23 Sep 1886
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Newspaper
Eldora Weekly Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1886
Page
1
Christian Rev McClure will preach at 1 A M Sunday Sermon. Sunday school starts 12 30. Prayer meeting is Thursday evening at 7 o clock.
The National Anti-Saloon convention met at Madison Street theatre with Rev Dr Little in prayer and Albert Griffin nominating Sen Blair as temporary chair. Delegates debated prohibitory measures, tax plans on saloons, and stronger Republican party support for temperance goals.
BrookLyn Iowa Sept 16 nearly half the town's business district was wiped out by a fire starting in an old grain elevator. The Chronicle block post office and several banks and stores were destroyed. Firefighting was limited by a single chemical engine until Grinnell Fire Company arrived by train. Loss estimated at 100000 or more. Merchants shifted stock across the street but many uninsured. Wisconsin Labor Ticket meeting at Neenah Sept 37 reports delegates and officers and lists a full labor slate led by Col. John D. Cochrane for governor and other state offices.
A chaotic yacht race reports the Galatea leading at dusk and being declared winner before the Mayflower was found to have actually finished first. The error sparked public disgust as sailors debate protests and the regatta committee’s decisions amid strong winds and unsettled results.
In Sedalia Missouri on September 17 the state Prohibition party met at Wool's hall with 88 delegates. Judge James Bacon was elected chairman and William C Wilson secretary. The platform urged state and national prohibition, attacked Democrats and Republicans, called for liquor suppression, labor cooperation, a pro prohibition amendment, enforcement of Sunday laws, and woman suffrage. Nominations followed for supreme judge EB Orr of Kansas City superintendent of public schools A d Emmerson of Williams College railroad commissioner J F Bruner of Sedalia and a central committee was chosen before adjournment.
News items span Manistee oil strike at 1029 feet and a flood of diverse notes. Cholera tolls rise in Italy. a Brookland fortune teller predicts war. Chicago mattress maker Hulse surrenders to sheriff with 375000 in liabilities. Hogs in Chautauqua County die from cholera losses mount at 312000. Claud Lassell Jr. faces forgery charges after eloping with benefactor’s daughter. Trinity spire sighting in New York. Benedict bills bond for 100000 as public printer. Riverside crops forecast 2409000 boxes valued at 400000. Prohibitionists sweep Winchester elections. Pickett widow appointed to interior post. NY hops yield poor. a stallion dies at Sheepshead Bay from cerebrospinal meningitis. Ghristow bank closes with assets and liabilities listed. Crime and accidents overshadow civic finance and rail dangers as reports from Madison to England mix with curiosities.
Nominations surface in Tennessee and Pennsylvania with James Phelan and Charles R Buckalow among Democrats. Reading president Gowen may retire with Austin Corbin as successor. Wisconsin second district GOP nominee McPherridge declines. Shipyard bids open on cruiser and gunboat plans. A Cincinnati train wreck injures none seriously as passengers exit safely. Julius Baum Co. San Francisco faces large liabilities after Friday assignment. Market surprise follows the disaster in business circles.
Charleston officials warn that voluntary contributions will not meet the city’s needs after a recent calamity and urge broader aid. Reports describe multiple earthquake shocks felt in Charleston and nearby Camden, with details of timing and intensity across the region.
The Treasury issued the 142d call for 15 million dollars of the 3 per cent bonds from 1882 with specific original numbers. The circular allows immediate payment with interest to date on redemption requests. A new feature extends redemption to all called and uncalled bonds presented at the Treasury until further notice. Also noted are obituaries and assorted items from North American news briefs including an artist's death, courtroom access for reporters, theater company travel, and minor earthquake reports.
On the board of trade prices for grain and provisions were listed with weekly closes. Wheat No 2 September a mix of openings and small gains, Corn No 2 September and October varied, Oats No 1 September and October showed modest shifts, Lard September noted, and Livestock at Union stock yards opened moderately active with higher ranges. Produce prices for Butter Eggs Poultry Potatoes and Apples filled out the report with multiple small changes.
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