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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1888
Page
5
Geo Burt publisher announces weekly Thursday publications with subscription rates Marshall County 150 in advance 180 outside. Notices of delinquencies follow. Obituaries resolutions and cards of thanks charged per line births marriages and deaths published free. Printing services advertised with emphasis on fast presses and quality.
The list records meeting nights for A F and A M Henary Lodge 119 at Regulator building. O O F Marshall Lodge 63 at City Bakery. Marshall Encampment 35. Shall Rebekah Lodge 170. Clayton Lodge 512 at Ep arland. G A R Post 94 Henry. L C M W R C 2. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Henry branch 23 German School House. Henry Camp 403 Modern Woodmen. Y W C A T U at GA Post Rooms Public.
The itemized notices span topics from Native relocation proposals for the Southern Utes to the Douglas mine in Australia yielding about 200000 dollars monthly with three owners. Other entries cover Vermont school clothes for poor children, a New York actress praised for public attention, a Mrs Clooney death in Astoria, and a New Orleans panhandler story. Also noted are postal, cotton fire risk, California hop development, coin value, education, military drill for women, and notes on ammonia production and Alfred Daniel’s remarkable life. An expert on Canada annexation debates is cited, with French Canadian opposition and a counterclaim from Lecteur.
Readers in Peru urge Gov Oglesby to force canal commissioners to drain a 35 mile pool above Henry dam and oppose further dams. John L. McCormick argues for Lake Michigan waterway to improve navigation and reduce sediment, while Joseph Reinhardt notes public interest in a Chicago-La Salle waterway for shipping and sanitation.
The Santa Fe road faces an uncertain option expiry on December 1 regarding a purchase. if the option lapses the I. I. & I. may lose a potential eastern Burlington outlet. Streator stands to gain either way, per Free Press notes. Joliet residents vote against Chicago sewerage expansion in the Illinois valley, calling for continued opposition.
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