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Newspaper

Algona Republican

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1885

Page

6

New Consuls Named Amid Mixed Backgrounds in Rome and Beyond

Washington dispatch details several recently appointed consuls with varied careers. Charles A. Daugherty of Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia resident, is a young figure with limited political activity. William Alden, consul-general at Rome, 40, journalist and editor, speaks Italian, has written on Italy’s politics and religion, and has foreign honors. Pierce M. B. Young of Georgia, consul general at St. Petersburg, a former Confederate Major General and four-term Georgia congressman, served in the Paria Exhibition commission. George W. Savage of New Jersey becomes consul at Belfast and is a leading Ratway lawyer. Edward Camphausen, consul at Naples, is a Erie lawyer. Jamaica consul candidate stresses Trystoian ties. John M. Birch of West Virginia, consul at Rostov, heads Wheeling schools. C. Marnest Meir’s commission was withheld. Richard H. Stoddard of New York, consul at Arbour, poet and author. Theodore W. Dawns of Connecticut, consul at Quebec, ex-secretary of the state Democratic Committee. Monaghan of Rhode Island, consul at Mannheim, 24, Brown graduate. Wallace Jones of Florida, consul at Metina, planter and businessman. Wa. H. Mofat of New Jersey, consul at Beirut, Episcopal clergyman.

Washington Charles A. Daugherty Pennsylvania Rome Philadelphia Daniel Daugherty Wm. 1 Alden Wm. Alden Albany Normal School Georgia Military Institute West Point Congress Georgia Paria George W. Savage New Jersey Belfast Ratway N. J Edward Camphausen Naples Erie Pascla Gallery Kingaea Jamaca Rochester John M. Birch West Virginia N’ Agaski Wheeling W. Va. C Marnest Meir Richard H. Stoddard New York Arbove Custom House Theodore W. Dawns Connecticut Quebec Bridgeport Beirut

Earldom Declined Shifts in Liberal Unity Debate

London dispatches report Queen offers Gladstone an earldom, which he declines. Editorials in The Times and News praise his leadership and warn against diminishing liberal unity. Conservative meetings at Selbury House aim to form a cabinet, with Churchill slated as Secretary of State for India and a reshaped ministry to avert war.

London Gladstone London ‘News Giadatone Remaal Windsor Bral Marquis of Seltebury Shurcill Oaurchild Ugless Ballebury Hunsia Churchill Todia Russia

New York Welcomes Bartholdi Statue Escort Parade

A grand reception in New York honors Bartholdi and the Liberty Enlightening the World statue. Crowds gathered along the riverfront and harbor as ships, French and American, saluted and fired salvos. Admiral Lacombe and officers toured the Battery before a banquet with Mayor Grace and speeches by Sanger and Condent.

New York York Bartholdi Mbarty Howling Green France Mrscat Descriation Tara Bedloe's Island Acre Bediton United States Omaha Alliance Fowhattan Fort Wadsworth Yacuta Bedloe Teland New Jersey Long Taland Jacre Hedloe'a Atlantic Iacre Shalter Lacombe Eiven Grace Sanger Frederick Condent Iscra la Flore Star Theater Admiral Lacombe

Union Pacific Court Judgment Settled Amid Evolving Calculations

Washington dispatch reports the June 1 court of claims ruling on the Union Pacific case, fixing government indebtedness at about 1.29 million dollars, with subsidies and mileage allocations shaping the final amount. The outcome, after suspensions and reviews, yields a government judgment of 1,577,608 dollars against the railroad, while further audits suggest additional offsets and possible overall balances near one hundred thousand dollars in favor of the company.

Washington Dispatch Court of Claims Union Pacific Railroad Kansas Pacific Union Pacific Ranges Pacific Ib N Court of Olalmea Kansans Pacific Galyer Department of Justice Interior Department Haye Alncs United States Treasury

Mistassin A Great Inland Sea Reported by John Bignell

John Bignell, former leader of the government exploring expedition, says his son Wey exaggerated claims about Mistassini, the great inland sea in northeastern Canada. He notes islands may exceed ten miles in length and interior lakes appear to be misrepresented in recent reports.

Canada John Bignell Taggake Mistangini Quebec Big Lake Ritha Peeveney

Maxwell the Murderer Arrested Aboard Steamer

The steamer City of Sidney reached San Francisco with May dates from Sydney and Aukland as May 25. Walter Lennox Maxwell alias Theodors Cecil Daughtler was arrested May 5 in Auckland waters on a murder charge in St Louis. U S Consul Gamble, acting on police telegrams, led the arrest aided by two detectives. Maxwell denied being a physician, claimed French army ties, and said the dangerous evidence was a mistake to be explained. The case, with numerous remands and testimonies about bloodstained apparel, proceeded through May 7 to May 16 with ongoing jurisdiction disputes.

