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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1883
Page
1
The clipping surveys diverse items from bridge projects to pension office plans, Texas and Georgia anecdotes, Chinese immigration limits, land grants, lumber statistics, and medical remedies. Notable notes include the tallest bridge project in Bradford Pa, a Turtle Indian reserve treaty hope, Mexican reward rumors for Lew Wallace, and a 121 year old Georgia death witness.
Iowa notes mark statehood anniversary at 36, coal and railroad ventures, incorporations in Grinnell and Burlington, tax and fire losses, public works, deaths and accidents, and a ghostly coach legend in the Norfolk area reflecting period concerns and local lore.
The United States Gazette notes Commissioner Dudley asks Congress to restore the pre 25 dollar cap for attorney fees in pension cases, arguing the old system protected claimants from sharks, aided diligent lawyers, and ensured fair prosecution of valid claims. It criticizes current reforms under Commissioner Bentley that reduced fees and harmed both applicants and government.
Our Glorious Independence praises Brk- DOCK Bicop Bitters for relief from indigestion dyspepsia constipation and sick headache. The ad touts timely use and lists a price of $1.00.
A broad tally of late December calamities from boat capsizes off Florida to ice deaths in Hyde Park and Dariev Georgia. factory fires in Maine and New Jersey. coal and timber prices, job losses, and a report on De Longs voyage aftermath. political shifts in Colorado and Oklahoma tensions continuing in Indian Territory with troops deployed.
At the head of the loyal party Chicotee is the principal chief and head of the ruling faction with about 800 armed men. Spochee is nearly as strong. Both sides are heavily armed and angry, but U S soldiers and Major Tuffts, the U S agent, are expected to restore order.
A long chain of crime reports spans Illinois to California. Iverson Slade hangs in Yanceyville for his sister in law murder. a Houston shooter is killed by Stafford supporters. Ballard brothers die in Alabama quarrel. lynchings occur in Oregon and California. Eureka dispatch notes a band robbering surveyors. Mayer to be hanged in Snyder County after prior acquittal. bank misconduct in Jefferson Ohio with missing funds. other shootings and fatal acts near Uniontown and West Belleville detail motive and aftermath.
A Times dispatch contradicts reports that England will appoint a minister to the Vatican. In Iceland distress looms due to food shortages despite donations. Davitt in London urges Lord Lieutenant tactics change to avoid Irish political decline and calls for recall if ignored. Russia faces renewed anti Jewish measures with expulsions and land transfer bans. Egypt reports Aral and exiles departing for Ceylon with no public show.
The proposal divides Zululand into two territories with British residents and excludes Europeans from farming. It moves natives opposed to Ceteway’s rule toward the Injela river area near Joyn Dam. The plan outlines segregated zones under colonial oversight.
The 1882 Chinese New Year in Santa Barbara featured open houses, feasts, and lively gift exchanges. American boys roamed shops and homes tasting unusual foods while crackers filled the air, and a finger-counting game drew crowds, highlighting hospitality and cultural blend amid smoke from fireworks.
The article lists a string of extreme winters and freezes from 308 to 1814, noting the Black Sea icebound in 308, Adriatic frozen in 860, Danube and Elbe solidly iced by 822, widespread crop failures and famine in 991, and numerous other harsh winters. It preserves a catalog of weather-linked hardship and unusual frozen landscapes across Europe.
The Forty seventh Congress ledger reports the Senate voting 39 yeas to 5 nays on the civil service bill. Listed yeas include Aldrich Allison Anthony Bayard Cameron Cameron Chilette Coke Conger Davis Edmunds Frye Garland Gorman Groome Hars Hawley Hill Hoar Jackon Jones Jones Lamar Lapham Logan Miller Morrill Pendleton Platt Plumb Rollins Small Vet Walker Windom. Pairs and petitions noted. House adjourned with no further business. Washington and Wasninetcos dated December 27 to 30 include housekeeping on pensions and anti political assessments, plus bills on witnesses fees and river and harbor committees. Adjournments followed.
A detailed note on a bright morning comet, its discovery near the celestial equator, and early observations. Dr. Gould and assistants at Cercoba in South America are credited, with confirming sightings by Fi Clay at the Cape and Cruls in Rio de Janeiro. An unprecedented Cape Town observation notes the comet fading at the sun’s limb before perihelion.
A fragmented statement urges turning the other cheek and hints at restraining retaliation with a suggestion of discouraging the aggressor through nonviolent response.
The Tribune announces job printing, estimates furnished on pamphlet or brief work, and solicits work from any part of the state. It also lists Commercial Stationery at Spectalty.
The narrator tours Salt Lake City noting wide streets, thriving shops, and resplendent residences fed by irrigation. They visit the conference house, observe Brigham Young and Brigham himself, tour the tabernacle exterior, the half finished temple, and the Bee-hive with Brigham’s former wives. The trip includes a view from the plateau over a valley of farms, snow on peaks, and autumn colors creating a grand, lasting memory.
A review of Dr Edward Eggleton's portrait of colonial life features Myles Standish as a bold captain who led military actions against rivals and tribes. The piece recounts Standish surrounding a village, capturing prisoners, and killing Pecksuot in a brutal encounter, noting later relics of beheaded trophies and historical parallels.
A concise observation on presenting the less familiar successor to the more prominent figure. The note suggests that the younger should be introduced in a way that leverages the established reputation of the elder.
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