Illinois Delegates to Republican National Convention Set
In Rock Island and surrounding counties delegates are apportioned for the 1928 Republican National Convention. Illinois will send 699 delegates including two presidential electors at large and nineteen district electors. Delegates are allocated by county votes with Rock Island at ten delegates and Whiteside at ten. total 350 votes needed to nominate.
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Ilinois
Eeeca
Secre
Tate
Fepgayeen
Rock Island County
Henry
Lee
Bureau
Putnam
Mercer
Whiteside
Wage Increases Spread Across East and West
Large employers push wage advances despite opposition from Greenbackers and Workingmen. The move signals broad labor market pressure as business leaders respond to inflation and worker demands, with potential political repercussions for labor groups.
Floods Cause Property Damage Across Virginia and Alabama
Heavy rains trigger river overflows in Virginia and Alabama causing extensive property damage and mounting flood cleanup efforts. Local officials warn residents to avoid flooded areas as crews work to assess reach and impact.
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Virginia
Alabama
First Elephant Born Here Arrives in Philadelphia Circus
The first elephant born in this country, aged eighty in the papers, is reported to have come to life in a Philadelphia circus collection last week.
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Philadelphia
Prospective settlers stake claims on Colorado reserve
Prospective settlers are staking claims on the reservation in Colorado. The Indians have agreed to abandon the land but have not yet formally transferred it by treaty.
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Colorado
Prospective AG Candidate Col. Matthews Visits City
Col. A8A Matthews, a Republican candidate for Attorney General, was in the city recently. The paper notes failing to meet him, joking that they are not running for office themselves.
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CoLt
Matthews
Prospects for Secretary of State in Dixon speech
A Dixon reader signals strong support for Captain Dement in Rock Island County. The note asserts Dement is the top prospect and urges calm confidence in the outcome.
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Dixon
Lee County
Capt. Dement
Rock Island County
Pennsylvania Act Requires Fire Escapes For Large Schools
The Pennsylvania legislature passed a law during its last session mandating permanent fire escapes for school houses of three or more stories. The note suggests a similar strict law with penalties should be adopted nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
Senate debates Star mail service appropriation
The United States Senate weighs the special appropriation to continue the Star mail service with Beck of Kentucky as the chief opponent. The piece notes that Democratic constituents typically need less mail service, aiding party loyalty amid the debate.
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United States Senate
Beck
Kentucky
Congress
Vermont Senator proposes bill on counting presidential electors
Senator Edmunds of Vermont introduces a bill to count electoral votes for President and Vice President. It sets dates for meeting electors and resolving state controversies by existing laws, with both Houses acting in line with each state’s decisions. The proposal is a modest improvement over current law.
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Edmunds
Vermont
Thostall
Monroe County School Board Bans Radical Teachers
The Monroe County public school board adopts a resolution to exclude radical teachers from service in the county. The executive committee asks the Superintendent of Education to deny certificates to any radical, and applicants must sign a declaration pledging Democratic party support.
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Mississippi
Monroe
Democratic Party
Textbook Confusion Widespread in Walworth County Schools
The Wisconsin Journal of Education notes severe variation in textbooks across Walworth County districts. Schools often use two or three different reader series within a single building, prompting concern over inconsistent instruction and calls for choosing one strong series to standardize.
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Walworth County
TILDEN'S TAX AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGN RISKS
Government witnesses prepare final hearing in April on Samuel J. Tilden for alleged $80 000 defrauding of the government and perjury charges linked to a presidential bid. Proposed system cost 3400 000 with annual operating 7440 00 including Rock River. party conventions set May 24 26 and April 20 for related actions. Protect every citizen's right to a free ballot and ensure counts reflect voter intent.
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Tilden
Samuel J. Tilden
Sammy
New York
United States
Rock River
Hawley Resigns as Assistant Secretary to Campaign for Governor
Jobo B Hawley resigns from the Treasury to enter the gubernatorial race in Illinois He states the move frees him from any Sherman ties and allows full campaign effort leaving the Assistant Secretary post to devote more time to the canvass for governor The resignation is framed as a personal shift to focus on state politics.
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Hawley
the Treasury
Ilinois
Chicago Tribune
Jobo B. Hawley
Tle
Reality
Sherman
State of
Imiots
Edmunds Speech Dictates Republican Platform Idea
A private letter from Senator Edmunds is cited urging Republicans to choose delegates who support a practical platform aimed at winning key states. He argues the platform should favor the candidate most likely to secure votes, and if he is nominated on that platform, he will receive support.
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Edmunds
Pro Republican Son of Stephen A Douglas Targeted by Press
The Democratic press attacks Douglas, son of Stephen A Douglas now in North Carolina, alleging he aided Grant era corruption. The Imca State Press claims he was a United States marshal appointee who embezzled about 100000 dollars. It calls the report vile and urges prosecution of the author for slander.
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Beecause
Stephen A) Douglas
North Carolina
Imca State
Douglas
Grant
United States Marshals Office
Grants
Political Notes On Presidents And Navy Plans
The piece surveys presidential prospects before and after Andrew Jackson, citing Tinler Sherman Grant Blaine and Edmunds as potential leaders. It notes congressional activity to enlarge the navy, calls for boats over ships, and mentions dam projects to regulate the Mississippi and add reservoir capacity to improve navigation in low water. It also lists party committees and a policy push on canals and reservoirs.
