24 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1884
Page
1
The harvest outlook shows winter wheat at peak progress in April, while public figures and events span from ex-senatorial lineage in Oregon to ex-Congressman Phillips' exoneration. Reports cover emigration trends from Switzerland, Brazilian monarch Dom Pedro's long reign, Queen Victoria's upcoming jubilee, and social anecdotes from notable figures including Gatling, Langtry, and Hays.
Sanborn Mayor seeks cheese plant. Mail pouches moved from Omabke to Council Bluffs. Albert L. Wilson named Iowa commissioner to Pennsylvania with Philadelphia HQ. Crank anecdote on editor of Clinton Herald. Mt Ayr courthouse completed after a year, cost $40,000. Creston raises assessments by about 30 percent for 50 residents. J H Lee, 69, Marshalltown contractor, suicides over marital woes. Iowa Barb Steel Wire pays $4,000 for March payroll. February payroll $8,000. Anamoora livery stable losses: 11 horses, 3 cows, 2 carriages, $5,000 loss. Keokuk pig case costs $84.25 in court. Adair fire devastates several businesses. Dubuque agrarian E I Shankland marries fifth wife in Waterloo. Hampton man A A Robertson suicide amid war wound rumors. Chicago & Northwestern buys Blair railroad holdings, possession by July 1. Dubuque breeder A L Stont ships Kentucky horses to Peter V Johnson for training. Sons of Temperance elect A J Fulton Des Moines grand worthY Patriarch. next meeting in Des Moines in October. Burlington Chronicle includes tornado article by Sgt Finley. Iowa Uni law commencement speakers named. list draws mixed reactions. Knoxville Post 49 conducts repatriation of veterans remains. petrified body found. Winterset reports B F Roberts politics and death in Nebraska. Des Moines tomahawk history linked to Skinner family. antique artifact found in Des Moines county stump near old Sac and Fox site.
A wide weekly roundup reports a $75,000 Pittsburg fire on April 14, executions in Greenville and White Plains, a $115,000 Salem loss, and a $70,000 Carlisle fire. Robins died after snow in Oregon. Spooner’s bank closed in Mineral Point. Chicago barn fire with $310,000 loss. drought and dust forecast in England. and various ship, rail accidents, and legal cases across the country.
Edward Smith, American Consul at Mannheim, died in a railway carriage near Reading on April 11. Berlin reports British Foreign Secretary Grenville urging prompt settlement of foreign claims against khedive. In Birmingham, police probe a dynamite plot tied to Daly and Egan with sensational disclosures anticipated at Egan’s examination. In Egypt, Gen Gordon reports a Mahdian revolt near El Obeid with heavy losses. Khartoum may call Berber. In Cuba, Gen Badeau resigns as U S consul general at Havana, possibly linked to Aguero expedition. In China, Shanghai reports punitive measures for defeats in Tonkin. Canton and Yunnan officials face punishment and mass levies are ordered as Pekin prepares for major changes. The Empress postpones judgment. Prince Li Pa is assigned to inquiries. Prince Chun to oversee Grand Council duties until the Emperor governs.
A State Register correspondent compiles a detailed tally of Iowa regiments known to be buried at Shiloh cemetery including company, regiment, date of death and burial site. The list distinguishes known interments and unknowns, totals by state, and notes the cemetery's 1870 opening and superintendent history.
A broad political and economic summary covering exports values, postal revenue shifts, a Supreme Court life insurance ruling on fraud, a rumored rescue at sea, and various Congressional actions on silver coinage, public lands, education bills, militia funding, and naval appointments.
A Tonquin king famed for a magical gold bow defeats a rival. The conqueror’s daughter marries the conquered king’s son and switches the bow, causing the conqueror to fall. A demon tells the king he must kill his daughter, but she prophesies that her blood will turn to pearls where she falls. The tale ends with pearls marking the place of her death.
The Tribune advertises job printing estimates for pamphlets and brief work and solicits orders from any part of the state. Also promotes Commercial Stationery as a specialty supplier.
A dawn riot at West Braddock between mill workers and mobs of Poles and Hungarians ends with one man dead and several injured. Vigilantes and locals restore order after arrests. anti Hungarian sentiment spreads to Wilkes-Barre with warnings, armed crowds, and reports of Hungarian laborers moving to mine sites.
The Shiloh National Cemetery sits on the west bank of the Tennessee River, a ten acre site enclosed by a limestone wall. It includes 3,590 interments from 203 regiments across thirteen states and colored troops, with two thirds unknown, and features a notable grave of the drummer boy, Henry Guar, marked 3589. Gravel paths, regimental groupings, and surrounding trees and flowers create a quiet, reverent setting, with cannons and shells arranged as decorative borders.
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