Iowa News Items From The Early Jazzed Era
Iowa brief notices report financial defaulter John Skene, a Danville burglary, hospitalities of Des Moines, and multiple town developments. Details include Shoms family illness from trichinae, a Mason City banker lost in Nevada, and Northern Pacific conductor James McAllister killed near Watab. Also notes water quality, gas company incorporation, and state political convention calls.
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Glenwood
Belle Plaine
Messenger & Co
Lewis & Co
Danville
Geo. Shoms
Dubuque
Thomas G. Emsley
Mason City
Humboldt River
Nevada
James McAllister
Northern Pacific Railway
Watab
Iowa
Ile
John Kruble
Vining
Tama County
Daniel O’leary
Peter Berens
Burlington
O'Leary
Alexander
E. L. Stover
C. E. Cook
C. 8. Hawthorn
Marengo
Sioux City & Des Moines Railway Company
C. F. Hoyt
W. E. Johns
C. Shenkberg
J. J. Swan
W. R. Merriam
Crawford Livingston
John Pierce
D. T. Hedges
T. P. Gere
John Hornick
J. E. Booge
J. H. Swan
F. ©. Hillis
F. C. Willis
Fc Sot
Garretson
Iowa Natural Gas Company
Polk County Recorder
J. S. Clarkson
J 8. Runnells
W. F. Alexander
A. Weinstock
Des Moines
Elmer Cooper
Stuart
Scott
Richards
Burns
Yalises
Frank Boyer
Richard Clark
Calcutta
Northwestern
Ames
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Freemasons
Clinton
Sioux City
Austin Adaims
Iowa Supreme Court
Congress
Mutual Loan and Savings Association of
Morning Sun
Louisa County
John Selzer
State Board of Health
Woodburn
Clarke County
Supreme Court
Wim. Larrabee
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Irregularities Hit Church Board and Lodges Embezzlement
Reports from the New Brunswick Reformed Church Synod accuse the Board of Domestic Missions treasurer John R. Smith of a 25000 dollar shortfall and note borrowing to meet obligations, with possible prosecution. Exclusion and reform measures follow alongside expelled Freemason leader John W. Woodhull.
Radical union plans and Irish home rule clash
Foreign dispatches report radicals planning a Birmingham based union to extend local government across England Scotland Wales and Ireland with Chamberlain as president and O Kelleys exchange defending Gladstone. London press reviews the repeal debate and calls for unity while Belfast violence and European Paris and Brussels dispatches note unrest and political reactions.
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O’kelly
House of Commons
Gladstone
Chamberlain
O'Kelly
Liberal and Tory political maneuvering in London and Scotland
Lord Hartington urged dissolution of Parliament with Gladstone backing home rule campaigns. Earl Rosebery travels to Balmoral, Liberal clubs split, and Irish unionists campaign in Scotland. Female Orange lodges form in England to influence Tory votes as major party realignments unfold.
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Paris
New Zealand
Tarawera
Wavisea
London
Gladstone
Henry Boulton
North St. Pancras
House of Commons
Highland Reform League
Scotland
M. de Fuisseaux
Brussels
Anseele
Ghent
Lord Hartington
Hartington
Earl Roseberry
Balmoral
Reform
Devonshire
Schradhorst
National Liberal Federation
Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union
Orange
England
Major Sanderson
Armagh
Printers' Union Opens New Session in Pittsburgh
The International Typographical Union began its second session in Pittsburgh on June Sth with ex President Farquhar speaking against uniting with the Knights of Labor though not opposing the organization. Amison elected president in a 65 to 45 vote and plans were laid for the next officers and delegates. A $10,000 gift from George W Childs and A J Drexel was noted for workers, with conditions that the money be used for the profession. The next convention will be held in Buffalo.
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Reformed Church Synod
New Brunswick
N. J
Board of Domestic Missions
John R. Smith
Smith
John W. Woodhull
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
Wisconsin
Grand Lodge
Pittsburg
International Typographical Union
Childs
Drexel
Mississippi River
Philadelphia
Parson's
Lehigh Coal Company
Philadelphia & Reading
United States
Charles H. Bill
Toledo
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Sth
Farquhar
Knights of Labor
Witter
Charles B. Stivers
Chicago
William Amison
Nashville, Tenn
Stivers
Amison
South
Tennessee
Charles Gamewell
David M. Pascoe
David P. Boyer
Columbus
National Federation of Trades and Labor Unions
J. R. Winters
San Francisco
Julian L. Wright
Washington
D. C
John Scott
Baltimore
James J. Bailey
Witters Report
Knieghts of Labor
Hell At Buffalo
Milwaukee Anarchists Grand Jury Returns Sealed Findings
Milwaukee dispatch reports the grand jury investigating recent labor riots returned sealed findings in several cases. Seven arrests were made this morning with more expected this afternoon. Indictments reportedly target the Knights of Labor executive board, including three board members, as the grand jury continues its work.
