May Queen crowned at the Opera House next Tuesday
The May Queen will be crowned at the Opera House next Tuesday evening. Extra Eagle copies for sale at this office. The Dakota fever and small pox rage in parts of the state. Azkay Horraces shows feverish symptoms but remains hopeful. Weather touches winter then spring. Go to see Skeleton in Armor at the Opera House next Tuesday.
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Azkay
Thomas I Sorter
Eagle
McDonough County
Maroney’s and Frosts
The
Prive
L. H. Strsz
Franklin
Tennessee
Christian Church
Randolph
Mir
Pomnzasi MiLier
Pekin
Luz Navzor
Z T Naylor
Hot Springs
Arkansas
A Moore & Co
Destructive Fires and Riot At Two States Then Train Fatality
A fire swept Carlyle Illinois destroying multiple business blocks including the Union Banner printing office. In Bloomfield Illinois Mrs Lyota Campari died after her clothing caught fire while burning corn stalks. A train accident near Carlinville Illinois killed Mrs Canotine Ranson. A mob attacked Juan O Briens Circus Royal in Dover Delaware injuring several, with Cas Hexperson among the wounded. A purchase of Morning Telegram and Commercial by Columbus buyers is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
J B. Batette & Co
Morning Telegram
Commercial
Toledo
Carlinville
Tus
Canotine Ranson
Springfield
Chicago and Alton
Juanx O'Brien
Dover
Delaware
Cas. Henxpersos
Tas
Local residents and visitors flock to Macomb for gatherings
Dr R Westrau and several Chicago and Colchester visitors were seen in town. Numerous residents including Jous Lowprison and Esquire Joas Twipwent called on the Eagle. Alderman-elect Woo Tuomas left for Chicago. Garnick Bowlers arrived from Evansville for family visits. Texarkana marriage linked to Sauwers Lyxps Co travelER J Marconi Kizen wed Mrs Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Westrau
la Sarpe
Jon OS Soswas
Chicago
Esquire
LG Rem
Colchester
Au Thascaty
War Kingang
Noduatry
Hod Spatupise
WF Weis
Bushnell
EH Davia
Kansas
Tuomas GumMore
Ins
T Daves
Denver
Colorado
Fansie Hangaronn
Nes Granam
Grinnell Town
Macomb Feltives
J. Epivaises
The
Bushnell Gleaner
Lowprison
Tennessee
Woo Tuomas
Garnick Bowlers
Evansville
Ind
Wuttney
Jeffre Ater
Vermont
Fulton County
Harvey
Herlocker
Sciota
J. Marconi Kizen
Sauwers, Lyxps & Co
Quincy
Texarkana
Texas
Appre Matthews
Odd Fellows
R. A. Odenwellen
A. T Dovarass
Joe Long, Jr
Lee Heap
Wat McKinxusy
Brandinsville
A P Harpern
H N Mason
M H Watson
Unusual Zagis Supplement Teems With Odd Features
The four page Zagis supplement presents a mix of curious items. Notable entries include The Diaz and Romero Railroad Scheme, Rexrteaardinary Divorce Suit, Bedouin Arabe, Education to France, Who to t, Gamblers and Preachers, How the Charming Lotta Kicked Herself into Fame and Fortune, Ward and Pere Bateman, The Boy Preacher, Samuel J Tilden, Japanese Costoma, Foreign Gossip, md Cookery, First Execution in California under American rule, and Education for Mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diaz and Romero
France
Lotta
Ward
Pere Bateman
Samuel J Tilden
California
Elopement feud ends with arrests near Bushnell depot
Police intervene as a wordy dispute between Wes Corren of Macomb and Tom Pore, said to reside in Good Hope, escalates. Pore comes to town to confront Corren over a newspaper article, causes a disturbance, and is arrested near the fair grounds after a pursuit. On Wednesday Carney Hummer causes a depot nuisance and is fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linpegr
Bushnell
Wes
CoTret
Macomb
Tom
Corrren
CorTreu
Ber-Lad
Fair Grounds
Squire Franker
Carney Hummer
Esquire Prper
Bloomington Bulletin practices merged cutting and folding process
The Bloomington Bulletin announces its print cycle now uses a single process for printing cutting pasting and folding. Reports from Rockford note attempts to organize a jewelry company with 150000 capital and a burglar alarm company with 50000 capital. Local deaths and legal cases span multiple Illinois towns with various charges and notices.
