Grand Knox Warren Grange picnic at Barnet's Grove
A Thursday gathering of Knox and Warren county granges drew an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 people at Barnet's Grove near the county line. Speakers including S. T. Sueton and Prof. J. B. Turner addressed reforms while showers interrupted the event and forced a later delivery of Turner's speech in Galesburg.
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Knox
Warren County
Barnet’s Grove
Warren
Spring Grove
Kelly
Coldbrook
Floyd
Roseville
Berwick
Lenox
Oneida
Kewanee
Abiingdon
Galesburg
Knox County
Cameron
Gates
Grove
J. B. Turner
Jacksonville
Prof. Turner
Currency and railroads clash in a wartime style policy rift
A strong critique denounces railroads as common carriers and bankers as monopolists. It urges reinstating greenbacks, rejecting currency contractions or expansions, and demands strict adherence to common law to curb corporate tyranny. The piece blasts National Bank inflation, debt, and Wall Street manipulation, urging readers to defend citizens and resist speculative finance.
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United States
States
Washington
Congress
New York
Brest
Romulus
Remus
Dartmouth College
Mr. Webster
Marshall
Christendom Evermore
Evermore
Republic
Faress
Wall Street
Christendom
An Old Man’s Call to End Monied Monopolies and Build Freedom
A speaker laments the ruin of railroads and heavy industry from debt and monopolies. He argues for drastic reform to stop Wall Street drain, curb currency speculators, and preserve opportunity for his six sons and the nation. He asks peers for support in this bold first step toward change.
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Boeing
Thousan
Wall Street
Reform Hope Fades Amid Party Corruption in Congress
The best men from both parties denounce old leaders tied to corrupt governance. The Standard accuses Democratic and Republican Congress members of pocketing pay, restoring franking privileges, and aiding large corporate swindles, leaving little hope for reform within these parties.
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Pelf
Atlantic
Felo de
Wil
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Republic
Washington
Wisl
Sanborn
Tonia
Standard
Famine in Asia Minor Reported in Harrowing Letters
Distressing famine accounts from Asia Minor surface via the Levant Herald. A traveler’s letter describes immense distress along the Angorah road with starving, naked refugees seeking work at Donaientioney. Many die from starvation as hunts bring daily news of lives crushed by hunger.
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Asia Minor
Levant Herald
Angorah Road
Donaientioney
Orah
Historic $7,000 package tied to Kansas Legislature
A Kansas paper reports the $7,000 package once flourished by Col. York during the Joint Kansas Legislature Convention remains in public scrutiny. State Treasurer Francis receipts it as a valuable paper, with debate over rightful ownership as claims are relinquished and no clear owner appears.
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York
Kansas
Francis
Pomeroy
Wheat dealer payouts eclipse prior city purchases
The Red Wing Republican notes that after $150,000 paid out on the two preceding days, wheat dealer transactions last Friday and Saturday reached an enormous sum of 406. A Washington correspondent says Congress will adjourn around July 1 and perhaps by June 1. He says various reports and conferences pursue savings and money matters as the political heat rises, forecasting an early close to the session.
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Bey
Congress
Red Wing
Minn
Repubblican
Washington
Nonsensical flyer promotes cheap weekly newspaper idea
Fragmentary exchange praises a weekly paper as cheaper than other items and warns that keeping a family newspaper could save money. The text is garbled and contains unclear references to costs and alternatives, offering no coherent events or identities.
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Arphane
Turkey
California Patron Praises Grange Neighborhood Discussion
A California Patron comments on the Grange meeting noting that discussions of practical interest are helping Patrons improve themselves and their community. He says the dialogue is enriching their conduct and practice beyond prior efforts.
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California
Emil
Sareratos Benefit Promised In Lard Processing
A claimed benefit of using sareratus in lard processing is reduced scrap waste and increased lard yield. The claim notes improved efficiency and product output from the rendering process.
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Mers
Indian Sign
East Street
Monmouth
Ill
Woodward
Orrick
Wallace
Public Square
1St National Bank
Illinois
Monmouth Review
A. H.swain
CARR
Main Street
Monmouth, Warren CO
W. P. Smith
Hardin's Block
Broadway
G. W. Kennedy
Monmouth, I
T. Suetton
Rtack
Dungan
Krullaan
Moreh
Fr. W. Hallam
David Rankin
Wm, M. Gregg
T. W. Hallam & CO
la Salle Street
Chicago
Iowa
Wisconsin
M. Merrill
Monmouth, Il
Cotes & Norcross
Azro Patterson
J. A. Boynton
Spriggs & Bro’s
New England
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Indiana
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