County Board rows over chair choice and West Point cadet pick
The Rock Island County Board, now 16 Republicans strong, faced a dispute over selecting a chairman with Daniel Gordon of South Moline favored by some and James Taylor defended by others. The piece criticizes a perceived union office ring and hints at changes in the 6th Congressional District cadet appointment process for West Point, noting a competitive examination may occur in Cambridge on June 1.
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Ttis
Boards of Supervisors
Rock Island Union
James Taylor
Taylor
South End
Gooh
Hollisters
Coe
Daniel Gordonj
South Moline
Democrat
Wispateen
Taylor Buttt
Discopreu
Taylorj
West Point
Heniy Curtis
Rock Island
Congress
Thad. Stevens
Henderson
George R. Hill
Hanna Township
Henry County
Militar Academy
Sixth
Illinois
Cambridge
Henry
Court House
Princeton
Ill
United States
Prolonged County Line Dispute With Supervisors Report
The Whit County and Rock Island County dispute over information access continues. Citizens demand clarity on who blocks the inquiry and why the matter drags on indefinitely. The unresolved issue centers on the right to demand information and accountability.
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Rock Island
Whitcounty
Star route mail service frauds fuel Washington uproar
The press reports expose alleged frauds in the Star route mail service contracts. It centers on claims that Thomas J. Brady, ex Second Assistant Postmaster General, and Stephen W. Dorsey may be interested parties. Dorsey denies the charges and calls for an official investigation.
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Washington
Thomas J. Brady
Indiana
Stephen W. Dorsey
U.S
Arkansas
Dorsey
Brady accused of graft in Star Route contracts
The article alleges Thos J Brady late Second Assistant Post master General led a ring that overcharged the government on Star routes by boosting service and paying unauthorized sums. If guilty, he should face consequences.
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Thos.j. Brady
Brady
Illinois House Deadlock Ends After Friday Session
The Illinois House of Representatives breaks a lengthy stalemate as Friday session ends with action led by a figure identified as Mr. Chaffee, bringing resolution to the stalemate.
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Illinois House of Statives
Mr. Chaffee
Senate selects officers after two-month deadlock
After two months of wrangling the SS Senate held an executive session to confirm President's appointments. Robert R. Hitt Illinois was named Assistant Secretary of State and William Price Iowa to the Indian Affairs post. Alfred Moanes of Long Jones was named U S Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois and Sanford A Hudson Wisconsin to the Dakota Supreme Court post. Joseph O Jones was named Postmaster General. Other nominations were sent to committees as the Chinese treaty discussion proceeded without a vote.
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SS Senate
At Fist
Dawes
Senate
Robert R. Hitt
Illinois
Jlliam Price
Iowa
Indian Affairs
Alfred Moanes
Long Jones
United States
Sinois
Sanford A Hudson
Wiconsin
Supreme Court of
Auction Opens for Postcard Paper Bids by Government Officials
Four year bid opening was conducted by Wetmaster General James and Assistant Postmaster General Hazen on Wednesday with many bidders present. Woodworth & Graham of New York submitted the low bid at 6443 100 cents per 1,000 for 1 cent cards and 50 cents per 1,000 for 2 cent cards.
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James
Hazen
Woodworth & Graham
New York
Stapleton
Long Island
John Fink
Ottawa
Ill
Bushnell
la Salle County
Arrest of John Dillon Sparks Irish Reform Clash
The arrest of John Dillon, a chief leader of the Irish Land League now jailed in Dublin, stirs intense Irish reaction and signals British resolve to seize leaders of the reform movement to crush the Land League.
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John Dillon
Irish Land League
Dublin
Great Irish Reform Movement
The
Land League
Illinois Senate Advances Key Budget and Canal Bill
The Illinois State Senate approved appropriation measures for state institutions and a bill ceding the Illinois and Michigan Canal to the United States. The Senate runs about three weeks ahead of the House, and if the House delays, the session may extend into midsummer, stirring public scandal.
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Thelinois State Senate
United States
Illinois
Michigan
Senate
House
President GarrigLo’s stand on appointments to be acted by Senate
President GarrigLo refuses to withdraw or compromise on his nominees. He sticks with Robertson for Collector of the Port of New York and leaves Senate action to its judgment. The piece applauds his resolve and notes the Senate should confirm or reject as proper. Illinois passes Decoration Day and General Election Day as legal holidays for debt payments. The editorial questions any wage relief tied to those holidays.
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GarrigLo
Senate
Robertson
Port of
New York
State Senate
Alton Area Water Note Fragments Open Clue
Fragmentary text from an Alton water notice mentions the river area and a referenced location. The readable portion hints at governance or maintenance actions but provides no full details or dates.
