Quiet Election Masks Disfranchisement in Large Republican Precincts
Our Chicago Letter reports widespread disfranchisement as county commissioners created oversized Republican precincts. Voters braved rain to rally for the Republican ticket, while factions around Mason and Logan blamed rivals for defeats. Street crowds cheered or lamented results, Jay Gould’s NY dispatches, and cautious hopes for future counts amid state and local political strife.
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Sublease Dispute Over Corner Property Tried Before Justice
A civil case heard Saturday before Justice centered on subcontracts and rent duties at a corner property at Fifteenth Street and Fifth Avenue. Bergstrom sublet to Wagner who rented to Beacon for a saloon. Rosene paid rent after Wagner’s lease expired and Bergstrom sued Wagner for unpaid rent. The magistrate ruled for the defendant after lengthy cross examination.
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Supreme Court Upholds Iowa School Bible Reading Ruling
Iowa Supreme Court sustains lower court on injunction against school Bible readings and hymns tied to tax funding for worship spaces. Court rejects claim that state constitution forbids use of public buildings for prayers, clarifying tax liability only for buildings used chiefly as places of worship.
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Rock Island Returns Show Republicans Strong Local Lead
The Rock Island county canvass confirms Republican majorities across the board with Capt. H. D. Dement topping the state ticket. Local winners include Daniel Gordon for Surveyor with 3 920 votes and David Hawes for Corner with 3 014, while a three-mill tax for county indebtedness passes by 670 votes and capitol funding gains support.
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Unclaimed Letters at Moling Post Office Ill 1884
List of letters remaining unclaimed at the Moling Illinois post office for the week ending Thursday November 5 1884. Names include Mrs Sarat J Jones and Mrs Brown with others partially readable in the fragmentary notice.
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