Iowa Towns Face Fires Sickness and Courts
A mixed Iowa roundup reports a Dubuque saloon trade, deaths in Manchester and Keokuk, court house votes in Jefferson county, a Marshalltown lodge meeting, and numerous local incidents. It notes small pox reporting rules and quarantine measures across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Dubuque
Catherine Kelly
Manchester
Grand Lodge of the
Iowa Legion of Honor
Marshalltown
Independence
Abe Greenwood
Lstely
Keokuk
Charles Nichols
Sabula
Aaron Helt
Blanchard
D. W. Stitt
Dyersville
Iowa
Chicago
Keokuk Canning Company
Daniel Hayes
Muscatine
Northwest
Clarinda Bend
Washington
Bop
Blackhawk
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Clay
Clinton Clayton
Crawford
Davis
Fremont Eee Wees
Greene
Grand
Hancock Hamilton
Harrison Hardin
Eens
Howard Mekeasaness
Eeee Ewes
Humboldt
Iowa Stee
Jones
Ween
Kossuth Ee Eee
Linn
Lucas
Madison Teenie
Mahaska Marion
See Ee Eens
Marshall
Mills Tee Eee Ene
Mitchell
Io Alto
Tee
Scott Hee Et
Winneshiek Tee
Woodbury
Worth
Weekly Review of Notable 1880s Events and Disasters
A broad survey lists New York city horse distemper at city railroad stables, Pittston bank circulation withdrawal, December ship losses, Chicago fire losses, Midlands coal idle, and Canada Pacific organized with George Stephens as president. It notes emigrant-rate wars, a Cincinnati moulders strike, fatal boiler explosions, rail wrecks, and large fire losses in Toledo and Keene. Various state votes on suffrage, prohibition, and embargos. notable deaths, massacres, and crimes. railroad and mining conditions. and plans for the 1888 New York exposition.
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New York
First National Bank
Pittston
Canada Pacific Railway Company
George Stephens
Cincinnati
Bush
Isabella County
Mich
Andrew George Hart
Massachusetts Central Railway
Oakdale
Mass
Toledo
Ohio
J. H. Silliman & Co’s
Keene
N. H
Arkansas Senate
Arkansaw
New York Post
Oregon Navigation Company
Northern Pacific
Danielsonville
Conn
Senate of
Kansas
Supreme Court
Rockwell & Churchill
Boston
Cincinnati Coffin Company
Kellogg & McDougall
Linseed of Works
Buffalo
N. Y
Nebraska City
Neb
John Jackson
Frank Otto
Stoddard’s Agriculture Works
Dayton
Gen. Grant
International Commission
Monroe
Louisiana
Fairplay
Katie
Rabin
Thomas Aber
Eddie Hancock
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Jefferson City
House
Senate
John B. Henderson
Dan O'Leary
Chicago
O’leary
Englishman on America praised for fair view of U S life
An English visitor, Mr T R Wilkinson, cashier of the Manchester and Salford Bank, returns from a month in the United States and writes generous letters on American life. He cites justice and freedom, recalling Emerson’s 1862 Birmingham speech and Manchester’s invitation to visit America years ago.
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International Review
Edward Atkinson
Henry C. Adams
Wm. A. Hammond
Ireland
Leonard Courtney
Justin McCarthy
Fox
Henry C. Lodge
Jacques Offenbach
Wm. F. Apthorp
United States
Chicago
Hong Kee
Moy Yee
Moy Sam
America
Moran
New York
San Francisco
North American Review
Bishop Coxe
Eads
T. R. Wilkinson
Manchester and Salford Bank
Atlantic
States
Birmingham
Pacific
Wilkinson
Manchester
Ralph Waldo Emerson
England
Rochefort
Parnell
Paris
France
Nantes
Sailors Die Hoisting Mast in New York Incident
Three sailors were killed while hoisting a mast in New York on February 15. The accident left others exposed to injuries and the need for prompt medical aid highlighted the urgency of providing proper remedies and treatment to those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bitter memory of slavery shown in scars remark
Aged Black man bears lash marks from slavery while a bystander comments on the scene. The reply attributes the wounds to the old masters, highlighting racial and historical pain in a brief exchange.
