Iowa News Roundup From Appanoose To Des Moines
Appanoose county is out of debt. The State Convention of the Land League meets in Des Moines March 17. The creameries of Monticello shipped 1,082,450 pounds of butter and 4,046,008 pounds of hogs. A brakeman killed near Vinton by a freight train. Judge McDill named U.S. Senator. A large list of local and national updates including floods, fires, patents, and municipal cases.
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Board of Regents
Geo. F. Roberts
Waterloo
State University
Daniel Hayes
Muscatine
Iowa
The
Land League
Des Moines
League
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Vinton
Monticello
Jones County
Thomas G. Orwig
Chester L. Bell
Maple River Junction
Carroll County
Mr. Bell
Land League arrests and Irish uprisings across Britain
Report covers arrests under coercion act in Ireland with Walsh Keogh and Boylon among those seized. Dillon’s fiery Commons remarks provoke reactions. London dispatches detail debates on arms and protection bills, Boer war talks, and reflections on labor and early earnings.
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Dillon
John Bevoy
Harcourt
Westport
The
Land League
Commons
London Tims
Parnell
Ireland
House of Commons
Gladstone
Paul Kruger
Inauguration Day Amid Snow Storm in Washington
Washington woke to snow and slush as ceremonies for President Garfield’s inauguration drew crowds of soldiers and civilians. Troops filled the avenues, the Senate held a near full session, and Garfield’s oath and lengthy inaugural message were met with cheers. Evening lights, fireworks, and receptions filled the capital as the city marked a pivotal transition in stark winter conditions.
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Washington
al 'Proceacoln
Capel
Aspen
Capitol
White House
Garfield
Senate Chamber
Hayes
Diplomatic Corps
Hancock
Sheridan
Senate
Evarts
Edward Thornton
Supreme Court
Mahone
Blaine
Conkling
House
Conference Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Public Printing Department
Deering
Iowa
Williams College Association of Washington
Executive Mansion
Mark Hopkins
Rockwell
Treasury Department
Sherman
Pendleton
General Assembly
Ohio
Massach Theusetts State Arch
Louis Weston
Pottsville
J. W. Thompson
Press- Welung
Garstoners
Corbes
G. Riddle
Wm. Lawrence
N. H. Willard
John B. Alley
Arthur
Wheeler
Toon Cael
President Hayes Vetoes Refunding Bill Citing Banking Threat
In a veto message President Rutherford B. Hayes objects to section five of the funding bill, arguing it would damage the national banking system by restricting security for bank notes and hindering bank formation. He notes the measure aims to refund the national debt but would jeopardize commerce and credit if enacted. The veto is sent to Congress for its further action.
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Jay Gould
Gould
Hayes
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
House of A Natives
Rutwerrorp B. Bates
Executive Mansion
New Cabinet Confirmed by Senate in Executive Session
On the fifth, President Gerreld sent nominees to the Senate for several posts including Blaine of Maine Windom of Minnesota McVeagh of Pennsylvania James of New York Kirkwood of Iowa Lincoln of Illinois Hunt of Louisiana and Evans of Pennsylvania. The Senate met in executive session and confirmed the Cabinet unanimously.
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Gerreld
Senate
G. Blaine
Maine
Wm. Windom
Minnesota
Wae McVeagh
Pennsylvania
Thomas L. James
New York
Samuel J. Kirkwood
What Boys Should Learn
A moral guide urging boys to respect mothers, sisters, and friends, be courteous at home, avoid lying, and vow not to smoke, chew, or drink. It stresses habits that distinguish good men from bad and promotes gentleness, honesty, and self restraint.
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Milwaukee
Asa Cure for Miles and the Kidney-Wort Claim
An 19th century ad style note promotes Kidney-Wort as a remedy that eases constipation and then returns health to weakened parts. A narrative aside follows about a child named Pet who sees herself crying, makes an ugly face, and laughs with Minnie for ten minutes.
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Pet
Minnie
Hop Bitters Said to Supplant Other Medicines
Shrewd advertising in secular and religious papers proclaims Hop Bitters as a superior remedy, claiming wide appeal and high virtue. Proponents praise the Hop plant and note the goods’ clever marketing and perceived effectiveness.
Distillery in Iowa City Uses 1500 Bushels Daily
A new Iowa City distillery reports a daily corn intake of about 1500 bushels to fuel its operations. The facility highlights local grain sourcing and Northeast Iowa agricultural ties.
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Iowa City
Perseverance in Chinese Scholar Wins Imperial Rank
A Chinese man discouraged after failing to gain literary knowledge resumes work and, inspired by a woman rubbing a crowbar to make a needle, rededicates himself, eventually earning a top three rank in the empire.
Anxious wait described in a strained personal moment
An anxious speaker waits with dread and effort to speak, using vivid sensory details. The scene captures tension as breath fails and nerves overwhelm, with physical reactions such as trembling muscles and tearful relief.
Fragmented Local Note on Medical Products
Readable bits describe a medical product or remedy. Mentions a brand or manufacturer and possible side effects. Details are incomplete and unclear due to OCR errors.
