Illinois State News Roundup Highlights Reform, Tragedy and Death
The thirteenth biennial report urges a new 1,000 bed asylum as Cook County accounts for nearly half of 2,161 declared insane from July 1403 to December 1804. Gov Altgeld restores citizenship rights for several offenders. A double tragedy in Decatur leaves two dead, and Rev Henry Rohland, a long-time evangelist, dies in Freeport. Official canvass shows Prince leads in the Tenth district, and the Mexican War vets plan reunion in Newton. Smallpox under control at Shawneetown. Numerous other incidents include pilot death on the Mississippi, suicides, accidents, and fires across Illinois.
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State Board of Public Charities
Cook Coounty
Illinois State Association of Veterans of
Newton
Jasper County
Altgeld
Philip Goethe
Chicago
Eugene Ackerman
Carmi
Shawneetown
Andrew Coleman
Rock Island
L. L. Elliott
Danville
Mendota
Ottawa
George B. Peck
Cerro Gordo
Peck
John Gibson
Morgan County
Harry Blake
Patrick Harvey
William Hardpke
John Conly
J. J. Hand
Chicago Shipbuilding Company
South Chicago
Fern
Robinson Street
Elseborg
Sweden
James D. Baker
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Roy
State Board of Agriculture
Charles Crowson
Elizabeth Denehy
Alton
New York City
Illinois Senate and House advance multiple bills in spring session
In Springfield Illinois lawmakers pushed numerous measures to third reading across both chambers. Key actions included advancing a speedy settlement bill for contested elections, a civil service bill for Cook County, waterway construction and revenue bills, and acts on funding for Marquette statue, education, and governance.
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Senate
Springfield
Ili
Crawford
Cook County Civil Service
Bogardus
Coon
Grand Army
D. A. Campbell
J. R. Campbell
Ford
Hamer
Bartling
Lil
Humphreys Sanitary District
Humphrey
Niehaus
Judiciary Committee
State Bank of Equalization
Littler
Dunlap
James Marquette
Capitol
Fisher
Farmers’ Institute
Higbee
Ill
Leeper
Craig
Sensator Leeper
Wall
Senator Littler
Colonial Era Home Cooking Clipped Recipes Shared
A compendium of simple kitchen tips and recipes from 19th century papers. Dishes include fried potatoes with pork, baked scalloped apples, sweet roll with lemon curd, and veal pot pie with dumplings. Tips on cabbage digestion and pudding sauce accompany the menus.
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Boston
N. Y. Ledger
Leed
Mary Shinman Aber
Caution on Dressmakers and Ready-Made Styles
A column warns readers to avoid pressuring friends to recommend dressmakers due to risk of botched gowns. It notes the anxiety of trying new hands, the lottery of outcomes with unknown patterns, and the practicality of ready-made garments for shorter figures or limited budgets. It also offers home remedies for grippe and hints at upcoming spring styles and fabrics for women and children.
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N. Y
Royalty of Europe and regal notes from Rome to Berlin
Twenty lives separate the empire of Germany from the British throne as the prince of Wales ages gracefully and resists kingship. Queen Victoria and Mrs. Julia Ward Howe share birth year and vigor, while Garibaldi’s monument corner stone progresses in Rome. Teuxzar stands richest among monarchs with no civil list or allowance, self supplying his needs with treasurer's aid.
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Emroy
Germany
Prince of Wales
Ile
Queen Victoria
Julia Ward Howe
Prince Bismarck
Eine Humpert
Garibaldi
Janiculum
Rome
Italy
Tuxezar
Free Trade Theorists Face Economic Reality in Tariff Debate
The piece argues that widespread belief in free trade is challenged by rising imports, falling wages, and factory idleness under the 1894 tariff plan. It cites wage restorations in some sectors, ongoing shifts in employment, and banking data showing reduced business versus two years earlier, attributed to foreign competition.
