St Paul patrolman fined for illegal arrest
A St. Paul patrolman was fined $20 for making an illegal arrest. It is proposed to change the legal school age to include all between 8 and 15. Three to four million feet of logs will be cut this winter for mill sawing. Bishop Ireland says American laborers earning $2 or $3 a day cannot support their family church and a saloon. There was a collision on the Northern Pacific near Glendive Sunday night with no injuries though a mail messenger had a narrow escape. Dispatches from Chicago fail to confirm wholesale grumbling at Powderly's last order, though most district assemblies are pleased.
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Glendive
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Wages Reported in Wisconsin Pineries This Winter
The wages listed show choppers at 50 dollars and skidders from 35 to 40 dollars. Four horse teamsters earn 40 dollars, ex teamsters 24 to 26 dollars, swampers 22 dollars. The Fergus Falls Journal opposes Otter Tail county being divided as the county is large, four times bigger than any county south of it, and should not be cut to create new counties.
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Brothers Kill Brother in Miles City Bagnio Shootout
Al Smith was killed by his brother Frank in a Miles City bagnio. The gunman aimed at an inmate. The house keeper took laudanum and died. The brothers, skating rink stars, hailed from a wealthy cattleman family and enjoyed a spree funded by money from their mother at Christmas.
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al Smith
Frank
Miles City
Bagnio
Guns at Woolwich Arsenal for Victoria Defense
The imperial government informs the Canadian Pacific railway that twelve eighty ton guns for Victoria British Columbia are under construction at the Woolwich arsenal and will be shipped in April. Drawings for special cars are issued and the cars are being built. Large war material consignments are expected in the same voyage as the guns.
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Woolwich Arsenal
Snowball Fight at Dalton in 1864 Campaign
In January 1864 Confederate camps at Dalton Georgia faced a large snow storm with 20 000 soldiers engaged in a field snowball battle. Tennessee troops held a line opposite Georgia and South Carolina forces with drums bugles and colors. The Tennesseans captured a commander and rescued him after a bold surge then forced the Georgians and South Carolinians back crossing the branch. The snowball volley caused heavy disarray and looting of rations tobacco pipes and more from quarters.
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Green's August Flower Promises Quick Dyspepsia Relief
A newspaper note touts Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia liver complaints and related symptoms claiming thousands of letters testifying to its efficacy. It cites over a million and a half bottles sold last year and urges readers to try three doses for relief. The medicine is sold by druggists and general dealers worldwide.
Glazier Nonsense Sparks Debate Over Mississippi Source
The DispatchH criticizes Capt. Willard Glazier for prompting debate on the true headwaters of the Mississippi. The letter notes Itasca Lake is not the sole source and argues Elk Lake may be the origin, with Itasca as a widened stretch. It cites maps and explorers and credits Glazier for raising the issue.
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W. E. Seelye
Wilson
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Mississippi
Chambers
Winnebigoshish
Cass Lake
Lake Bemidji
Swift's Specific Cured a Cancer, Says Humorist in Sunny South
A humorist in a Sunny South article from Atlanta praises Swift's Specific for cures including a cancer case. He cites a tale of a patient cured years ago and notes the company’s rapid growth and large sales in 1879 and 1886. The ad claims are presented as anecdotes rather than endorsement.
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Senoia
John McKnight
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Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Penalty Surcharge On 1885 Real Estate Taxes
The text notes a 5 percent penalty added to 1885 real estate taxes if unpaid before the first Monday in January 1887. A 10 percent penalty was added on June 1st, 1886. Lands will be advertised for sale if taxes and penalties remain unpaid in the coming weeks.
Tobogganing Origin and Canadian Roots Debated
A historical discussion on tobogganing traces its origins to Canada and Indigenous peoples. It explains sled design, length variations, and safety issues from natural slides in Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto, noting cadets as a term for defects in slides and the associated misadventures.
Legal notices in Sauk Centre Tribune nulled by late press
The Sauk Centre Tribune notes that notices printed after midnight on Thursday were not published on time and warns lawyers and others to have them re printed.
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Herald
Sauk Centre Tribune
Wouldn't Marry the Whole Family
Pittsburg Dispatch reports a cartoonish exchange where a young man asks a stern parent for his daughter's hand and dodges financial questions, insisting he only wants the girl despite the father’s concerns about supporting a family.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
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