Illinois City readers weigh presidential succession debate
The article discusses reactions to Garfield’s assassination and Vice President Arthur's eligibility. It questions loyalty, constitutional rules, and whether to support Arthur or seek a change in leadership, arguing for stabilizing governance and caution against revolutionary action.
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Illinois City
Arshur
Garteld
Garfield Dick
Remina
hinoMak
Arthur
Ilinois
Wiebe
Lathers Cary
Illinois
Pers
Eidort
Lawasvi
Bossi
New York struggle on Senators and House vacancies
The piece attacks Administration allies Robertson and Woodin for pushing two House members into Senate seats from New York districts. It argues this risks Republican control of both chambers and denounces the move as unnecessary and costly to voters. It foresees blame falling on Mr Blaine as opposition warning grows.
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New York
Bootle
Miller
Herkimer
Lapham
Canadaigua
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Robertson
Woodin
Newark
Merritt
Talte
Conkling
Blaine
Griscom Completes 45 Day Fast in Chicago
Griscom Ohio ends a 45 days fast at noon on the 12th in Chicago beating Ohio rival Jor Tanner by five days. After abstinence he resumes eating milk and toast suffering only minor headaches, and his life is spared for possible lectures to the public.
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Ohio
Griscom
Chicago
Hut Griscom
Jor. Tanner
The Greenbackers Nominate Full Wisconsin State Ticket
The Greenbackers of Wisconsin have nominated a full state ticket in what the writer calls political circus. The group lacks votes to elect any candidate in the state.
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Greenbackers
Wisconsin
The Atlanta Exposition Promises Southern Industry Spotlight
The International Exposition to be held in Atlanta from October to December aims to showcase producing and manufacturing in the South. It seeks to attract northern capital, promote soil cultivation, and encourage regional enterprise with improved farm and plantation tools.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Unsolved mystery in President shot details debated
Reports debate the path of the assassin bullet at the President's toward his coat and elbow. A Baltimore man claims a relic bullet struck his coat and saved him, while witnesses and officials dispute the tale as unreliable and emphasize the second shot as decisive.
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Arnnapolis
Nicholas Jackson
Aomedal
Cotsigs
Dowbliss
Heat Wave Grips Cities Across the Nation
Across the country extreme heat causes sunstroke deaths and high temperatures. Memphis records a 102.2 degree max and widespread sunstroke toll of 77, with cooler signals near by. Cincinnati notes all day heat and signs of relief as temperatures soar. Keokuk Iowa hits 100 degrees with one sunstroke death. Chicago endures severe heat with lake breeze offering partial relief and rising child mortality. The Board of Health plans a temporary morgue as bodies await identification.
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Memphis
Rth
Cincinnati
Board of Health
Keokuk
Iowa
Chicago
Words From Gen Henderson On President's Recovery
Gen Henderson writes from Princeton expressing shock at the attempted assassination of the President. He notes public grief and hopes for continued recovery, while urging restraint toward the perpetrator and supporting Governor Foster's proposal for a nationwide Thanksgiving if the President remains safe.
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Henderson
Princeton
Moline
Rock Island
Lresident
Washington
Sermons in Washington Churches Focus on President’s Assassination Attempt
Sixvay sermons in Washington and surrounding churches centered on the attempted assassination of the President. Protestant and Catholic choirs joined in prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Washington
The Revised Testament and Redistricting Debate
The piece discusses the Revisers of the Bible aiming to approximate original meaning rather than alter it. It then shifts to politics, noting proposed redistricting in Illinois involving Rock Island and Bureau counties, public unease, and hopes for careful consideration by lawmakers and residents. The article mentions local figures and uncertainty about congressional district changes.
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Bureau County
Bureauford
Rock Island
Louth
Dee
Bertere
Press and political notes on censorship and leadership
A fragmentary editorial voice debates press censorship and calls for unified support of the legal successor amid political tension. It references General Garfield’s electors and urges restraint against prejudice while upholding constitutional order.
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Sterang Gas Ue
Chicago
Ainey
Republic
Gen Garfieldg
Cape
The Great Rock Island Route Map Promotion
The General Passenger Agent promotes a new map showing the territory of the Rock Island Route and its Western connections. A pleasant solo and chorus accompany the offer and the Ladies of Keokuk receive special attention as part of the effort to continue public favor for the route.
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C. Riap
Keokuk Sheh
Laws of Princss volume praised for serviceability
State laws copy requested from Secretary of State Ho Dement. The 32d General Assembly met January 5 to May 3, 1581, about five months. Volume enacted is smaller than usual. some laws useful, some of little consequence. cost deemed high for the modest volume.
