Remains of a Village Rail Crash and Local Crimes
A railway wreck in the village injures six passengers with one severely cut, others injured, and the conductor extinguishes flames. The report also notes arrests in a separate city case, a barn discovery of cold corpses, thefts, a murder suspect, a bank of thieves, a sharp increase in crime, and various local incidents with injuries and legal actions.
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Santee
Camel Goumey
Railaarewy
Pacsenger
Caron
Jeaksonvilla
Teeycoumty
Underwood
Chicazo
Harry
Reynolds
Pekin
Thenbacher
Tlayana
Nseahoy
Essa Eee Tees
Buck
Chicago
Unisegs
North Division
Alainois Legislature Senate Minutes February 18 1875
Senate proceedings show routine second readings with bills on taxation and state governance. The Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner abolition and census bills advance or are set for third readings while resolutions on assessors and public charities face mixed outcomes. Adjourning note follows with summary for February 20.
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Palohitton
Rauchtina
Ciicajgo’memorial
Committee On State
Cook County
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Praaéniaa
House
Congress
Mississippi
Cairo
Bengte
Benair
State Guard
Tha Upreme
Eurvayore
Revenue Committee
Sidnére
Board of Public Charities
Housz
Mecléi& Michigan
Copporns Creek
United States
General Revenue Law
Sunarx
Pork from corn fed cattle yields high pork returns
A 19th century note explains J B Lawes and others finding one pound of pork from about four and a half pounds of corn. Feeding corn ground with hot water doubles corn value versus ear corn and increases pork yield. Scalding and proper feeding improve efficiency, while sound corn and good care raise productivity.
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J. B. Lawes
Herald
Agricola
Unruly Stock and Spring Grass Dangers
The passage warns that early spring grazing brings a short burst of growth that tempts livestock on limited forage. This can whet appetites and form damaging habits, risking overgrazing, wheat destruction, and disputes between neighbors as stock break through fences.
Preventing stock jumping with fences and breeding practices
A farm journal article argues poor and insufficient fences cause stock to jump, urging preventive breeding and management. It notes young horses learn jumping quickly, warns against old misbehaving cows, and stresses excluding problems from herds. It cautions against relying solely on devices, preferring prevention.
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Tb P
Bat
American Farm Journal
Soil Drainage Key to Reducing Consumption Deaths
The Christian Union cites Dr. Bowditch and Dr. Buchanan linking soil dampness to phthisis. It urges subsoil drainage to lower mortality, city-wide drainage laws, and public health activism to Dry soils, improve air flow, and prevent damp foundations.
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Aol Sane
Bowditch
Boston
Massachusetts
Buchanan
England
Salisbury
Ely
Rugby
Banbury
Surrey
Kent
Sussex
Ria
Belli
Kings’ County
N. Y
J. . Pinkham
H. B
Christian Union
Smuggling Firestorm Halts Vermont Train Stop
A Custom-House Inspector in Canada bound service on the Vermont line discovered a man with several liquor bottles hidden in his pockets and a large army canteen. The man smashed bottles, sparked a car fire, and fled toward Canada as Danbar helped extinguish flames and passengers shifted cars. The incident occurred in thirty two degree below zero weather.
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Mingom
John
Havana
Hulshizer
Marenang
Elevans
Bloomington
Wiereer
Eliza
Careleas
Jacksonville
Caldwell
Walt
Moredosia
Joh
McAvaul
Rock Island
Wislime
Menis Yoaraago
J. A. Alcorn
Mount‘Atorling
Tsr
Antonio Smith
Springfield
Vermillion County
Danville
Williamsom County
Marion Democrat
Williamson County
Flere
Partica
Kaoya
The
Boston Journal
Canada
Vermont
Danbar
Dunbar
Mercury
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Renate
Supreme Court
Committee On Municipalities
Yona
State House
Courts of Common Pleas
Menresi
China
Ats
Bree
Hagar
Alainois
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