Iowa and regional notes mix of crime and industry
Iowa items report a Hutchinson Danford safe robbery at Lake City for $500 on June 30, labor shifts at Whits Breast coal mines with 150 miners replacing strikers, a Mann ing elevat or project, rising wool output in Monona county, and a Des Moines pension payout near four million dollars. Also noted are veterinary society talks, Okoboji rail service, and a Rockwell City postal crime correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson & Danford
Lake City
le Mars “Sentinel
Mouth County
I Bi Ek
Littleek Island
Clinton
Whits Breast
Gunnison
Col
Manning
Monona County
Dex Moines
Mars
Tabor
Rockwell City
Peter Kinne
Rock Rapids
Fairfield “Ledger
Waterloo
Chicago Herald
Iowa
Davenport
Hampton
Mason City
Penn
Orebend
Gove
Vendorf
Carroll
Arkasi
Burlington
Okoboji
Spirit Lake Country
Des Moines
Borkwell City
Dubuque
Sioux City
Prank Tabor
Murray
Clark County
E.P. Ware
Leroy Townsend
Ware
Townsend
Osceola
John B. Baker
Bigler's Grove
Harrison County
Ocean Grove
N. J
F. Clarkson
P McHenry
A. C. Grant
Maquoketa
C. H. Patterson
Milwaukee Dispatch
Chris Schmitt
Schmitt
Charles Murray
Louisiana
McDowell
Blonde City
Jasper County
Lane Button
A. N. Devis
Button
Newton County
A. X. Davis
G. Davis
Weekly Review General Nevis Summary
A Jersey cattle sale in New York totaled 61 head bringing $15 805. Flooding hits 23 collieries in Asiland Pennsylvania. A Lee statue unveiled in Lexington Virginia with 6 000 spectators. A boiler explosion at Ives Hale saw mill Whittlesey Missouri kills three. Banks suspend trade dollar. railroads restrict coin. Lumber dock collapse at Muskegon Michigan endangers workers. Barbed wire royalties to be halved per Washburn Moon pact. Chicago to New York rail speed plan announced. Marine case verdict for S Marvin $20 000 with appeal. Internal revenue Peoria district up $695 182 to $13 963 170. exports down. Boston Health Board reports emigrants needing aid after emigration. Crees move toward Montana. Little Pine leads. Early half 1881–1883 failures show rising liabilities. half-year totals around 40–66 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Washburn& Moon Compa
Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg Railroad
Notable Crimes and Disasters Reported Across States
A string of incidents spans several states with hangings in Ft. Smith, fires destroying Boston & Maine shop equipment, drownings in the Ohio River, and a series of legal and violent events. Notable items include a prison sentence in Brazil, Indiana for Sanders, a fatal boarding-house shooting in Pullman, Illinois, and a mob hanging in Bowne Green Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Madison
Ind
Sanders
Brazil
Calamitous Glasgow Launch Disaster Claims Many
The Daphne, a 500 ton coastwise steamer, capsized during launch on the Clyde. About sixty to over a hundred are feared drowned as workers and spectators scrambled for survivors. Reports note top weight and swift currents as causes with many bodies recovered and divers searching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxvox
Glasgow
Laune
Loxpon
Daphne
Clyde
Renfrew
Loxpox
Unaie
What the Traveler Said at Sunset
A reflective poem in Whittier style exploring faith and mortality. The speaker seeks love and divine mercy as darkness rises and questions pass about the afterlife. He longs for lost loved ones, spiritual strength, and a surrender to a larger truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exsher Salymosi
Nyireghhaza
Hungary
Pauly
Bary
Father
Robins On The Edge Of Charity And Compulsion
In a lounge of shared confidences, a shopkeeper Robinson tries to help others with purchasing advice and household matters. His generosity backfires as his wife’s sister feels obligated and a moral line blurs with affection and unintended temptation.
Death on the Rail Tragedy of a Bradford Pa Wreck
A Rochester and Pittsburg rail accident 25 miles southeast of Bradford Pa on July 2 killed thirteen, with many injured. The wreck involved a coal train and a loaded passenger car, a relief train rushed to the scene, and a coroner's inquest began the same day with evolving casualty tallies and fault questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester & Pittsburg
Bradford
N. Tolles
Bradford House
David Ford
M. Downs
George Quinn
Angelo Odon
W. T. Davis
Olean
L. D. McKee
Robert Clemons
James O'Connell
Alton
James Ravella
W. H. McCurdy
John Collins
Limestone
N. Y
J. Bosway
J. Cosmillo
R. Cosmillo
Rochester
McCurdy
Mines Flooded and Track Down in Wilkesbarre Area
Water flooding the Casuahin Conyngham and Baltimore mines near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania reaches over 200 feet in the former. The embankment of the Delaware Hudson coal road has collapsed causing track failure and risk to a nearby house. It will take six weeks to pump the water from the mines. Meanwhile Dauphin county buildings and many schools burned in Harrisburg with all inmates saved. Loss about 200000 and insured for 30000. A severe storm lashed Ozaukee county causing extensive damage across many towns including Belgium and Fredonia with over 200 buildings demolished in places and several fatalities and dock damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Mr. Smith
Mamma
Agail
Bowal
Smith
Tam
Gressmaker's
Ted Hone
Annie
Pat
Frenay
Paul
Conyngham
Baltimore
Wilkesbarre
Hudson
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Milwaukee Dispatch
Ozaukee County
Necedah
Fon du Lac
Belgium
Fredonia
Larmertine
Princeton
Port Washington
Dartford
Ripon
New Cassel
Mayville
Brownsville
Cewaskum
Oakfield
King
Ernuir
Nallender
Saule
French
Google
Wisconsin River
The 62 65 Puzzle and a Notable Character
A curious geometry trick uses a 13 by 5 inch strip to form a 8 by 8 inch square, leaving a mystery inch unaccounted for. The text also praises a great man, affable and steadfast, who resists both servility and pride under fortune and misfortune.
