Native Iowans society to hold first Des Moines banquet
Iowa items report a Dec 28 Native Iowans banquet in Des Moines. Saloons in Keithsburg close their doors as profits wane, while Des Moines records a minor coast ing accident and youths in a skating misadventure. A V. Levey accident aboard a freight car near Mt. Carroll, smoke and fire kill stock and injure him. Central Iowa rail crashes injure Radke and O’Hagan. St Raphael’s church in Dubuque dedicates, and a Belle Plaine man vanishes. Cholera fears in Argentina and czarist moves noted along with a market tale from Omaha.
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Bronx City
Des Moines
Keithsburg
Mike Welch
Creston
J. B. Wilson
Nelson Hogue
A. L. Hughes
Hogue
Hughes
Afton
Cedar Rapids
Langdon & Co
Minneapolis
Mt. Carroll
Chicago
M. V. Levey
West Libertyville
Ill
Dow City
Iowa
Levey
Hedrick Enterprise
Davenport Gazette
East Davenport
Central Iowa
Middle Creek Sag
Lacey
Martin Radke
O'Hagan
Radke
Oskaloosa
Marshalltown
Central
Week of disasters and crimes hits the nation hard
Reports from across the country recount a burned steamer Bernard Castle wrecked at Race Rocks with total loss and crew saved. Incendiary fires strike Forsythe Missouri and Cincinnati warehouses. Powder mill explosion at Platteville Wisconsin injures the engineer. Train collision near Conway kills fireman and injuries engineer. A mystery body case in Michigan and a fatal Detroit scaffolding accident among other calamities.
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Bernard Castle
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Race Rocks
Forsythe
Home and Farm
A. 8. Prather
George C. Ware Vinegar Company
Cincinnati
Platteville
Wis
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne & Chicago
Conway Station
Harry Birkshaw
Shannon
Birkshaw
Cleveland
Buchanan
Mich
Beardsman
Berrien County
Cyclorama
Detroit
Michael Goegler
J. Austin
William Reader
George Phillips
Girard
Kansas
Nebraska
Stock
Platte County
Loup
Platte
Turbulent Balkan notes shadow European diplomacy
General Kaulbars faced police in Sofia while distributing a note to Bulgarians and protected Russians only by the German consul after Berlin and Vienna discussions. The Bulgarian government rebuffed Mingrelia as Bulgaria’s future prince. Princess Beatrice gave birth to a son, sparking festivities and a dynamite scare in London. Berlin and St. Petersburg friction, budget censure of Kaulbars, and German military buildup dominate cautious European peace prospects. An Omaha robbery near 100 dollars highlights frontier crime.
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Kaulbars
Constantinople
Sofia
Germany
Mingrelia
Bulgaria
Porte
Berlin
Beatrice
Prince Henry
Battenberg
Queen Victoria
St. James Park
West End
Count Herbert Bismarck
Count Schour
Gen
Bismarck
Herr Schwarzbach
Herr Bieichroder
St. Petersburg
Prince Bismarck
Herr Bleichroder
Russia
Austria
Earl Spencer
Leicester
Liberal Party
Lord Spencer
Robert Hamilton
Ireland
Reichstag
Herr von Boetticher
Europe
Death of H M Hoxie in New York After Long Illness
H M Hoxie general manager and first vice president of the Gould railways died in New York at 2 30 am on November 23 after a lengthy illness linked to heavy duties and the last winter labor strike. Born 1830 in Wayne County New York he rose from Polk County clerk to United States Marshal and Republican leader before guiding vast railroad systems in Texas Des Moines St Louis and the Gould empire. His final months saw kidney disease and gallstones requiring surgery, and his death followed a heroic struggle supported by his wife and friend Captain Hays.
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H M. Hoxie
Gould System of Railways
New York
State Register
H. M. Hoxie
Wayne County
Iowa
Montrose
Lee County
Polk County
Des Moines
Hoxie
Lee
Thomas Mitchell
Lincoln
Knights of the Golden Circle
Republican Party
Union Pacific Railway
Central Pacific
Texas
St. Louis
Hays
Genesee
N. Y
Vienna
Austria
Buena Vista
Highland
Santa Rosa
St. Albans
Hartwell
Reading Bank
Birmingham
Ala
Arkansas
Ireland
Westland
Land
West
Berlin
York State
Pottsville
Connecticut
W. 5. Godier
Snider's Cross
N. C
South
Albany
Pittsburgh
G. B. Thayer
Thayer
Vernon
Conn
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Clarion County
Fallsburgh
Columbia
America
Albert H. Hoyt
Harvard
George III
George I
New York City
Central Park
New England
Bradford
San Bernardino
Cal
George H. Potts
Philadelphia
California
Alaska
Potts
Young Chinese Emperor Kwang-seu to Take Throne Amid Ceremonies
The New York Herald reports the death of Emperor Tung-Che and the selection of four year old Kwang-seu as successor under strict ceremonial rule. His formal reign begins after winter solstice rites and the throne's ascent and marriage occur in the following year, with a life governed by endless duties and rites.
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China
Tung-Che
Kwang-seu
Heaven
Kwang-sen
Board of Rites
New York Herald
No reciprocity treaty to ratify without Wiggins surrender clause
The Burlington Free Press states that no reciprocity treaty should be ratified unless it includes a clause surrendering Wiggins. The stance argues for explicit waiver of Wiggins in any such treaty.
