Iowa shootings and college elections dominate Ames era notes
The report lists a shooting in an Iowa ring room where Shelton fired two shots, with a victim collapsing after a chase down stairs. It notes Shelton’s later arrest with two companions and his admission, plus a Trustees of the State Agricultural College in Ames voting to remove President Welch and elect Prof Kapp as president. Other items mention mischief at Akorn church, a Dunlap man trading notes, early stock company plans, a hunting party tragedy near Dubuque, and local civic developments including telephones and a new hotel in Ottumwa.
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Papperine
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W. A. McLagan
L. Spencer
O. A. Keatner
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Chicago
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Senate Committee On Rules
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Jairman
Losses and fires across towns disturb the Midwest and South
Reports detail bank consolidations with 976 banks facing maturing capital and low interest on secured notes. Severe fires devastate Albany Wisconsin and Carbondale Illinois destroying facilities, with multiple injuries. International dispatches cover Khartoum, Tonquin, and political shifts in Europe and Asia.
Maid of All Work Wins Love at the Tower
Rachel Ramsay visits Miss Calhoun at the Tower to model for Miss Alice and is pressed into kitchen duties. Harold Haroldson serenades, helps with the meal, and later asks Rachel to marry him, planning to meet her father tomorrow. The Tower ladies scorn the match, Granny approves, and the couple faces a hopeful future.
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Mr. Haroldson
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Granny
Rachel Ramsey
New York
Father
Granny Ram
Chameleon mischief at camp delights and frightens
During a camping episode Harry discovers a box of lizards believed to be chameleons. Tom explains their barbed toe cushions and shifting colors as they climb walls. The moment of discovery ends with a tailless chameleon escape and humorous blame about imps in the box.
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Norway 1814 Union with Sweden Sparked Prolonged Struggle
Cor. Minneapolis Tribune describes Norway's 1814 separation from Denmark, its short-lived constitutional framework, and the ensuing clash between a popular liberal Storthing and a royal bureaucracy led by Karl XIV. The piece notes Norway’s evolution from independence to a personal union with Sweden and the ongoing effort to maintain sovereignty against official power.
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Century Taf programme previews new 14th year volume
The Century Taf plan for year fourteen reveals Geo W Cable Henry James and Robert Louis Stevenson works alongside Langley astronomy Eggleston essays and new architecture features. Ulysses voyage notes Garfield in England and Silverado Squatters appear with a wide range of essays stories and illustrated papers. Subscriptions are $4 annually or 35 cents per issue.
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Weekly Ocean promises more content and lower price
The Inter Ocean reports major improvements over the past year including new illustrated features and sections on European news, reminiscences, women’s movements, farm topics, veterinary advice, and puzzles. The weekly price drops to one dollar per year with expanded pages and enhanced sourcing from New York and Washington. Subscription options and mailing details are listed.
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Til
Century magazine introductory offer for new subscribers
New subscribers starting in November 1883 may receive one year from date and the 24 previous numbers unbound for 8 dollars. Regular price for three years is 12 dollars. Also available bound in four volumes for 10 dollars or 16 dollars with bound sets. The Century Co. New York.
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