Many Iowa items sweep through a busy week of events
Mrs. John Pinder inherits $50 000. Iowa population up 40 percent in ten years. A threshing machine accident injures Warren Moore in Marin county. Henry Rolland found dead in an out house at Fort Dodge. Bridge rails arriving. iron work begins late October. Jones County Fair praised despite bad weather. Tax receipts show internal revenue from spirits and tobacco. A man killed at Fair Play Colorado is noted. Logs fall on a wagon in Dubuque county. grain dampness affects crops. Burly Smith shoots himself in Sioux Falls. A Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Railway contractor abandons workers. paymaster captured. A large fire damages Arcadia including law library. A deadly mowing accident in Sioux county. Freight train collision near Ottumwa. multiple injuries and deaths reported.
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Iowa
Warren Moore
Marin County
Henry Rolland
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Sabula Gazelle
Ottamwa
Burington Road
W. H. Stone
Thomas Folington
Mercer
Brown
Donaldson
Bly
Morris Perry
Fires engulf factories and ferries across the nation
A daybook of September fires reports losses from Kanakakee Illinois Baltimore Maryland St Louis Missouri and Jersey City New York Paris region. Major blazes include Smith Wicks canning in Baltimore with 50000 loss and the Scotia elevator in Jersey City at 39000. Also notes deaths from several incidents and a large Seaham explosion tally.
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Smith & Wicks
Baltimore
St. Louis
Scotia
Jersey City
Bushrod Johnson
Nashville
Brighton
Illinois
London Dispatches Highlight 1881 Visit and Global Tensions
A London report notes Dean Stanley and Thomas Hughes will visit the United States in 1881 to study the church question. It also covers royal amusement, labor strikes, a dynamite scare near Euston, Ottoman tensions in the Balkans, European diplomacy, and rising violence within armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dean Stanley
United States
Thomas Hughes
Prince and Princess of Wales
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Worcester
Staffordshire
London and Northwestern
Euston
Scotland
A Mongol Encampment Described by a China Correspondent
A correspondent portrays a Mongol encampment near Suchowico, noting water sources, pasture, and a tent design with a felt covering and central argol fire. The party chats with locals, samples food including sour milk and barley meat paste, and observes nomadic hospitality, dogs, and simple seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Suchowico
Iowa State Fair third day attracts larger crowds
The Iowa State Fair entered its third day with attendance higher than last year as ideal weather and a thriving exhibit hallmarked a grand display. Visitors viewed diverse machinery, stock from short horns to Holsteins and Herefords, and a substantial scientific collection led by Olmstead. Race events drew 25,000 spectators while numerous horse and draft classes showcased regional breeders and bidders.
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Iowa
C. Skiff
Chester Center
H. Mallory
Cheriton
C. W. Norton
Durant
W. M. Hastie
Barclay & Traer
West Liberty
A. Hinkle
Ickory
J. G. Myers & Sons
Caloma
Skiff
Norton, Hinkle and Myers
Carey R. Smith
Iowa City
Stockwell Leighton
A. A. Cram & Son
Osco
Burleigh and Gleason & Crosby
Mechanicsville
Law Highlights on Boy Injuries from Surreptitious Turntable Ride
Kansas Supreme Court ruled for the plaintiff in a damages suit over injuries to a boy who secretly rode a turntable. Justices held owners must guard dangerous machinery on their property to prevent harm, noting children’s instinct to ride and explore moving devices.
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Western Railroad Company
Kansas Supreme Court
Closing day features Kasson address and grand prize animal parade
Attendance doubled from last year as Hon. John A. Kasson spoke at 11 AM. A grand procession of prize animals, decorated horses and machinery followed, including the J. J. Case thresher. Victor D won the mile and a half, with the chariot race and other events drawing large crowds at the Moines track.
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John A. Kasson
Austria
Kasson
President Downing
Mr. Porter
Racing Department
J. J. Case Thresher
Philadelphia
Paris
Renee Lee
Iona
Mollie Lynch
Moines
Adelle
Victor D
America
Riette
Manitoba
Ouray The Ute Chief A Model of Diplomacy and Peace
An Indian diplomat paralleled with Tecumseh and Black Hawk, praising Ouray for years of peace advocacy and influence against conflict. The piece argues Americans underrate native rulers and highlights Ouray as a white ally who rejected hostilities between races as whites moved into Utah and Colorado.
