Multiple Illinois incidents and disasters reported across counties
The dispatch covers burglaries in Greenville and Green County with cash losses, a suicide attempt in Gridley, a county fair date in Menard County, July ship arrivals in Chicago, drownings in Sangamon and Salt Creek, a Perry County fatal stabbing, fires in Griggsville and nearby towns, railroad strikes and accidents, road work in Cairo, school for the Blind wing bid, tax board session, and assorted injuries and deaths across Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whi
Leldell
Jacob Krenkel
Greenville
Bond County
Krenkel
Welther
Maggie Warner
Gridley
McLean County
Chicago
Milo A. Kay
Cordova
McLainsborough
Texas
Charleston
Escue
Chicago & Alton
Tor
William Wallace
Sangamon
Miller’s Ferry
Vetersburg
Andrew Koehler
Lincoln
Salt Creek
Vaughan
Marshal Watte
Tamaron
Perry County
Hoetherbupon
G. W. North
Siliopolis
Sangamon County
Vandalia
Jacksonville
Cairo
Illinois Central Railroad
Institution For the Blind
Buckingham Brothers
State Board of Equalization
Renato Chamber
Springfield
Suh
United States Internal Revenue
Orville Taunton
Chenoa
Lfe
Pat Goodwin
Vandalism at Catholic Cemetery and Rural Accidents Reported
A vandal overturned tombstones at the Catholic Cemetery in Springfield. Miss Wizzie Karr of St Paxton is described with one eye removed. A drowning accident near Ashland, Wisconsin claimed Harry A. Rust, son of H. A. Rust of Chicago.
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Wizzie Karr
Paxton
Springfield
Harry A. Rust
H. A. Rust
Chicago
Frme
Rust & Coolidge
Lake Superior
Ashland
Wis
114Th Illnois Infantry
10Th Cavalry
Petersburg
C. E. Lippincott
James Matheny
Springer
John Cooper
Macon County
Charleston
Mesars
Ely
Wiley
A. C. Shiver
Alexander Perkins
Lincoln
Hyde Park
Real and Personal Property in Illinois 1881 Assessment Summary
A state record outlines assessed real estate values by county and a separate summary of personal property for the year 1881 returned to the Auditor of Public Accounts. The document highlights two primary summaries: value of lots and lands and value of personal property across Illinois counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Ilinois
Auditor of Public Accounts
Imam
Horace
Aules
Assees Sane
Morohandisa
Foreign Gossip Almanac Sifts Uprooted World News
An English estimate puts Americans in England near 40 000 with Dickens's London home now occupied by the Jews College. Mme Grevy is described as American in appearance and manners. Bridal gifts in England reach grand sums with many heirlooms and checks. Nellie Sartoris's marriage to Gen Grants daughter is viewed as a solid match. A Bavarian king fetes on a lake with a yacht and Alpine horns. Vienna printers plan Gutenberg anniversary festivities with an illustrated history and exhibitions. many printers and European cities will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Dickens
Tavtock House
Jews’ College
Mme. Grevy
England
Lion
Alfred Egerton
Miss Georges
St. Peter's Church
Gen. Grant
Leasure
Nellie Sartoris
Bavaria
Lac Des Cantons
Villar Bensinger
Axenstein
Vianna
Guttenburg
Austria
Europe
How Many Hows and the Human Condition
A collection of provocative maxims on happiness memory aging work wealth and morality from W. I. Graphic. The piece ponders forgetting past troubles avoiding scandals valuing fitness youth perception truth and the vanity of aging with a mix of observations and aphorisms attributed to the periodical author.
Purchasable Health and the Cost of Rest to Life
A Scribner's Monthly piece argues money can buy health if spent wisely. It cites two plans: daily recreation and extended leisure, warning against exhausting work. It notes nervous prostration from overwork, and praises deliberate rest, suggesting two months yearly for recovery. At Santa Cruz a nineteen year old, Blanche Masonnette, saved a drifting military man by swift rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peele
W. I. Graphic
New York City
Col
Thomas Scott
Wall Street
Newport
Long Branch
Saratoga
Scribner’s Monthly
Santa Cruz
Cal
Misa Blanche Masonnette
Spoopendyke Gun Mishap Turns Domestic Farce
A Brooklyn Eagle comic item recounts Mr Spoopendyke and his wife handling a breach loading shotgun. A misfired blast wrecks a wall and clock, leaving the couple to seek rest while the gun is declared ruined. The scene spirals in humor and domestic banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Spoopendyke
Mrs. Spoopendyke
Mya. Spoopendyke
Mr.Spoopendyke
A Patchwork Page of Witty Quotations and Jests
A collage of humorous epigrams and sketches from papers like the Boston Post Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald and Puck features. The items lampoon dog omens ant parables and light verse from Wilde and others with snippets about doctors clambakes and a tale of an Austin man who walks home to dodge car fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaacob Strauss
Boston Post
Sluggard
Puck
Oscar Wilde
Philadelphia Bulletin
Boston Globe
Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald
Finkework
Boston Transcript
Sammie
Bill Higgins
Yonkers Wiazette
Austin
Gilhooly
Old Swedes Church in Philadelphia Celebrates 181st Anniversary
The Gloria Dei or Old Swedes Church in Philadelphia marks its 181st anniversary after being dedicated July 2, 1700. The cruciform structure retains much of its original design with a peaked roof and a small belfry. Tombstones 1708 to 1774 lie beneath the chancel, and the black marble front and Swedish carved cherubs remain notable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sweden
Getting a Wife for the Parson in Williamsport
Aleck Williamson, a practical farmer in Williamsport, enlists a neighbor to find a wife for a local preacher. The widow accepts, a German justice conducts the ceremony, and the groom discreetly guides the official through rites. The wedding brings Aleck satisfaction and a playful tale for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleck Williamson
Williamsport
Aleck
Halifax
Pargon
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James Shortie
Starno, Dresser & Co
William Shortle
Rhodes
Danvers
Milla & Culbertson
United States Rolling Stock Company
Frank Russell
Rockford
Evansville
Ind
John Cook
Roaobud Indian Agency
Dakiols
Springfeld
Lake County
Libertyville
Grant
Springhold
Vatus “Adams
Sinemader Awe Sen Zyerto
Boone Veeres
Brown
BOW Bureau
Calhoun * Ee
Ak Caro
Chrigilun Champaign
Yat, Ct
Clinton S
Td Coléd
Auee
Las Con
Crawford
de Witte
Douglas
du Vige
Lchwar
Edwards
Janpor Ne
Jenerson
Daviess
Johnson
Ae Ane
Kankakoo
Knox Andall
Lake
Palle
Lawrence
Marshall
Mason
Dmugsao
ANS
McDonough A
McHenry He
TH McLean Oe
Monard. Moore
Monroe
Montguomery Orgin
Pulaski
Putnam
Rock Island
Suline Sangamon
Isaac Boott Schuyler
Asos T. Clatr
Brighton
Parson
Pshaw
Mr. Williamson
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