Iowa items mix crime and accidents in broad report
A Dubuque deputy marshal tracks a wanted man Joseph Lange in Colesburg and a yellow dog revolver case leads to capture. The report lists a decomposed body near Council Bluffs with a German note, a large fire loss in Scott county, multiple drownings and suicides, a murder suspect in Des Moines, recent injuries in Fort Dodge, and various local incidents, including burglaries and insurance changes. Multiple named places include Dubuque Des Moines Davenport Council Bluffs Independence Keokuk Lenox and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Joseph E. Lange
Colesburg
Jones County
Bunting
Lange
A. Limback
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Henry Goehring
Blue Grass Township
Scott County
Struve
Himmelreich
Creston
Dexter
New York
Travelling Men's Association
Burlington
Farmington
The Illogic of Ostentatious Mottoes in a Moral Home
A critique of hollow family mottos such as God bless our home and The Lord will provide when parents show shiftlessness and poor conduct. The essay argues true virtue comes from quiet, generous lives whose kindness outlasts worldly trappings and fading colors.
Don’t Wait Kidney-Wort Ad Promises Cures
A vintage advertisement urges immediate action against sediment or mucus in the urine, claiming Kidney-Wort cures disease and has aided thousands. It touts both dry and liquid drug forms for sale with a strong urgency.
Life of the Blind: Fawcett on Independence and Inclusion
Henry Fawcett, the blind Postmaster General of England, urged extending life for the blind to resemble sighted living. He cautioned against imprisoning them in institutions and praised describing objects and scenes to them. He called for better organization to mobilize goodwill and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Sutherland
The
Baptist Church At
Independence
Upper Norwood
Henry Fawcett
England
London
Nelaon Dock
Liverpool
Cured of Drinking Promoted by Ho Bitters
A Chicago railroad official testifies a young man cured of an insatiable thirst for liquor by Ho Bitters. The remedy allegedly quenched the craving, calmed nerves, and kept him sober for over two years, with others reportedly cured as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R
Chicago
Tb Oe
President Garfield condition worsens amid White House chaos
Reports from August 1881 describe anxious crowds at the Executive Mansion as surgeons treat President Garfield. Anxious inquiries, crowded offices, and limited updates follow multiple bulletins signaling continued risk. Other items include Hon. Orville Browning's death, Apache attacks near Rio Parco, and various weather and accident notices.
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Executive
White House
Brown
James, MacVeigh
Hitt
Windom
Kirkwood
Hunt
Harlan
Sherman
Dunn
Lincoln
Blaine
Orville H. Browning
Interior
Johnson
Quincy
Ehayvison County
Kentucky
Bracken County
Augusta College
Inois
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
Minois
Bloomington Covention
Chicago
A. Douglas
Congress
W. A. Richardson
National Union Executive Committee
Avtique
James Harlan
Interior Department
Philadelphia National Union
Stantery
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Rio Parco
Jesse W. Nell
Normal
Illnois
Ilinois
Pana
Cairo
Grand Trunk Railway
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Fhve Express
Montreal
John Haworth
Neilson
London
London Times
Disraeli
Murder plot and varied crimes across cities
Reports from St Louis detail arrests of William Lacharitz and associates for the Lauderman murder with Early claiming the fatal shot. Other items note Bird’s botched hange in Florida, embezzlement charges against Howente, a wreck attempt in Texas, clashes in St Louis medical schools, Hartmann sympathy meeting in Boston, and multiple violent crimes and political notes across the U S and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Oscar Lacharitz
W. E. Lacharits
Patrick Early
Louis Miller
St. Louis
Wm. B. Lauderman
Early
Landerman
Fred
Henry W. Howente
Signal Service
Detroit
United States
Matthews
Washington
Mount Clemens
Michigan
San Antonio
Texas
Thomas Mathieson
T. Comstock
Dr. Wilcox
Comstock
Boston
New Era Hall
Hartmann
Publc
Faneuil Hall
Kanaas State University
Frank Snow
Smith
Louis F. Dushe
Shaent
Water Canon
New Mexico
Land Bill Faces Lords Clash After Commons Passed Version
The London Observer reports the Cabinet Council plans to sunfet the Land Bill as passed by the Commons and, if the Lords remain obdurate, Parliament could be recalled in November to reintroduce it. Conservative minds consider compromises on amendments to appease Lords, including the Word's amendment and Lord Landedown's proposal to retain existing lease protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
Hoy
Tates
London Observer
House of Lords
Lord Landedown
A Business Man's Vacation Echoes Generations
The piece contrasts a father's fatigue and a boy's zest for simple pleasures during vacation. The son stays curious, asking reasons and exploring, while rigid schooling dulls inquiry. As work dominates, leisure narrows to a single task and the vacation loses appeal.
