Horrific incidents and trials flood Ames Iowa news
A nine year old boy was abducted by a stranger while burning brush on his father's farm in Cass county and released near Woodburn with money to pay bills. Multiple railroad accidents near Lehigh, Davenport, and Ottumwa kill and injure several. a Chinese murderer Wah Lee buried in Floyd cemetery. Reports cover conferences about a Northwestern baseball league, local court actions, and various civic notes across Iowa towns.
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Cass County
Woodburn
Vass County
Loy
Lehigh
Ned Brown
Border Plains
Crooked Creek
Judd
Brown
Davenport
William Seifers
Charles Smith
Sioux City
Minneapolis
John Bennett
St. Paul
Sioux Sty
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Ah Sam
China
E. H. Smith
Dubuane
Mr. Chute
Manchester
St. Louis
Charles Blanchard
Brooklyn
Josas A.parvin
Muscatine
John Daily
Nashua
Davenport “Democrat
F. H. Griggs
Citizens’ National Bank
Bankers’ Association
Louisville
Lee
Moynahan
Athletics
Philadelphia
Emma Leich
Dubuque
Pring
J. F. McCarthy
Lin Abernethy
Postville
Hiram Price
la Grange Iron Company
Tennessee
Capt. S. A. Reed
Edora
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Firrman
Frederick N. Smith
United States Navy
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Canada
Kansas City
Treasury
Insurance Association
Dominion
Fort Munchuca
Arizona
A. H. Marrow
Sixteenth Cavalry
Sherman
Crook
Department of Arizona
George W. Peck
Sun
Post Office Department
George
Snc
Weill
Counterfeiters and rail workers dominate latest crime and accident items
Roving detectives traced spurious ten dollar certificates to James McGovern of Duluth with links to Charles Chambers, a saloon keeper turned grocer. Separate reports recount grim railway accidents on the Pennsylvania and Milwaukee lines, a fatal hand car incident near Oshkosh, and multiple military and civil service reorganizations across divisions and departments.
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Northern Pacific
James McGovern
Duluth, Main
Grand Forks
Dakota
Charles Chambers
Duluth
McGavern
Chambers
Walters
St. Paul
Bank of Montreal
McGovern
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Quebec
Montreal
John Bley
James Maloney
Derry
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bleu
Maloney
Bley
Latrobe
Hancock
Atlanta
New York
Schofield
Missouri
Chicago
Pope
San Francisco
Augur
Department
Fort Leavenworth
R. 8
McKenzie
Department of Texas
Department of the South
Department of the East
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
O Donnell case depositions and global notices
The article reports the O Donnell murder case with witness depositions and a warning from the Central Criminal Court Recorder. It notes a £500 reward for Willie Dick inson’s return, cotton workers voting on wage cuts, and various European and colonial dispatches about Ireland France Spain Austria Mexico Africa and Chile. It also mentions the Roselea meetings, the Parnell fund, and Cetewayo-related events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O' Donnell
Casey
O’ Donnell
Willie Dickinson
Wisconsin
Cornwall
Lancashire
Central Criminal Court
O'Donnell
O Donnell
Carey
Supreme Court Declares Civil Rights Laws Unconstitutional
Washington October 2 The Supreme Court holds that the first and second sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 are unconstitutional and void. Justice Bradley delivers the opinion with Justice Harlan dissenting, signaling a major rift over federal enforcement of equal accommodations.
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Washington
Reme Court of the
United States
Poetrf
Murrau Stant
Ue & Ct
Murray Stantey
Charl Serenaedtamen
I Ryan
Circuit Rt
California
Samuel Nichols
Circuit Court of
Western District of Missouri
U. 3
Samuel D. Singleton
U. 8
Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
Richard A. Oe
Memphiss& Charleston
U. S. Circuit Court
District of Tennessee
Bradley
Congress
Territories
District of Columbia
Harlan
Iowa Woman Suffragists Gather in Ottumwa Convention
The Iowa Woman Suffrage Society announces its twelfth annual meeting in Ottumwa on October 30 and 31, 1883, with sessions starting at 2 PM. Delegates are urged from associations statewide and interested friends invited to attend and select representatives for a strong suffrage campaign. President Narcissa T. Bemis notes notable attendees including Mrs. Margaret W. Campbell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa Woman Suffrage Society
Friends of the Camsee
General Assembly
Margaret W. Campbells
Narcissa T. Bemis
Wapello
Rba
Union Depot
Mazroa A. Prox
Pres. Wapello Co
Knaves Thrive Where Honesty Fails to Live
A terse maxim notes that knaves prosper where straightforward honesty lacks guidance and discipline, offering a caution about moral weakness and social vice.
