January 21, 1888
Walter P. Morgan, for nearly thirty years, in the employ of the Wabash railway company, died of blood poisoning, at his home on East North street. Saturday night at 11:30, after a short illness, at the age of fifty two years. He was passenger conductor on the St. Louis branch, and was on his train when he was taken sick.
Deceased was born at Stonington, New London county, Connecticut, on February 5th, 1837. He came with his parents to Illinois in 1839 and settled with a colony of people at Stonington, Ill. After reading there for a few years he removed with his parents to Springfield, where he resided until he moved to Decatur in 1883.
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November 25, 1888
Chicago, Nov.24- A judgement $6,000 was recovered before Judge Gary to-day by Mrs. Mary Learned, who sued, for the use of the County of Cook, against Francis Tiernan, formerly a well-known gambler. Twelve years ago Elliott P. Learned, the husband of Mary Learned, was a fare dealer for Tiernan, who ran gambling rooms in Clark and Randolph streets. He Played against his employer’s games and lost about $6000. He never made any effort to recover his money, but is wife did, aiding, as provided by law, for the sue of the county, which in the event of her final success will get half the judgment.
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October 25, 1888
New York World
Of all the “rot” that insults intelligence in the Protection campaign of ignorance none is worse than that which represents a trifling reduction in tariff as “turning our home market over to England.”
The entire merchant marine of England, with that of all Europe thrown in, could not transport to this country in ten years one-tenth of the demands of our home market for one year.
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October 24, 1888
The silk industry in America is threatened with annihilation unless legislative action is taken regarding duties on ribbons.
Washington. Oct. 24- Petitions have begun to come in since the adjournment of Congress from persons interested in the manufacture of silk, praying for a legislative remedy for the condition of things which is threatened as a result of a recent decision by the courts in Pennsylvania with respect to the duty on silk ribbons. The opinion’s expressed by high official and expert authority that unless an appeal be taken and this decision be reversed by a higher court, it will cause the refunding of between $7,000,000 and $10,000,000 net to consumers but to importers, and that it will close every silk factory in the country.
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September 29, 1888
The directors say the deficiency will not exceed $30,000
Fall River, Mass, Sept 29- – In regard to the resignation of Cashier Daniel A. Chapin of the Union bank at the demand of Examiner Getchell- Cashier Chapin had loaned money without the knowledge of his directors upon securities of a nature not approved by the bank examiner, and to cover this action had transferred securities from teh Union Savings bank, of which he was also treasurer. This was discovered at an examination made Thursday, when some national bank securities were missing.
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September 18, 1888
Paris Sept. 16- In consequence of a municipal decree lowering the price of bread the bakers of St. Denis closed their shops. The working people becoming incensed, plundered some of the shops and a few have been reopened. Great excitement prevails. Many arrests have been made.
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