Duels, fires, and political primaries in 1883 era News
A telegraph line planned from New York through Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana to Chicago is announced. Columbia students face a duel arrest. Two Judson sisters die in a Gast Hartford, Com house fire. Various Republican primary announcements surface for towns in 1883 including Daktoa Rockton Winslow and Oneco with polls opening for town officers. The Illinois State Fair in Chicago draws early fundraising.
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New York
Pennsylvaa
Ohio
Indiana
Jinois
Chicago
Columbia College
Judson
Gast Hartford
Com
Hill
Philadelphia
Edward Malley
Jennie
Craig Vee
Huckerewelt
MaArel Ml
Jotulogk Pn
Pioneer Captain Swingley of Ogle County Dies at Creston
Captain Nathaniel Swingley a Mount Morris settler since 1886 in Ogle County died in Creston last week at age seventy five. He was father of Captain Swingley the Mt. Morris postmaster.
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Nathaniel Swingley
Ogle County
Mount Morris
Creston
Captain Swingley
Mt. Morris
Minor Press Exchange Proposal Between Papers
The Reluroud Iowa editor offers to trade a new power press with the Chnois Historical Society after abolition era fees disrupted the Tistorig press into the Mississippi at Alton TL. The exchange aims to secure a functional printing press for ongoing publishing needs.
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Owen Tlevyejoy
Tistorig Press
Mississippi
Alton
Reluroud
Iowa
Ftowith
Cbnois Historical Society
State House Bill Calls Whipping Punishment for Wife Beaters
The House passed a bill reviving whipping as punishment for those who beat their wives. It is unlikely to pass the Senate. The public opposes reviving such harsh discipline, with people demanding restraint and accountability for domestic abuse.
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Hons
Senate
Misread Text Hints at Political Debate and Public Duty
A garbled OCR passage mentions a senator Nednieska and references to taxation, state revenues, and public duty. It appears to discuss governmental finance and business matters with unclear names and fragmented phrases. The readable content centers on political debate and public responsibility amid uncertain details.
Fragmented OCR: unclear political note and random phrase
Fragmented text shows garbled political content with names and phrases. It mentions a party, verdict, detainees, and prison lists in disordered form, lacking coherent facts or context.
Scrimmage Promised as Congress Convenes in December
A lively scrimmage is anticipated when the Democratic Congress convenes in December among supporters of Andrew Jackson who proclaimed that the victors belong the spoils.
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Andrew Jackson
Pleasant visit described with southern charm
David Davis recalls a pleasant Saratoga trip last summer and describes meeting several charming ladies including a Southern girl who playfully slapped his cheek and kissed him, making him feel young again. He sighs at their wonderfully attractive qualities.
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David Davis
Saratoga Springs
The Walled Jaike of Town State near Dubuque
The Walled Jaike lies 150 miles west of Dubuque in prairie Tad, two or three feet above ground. A stone wall surrounds it in places ten feet high and fifteen feet wide at the base, with stones weighing three tons to 100 pounds. No stones lie within ten miles of the lake surface. Earlier the teron te lake breached the wall, forcing farmers to repair it to prevent floods.
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Town
Dubuque
Pushing Edmunds for President, Editors Grab Spotlight
The piece mocks constant editorials nominating Senator Edmunds for the presidency, noting editors aim to defame a capable man who could rise if the current president dies. It argues for fairness and urges waiting for the National Republican convention to decide his future.
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Edmunds
David Davis
Senate
Artlin
Senator Edmunds
Anti monopoly issue sees little South support says Vicksburg Herald
The Vicksburg Herald argues the South suffers less from monopolies and benefits from rail news development and growing immigration. It counters anti monopoly talk against National Banks, stating the banking system is among the best in the world and lacks monopolistic flaws. Any group with money can engage in the system.
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Vicksburg Herald
Freeport Deputy Resigns as Collector Visits for Settlement
On Thursday last Ludge Woodcock Collector of Internal Revenue for this District with Captain P Hershey visited Freeport to settle the accounts of Robert Little Deputy who resigned to join Marable Tron Works. Jesse R Leigh of Harlem township named successor and chosen by Judge Woodcock.
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Ludge Woodcock
Internal Revenue
Phershey
Freeport
Robert Little
Msq
Marable Tron Works
Tittle
Jesse R. Leigh
Harlem
Little
Woodcock
Didi
Liberal Revenue Department
Timber substitute from heat resistant stone in England
A description of Toren Colta Timber, a layered stone material exposed to high heat, molded with slabs and bricks, usable under pressure as a wood substitute. The piece notes its durability, low cost, and potential for use in furnace walls and other hot environments, with water showing little effect on it.
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England
Prohibitionists Fault Town Efforts on Amendment
The commentary notes Governor Sherman of Iowa refused a special session to resubmit the temperance amendment, citing that constitutional changes require regular sessions. It chastises local prohibition advocates for rushing the process and bungling the amendment, warning that haste makes waste. It quotes Davy Crockett on careful progress and stresses the legal outcome favors the governor.
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Sherman
Towa
Davy Crockett
Ex Governor Sprague Nominated by Antis and Democrats
Ex Governor William Sprague of Rhode Island and ex senator, married to Kate Chase, secures the Anti Antipublicans nomination for governor and is also backed by the Democrats. Ben Butler serves as his counsel and political booster, aiming to lead the Democratic ticket for president if Rhode Island can be dragged along. The piece urges voters to back Benjamin Butler as the next president candidate.
