Drake on the Sixth Nominated for Governor by Iowa Republicans
Iowa Republicans nominate General G. M. Drake of Centerville for governor after six ballots at a large state convention. Matt Parrott of Waterloo wins the lieutenant governor post on the second ballot, with Given, Rabin, and Perkins renominated. The platform endorses currency and tariff positions and praises Republican progress and protection.
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Lafe Young
Daily Capital
J. W. Willets
Tama County
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Miles
Wayne
Torbert
Dubuque
Strubel
Plymouth
Democratic Party
George G. Wright
Polk County
Republican Party of
Iowa
National Party
Democratic House of Representatives
Republian
Minneapolis
Republican Party
United States
Allison
Crop prospects described as enormous by Gould party
Kansas City July 10—N R Doddridge manager of the Missouri Pacific, with the Gould party, says crops across the southwest are at an unprecedented level. They traveled from Denver east along Union Pacific lines to Indian Territory, noting corn in tassel with ears well developed and unlikely to be harmed by hot winds for two weeks, while wheat is short.
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Kansas City
Gould
Missouri Pacific
N. R. Doddridge
Denver
Union
Pacific
Indian Territory
Mary A Washington Frazier Dies in Arkansas Notice
A clipped obituary fragment notes the death of Mary A. Washington Frazier in Arkansas dated July 16, with lingering reference to burial or service details.
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Ark
Mary A. Washington Frazier
Tornado Ravages Cherry Hill Leaves Three Dead
In Cherry Hill New Jersey on Saturday a tornado killed three people and seriously injured about six others while leaving 15 families homeless. The dead include hotel keeper Conrad Fricc laborer Antone Mund and eight month old baby of William Ahern. Six physicians were later released from Hackensack hospital and Edgar Chinnock remained in critical condition after a skull fracture while trying to save his brother’s horse. A relief fund formed at Hackensack raised about 1000 dollars as volunteers collected donations on the streets and visitors from New York Jersey City Long Island and Nyack toured the destruction site frequented by more than 25 000 people.
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William Ahern
Hackensack Hospital
Edgar Chinnock
Hackensack
New York
Jersey City
Long Island
Nyack
Settlers and Indians in Fremont County Fight Over Game
United States Marshal McDermott received a Fort Washakie telegram describing a clash between Jackson Hole settlers and Bannock Indians in northern Fremont county. One Indian was killed and sixteen were taken prisoner after a constable was halted at gunpoint during an attempted arrest for unlawful game killing. Citizens later joined the fray.
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United States
McDermott
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Jackson Hole Country
Fremont County
Posseo
Weather relief shown in Midwest crops report
The Weather Bureau reports crop conditions for the week with drouth broken in Iowa and partial relief in Wisconsin and southern Minnesota, while Ohio remains affected. The update highlights improving moisture levels aiding agricultural prospects.
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Washington
The
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Forest fires threaten Michigan villages as rains ease spread
Forest fires along the Grand Rapids and a railway north of Petoskey push toward Brutus and other towns. Oden and Conway on Crooked Lake face danger while Carpenter and Bathore endure fire risk though mills and yards were saved. Rain later checked the blazes reducing threats to crops and timber.
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Brutus
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Here
Oden
Conway
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A Woman's Tact for Assembling a House Party
A Boston Herald column advises tact in selecting guests for a house party. It urges mutual congeniality, varied ages, and balanced but not fixed numbers. Invitations go out six weeks ahead with detailed time tables and clear arrival details, and partial visits are acceptable to maintain the group’s harmony.
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Hoe
Boston Herald
The Gold and Silver Mines vs Factories Vast Economic Gap
A 1890 census based comparison shows gold and silver mines output at about 1.59 million ounces valued at $82.9 million, while silver adds $68.8 million. Manufacturing output exceeds $6.25 billion, with mining plant value near $486.8 million and factory investments around $5 billion. Mines employ about 67,000. factories about 2.9 million workers. Wages in mines total $48.2 million versus over $1.5 billion in factories. Per capita product values heavily favor factories, though precious metals endure as world wealth.
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United States
Heroine of Manipur Siege Marries Paper Manufacturer
Mrs F J Clair Grimwood, famed as the heroine of the Manipur siege, has married Miller, a paper manufacturer. Her husband, the resident in 1891, died defending the residency as 450 defenders fought 8,000 attackers. She led the remnant through jungle fighting and sheltered the sick, later saved by a rescue column to the city. Victoria wreath, £1000 grant, and £140 yearly annuity were awarded.
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F.J. Clair Grimwood
Manipur
Mrs. Grimwood
Trade Exports Used for Re Export, Not UK Demand
The New York World argues that shipments of cotton goods iron and steel machinery leather sewing machines naval stores mineral oils and other manufactured goods to England primarily re export to other nations. It says real UK demand is overestimated and urges protection for American ships to end such indirect transport.
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New York
England
United Kingdom
High Seas
Foreign glove imports surge in 1895 market
Import data shows leather gloves from foreign makers valued at 704 599 dollars in March, up from 322 872 in March 1894. For the nine months ending March 31 1895 the increased value paid for foreign gloves totals 1 100 000 dollars, signaling robust competition for American producers.
Free Trade In England Exposes Export Decline
The article notes England's home produce exports fell from £195,000,000 in 1892 to £143,000,000 in 1884, a near 25 percent drop, cited as an example free traders urge the country to imitate.
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England
Nervous Prostration Hurts Vital Organs Endangering Heart
A 1808 letter from Rev. N. F. Surface of Fawn River Michigan details prolonged nervous derangement and its indirect dangers to the brain and mental powers, with the heart noted as the most perilous affected organ.
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N. F. Surface
Fawn. River, Mich
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