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Chicago
Ouray
Saotebar
Tecumseh
Black Hawk
West
Tecumseh and
Utah
Colorado
Prisoner William Hill Faces Work House After Court Clash
In Detroit a drunken prisoner's outburst ends with the judge condemning William Hill to six months in the Work House. The inmate, claiming Arkansas roots and danger, is mocked as a rabbit by the court as he objects to a harsher sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
William
William Hill
Arkansas
Beantifiers and beauty tips in old column ad
The fragment promotes Hep Bitters as a health booster for women unable to achieve beauty with cosmetics. It touts improved health and spirits as the key to rosy cheeks and fair skin, noting the product as a proven remedy.
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France
Stone for Julia Adams in New Jersey graveyard
In a country graveyard in New Jersey a plain stone bears only the inscription Julia Adams died of shoes April 17 18 years. The terse marker notes a young woman’s death and gives no other details.
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New Jersey
Julia Adams
Humorous Remark on Mosquito Anatomy and Bite Etiquette
A quip notes the mosquito has six legs and one mouth and suggests gratitude that a bite would not be followed by a kick. The playful line blends natural fact with light humor about insects.
Old Doctor Warns Against Fear and Bowel Ailments
A fragment notes advice to trust in God while bowels remain unsettled. The text hints at medical distress and griping as a consequence of fear and illness, referencing an Eclipse era tone and medical superstition.
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John Pinder
Sioux City
Jones County
Herman S. Henry
Henry
Vernon
Fair Play
Dubuque County
Burly Smith
Sioux Falls
Humeston
Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska Railway
Garden Grove
G. T. Watros
Winneshiek County
Springfield
Dubuque
Nemo
Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Des Moines
Grand Templar
Isaac Brandt
Anna Schultz
Missouri Valley
J. P. Pinkham
West Branch
R. W. Hughes
Lime Springs
Milton Star
Algona
D. G. Ellis
Raymond
J. Pinkham
David Brandt
Sioux County
Peter Mein
Arcadia
Carroll County
Peterson Bros
Geo. Hock
Frank Casey
F. A. Charles
Northwestern
Kankakee, Jr
Louisville
Big Road
Ft. Keogh
Block Island
New York
Livingston
St. Beat
Upper Garonne
Little Rock
Mallama
California
Presbyterian Board of Missions
Idaho
Wyoming
Seaham
England
Fall River Board of Trade
Notre Dame
de Thernes
Fourth Street
Kate Fitzgerald
Dayton
Ohio
Boston
Austin
Minn
Purdy
Edison
North American Review
Battle of
North Point
Battle Monument
Illinois State Association of Mexican War Veterans
Peoria
Chihuahua
Terras
Victoria
Independence
E. B. Barrow
Custer
Shawn’s
Fort Bowie
Fort Cummings
New Mexico
Ewing
Madden
D. Madden
Sixth Cavalry
Buell
Exchange
O. P. Silva
Vera Cruz
van Sice
Chicago Commercial Bulletin
Northwest
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Wisconsin
Dakota Territory
Criminal Calendar
Cynthia Sargent
Fort Ron
N. Y
Adams
Deadwood
