Chicago Figures in Rail Positions Mentioned
E. St. John assistant general manager Chicago and E. A. Holbrook general ticket and passenger agent Chicago are noted in the report detailing railway administration assignments and official roles.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1887
Page
1
Indictments and early Iowa news items reported
A wide Iowa roundup reports indictments of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wales for alleged intent to murder a girl they adopted from a Chicago orphan asylum. Other items note Kate Bynes won $500 against a Marshalltown saloonkeeper who sold liquor to her husband causing intoxication and injury, plus a federal hearing on liquor cases. Further items include a Chariton district camp meeting, railroad mileage in Lucas County, Edwin Booth Co. appearance in Des Moines, and 2000 trees contracted for state agriculture. Additional notes cover a suicide in Villisca, arrests in Mason City over weights and measures, a Denison church project, a $10,000 slander suit resolved for $600, a farmers alliance initiative, a Council Bluffs child’s death due to liniment mistake, a drowning near Dunleith, a Sigourney manslaughter verdict, Mason City grocers forming a union, Spirit Lake navigation, and university presidency news. The column also mentions a 12-year-old Greenfield boy’s fatal accident, a Dubuque jail breakout, Ainsworth fire loss, a Burlington barber suicide, a Cres ton burglary arrest, and deaths and injuries in various rail and agricultural incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
United States Court
Brewer
Shiras and Love
Tate
Stormy Jordan
Ottumwa
Bowman Bros. Brewers
Marshalltown
Mattes
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
R. J. Wilson
Wilson
United States
Chariton
Davis City
Decatur County
Lucas County
Edwin Booth Co
Moore
State Agricultural Society
Ella Sparger
Villisca
Miss Sparger
Hill & Barnes
Mason City
Denison
Nellie Panners
W. ©. McLelland
Spirit Lake
Farmers’ Alliance Movement
Crawford County
Alliance
Council Biluffs
Davis
Broadway
Nic Olivier
Gallic
Dunleith
Olinger
St. Mary’s Church
David Duke
Sigourney
Dr. Bartow
Richland
D. M. Tiffany
James Stewart
F. M. Rogers
D. McGregor
Pan Handle Thieves Arrests Escalate Robbery Probe
Pittsburgh April 14 two more arrests in the Pan Handle railroad theft case. John Barth and C W Smith, dis charged from the Pan Handle recently, were found at home. J Nimmo head of brakemen says no crooked activity seen, vows defense if needed. US authorities move to try plunderers for breaking into government bonded cars. Five day amnesty offered for returning stolen goods to Union depot package room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Barth
C. W. Smith
Barth
John Nimmo
Brotherhood of Brakemen
Gripp
Brotherhood
United States
Pan Handle
Department
Pennsylvania Company
Union Depot
Pittsburg
J. W. Forsha
Cincinnati & St. Louis
West Virginia
Joseph Stevenson
John Smith
Youngstown
Ohio
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Ingalls and Miss Cheeseborough Marriage History
Washington correspondent details Ingalls's early bachelor days in Kansas. He met Miss Anna Cheeseborough of New York at Atchison and, after a rapid courtship, married. she becomes a prominent Washington society figure involved in his political career. The piece notes her beauty, motherhood, and social influence alongside Ingalls's public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Providence Star
Ingalls
Kansas
Frortier
West
New York
Atchison
Anna Chveseborough
Sumer
Anna Cheeseborough
Anna Cheesebrough
Senator Ingal
Rowe
Night fires, strikes, and disasters across the nation
A Greenville Alabama family tragedy. prairie fires sweep Dakota. Cincinnati carpenters reach accord while Hearne Texas hosts fatal domino duel. Ohio man kills wife then hangs himself. rail wreck near Roselle and St Augustine fire devastates historic sites. Black and white clashes in Kansas City area. Sigma trials in Chicago. droughts hit Texas plains. extensive fires in Kansas and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Ala
Dakota
Losand
Beadle County
Cincinnati
Hearne
Texas
Dr. Offutt
O. D. Cannon
Joseph Burch
Coldwater
Mercer County
Ohio
Rumors and Conflicts Across Europe and Colonies
Reports from various regions describe royal travel scrapped over Crimea grave interior reports. Odessa records 260 political arrests on Easter Sunday. Bomb making seen in a cellar. McCarthy claims Gladstone backed home rule years ago. East Indies skirmish leaves 30 dead Dutch losses 12 killed 26 wounded. Irish clergy oppose coercion bill. Sealing vessel Eagle sighted near Newfoundland with 300 aboard. Czarina fears assassination aftermath. duchess of Cumberland's health poor. Tonquin reports pirate-infested coast. French troops struggle. Boulanger cites home defense. Paris rent strike pamphlets circulate with little impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersbur