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Bloomington
Rockford
Frank McConnell
D W McConnell
Greenville
Bond County
Charles Weaner
Moline
Reform School
Christine Nelson
Kendall County
Saloonkeepers’ Association
Morris
Gov Hamilton
Munderer
Edward Noble
Peoria County
Mary Beardsley
Rock Island
Springield
Harper
Hamilton
Washington
Local election results and town notes from April 25 1883
The Eagle lists clerk and alderman results with J Obermeyer L Hawkins C Hall Ho Arbogast and Wo Obermeyer. Residents travel to Philadelphia and new construction begins on a Ro Oden weller property. Several locals consider selling property and leaving. Gus Herlucker elected for three years and M V Duffie for one. Judge Elting visits to weigh grain bound for Peoria. Brune Long injured by a circular saw and may require amputation. B Norton bedridden with rheumatism. shry ck assists railroad work. Zell Thompson of Blandinsville visits. Ed McHenry markets organs sewing machines and life insurance. Odd Fellows plan Macomb celebrations. L Scrota April 25 1883.
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J Obermeyer
L Hawkins
C Hall
Arbogast
Obermeyer
Chase Pone
Philadelphia
Darhoyton
J .R. Halles
Gus Herlucker
M. V. Duffie
Judge Elting
Henderson County
Peoria
Life Insurance Company of
Bushnell
Odd Fellows Lodge
Macomb
L. Scrota
Peoria papers change hands as editors swap duties
Des Moines resident Welker Ti Uwa takes charge of the Peoria Transcript, while Col E Brooms buys the Peoria Freeman to convert it into a Republican paper. G C Hurruan of the Quin cy Germania was assaulted last year. a separate suit by Dr F R Spear and others yields $8,000 after a two year penitentiary term for the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welker
Des Moines
Tiuwa
Peoria
Axusent Heim
Bloomington
Col E . Broons
Peona Transcript
Peoria Freeman
Freeman
Joan A. Logan
Ds G.C Hurruan
Quincy Germania
Caspen Hel
Wake
B Keapmake
F R Spear
Spear
Horrican
West Side Grocers Move to Opera House Block
The Blue Front and the Opera House block now host the west side grocery dealers in a new corner room formerly the book store. They advertise a full stock of new goods and a car-load of Dicx Bros Quincy flour and bran. Farmers and visitors to Macomb are urged to visit Sampson & Farley’s new store noted for good goods and low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Opera House
Dicx Bros
Quincy
Macomb
Sampson & Far Ley’s
Illluminated public square and flood of local news from Peoria
The public square at Peoria will be illuminated with electric light. Other items note Fulton county voting 828 in favor of stock at large, a burglary at J. C. Tolman’s store in Gladstone, and a $2,725 bridge planned by Knox and Fulton counties over the Spoon River near London Mills. Additional notes report storm damage near Payson, river stage on the Illinois, steamboating activity, a fatal poisoning in Elmwood, a fatality near Galesburg after stepping in front of a train, a Peoria implement warehouse fire, and various local projects, lawsuits, and economic ventures across several counties.
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Peoria
Fulton County
J. C. Tolman
Gladstone
Macomb
Illinois
Payson
Adams County
Knox
Fulton
Spoon River
London Mills
William Caldwell
Mercer County
James Donaldson
Babcock Brox
Carman Sanderson County
Fred Brown
Elmwood
John Jacobson
Galesburg
Smoke Stock Exchange
Mvs- Tain Bros
Iis
James Riordan
Washington City
Henderson Creek
Rouse & Son
Warren
Hendenon
Peona Transcript
Banda
Knox Republican
St. Mary 4
O King of
Fragmented Historical Remarks and Economic Notes
A collage of late 19th century observations including post office rulings on forwarding postal cards, monument plans for Gyn Lee in Virginia, and a Jefferson Davis event. It notes high and low sums paid to authors like George Eliot and Walter Scott, wallpaper arsenic concerns, Peter Cooper's estate and bequests, divorce law changes in multiple states, and quirky regional commentary on New York and society.