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Ho Dement
General Assembly
Supreme Court Justice Cliftorp Undergoes Amputation
A dispatch reports Supreme Court Justice Cliftorp of the United States had a toe amputated in Portland Maine due to gangrene. Recovery chances are described as exceedingly small. Judge Nathan Clifford, appointed by President Buchanan, is portrayed as a long standing Democrat of integrity and ability and among the oldest members of the Court.
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Touk Cliftorp
States Supreme Court
Portland
Maine
Nathan Clifford
Supreme Bench
Buchanan
Tax Hebrews in session at Chicago
A Chicago meeting of Jewish leaders adopted a report condemning persecution of Jews in Russia and urging modification of treaties between America and Russia to protect ked.
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Tax Hebrews
Chicago
Russia
Doctor Hamilton on President's Condition in New York Dispatch
Dr Frank A Hamilton says the body's pulse and temperature rise in the afternoon for healthy people whether resting or active. He notes the President is usually active by day and that daytime increases in pulse and temperature need not signal serious trouble unless excessive.
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New York
Frank A.hamilton
Commission report on San Antonio river bridge disaster
Mexican government commission reports on the San Antonio river bridge collapse disaster caused by improper crane and heavy loads. It notes the chain carried more than stated tonnage and the bridge failed. About 203 lives were lost, and the company faces damages for the failure.
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San Antonio
Mane Cie
Sumilar
Cie
Goa
New York Enacts Law Against Liquor Sales to Children
The New York Legislature passes a strict liquor delivery ban to minors aged under 18. It aims to curb underage drinking and curb parental exposure to alcohol in shops. The article notes concerns about crime and social decay linked to alcohol.
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Legislatute of
New York
Tut Lummer Trotting Meet at Chicago Driving Park
The Tut Lummer Trotting meeting at the Chicago Driving Park promises a premier event with five days of racing starting Tuesday July 1. A total purse of $10,000 attracts nearly all top trotting horses in America, with admission reduced to ten cents and expectations of a large crowd.
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Chicago Diwing Park
America
MvRsuarnirows
Jossin
Courty Wall
Oth Rands
Chiatood Northwestern Railroad
Tur vote on abolishing tolls on New York canals fails
The final passage vote to abolish all tolls on New York canals fails. The continuation of the existing arrangement prolongs the monopoly the State and its corporations hold on moving Western goods to the seaboard.
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Tur
New York Canals
Seaboard
Mint Director Bernar Visits Freeport and Western Territories
United States Mint Director Bernar visits his former home in Freeport IL and then plans an extended tour through the Western Territories to the Pacific to collect mining statistics. Mr Burchard has proven useful in his role.
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Congress
Berenar
United States
Freeport
Western Territories
Pacific
Burchard
President wounded by second ball, says first grazed sleeve
Cor Rockworth reports the President describing two shots. He states the first ball grazed his elbow and tore his coat sleeve, while the second ball laid him on the bed, noting the injury came from the second shot.
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Cor Rockworth
Nurse at Presidential Birth Dies Near Dowagiac
The nurse who attended the president at his birth, Mrs Stewart C Gardner, died about an hour after the assassin attempted his life. She passed at her son A. J. Gardners home in Mason Township near Dowagiac Michigan at age 57. A neat coincidence is noted.
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Stewart C Gardner
A. J. Gardner
Mason Township
Dowagine
Mich
Interior Secretary reforms pension access for Soldiers Home withdrawals
The Interior Secretary decides that inmates of Soldiers' Homes who withdraw from such Homes without the consent of the Manager should receive their pension directly in their own hands, instead of conflicts with the officers of the Home to which they belonged.
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Secretary of the Interior
Contending Factions Seek Joint Caucus in Albany
Reported effort to hold a joint caucus of the two Houses tomorrow evening in Albany New York as an under current suggests work to break a deadlock in a manner few expect.
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Dht
Albany
N. v. Standion
President in high spirits craves beefsteak and cabbage
The President is described as being in a buoyant mood and even humorous. He apparently has a surplus of chicken broth and expresses a wish for beefsteak with boiled cabbage and turnips, called fittings, in a light dining moment.
Guiteau Struggles With Sleep Amid Fear of Lynching
Guiteau reports sleepless nights as he imagines a mob hammering on jail doors. He is haunted by fear of lynching and expresses understanding of the fate a cowardly assassin deserves.