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William Sprague
Rhode
Islind
Kate Chase
Salmon P. Chase
Ohio
Roscoe Conkling
Ben Butler
Ben
Butler
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Benjamin
Cronkrite voices views on high license bill and adjournment
Hon Edward L Cronkrite member of the Legislature says session is advanced in committees and predicts adjournment around the usual time He opposes high license arguing cities should regulate licenses but notes many want a $500 minimum for saloons He doubts the bill will pass due to temperance opposition and bitter fight may yield no law at all
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Edward L. Cronkrite
Cronkrite
Graham for Stephenson County Treasurer Urges Support
The Bulletin repeats its claim that David I. Graham is too young for county treasurer. It argues he is constitutionally eligible for Congress at twenty six, praises his experience, and urges readers to vote in the special election on Tuesday for Graham.
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David I. Graham
Stephenson County
David I
Graham
United States
Congress
David Fr. Graham
Slephehsain
Oy Young
Wallacaw
Hutchinson
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David P. Graham
David TS Grulian
Editorial Answers Many Inquiries on Wyoming Nonwar Suffrage
The editor of the Dia Nie Sealed fielded numerous questions about Wyoming suffrage policy, delivering a concise, comprehensive editorial that clarifies the status, historical context, and potential outcomes.
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Traving
Wyoming
Dianie
Women Vote Rights Spark Political Shifts in Territory
The Sentinel cites 1869 law granting women political rights as a prairie territory freak that nonetheless altered elections. It notes fewer women abstain from voting, fewer women seek office, yet once elected they perform well, exercise independent action, and even split tickets. Husbands and wives voting differently is rare, polls remain orderly, and women have doubled the influence of the better element.
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The
Sentinel
Lomesti
Poffenberger Nominated for County Treasurer by Democratic Convention
Editor endorses David F. Graham for Stephenson County Treasurer over Henry Poffenberger. Graham, born in Stephenson, a long time Deputy Treasurer, familiar with all office details, urged voters to support him in the special election next Tuesday in Freeport with broad cross party appeal.
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Henry Poffenberger
Ridott Township
Stephenson County
Ridott
Freeport
Stahl
Gund
Poffenberger
David F. Graham
Graham
Treasury clerks detail to speed tax papers
The commissioner of internal revenue forwards papers to the fifth auditor who reviews them and passes to the first comptroller. To avoid delay, the Secretary of the Treasury will summon about 150 clerks from other divisions, 50 for each of the three bureaus warned, to work through the task but not finish before December 1.
Township election guidance urged for Stephenson County
An editorial urges voters to attend all township primaries in Stephenson County on April Tuesday. It emphasizes selecting qualified Republican nominees for township offices such as Supervisor, Town Clerk, Assessor, Collector, Highway Commissioner, Constable, and Justice of the Peace, warning against personal bias and urging informed participation in the spring elections.
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Stephenson County
Doll
KhowWdle
Tax rebate bill promises relief to tobacco and cigar dealers
Provisions of the new law allow tobacco and cigar dealers to claim rebates on internal revenue taxes for stocks valued at ten dollars or more. Rebates set at seven tenths of a cent per pound for tobacco and a portion for cigars. Estimates suggest hundreds of thousands of dealers may file claims, with costs to the Treasury projected into the tens of millions. Blank forms will be distributed to collect stock and sale details, sworn to by dealers with two witnesses, and filed within sixty days.
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Congress
Toledo
Eigurs
United States
Ravan
Iran
Ma Ramos
Prohibition in Maine Evident by Internal Revenue Receipts
A speaker argued Maine’s liquor ban was ineffective as IRS figures show 1000 retail liquor establishments in Maine paid taxes totaling 2052.07. The discussion contrasted Maine’s laws with whiskey production in Illinois and a large distillery in Sterling, suggesting widespread illicit activity and questioning the legitimacy of the prohibition.
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Maine
Peoria
Alaine
Wlinois
Sterling
Hau
Internal Revenue
Washine
Maing
Treasury
United States
Maine Liquor Licenses and Prohibition Policy Debate
A fragmented discussion questions the impact of liquor sales on Maine and United States laws. It considers open advertising of liquor licenses, potential indictments, and whether Bangor could impose higher licensing fees to combat prohibition by enforcing state and federal statutes.
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United States
Maine
Bangor
Minnis
Republican tariff reform and Southern support in politics
Opinion excerpts discuss Republican tariff revision aligning with public demand, Southern opposition to concentrated power, and the need for Democratic acknowledgment of Southern interests. Notes on national politics include a “summer rest” in Congress, speculation about a 1864 election cycle, and discussions of revenued incidental protection.
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Bat Goban
Malta
Dlpet
New Albany Ledger
Bem
Watterson
Canig Journal
Taro
Isso
Clark
A. Hendricks
Auljon
Harrison
Alyad
Kentucky divine seeks travel pass extension
A Kentucky divine informs a passenger that a denial pass L883 was extended and benefits noted. The letter states the traveler and family were pleased to travel without paying fare and requests a further extension for another year. A clerk indorsed the parole for districtions from the pass.
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Mao
J Perior
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