Turbulent events and notable incidents across Iowa lists
A long string of reports covers weather highs in Cedar Rapids, a homicide case in Mason City, fires in Davenport, counterfeiting arrests near Mason City, and traffic and rail work notes including a railway contract in Polk County. Also listed are population figures for Muscatine and Wilton, a poisoning death in Des Moines, and a detailed look at church bells and carillons in New York.
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W. W. Harkins
Dighland Township
Wappello County
van Hoosen
Mason City
Martin Flynn
Polk County
Callanan
Hook's Point
Northwestern Company
Davenport
Des Moines
Clerkson
Muscatine
Sunstroke and fire disasters sweep across multiple cities
The dispatch reports six sunstroke deaths in Chicago and seven in New York on July 10 13. fires hit Cincinnati and New York causing losses up to 50 000 and 25 000 respectively. tremors felt in Memphis. various crimes and political notes follow including railway and Indian Territory tensions and local incidents across several states.
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Chicago
New York
New Orleans
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Wichita
Kansas
J. M. Steel
White
Fort Smith
Arkansas
United States
Payne
Indian Territory
F. D. Craddock
Dreath
Texas
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Kansas Pacific
Garfield's Acceptance: Garfield's Proclamation on National Policy
General Garfield forwards his acceptance letter to Senator Hoar outlining key positions for national policy. He emphasizes strict constitutional rights, free voter action, education, separation of church and state, fiscal responsibility, debt repayment, and support for veterans.
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Mentor
Garfield
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Ate
Union
Republican Party
United States
Mississippi River
Jefferson Ee
Liang
Sean
Mules and ponies kept by Chinaman prove gentle laborers
The article notes that a mule or pony in a Chinaman’s hands remains calm and tractable, even in rough conditions. It claims runaway or vicious behavior is absent under his care, with the animal guided by reins and quiet handling. Cattle and birds are described as similarly cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elson Horreback
Boy, 12, Breaks Arm After Sabbath School Fall
A 12 year old boy fell from a fence on his way home from Sabbath school and fractured his arm. It was the second time this arm had broken from the same fence, highlighting a moral urging safer routes rather than risky climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannegg
Multiple executions and crimes across states reported
A compilation from Austin, Dallas, and other locations notes executions in Georgia and North Carolina, a murder conviction in Texas, a Missouri robbery arrest, arsenic linked deaths, and a train robbery in Missouri. The dispatch also covers British parliamentary debate on Ireland and other international updates.
Fear of cows prompts comic escape on Cass avenue
Detroit Free Press recounts a century old quip about why women fear cows. A Cass Avenue scene ends with a woman fleeing a horned steer, aided unintentionally by a boy’s taunts and a neighborly shrug, illustrating playful storytelling of rural urban myths.
Busts of Faith and Fury Shake Old Colored Church
A church quarrel between a preacher and a deacon in a colored church in Ohio erupts after a meeting where the preacher is called a liar. An elder challenges violence, with a reply describing a readiness to fight if insulted, illustrating the heated dispute and backing a strong, forceful stance.
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Christian Pecx
Littleport
Clayton Curry
Carrie French
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Toledo
Detroit Free Press
Higan
Brother Gardner
Kidney-Wort Buds as Cure for Indigestion
An ad touts Kidney-Wort claiming sixteen ounces of prevention per box and frames it as the enemy of indigestion. It urges readers to try the product and promises superiority over ailments by prevention.
Bedouin Marriage Customs in Hejaz and Yemen
The account cites Waly of Yemen and Mustafa Pasha on Bedouin temp o marriages among the Aseer and some Syrian tribes. It notes temporary unions as a nominal contract, absence of concern for virginity, and exchanges of wives, seen as remnants of pre Islamic practices later questioned after Mohammeds time.
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W. Robertson Smith
The
Free College
Edinburgh
Clinb
Hejaz
Emen
Juddah
Suez
Waly
Yemen
Mustafa Pasha
Syria
Ple
Syrian Desert
Hardships of a Russian Captive Reported by German Engineer
A German railway supervisor recounts capture in southern Russia on December 19. He describes recognition scar and likeness to Wolkoff, detainment in Moscow, a 44 day forced march to Warsaw, weeks in prison on bread and water, and a return to Germany through Count Kotzebue’s intercession with Count Loris Melikov.
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Russia
Louis Hartmann
Wolkoff
Moscow
Neumeyer
Warsaw
Siberia
Palade
Count Kotzebue
Loris Melkoff
Germany
Eminent Board Announces Miracle Medicine Discovery
A board of physicians and chemists announced a new remedy formed by combining well known medicines. They claimed the resulting preparation could cure a wide range of diseases that other remedies could not.
Thunder Myths Across Native Tribes and Ancient Peoples
A survey of thunder beliefs shows varied practices among tribes from the Illinois to Peru and Mexico. Some linked lightning to a thunder bird and performed sacrifices, while others feared the storm without offerings. The piece notes historical inaccuracies in claims of universal thunder worship and mentions cultural uses of thunder lore in religion and education.
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United States
Mississippi Valley
Honduras
Mexico
Apocatequin
Piquerad
Pizarro
Monkey on the Rampage in Savannah as Pet Escapes
A large female monkey named Jenny, kept chained at Mr. Lewis Cass’s city dispensary, roamed streets eating eggs and biting a girl on the arm. After taunting crows in a tree, Jenny fled under a store stoop and remained free past 10 PM as crowds debated capturing or killing the animal.
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Savanah
Jenny
Lewis Cass
Whittaker Street
State Street
Snowe Pudding in Rich Milk Custard Dish
Snowe Pudding combines rich milk corn starch and egg whites cooked into a smooth custard. The recipe suggests heating milk dissolving starch stirring constantly, folding in beaten egg whites, flavoring, shaping, and serving with yolk custard using a pint of milk. It notes suitability for hot weather and make-ahead preparation.
Fragments Describe Unclear Conversation and Measurements
Disjointed lines mention Patrick and coal or sedans with phrases like there and measured tot. The text is fragmented and lacks coherent events or clear participants.
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A . Patrick
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