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Guiteau
Destructive Iowa Flood Ravages Des Moines and Towns
Des Moines Marshalltown Marengo and areas along the Iowa river suffered severe flood damage from a historic storm. Torrential rainfall flooded lowlands wrecked crops destroyed buildings and swept bridges and railroad tracks. Dozens of homes were carried downstream as rivers rose to record levels and infrastructure was submerged.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Marengo
Iowa River
Sass Linn
Bettham Wagon Works
Stoddard’s Mills
Hawkeye Oil Mills
Mammoth Sugar Retters
Canning Works
Iowa Barb Wire Works
Krentzel's Furniture Factory
Pas Works Bowman's Brewers
Sto Teouw
Iowa Central
Ferguson
Jowa
Towa
Raccoon
Chicago
Big Creek
Polk City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas Barre
Shylock
Boone
Colfax
Rock I Island
Pacific
ATL
State Board of Pharmacy Organized Under New Law
The state appoints George Buck a Chicago druggist president and Frank Fleury of Springfield as secretary to form the State Board of Pharmacy under the new drug regulation law.
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State Board of Pharmacy
George Buck
Chicago
Frank Fleury
Springfield
Catholics to colonize land along Fort Smith to Little Rock line
Negotiations closed for purchase of 0,000 acres on the Fort Smith to Little Rock railroad line for Catholic colonization. Additional Catholic colonies are planned along the Iron Mountain Railroad line.
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Fort Smith A Little Rock
Iron Mountain
Garfield memorial fund reaches four hundred thirty five thousand dollars
A dispatched cable from Cyrus W. Field in New York to the President of the Chicago Board of Trade reports the Garfield memorial fund at 435000 with 115000 more needed to reach its goal and that subscriptions to the fund will be acceptable.
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Tue Garfield
Cyrus W. Field
New York
Chicago Board of Trade
Severe storms churned across town and state Saturday and Sunday
One of the severest electric and rain storms of the season struck portions of Iowa and Wisconsin Saturday night with heavy thunder and lightning reported Sunday night in several facilities statewide.
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Towa
Wisconsin
Man Dies Then Noted For Huge Wealth Despite Low Pay
A late obituary recalls Thos A Scott who died with an estimated $10 000 fortune while earning only $1 60 a month. The piece highlights the paradox of a comfortable estate amid sparse wages and family burdens.
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Scott
Bti
European monarchies toast Garfield as new nobility
European rulers and aristocrats acknowledge President Garfield as a representative of a modern nobility, signaling a shift in prestige and influence amid changing political landscapes.
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Garfield
Gould & Co. Hats Sale Ends Despite Cost
Closing out sale at Gould & Co. features straw and Summer hats offered regardless of cost as the shop clears inventory.
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Gould & Co.'s
Floods Hit Central Iowa Railways Suffer
Reports describe continuing flood damage in Central Iowa after heavy rains. Rising waters recede slowly as railroads endure significant losses and disruption to service and infrastructure.
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Iowa
Restless Bird Of Night Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse describes a restless bird and the queen of night in a blooming garden. Images of celestial love, amaranthine towers, and fleeting dreams hint at impermanence and longing. The language blends dreamlike symbolism with broken phrases, preserving historic newspaper OCR style.
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Eleawor M. Witzthum
Terrific Minnesota Tornado Plows Through Hassan Area
A fierce tornado struck Hassan Minnesota destroying multiple homes and businesses near Muswer and the river, damaging the blacksmith shop, post office, and United Brethren church. Two deaths were reported with several injured, as families were left homeless and structures leveled along the storm path.
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Hassan
Minn
Fay Ry
Muswer
Barrie
Wandetoti
Tormada
Marsall
Appleton
Hv Blavener
Geortun
Fehwebatd
Chidred
Walla
Church of the United Brethren
Carroll
Benson
Hatenois
Notable Regional Representation in the July Scribner
The July Scribner issue includes contributions from Southern writers like Esten Cooke and Sidney Lanier, New England authors, and New York writers. The article notes regional grouping by origin, with no section bias, and mentions Ohio’s Sthott as the sole Western representative amid broader talent.
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We Esten Cooke
Joel Ghandler Harns
al Nele Remus
Sidney Lanier
J A Macon
Wiliam Murfree, Sr
Constance Cary Harrison
George W. Cable
WD Howells
Harriet McEwen Kundall
Sarah JD Clark
George P Fisher
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Chas Barnard
Maurice J. Lygan
Albert Stiichney
Remarkable Orange Shipment Across the Midwest Trade
The Illinois market reports a massive orange export on October 26 via the Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad. 4320 barrels valued at about 300 per barrel yielded 396 000 oranges sent to Denver St Louis Cincinnati Chicago and Evansville.
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Chicago St Toul
New Orleans
Denver
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Evansevile
Sip
Ff Suisiana
Cuba
Nya
Neroaq
Guian Sa
Orleans Democrat
Destry 4 “of extensis cattle barns near tock yards
A historical note reports a disaster at cattle barns near the stock yards in Buffalo New York where thousands of cattle perished. The fragment references a substantial loss estimated at about four thousand cattle in the incident.
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Buffalo
N. Y
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