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Post Office Department
Gyn Lee
Leaimyetya Va
Tefferson Davis
Eo Pollaston
John W. Daniel
George Eliot
Walter Scott
Waverly
Peter Cooper
Cooper Union
Edward Cooper
Abrams Hewitt
New York
Worcester
New England
Vermont
Connecticut
Maine
Racine Wisconsin seen real heart of industry and growth
Visitor notes Racine as a manufacturing hub second in state by population with 22 000 residents in Racine county on Lake Michigan. Case Threshing Machine works employ 1000, making 50 machines daily. Racine Wagon makes 10 000 wagons yearly. Shaw Plow and other shops expand. Fires rebuilt. river town bustling with ships and trains. potatoes main crop with rising timber and mills in Shawtown.
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Kastor Macomb Hagle
Badger State
Racine
Racine County
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Macomb
Fish Bros Wagon Company
Ture
Wagoana
Mitchell & Coo
Mike
Rau Chare
Rau
Aire
Ean Chaare
Shaw Plow
Shawtown Oor
Ean Chiro
Bau Chure
Stage World Turmoil Spills Across Boston and New York
Actors and managers face lawsuits, commissions, and financial woes as a wave of Broadway and touring figures swirl through theatres. Bets include Edwin Booth lore, Mary Anderson protection cases, and a Pan sian troupe head missing amid debt claims.
Bridal couple from Prince William arrive in Alexandria
A Prince William com y couple arrived on the local train from Washington to Alexandria with a bridal ensemble featuring a terra cotta dress and blue veil. The bride wore a black sun crown hat with purple ribbon and white gloves. the groom wore black broadcloth with a green umbrella and an oil-cloth satchel. Also noted is a forthcoming McDonough Post 103 meeting on Friday April 27 to organize memorial day plans.
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Prince William Com
Alexandrina
Gacetts
Washington
McDonough Post
R. R. MacMutrix
M. H
Case
Youth Seek Clerical Jobs Amid Gentlemenly Delights
The passage notes young men maturing into clerical work and avoiding hard pay, while an elderly woman scolds her son over whiskey. It mentions Charlie, Dad, and a scene at the parlor, then shifts to a wedding tour of David Davis and a quilting bee for Duval's treas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Hivein
David Davis
Literary earnings of renowned writers and translators listed
The record tallies payments to authors and translators including Samuel Clarke £500 for translating Newtons Opts into Latin, Marmion £1000 for a copy, and Pope £1000 for Homer translation. It mentions Burns profits over £500, Johnson £4000 for Rasselas, Dryden £1200 for Varga, and other substantial sums to Oscar Wilde era writers and editors.
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Milton
Paracdise
Scott
Samuel Clarke
Howhard Savage
Thompson
Ahenade
Janes MacPherson
Hugh Kelley
Burns
Jobn Tillotson
Sermans Fieldtugg
Tom Jones
Amelia
Johnson
Rasselas
Doctor Hawkesworth
Captan Cooks
Pape
Dryden
Varga
Earl of Oxford
Trav
Polly
Toot Pope
Lintoy
Homer Constable
Manes
Inembria
Charles Reade
Emerson
Holmes
Bayard Taylor
Victor Hare
George Filiott
Mass Marton Evans
Daniel Deronda Poe
Willis
Aldrich, Trowbridge and
Higginson
Political notes from The Columbus Ohio Times
The Columbus column surveys 1884 political prospects and party talk across states. It notes Ohio Democrats and national figures like Tilden and Springer, mentions tariff platforms, and cites opinions from other papers on Democratic chances and possible nominees. It also comments on foreign born senators and Kansas’ political leanings.