Crimea
Odessa
Justin McCarthy
Londonderry
Gladstone
East Indies
Adhen
Croke
Cashel
Ireland
St. Joan
Newfoundland
Eagle
White Bay
General Boulanger
France
Ligue de Anti-Proprietares
Paris
Garand rarely reads newspapers says he prefers law reviews
A Milwaukee Sentinel report quotes Attorney General Garland denying regular newspaper reading. He notes he reads when events demand attention, keeps up with Congress via the Congressional Record, and often peruses law magazines rather than newspapers. He has busy reading in both his state and federal roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Garand
Senate
United States
Watts
Congressional Record
Milwaukee Sentinel
Arensdorf Trial Ties Perjury Claims To Evidence
A lengthy trial report from Sioux City covers rebuttal witnesses in the Arensdorf case and Haddock proceedings. It notes impeaching testimony on Schmidt and Leader, bad character claims, and mixed juror expectations. Arguments focus on conspiracy, alibi rules, and witness corroboration as the defense and state present opposing theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srovux City
Peterson
Norfolk
Here
Journal
Paul Leader
Leader
George Schmidt
Columbia House
Smith
Hubbard
S. F. Lynn
M. D. O'Connell
Pecheton
Arensdorf
Treadway
Leavitt
Bismarck
Sioux City
Haddock
Renoon
H. J. Taylor
Rose
C. Tredway
E. H. Hubbard
Death of Kochinski's Child Near Bismarck Sparks Murder Charge
The child of Kochinski known as Bis marck died just before midnight and was buried this afternoon. The father remained with the body since Sunday under deputy sheriff guard. Bismarck and his wife and children from San Francisco are being cared for locally. He said John Arensdorf killed the preacher and caused all the trouble. The case is expected to go to the jury by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kochinski
Bismarck
San Francisco
John Arensdorf
Mortality Triumph and Tragic Death of Mrs Sherman
Mrs Hoyt Sherman wife of Judge Sherman and sister of General Sherman died in Des Moines after two transfusion attempts to prolong life. Her son Frank Sherman donated blood in a dramatic procedure that briefly revived her before her death on Wednesday. She had been an early Des Moines settler and prominent society figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Wiborg
Des Moines
Iowa
Wiborg
Hoyt Sherman
Judge Sherman
Senator Sherman
Hot Springs
New York
Europe
Avondale
C. T. Clark
Frank Sherman
Frank
The Greatest Men List of Living Celebrities
A reader curated poll lists twelve leading living figures as the greatest. Votes show Gladstone dominating. other names include Salisbury, Pasteur, Spencer, Pasteur listed twice, and a mix of statesmen, scientists, actors, clergy, and artists with vote counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casse
Situdiy Jounal
Mr. Gladstone
W. E. Glatstone
Prince von Billiarck
Ecacee Tees S Barass TeweOe
Awil & FF
Ge Lestyt
General Vscount Wolseley
Ae AZ
Marquis of
Saisbury
Beecewagueneawa
OM. Ganley
Louis Pasteur
Paaeie
Poneta
Rev
C. H. Spurveon
Germany
Ebs Paod
H W. Bercher
Grover Clevelsurnd
H.R. H
the Prince of Wales
J. E. Millais
Charles Gounod
J. Chambriain
Czar
Russia
Arthur Sullvan
Pope
Marqu 8
Hartington
Sir Frederick Leighton
General Frederick Roberts
Cardinal Manning
Earl of Dufferin
John Tyndal
Osebae
Cardinal Newman
Baron Rothschild
Oliver Wendell Homes
Cannon Farrar
Archbishop Benson
Robert Browning
Altitudes of Capital Cities Revealed by Survey
The government survey lists altitudes for thirty four capitals, excluding Florida Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi and Missouri. Four exceed 1000 feet, ten above 50 feet, nine between 50 and 150, and eleven below 100. Altitudes are taken from railroad stations, Boston and Hartford cited as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Geo Oical Survey
Florda
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Boston
Boston and Albany
Hartford
Toboggan Slides Stir Moral Debate Across Faithful Readers
A humorous letter argues that ministers condemn toboggan slides as immoral while noting weather harms the toboggan business. The writer jokes that Paul and Timothy would embrace slides for health and preaching impact, suggesting ancient figures would favor amusement over abstinence.
State constitutional amendments defeated in California vote
San Francisco dispatch reports all three state amendments failed. The measures would have changed supreme court chief justice selection, raised salaries for some judges, and let cities over 10 000 adopt their own charters. The new San Francisco charter proposal also lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Supreme Court
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