Flood Threatens East St. Louis as Mississippi River Rises
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers rise, flooding East St. Louis on the Illinois side. Embankments weaken and breaks flood 30,000 acres of wheat. Rail yards submerge, lines suspended, merchants move goods to upper floors, freight delays increase, grain elevators shut down. Dispatches report river stationary at St. Louis and local confidence recovering.
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East St. Louis
Missouri
St. Louis
Illinois
East St Louis
Reapportionment Drive Faces Democratic Obstruction
The Illinois House at Springfield fights to reapportion the state after the new census adding one representative. Democrats oppose all motions, delaying session and increasing tax costs. If not passed, responsible Dems will be blamed for stalling the important work. Flood losses along the Missouri River range from Sioux City to St Louis, totaling about 4.5 million dollars.
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House of Delegates
Springfield
National Congress
LUS Senate
Manifesto Calls Irish Britons to Evict Landlords at Polls
A manifesto from the Natural Land League of Great Britain signed by Justin McCarthy urges Irishmen in Britain to evict their landlords and to seek vengeance at the polls on liberal apostates who helped raise those in power.
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Natural Land League of
Nihilists Offer Conditions. Czar Responds by Arrest
A dispatch reports the Nihilists communicated their ceasefire terms to the Czar via a revolutionary committee delegate. The Czar heard the messenger and then ordered his arrest.
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Czar
Revolutionary Committee
AvRoRA Signs Five Year Brush System Lighting Deal
AvRoRA contracts with L. O. Hill to supply city electricity on the Brush system for five years. Sixteen 2,000 candle power lights priced at $6,000 per year and $300 for each additional light as deemed necessary by the city.
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Avrora
L. O. Hill
Brush
House of Commons Advances Welsh Bar Closures Bill
The Commons passed the bill to a second reading amid debate on closing bar rooms in Wales on Sundays. The tally was 163 in favor and 17 against with Gladstone backing the measure. The novelty lies in why the act should not apply to the entire kingdom.
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House of Commons
Wales
Gladstone
Move to build literary and art hall in Chicago memorial
A plan to erect a literary and art building in Chicago as a memorial to the great fire appears assured. Washburne is named president and leading citizens are requested to act as vice presidents. The proposal indicates strong support from local leaders and aligns with civic commemorations.
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Chicago
Washburne
Vicor
Senate to Enter Executive Session for Presidential Nominations
Republican senators plan two caucuses and an executive session to confirm presidential appointments not contested. Senator Conkling hopes to block Robertson for New York Collector role with Democratic support while Major General Sherman and General Sheridan discuss reorganizing military departments into East and West commands. Also noted are improved US Canada mail links and $60,60,150 in six percent bonds exchanged for three and a half percent bonds.
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Conkling
Robertson
New York
Francisco Barea
Spain
Isabella
Columbus
Sherman
Sheridan
Hancock
United States
Canada
U. S. Treasury
Miss Schoonmaker Receives Lincoln Teacher Promotion
The Lincoln Globe reports Miss Schoonmaker, longtime jail school instructor in Lincoln’s second ward, has earned a promotion to Omaha city schools. She attended the State Teachers Association in Omaha, presented a paper on teaching, and was offered a $30 monthly raise, which she accepted before leaving for Omaha to begin Monday. Her departure is mourned by many in Lincoln who celebrate her achievement and principled work.
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Lincoln Neb
Globe
Moline
Omaha
Lincoln
Gold Drain From Europe Impacts Church Futures
Europeans pour gold at five million dollars weekly and souls at twenty thousand weekly into America. The text warns the drain will affect Europe and America, claiming business leaders can handle the cash while churches must bear the load of souls.
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Evropg
Europe
America
Ireland's Agrarian Tensions Rise Amid Coercion Law
The Times reports growing resistance to landlord oppression and government coercion measures in the south and west of Ireland. The record of agrarian crime is described as more serious than before.
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Ireland
London Times Aays
Senate to test executive nominees next week for key posts
The prospect is that the Republican majority in the United States Senate will arrange for an executive assessment next week to consider a few of the President's more important nominations, then resume the contest for the election of senate officers.
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United States
Senate
Losses After Elevator Fire Near Philadelphia
An elevator carrying 72 990 bushels of grain and several warehouses with miscellaneous freight was destroyed by fire near Philadelphia Thursday morning. Total loss estimated at $800 000.
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Philadelphia
Senator Conkling Confident in Robertson Confirmation Vote
Senator Conkling expresses confidence he can block the Senate confirmation of Mr Robertson and favors an executive session to push for rejection by the body. The outcome hinges on party lines and procedural maneuvers in the chamber.
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Conkling
Robertson
Senate
Emigrants Pass Through Chicago to Settle Northwest
In April 1831, about 85,000 emigrants from foreign lands passed through Chicago heading to the States and Territories of the Northwest, a rise of 40 percent from April 1880 figures.
