Corn Corner Described and Chicago Reform Battles
Readers learn how a corn corner operated with contracts and receipts failing to cover deliveries, followed by upheaval as inspectors and city officials face reform. The piece also discusses alleged collusion in hospital land purchases, Times and Tribune editorials on local corruption, and Bishop Whitehouse's death.
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Onreano
Sturgis
Harper
Chicago
Hesing
Republican Party
Times
Mesing
King Hesing
Storey
Lydia Thompson
The
Tribune
Gath
Brooklyn
the Tribune
Tilton
Beecher
Bishop Whitehouse
Miinois
Letters From St Paul Tas Trip dlanney and Moses Minnehaha Falls
A 1874 letter from St Paul Minnesota traveler Nomuth McVay recounts a health excursion from Canton to Minneapolis and St Paul. He describes crowded boat travel with harvesters, a church visit, hospitality from old friends, a Minnehaha trip with Judge Janney, meetings with ministers and governors, and planned return via Clinton stopping in Iowa.
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St. Paul
Mign
Henry Republican
Northwest
Canton
Burlington
Davenport
Minnesota
St. Paul Steaday
Minneapolis
Nut
Janney & Moses
Minnehaha
Longfellow
Logue
Joe
Paul
Willing
Clinton
Hnomuth McVay
Drouth and Grasshoppers Desolate Dickinson County Farm
In August 1874 Knan Abiline writes of a severe drought from June 16 to July 1 with hot winds and a grasshopper plague from July 24 that has defoliated orchards and ruined shrubs. Harvests are mixed with winter wheat averaging 20 bushels per acre at 80 to 95 cents, spring wheat poor at 40 cents, and corn likely under 10 bushels. Stock feeding shifts to spring wheat and prairie hay.
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Abiline
Knan
Burt
Kansas
Dickinson
Farm settlers press toward Illinois from Marshall County
In a letter from a settler, he notes farmers prospering in a new county with expanding farms. C Henry of Abilene reports threshing 600 acres yielding 10 000 bushels and plans to sow 1 000 more. He encourages homesteaders to move and stay, hoping to raise bread locally next year.
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Ilinola
Asa
Ilinois
C. Henry
Abiline
Old Marshall County
Tam B.W.P
Weather thermometer report by Pow ell at City Drug Store
Report of the past week's temperatures by Drs J E and F A Powell at the City Drug Store. Daily readings show high points around 83 to 100 degrees and lows near 64. Record values indicate the week’s peak at 100 and the minimum near 64 above zero.
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Heaing
the Times
Brecher
Dlanney
Moses
Minnehaha Falls
Alex
Wall’s Shaft
Snachwine Township
James Medearis
Snachwine
Harrison Gregory
Waamor's
Hopewell Township
M. Magill Offyers
Salems Cottage
Second
Carroll Streets
Wenry
Lotig
E. T. Disobway
Menry
taRer M Maari
Marsallles
Henry
Paul & Jones
L. & E. Jenkins
Hartnership
Messrs. Mull & Hulce
KR. Clark'n Grocery Store
Marsitall
John Baronard
Amer
Ita
Mit
Fusbennsr
Ienry
Uilhole
Mr. Ed. Stephens
Mantau-Mwaker
Kleinnenz & Krenz
Pons Sture
ED Stepitens
Meury
NEW Cash Store
Ms Roots & Shoehs
Pancost
Sage & Moese
Pool & Jones
Veeder
Wiere
A. E. Veeder
Trenty
William F. Sivers
Aving
Edwarda Street
Lliam
Isaac P. Buss
Evant Geo F. Paskelis
Jaskell
RK. Kk
ULUS
Ciluiuk
Aana
LaSalle
Farpesses
Anyin
Thie City
George Ball and
Anton Qhabber
Booksellers
Farmers Grocery Store
H. J. Grawburg
Rash Pricce
Ana
Custom Department
Oveferr
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