Des Moines Burglars Target Seventeen Houses In One Night
A Des Moines report notes seventeen houses were burglarized on a Tuesday night in August. Details are scarce, with rough references to a burglary ring and the Roaty phrase appearing in OCR. The text hints at crime activity but provides few verifiable specifics or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Fritz Ivers
Mississippi
Davenport
John W. Smith
Burlington
Keosauqua
Keokuk
Hear Gregg
Town River
Blairstown
Lenox
Neilson
Literary Fund
London Times
Petersburg
Philadelphia
Chester
Atlantic
St. Louis
Pium and
Mala
United States Public Stores
New York
Robertson
Lim
TH Rita
Rio Purse
Paris
Grevy
United States
Morton
Ames A. Garfield
South Fork
Clear Water
Mount Idaho
Margpilles
France
Foster
Department of State
Hartmann
Blaine
Russia
Fay
Grumison
Korum
Germany
Feves
Rheinish
Prussia
Vatican
Tive
Mastman College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Mary Powell
Cuba
West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Ayoob Khan
Ameor
Khelut-i-Ghilzar
John Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Board of Trade
Washington
Fortress Monroe
Staffordshire
England
d’Ey
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Providence
R. I
Albert Pulcipher
Detroit
Nova Zembia
Guiteau
Henry Genet
Tweed Gang
Des Moines
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Daily Liberal
Leidy & Phippen
LE Mars
Iowa
Ft. Steele
Wyoming Territory
B.A. Smith
Warren County
Indianola
John P. Hitchcock
Lake Township
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Charles Zei
Jeaves
Independence Hotel
McGregor
D. C. van Sickle
van Sickle
Iowa Homestead
Andrew Hunter
Ringgold
Joseph Hemeleish
Town Falls
Post Ofice
Kant Saginaw, Mich
Henry Hoag
Chnofs Central Railroad
Cara
Fort Dodge
George Griffith
Monroe Township
Johnson County
Darius E. Jones
Town
J. Pingrey
Goshen Township
Mustazine
Burlington Insurance Company
Clovis
Hardin County
Bethel
Fayette County
Alpha
George Anderson
Monroo County
Saratoga
Cincinnati Enquirer
Duluth
Minn
New Hampshire
Yorktown
Lexington
Rockford
Clue and Criminals
Benjamin Bird
Jacksonville
Florida
Policeman Nebon
Bird
T. C. Carpenter
Amos Price
Creak Nation
Charles Day
Albert Black
Austin
Fredericks Hine
Jack Huis
Roy the Kid
Deadwood
Bar Mills
Portland
Maine
Charles Boynton
Los Anmas
Colorado
Manuel Condoua
Sanchez
Internal Revenue Bureau
South Carolin
Brayton
Mollie Maguires
Unionville
Maurice Hawley
James
Walter Malloy
Jennie B. Cramer
New Haven
Conn
John McHenry
Vicksburg
Ireland
Land League
Dublin
Australia
Grevey
Edison
Hiram 8
Maxim
United States Electric Light Company
Bresson
Gambetta
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Berge
Gismarck
White
Empero
America
Frederick the Great
Beylin
Manchester Guardian
Europe
N.Y. Tribune
George Elliot
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