Iowa News Items Chronicle Local Claims and Accidents
Bremer county markets itself as a fine horse center while Sioux City plans a packing plant with Chicago backing. Davenport may host Rock Island shops at an estimated 810000 for a 42000 square foot site. Two Harrison county inmates sought marriage licenses. the request was refused. A Benton county girl’s illness report proved false. the Ill. orphan home case lies with Jacksonville. The Iowa governor convenes a university regents meeting at Iowa City to discuss graduation and a Pickard successor. Davenport foreman John Matthias injured in Cedar Rapids packing house incident. A Jones and Jackson county swindle targets farmers with stray livestock. George Henderson, Davenport native, dies by morphine self‑inflicted act. Fire destroys Birmingham’s restaurant in Sioux City. insurance details listed. Council Bluffs groceries burn. Minneapolis syndicate plans Lake Manawa hotel. Oelwein tramp injury. L. Marcy of Davenport dies via horse accident in Rock Island. Davenport inventors propose car stove fire-flood devise. patent sought. Jackson Mississippi dairy congress awards premiums to Iowa displays. Sioux City murder verdict in the Hatch case convicts Geo Trout for life.
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Harrison County Poor House
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Henrys Cheiniss & Bros
Minneapolis
Lake Manawa
John Bedler
Fairbank
Oclwein
L. Marcy
Rock Island
L. R. Witherell
L. J. Clevenger
Jackson
Mississippi
Inter- State Dairymen’s and Fruit Growers’ Convention
Allen & Beard Bros
Basset
Iowa
Waterbury
Nashua
A. F. Bingham
Jessup
Walter Childs
Manchester
Dream of the Daily News Smothered by Disasters and Trials
Weekly round up reports crimes, fires, suicides, and accidents across the country. Tremont Illinois parents jailed for child abuse amid reform. Chicago coal price hikes threaten retail costs. Omaha murder suicide linked to illness. Lyons Michigan flood paralyzes mails and commerce. Niagara bridge jumper case. Augusta Georgia fire loss estimated at 185000 dollars. longshoremen strike ends. Union Pacific director named. various arrests and sensational incidents nationwide.
China Masses Troops in Kashgar and Kuldja Reported
Dispatch from St. Petersburg says 30,000 troops have been assembled in Kashgar and Kuldja as China masses forces. It also notes the German ambassador pressed the czar on neutrality in a France Germany war and the czar refused to commit.
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Kuldja
Russia
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Germany
Lawlessness in Ireland and Ireland Eviction Episodes Prompt Measures
In the House of Lords Lord Inchiquin urged immediate steps against lawlessness in Ireland including suppression of the National League banning priests from meetings and amending jury law. A Dublin dispatch reports Dingley residents resisting eviction injuring police and blocking roads. Zanzibar refuses Mozambique demand triggering diplomatic rupture with Portugal with ships sent toward Yungi.
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National League
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Zanzibar
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Portugal
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Mysterious Murder Trunk Found Near Bristol
In Eddington Pennsylvania a man’s trunk was found in a pond, head and limbs missing, wrapped and tied. An inquest began at Bristol with Dr. Wilson testing that death was recent and not from an ordinary cause. The body’s race is uncertain, suspected to be a very light colored Negro.
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N. J
Eddington
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New York Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hobbs
Bristol
Wilson
Medical College
Short in His Accounts Affects Grand Lodge Fund
Galveston Texas February 19 Rumors circulated about Judge Thomas M Joseph longtime treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in the state He confessed to being short 23185 covering the lodge funds He attributed losses to a mining speculation He lost reelection to treasurer last week He was mayor of Galveston 1858 to 1882 and is nearly seventy Grand Master Gibbs vows to prosecute until penitentiary doors close Joseph is practically under arrest
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Tex
Thomas M. Joseph
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Gibbs
Joseph
Grand Lodge
King Kabba Rega of Unyoro Emerges as Ally to Christians
The article recalls Sir Samuel Baker’s harsh portrait of Kabba Rega a Ugandan king who seized the throne by force after his mother a herdswoman was not in the royal harem. Over the past dozen years Rega has shifted from notorious foe to ally aiding Christians and offering refuge to white travelers. Reports note his town invited aid and cloth for Egyptian troops though his forces later attacked his enemies.
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Unyoro
Albert Nyanzi Kaba-Reva
Baker
Kubba Reva
Reval
Kamrasi
Sr Samuel
Reva
Uganda
Europe
Ebha-Rega
Emir Bey
Emin Bey
Kabba-Aga
Europ I
Uvan
Uiuvoro
Rega
Congress Passes Consular and Trade Dollar Measures
The Senate and House actions include passage of a consular appropriation bill and a Senate vote on a trade dollar provision. Amendments authorize American steamship contracts for foreign mails to Central and South American republics and coinage changes. House debates salaries for ministers and memorials mark the day.
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House
Lanham
Texas
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Warner
Burns
Mare
Minster
China
Argentine
Turkey
Congressional actions in Washington on naval and treaty issues
The Senate debated the Tehuantepec bill and amendments on warship funding and treaty rights with Mexico. Proposals tied stock and bond payments to capital, with conditions on par value and funding thresholds. The bill was postponed to Thursday. In the House, the anti Mormon bill conference report was ordered printed and laid over. Debates on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill began, with several increases to consul compensation ruled out.
