Butler's Letter and the Anti Monopolists The Political Epistle
General Butler releases a voluminous message outlining four aims opposing monopolies and defending greenback currency. He criticizes both major parties, urges labor unity, and proposes fusion strategies to win key districts and states. He links tariff, labor, and currency to the rise of monopoly and calls for a peoples party to reform government.
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Lowell
Maue
Butler
Jfyconel
Congress
Blassachusetts
National Democratic Convention
Democratic Party
Cnter
General Butler
Bar
Dnanda
Onatuh
Unitia Action
Grant
Poople
House of Representatives
House of
Reat
Republican Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Massachusetts
Sinvel
Hoe
Republicana
Lawa
I Tiah
Hu Isel
Mississippi
Nepo
Heaoes
Smuiler
United States
Comwrosa
Jnvestor
Finander
Greenbacks
Supreme Court
Anim
Mien
America
Asarge
Oticera
New York
Ccliss Hus
Greenbick Labor Party
Massachusetta
Peoples Party
Cleveland
Wealthy bachelor shot near Mattoon in alleged murder case
Nicholas Hubbart, a wealthy bachelor near Mattoon Illinois, was shot dead in his yard Sunday night. Suspected is Thomas Chapman who recently worked for Hubbart and was last seen near the house with a trunk of clothes and valuables. The attack prompted threats of lynching if Chapman is found.
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Mattoon
Ill
Nicholas Hubbart
Thomas Chapman
Hubbart
Chapman
Jlubbart
Arcola
Chpman
Death of noted female journalist Mary Clemmer
Washington August 19 Mary Clemmer also known as Mrs Hudson died at her home last night from a brain hemorrhage after months of illness. The rupture of a blood vessel led to collapse and death after lingering feebleness that prevented normal literary work.
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Washington
Mary Clemmer
Hudson
Beating Their Own Record at Narragansett Park
Providence August 19 Frank Work team Edward and Dick Swiveler driven by John Murphy beat their 2 16% record at Narragansett Park for a $1000 purse. The splits were :33 g, 1:07 9, 1:42 4, mile 2:10% in handsome style.
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Providence
Frank Work
Edward
Dick Swiveler
John Murphy
Narragansett Park
Illinois State News Highlights a Train Fatality and Local Incidents
A farm hand Frank Fisher was struck and killed by a Northwestern train near Rockford. The report also notes a Chicago insane court case, a fatal fire in Fulton County, hog cholera outbreaks near Hillsboro and Fayette counties, and multiple local accidents and deaths across Illinois communities.
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Frank Fisher
Northwestern
Rockford
Chicago
Jacob Behrens
Sidney Myers
Bee-Hive Bank
Atlanta
Logan County
W. N. Driggs
Walaga
Fulton County
Hillsboro
McLan County
Fayette County
James Burchfield
Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway Company
Bloomington
Crawfordsville
Ind
Matthew Rhodes
Jackson County
Eben F. Colby
Cook County
A. H. Norman
Martinsville
Clark County
Society Note Sparks Home Reunion Between Fashionables
An elegant woman returns from a streetcar to a grand Austin avenue mansion and Meets a longtime friend. The pair exchange playful banter, the children charm, and a warm embrace ends the encounter as they step inside together.
A Needed Prescription Bride and Doctor Dialogue
A fragment from a domestic scene shows a bride seeking medical advice about nightly terrors. The doctor suggests changing duties and hiring help with cooking as the couple recently settled in. The dialogue hints at strain in early marriage and practical solutions.
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Bride
Philud
Iphia
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Illinois State News
Jasob Thompson
Jerseyville
Jersey County
RK. P. Connelly
Springfield
Mcenge
National Crematory Guild
Christian Haas
Bellaville
St. Chair County
Morgan County
Jacksonville
John W Springer
Charles M. Eames
Jacksonville Journal
John Kirby
M. E. Church
John M. Brown
Henry Hankey
James A. Woods
Otter Creek
Jersonsville
Hankey
Woods
New York City
Cabben, Sexton & Co
William Heck
Molders’ Union of
Pittsburgh
Frederick H. Davis
Fred Meinfeldt
Heck Mra
Sarah A. Carpenter
Normal
J. Williford
McLean County
Noel Shaffer
W Shaffer
David Altic
Lincoln
Grand Council
American Legion of Honor of Illinois
Oscar Weiberg
Paxton
Ford County
Andrew Bremer
Brewer
Weiberg
Bremer
George
Maude
Boston
Clevelands
Bostons
Jove
Daisy
Maud
Covelands
Hartford
Society Note
Austin Avenue
Jeras
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