Three Acres of Eggs Near San Miguel Island
A Santa Barbara fisherman reports discovering near San Miguel Island a three acre island of guano covering eggs from various sea birds. The surface is said to be mostly eggs from sea gulls snags and salt water ducks, making walking difficult and suggesting ships could be loaded with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franciseo Alta
Santa Barbara
San Miguel Island
Notched roller pin valued by an old woman
An old woman brandishes a rough roller pin and says she would not trade it for money. She explains that each time she loses a husband she cuts a notch in the pin, implying its personal significance and symbolism.
Keeping the Farmhouse Grounds Neat Encourages Pride
The piece urges time and labor to tidy the grounds around a house with rake wheelbarrow and planting. It argues neatness sends a favorable impression of inhabitants, praises vines porches sunflowers and flower roots, and encourages children to help build lifelong skills and pride in a pleasant home.
The Theology of the Heart in In Memoriam
A passage from Tennysown’s In Memoriam contemplates faith and doubt. The speaker questions God and nature and laments the sparse fruit from many seeds while seeking a larger hope amid suffering. He reflects on life, worth, and the soul’s inner guidance.
Indian Archery and plant care from Dr Carver’s talks
Dr Carver discusses Indian bows and arrows describing length use by Sioux hunters and war arrows with barb adjustments. He recalls trials with English bows, archery skill, and a claim about from hip aiming. He also explains carbolic acid soap mix to combat aphis on cherry trees, detailing a wartime battle against pests and a prior success in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Carver
Brooklyn Driving Park
Holbertson
Gardener's Monthly
Laws of Development and the Rise of the Human Form
The article argues life evolved through abundant forms across many epochs, with development guided by natural selection. It asserts earth hosts a wide range of organisms and that the strongest, best adapted to their environments survive, shaping the human form as the likely outcome of these evolutionary laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Nature
Laugh, Mother: A Plea From Joanna Baillie’s Drama
A reflective piece urging mothers to smile despite weariness to lift family spirits. It cites Joanna Baillie and Bothwell Manse, arguing parental mood shapes children’s futures and that cheerful restraint leaves a lasting, sweeter epitaph than sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Joanna Baillie
Bothwell Manse
The Cuckoo and Its Nesting Ways Across Lands
A narrative on cuckoo behavior describes how the bird lays eggs in foster nests while the mother does not build her own. It contrasts English and American cuckoos, noting the selfish young and fostering birds in Britain and praising American cuckoos for caring for their offspring.
Buttermilk as a healthy summer drink and aid to digestion
A proponent extols buttermilk for all uses from digestion and nerves to sleep and general health. It compares the body to a stove accumulating refuse and claims buttermilk cleanses it, fosters rest, and can revive a sluggish liver with repeated use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponens
When to Sleep in the Heat of Summer
The piece argues for daytime naps in hot climates and cites tropical habits as a model. It condemns strict by laws and parental taboos that force children to endure heat without rest, noting the natural lull after noon and the discomfort of late-night, poorly ventilated rooms. It criticizes reliance on evening air as unhealthy and promotes embracing siesta-like rest to combat summer fatigue.
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Carroll County
Estherville
Preccott
Ontario
James Hooper
Edwardsburg
Pecle
Weekly Review
Nevis Sammary
Jersey
New York
Asiland
Valentine
Robert E. Lee
Lexington
Ives & Hale
Whittlesy
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Central
Reading
Boston Board of Health
Fort Assiniboine
Little Pine
Bese
Montazs «Ai
Soyoltr
Crime and Criminal
Martin Joseph
William H. Finch
Trialista
Ft. Smith, Ark
Boston & Maine Railroad
Charleston
John Wolcott
David McCowen
Wim. Barnes
Lackawanna, Pa
Goldsmith & Winter
Dallas
Texas
Cottonwood Falls
Chase County
Kansas
Jersey City
John Helliard
Fhanice and Laborers Bank
Bright Light
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mississippi River
Booneville
D. H. Silver
Bierne
Elam
Richmond
New Hope
Ellis P. Phipps
Supreme Court
William Ray
Pullman
Chicago
Thomas Dowrie
Eorge Fox
Meg
T Smiiy
Ray
Authoritie
Auburn
Abram Coppernoll
Town of
Victory
Lew French
Coppernoll
Ratton
Indian Territory
Isaac A. Briggs
Wesley Lyon
Emil Brie
Staraford
Conn
Missouri
Edward R. Kirk
Hoboken
Kirk
Brie
Briggs
John Jacob Astor
Michigan
Charles Lacia
Englas
McG Clamey
Edmsad
Morris
Cowen
London “News
America
James Carey
Carey
Ireland
Parnell
Monaghan
Healy
Commons
Germany
Bismarck
Empress Augusta
Silesia
Berlin
Krazewaski
Dresden
Kalle
Hanover
Cologne
Diet
Gossier
Pattkamer
Interior
Egypt
Cassetta
Chelera
Alexandria
Damietta
Algiers
Mecca
Lord Hartington
Red Sea
Turkey
Trea. Wallace
United States
Porte
SY John Greenleaf Whittier
Pearl Gate
Jasper Wall
Aldebaran
Sirius
Onobinson
Mrs. Robinson
Robins
Anna
Robinsons
Felf
Casuahin
Prom Tennysouw
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