Sidney Australia San Francisco Aukland New Zealand Auckland Walter Lennox Maxwell Theodors Cecil Daughtler Charles A. Preller St. Louis U. S Gamble Conaul Gamble Maxwell Eof Bora Olice Court Measrs Nabler Burton Maxivell Trante CO. A.B Dauguler Parkat W. H. Lennox Maxwell W. H. Lennox Marshall Robinson Smith

Sunday Schools Convention Concludes With Record Attendance

The Town Sunday School Convention closed on June 18 with a crowded large church. Officers elected include President Rey W F Barclay and vice presidents J Moeas Oekes loosa and 8 W Cole Colfax. Oskaloosa chosen as next meeting site. Primary Teachers Conference held at Congregational Church with Dr Coxe presiding and notable papers and discussions on bolstering common schools.

Henry Plant Rey. W. F. Barclay Clintons J. Moeas Oekesloosa Oskaloosa Congregational Church Coxe Burnley Ottumewa Paton E Dabaque Migs Daniels TV Ae

Alien in Evanston court over arsenic soup poisoning case

Special to Heute MozleteruA describes a strange case in Justice Kearney's court at Evanston near Chicago. Mary Freeter faces grand jury on arsenic taint allegations after her soup poisoned husband Abe and herself. she claimed rough on rats was for sore feet while officials note a family history of sudden deaths.

Heute Mozleterua Corbett Chicago Ale Abe Kearney Dubuque Slater Pelica Carney

Devastating midwinter storm hits Bronx and county towns

A severe wind storm near midnight damaged the Bronx post office and numerous businesses including Livingstone & Co and C H Shenkberg. Warehouses, barns, and homes were unroofed or blown down across towns within twenty five miles, with churches St Joseph and St James wrecked. Casualties include a wounded plumber and several injuries. total losses likely exceed thousands.

Bronx Livingstone&Co C. HE. Shenkberg Alde McDavis J. D. Farr & Co Standard Oil Company Paul and Bennet’ Implicn Techs Alex Att Stout Milesell Methodist Baptist Thia J. K. Pack Thia City J. H. Rivera Phil Jennings Sioux City B. Hungerford J. BH Waddington Peter Garvey Wm. Bellisgrave Tom C. Leary James Herat Wm. Drak Tom Fileping Peter Per Jake Bheadler Albert Ordwell Plantilte Ghee Barns Arens Manchingry Hamorch Netur Ye James Station Algal Yalned le Marg Baio Torrente St Joseph's St. James Catholic le Mere

Colliery Explosion At Clifton Hall Copying Turbulent Report

A fire dump mishap at Clifton Hall colliery led to a terrible explosion and several men were injured while at work. The scattered text records the disaster and efforts to manage the scene, with names and exact details obscured in OCR errors.

Scotty Mlaes Clifton Hall

New Carriages and Wagons Featured in Carriage Show

In Wis IN CAlRLAGES, a lively display of new carriages and wagons captivated crowds. Elegant phaetons and Victoria imports led the line, with S J Tilden, Mrs Osgood, and Mrs Orme Wilson noted buyers. Prices ranged from 1 050 to 2 000 dollars as makers touted light axles and platform springs.

J. Tilden George Osgood London Dudge Hilton Thia Costa Orme Wilson Ned Astor Victoria Duke of Victoria Coshman Guy, Tilden New York

The Merit of Lord Bacon and the Shakespeare Question

The text debates whether Bacon authored Shakespeare plays and contrasts Bacon’s philosophy with the plays’ impact. It argues Bacon’s larger influence on world thought versus the plays’ dramatic reach, noting the two lines of inquiry may be intertwined.

Lord Bacon Helpad Ameriy Ues Eshalara Sienna

Fragmented Latin Studies Echoing Rome's Decline in Old Text

The passage surveys Rome's fall into dissolution amid religious shifts and scientific stagnation. It traces Bacon's hoped modernization from Virgil's agrarian past to the Sixteenth Century, noting Christianity's rise, loss of classical crafts, and gradual adoption of new tools like plows, fields, and early machinery, while lamenting missed secular progress.

Shatrass Cesar Meniof Rome Nati Bacon Virgil Lord Bacon Constantine God House of God Glyé Bacon Mankind Angela Vic and Railway

Unclear fragmentary note echoes stray street talk

Fragmentary OCR style text shows garbled dialogue and stray phrases about a crosswalk and backyard. The readability is low and no coherent event or identifiable people appear. The piece resembles a stray dialogue snippet rather than a full news item.

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