Mixed world notes from Natal to Iowa
A roundup of brief items: British troops ordered to Zululand, Japan expanding coal mines, liquor licensing in Warren County, NJ, a New Jersey congregation organ theft, Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland’s Europe plans, a shoemaker in Atlanta making an oversized shoe, and various curiosities from crime to science and society across the United States and abroad.
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Warren County
New Jersey
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Europe
House Passes Tariff Bill Amid Senate Scrutiny
In Washington the Senate debates the sundry civil appropriation bill with amendments on irrigation studies and public buildings. House proceedings include appointing a Speaker pro tem, land withdrawal revocation for railroad beneficiaries, and Army and deficiency appropriation discussions.
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Washington
Senate
Bowen
United States
Allison
Teller
Plumb
Lower Platte
Arkansas
Mississippi
Yeas
Spooner
Atchison
Kansas
Struble
Iowa
Sioux City
House
Kerr
Dibble
Omaha
Frye
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Union Pacific
Riddleberger
Committee On Manufactures
Ohio Valley
Augusta
Richmond
Mills
Texas
McMillin
Tennessee
Heiman
Minnesota
Secretary of the Interior
Springer
Illinois
Fante
Allison, Plumb
Gorman
Robert Morris Dead Aged Masonry Poet Laureate Passes
Robert Morris of Lagrange Kentucky dies at 70 from paralysis. A Mississippi native, he was renowned as the poet laureate of Masonry, past grand master, and author of nearly a hundred Masonic works. He served as a Presbyterian minister before dedicating himself to Masonry and leaves several children. He visited Iowa in earlier years giving addresses to main Masonic lodges.
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Rob Morris
Lagrange
Morris
Mississippi
Holy Land
Iowa
Chicago murder case adds sad sequel to baseball players’ deaths
Mrs. Phillips attended the double funeral after the killings of John Phillips and Skip Larkins in Chicago. She collapsed upon the burial, then attempted to enter the grave and later showed signs of a breakdown requiring detention hospital care. Her refusal of food raises fears for her life.
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Chicago
John Phillips
Larkins
August Detlauf
Iowan Crop Report Highlights Big Hay and Potato Yields
The Iowa Agricultural Society reports a strong corn outlook and record hay and potato crops for 188? with 1000 correspondents at July 30. Some counties show damage from chinch bugs and cutworms. oats suffered after July 4 storms, while winter wheats and barleys show varied results. Fruits, berries, and locust damage noted. overall crops in many counties show high yields with notable regional differences.
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Iowa Stats Agricultural Society
Des Moines
Appanoose
Onc
Boone
Cass
Franklin
Greene
Guthrie
Henry
Plymouth
Story
Tana
Wright
Johnson
Tama
Adams
Allamakee
Buena Vista
Clinton
Clay
Crawford
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Dubuque
Humboldt
Hamilton
Ida
Jasper
Jefferson
Louisa
Mahaska
Muscatine
Mills
Monona
O'Brien
Page
Pottawattamie
Sac
Sioux
Worth
Woodbury
Winneshiek
Warren
Wapello
Benton
Black Hawk
Cedar
Cerro Gordo
Decatur
Fayette
Fremont
Howard
Hardin
Iowa
Keokuk
Linn
Madison
Mahaski
Marion
Monroe
Polk
Poweshiek
Ringgold
Washington
Cherokee County
Marshall
Clarke
Davis
Johnson, Lee
Lucas
Union
van Buren
Wayne
Miller
Adair
Mitchell
Wright Counties
Delaware County
Pocahontas
Interstate Commerce Court Opens Detroit Case Against Rail Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Chicago heard a major case filed by the Detroit Board of Trade and Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association against the New York Central Grand Trunk and West Shore railways. Detroit merchants allege unjust discrimination in favor of Chicago, violating sections of the Interstate Commerce Act. The suit centers on through routes from Chicago to New York and the division of profits among the railways, with Detroit claiming the Detroit rate should not exceed seventy percent under long and short haul rules.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Detroit Board of Trade and Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
New York Central
Grand Trunk
West Shore
Detroit
New York
Life of Ben Harrison Biography by Lew Wallace
Gen Lew Wallace known for Ben Hur has moved to Indianapolis to write a biography of Gen Ben Harrison. Wallace, a famed author, soldier and diplomat, will produce an authentic authorized work to be published in August after accepting many solicitations from party leaders.
