14 Jun 1883
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1883
Page
1
The Italians seek a global fair in Rome for next year. Other notes flag Texas lawmakers indicted for gambling, Stanton in England, and public policy shifts from Ohio to Pennsylvania with pension bills and debt trends.
A Cedar Rapids report lists 23 saloon licenses at 300 dollars each. Deaths include Nehemiah Clare at 91 in West Liberty and H A Pipe in Bremer County. Mortality and crime notes cover a Colfax burglary, a Des Moines freight death, and a Waverly shooting mystery involving J F Stevens and Emma Cronin.
Henry James Jr. reviews Emerson in Century June, noting the thin pure New England atmosphere and the emphasis on the individual as sovereign within society. He contrasts Emersons receptive listening with Carlyles aristocratic, imperious stance and highlights the democratic impulse in New England thought.
Step by step guidance describes layering cold boiled potatoes with pepper salt and butter in a tin basin. Alternate layers with flour dusting, finish with cracker crumb topping and pour in sweet milk. Bake in a moderately warm oven about half an hour.
Three young men from Calvin Institute of Cleveland drowned while bathing on June 8. A St Louis dispatch notes five drowning cases. Dodge City reports gambling houses still closed. Charles C Fulton longtime editor of America is dead. Weather and agricultural reports describe heavy storms, floods, and crop prospects across multiple states.
The dispatch reports Lawson E. McKinney in Monroe Indiana being found $15 000 short with bondsmen to cover 11 000 He speculated in stocks A Richmond telegram says Sheriff Donelly and K W Waller dueled near Patsik Court House Waller fatally wounded A Fulton Kentucky affray under marshal s leadership leaves Bill Oagles dead John Oagles wounded and a non participant shot A Cincinnati dispatch notes John Bittner Jr 15 on trial for arson in Riverside for burning Debu s cooperage works in April 1882 with losses around 100 000 Two witnesses recount his statements and fire attempts while employed at the factory.
A mix of global notes reports shipowners backing a new Suez canal effort. Lord Coleridge visits the United States. Rosebery's Home Office status clarified. Harcourt on Labor Reform League. Hong Kong telegram on Honoi security. German and Russian anarchist concerns in Paris. Cuba's anti free negro landing law repealed. Turkey United States treaty ending March 13 1884 with meat import limits and higher duties at Smyrna.
The Democratic State Convention of Iowa convened in Des Moines on June 6 1883. Delegates from districts one through eleven organized caucuses, elected chairs secretaries and central committee members, and voiced opposition to female suffrage while backing Walter Hayes for Supreme Court. The forenoon session opened with Hon Ed Campbell named temporary chairman and readings secretary.
The Iowa Democratic convention backs L G Kinne for governor on the first ballot with 488 votes, Justus Clark named lieutenant governor, and a party platform call for tariff reform civil service, temperance regulation, and railway oversight. Morton and other speakers urge unity and clear principles. The event features credentials, resolutions, and a formal adjournment after nominations.
In Napa on Saturday morning April 14 the marriage of John A. Chandler and Mamie Osterloh occurred in two minutes at the depot after a swift ceremony by Judge B Robinson. Chandler, linked to the Chandler family and Portsmouth Navy Yard, was noted for a past ten shot duel in which he killed a man.
A reflective proverb notes that those who lavish promises tend to fail in performance. It contrasts talk with deeds and warns against generous talk without follow through.
The Barber brothers Isaie and William were pursued across Bremer and surrounding counties after murdering Marion Shephard in Fayette and wounding Deputy Sheriff Sheppard. A large posse hunted them. they were located near Sumner and later captured at a house south of Tripoli after a fierce gunfight that left four men wounded.
The Barbers brothers, long suspected outlaws, were seized by a Fayette county led mob from Waverly and hanged to a tree near the jail. Authorities had earlier moved them between counties, with fears of renewed lynching. The Barber brothers faced a prior string of suspected murders and horse thefts in Illinois and Iowa.
The quote contrasts religious condemnation of wrong with worldly judgment and likens experience to a ship's stern lights that reveal only the path already traveled.
The Civil Service Commission seeks Attorney General input on the scope of the term one family in the nepotism clause. Officials report progress on mail routes, sugar drawbacks, and railroad payments, with hearings on the Philadelphia Custom House and naval bids upcoming. Other items include appointments, a silverware of posts, and Jeannette Court of Inquiry expenses limited to sea pay.
A traveler recalls a desert tent visit by Turkomans near the Gurgan region. He describes the mother’s hospitality, the ritual offerings, and the tearful blessing as she feeds the guest and wishes happiness for her unborn child. The narrative blends admiration with unease about desert life and customs.
An old bachelor notes that while jewelry has multiplied, one piece remains rare a thimble worn for sewing. A young lady asks what it is and the reply draws scorn from the room as he reveals the modest keepsake.
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