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Wiggins
Burlington Free Press
Postal Service annual report shows growth and savings in 1886
Postmaster General Vilas transmits the annual postal report to the President for the year ended June last. Offices rose to 53 614 with 497 branches. Virginia led in new offices with 238, Colorado saw 15 closures. Total appointments reached 22 747. Revenue faced shortfall but expenditures stayed under $51 million, with improved financials. Letter sheet issues and registration business expanded, and a new package system for registered mail reduced handling.
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Vilas
United States
New England
Middle States
District of Columbia
Southern States
Indian Territory
Pacific Slope
Western States
Virginia
Colorado
Department
Congress
Pacific Railroads
Pacific Railroad
Jewish Population in Italian Cities and Mantua Rabbinical School
Italy hosts smaller Jewish communities than Vienna with Trieste at 5570 Italian Jews, Rome 5600, Leghorn 4050, Turin 2600, Venice 2500, Florence 1400, Mantua hosts a chief rabbinical school, Padua leads Hebrew scholarship, while Castle Garden New York shows 18658 Hebrew immigrants in ten months, 75 percent remaining in the city and a 12 percent rise since last year.
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Italy
Vienna
Trieste
Rome
Leghorn
Turin
Venice
Florence
Ferrara
Ancona
Modena
Mantua
Milan
Verona
Padua
Naples
Pisa
Genoa
Ende Loili
University of
Luzzatto
Castle Garden
New York
Davitt Rumors of Conspiracy Against Irish Leader
Detroit dispatch notes a circulation of rumors that Michael Davitt faces threats of murder over opposition to O Donovan Rossa's faction. Report says a New York meeting denounced Davitt and threatened drastic action against him.
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Detroit
Michael Davitt
O'Donovan Rossa
New York
Davitt
Curious world notes span oceans and states
Baltimore turfmen own 250 race-horses a white partridge shines in Americus. Ga. A vast range of odds and ends fills the page from Vienna libraries to Albany stamp profits and Vera Cruz jails.
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Baltimore
Americus
Hudson River
Hidalgo
Mexico
Bar Harbor
New York
Norfolk
Recollections of Sergeant Prentiss in New Orleans
The New Orleans Picayune displays a life like portrait of Sergeant S Prentiss and recalls his career through Hon M M Cohen, the city’s veteran lawyer. Cohen describes Prentiss successful speeches in 1839 and 1844, bonds with the community, and anecdotes of wit and wisdom revealing his genius and character.
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S. Prentiss
New Orleans Picayune
Prentiss
M. M. Cohen
New Orleans
Mr. Cohen
Mr. Prentiss
Poland
St. Charles Hotel
Clay
Prentis
Clapp's Church
Franklin
Richard Henry Wilde
St. Charles
New England Society
Cesar
Ireland
Providence
Mr. Prentis
Strawbridge
Finallon
Crescent City
Cty
Buffon
Carlyle
Plato
Bacon
Shakspeare
Avon
Cohen
Mr. Prent
He Was a Member and the Red Man Joke
A humorous dialogue shows a man scolding a member for unpaid dues. The reply cites joining the Independent Order of Red Men as the excuse, joking that a red man cannot act white. The Chicago Ledger supplies the punchline.
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Grinders
Red Men
Chicago Ledger
The Old Chapel Is Forsaken Yet Holds Sacred Power
A poem by Sidney Wadia describes an old mossed chapel with crumbling walls and nature reclaiming the ruin. Despite decay the speaker senses a lingering sacred spirit and laments the missed moral warnings once offered by the village church. The verses reflect on aging, memory, and enduring faith.
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Sidney Wadia
Waylaying a Grocer and the Strawberry Price Rise
A Michigan avenue grocer took a $20 bet over Lord Cornwallis surrender dates with a history buff duo. The prank ended with a grocer in a tub of onions and washboards used to spike strawberry prices by four cents a quart.
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Michigan Avenue
Lord Cornwallis
Jimelso
Jim
Grocer
Detroit Free Press
Fun With Flamingoes
The captain recalls a Florida anecdote from St Nicholas about a man who used a fish-line to make a flock of flamingoes jump and dance among mangroves. The birds chased and hopped as the line pulled, ending the prank when frightened by laughter.
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Florida
Parsons
Sam
Charles I’rederick Holder
St Nicholas
Ocean Steamers Should Deliver Bodies for Burial
The New York Marine Journal argues that passenger ships must transport deceased passengers to their port of destination. It notes caskets can preserve bodies for two weeks without ice and urges European steamers to carry them for decent burial.
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New York Marine Journal
Wild Cat Attack on Two Boys Near Rawlins W YO
Two boys near Rawlins W T encountered a huge wild cat. It sprang from rocks and attacked one boy, tearing his face with claws. The hogs joined the defense and killed the animal with rocks. The animal measured about three feet eight inches and weighed near seventy five pounds.
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Rawlins
W. T
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Tagblatt
Moscow
Baron de Staal
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Omaha
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Emma Smith
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John Quincy Adams
Boston
Free Soil
Martin van Buren
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Count Kolnoky
R. Heber Newton
All Souls Episcopal Church
Newton
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Middlesex
Thames
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Cardinal Wolsey
Hampton Court
Novoe Vremya
St. Petersberg
Tife
CREAT
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the Postal Service
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the Tribune
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