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Ben Hur
Lew Wallace
Indianapolis
Gen
Ben. Harrison
Gen. Harrison
Harrison
Wallace
Cheap land excursion routes west of Missouri River
River territory east to Pittsburgh and Buffalo New York offers budget tours to free Government land along the Fremont Elkhorn Missouri Valley line. One fare round trip tickets on August 21 September 11 25 and October 9 23 with westbound stopovers allowed during the journey.
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Missouri River
Pittsburg
Buffalo
New York
Nebraska
Dakota
Wyoming
Fremont, Elkhorn
Missouri Valley R. R
Black Hills
Free Home
Harsh Weather Report With Mixed Crop and Hog Health News
Saw report their presence but no damage noted. Stock generally healthy with few hog cholera cases, fewer than in some years. Rainfall varies, with Decatur county reporting 104 inches in six hours while other localities list 9 inches in the same period.
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Decatur
Capitol disposal steps marked by broad Sunday school gathering
The Executive Council moves to dispose of the old capitol building following legislative authorization. A huge Sunday school rally led by the Macedonia brass band and Ohio Knox with J M Kelley drew 1000 plus scholars to Thompson's Grove near Macedonia. G F Clayton chaired. Rev George Wright Rev Q L Munford Rev W J Beck spoke. 12 to 15 schools participated. vast crowds enjoyed music and discussion.
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Macedonia
Iowa
Skeletons unearthed in East Dubuque cellar mystery deepens
Excavations in East Dubuque reveal six to ten skeletons in a cellar once linked to a Farmers' Home. The bones show white-man characteristics rather than Indian origin, reviving tales of disappearances tied to the town and a Grant County butcher named Baron who vanished after arriving with funds.
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East Dubuque
Grant County
Baron
Alboa Miner Kills Son in Heated Domestic Tragedy
At Jack Oak mines west of Albia, Mike Dial aged 53 shot his son Dick Dial in the head with a shotgun after a family dispute. The son, 27, had recently been divorced. A coroner's inquest is pending while the father remains in sheriff custody. Dial said the aim was to scare, not kill.
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Stuart
Lonsdale
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Mattie Keating
H. A. Schunk
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Chicago
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C. W. Boutin
Hampton
Sioux City
Peavey Grand
Glenwood Institute For
C. D. Kolp
Texas Colony
Panhandle
Des Moines
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Texas
Topeka
Kansas City
Iowa Park
Denver
Gulf of Mexico
Humboldt County
Theodore Grossman
Ottumwa
John Kanike
Belle Plaine
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Palo
Albia
Charles City
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
Aunra
Mike Dial
Jack Oak
Dick Dial
Eighteenth Ohio Infantry
Fate of Stanley and Tippoo Tib in Africa News
The public remains unsettled over Stanley’s fate as Tippo Tib’s following raises death fears. Major Bartelot and Prof Jansen could assist if needed, while Tippo Tib may have acted on bellicose urges. Britain weighs sending an expedition toward Khartoum Lerber with Khalifa followers wavering. Pall Mall Gazette backs Ezbeh Pah to lead a search expedition for Stanley.
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Tippo Tib
Bartelot
Arnwimi
Jansen
Tippo Tibwell
Khartoum
Lerber
Khalifa
Pall Mall Gazette
Ezbeh Pah
Burlington Route Harvest Excursion Tickets Released
The Burlington Route will sell Harvest Excursion tickets to all points Weston on August 21 September 11 and 25 October 23 good for 50 days. Stop overs allowed west of the Missouri River. One fare for round trip. For fare and information apply to Jas Hunter Ticket Agent George B Dunbar Gen Agent Des Moines.
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Missouri River
Jas. Hunter
Geo. B. Dunbar
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