Noted Iowa Items Highlight Local Accidents and Appointments
A summary of Iowa news items reports David Barry injured at Ottumwa iron works when his clothing caught on a shaft. Burlington figure Ira Gile dies after a fall on ice. New postmasters appointed in Flemingville Newtonville Renwick Shell Rock Wapello. Bank mortgage notices, congressional pension measures, and postmaster appointments follow. Tragic domestic homicide in Cedar Falls. multiple obituaries. business failures. incorporations. court and legal notes. charity institution counts. and various local incidents across Iowa.
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David Barry
Ottumwa
Lowa
Congress
Lyman
Harriet L. Campbell
Hall
Reddick
Micajah Reader
Louisa County
Conger
John Johnson
Iowa
C. Goodwin
Wm Goodwin
W. P. Clark
Jere Murphy
Fritz Raddeming
Twentieth Town
Prentice
Henry Stafford
Senate
Anthony Brandt
Bellevue
Dwight R. Phelps
Sanborn
Chas. M. McElroy
Fairfield
Frederick A. Peck
Humboldt
Robert Hufschmidt
Lansing
William McClintock
West Union
L. P. Walker
Ayreshire
Richard Brooks
What Cheer
Thomas A. Massie
Logan
J. N. Davis
Knoxville
W. H. Merritt
Des Moines
G. P. Neal
Columbus Junction
J. Frey
Sigourney
Frank P. Motie
Qdebolt
E. K. Pitman
Leon
J. P. Carlton
Iowa Falls
George Paul
Iowa City
S. L. Harvey
Centerville
Alexander Charles
Cedar Rapids
John Hornstein
Boone
A. H. Graves
Alton
RL. Godley
Malvern
C. C. Scrimger
Belle Plaine
J. G. Rothman
Washington
Charles M. McElroy
Thomas L
Thornton
Richard Atchison
William Kirkman
Secretary of State
What Cheer Coal Co
Capital Stock
Globe Plow Works
Davenport
German Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Co
Clinton and
Jackson
Wm. H. Livingston Co
Sioux City
Mevard & Work
Lyons
Baker
Supreme Court of Iowa
United Presbyterian mission in Egypt workforce counts 218
The United Presbyterian mission in Egypt operates with 218 workers, including 25 foreigners and 188 natives. Meanwhile the Presbyterian ladies of Lincoln prepare a lunch stand to open with the legislature.
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United Presbyterian Mission
Egypt
Lincoln
Dynamite found in San Francisco sewer amid strike tensions
Police report a dynamite bomb found in a sewer suspected to be linked to striking car men. Officials fear detection and note the incident amid ongoing labor unrest in 1884 era reporting.
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San Francisco
Identification Focused In Ohio Wreck Inquest
Coroner Lepper’s inquest into the Baltimore & Ohio wreck at Tiffin, Ohio, names additional victims from relics found at the scene. New identifications include T. O. Pemberton Payne Ohio Frank Bowman Mechanicsburg Pa and David Ober Oberlin Pa. The list now covers twelve victims with several suspects and a continuation planned for tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Lepper
Baltimore & Ohio
Tiffin
Ohio
T. O. Pemberton
Payne
Frank Bowman
Mechanicsburg
David Ober
Oberlin
Robert Chamberlain
Republic Widertaker
Alfred Topkins
Republic
Chamberlain
John S. Gartner
Mechanicsville
M. H. Parks
Washington
Joseph Postlethwaite
Spencer and
Henry
Martinsburg
W. Va
William Fredericks
W. S. Pierce
Destitution in Texas Drought Stricken Counties
Judges from Stephens and surrounding counties report 27 900 people across twenty one counties in destitution due to drought. Relief plans include food clothing seed and five to six months aid with an Albany based central relief committee and requests for congressional aid and state funding.
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Fort Worth
Texas
J. S. Shepherd
Stephens County
Texas Drouth
Albany
Shackelford
Stephens
Coleman
Taylor
Callahan
Jack
Parker
Palo Pinto
Jones and Runnels
Hood
Martin
Brown
Eastland
Comanche
Nolan
Fisher
Erath
Haskell
Young
Sesque
Ft. North
Congress
W. T. Lanham
Congress of the United States
Wasington City
Veland
Central Aid Committee
J. R. Fleming
John Melihany
N. L. Bartholomew
J. S Shephard
Porter Hart
John Brown
Hendry
Porter
Death of John Roach the famed American shipbuilder
John Roach died at 8 o clock this morning in New York after weeks of throat cancer. The illness, akin to Grant's death, caused intense suffering as the disease eroded his neck and arteries. Roach, born in Ireland in 1808, came to the United States at sixteen and grew to employ 3,000 men as the country’s largest shipbuilder.
