Nominations and Weather Note In Central Illinois
The item discusses Central Illinois farming conditions with favorable soil and crops, notes a Butter Convention in Indianapolis, and covers the nomination of Gen Benjamin Bristow as Secretary of the Treasury. It comments on political figures including Norman Colman and President Cleveland, highlighting public sentiment toward office seekers and administrative leadership.
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Hiinois
Ilinois
Palmyra
Norman J. Colman
Missouri
Benjamin H. Bristow
Kentucky
Britain May Seek Redress Before U S Claims Are Met
The piece notes heated voices predicting Britain will press for adjustment of wrongs before U S claims are satisfied, while the State Department cites lack of a proper Madrid representative as cause for delay, though some claim the chargé d’affaires was capable. Mr. Cushing’s arrival raises impatience for progress.
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Great Britain
United States
State Department
Madrid
Cushing
Robbers Cave Mystery from Williamson County Illinois
Hunters encounter a dead body in the night and locate a well furnished cave. Four masked men threaten the discoverers and swear them to secrecy as the authorities attempt to trace the crime wave. The find prompts others to flee the area with their families.
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Williamson County
Buried Treasure Tale From Vallejo Sailor
David Sutherland recalls a 1885 voyage on the Mary Deer from Bristol to Valparaiso. Amid Peru Chile war, treasure was loaded from a fortified fort off Callao onto the ship. Tempted by millions, the crew planned to flee with the cargo as the Peruvians pressed.
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The
San Francisco Chronicle
David Sutherland
Vallejo
New York
Mr. Sutherland
Bristol
England
Valparaiso
Peru
Callao
Treasure buried on Cocosseland sparked a daring voyage
A narrator recounts a fortune buried on Cocosseland, with two others promising escape if they revealed its location. After escape to a whaler, they reach San Francisco then Vallejo. New York club funds a Pearl fisheries expedition aboard Witch Queen to Cocos Island to verify the tale, led by Capt. William S Taylor and including Sutherland and Charles Stewart.
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Cocosseland
Peru
Callao
Gallipagos
Bay of
Panama
San Francisco
Napa
Charles Stewart
Vallejo
Gulf of Dukce
Cocos Island
Sutherland
Pacific Submarine Exploring Company of
New York
Pacific Submarine Company
Vanderbilt
The Right Time to Visit California
Eastern tourists misjudge season in California preferring July or August. They chase heat and arid travel to reach autumn’s harvest and cultivated oases. The piece contrasts spring’s wildflowers and lush meadows with late summer’s forced abundance and heat.
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California
Perfection of climate and soil praised in Sacramento Record
A fragment praises climate, soil, and scenery as a transient perfection unmatched elsewhere, calling it a fleeting paradise-like state referenced by the Sacramento Record.
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Henta
Sacramento
Family Groceries Uphold Old Firm Standards in Troy Ill
The notice pledges to maintain a reputation by supplying best makes and leading brands at one price, promising strict business equality. It invites patrons to call, inspect goods, compare prices, and offers high quotations for country produce traded at the old Main and Market street corner in Troy Illinois.
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Seth Thomas
Clay Street
Troy City
Smith's Old Stand
Cor
Market Street
Troy
Illinois
Fairy Echoes A New Music Book For Public Schools
Just issued catalog notes a new music book titled Fairy Echoes featuring sparkling pieces for use in public schools. Promotes the best piano instructor reed throat voice and concertina methods by leading publishers Peters Ne Plus Ultra.
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J. L. Peters
Broadway
N. Y
Ee Fs Bales
Drea Wator
Kinkel
Ludden
School For
Gal Rinetractor
Sedgwick’s
Ne Plus Ultra Glee Book
Wicks
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