Temple Project Seeks Funds to Finish Mormon Edifice
The Mormons have spent 4,000,000 dollars on a new temple over twenty years and now seek 28,000,000 more to complete the project.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1880
Page
1
Crop reports spark rent-cut call for British landlords
Crop reports are discouraging to the British farmer and landlord. Truth editor Labouchere says landlords will have to reduce rents by as much as 40 percent this year to ease the burden on tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labouchere
Truth
Gold and Silver Coin In U S Totals From 19th Century Lore
The United States holds about 375 million dollars in gold and 140 million dollars in silver coins, totaling over 500 million dollars. The stock grows by roughly 100 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Missouri Census Sees 30 Percent Population Gain Forecast
Census returns from seventy five Missouri counties show a rise of 325449 since 1870 and if the remaining thirty nine counties perform similarly the state population could gain about 30 percent in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Rome World’s Fair bid follows elite backing in 1885
A committee from Roman aristocracy promotes a Rome 1885 world’s fair. Advocates report encouraging letters from Duke D Aosta ex king of Spain Premier Gladstone and Gambetta president of the French Chamber of Deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
D’ Aosta
Spain
Gladstone
Gambetta
Chamber of Deputies
Population Change in Mobile 1870 to 1880 Census
Mobile Alabama’s population officially 29 166 after city limits contracted since 1870. Excluded part 2129 people, old city 32034 inhabitants. If limits had stayed, population would be 31295. actual loss ten years 739. apparent loss 2129. Memphis is noted as the only other large city in the union losing population since the last census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Union
Memphis
American exports affect European meat and dairy markets
The American Consul at Geneva notes US beef and livestock have penetrated Swiss and European markets, lowering value for Swiss cattle bound for Paris. Preserved US meats and fruits sell themselves. Butter cheese and American flour show room for growth in central and southern Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
America
United States
Europe
Busy Farm Family At Center Of Assault Case
Detroit Free Press notes a case of assault and battery with plaintiff and defendant from farming families. The mother testifies to household alibis from the cellar to the barn while the judge jokes about a busy family and one horse lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Justice Alley
Sarah
Jane
Charles
Old Rose
Detroit
Paragraphers and antipathies in natural history notes
The piece discusses a trend in humorous paragraphers led by the Danbury Newsman and its rapid rise and fall. It then shifts to inherited antipathies in animals, arguing cows fear dogs from ancient foe instincts, with Darwinian examples and a note on humans retaining a rudimentary fear of serpents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Gazette
Europe
Mr. Darwin
Zoo
Railroad switch engine kills man at Burlington track
John Madigan, employed by the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern for about ten years, was struck and killed by a switch engine on a narrow gauge track in Burlington while watching an approaching train. He leaves a wife and five children. his wife is confined to an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Madigan
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Burlington
Insane Asylum
What It Does Kidney-Wort Claims
Kidney-Wort moves the bowels regularly and cleanses the blood. It allegedly cures kidney diseases gravel piles bilious headache and disorders of liver and kidneys. Thousands are said to have been cured according to Globe.
Bonded debt of Kossuth County under sixteen thousand
The report lists multiple local happenings including Scott County erecting a memorial shaft on Main Street Davenport, near the College and Cathedral, and other incidents across Iowa: drownings, railroad openings, fatal accidents, a police case in Mills County, a Des Moines coal company burglary, a lottery arrest in Burlington, a drowning in Lyons, a Kansas killing, a lightning near Marenge injuring two boys, a child scalding death in Powshiek, swindling by a loan agent in Morning Sun, and an $11,000 deficit alleged in a final statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Main Street
Davenport
Bill Duncan
Alex Kitts
Duncan
Mills County
Eclipse Coal Company
Des Moines
Morning Sun
William Bell
Mr. Brown
Ohio
Brown
Hamlin in 1860 Wide-Awake Torch Parade
The Boston Traveller recalls a Portland Maine Wide-Awake procession in September 1860 with over 20 000 torches. Hannibal Hamlin then a Vice Presidential candidate trudged as a private wearing a glazed cap and cape, torch aloft, enduring smoke and dripping oil as he dreamed of national ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Portland
Bangor
Hannibal Hamlin
Abraham Lincoln
Milwaukee girl weds barber who proves a wealthy baron
A brief note recalls a Milwaukee girl marrying a barber who later turns out to be a rich baron in disguise. Another vignette mentions a gentleman lecturing for a blind asylum remarking on a world of blind people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
No good work when miserable dull nerves say Hop Bitters
An Albany Times citation notes a reader tips suggesting Hop Bitters can easily and cheaply remove misery dull nerves and sluggish brain to improve work, sermons, lawsuits, patient care, and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Times
Weekly Review of World News and Disasters
