Illinois News Notes From Cairo and County Dispatches
Aggregated Illinois items report fires destroying two stores and damaging others, deaths from accidents, weather and farm crises, a fatal knife injury, a charity effort for a seminary in La Harpe, and local court actions. Notable mentions include Ay Williams drug store blaze, a miller’s illegible loss, Henderson County and Madison County updates, and a flagging railroad tax dispute in Edwardsville.
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Alexander
Cairo
Awilliams Petiis Bowley
S.xTerwilligéer
Williams
Charles Barney
Neeton
Hile Fanning
William Camp
Forly Head
G. Wi Squires
Farma
Wancock
la Harpe
Henry
John
Carlda
Coffeyville
Kan
Decatur
Mich
Hee
Kes Wanée
Courimty
McDonald & McKéhne
Fairbury
Itacoupin
Nilwood Journal
George
Elizabeth Henry
Newton
Richard Henry
Maconpin County
Bourbon County
Virginia
Tonheasee
Edwardsville
Snyder
Freeburg
Cairo Bhort Line
Yleary Meyer
Noolyville
Woodford County
Illinois Senate and House Pass a Flurry of Bills
Illinois legislative actions dominated by debates on the Union Depot bill and revenue measures. The Senate and House concurred in conference reports, adjourned dates moved to April 15, and bills regulating cities, taxes, railroads, and asylums advanced or were defeated in rapid votes.
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Conference Committee
Hovsk
Supreme Court Paseed
State Reform School
Anna
Knox
Ohie
Boards of ‘Agriculture
Senate
Wid
Yousz
Ralalni
Bunare
House
Equalization Board
Solon Kendall
Trustes
Reform School
Cyrus Thomas
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago
Superior Court
Cook County
House Penitentiary Committee
Copperas Creek
Eye and Ear
Elgin Insane
Normal University
Southern Normal Niversity
Tate
Warchonase
Sunate
Billis
Lee
Justicea of the Peace
Spsor Portod
Giio Dp
Hovst
Skxnate
Institute For
Jacksonville
Ciites
Elgin Insane Asylum
Union Stack Yards
Southern Insane Asylum At
Beggar turned success story and health warning notes
A narrator recalls a Saturday encounter with a beggar named Anthony who later becomes wealthy by following a self-made plan. The piece parallels Anthony’s rise with a cautions on measly pork and the life cycle of tapeworms, detailing embryonic forms and risks of parasite transfer in food from Chicago Tribune.
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Anthony
Peter
W. Waybridge
Christian Union
The Tape Worm and Its Life Cycle
Describes Taenia solium infection from undercooked pork, embryo development in the pork, and the worm’s anatomy including head neck and segments. Explains how segments detach, release eggs, and the worm’s nourishment through the skin without a mouth.
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Cobbold
Chicago Tribune
Capture of a Herd of Elephants in Mysore District
A Land and Water correspondent describes trapping a herd of forty nine elephants in a horseshoe shaped canal enclosure in Mysore. After initial failures a second effort succeeded with a mass entry, followed by days of securing and training the herd using tame elephants to subdue and restrain the wild animals.
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Mysore
India
Keddah
Stolen Bulldog Spurs Talk of Noted Thief in City
A New York paper reports a valuable bulldog was stolen from the Central Park menagerie. The writer muses that a thief capable of such a feat may have bold talent and imagines the crimes could extend to Bengal tigers and a hyena, suggesting a flair for audacious grabs.
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New York
Central Par
Abused bull dog embezzler boy eyed for Congress
A reader letter mocks a 13 year old thief who confiscates a circus and imagines a future political path. The writer jokes about a salary grab and wonders if the boy could steal national monuments or the Patent Office in Washington.
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Pottsville
Congress
Washington
Washington Monument
Patent Office
Haz Adeler
What Shall We Do With or Boys
A discussion urges parents to identify each boy’s natural talents before guiding him into a career. It warns against forcing youths into unsuitable trades, noting many failures arise from mismatched paths. The article argues for honoring every calling and aligning work with innate abilities to ensure happiness and prosperity.
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Risa
Rocky Mountains
Vugar
Newton
Journal of Chemistry
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