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New York
John Roach
Grant
House passes Agriculture Department bill and public building
The House approves a bill creating a Department of Agriculture and a separate measure appropriating 200 009 dollars for a public building at Charierstorm. The actions reflect fiscal and administrative priorities in Congress.
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HOUSE
Department OF Agriculture
Chariestorm
Civil service reform bill and Charleston public building bill pass
The committee reported back the Senate bill repealing tenure of office. In the morning hour the House met in committee of the whole to consider public buildings and grounds bills. One measure appropriates 509 000 dollars for a Charleston site and post office, with sale of the current site authorized. The navy bureau consolidation bill was debated before rising. Willis reported the river and harbor bill, printed and re committed, and adjournment followed at 4 20 p m.
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Washincton
Committee On Civil Service Reform
Senate
House
Charleston
8. C
Hepburn
Iowa
Navy Department
Willis
Kentucky
Houst
Bragg
Department of Agriculture and Labor
Yeas
Lepburn
Congressional actions on land, education, and naturalization notes
The record lists petitions referred and motions on lands for Indians. Butler seeks a DC and Territories food safety bill. A Minneapolis Board of Trade remonstrance targets pooling sections four and five. The Senate debates the interstate commerce bill conference report with figures like Cullum and Stand ard. Various under call measures address alien residency, public school teacher training, aid to dependent veterans, land sale restrictions, naval vessels, income taxes, and rail safety.
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Dawes
House
Senate
Butler
District of Columbia
Territories
Minneapois Board of Trade
Beck
Cullum
George Standard
Oates
Alabama
Rowell
Illinois
Mat
Indiana
Cobb
Public Lands Committee
Merriman
New York
John Ericson
United States
Green
North Carolina
Tillman
South Carolina
Debates and votes on bills in Congress on military, land, and infrastructure
Reports show the Indian affairs committee amending a right of way bill for the St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad through northern Montana and Dakota. Military relief for telegraph operators, public land settlers relief, interstate commerce discussion, and a cavalry school bill pass or advance. Charleston public building appropriation trimmed to twenty thousand.
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Washecton
Committee On Indian Affairs
House
St Paul, Minneaplis & Manitoba Railroad Co
Montana
Dakota
Manderson
Nebraska
Kansas
Committee On Public Lands
Harris
Senate
Saulsbury
Reverend Sam Jones Brother Preaches Up North
The Sagsanah News notes the Rev Sam Jones' brother Joe is preaching in the North using a dialect that is said to strip the bark off a hickory tree.
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Sam Jones
Joe
Sagsanah
Senate and House Action on Claims and Defense Bills
The Senate reported to the Senate the French spoliation act claim extension bill for twelve months, which passed after motion. Manderson introduced a bill to aid promotions to retire from active service. Army officers and enlisted personnel of the War of the Rebellion discussed. A committee amendment to encourage steel manufacture for ordinance and 35 million dollars for fortifications was printed. The army appropriation bill with amendments was printed. The Inter State Commerce bill faced debate with calls for unanimous consent to delay voting. The House conferred on land allotment to Indians and considered Edmunds anti polygamy bill with a substitute, which passed.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Claims
Senate
Manderson
Committee On Appropriations
Call
Harris
Aldrich
HOUSE
Skinner
Reed
Perkins
Edmunds
Tucker
Taylor
Ohio
Caine
Utah
Barnett
North Carolina
Senate Considers Interstate Commerce Report Debate Tactics
After discussions on various communications the Senate reviewed the interstate commerce bill report Hoar moved to disagree and demand further conference Cullom argued his motion to agree took precedence Harris urged Senators to realize their vote on the report acted as a decision on the license of agreeing or disagreeing
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Senate
Hoar
Cullom
Harris
Lelense
Congressional Action on Polygamy and Court Jurisdiction
Unanimous consent set tomorrow’s vote on the report amid House Senate debate. The Senate received the anti polygamy bill with House substitute, non-concurred in, and a conference was requested with Edmands Ingalls and Pugh named as conferees. The House passed a bill amending law on removal of causes from State to Federal courts, raising minimum circuit court jurisdiction from $500 to $2,000. Tasker of Virginia urged a bill to sue the United States. quickly passed. The next measure extended for one year the right of action under the captured and abandoned property act before adjournment.
