Illinois News Roundup of Crime, Elections and Officials
Illinois reports recount a mix of incidents from Chicago to Bloomington. A baby on a table amid domestic violence ends with a sheriff’s son escaping harm. Dentists licensed and state payrolls updated. several postmasters confirmed. A National Veterinary Association forms in Chicago with officers named.
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Rockford
Winnebago
Berlin
Germany
William Memmlee
Chicago
Justice Foote
William
Clinois
Bloomington
Ilinois
Babst
Goll
Ilineis State Board of Dental Examiners
Springfield
Buckwheat Sown Now Helps Lands and Livestock
A farming advisory urges sowing buckwheat this season to mellow soil, improve ground, and provide forage. It notes buckwheat yields up to thirty bushels per acre, feeds poultry and livestock well, and can be plowed under for soil improvement when harvest fails.
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D. Boynton
Ohio
Tennyson Appointed Poet Laureate in 23rd Year
The Boston Advertiser notes that Bayard Tennyson has served as poet laureate for twenty three years since succeeding Wordsworth who died in 1850. It recalls the droll appointment process with Samuel Rogers, Prince Albert and Lord John Russell, and references the unprinted government letters about Tennyson. Colored Masons in Connecticut are listed with six lodges and 260 members in Hartford Post.
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Bayon Tennyson
Wordsworth
Prince Albert
Samuel Rogers
Rogers
Tennyson
Lord John Russell
Locksley’ Hall
England
Boston
Colored Masons
Connecticut
Hartford Post
New Hampshire Man Narrowly Survives Swim of Steel Creek
Isaac W. Gotton and his son, traveling by buggy from New Hampshire toward Florida, were swept by swollen Steel Creek beyond Mecklenburg line in South Carolina. They clung to trees as horse and buggy disappeared. Rescued by nearby farmers, Gotton lost horse, two trunks, and a valise, and pressed on after securing a new rig.
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Isaac W. Gotton
New Hampshire
Steeleck
Mecklenburg Line
South Carolina
Cotton
Florida
Charlotte
Steel Creek
Mr. Cotton
Octogenarian Lovers Plan Marriage in Vassalboro
In Vassalboro an octogenarian couple prepared to wed, a septuagenarian chair of the town. The woman is noted for Promethean eyes and both are said to be financially secure. The announcement caused townwide chatter at the store and with the town clerk confirming the match.
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Cupid
Elysium
Vassalboro
Society of Friends
Br Ahs
Boston
Private confab over offers near Trinity Church fence
Two men in a private chat discuss bids to own a person with financial giants like Gould Keene Sage and Uncle Rufus weighing in. They mention offers around 20000 to 25000 dollars as a judge and Willard allegedly act first. The piece also notes ex Governor James E English as Connecticut's wealthiest man.
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Trinity Church
Jay Gould
Jim Keene
Russell Sage
Rufus
Ce Pol
Willard
Plaintif
Wall Street News
The Gulf Stream as Told by a Young Sailor
In a Harpers Young People tale, Jack Rolf explains to his brother Sylvester the Gulf Stream and its effects. He describes its warm current from the Caribbean via the Florida Straits, its split into northern and eastern branches, and how it moderates climates and aids ships.
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Sylvester
Jack Frost
Gulf Stream
South American
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Straits
Mences
Cape Sable
Cuba
Cape Hatteras
Eas
Tie Jack
Syl
Grand Banks
British Islands
Labrador
France
Frank H. Converse
Harper’s
Unlucky Fit of Apoplexy and St Louis Detective Find
A passenger on the Louisville and Nashville train to St Louis suffered apoplexy and was taken to the city dispensary. Police found a cache of items including keys, sperm oil, fuse, files, gum shoes, powder, a dark lantern, and a letter with Jasper reading’s address. The detective claimed he had been pursuing him.
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Louisville & Nashville
St Louis
City
Jasper
St. Louis
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