Fort Sully
George
Rawlins
Henry Meekabee
Big Sandy
Mt. Sterling
John Laughlin
Andrew Zittell
Zittell
Laughlin
Marshall Kyle
Fort Smith
Okahoma
Bateman
Davis
Chickasaw
Atlanta
Indian Territory
Dixon
Miss Washington
Abner Woods
Leadville
Thomas Morgan
St. Joseph
Richard Stevenson
Kansas City
Morgan
Stevenson
Owenton
Hammonds
Jonathan
Sam
Turkey
Imaam
Khalif
Mussulmans
Constantinople
Ragusa
Risa Pasha
Scutari
Dulcigno
Scutamie
Porte
Musselmans
Montenegro
League
Peru
Armenia
Asia Minor
the Orient
Seymour
Germany
Bismarck
Baron Haymerlee
Rome
Baron Haymerslee
Italy
Vienna
Baron von Haymerle
Russia
Count Galtz
Foulda
Spain
Madrid
Basque Council
Africa
Niger
Gallione
Dis
Barara
M. Bunge
Vilage
Odessa
Roumania
Ferdinand
Iowa State Fair
J. W. Brown
Z. C. Luse & Sen Oan
L. Fowler & Co
Osceola
J. Stewart
Blackberry
Ill
Ayrshire
E. W. Norton
Muscatine
Olmstead
Harvey
Manchester
Smith Oj
C. C. Nourse
Rebecca
Wilkins Hawker
Chariton
M. Collard
Duke
Forest Dome
Daisy Duchess
Dom Pedro
Lady Kirk
Allie
Minnie Kirk
Mary Turner
Hessie
Hensie Kirk
F.C. Letts
Marshalltown
Grand Duke
Lady Estelle
May Bell
E. Pomeroy
Oskaloosa
Wm. Hastie
Somerset
West Liverty
A. Hinckle
Hickory
Hickory Postoffice
D. Burnett
J. G. Myers & Son
Kalona
Duke Forrester
Fanny Forrester
Lady Trance
Susie Lee 2d
Victory
May Nichols
Canada
M. L. Devin
John Collard
J. J. Barker
John Scott
Nevada
J. D. Fisher
Brooklyn
R. W. Thomas
Charles City
Henry Owen
Spirit
Tom Mead
City of Moines
Samuel Adams
Frank Porter
Mt. Pleasant
T. 8. Me
J. L. Betts
Trent
D. Hunt
Swan
Conaway & Kirk
Deep River
Stoddard & Arthur
Webster City
Lewis
M. L Devin
F. H. Glancy
Montrose
J. H Windsor
Jno. Collard
J. Haiser
Anita
J. B. Brown
Rose Hill
Baird & Welty
Newton
M. Duffy
Monroe
Johnson
Marehalltown
Josiah May
Bethe W. Miller
James Turner
Wee Martin
Summerset
Daniel Pilmer
Charles Mash
Towner’s Lake
Waukee
Fred Powell
Des
R. J. Guthrie
Washington
Thes. Wadsworth
M. H. Hewitt
Indianola
B. F. Williams
Swede Point
Geo. Miller
Polk City
Lynch Brothers
A. Homer
D. Doolittle
G. Poor
A. Bain
J. Latty
E. Albright
Mrs. C. H. Windsor
W. Miller
J. J. Baker
J. J. Betts
W. M. Martin
D. McKnight
Afton
David Pilmer
E. Berry
Norwalk
J R. Reddick
Patience Breckbill
P. Palmer
A. Garrow
D. Hunter
C. D. Knote
G. H. Wright
Colfax
Samuel
Pleasantville
Marion County
G. W. Speed
G. H. Malory
D. F. White
L. Wheeler & Co
Pella
John O. Irwin
Ashewa
E. Fisher
Thomas Wadsworth
W. N. Loders
W. Duffy
H. M Close
H. Matters
James Martin
C. Rowley
R. W. Williams
Bennington
J. W. Barnett
G. W. Pierson
Hiram Allen
Grand Junction
D. H. McCord
E. W. Allen
Harlan
A. Rood
Perley Sheldon
Amea
Charles Tillotson
W. Aldrich
Tinton
A. Stoddard
L. Lady
J. G. Long
E. Johnson
J. B. Vennaman
Iowa Center
Sweepstake Roadsters
E. R. Mason
G. H. Monery
A. C. Shropshire
W. O. Rule
Prairie City
W. W. Aldrich
Tipton
Joe See
George Ripley
Ripley
Bley
Collyer
Mr. Ripley
Bonhomie
Blackwood
Fraser
Andrew Norton
Coleridean Southey
Susquehanna
Brook Farm
Hawthorne
Wes
Tom
Cheng
Red Cloud
Spotted Tail
Joseph
White River
Fariny
Meeker
Nature
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