Turner Assignments Reveal Local Financial Strain
The state’s equalized real property value totals 65 181 177. E F P Turner a Dickinson dry goods dealer made a voluntary assignment to creditors Liabilities 3300 Assets unknown. Another assignment by Turner to J T Scott in Dickinson shows liabilities around 3000 with assets about equal. Relief measures underway in region and SD for destitute settlers after crop failures. John Bromass Butler Trail county reports nine children over ten years of marriage aged 1 through 9.
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State Board of Equalization
E. F P. Turner
Dickinson
N. D
E. F. Turner
J. T. Scott
South Dakota
John Bromass
Butler Trail County
Deadwood sees a flurry of street crime and ore finds
A wave of robberies and assaults rattles Deadwood with in broad daylight thefts and pocketbook demands as a Sioux Falls man faces a yard confrontation. In Lead City, Steve Zerega discovers mice ruin a $10,000 nail keg stash. Burlington ore ledge prompts a locational rush while W E Rothermal plans a flax fiber plant in Sioux Falls to process 50 000 bushels Belgian flax seed with forty workers.
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J. D. Greenas
Fargo
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Mion
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Grand Jury
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Hansbrough
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South Dakota
Neche
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McMillan
Tennessee
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Gladstone
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Pierre Child
Medary
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Flandrau
J. H. Hopkins
Gayville
G. A. IR
Steve Zerega
Lead City
Burlington and Missouri
Harry Damon
W. E. Rothermal
New York
American Fiber Company
Conference report on tariff bill passes Congress
The conference report on the tariff bill is adopted by the house 152 to 31 and by the senate 33 to 27. Several Republicans voted nay and many members were absent. The debate notes anxieties over binding twine duties and western senators positions. House and senate adjourn as first session ends.
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Conerrees
McKinley
Congress
Elnate
Iowa
Private Land Claims
Conference
the House
Nate
Plam
Gifford
Wahpeton
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Wheat Investigating Committee
Fragments and Frights From Wisconsin News Clips
Fragments report a $500 piano wrecked by frightened horses on Main Street Racine, a judge ruling Rock River not navigable allowing central stream buildings, dogs killing and injuring sheep near Fond du Lac, a female German military company in Fond du Lac, William Gray found guilty of robbing United States Express near Rhinelander, Thomas Haynes of Raymond seeking fees and retractions, a woodsawyer claim by William Baireuther for Jefferson Woolen Mills, and sugar beet samples sought by the Agricultural Experiment Station at Madison for saccharine testing.
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Main Street
Racine
William Gray
Ashland
United States Express
Rhinelander Express
Thomas Haynes
Raymond
Whitehead
Jefferson
William Baireuther
Jefferson Woolen Mills
Thie
Agricultural Experiment Station
Madison
W. A. Henry
Winterset barber death and county finances noted
An elderly Winterset resident George Vanny died suddenly in a barber shop after rising for his shave. Mills County boasts the lowest county mortgage indebtedness in the state due to soil suitability for fruit growing.
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Winterset
Mills County
Frank Manchester
Dunlap
Gray
Henry Nedron
H. D. Price
New England Loan and Trust Company
Emmetsburg
Ruthven Bank
Glidden
Price
Wesley Elkins
Anamosa Penitentiary
Eldora
Ed Christy
Christy
October Outing on the American Pheasant as an Artificial Breed
The article discusses the pheasant as an artificial production not a wild species, its spread from England to Europe, and possibly to America. It notes the bird’s adaptability, diet, gregarious nature, and the keeper’s challenge in preventing wandering, with reference to origins and domestication.
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England
Europe
France
America
Asia
Virginia
Dondreary
Fooling the Farmers and the Push for a Home Market
A Free Trade advocate urges abandoning farmer unity and duties on necessities to win a global market. The piece cites Jackson era warnings, argues for protecting domestic industries to create a home market for breadstuffs, and cites Hamilton on manufacturing and long term price stability. It discusses world markets, tariff policies, and the drive for a robust domestic economy with agricultural strength.
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Agricultural Department
Gen. Jackson
L. I. Colman
Virginia
United States
Europe
Andrew Jackson
New England
West
Commissioner of Agriculture
Tariff Policy Spurs Prosperity and National Strength
The speech praises 29 years of protective Tariff laws since 1861, arguing they saved the nation during the Civil War, restored confidence, and fueled prosperity. It cites a large postwar debt reduction, rising revenues, and growing wealth, contrasting with the 1860s downturn under Democratic tariffs. The speaker asserts independence, credit, and global standing are at peak due to American-made strength.