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Milwaukee Dispatch
The
Knights of Labor
Maxwell Pronounced Guilty in St Louis Murder Trial
Maxwell was found guilty of first degree murder in St Louis for the killing of Preller from several months ago. An appeal for a new trial is anticipated as the next step.
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Maxwell
St. Louis
Preller
Congressional Proceedings Highlight Land Policy And Pacific Railroad Debate
Senate approves Ingalls resolution demanding Interior Department authority on land orders suspending preemption and desert land acts. House debates Pacific railroad extension bill with amendment raising sinking fund payments and filibuster warnings. adjournments noted.
Senate and House actions on bills and suspensions
The Senate tabled Miller’s oleomargarine reference and sent the bill to agriculture after a 22 to 24 vote. The consular and diplomatic appropriation bill passed. A railroad accounts settlement bill faced Brown’s report, plus Beck’s amendment to the tariff Morrison bill. The Navy admissions bill and executive session followed. In the House a call of states spurred Weaver’s probe into Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific dealings. Cobb and Townshend moves to suspend rules on land acts and Arthur Kill bridge passed amid adjournment.
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House
Weaver
Iowa
Congress
United States
Holiman
Crisp
Miller
Committee On Agriculture
Tne
Brown
Committee On Railroads
Beck
Morrison
Laugter
Butler
Hale
Naval Academy
Senate
Allison
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific Railway Company
Kansas Pacific
Judicial Committee
Cobb
Indiana
Yeas
Townshend
Senate and House Debates on Treasury Secretary Bill and Cadet Relief
The Senate explored a bill to create an additional secretary of the treasury amid emergency calls. It also debated the Annapolis cadets relief bill with amendments on cadet examinations and eligibility. The House examined the Edmunds anti polygamy measure amid procedural disputes before adjourning at five.
Senate Debates Remonstrance on Oleomargarine Bill and Bills Passed
Senate heard South Carolina remonstrance against the oleomargarine bill then moved to five minute rule calendar consideration. Vance bill on civil service was postponed. ages and nays called but not decided. Bills passed included law clerks for Supreme Court justices, widow Phelps’ support, national trades unions incorporation, and reforms to obscene mail transport, with many private relief measures and an appropriation bill. The day closed with a lengthy general debate and adjournment.
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Butler
South Carolina
Senate
Hawley
Vance
Harris
Supreme Court
Phelps
Peru
O'Neill
Missouri
House
Cobb
Indiana
Committee On Public Lands
Bayne
Maryland
Holman
Senate Action and House Debate on Appropriations
Senate votes to prohibit congress members from accepting retainers from railroad firms with land grants or aid. bill passes without committee reference 37 to 11, 21 to 54 defeated referral. House debates legislative appropriation bill, verifies pay clause, and considers an amendment on DC Register of Deeds supervision. committee rises after nine of 106 pages.
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Beck
Congress
Edmunds
Committee On Judiciary
Committee On Finance
Dolph
Senate
Cockreil
Allison
Des Moines
House
Morrison
Illinois
E. B. Taylor
Ohio
Matthews
District of Columbia
Civil Service Commission
Taylor
Senate debates on railroad land grants and labor unions
Whithorn signals a bill to promote political progress and commerce of American Nations while Fryes Bill envisions a Congress of American Nations. The Senate examines the Northern Pacific forfeiture, hears George on 179,000,000 acres given to railroads, and considers land values. Debates on government versus corporations and labor union incorporation follow. The House debates civil service rules and salaries before adjournment.
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Whithorn
Frye
Congress of American Nations
Dolph
Senate
George
Congress
Republic of France
Empire of Germany
Teller
Sherman
Eustis
United States
Outlook for West crops notes insect damage but no bumper crop
The Farmer’s Review for the first week of June reports increasing insect presence in winter wheat across Kansas Illinois Indiana and Ohio, with southern Illinois bearing the heaviest chinch bug damage. Kansas Ohio Indiana and Iowa counties show varying injury, grasshoppers appear in several counties, yet overall winter wheat belt outlook remains average and not a bumper crop.