An Odd Advertisement About a Crying Baby
A fragment describes a cross baby and a warning to a young man. It mentions stopping for one night at a married friend’s home and suggests Hop Bitters as a remedy to make the baby stop crying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welland
Parnell and Irish Affairs Dominate London Dispatches
In the House of Commons the Postmaster General answered no to warrants to open letters in transit. Parnell and allies arrive in London and Paris talks stir Catholic leaders. Parnell speaks to 15,000 at Clara and plans letters to Hugo. Rochefort’s interview and Pope reactions frame a broad political setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Parnell
O'Kelly
Brennan
Sexton
London
London Times
Ireland
Rochefort
Victor Hugo
Hlugo
Europe
Paris
Davitt
The
Land League
Clara
King’s County
Stars and Stripes
Dublin
Lend League
London Daily News
Scotland
Extraordinary Jubilee Aims to Heal Global Church Wounds
Church leaders voiced regret over renewed attacks and insults against the church worldwide and announced an Extraordinary Jubilee to begin this year. The aim is to implore the Almighty for better times and unity within Christendom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nals
Christendom
Ireland Hunger Sparks Alert and Local Debate
A Dublin style vivid scene unfolds as hungry workers besiege a Poor Law Guardians meeting demanding relief. The article links Ireland’s food stress to broader issues of governance and public welfare in 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanturk
Ireland
Mr. Cauliffe
Lion Attack at Birmingham Menagerie Described
An under keeper Harris was attacked by a powerful lion named Wallace while cleaning a cage in Birmingham England. A wooden panel failed under pressure as the lion lunged. Harris fought with a broom but fell to the ground as the animal tore at him. Lion tamer Aliamonsa fired blank cartridges and struck the lion with a whip, finally stunning it and freeing Harris who was bleeding but alive.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Reilly
Tom Leahy
Wilson Fowlkes
Petersburg
Harrison Avenue
Lehigh Street
Boston
Duffy
Murphy
Laprade
Guthrie
Tenn
Mexico
Carrollas
State Senate of Tennessee
Springfield
Irene Crandall
Grant County
Minn
Crandall
Joseph H. Wade
Indianapolis
Brown
Wade
Supreme Court
Texas Pacific
Dallas
A. R. Struther
Ennis
England
Whitby
Yorkshire
Prussia
Italy
London Society of Arts
Birmingham
Harris
Aliamonsa
Demand for easier Kidney Wort preparation prompts druggist offer
Dispatch from Detroit reports demand for an easier method of preparing Kidney Wort has led Wells, Richardson & Co of Burlington, VT to prepare it for sale in liquid and dry forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petroit
Peorte
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
Post and Tribune
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Buena Vista County
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Harrison County
Matto Woodbine
Hennessey
Rome
Grand River
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Charles City
Fioyd County
Marble Rock
Mississippi Valley Amateur Rowing Association
J. R. Climer
Sweetland Township
Muscatine County
M. S. Barnes
Liberty
D. W. Garber
Truesdale
Brigham
Geo. Hines
Mechanicsville
Carroll
Rascals
Lyons
Butler County
Allison
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Glidden
T. J. Brown
Knoxville
Delta
J. W. Lee
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Chili
Sioux City
Modesto
Stanislaus County
California
Michael Kern
Hines
Australia
Iowa State Board of Health
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Weekly Review
Stewart Avenue
Wright Streets
Southorkshire
Cooperstown
N. J
Howells
Atlantic Monthly
City of
Evarts
New Orleans
Wabash Road
Hannibal
N. Snell
Comstock
Fannie
Philadelphia
Havre
Arkansas House of Representatives
New Mexico
John Herbert
Turkey Hill
Belleville
Hsgmon
Col. B. Wait
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin River
Central Branch
Union Pacific Road
Summit Station
Gonzales
Sonora
Samuel Bannan
W. A. Middlemast
Deer Trail
Colorado
Henry D. Kothe
Glasgow
Bettie Adams
Ind
United States Circuit Court
Drummond and Blodgett
West
Washburn & Moon Manufacturing Company
Massachusetts
B. Gamble
Gamble
Gunter
Baptiste Costa
Collinsville
Ill
Bartner Costa
Bartner
Baptiste
Somerset
Harvey Russell
Matthew Kolb
Philadelphia Commercial Exchange
Philadelphia Warehouse Company
Iowa Centre
Lovejoy
Leaver
Utica
Crime
Hall
Canada
Garrett
Kokomo
Dan Hanlay
John 8. Wheeler
Benton County
Ark
C. D. Gunter
Edinburgh
Germany
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Windthorst
Beyrout
Pope
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Jack
Chamber
Practical
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John Franklin
London Lancet
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Popular Science Monthly
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Christian Fenzer
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