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Chicago
Northwest
Baltimore Oysters Shipped To San Francisco In Barrels
Forty car loads of in shell oysters were shipped from Baltimore to San Francisco for propagation on the Pacific coast.
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Baltimore
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Ex-Senator Dorsey Denies Role in Mail Contract Scandal
Former Senator Dorsey says he had no involvement with the corrupt star mail contracts and requests a formal examination of the matter to clear his name.
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Dorsey
Star Mail
English Sky Larks in America
Mr John Barrougue writes in Scribners Magazine about hearing a skylark in America thought to have escaped captivity or be a survivor of releases in Long Island. He notes no reason the park cannot thrive here as in Europe and reflects on the bird’s welcome presence amid urban life.
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America
John Barrougue
Scribner's Magazine
Long Island
Europe
Ries R. i
C Ad
Prodigious Protests and Disasters Across 19th Century America
Proms discovered in St Petersburg and dynamite seizures stir concerns while a Kansas windstorm claims Edward Dwyer in Birdsport Missouri. Grant banquet in Mexico. Mackinaw Straits open. Irish Land Leaguers jailed under coercion law. Grand Jury in Chicago indicts on election, theft, counterfeit, and obscene literature counts. Nineteen-nineties era reports mention suicides, fires wiping Mt Morris Michigan, Elgin ferry disaster death toll, and widening river navigation.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Birdsport
Edward Dwyer
Iron Mountain Line
Grant
Mexico
Mackinaw Straits
Grand Jury
U S. District Court of Chicago
Senate
Christian Koch
Grand Island
Mt Morris
Mich
Elgin
St Louis Street Railway
San Domingo
Minnesota
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Tnent
Convention to discuss Illinois and Michigan canal extension
Northwestern States representatives from municipalities and commercial bodies will meet in Davenport Iowa on May 35 to consider extending the Illinois and Michigan canal from Hancock pin to Rock Island and the Mississippi to create a direct water route to Lake Michigan. Governors Mayors and Boards of Trade are forming a strong delegation for what may be the Northwest’s most important commercial assembly.
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Davenport
Iowa
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Henngpin
Illinois River
Rock Island
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Nee
Northwest
Chicago Journal
Western Maryland Society Sues Beecher for Contract Breach
The Western Maryland Agricultural Society sues Henry Ward Beecher in Cumberland Maryland over a contract violation for a failing to deliver a pen e address before the society about two years ago.
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Western Maryland Agricultural Society
Henry Ward Beecher
Cumberland
Electric Bitters Offer Cure All Across Diseases
Spread the Good News of Electric Bitters as a universal remedy praised for stomach liver and bowel troubles. Druggists report high demand and occasional shortages while sellers promote the tonic at fifty cents per bottle.
Road to Moline Bridge Improvement Halted by City
Report states the project to improve the road to the Moline Bridge was a joint effort between Moline and South Moline townships with each side funding portions. South Moline provided 500 dollars in rock and labor while Moline promised 400 plus, but the city allegedly backed out and stopped the work at that point. Residents of South Moline feel aggrieved as the bridge and road benefit the city, which should press to secure a reliable road and full participation from Moline.
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Rodm Avenue
Moline Bridge
Moline
South Moline
A.M. Beal
Morris & Schillinger
Local residents feature career moves and travels across the Midwest
Rev A G Setterdahl leaves his Iowa pastorate for a Sweden parish with a 3000 dollar yearly stipend. OL Sowers travels on Moline Plow Co. business for seven weeks, Wm Kerns and Dr Schumacher face health and study plans, Bryant from Moline Plow Co. reappears after a long absence. Tomas learns his father is gravely ill, Elder Thomas journeys home, and plans arise for new Montana home.
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A.G Setterdahl
Sweden
OL Sowers
Iowa City University
Schumacher
Bryant
Moline Plow Co
Iowa
Tomas
Keator Sons
DeWitt
Thomas
Moore
H.C Fullerton
Hampton
Montana
Ile
Wm Rehnberg
New York
Eldridge
Rock Island
S S. Crompton
Morris O'Connell
Joslin
Diss Patch
Vandiver Corn Planter Ships to Clinton County Farm
Quincy Illinois firm Vandiver Corn Planter ships one of their best machines to George W. Vinton for use on his Clinton County Iowa farm. An accompanying letter praises past favors and says the Barlow planter will prove a desirable, necessary to a good machine.
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Quincy
Ill
George W. Vinton
Clinton County
Iowa
Moline Bridge Repairs Completed With Access Restored
Street Superintendent Shallberg reports multiple days of crew work on the Moline Rock River bridge approaches and even worked on the Sabbath to reopen passage. He announces the Maine bridge and approaches are ready and teams may cross safely. A special election was held in South Carolina to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thos O Connor in the House of Representatives.
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Shallberg
Moline Rock River Bridge
Moline
Maine Bridge
South Carolina
Thos. O'Connor
House of Representativ
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