03 Jun 1886
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1886
Page
1
The Prince of Wales heads an amateur photography group. Brn Hogan, a former boxer, runs a revival in Virginia City Nevada. The Duke of Connaught reportedly supports Irish home rule.
The passage notes Lovuts St. Martin of New Orleans as the sole creole in congress, described as a small grizzled man aged 66. It also mentions Chana Cur Cnuvu, the new Chinese minister, who uses chopsticks and requires that boiled rice be served on nine plates.
The prima donna Miss Van Zanpv is dangerously ill in St. Petersburg, not in Cannes as rumors claimed. Her condition remains serious but unstated in detail, with officials and family awaiting further updates.
Boston beauty Miss Winston will spend the season in London, rivaling Miss Chamberlain in beauty contests and social events across the city.
The venerable Louis Kossuth is now in Rome on his way to Turin where his sons are hoped to sustain him in comfort during the journey and settling.
A platinum wire so fine it is invisible to the naked eye is said to have been made in Europe. It is intended for use in telescopes as a substitute for the spider's web typically employed.
WorKMAN on the Clyde report a hundred Germans from Bremen arriving to complete wood-fittings on a large steamer under construction in Glasgow.
General Guzman Banco stayed at the Grand Hotel in Paris when a cablegram arrived announcing his third election as president of Venezuela.
Rogert Grant will not abandon his literary success and has formed a law partnership with Francis Peabody Jr in Boston.
The crown prince and crown princess of Austria plan a visit to England in the latter part of May. The queen will invite them to reside at Buckingham Palace during their London stay.
Sir Henry W. Gordon works on a new volume titled Events in the Life of Charles George Gordon. The project offers a fresh angle on the famed Egyptian wanderer’s biography.
The pope is now well off, losing regular revenue but facing much lower expenses and receiving far larger voluntary tributes than in the past. This shift in funds reflects a reliance on gifts rather than steady stipends.
Anson K. Larmer died from injuries in the Bardswell Ferry disaster leaving a $60 000 estate. His will provides that $50 000, to be held after his wife’s death, will be placed with trustees to educate Native American boys and girls in Greenfield Massachusetts.
Walt Whitman finished his Philadelphia Lincoln eulogy to a scene of dozens of excited girls kissing him. The moment prompted Milton to note that peace has victories as renowned as war.
Sixteen leading firms submitted estimates for the Thames bridge near the Tower of London. Proposals for the lower abutments and two piers ranged from £131,844 to £224,846, a spread of nearly £100,000. The engineer and architect were estimated at £25,000.
The wife of President Nott at Union College was said to personally know every student in each class while her health permitted. She never forgot a face or name and eagerly recalled college day incidents, inviting one or two students at a time to tea and tea evening gatherings.
The article recalls Andrew D. Waite urging Carl Schurz to replace him in Berlin. Bismarck reportedly said Schurz would be agreeable, but Schurz declined the post, wary of a delicate stance with Berlin factions hostile to the U.S. government.
A life like portrait of Prince Bismarck speaking was sketched in the German Reichstag during a debate on the schnapps monopoly bill. The artist, Herr von Werner of Berlin Academy, retreated as the prince advanced toward him after finishing his speech, while members restrained him.
Iowa items report Clarinda voters approving water works, Keokuk adopting biennial elections, Cedar Rapids baseball fever, and towns selling bonds. Ottumwa sells school bonds for 15261, old potatoes listed at 15 cents a bushel in Ottumwa, and Maquoketa to build a brick mill church and hall. Keosauqua sees two months without intoxicated men, O Brien county drug stores gain liquor permits, Ottumwa closes Sunday businesses, Spencer boastful football kicker, McGregor plans hotels glass and paper mills, Sanborn encouraged park land purchase. Calls out Odebolt cattle shipment and giant Hereford herd, Sheldon school expansion, Deadwood mortgage case, Mt Pleasant reunion plans, Decorah monument, Davenport convention dates, Mapleton death. Humboldt keeps billiards ban after repeal vote, Larrabee appoints state mine inspectors in three districts with named appointees, Belle Plaine artesian wells, and Des Moines fire losses. plus 17th Iowa Infantry reunion at Leon.
