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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1885
Page
4
A chaotic mixture of editorials, political critique, and reports outlines misconduct in the Rolette county special election. The piece condemns ballot irregularities, calls for accountability, and warns against undermining the electoral process while noting broader doubts about land office appointments and international affairs.
A May 20 dispatch reports Gladstone’s silence on policy amid fresh calls in Washington. In Cincinnati Seventeen girls die amid alleged Indian outrages as reports of Poundmaker and Big Bear rise. Updates cover Bassford’s Minneapolis post office appointment and Russia’s demand for Cabul representation.
Magician Keller describes early work with the Davenport brothers and how he learned to mimic their tricks, exposing rope escapes and slate writing as mechanical feats. He criticizes spiritualism while praising honest performers and recounts encounters with notable figures during seances in London and Cape Town.
Cincinnati on May 22 reports a disastrous blaze at a lodging house. Seventeen girls died, some leaping to the street to escape suffocation after a gasoline explosion. Other losses included a Montana bank fire destroying the First National and Stock-Growers banks and additional valuables.
Washington May 15 The week saw many admin changes and appointments as crowds gather for the president. Delegations from Richmond pressed for postmasters, Rosecrans honored, Cox protested Turkey mission, and Mormon complaints arose over grievances and legislation. The agriculture department faced shortages, while tea culture divided Washington society into three forms. Cleveland attended church intermittently, delighting a young spectator, with plans to curb churchgoer disturbances.
Five hundred Scandinavians from Da kota and Minnesota sail this morning on the steamship Heath bound for Denmark or Sweden. Many expect not to return. The group arrived unexpectedly at Castle Garden, triggering a trunk inspection by customs officers as baggage handlers lined up their trucks to offload.
An odd clipping contains a country order for a straw hat described with unusual facial notes and body traits. It also mentions Scandinavian name practices in Fargo, with two distinct insurance policies issued to Ole Ingerbretson and Ingerbret Oleson. Additional items reference spring poetry, a Wajauton Mercury note, and weather observations from Pt Totten in 1910 data.
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