Iowa News in Brief From Across The State
Volume eleven highlights include Geo Wells with 1800 acres of corn in Grundy County, a grand benefit ball in Council Bluffs with an 87 year old dancer, and Davenport millers raising prices 40 cents per barrel. Fires strike Maquoketa and Cedar Falls, with losses to Midland Hotel and a residence. J H Thompson dies in West Des Moines. Bert Beecher wins Annapolis cadetship. Jasper and Cass fairs report strong attendance and finances. rail progress includes Council Bluffs to St Louis line nearing completion. Grand Army of the Republic buses for reunion planning in Des Moines. Universalist convention in Grinnell. Mitchellville school self-sustaining. notable deaths include T B Owens and Mrs Mary Ann Leffler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Wells
Grundy County
Council, Bluffs
State Capitol
American Pomological Society
Rochester
N. Y
State Horticultural Society of
Iowa
Council Bluffs
St. Louis
Cass County
Dora Prast
Dubuque
Grand Order of the Anti-Horse Thief Association
Keokuk
W. W. Fink
Des Moines
Grand Army of the Republic
Order
Fink
Iowa Universalist Convention
Grinnell
Mitchellville
Thomas Mitchell
E. H. Harris
W. P. Payne
F. A. Boomer
Cedar Rapids
B. F. Snook
A. Vedder
Knoxville
Tom Placid The Actor On A Mississippi Steamer Tale
A popular comedian Tom Placid travels through the States aboard a Mississippi steamer with money and a flashy coat. An elderly backwoodsman, visiting New Orleans for the first time, mistakes Tom for a gentleman sportsman and tries to involve him in a gambling scheme, revealing the era's curiosity and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Placid
Om Placid
Mississippi
Tom
Jun
Indiana
New Orleans
Madison
Tomes
Placy
Ed Woodsman
Fire and weather, deaths and disasters in late September
A roundup of fires in Chicago and New York with losses from $16,000 to $40,000, a Paris grape crop note, the death of Dina the mare in Richmond, and numerous other incidents. Also reports of yellow fever in Memphis, convicts’ deaths in South Carolina, and bolstering dispatches from Atlantic ports and Indian campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
West Virginia
Marshall Grist Mills
Marshall, Ill
Paris
France
Memphis
The
Howards
Frank H. Lensing
Louisville
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
United States
Concordia
J. W. Preston
Citizens’ Committee
Chicago
Hartington Pursues Franchise Reform and Local Laws
The Marquis of Hartington spoke in Newcastle urging rapid equalization of the franchise, distribution of seats in Parliament, and reforms in local government and land law. A Havana dispatch reports slaves rising with patriots, taking a large part in the fight against Spaniards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Hartington
Newcastle
England
Havana
Acting Resident to Leave Mandalay Amid Rising Tensions
The acting Resident of Mandalay plans to depart with his party as soon as feasible to avoid haste or fear while maintaining dignity. He notes minimal risk to Residency members but warns of ongoing royal cruelties and dangerous court dynamics. The King’s disdain for foreigners and recent calm at Madalia mask continuing pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandalay
Burmah
England
Col. Brown
Completion of Natal to Mozambique and Zulu surrender
The cable shows Natal to Mozambique finished and Mozambique to Zanzibar linking South Africa with England in nine days. Sir Garnet Wolseley reports the Zulu chiefs have submitted to British authority. Cetewayo was captured at Ulundi after a ambush by Major Marter and dragoons. He offered to be shot, and a peace assembly is planned for Ulundi on September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Mexico
Hillsboro
Idaho
Valentine
Upper
Squaw Creek
Boise City
Col
Bernard
Bruce Mines
Lake Superior
Calcutta
Cashmere
Mahajajah
James Robinson
Peoria
Illinois
Florence Goldsborough
Columbus
Ohio
Alexander White
Roch County
Wis
White
George Barmgarten
Abyssinia
Queen Victoria
Gen
Markham
Massowah
England
Stewart
Candahar
Ghuzrie
Cabal
Bombay
Mahmouds
Cabul
Hughes
Khelat-i
Golos
Gok Teffi
Burma
Lampkin
Central Asia
Umvoloosi
Kombuld Mountain
Enj Pys
Massachusetts
Natal
Mozambique
Zanzibar
South Africa
Garnet Wolseley
Cetewayo
Ulundi
Muntzburg
Greytown
Lord Gifford
Major Marter
Kraal
Zululand
Weather linked neuralgia tied to storms and rain
A report to the American Academy notes Captain Catlin's five year observations on neuralgia tied to weather. Data show pain hours peak in January March and July August September, with storm centers and rain belts influencing attack duration and onset across seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Academy of i
Mitchell
Catlin
United States Army
Equator
Signal Bureau
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
White Slaves in Constantinople The Paris Temps Report
A Paris Temps dispatch from Constantinople details Circassian slave trade practices in Turkey. It notes Turkish households stock enslaved girls, sold through provincial touts and collected into city houses, with contracts regulating buyer rights and even allowing sale of mother and child if the buyer tires of the bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Paris
Turkey
Empire
England
France
Hungary
Tophaneh
Bosphorus
Settlement of a dis nepehe rane eee Se eons aa
The text appears garbled with medical advice and a names fragment. No clear reportable event or person other than a reference to teething medicine and a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layo
Glorious claims of revived women by Hep Batters
A noted column discusses alleged cases where women believed dead were revived by what it calls Hep Batter methods. The piece treats the claim with skepticism, noting possible hoaxes and dangers of unscientific resuscitation.