A May 26 fire in Chicago gutted the Adams block at Congress Street and Wabash Avenue, with losses near 1 million dollars. Belford Clark Co and Van Antwerp Bragg Co suffered major damage. Hotel Brunswick guests fled in panic. Injuries included three firemen and Captain Kenyon. multiple insurances covered portions of the losses.
Reports from Illinois Indiana Kentucky Idaho Pennsylvania and more detail killings lynching fears arson murders jailbreaks and court sentences. Notable items include a band of Indians pursuing by troops near Fort Thomas and a fatal shooting in Anna Illinois plus a Mormon polygamy crackdown in Blackfoot Idaho and a prisoner hanged in Nebraska.
A dispatch reports Fusiliers at Aldershot clashing with Irish supporters at a Conservative meeting, police being driven off, and five soldiers arrested. In Britain a cabinet move signals concessions to liberals on home rule, with clause 24 under debate and a potential autumn dissolution. Greek Turkish frontier actions, expulsion of Orleans princes debated in Paris, and Don Carlos asserting his claim. In the U.S. Midwest industry and politics note Chicago factories shifting to ten hour rules, Iowa State Medical Society officers elected, and Iowa Minnesota Telephone line construction near Manson linking to Sioux City and Des Moines.
In the Senate today a bill extending two years the time for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad to complete its line through the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations passed on motion of Well born. The Cullom interstate commerce bill with substitute was referred to a committee of the whole. The House, after private matters, began general debate on the Dunn Free Ship bill and heard Dunn defend repeal of restrictive laws. Senate amendments to the urgent deficiency bill were nonconcurred in and the House adjourned.
The senate considered private pension cases and rejected secret treaties as unnecessary. A bankruptcy bill followed with Plumb opposing and Hoar defending. House action included a pension increase for Commander Craven’s widow and a list of new bills and amendments.
In the Senate resolutions urged Congress to establish a naval yard at New Orleans and a bill to appoint an additional cavalry adjutant general was favored. The Senate passed an Atlantic and Pacific railroad land forfeiture bill and debated private pension cases and the Black Dudley inquiry. The House reported Dakota statehood measures, railroad company incorporation, and tariff accords with Mexico, and convened committee on the oleomargarine bill amid vigorous debate and an adjournment without action.
The Senate discussed private pension bills after a report on the Mississippi river improvements. Debates touched on the Lake Borgne outlet project and tax provisions for railroad lands, with votes on amendments and ongoing consideration of the Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill.
The report notes housekeepers using oleomargarine to place placards in dining rooms and on menus bearing that message. A vote runs 92 to 8 in favor. Mr. Dunham proposes cutting the oleomargarine tax from $600 to $100. The committee adjourns after vending action.
In the senate a resolution by Wilson urged investigation into appointments by the Indian Commissioner amid alleged legal violations. Wyck explained the Northern Pacific land grant forfeiture bill, then the conference report on abolishing certain shipping fees was approved. In the house, oleomargarine tax cuts failed amid extensive amendments, and after a noisy session adjourned at 5 o'clock.
P. L. Cable a leading railroad figure dies suddenly at his ranch near San Antonio at age 68 after retiring recently from active management. He served as early Rock Island director and Canada Southern president, with wealth estimated in the millions. Survived by a wife and two children. remains to be taken to Rock Island for interment.
Katie Welch has been indicted by the grand jury for mayhem after an incident in Dubuque involving Frank Wood. She was released on a bond of 1 dollar 60 cents. The Iowa and Minnesota Telephone Company plans a line near Manson to connect with Sioux City Fort Dodge and Des Moines.
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