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Nower
Tax protest dialogue at the post office steps
A Detroit Free Press excerpt depicts a citizen telling a tax official that he owns nothing yet pays no taxes but still feels for others. He explains he draws a salary to feel for others and fears losing it if he does not complain, portraying a sentiment of tax grievance.
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Bob Burdette
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mr. Thinshan
Detroit Free Press
Post Office
That Bauble and the Maces of the House of Commons
A spectator reports a Manchester Unity speech at Leamington praising three maces tied to English history. The piece condemns idolatry claims and compares church critics with the parliamentarian reverence for the mace, noting Cromwell and restoration era artifacts and questioning worship of objects.
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Manchester
Charles II
St. Paul's
Church Association
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Peel
The Tariff in Australia Debate in a English Journal
An English journal contrasts Victoria and New South Wales arguing Protection leads to greater progress. It notes Victoria's Protectionist policy, New South Wales Free Trade, and cites South Australia’s shift to Protection. The piece claims Protection yields higher agriculture growth, viticulture, population, railways, banking, and manufacturing prosperity.
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Victoria
New South Wales
Victora
England
South Australia
Domestic manufacture sustains market for provisions at home
The passage argues that every manufacturer helps build a domestic market for provisions, saving money for the country by reducing exports needed to pay for supplies. It emphasizes self reliance and economic efficiency through local production.
Manufacturers by the side of the agriculturist
A 1816 letter to Benjamin Austen argues that manufacturers are essential for independence and comfort, stressing the bonded partnership between industry and farming and urging policymakers to balance growth in both sectors.
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Benjamin Austen
Had Not Entirely Forgotten Sunday School Lesson
A Chicago Tribune front section fragment recalls a lesson on revering the aged and the fate of disrespectful youths. A small boy recalls the tale of bad boys who were attacked by bears and questions about the prophet's head and his hat.
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Tommy
Chicago Tribune
He Got It. Detroit Free Press Turned Away at Third Street Door
A man stands on Third street at 11:39 p.m. and rings a bell. A woman in a chamber window scolds him, asking his name and family details. He insists on entry or law will intervene, then leaves with a threat of return.
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Woodbridge Street
Pumpkins
Terry
Tsee
Mr. Hayseed
Hayseed
New York Tribune
Foundries
Third Street
Shay
Alsha
Jonas
Olf
Comparing Notes from Chicago Tribune
The fragment shows Tommy lamenting his father’s small box and trims while Jimmy mentions monks and epileprosity. Jacky notes his mother’s symptoms and a doctor’s remark of eighty, highlighting utter discomfiture among Tommy and Jimmy.
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Chicago Tribune
Tommy
Jimmy
Jacky
Love Came and Called Too Late No More
Richard K. Lyon reflects on Love arriving to a diagnosis of delay and surprise. The speaker recalls uneasy anticipation, prepared rooms, and then a sudden flood of welcome as fame and beauty rise to greet Love’s arrival. The poem contrasts delayed expectation with an overwhelming reception, concluding that Love did not come too late.
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Cates
Richard K. Lyon
Indianapolis Journal
Leap Year Romance of Jennie and Adam Delavan
In a tale told by George Delavan, Adam Smith and Nellie navigate class, wealth, and parental expectations in a late leap year love story. Nellie’s heart remains with Adam as he endures self denial to win her, while Jennie and Delavan confront societal pressure and a father’s principles. The tale ends with Jennie and Adam choosing love despite opposition, and Mr. Tilden reluctantly conceding.
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George
Adam
R. Tilden
Jennie
Lathrop
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Tilden
Dr. Delavan
Mr. Tilden
George Delavan
Medica College
Doc
Delivan
Adam Smith
Felie
Valentine
William Perry Brown
A Pennsylvanian Soldier’s Quiet Mercy at Spotsylvania
Gov Curtin recounts a Union officer offering whiskey to a wounded Pennsylvania soldier and a dying Confederate. The soldier declines and directs the liquor to the foe, leading to a poignant moment. The Pennsylvanian later prospered, owning mills and farms, and earned endorsement for his success.
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Gov. Curtin
New York Tribune
Spottsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hills
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