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Owa
Appanoose County
Council Bluffs
Snenandoah
Page County
C. Newell
T. Grenville
Davenport
Wm. H. Barnum
National Democratic Committee
Big Ninth” Congress
Barnum
Bloomfield Republican
Wm. Duffield
Dr. Stafford
Okaloosa
Cyrus Bussey
New Orleans
J. W. McDill
Union County
Kirkwood
Secretary of the Interior
McD.1
Medical Department
the State University
Gear
Frisbie
8. B. Chase
Missouri Valley
C. F. Dexter
Chicago
National Association
Grouch
Northern Iowa Butter and Cheese Association
Northern Iowa Butter and Cheese Board of Trade
Post Orrick Department
Washington, D. C
Horace Maynard
Mt. Pleasant Jounal
Old Jack
Fourth Iowa Cavalry
Abraham
Homopathic
Iowa State University
H. G. Anderson
Eddyville
Appanoocse
J. Edward Coldwell
Center Plains
Iowa Falls
Amos C. Flemming
Bedford
Davis County
J. W. Henderson
Riverton
Moorsville
Indians
G. C. Howard
Tabor
Pennfield
Mass
P. H. Hooley
Mercer
Russia
Poland
F. M. Somers
Beat-rice
Nebraska
Urbana
Illinois
Wilson
Paris
Edgar County
John W. Walser
Philadel
General News
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
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Constatinople
Robert C. Patte
St. Louis
Mattie Hunter
John Sullivan
C. F. Emery
Cleveland
Plymouth
Wis
Wharton & Eeiing
Severin Station
Baltimore
Mesopotamia
Nefer
Cunaro
United States of Columbia
Panama
Europe
Central America
Mexico
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Peoria
Portland
Oregon
Farmers’ Convention
Salem
Willamette Valley
Bolivar, Tenn
Moore & Harvey
Zoop & Bailey
T. P. Campbell
T. J. Jayner
Ben Oppenheimer
John Austin
E. P. McNeal
Gen. R. P. Neely
Nathan Goff, Jr
West Virginia
Lewis Richmond
Rhode Island
Rome
John L. Friesbie
Michigan
Rheims
P. K. Eder
Nevada
Guayaquil
Albert Rhodes
District of Columbia
Rouen
Edward Backus
Linois
Para
Emilio Courtado
Launian
John A. Halderman
Kansas
Cincinnati
J. A. Fay & Co
Front
John Streets
San Francisco Bulletin
Barkentine
Honolulu
Denison
Texas
Missouri Pacific
James Hayden
Kentucky
Wm. Levis
Thos. Shaw
James Hamilton
Hayden
Jefferson and
Lake Streets
Holmes, Pyatt & Co
Kreamer & Co
James Hogg
Max Yonk
H. 8
Carter & Co
Larimer Street
16Th
17Th
Denver
March Sth
Patrick J. Smith
Thomas Conney
San Francisco
Acapulco
Manuel Castro
California
Yagni and
May Rivers
Sonora
Chesapeake & Ohio Road
Coldwell
White Sulphur Springs
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Irving G. Hall
Cape Biston
Bolo
Chicago Lumberman’s Exchange
Ischia
Naples
Caseemacialis
Springfield
West Main Street
Fifth
Reiger
Charles Morgan
Mennerchor
Twelfth Regiment of
Ohio National Guards
American Institute
St. Paul
Insane Asylum
Danville
Dr. 8. 8. Shultz
Hannibal and
St. Joseph
Hannibal
Bevier
Macon City
C. E. Walker
Brookfield
F. H. Rosha
Quincy
Oliver Hobert
Awesa
Mich
John Jarrett
Shelbina
Jack Tisdale
Anthony Salig
Brush Creek Bridge
Frank Locke
George Zurich
Macon
Brookfeld
Dr. Woods
National Bank of
Virgiia
Joseph T. Keese
Walpole
Ill
James
Charles Fare
Riley
John Hall
John Orr
Frank Gilbert
Criminal Court
Richard Bloss
Springfield, Mass
Henry W. Hallet
Topeka
Little Rock
Ark
Janesboro
Craighead
Benjamin Ishmael
Mill
Ishmael
Edward Young
Georgetown
George Ashmore
James Ashmore
Clinton Campbell
Young
Ashmores
Campbell
Lawill & Inskeep
Jim Ashmore
Will
Cork
London Times
Dublin
Brennan
Joseph B. Walsh
Michael Davitt
Castlebar
Cornelius Keogh
Carreklish
County Limerick
Michael P. Boylon
Kildare
Walsh, Keogh
England
London
House of Lords
McCarthy
Mundell
Wales
Veterinary Department of the Privy Council
Gildstone
Roberts
Colley
O’donnell
France
Chamber of Deputies
Haentgens
South Africa
Barber
Dyas
Tranvaal
Orange Free State
Free State
Barber Wa
Elliot
Newcastle
Elwyn Wood
Mount Prospect
Soubert
Transvaal
Ghanaes
Po Ulestial
Alice
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