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Senate
House
Messrs. Edmunds, Ingalls and Pugh
Tasker
Virginia
United States
Senate votes on inter state commerce bill and conference report
The Senate debated the inter state commerce bill with multiple speakers and rejected a motion to recommit. The conference report was then adopted 48 to 15. Later the House, after approving the electoral bill conference report and passing 24 pension bills, adjourned for the day.
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Ingalls
Cullom
Hoar
Sherman
Aldrich
Brown
Morrill
Wilson
Iowa
Spavoner
Platt
Morgan
Colquitt
Yeas
Nays
Allison
Beck
Berry
Blackburn
Bowen
Call
Cockrell
Coke
Conger
Dolph
Edmunds
Eustis
Fair
George
Gibson
Gorman
Harris
Ingall
Jones
Ark
Nev
McMillan
Manderson
Palmer
Plumb
Pugh
Sabin
Saulsbury
Teller
Vance
Waltham
Hale
Hawley
Mitchell
Ore
Sawyer
Sewell
Spooner
West
Walthal
Whithorne
Lowa
Cheney
Ewart
Hampton
Mahone
Payne
Williams
House
Caldwell
Tenn
Agriculture Department Reports on Corn Wheat and Oats
The Agriculture Department finalizes 1885 crop estimates with state aid. Corn totals 1.665 billion bushels from 75 million acres valued at 615 million dollars, at 22 bushels per acre. Wheat harvest 457 million bushels on ~37 million acres valued at 314 million with 68.7 cents per bushel. Oats yield 628 million bushels from 23 million acres valued at 156 million with 26.4 bushels per acre.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
Switzerland’s Republic Described as Model of Liberty
A historical overview notes Switzerland’s transition from a loose league to a federal confederacy in 1848 with the 1874 constitution. The seven member Federal Council governs with a two chamber Congress and a civil service approach. President Adolf Deucher of Thurgau begins a one year term with an annual salary of 3000 dollars.
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Proce Cies
New York
State Council
Senate
House of Representatives
Swiss
Federal Assembly
Congress
Federal Council
National Council
Switzerland
Federation
Adolf Deucher
Thurgau
Deucher
Chicago Clergyman Questions Am A Christian And A Code Maul
A Chicago clergyman asks if a man can be a Christian and a successful code maintainer. He answers yes if he advertises in Puck, signaling a witty exchange on ethics and publicity.
The Bomb Throwers and the Public’s Indifference
Chicago January reports note condemned anarchists buoyed by lack of press attention. Officers and defense counsel prepare for February supreme court proceedings while anarchist groups resume rallies. Officer O’Brien’s condition worsens as he fights infection after injuries from the Haymarket riot. He is 25 with a wife and three children.
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Crricaco
Supreme Court
Grinnell
Arbeiter Zeitung
Zeph’s Hall
Ofiver O'Brien
Salaries of Congressmen Show Delayed and Discounted Payments
Cincinnati Enquirer reports that about twenty congressmen delay monthly pay, letting funds accumulate with the Sergeant-at-Arms. Some draw quarterly or annually, some go without for months, and a few obtainLoans with life insurance to cover advances. Banks and discounts before elections are noted, with extensive unpaid balances and overdrawn funds for several members.
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House of Representatives
United States
Congressman Scott
Erie
Congress
Olio
U.io
Isurance Company
Beny
Cincinnati
Light crop and curious notes from a bustling year
A sprawling collection of curiosities and oddities covers topics from a light Texas pecan crop to new scented stationery. The piece notes government costs, licenses, poultry law puzzles, religious humor, and a tally of quirky local anecdotes across several states.
Bowers Used the Pass and Made Rail Travel a Business
An Omaha man named Bowers secured a lifetime Union Pacific pass after saving a train from a washout years ago. He traveled with a constant companion, usually a commercial traveler, and arranged trips for wholesalers and jobbers, netting daily profits of six to eight dollars. The railroad resisted carrying him on the Limited, but a costly court fight was avoided.
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Unon
Omaha
Bowers
Unon Pacific
Clark
Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Salt Lake City
Pasenger
Ogden
Borwers
Ara Hwerd
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