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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1886
Page
2
The Vermont legislature passed an act allowing women to vote in town city or village elections if they pay taxes on property valued at $200. The Illinois report notes state school revenues for the year ending June 30 1886 totaled 12442307 77 dollars.
Florida covers a greater area than New York and extends over 400 miles from north to south, though New York will continue to be known as the empire state despite size differences.
In the Second Rhode Island district four candidates contest Congress and none wins a majority. Under state law a plurality does not decide the seat, so a runoff will be held where a majority is needed to elect.
The segment cites 125 steam ships operating between the United States and Europe. They cost about $100,000,000 to build, employ 18,750 men, and burn roughly $1,000,000,000 in coal monthly. They carry about 500,000 passengers yearly and earn $22,000,000 in passage money, not counting freight.
The United States contains 300000 to 400000 square miles of coal fields with annual mining of about 100000000 tons. This volume could orbit the Earth at the equator five and a half feet wide and thick, enough to supply the world for 1500 to 2000 years.
Sam Small of the Southern Evangelist banner says that in the year ending September 15 they addressed 1,000 audiences totaling 3,000,000 listeners and traveled 20,000 miles with his Brother Sam Jones. They plan engagements from Boston to San Francisco and Canada to the Gulf with a projected rise from these figures.
The older law allowed National Banks to file all creditor suits in the United States Circuit Court and many cases, even on notes, went there. Now banks face the same rules as state corporations, suing and being sued in county or state courts except when sued resident in another state.
The governor’s report to the Interior Department highlights 450 miles of railways in operation and notes some lines have not earned land grants. He urges forfeiture of grants on those roads and argues for Washington Territory to be admitted to statehood, citing population growth and increasing regional importance.
The piece notes Bob Taylor a Democrat wins Tennessee governor while Alf his Republican brother gains a state senate seat. It is expected Alf might become president of the senate and then succession plans could put Alf in the governorship when Bob moves to the U S Senate. The idea is viewed as an extended joke by Tennessee readers.
By January 1 four of the nine Supreme Court justices reach retirement eligibility. Bradley is 73 and long eligible, with Waite Miller and Field also near retirement born the same year. Woods is seriously ill, threatening possible five vacancies and a court majority if he cannot return to work.
The coroner's jury in Rio concludes deaths resulted from being crushed and burned in a day coach after a switch was left open by negligence of C. H. Wells of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Wells is jailed on criminal negligence charges and bound for circuit court. Special Agent Hinsey says settlements for life and baggage claims are ongoing. only the Carats and Winter families have been paid.
A Washington friend commends George W. Baxter, son of Judge John Baxter of Tennessee. Baxter entered West Point in 1877, served on the frontier against Indians, married Col. Charles McGee’s daughter, then moved to Wyoming. He left the army in 1882 to become a cattleman, building an independent fortune and earning broad support for Wyoming governorship with backing from Tennessee and Attorney General Garland.
The secretary of the interior overruled a prior decision of the general land office and directs local Benson Minnesota officers to hold another hearing to verify Berigden’s claims and decide if his appeal to accept his homestead filing on the south half of the southwest quarter section 26 can be granted.
President Cleveland arrived in Boston on Monday and was greeted by Governor Robinson. The procession to Cambridge passed crowds as Harvard College hosted a banquet and toasts. Cleveland spoke on public duty, education, and citizen responsibility, urging educated Americans to engage in politics. The event closed with patriotic songs and remarks from Harvard leaders.
In Chicago a clash occurred near the Ashland avenue bridge as about five hundred strikers and sympathizers confronted twelve Second Infantrymen led by Lieut. McMillan. After multiple charges the crowd retreated when the lieutenant ordered loading with ball cartridges. no serious injuries were reported.
Postponed court term in Hughes county until January. First National Bank of Columbia opens a branch at Oakes. Armour woman dies from mistaken medicine. About twenty traveling men attend church in Huron. Many Dakota gold and mineral claims idle due to lack of capital. La Moure county votes 83 for moving county seat from Grand Rapids to La Moure. Menango town grows from one house to fifty in two months. Veronia farmer John Wilson dies from accidental gunshot. Sioux Falls Savings Bank starts with $50,000 capital. officers listed. Cleveland elected coroner of Traill county. More land seekers than last fall. many have means to buy. Milwaukee & St. Paul seeks Dakota & Great Southern bonds. Burlington route expected to split northwest from Sioux Falls and Watertown. Indignation meeting in Huron over Sabbath work by streetcar company. Hillsboro greenhouse largest in territory. Pray ing Band plans to make Storm Lake, Iowa their Dakota HQ. Milwaukee & St. Paul grading near Madison. Aberdeen notes Democratic HQ closed. Gifford’s lead around 15,000. Lakota district court: Wheeler acquitted in Michigan City murder. Body found near Bristol with three gunshot wounds and throat cut. Miller confesses to involvement. Rapid City Republican leadership change. Bishop retires, McManus takes over. Yankton Democrats expect Gov. Pierce successor after legislature adjourns. Blackleg appears in Sully cattle. Yankton court disbars L. N. True. two-year suspension with possible reinstatement. Official returns show Gifford with 94,000 majority.
The Paris Temps portrays the Muslim Pomaks in Rouftchos and Kirdjali, eastern Roumelia, now returned to Turkey. It details population, villages, and economy, noting fertile lands in Kirdjali, grape and tobacco production, and strong local customs. Pomaks practice subsistence agriculture and charcoal making, with unique religious beliefs and aversion to taxes, sometimes resorting to violence against tax collectors.
A Gossiper column argues European travel is not cheap for Americans as rail and sea fares rise. It cites Liverpool to London 7.25 dollars, London to Paris 15 dollars, Paris to Milan 24 dollars, with extra charges for excess baggage.
The piece explains how Mexicans named American soldiers Gringoes based on a camp song heard during the Mexican American War. It notes the term became a lasting label for U.S. troops. A second item comments on political canvassing talent and a blunt remark about self-serving campaign rhetoric.
The New York correspondent notes the Astor family wealth toping three hundred million dollars and tracing how John Jacob Astor built a Pacific trade project before turning to real estate. It highlights William B. Astor and John Jacob’s line, their secretive holdings, and the vast Manhattan property they accumulate, predicting near doubling of wealth by century's end.
In a rural Arkansas setting a woodsman, bitten by a rattlesnake, drinks whisky urged by a nearby doctor. The man, a temperance advocate, reluctantly accepts. After a jug is fetched, the patient drinks heavily while the doctor cautions him. The tale ends with the survivor joking about the snake’s return.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes a butcher described as a man who "takes life easy" while appearing hard working. The piece contrasts perception and reality in a brief humorous vignette about civic character and trade.
A citizen asks a farmer about conditions and the farmer grimly explains his wife and three cows have pleuropneumonia. He refused a hundred dollars apiece for them last week, highlighting economic hardship and livestock disease.
A Cassell's Magazine writer asserts a man who skips breakfast must compensate with a heavy supper or risk poor health. Those needing tea or any stimulus before mild food are deemed unhealthy. The piece urges men to eat breakfast first and then seek coffee or tea.
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