Burns and the Rise of Scottish Song in His Era
A fragmentary discussion on how Scottish songs define national character and how Robert Burns, amid a tide of favor for Scots verse, became their prominent figure. It traces his upbringing, the influence of his mother, and how songcraft and critic craft shaped his work from cradle to deathbed memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Scotland
Burns
Fall Openings Start in Cities with Coal Hole Sidewalks
The fall openings begin in cities that have coal holes set into sidewalks. The remark notes a pattern linking early openings to locations with these sidewalk features.
Tomato Pudding with Toast and Tomatoes
Recipe fragment describes layering thin Graham bread or gems with abundant tomato slices in a dish, covered and baked for about an hour, served with sweet sauce.
The Songs of Scotland and Burns’ National Voice
A reflection on how Scottish song shaped Burns and the nation’s musical heritage. The piece contrasts Burns’ rise with Scotland’s long song-loving tradition and recalls village scenes of milkmaids reaping and plowmen in winter.
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Green County
Davenport
Jennie Anderson
Washington County
Chin Foo
China
Presbyterian
Baptist
Indianola
Maquoketa
Midland
J. H. Thompson
West Des Moines
Bert Beecher
Fort Dodge
Annapolis
Jefferson County
T. B. Owens
J. Wythe
Cedar Falls
A. W. Hubbard
Sioux City
Congress
Muscatine
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Gen. Grant
Lave
Marion County
Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota
St. Paul
Avoca
Avoca & St. Louis
Hannah Cole
Town City
Monticello
Jasper County
Frank Krause
Clinton County
Belcher
Sweezy
St. Charles
Mt. Pleasant
Wayne Township
State University
Mary Ann Leffler
Wm. Leffler
Burlington
Winchester
Chicago Times
Milwaukee & S J. Paul
Illelya
Dina
Richmond, Va
C. J. Hull
Rollin H. Neal
New England
Montreal
Samuel L. Harris
Michigan
Detroit
J. Warren Woodward
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Reading
Tiernan
Democrats
Colorado
G. Q. Richmond
Pueblo
Supreme Court
McCrary
Grant County
Daniel Drew
Daniel
Josie Harry
Chester
U. S. Treasury
Wesphalia
Hamburg
Lucien B. Crocker
W. B. Allen
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Wm. L. Richardson
Bloomsburg
Washy Arnold
Pryor Ward
Missouri River
St. Joseph
George W. Smith
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Kansas
South Carolina Penitentiary
Greenwood
Augusta
James Vresland
Internal Revenue
Brooklyn
Plymouth Church
Mountain Wood Advices
Buffalo
Caribou
Wood Mountain
U. S
James G. Jenkins
Democratic State Committee of
Alexander Mitchell
Jenkins
Spoonville
Clark
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Worcester
Mass
B. F. Rutter
A.C. Woodworth
Gen. M. T. Donahue
David N. Stallings
Wm. F. Northend
Telegraph
Commission House of Delbondio & Co
Washington
Treasury
Yankton
Dakota Territory
Gen. Merrill
C., M. & St. P. Railroad
Sheridan
War Department
White River
Mary Lang
Bucyrus
George Schwab
Louis Geretig
Indianapolis
Mary McGlew
Fall River
Corsycana
James Hall
Amos Kelly
Kelley
Hall
M. H. Wynkoop
Catherine Zell
Carlisle
Mary Kheil
Fort Smith
Jacob Irwin
James Hayle
Santiago de Cuba
Spain
Cortes
Madrid
Cuba
Afghanistan
Russia
the Orient
Novi-Bazar
Judgge
Toulouse
Austria
Vienna
Bismarck
Andrassy
Europe
Germany
Ter
Vassar
Iycee
Og Cap
the Songs of
Bates
Wordsworth
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