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Morgan
United States
Mexico
van Wyck
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Senate
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Thomas
Illinois
House
Cobb
van Eaton
Parson
Texas
Mr. Hammond
Bennett
N.C
Eden
Ninois
Hammont
Randall
Committee
Senate Acts on Naval Bills and Arbitration Petitions
Massachusetts favors coast defenses and a strong navy while Iowa presses for an international arbitration board. The Senate passes naval establishment and Tehuantepec railway measures with amendments, credits Dakota for ordnance stores, and considers the Nicaragua canal. The vetoed drought bill faces House opposition. Congress adjourns after debate and quorum issues.
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Hoar
Masachusetts
Wilson
Iowa
Board of International Arbitration
Whithorne
Mercantile Marine
United States
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Grand Army
Kansas
Miller
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van Wyck
Edmunds
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Ark
Morrill
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Wilon
Maine Legislature Seeks Canada Trade Controls and Pensions
The Maine Legislature resolutions urge strict U S action to curb Canadian fishing rights in American waters and call for higher duties on Canadian fish. In Congress the Senate adjourned after handling river and harbor measures while the House failed to override a veto on a pension bill and then advanced 23 pension measures in the evening session.
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Maine
Senate
Canada
Dominion
America
United States
Destructive storm lashes Cardigan Bay towns and Aberystwyth
The late storm savaged Cardigan Bay settlements with Aberystwyth described as grand yet terrifying. Waves swept Victoria track and smashed front windows while the sea toppled walls and hurled stones into houses at Abergeldie and Bal moral, leaving debris and damaged property along the coast.
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Aberystwith
Victoria Track
Abergeldie
Balmoral
Galgnaie
Population Growth in Spain from 1799 to 1882
The text notes Spain’s population rising from about 10.01 million in 1799 to over 18.09 million by 1882, a large per thousand increase. Agricultural workers grow from 3.615 million to 9.828 million, cultivation area expands from 88,000 to 1.0 million acres, and industrial workers rise markedly though specifics are garbled.
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Sienor Stella
Spain
HINES
Cal News
Secretary Manning Resigns Treasury Post April 1
Secretary Manning's resignation letter dated February 14 cites insufficient strength for the duties and the president accepts, fixing April 1 as the effective date. President Cleveland replies with thanks and calls Manning a loyal, faithful public servant in the exchange from the Executive Mansion.
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Maning
Treasury
Washington
Daniel Manning
Securry
The
Grover Cleveland
Boston Corbett Seizes Kansas Legislature in Foray
The self styled slayer of Booth, Boston Corbett, confronted the Kansas House of Representatives in Toreka. He entered with two revolvers and cartridges, drove away a negro attendant, disarmed a sergeant at arms, and seized the Speaker’s gallery forcing adjournment. Corbett was captured in the lower corridor and confined at the police station pending insanity proceedings.
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Kas
Boston
Corbett
Wilkes Booth
Kansas House of Representatives
Representative Hall
Norton
Speaker Smith
Dors
Booth
Household hints for cooking and pantry ideas
A collection of domestic tips covers soaking potatoes before frying, jelly filled apple centers, tart gingerbread without eggs, and boiled cider applesauce. It adds guidance on a decorative bangle board, sardine ham sandwiches, sweet potato lunch, hickory nut cake, and simple, appetizing salads using gelatin to enhance texture.
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Russia
England
Mar
Wealthy Philadelphia Suburb Carpenters Luxury Worth Price
In a wealthy town near Philadelphia two brothers, a master mason and a master carpenter, rise from poverty. The carpenter’s polite, exhaustively careful service wins favor with every mistress, making his luxury housing and steady thrift seem a deliberate benefit. The mason remains poor and stagnant unless a miracle intervenes.
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Philadelphia
Heneforth
Key
Atronesses
Providence Journal
The Newspaper Writer Examines Conscience and Duty
A veteran viewpoint argues that writers serve owner interests more than personal beliefs. It praises trained journalists for broad knowledge and convictions but warns loyalty to the paper can suppress individual views.
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P Cpt Craty
Tao
Tribune Job Printing Services Offered In State
The Tribune announces job printing of every description neatly and promptly at reasonable rates. Fatimates furnished on payment or on brief work. Services available from any part of the state. Commercial stationery and specialty work.
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the Tribune
Tribune
Rooma
Stop Doing Things You Shouldn’t, 1836 Era Admonitions
A dated long list of social admonitions urges self control and public spirit. It discourages excess pride, gossip, procrastination, excessive money chasing, and rude behavior. The tone mocks vanity and demands restraint across daily conduct.
Burning Gas Wells Create Nighttime Spectacle North of Washington
Samuel W. Hall describes a dramatic panorama of burning gas wells north of Washington Pennsylvania. Multiple wells blaze together, their flames visible twenty miles away from Wellsburg West Virginia to Murrayville Pennsylvania, creating a fiery, volcanic night scene. The glow is caused by gas venting and regulator flames when wells are blown out to clear salt water from pipes.
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Washington, Pa
Wellsburg
W. Va
Murrays Ville
Samuel W. Hall
St. Nicholas
Ornamental Salvage From Old Boots Corsets and Cans
A Whitehall Times item suggests decorating with unconventional castoffs. Boots veneered with gilt become wall ornaments with cotton wool for snow. Corsets gain vines for door hangings. A coal scuttle in scarlet and blue forms a dining room relief, with selected vegetables showing tops. Tomato cans painted various colors create front hall art. An old tin sprinkler with gilt stars and glass diamonds, hung from a chandelier, topped by a pink satin bow, offers a striking effect.
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Whitehall Times
Made Him Sick The tale of Rev Temage and a church recruit
Rev T DeWitt Temage shares a humorous personal story from his parish about persuading a hesitant parishioner to join the church. The anecdote highlights Temage’s well known, wild gesturing and a humorous mishearing during the recruitment attempt.
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T. DeWitt Temage
Weil
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