Frosts Trim U S October Crop Prospects Across Regions
The October corn report confirms broad frost damage from early October, easing from September highs. Michigan Wisconsin Ohio New York show notable injury. Minnesota Dakota and northern Indiana Illinois report losses. Kansas Nebraska see limited impact. projected yields near 160 million bushels of corn and about 500 million of oats with fluctuating quality. soybeans and tobacco also cited with mixed prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasumeton
Eorn
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
New York
Minnesota
Dakota
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana Andlinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Indiana
Atlantic Seaboard
Illinois
California
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Northwest
Acm
Kentucky
Philadelphia Ladies Learn Baseball In Cheerful Protest
In a lively Philadelphia scene eight women take up baseball, displaying durable cheer and steady effort. One woman jokes of marrying a husband previously promised to her mother as playful banter echoes through a curious social moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Jurean
Alaska
Junean
Long District List of Candidates Across Houses
A detailed roll lists numerous district representatives and senators by district, with names, abbreviations, and party hints. The document also includes a nonpartisan recap and a short poem about judging others.
The Government Detective and a Sad Complaint
A retrospective feature recalls a federal post office detective’s sobering stories of shadowing letters and arresting thieves. He describes heartbreaking scenes with families and the strain of enforcing the law, including a father praying beside his son facing justice.
The Daughters and the Moral Fabric of Society
A critique of how mothers guide daughters toward intellectual nourishment versus moral and aesthetic training. The piece condemns passive book selection, warns of morbid fiction, and urges wholesome literature to build character, while contrasting Indigenous beauty practices with fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cradel
Forc
Ter
Bakep BaGo-Plant Stuffed Eggplants Recipe
Two medium eggplants boiled in salted water are halved and seeded. The flesh is mixed with bread crumbs two tablespoons melted butter one teaspoon salt a quarter salt teaspoon and a raw egg. The mixture is stuffed into the eggplants tied into shape placed in a dripping pan with water and butter and baked for an hour basting occasionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Sryvir
Polly Plumer Accepts Love Despite Resolve
Polly Plumer had resolved to stay cold but after Deak Totes pleads and Dana's persuasive urging she finally says yes. She admits to loving him despite her determined stance and memories of a stubborn mind.
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Marcus Dana
Huron Plumer
Polly
Polly Phamer
Miss Plumer
Dana
Uron
Jem
Mr. Dana
Temlock Falls
Breen
Grther Plumer
Huron
Marcus
Berkshire Hills
Rockaway Beach
Plumer
Oieet
Hemlock Falls
Polly Plumer
Adam
Deak Totes
Beefsteak Sauce From Kitchen Mix
Lagck POR Beefsteax mix two teaspoonfuls of sauce with beefsteak. Blend two tablespoonfuls of Worcestershire sauce and a tablespoonful of butter. Add a splash of white wine. Heat thoroughly and serve over beefsteak.
From Rush Lights to Modern Matches in Daily Life
The piece recalls a bygone era when lighting relied on flint and steel, damp tinder, and laborious matches. It describes the clumsy methods, a servant kindling fires, and the frail rush light with a perforated shade and its feeble glow guiding a seamstress in a garret.
Unclear excerpt on a dog and boy interaction
A fragment shows dialogue about a dog and a boy. phrases mention a man reacting to an animal and a scene where meat is taken and a dog is kicked, with stray hints of bananas and bold speech.
