Joke or Not a Joke at Lockport Supper Provokes Debate
A lengthy public fuse over mush and milk suppers and calumny ends in a dramatic note as a Chicago man falls on steps near Jefferson Street crossing of the Rocky Island Railroad, causing serious injuries. The piece mocks satire and features figures like Mark Twain and Nasby while weighing whether the mush and milk meal was a joke or a social provocation.
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Lockport
Bradley
Wwe
Mark Twain
Mark
Dio Lewis
Earth
Gaylord
Brad
Jey
Chicago
Jefferson Street
Rocky Island R. R
Penitentiary gains praise in biennial report
Springfield dispatch reports the Illinois Penitentiary Commissioners commend reform efforts under the contract system. The facility houses 1,353 convicts including 281 state cases with ongoing improvements, a net asset rise to 185,978.19, and calls for restoring good time lost prior to a new law. A boiler shaft fire at Braidwood delays mining and repairs.
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Springfield
nter-Ocean
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Prison Administration Returns and Contracts of 1874
The document outlines indebtedness and net assets, noting a surplus amid major improvements including a 4000 barrel reservoir for fire protection. It lists contracts let to John H. for labor and Jones & Co. for convicts, with marble mantels from Gowan Marble Company and convict labor staffing figures.
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John H.3
Therbatthaim
Solvins
Letito Pert , Jones & Co
Joliet
Manus
Geo. A. Haley
Gowan Marble Company
Cicago
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Devel
Ittinowe
J. Q. A King
Braidwood
Commercial
Eements
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Homdatas
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STARR
Wilard Montes
Fe Sale
Jefferson St
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F.laxfield
Homer
Malta
Yooding
Peete Etree
Eowverdieit
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Raed
Cal
Rey NS
K. T. Chase
P. Ford
Insurance
Jefferson St. Joliet, Il
Chase & Hobbs
Foreign and American ‘Insurance Companies
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Rooney
Vert
Campbell
Mike
Doliea
Alessum T &Bush
Foasarah.a
el Meras
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Seanwood
Ik Country National’ Bank
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P. Jones
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