Iowa News Items From Davis County and Beyond
Wide array of Iowa notices from Pulaski to Dubuque including Thomas Miller farmer near Pulaski, injunctions against 47 saloon keepers in Dubuque, a Wisconsin poultry farm’s exhibit offer for the state fair, and incorporation filings for Loyal Reserve Fund Life Insurance in Des Moines. Also reports on four Iowa Methodist Conferences, suits in Des Moines, disappearances in Dubuque, a Newton lightning strike, and multiple county fairs and civic events across 1888 Iowa communities.
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Thomas Miller
Pulaski
Davis County
Linehan
Dubuque
Wisconsin
Shaffer
Loyal Reserve Fund Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Bishop Goodsell
Creston
Northwest Iowa
Ida
Maclered
Potosi
Wis
Newton
Mershon
Cerro Gordo County
Nicholas Gustager
William
Iowa State Association of
Montgomery
Malachi
New Melleray
Dubuque County
Freight Wreck Near Sheldon Injures Crew and Burns Horses
A westbound Erie freight struck washed rocks near Sheldon New York and wrecked locomotive and four cars. The westbound express failed to flag the danger and collided with the wreck, burning a baggage mail smoker and coach down an embankment. Fireman Alexander Newman died in the wreck, engineer John Kinsella and Thomas Decker were fatally injured, several others hurt, and fourteen horses perished including rare horses from Matt Storms and F Gebhardt. About a dozen of the worst injured were sent to Port Jarvis.
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Erie
Sheldon
N. Y
Alexander Newman
John Kinsella
Thomas Decker
F. Gebhardt
Keole
Eolist
Mineral Blanks
Certainty Pauline
Frank
Orphan Boy
Scandinavian
Matt Storms
California
Myrs
Langtry
Hatfields and McCoys clash in Pike County violence
In Pike County Kentucky Hatfield and McCoy factions clash as Sheriff Phillips evades West Virginia pursuers. A confrontation near Beter leaves three Hatfields dead and two wounded while three McCoys suffer minor injuries after an estimated sixty Hatfields meet forty five McCoys in a skirmish.
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Pike County
Phillips
West
Hatfield
Senate Debates Fisheries Treaty and Postponement Through Aug 17
The Senate again debated the fisheries treaty in executive session with Morgan and Call arguing for postponement to December and West and Allison sparring over Chinese immigration and army appropriations. The House passed rail and defense related measures as Morgan spoke, while rifts appeared over electoral investigations and the Freedmen's Bank case.
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Washington
Senate
Call
Morgan
Hoar
Gray
Reagan
Committee On Judiciary
Sherman
Committee On Finance
House
Yankton
Allison
Texas
Senate Bill to restrict Chinese laborers and repeal earlier acts
The Committee on Foreign Affairs reported the Senate bill to bar Chinese laborers from the United States with amendments repealing the 1882 and 1884 acts. Ratification of the treaty would trigger repeal. A spirited debate followed with McCreary ONeill Felton Yost Lyman Bynum Dingley and Owen participating. Owen rebutted Bynum and charged misstatements about the Republican record on the Chinese issue as the House adjourned pending more debate.
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Wasametos
Senate
United States
McCreary
O'Neill
Felton
Yost
Lyman
Bynum
Dingley
Owen
Indiana
Republican Party
House
Terrible ocean collision leaves 105 dead, 31 saved
The Geiser sank after colliding with the Thing Valla near Sable Island at 4 AM on August 14. Of 186 aboard Geiser, 72 drowned. 14 saved after transfer to Wieland. Thing Valla carried 455 passengers to Wieland. 31 saved from Geiser, and both ships faced heavy seas and fog with liability unclear. The Wieland then ferried survivors to Halifax, while Thing Valla limped toward port after repairs. Capt. Molier of Geiser among the saved.
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Wieland
Hamburg- American Steamship Line
Sable Island
Geiser
Thing Vala
Thing Valla
Halifax
Molier
New York
Stettin
Valla
Valia
A. Albers
Weiland
Thingvalla
Lamb
Oberkampf links employer to international post office crew
Inspector Kidder probes the Oberkampf case in Chicago with few new leads. Oberkampf claims Charles Edwards heads a nationwide mail robbery gang with an international reach. He says Edwards recruited him for translations and supplied stolen stamps and letters, including a trunk found in his room. He says Edwards guided investigators toward the gang’s reach.
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Kidder
Oberkampf
Chicago
Mack
Chas. Edwards
Edwards
America
Edward
Train Robbery Attempt Near Rawlins
Masked men tried to rob the Union Pacific eastbound at Dana Station near Rawlins. The engineer surrendered, a brakeman grappled a robber, and the express messenger aided in the escape after 30 to 40 shots. Fireman Nash and Drakeman Tillman were wounded. one robber was shot and carried away by accomplices. Carbon County sheriff pursues.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Dana Station
Rawlins
Frank Tillman
Nash
Drakeman Tillman
Carbon County
A Demon’s Work Three Deaths in Iowa Town Tragedy
Shenandoah Iowa endured a brutal Saturday night when Frank Gallup and others fired on family and townspeople. Pine Ballard and Campbell were killed. Militia surrounded the Gallup house. Frank Gallup died in a hail of bullets as local relatives and authorities hunted him. Old man and wife Gallup arrested for alleged complicity. Clark Smith was also killed earlier in the day.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Gallup
Charlie
Frank
Hank
Lert
Frank Pine
Joe Ballard
T. F. Patterson
Chicago
W. T. Reining
Pine
Patterson
Ballard
Marshal Schwartz
Skinner
Clarinda
Mount
Fifth Regiment
Bert Rice
Dave Campbell
T. L. Winfrey
Militia Com Company
Citizens
Frank Gallup
Desperado
Campbell
Rice
Gal Ép
Marine Fletcher
Curiosities and Conflicts of a Curious World
A sweeping collage of oddities and claims from around the globe. Notes on politics and elections, science and invention, literature and travel, with scattered anecdotes about notable figures, a London artist, a German empress, and a New Haven painter. Observations on crime, theatre, and social trends, plus tropical pests and agricultural output in 19th century times.
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