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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1887
Page
1
New York man fF Tvoro Rogertson is reported to own the finest fleet in Lake George harbor. West Chester Pa towner T. Watter Emprer possesses an autograph letter of William Penn from 1707, noted as well preserved.
Professor Tyndall, who has declared himself a coercionist, is an Irish native born in County Carlow in 1820s.
Tracy Waller eldest son of Consul General Waller has practiced law in New London Connecticut and will soon relocate to Arkansas for new duties.
Citizen Lancerry purchases four hundred gallons of California wine and fifty gallons of native brandy for shipment to her New York address.
The article crowns Prince Bismarck as Europe’s most decorated man noting his abundance of insignia would rival an oriental prince if he wore all orders conferred on him.
THAKOR SAHEB of Morbi and Thakor Saheb of Sinde, two Indian princes who attended Queen Victoria's jubilee, will tour the United States before their return home, stopping at notable cities and meeting officials along the way.
Jefferson Davis, a longtime regular at the Seashore camp meeting of the Southern Methodists in Mississippi, has this summer been kept away by rheumatism.
The eldest daughter of Gen. Sherman exercises in a boat on Lake George and rows with notable skill. The Sherman cottage on the lake is described as among the prettiest in the area.
A Richmond Baptist woman moved from her fine home to cheaper quarters allowing her to donate an extra 1000 dollars a year to charity.
President Corsi of the Reading company travels to his birth farm in New Hampshire with his son Austin Corbin Jr. to train him to take over the railway business.
Dakar leads in agricultural output with sixth most bushels of wheat. eleven states exceed oats, sixteen exceed schools, fourteen exceed newspapers, and twelve exceed railroad miles.
Mrs. N. Jones of Diamond Loch Michigan owns a canary that sings two songs simultaneously and seems to use ventriloquial power making its voice appear to come from another room.
Four wealthy Chicagoans own sea going yachts. Roland Nickerson, future multimillionaire, recently bought a watch in New London. Will Armour paid 25000 for a keel sloop. Hobart Taylor, among Chicago’s richest youths, owns a fine yacht. Arthur Ryerson bought one last year and remains fond of the costly toy.
Miss Ovington of Brooklyn who is to marry Capt. Nathan Appleton of Boston is a noted photographer. She is at Ems and has attracted the attention of Emperor William who promised to sit for a portrait before her camera. After the marriage Captain Appleton will live with his wife in Boston.
A farmer in a hay-field along the route from Cazenovia to Fayetteville stopped the presidential party and asked if Grove was the president. He recalled seeing him ride bareback along the same road with no shoes or stockings on the last time.
Six bailies approached the queen to offer congratulations and were told to kiss hands. Bailie No 1 solemnly kissed the queen, then the other five followed, triggering a hearty royal laugh.
A Philadelphia Record writer praises Vice Admiral Rowan as head of the lighthouse board though his duties are largely nominal. He resides in Washington and edits naval studies, inspecting New England light houses in summer and earning $8,000 on shore and $29,000 at sea. He served gallantly in two wars and bears the scars of many engagements.
A Lake Manawa small steamer named Manawa capsized around 10 last night with about twenty five aboard. Four men drowned and five were missing after the boat sank during a rain storm. Survivors reached shore by benches skiffs or swimming as search efforts continued. TheSkirmish-like scene described amid darkness and pelting rain, with no women aboard, marked a tragedy for mostly young clerks from Omaha on a recreation trip.
Washington report notes defense arguing the Edmunds act applies only to Utah not the District of Columbia. Crawford aims to show unconstitutionality. Mormons reportedly willing to fund a Supreme Court test, trial set for Saturday, with potential appeals to higher courts. The case attracts strong legal talent and national interest.
Local note from the Baltimore American reports two Baltimore events or celebrations heading to a common destination, though the exact location remains unclear. The item signals uncertainty about the place while confirming a shared outcome.
A sweep of brief items covers embezzlement arrests in New York and a missing Lancaster leader, assignments in New Jersey, and Kansas weather benefits. Fires devastate Hill & Co in Chicago and damage Dunn’s home. Philadelphia and Louisville updates reflect election shifts. Elevator collapse in Minneapolis, a Brooklyn christening brawl, a Bridgeport murder suicide, and other accidents and trials populate the week’s scattered notices.
Chet Smith, a Chicago dramatic agent, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for sending girls to alleged respectable country theaters in Purley and Wisconsin pineries. His motion for a new trial was denied.
Reports from London Ottawa and Paris cover the death of Vice Consul John T. Miller in Rio de Janeiro and renewed fisheries settlement proposals from Washington with favorable Ottawa and Imperial reception. Laurier advocates renewed reciprocity with the United States while McDonald’s government blocks talks.
Salt Lake special reports P H Lannan Tribune business manager Joseph N Rawlins a leading young non Mormon Democrat attacked Lannan after a libel suit years earlier involving Edwin Austin. Lannan refused to back down and dismissed critics as irrelevant. Lannan’s injuries are described as not serious.
C. FE. Mayne a leading Omaha real estate dealer now living in Davenport Iowa is said to have made a million dollars in four months according to reports.
In Bridgton division Glasgow election George Otto Trevelyan Liberal won with 4654 votes while Ashely Conservative polled 8353. The result sparks Conservative jitters and signals growing Gladstonian strength challenging Irish question policy and Home Rule mood.
Commissioner Sparks finalizes the Wisconsin grant adjustment under 1856 and 1864 acts for the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha Railway. He deducts exclusions, notes 654 218 acres, with 498 605 approved and 277 279 indemnity selections, suggesting cancellation of 154 519 acres and restoration to public domain. Three elephant stories follow.
Gen Charles T Field reports Hot Springs Arkansas reservation spans ten miles square with hot water area 200 feet long at the west base and 300 feet up the surface. He urges 3100 00 for reservoirs and pumping machines to store water now lost to the creek. Bath usage rises with about 400 daily free bath seekers and a too small bath house and pool. Testimonials from users attest to cures of various diseases.
A serious accident at the St Anthony elevator in east Minneapolis. a fire damaged wheat and twelve men were working when the blaze began. At eleven o'clock search was under way for the bodies of the missing laborers.
Rumors from intimate friends of General Grant swirl around Nellie Sartoris Nellie Grant about to move to New York with her children while Abernon Sartoris stays abroad. Observers say she tires of her husband neglect and plans to live with her own family for the rest of her life. Fred Grant reportedly will accompany the children but offers no firm duration.
The Tribune announces job printing services for farmers and general pamphlets. It offers affordable estimates and solicits work from any part of the state for pamphlets and brief writing. Commercial stationery is also available from the Commercial Stationery specialty.
An elderly Texan explains to a stranger what a norther is by recalling a March day when a warm lake froze suddenly as a dark cloud rushed in. He recalls fish jumping and freezing on the ice as the wind rapid ly altered the scene, declaring nothing can beat a norther.
The American Magazine recounts a Northwest Indigenous tale in which a crow, seeking water and lodging, is kept from drinking by Chief Cannook. To escape the fire-smoked room, the crow attempts flight through the roof but is blocked as smoke thickens, turning its plumage from white to black.
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