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Democratic Congress
N. Y. Tribune
Failure of the income tax shows Democratic blunder
A New York Advertiser dispatch and Chicago Times Herald commentary warn the Wilson Gorman income tax is unconstitutional and underperforming. They note projected federal revenue of 14 to 15 million dollars versus hoped 80 million, blaming Democratic policy for a widening deficit and urging tariffs to fund government.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Carlisle
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Treasury
Democratic
Congress
N. Y
A Leader We Need to Restore Democratic Unity
The article argues the Democratic Party suffers from a leaderless crisis as President Cleveland is rejected by many and rivals lack the force to unite the factions. It cites Stevenson, Hill, and Gorman as inadequate, warning that without a strong guiding figure the party faces defeat.
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Cleveland
Stevenson
Senator Hill
Gorman
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Deficit Growth Proves Democratic Revenue Scheme Failed
The Chicago Journal argues that Secretary Carlisle misjudged the treasury’s prospects as the income tax yields shrink to 10 million with a possible fall to 5 million. It claims a deficit over 50 million by year end and blames Supreme Court decisions and sugar duties for revenue shortfalls, urging bond issuance.
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Supreme Court of the Land
H. H. Kohlsaat
Chicago Times-Herald
Carlisle
Treasury
Congress
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Chicago Journal
Political notices on party strategy and tax projections
Editorial excerpts note the Democratic Party seeking leadership guidance to survive and criticize a wool tariff impact on meat supply. It contrasts GOP strategy and calls for decisive action, while treasury officials doubt the income tax will meet estimates, predicting limited effect and lower revenue.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Philadelphia
Albany Journal
Treasury
Troy Times
Parrot Learns Lessons for a Young Owner
A playful verse asks if a clever parrot could study with a child daily. It explores the idea of a pet that helps with learning and adds a lighthearted wish for a helpful companion.
Goats on the Go in London Aquarium Show
An American trainer Mr Matthews describes training intelligent goats for novelty acts at the London Aquarium. He uses a lunge and rewards, notes goats' long training time, twelve year lifespans, and the humor of a goat labor strike.
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Mr. Matthews
Matthews
East End
London
Pall Mall
Umbrella saves Maine man from enraged bull
A Maine man escaped a charging bull by opening his umbrella. He fled across a pasture, the bull charged, then paused when the umbrella was waved and finally retreated. He warns the defense is not infallible. The account concludes with unrelated humorous lines from Life.
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Maine
Pranks of Wood Rats in a Florida Home
Mrs. C. F. Latham narrates the sociable wood rats in Miceo Florida who nested in a palmetto hut after Oak Lodge burned. The rodents, described as handsome with yellowish gray fur, caused mischief by hiding seeds, transferring corn and beehive parts, and stealing pecans over time, before mysteriously returning them.
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Florida
C. F. Latham
Miceo
Old Oak Lodge
Mr. Baxter
Smartest of Cats
A suburban family boasts of their cat Mrs Muggins as the country’s smartest. She marches during her owner’s evening walk, claims a seat in the chair, and eyes him with a question Did you ever get left. She is a skilled mouser who proudly returns rats to be shown to the family, then dictates their disposal by placing them near the back door until praised.
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Mel Muggins
Wolf Den at Pomfret Aged Wolf Kill Site Shared
In Pomfret Connecticut the Wolf's Den remains in the woods where Israel Putnam once killed a wolf by lamplight. The cave is rock lined with a small opening, visitors risk entering, and rock faces bear carved names. Nearby rattlesnakes appear occasionally and winter winds echo past howls.
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Connecticut
Pomfret
Israel Putnam
Orange Judd
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Peoria
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Ilinois
Tenth Congressional District
Gen. Post
George Prince
Frederick K. Bastian
Dem
Ephraim IH. Kempster
Prince
Hoo
Ed Patterson
Rockford
John Wooleydge
Libertyville
Nashua
Rock Island Terminal
Hennepin Canal
David Scott
Douglas County
Cherry Point
George A. Dodge
St. James
Marshall
Abner Cooper
Iarry H. Hosley
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
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Masonic Hall
George W. Caldwell
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Star Commission Company
Shelbyville
Illinois Legislature
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Ellsworth
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
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Great Lakes
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Cook County
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Hogan
Haines
Western Hospital
Meyer
Wisconsin
Merriam
Demme
Grippe
Philadelphia Press
Royalty OF
Europe
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London Aquarium
Billy
Wolf's den
Puck
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