23 Jul 1886
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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1886
Page
1
A quirky column mixes a Chicago board member and a Bismarck citizen over crop talk in Dakota, then follows a city reporter’s probe into electric light delays, and ends with a comic tale of a tenderfoot misreading northern heat and a frosty prank in a snowy town. The piece blends regional banter, weather humor, and a dash of local character sketches.
The Senate debated the oleomargarine bill with votes on reducing the tax and inserting Knowingly in sales. Amendments on minimum penalties and related provisions were adopted. The sundry civil appropriation bill saw revisions including the Bartholdi statue funding and pension building provisions before adjournment.
Forty Democratic members crowded the Republican side as vacancies open after Dr. Cole of Maryland dies. Wallace, freshly elected from Louisiana to fill Hahn's seat, rushes to claim Cole's place, beating older members by a day. Others apply, hoping for the next death to grant them a seat.
In London on July 20 Rev. Henry Ward Beecher faced adverse notices for his first lecture. The Pall Mall Gazette argues the hall was sparsely attended, the platform empty, and high admission fees kept the audience away, despite Beecher's eloquence and powerful oratory.
New details reach Nashvi l le about a terrifying wreck near Columbia Tennessee on the Louisville and Nashville route. An engine collided with the Columbia accommodation train killing many aboard and prompting rescue efforts and investigations.
The Senate considered the Payne election report amid clashes over corruption charges. Speakers argued for and against investigation while discussions touched on Ohio’s demands, press influence, and testimonies. A July adjournment plan surfaced as debate continued. Also noted were the dural incident of Tom Walker’s suicide in Duluth, the Minnesota dental association meeting at the state capitol, and forthcoming lectures on micro-organisms in dentistry.
The city buzzed over a duel proposed between L. B. Albright a Fort Bennet surgeon Dr Barbour, with Albright choosing pistols as weapons. Barbour is said to be the challenger and Ken Cleman acted as second while Deputy U S Marshal Harris moved to arrange preliminaries.
Ottawa July 21 The government pardons all state prisoners and rebels from the late uprising. Dumont and Dumas receive clemency and land forfeitures are remitted. Garnet and two half breeds remain in Stony Mountain. Big Bear and three others may still be held. A Dakota Lake Kampeska sea serpent reports sighted by locals near Watertown.
Across a turbulent telegraph of items the era records Gladstone’s resignation, a spreading Mexican revolution, improved health for ex President Arthur, Apache-Het trap talk with Gen Stes, and assorted reports from politics, weather, finance, and crime. The collection notes train progress between Chicago and Rapid City, a lynching in Georgia, creaking markets, and didionary weather impacts in Dakotas and Minnesota with storms and grasshoppers.
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