16 Jul 1886
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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1886
Page
1
A jumbled column echoes odd anecdotes from Chicago and New York, riffing on marriage taboos, mysterious weeds, ocean liners, and a carnival of names. It pokes fun at lawyers, editors, and public figures while sketching a feverish panorama of late 19th century urban life.
About 150 convicts at the Dade county mines owned by Senator Brown & Co. have entrenched themselves in a building and refuse to work, threatening starvation. Governor orders Gate City guards and Rome artillery to intervene. authorities warn leaders may be killed if necessary to restore order. Several convicts face life or long terms.
An agreement has been reached where Lord Salisbury accepts Lord Hartingtons home rule policy. Local Irish councils would keep delegated powers with imperial parliament retaining overall control. Hartington resists joining the ministry while Gladstonian circles expect a resignation. Conservatives and Unionists hold 606 members with Gladstonians at 4.
Rioting fears rise at Grape Creek Illinois as 200 white miners confront 4000 striking workers and Black laborers brought from Kentucky. Deputies guard mines while colored workers consider returning to work after a parley in Danville. Thousands displaced live in crude huts amid hierarchy of force and fear.
A party of drunken Finns employed by the Manitoba and Northwestern railway created a disturbance at a hotel about fifty miles west of Minnedosa. A young man named Cooper was stabbed in the stomach and died within hours. Residents threaten lynching. special constables sworn in to prevent clashes between settlers and Finns. An estimated loss of 14,000 dollars is noted in a later report.
A late 19th century dispatch reports Grover Cleveland warning office holders to avoid using their official roles to influence local political movements. The message, delivered amid broader Senate and House debates on public works and surplus resolutions, emphasizes restraint and adherence to official duties over partisan interventions.
Fragmentary text shows Minneapolis region committees reporting on civil actions and a line about a $310.00 amount. Names, dates, or clearer entities are not readable. no definite parties or outcomes can be confirmed from the available OCR.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe burglars in Eau Claire Wisconsin on July 14 raiding four residences. In one home Mr Lawton reportedly secured two valuable watches. The rest of the text is garbled with unclear names and actions.
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