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Sherman
Congress
Ma Blane
Edmunds
John Sherman
South
Edward McPherson
Pennsylvania
George C.gorham
California
National Republican Congressional Committee
Democratic Committee of
Chicago
Illinois & Michigan Canal
Wright
Mississippi
California Moves to Silence Demagogue Dennis Kearney
Dennis Kearney was arrested for seditious language at the sand jot and on Tuesday sentenced to six months in the House of Correction and a $1000 fine. The judge said the ruling focused on the present case and not past offences, with Kearney appealing to the Superior Court. San Francisco residents welcomed the verdict and oppose a new trial.
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California
Dennis Kearney
Tie
House of Correction
Kearney
Superior Court
San Francisco
A Lesson to be Learned From Maine Canvassing Outrage
The piece argues that ex Governor Garcelon and his Maine Council manipulated ballots and returns to defeat the people’s will and cites a hypothetical Illinois scenario. It warns against using formalities to invalidate clearly expressed votes and urges justice and accountability.
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Maine
Garcelon
Council of State
Gearcelon
Ilinois
Congress
Supreme Coir Circuit Court
General Assembly
Can- Vassing Board
M. Spainger
Spainger
Wo Spainger
Springer
Bey
Supreme Court of
Educating the Indians or arming frontier settlers
A cabinet proposal to replace rifles with schooling for Native youth is described. The Carlisle Indian School is cited with 155 students, 40 girls, and an interpreter connected to Spotted Tail. The piece argues education over weaponry to stop frontier massacres and urges withholding arms and whiskey from Indians.
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Secretary of the Interior
Hampton
Vac
Carlisle Pa
Carlisle
Spotted Tail
Indian Bureau
Senate action ends Porter affair amid Civil War politics
The Senate tabled the till for the Ruf and restoration of Fitz John Porter, praising John A Logan for exposing Porter’s infamy. The debate revisits Civil War leadership, contrasting Grant Sherman Logan with the McClellan clique and clarifying the era for future voters.
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Senate
Fitz John Porter
John A Logan
Porter
McClellen Clque
Grant Sherman
Logan
Thomas
Army of the West
McClellan
Sterling notes Wests best hotels and newspapers
The passage highlights Sterling and Rock Falls as standout Western towns with prominent papers. It references the Galt House, local editor C Beil, and the motto home first the world afterward. It notes Sterling’s strong market among Western Agriculturist readers.
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Sterling
Galt House
Sterling Goertt
Dai- TV
Isebi
Braces Wdarsonian
C * Beil
Rock Falls
How to Make Hens Lay From the Danbury News
A guide argues hens are thinking beings not machines. It advises treating hens with respect and friendship to elicit laying, claiming affection and sympathetic understanding will prompt hens to produce eggs.
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Danbury News
Candidates for Enumerators in Illinois Census District
The supervisor has received more than five hundred SRB TAOIs for Census Enumerator posts across the 3d Illinois district. Applicants come in groups per brnment with some seeking control of six to eight townships while many townships still lack candidates. The 231 townships across fourteen counties vary, with larger townships possibly needing two enumerators and cities dividing wards into subdivisions. Many letters arrive daily, but postage prepayment is often omitted, leaving the supervisor to cover return mail. some applicants send bulky applications without prepaid postage, creating additional cost.
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Srb Taois
Illinois
Not enough clear article to headline
The fragment notes candidates could improve with more credit and supervisor satisfaction, especially in a former form where information is asked by return mail. It cites Princeton Illinois Republican dated March 11, 180.
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Princeton
Ill
Weather, crops and travel notes from the era
Texas endures snow and ice harming fruit and corn crops while Kansas reports wheat conditions 50 percent better than last year and a 30 million bushel yield forecast. Union Pacific carried 600 California passengers to Council Bluffs with many Chinese heading east. emigrant fare now 30 dollars. Fraud and theft stories include warehousing con artists and a Chicago freight car robbery loss estimated at 40 thousand dollars affecting C Ros & P and C Bo lines.
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Texas
Kansas
UP R. R
California
Council Bluffs
Chicago
C Bo O
Inventions Boost Toy Regions of Europe and Labor
The Scrutific American reports how Swiss and German toy regions show that machinery can raise wages and employment. Children learn carving toys, factories light up, peasants migrate to thriving villages, and workers gain leisure with ten hour days versus continuous toil under old hand systems.
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Switzerland
Germany
Saxony
Europe
Ealy
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Durter
Milan
Suppli S. Tlyr
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Main Street
Lynde Street
Upstate
Espec al Atention
Rock Island
J.G. Barnes
Zoekts
Fref Rusop
Ee 4Dyr
Vam
Redman Avenue
Alfred Corns
Brush
Rodman Avenue
Moline
C. T. Warren
Henry and
Ann Streets
Moore's
Barsel & Wampler
Hull Bros
Moline, Ill
Gan
J. Martinelli
Room
Mitongni S&s Casors
Rock Island, Ill
Blossburg
Hay
Joysewu Oyul Aue
P. Bergstrom
Undertaker
New Sweede Church
Moline Forward & Gleason
Forward & Gleasow
Magi
OfFee
Cor Second Ave
Eighteenth St
Heetrance
Ko National Bank
Twentieth St
DR. J. Munson
DE Witt
Davenport
Mason & Smith
Brady Street
Elty
Iowa
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