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Sues
Ames
Eee
Senate Committee On Labor and Education
Supreme Court
Fred Douglass
Col
Ingersoll
Dr. Rankin
Shellabarger
Jeff Chandler
Riddle
Arthur Smith
Tilden
Texas
Claire Young
Rawlins
Union Pacific
Castro
Young
Oshkosh
Wis
Mangert
Milwaukee & St Paul
Iangert
Ames Waukon
Ciil
Folger
Gen. Garland
State of
Arkansas
Wm. Dutton
Lemawee County Savings Bank
Adrian
Monroe County
Sheridan
Montcalm
Elizabeth Chase
Oregon
Washington Territory
Stowe
New Brighton
Staten Island
National Treasury
Cannes Enewninnne
Soi
Ormers
Jay Gouldin
H. Shirk
Peru
Indianapolis
Tucson
Jacob Elmer
Charles Hinsley
Messenger Collins
Paul
Elmer
Hinsley
Lockstitch Fence Company
Washburn & Moon Manufacturing Company
Gardner
Wooly
Baltimore
Springhurst
Thomas W. Pearsall
Grover's Hill
Chas. Schwabow
Castalia
Henry Carson
Martin Kroch
Fayetteville
Ark
Perry
Weatherford
Charles Vance
New Franklin
Vance
F. Tappan
New Indian School
Genoa
Col. Tappan
Hampton
Albert Nicholas Arnold
Providencre
R. I
Greece
Newton Theological Institute
Chicago Baptist Theological Seminary
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Hanover Junction
Janesville
Arcadia
Trempleau County
Pensacola
Cochrane
Livingston
Saunders Blount
Wyatt Ames
National Butter, Cheese and Egg Association
Cincinnati
Mexico
Charles E. Bluminthal
le Moyne Furnace
Carlisle
Shawneetown
Maine
Kennebec Valley
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Nevada Bank
Flood, Fair & Mackey
Denver
Sidney
Neb
Cheyenne
Germany
Nettleton
Watseka
Union
Exgland
Madagascar
Lord Granville
Foreign Affairs
France
Tamataver
Ireland
Dublin
Micheal Davitt
J. M. Healy
J. D. Sullivan
Roselea Fermanaugh
Roselea
Oerrd
London‘Globe
North
South America
Ennis
Kinney
M. P
Williams
Mallow
United Ireland
Bigger
Cavana
Parnell Fund
Dennis O'Connor
Australia
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Tong
England
Ferry
Havre
Monteveros
Frias
Tacua
Bolivia
Pacific
Iberia
Correspondencia
Duc de Fernan Nunez
Alfonzo
Spain
Pasada Herrera
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Italy
Austria
Times
Vienna
Perth
Vulcan Pass
Carathians
Roumenia Frontier Guard
Africa
Cetewayo
Ceteway
Inkaukia Bush
Usibepu
Badanango
Getewayo
Natal
Civil Rights
Supreiine Court
Crop Report
THE
Legislature
Henry Wel Josie
Jonx W. Carr
E. J. Gavrr
Lewis Miles
John McDonough
A. P. Stephens
T. Eclark
D. L. Heinsheimer
B. J. Has
Lot Abrabant
F. A. Duncan
C. M. Brown
J.G. Hutchinson
Benjami F McCoy
E. R. Cassarr
Eli Wilkin
T. J. Caldwell
C_ RB
Hunt
George Carson
Pliny Nichols
John C. Bills
W. A. Cotten
G. L. Johson
John C Chambers
Moses Bloom
Joan Ryper
P. M. Sutton
E. C. Sutlow
Hiram Y. Smith
J. D Gillette
Enoch W. Eastman
William G. Donnan
T. M. C. Logan
S. K. Graves
F. D. Bayliss
J. L. Kamrar
H. C. Hemenway
A. M. Whatey
William Larrabee
J. H. Sweeney
H. A. Baker
J. D. Glass
C. A. Marshall
A. N. Payneer
C. E. Wartinc
C. C. Chubb
J. J. Russell
O. M. Barrett
G. 8. Robinson
House OF Representatives
Cons. Doxie
H. C.milver
W. B. Conneatson
Grant
W. I. Bass
Lewis Fordyce
W. R. Wuerey
P. Bacurmearr
Can
O. H. P. Lynn
J. Russemr
W. Schmipt
W Grant
W. P. Wolf
E. W. Lucas
C. B. Ranck
N. B. Hotproox
J. Stewart
B. C. Ward
W. H. McCullough
J. M. Tattle
C. L. Watrous
D. A. Pattee
J. A. Lyon
L. R. Botter
Phillip Livingstone
T.C. McCall
J. G. Brown
W. A. Mowery
Gro
H. H. Green
Edwin Rice
Joan Killeen
Cons
Menntzel
Turopore Nairn
D. ©. Aakers Ind
S. A. Converse
J. M. GiLermann
C. C. Vanderpool
E. W. Wilber
H. C. Curtiss
L. Dr. Sherman
Daniel Campbell
BerLocx
Jesse Kennedy
W. Harrison
T. R. Humphry
Distriet
Geo. F Watson
N. Densmore
8. Benson
Akershieiaanaae
Washington Uate
Ainad
Hamilton
Vannet
Koxsuth
Hiledes
Audubon
Lie Jens Voestbe
Blackhawk
Louiaa
Madison
Buttler
Mahaska
Buena Vista
Marion
Buchanan
Marshall
Pibhaine Sulicdees Bof
Calhoun
Teo
Mitchell
Monona
Cerro Gordo
Monroe
Cherokee
Montgomery
Clarke
Econ
Brien
Aw Polk
Aio Venee
Sngrims
Pottawattamie
Poyette
Powespiek
Franklin
Ringgold
Jefferson
Wright
GowWllee
Kinse
Allamakee
Jackson
Johnson
Chickasaw
Crawford
Plymouth
Davis
Ate
Ivon
Shelby
Covington “Commonwealth
Bears
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