The July US coinage totaled 2 276 000 dollars. Eight miners died in a Mexham Wales colliery blast. A Evansville fire leveled Herman's dry goods with 30 000 dollars loss. Manila earthquake rattled public buildings. all inhabitants unharmed. US Rolling Stock fire destroyed shop and machine. loss 15 000 dollars. Chiefs and leaders of Uncompahgres and Utes signed at Los Pinos Agency July 29 in a treaty effort. John Brown wagon bought for display. Goldsmith Maid's colt killed in Trenton. A Kansas baby born weighing 12 pounds. Illinois drought harms crops and pastures. water scarce. A Denver man hanged himself in a cellar. Wabash line wreck near Moberly injures crew. one fireman killed. City of Vicksburg sinks at Ashport with probable drownings. Commissioner Raum reports 123 981 916 in internal revenue last year. Dr Tanner ends forty day fast amid crowd. Rumors link German English influence to US Mexico tensions. Benders case moves toward Kansas. old man vows escape. Nelms murders follow lynching events in Mississippi. Mysterious violence ties to John and Kate Bender clan. Ismidt murders of Parsons and servant by two Turks. Roumanian mission to US and Brazil explained as courtesy. General Calixto Garcia and leaders sent to Spain. Roumanian duties on agricultural implements set at 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
United States Rolling Stock Company
John Brown
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Grasheider
Louisville
State Horticultural Society
Numerous crimes and arrests cross nation in August reports
A dispatch details Baptiste Ferschneider shot at Saratoga hotel by friend August Brimmer. Wm H Cushman, ex bank president, surrenders in New York after embezzling over $100 000 and plans return to Colorado. James Cahill shoots at Mrs Sheline then kills himself in San Francisco. Dennis Hayes Blackman killed by Michael Dalon in a quarrel. Fremont Nebraska notes Hooflan identifying old man Bender. Kate and John Bender Jr pursued. Chicago sees a drunken man killed after altercation. Mrs Sullivan charged with murder. Army of occupation filibusters in Texas draw Gen Ord’s strict neutrality orders. Mexicans ready to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptiste Ferschneider
United States
Saratoga
August Brimmer
Ferschneider
Wm. H. Cushman
First National Bank of
Georgetown
Colorado
New York
James Cahill
Bender
Sullivan
Foreign Turmoil and Irish Agitation Highlight Late July Dispatches
Dispatches describe Turkish press threats to punish hostile European articles, Greek interests cited, and Turkish naval show of force preparations in Portsmouth. Parliament expected to adjourn around July 27 28 with Home Rule meetings debating Irish compensation. Parnell signals agitation for land reform with radicals backing the plan. Lords pass Irish distress relief bill. Tacna and Arico battles yield mass casualties and looted towns. Afghan issue links to British retreat from Cabul and Gen Robert Smith’s march toward Cronda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell
Lord Beaconsfield
Lord Cairnes
England
Portsmouth
Vienna
Paris
Berlin
House of Lords
Electric light trial to light Holyoke city scene
Boston financier H C Spaulding plans an extensive electric lighting experiment in Holyoke with a 75 foot tower and a lantern capable of 300 000 candle power. He will install the system at his own expense hoping the city will adopt it, while powering comes from the Water Power Company. The piece also critiques parental influence on boys, contrasting mothers and fathers with anecdotes about smoking and barroom talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Paper World
Holyoke
H. C. Spaulding
Boston
Water Power Company
Cabot Street
Spaulding
Josh Billings
Mrs. Stowe
Miss Willard
Anna Dickinson
Mary Clemmer
The Printer and the Angling of Thought in Ink
A tribute to printers as engineers of thought. The author praises the printer’s role in shaping words into lasting truth, likening the case to a battlefield and the press to an ark that carries poetry forward. It extols ink drawn from Saxon rings and the holy ground of the printing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Taylor
Cadiz
Boastful Barnwell Exchange Sparks Church Prayer Meeting
In a prayer meeting Mr Barnes boasted of his role to point the way to heaven. Mrs Barnwell quickly retorted that she hopes he will stay and point long after others are safe in heaven. Barnes was left puzzled by the quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Barnes
Mrs. Barnwell
Brother Barnes
Quiet lecture hints at quartz composition
A professor and student exchange on quartz constituents ends with a dry quip about pints. The classroom mood stays bland as the moment passes without further detail.
Gladstone Family Legacy Across Generations
The article charts Sir John Gladstone’s two marriages and six children, detailing William Ewart Gladstone’s rise and marriages, the Glynne inheritance of Hawarden, and the eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone. It notes four surviving sons and three daughters, with careers and marriages across the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Gladstone
Anne Robertson
Stornoway
Sir Thomas Gladstone
Bart
Basque
William Ewart Gladstone
John Neilson Gladstone
Portarlington
Robertson Gladstone
Anna McKenzie Gladstone
Helen Jane Gladstone
William E. Gladstone
Catharine
Sir Stephen Richard Glynne
Hawarden Castle
Flintshire
Sergeant Glynne
Cromwell
Butler
Glyn
Maynard
Glynne
Derby
James
Seventh Earl of Derby
Mr. Gladstone
Sephen Richard Glynne
Glynnes
Gladstone
Herbert John Gladstone
Middlesex
Leeds
Midlothian
Agnes
E. C. Wickham
M. A
Wellington College
Mary
Helen
Dream and its Cause in Edinburgh Alarm Over French Invasion
Dr Abercrombie reports a soldier and his wife dreamt the same dream of signals and battle in Edinburgh amid fears of a French invasion. A signal gun was to be fired at first approach. The tale links the dreams to a fallen pair of tongs and a nervous public mood rather than real events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abercrombie
Edinburgh
Angel of Night Cough Syrup Praised by Parents
Parents praise Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup nicknamed Angel of Night for soothing coughing children and securing sleep. Price only a few cents a bottle.
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