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Kansas
Grenale
Franklin
Panorama
Felton
Highland
Ohio
Howard County
Indiana
Wilsonville
van Buren County
Iowa
Athens County
Eight Perished in Canal Street Fire Tragedy in Chicago
Eight persons died in a frame-house blaze at 733 and 731 South Canal Street Chicago on the morning of the seventh. Victims named include Michael and Annie Murphy Nellie Diniken Patsy Lavin John Durkin and William Hand along with Mrs Mary Diniken and others. The fire started in 733 canal street cellar and spread through the basement wall wrapping 731 in flames. Many sleepers likely suffocated in bed as flames burned bodies to a crust.
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South Canal Street
Chicago
Michael Murphy
Annie Murphy
Nellie Murphy
Mary Diniken
Patsy Lavin
John Durkin
William Hand
Canal Street
Domestic Hints Tapio ca Cream and Desserts
A collection of old kitchen guidance on tapioca cream, chocolate tarts, apple sandwich, onion sauce, and asparagus. It explains soaking tapioca, cooking custard like mixtures, preparing citrus zest and lemon rind with chocolate, layering crumbs and apples with butter and sugar, and boiling asparagus with salted water and toast serving.
Berlin in 1886 and the paradox of progress and poverty
The Berlin census of December 1 1885 records 1 815 547 inhabitants, up 193 217 since 1880, ranking it as Europe’s third city after London and Paris. While prosperity rose from French milliards fueling palaces and boulevards, funds dried up and many half finished buildings remain, 30 000 paupers sleep in cellars, and nobles parade in splendor as the masses suffer poverty.
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Berlin
London
Paris
Bismarck
de Moltke
Prussia
New York Graphic
Corporal Jack and the Last of His Boys
A Detroit Free Press reminiscence recalls Corporal Jack who led ten boys in Company G through Bull Run Mechanicsville and Malvern Hill. He steadied them in battle, shared sorrow at losses, and died protecting a wounded comrade as the two survivors endured the war together.
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Jack
Corporal Jack
Williamsburg
Mechanicsville
Savage Station
Glendale
Malvern Hill
Magruder
Detroit Free Presse
Liquor Figures Reveal Saloon Density Across States
The piece compares saloon density in Chicago and New York, notes Illinois has a drinking place for every 267 inhabitants in forty eight families, and cites 1880 U S saloon keepers at about 181 regiments. It reports 1877 liquor spending at one fourth of farm output and two thirds the value of real estate.
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Chicago
Illinois
New York
United States
Union
Bireh
Quotation Misapplied in Arkansas Editor’s Obituary
An Arkansan editor uses a classical line to honor a 99 year old man. A great grandson visits with a hickory club, revealing the misquotation after the funeral. The anecdote appears in the Arkansaw Traveler.
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Arkansan
Arkansaw Traveler
Shopper's Autobiography Echoes 19th Century Speech
An elderly shopper recalls her habit of bargaining with tall clerks who price items fairly and suit her needs, preferring quick purchases over long-winded negotiation as she compares stores for the best deals.
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John Skene
Angus Coal Miner’s Defense Fund
Angus
Maddux
Hobart & Co
Cincinnati
Merchants’ National Bank
Peoria
Ill
Sturgis
Hoke
Rolla
Wheeler
Mechanics’ Bank
Puterbaugh
Hokes House
Renselaer Mill
Powderly
Charleston
8. C
Santee River
St. Stephens Station
Santee River Bridge
John L. Cole
G. G. Hinlock
Chas. Inglesby, Jr
McIver
C. E. Me White
Marion
Hannah Wilson
B. J. Musseck
F. W. Renecker
Milwaukee
Spencer Township
Lima
Joseph A. Halter
Chas. Wagner
Wm. Moorman
Moorman
Halter
Hatter
New Grand Theatre
Louisville
Third
Fourth
Jefferson and
Green Streets
Kentucky School of Medicine
Medical College
Jefferson Street
Brooklyn
Empire Protective Association
Grand Avenue
Third Avenue
Knights
Dry Dock
James McDonnell
Christopher Street Ferry Road
Pennsylvania Bolt and Nut Company
Lebanon
Foreign Intelligence
Standard
Commons
Ireland
Parnell
Morely
the Times
Irish National League
America
Goschen
Hicks Beach
Churchill
Telegraph
Voice of the Commons
the Chronicle
Globe
Pall Mall Gazette
St. James
Belfast
Orangemen
Constabulary
Dublin
Shank Hill Road
the Printers’ Union
Milwaukee Anarchists
Congressional Proceedings
Jane
Ingalls
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Morrill
Vermont
Emily C. Stannard
Geo. J. Stannard
Blair
the Treasury
Hoar
Annapolis
McPherson
Mexico
Cuba
Central America
Brazil
Oates
Ala
Caine
Utah
Boston
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