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Columbus
Olio
Telesio
Sherman
Senate
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Ohio
Wim M Springer
Samuel J Tilden
Keifer
New York
Gambetta
Kansas
United States
Fair
Sewell
Jones
Florida
Ireland
Nevada
England
Beck
Scotland
Cincinnati
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
John A. Logan
Logan
Remus
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Yailroad
Cate
A.u
A.m
Lind A.m
Sere Sp
M.jaccom
Haces
Venable Bros
Tanin
Tile Company
Neece & Buazen
Zagle
Bop Lucenson
Cras
J. McCrxeny
Rushville
Char
la Harpe
Blandins“eville
Good Hope
Order
Industry
Bardolph
Bushnoll
Astoria
the Fair Association
Mdonnuptagrtenltnet Society
Highfiidis
Ayprew
J. W. Mcix‘Wecent
W. H. Harum
Treasaurer
C. W. Dusts
W. C. Blarapel
A. V. Brooxixe
Sauven Faver
Gronox VeEyanp
Exuis
Oman
Will Hall
Zagis
Stevens
Troms
la Frour
Tomas
Xeta
Fxoon
Totas
Illinois Maeters
Sethio Crews
Belleville
Aledo Democrat
Elgin
Marshall
JN Beers
Collinsville Aeradld
Chicago Journal
Supreme Court
John F Bur
Masons
Tfinemw Wall
Chester Penitentiary
Hanna
Pari
Macomb Eagle
Neighborhood Notes
Simpson & Farley
Skx
Damon GQ
Tunnicliff
Williams
Jonas Lindsey
Mcecgh
New Orleans
Virginia
North Carolina
Owen Meredith
KA Bat
Couke
Rosa Maguire
Lizzie Bailey
Tommie Maguire Mather
Mrs. Ruat
Ete
Katie Bartleson
Scere
Scenz
Mary Maloney
Birdie Tatman
Dakota
Gertie van Hoenen
Gymnastica
I Trovatore
Norma
Michigan
Ottawa Free Trader
Alexander
H. Merece
Meéstion Henry
D. Mealton County
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
High Waters
Small Pox
Kan Ba Bat Cosme
Kate Clinten
Aerioush
Ervea Pedas
Munem
Dod Voss Bettie Buster
Hazel Kirke
Europe
Vienna
Edwin Booth
King Low
Catherine Lewis
Ness Dookong
Lottae Yame
Mie
Ada Richmond
Opera Lettie Fame
Neat Saesatt
Adele Brieard
Jenny Budsoin
Osmium Tearles
Lillian Rusco
Boston
Madison Square
Lyons
Burton N
Vio Ata
WIT and Wisdom
Denmark
Jerusalem
John Brown
Victoria
Me Brown
Alica Herald
Charles Watt
London
Dust Watts
St Joseph Mo
Cullom
Oglesby
Old Dick
Jobs Twidwell
Principsis Meridien
McDonough
Inois
Yoho Twidwell
Lamvine
Bal
Tresaurer
Ameast
John Twidwell
Lamolee Township Loan Fond
Reas
Balmethie
Henpuicks
John Lowderman
INSY
Berensween
Joasx Lowberman
Treas
H L. Rapevie
Justice of the Peace
Senator Beck
Kentucky
Livingston County
Teller
Becksane
Henry
Old Brown
United States Senate
Jim
Engle
Winsiow & Son's
J. M. Fellheimer
N. W
Car
Public Square
Macomb, Ill
Manca
Surra & Wannes
M. T
Our
Department of
Weatero Union Telegraph
Brashway
Telegraph
Science
Stud
Benson
Saanung & Jomneon, Chemists
Betate
Jacob Hull
UBLIC
Jacob Hill
Llinole
Eald County
Perenne
Jack
Clothinge
A. W. Brooking & Son
Uacomb, Illinois
Amber
Alwont
Membri Po Chief
Park Highlander
Glencoetar
Brooking
Torme
Chickamauga, Jr
Brooking’s
Hambletonian
Brooking & &0N
Macoums
America
J. W. Buell
York
Washinton City
Beandale
San Francisco
Chincey Life
Oplum
Salt Lake City
Utah
Agunis
Praerisyisa Co
Third Street
Lonle, Mo
Evlu
Adzir
New Salem Townahi
W. Swango
AvDaix
Ayer
Axen
Aves
Rockingham
Ccf
Ena Geepney
West 128Th St
Jostia Walden
Byballa
Miss
Atra
Bragdon
Palestine
Ayzn
J. C. Ayer
Col. Lowell
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