Early Iowa relics and legal notices from Des Moines
At the Academy of Sciences in Des Moines a 1834 Tews relic found by D. D. Skinner’s family is described as an ornate iron tomahawk with stars and notches. Other items note the death of a Burlington railroad president, civil service exams in Des Moines, and a June term of the Supreme Court with numerous district case assignments. Reports cover crop prospects, wildlife finds near Newton, Sioux County debt clearance, Sunday-closing enforcement in Creston, a stray shooting in Des Moines, and local civic updates from multiple towns.
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Academy of Sciences
Des Moines
D. D. Skinner
California
W. B. Keffer
Skinner
Burlington
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Belmont County
Ohio
Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
John M. Gregory
United States Civil Service Commission
John R. Hall
Earlham
C. E. Long
Prescott
C. A. Hughey
Wirt
W. D. Ferree
C. Olverson
Fertile
C. M. C. Spooner Greenfield
J. M. Sprowles
Fonda
F. L. Combs
J. G. Thompson
Prairie
The
Chicago “Tribune
Newton “Journal
Milligan
W. H. Eves
Newton
Auditor Brown
Jim Allen
Sioux County
Lewis
Creston
Freddie Chapman
John Jones
Young Jones
Freddie
W. D. Lucas
Valley National Bank
Hall & Sellers
Western Sabbath School
U. B. Church
Northwestern Loan and Trust Company
Eldora
Mitchell
Dakota
J. A. Brown
Cass County
Atlantic
Clayton County
A. K. Lansbury
Storm Lake
State Firemens’ Association
Argus
Chicago
Lemars
Independence
Col
Thire
Davenport
New Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Architectual Association
Herald
McCormick Death and Notable Crime Accidents Reported
Obituary notes Cyrus H. McCormick head of a major Chicago harvester firm dies at his home on May 13. The report also covers a string of violent incidents including robberies, a fatal shooting by a boy during a home invasion, a Arkansas murder and burning, and hangings in Ohio and Arkansas tied to feuds and the Polk saw mill case.
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Cyrus H. McCormick
Great Harvester Manufacturing Company
Chicago
J. McCormick
Rockbridge County
Virginia
Robert R. McCormick
Academy Nation of the Cross of Honor
Com Aly
Mra Anderson
Frank Ward
Polk
Center Point
Ark
Key Kendall
Ward
Polk Brothers
Kendall
Polks
Arkadelphia
Prescott
Howard County
Horn
Gribben
Ashland
Ohio
Harry Williams
Salem
Williams
Tom McAvery
Willits
Fred Grant
Ward & Fish
Grant
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Saratoga
Roberts
H. H. Jessup
Hays
W.H. Roberts
Princeton
N. J
W. E. Moore
Columbus
H. W. Torrance
New York
Edwin F. Hatfield
Methodist General Conference
Philadelphia
Japan
Mexico
Committee On
Denmark
Dayton
Pooley
Oteman
Cincinnati
Ellen Fediquier
Greenbrier County
John Biggs
Greenbrier
Turners
N. Y
Ashael Smith
Jit
Pittsburg
Tangier Island
Pitts
Walter
National Republican Central Committee
Exposition
John C. New
Farmers’ Review
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
New Orleans
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Irondale
Dave Griffin
Senate
Wasatnetos
Logan
Conte On
United States
Aeneral
Territories
Alas
Tuesey
HOUSE
Narox
Ellis
Lowisana
Reed
Maine
Gr Ange
Court of
Alabama
Friends of the
Oregon Central Railroad
Wallon Va
McKinley
Collinsee
Treasury
Ana i
Duns
Warner
Boutelle
Yeas
Randall
Selina
Melherson
Pardoned after long prison term Edward Brace released
Fort Mapmex Iowa May 17 The gates of the Iowa penitentiary opened for the exit of Edward Brace who was sentenced to life in 1876 for the murder of Po McNamara in Keokuk After years of confinement his pardon followed a legislative recommendation and the governor's approval The case stirred Keokuk Lee County and sparked wide protest and support alike.
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Fort Mapmex
Iowa
Iowa Penitentiary
Edward Bruce
Po McNamara
Keokuk
Bruce
Ana Te Ag Narmara
Chidren
General Assembly
Gov
Sherman
Edward Brace
State of
R. W
Elas
Senate
House
Lee County
Brace
Rocket
Copecal
Franco Chinese treaty sparks jubilant French press
Newspapers of France hail the Franco Chinese treaty while recalling regiments sent from Tongo. The London Standard laments New York panic and warns the world may face a new crash, citing 1878 as a precedent. It endorses Secretary Folger’s move to steady the money market.
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France
Tongo
England
New York
Folger
Fragmented Schoolhouse Dialogue Reveals Odd Question
An incomplete excerpt shows Dumley asking if whisky can talk and a parent denying it. The text hints at a broader discussion about motives behind appearances and pretexts in a moralizing tone.
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Dumley
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John H. Queal & Co
Ames
Nichols & Maxwell
Ezorses
GALE
Drugguts
MPG
Franke
Bosworth, Co
Edw
Barstow
Louie Bosworth
InSurance Agency
SaLz
M. 2
G. A. Meredith
Aura
J. L. Bartlett
Ames, Iowa
Roy
Ana
Im Post Arrig Remedy CO
MFC
Sarket
ST. Lous
Mewin's
Lowa
Lisbon
Frances E. Willard
Decorah
Troy
Albert Conner
Humboldt
Papachoag
Worcester
Mass
George Compton
Joseph Sargent, Jr
W. C. Stout
Lenasburg
Methodist Episcopal
Academy of Music
Major Edwards
Beach Hotel
Galveston
Wrenn
Whipple
Fort Buford
Glendive
Conrad
National Temperance Society and Publication House
Harrodsburg
Stewart
Christian Risbling
Morrison
Ill
Albert Lucia
Lyndon
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Africa
Wm. Terrill
Republican State Central Committee
Idiana
Indianapolis
Beck
Bayard
Frye
Utah
Wribe
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Post
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Towle
Can
Alaska
Townsend
Townd
Hammond
Justices of the Peace
Wyoming
Kota
ENATE
Washington
Cullom
Mississippi
Dubuque
Bureau of
St. Louis
Secretary of the Treasury
National Bank
Weller
Washireton
Committee On Finance
Collom
Committee On Appropriations
Allison
Sean
Iria
Italy
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Orral
Cannon
Rae Neal
Rosecrans
Keach
Henderson
Dunois
Annapolis
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Eighth Circuit
Colorado
Ninth Circuit
Morgan
Committee of Finance
Gee
Morrill
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Finance Committee
Herd
Ana i Sharma
Pennsylvania Avenue
Committee On Public Lands
Vickburg
Hale
Hotlce
Abrona
Tranor
Fonsett
Springfield
Boston Public Library
Abbott Lawrence
Boston
Charles E. Clark
Taunton
Tte
Boston Library
William
Council
Assembly
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