Montana
Wrpsespay
Committee On Elections
Arkansas
Anthony
Messrs. Morrill
Scott
Stockton
Wright and Stevenson
Wood
Taylor
Committee On Pensions
Nlovis
Senate
New York
Liverpool
Geneva
Louisiana
Kansas
Wilson Select Committee
Treasury
Union Pacific
Q Committee
Custom House
Chicago
Polk Street
Fifth Avenue
Library
Hlousy
Miliary Academy
Colfax's Position on Credit Mobilier Scrutiny
The Carroll County Airrar critiques Schuyler Colfax amid the Credit Mobilier scandal. It notes public trust eroding as Denial and belief clash, urging Colfax to prove innocence while pledging faith in Burchard if Colfax falters. The piece warns that Colfax's honesty tests faith in Congress and public humanity.
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United States
Schuyler Colfax
Credit Mobilier
South Bend
Mobilier
Colfax
Heaven
Burchard
Carroll County
Tobacco Bill Chronicles From A Local Store
A Lancaster Republican tale notes a man who relies on his wife to read store bills. She hides female apparel items as tobacco and other groceries. He fears tobacco expenses are rising and may be harming him, urging cessation.
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Lancaster Republican
Here
Minister’s Lesson Sparks Kids With Monkey Tail Question
A West End minister sought to teach Sabbath school dignity of life by noting souls in men versus animals. He asked the children the major difference between a monkey and a bog. The crowd quickly cried the tail, tail, tail, as the minister found satisfaction in the moment.
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West End
Sabath
Wag’s Frank Remark Sparks Rush At Rail Station
A wag at a railroad station lured passengers by declaring a car wasn’t going. The crowd stampeded, the wag seized the best seat, and when asked why he spoke, he replied that the car wasn’t going then but it is now.
Ingenious Advertisers and a Liverpool Theatre Note
A fragmented clipping notes American ingenuity in advertising and cites a Liverpool paper. It mentions a theatre manager and a humorous line about two hundred boys earning buttons from waistcoats as audiences react with laughter at Rollin Howard as Artaxerxes.
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Bunny Deep
Liverpool
Rollin Howard
Artaxerxes
The Greatest Revivalist Pun Sparks Seminar Insight
A theology student delivers a sharp quip about revivalism during a seminar. His remark, though aimed at a professor, highlights the theme of preaching and awakening that echoes through the class.
Reformer Questions Water as Drink Substitute
A philosophical reformer claims drinking water is injurious and asks what to drink instead. The radical reformer replies with metaphorical options such as springs of consolation and wells of sympathy, contrasting spiritual refreshment with physical cravings.
Lincoln County Notice On Movement Of Animals
A local public notice warns residents that horses with infectious diseases are not to pass through the area. Violations may lead to penalties, including the confiscation of animal tails or related fines. The message is attributed to a Mountaineer style notice in Lincoln County Mo.
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Notis
Lincoln County
Shi
Mountaineer
Grange
Utah women alter creed spelling to Moremen
A Chicago newspaper reports that Utah women have changed the spelling of their creed from Mormen to Moremen reflecting a shift in orthography. The brief item notes the linguistic change among a Utah community without detailing motives or broader impact.
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Chicago
Utah
Farmers Convention Speech Highlights West County Agriculture
A mass convention of farmers from Stephenson Jo Daviess Ogle Carroll and Whiteside counties met in the Circuit Court Room on Wednesday morning January Sth 1873 with Prof Daniel J Pinckney presiding He urged backbone and mutual cooperation to fight monopolies and uplift farming and urged careful steps toward a broad agricultural renaissance The afternoon session featured Hon W Dame addressing Patrons of Husbandry and emphasizing farming as a vital force in society.
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Stephenson
Jo Daviess
Ogle
Carroll
Whiteside
Bloomington
D. W. Dame
Carroll County
Daniel J. Pinckney
Ogle County
D. N. Foster
Whiteside County
D. W. Dane
R. S. Norris
C. Tl. Ring
Peter Merlin
Aaron Fehr
Ilso
Daniel Brown
Win
Bear
Pratt Is Fair
Moses Matter
David Wentz
Cha Yount
Keck
Elias Warner
Clingman
Chas
David iTton
John Sager
Henry Keck
J. F Sin
M. E. Brubaker
Byington
If.inard
Enos Dunbar
Orrin’ Crocker
Y* Taylor
Jerre Pattison
John Frisbie
Munn
John Woodside
K. Seofel
Wathaway
Stephenson Coy
Grange
State Grange
W. Dame
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Jay Gould
London
Steele
Lawk
Laferty
Waukegan
Non. KE. A. Small
Supreme Court
Chicago Journal
Small
Geary
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Georgia
Gen. Lee
Lee
Karper
Tllinois
Tinois
the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Tarmer
Beveridge
Chicago Post
Morea
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
John Stillwell
Livingston
General Assembly
Iowa
Farmers Convention
Fifth
Carroll, County
L. C. Belding
Dan’l Belding
Dr. Martin
S. H. Gardner
Hemingway
Johnson
Charles Cogswell
Geo. Hay
A. K. Moeller
AL TL Henley
Gemmill
Monroe Bailey
Samuel Lichty
David Brewer
Eli Bolinger
Norman Wolodin
Wm. Tallman
Leonard Cognwell
Henry Shelley
Jonas Shelley
Geo, Reasoner
Wm. Williams
Charles [Lammond
J.B. Corbett
Matthew Crabtree
James Pratt
Henry Spies
BE. J, Barclay
Wmn
Rogers
Cyrus Miller
V. Armour
Whiteslide County
J. F. Coe
C. John
T. Schultz
H. Bresstar
J. I. Simonson
McNeil
O. F. Fleming
J. A. Patterson
J. P. Furry
H. Sox
J. Baird
J. A. Jacobs
A. Golder
D. Miller
BE. V. Lapham
J. AW. Sanford
C. N. Pond
F. N. Tice
J. McFarland
J. W. Grant
A. B. Chase
W. T. Curry
H. Leonard
John G. Byers
S. Pattee
Orville Bailey
C. F. King
B. Whitney
John Zollinger
Daniel Piper
DJ. Pinckney
JO Daviess County
Michael Simmons
G. N. Townsend
John Bird
Joseph Vipond
Brad Way
John Tier
A. P. Kane
Brown
R. Barrett
Fred Chetlain
E. M. Banton
F. Marsden
K.S. Norris
J. A. Hinds
Homer Graves
J. HW. Carr
EK. Hathaway
G. Vought
Jas
Flansburg
W.F. Preston
Salter
John Swanzey
Thoring Hunt
F. Aspinwall
J. M. Becker
W.P. Naramore
Jacob Cable
S. Meyer
E. M. Sheller
I. Wilcoxon
O. van Brocklin
Fred Watson
J. A. Mansburg
A. Reber
A.C. Allen
J. Aspin
D. Ww. Dame
neWie
Rock ¢ Grange
Theenter
God Paing Ward
Aeh
Tachyldus
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