Iowa and nearby towns report varied events across June
Gate receipts for the fireman's tournament in Council Bluffs reached about $4500. In Dubuque 300 children received the sacrament of confirmation on Sunday June 12. Iowa City and Ottumwa plan street railways of 1.25 and 1.5 miles respectively. Waters in the Pool of Siloam at Iowa Falls tested like Waukesha waters. Levi Welch, 18, drowned in Cedar Creek, unable to swim. Davenport shows substantial wealth among citizens. Dr. Farquharson leaves Davenport for Des Moines as state health secretary. A 600000 bushel elevator group organizes in Chicago. Council Bluffs artesian well flows 100 gallons per minute planned to 800 feet. Creston Mining and Prospecting Company files for Colorado mining. Davenport to buy school books directly, saving $4000-$5000 yearly. Martil builds a miniature ark at Ottumwa. others seek asylum after apocalyptic reading. J H Barnhill, bound and gagged during a robbery, is examined at Anamosa. Hibernians meet in Ottumwa. A 16-year-old Bolan drowns in Indian Creek near Cass County. Telegraph office theft at Iowa City yields $300. Jennie Williamson at McGregor survives suicide attempts after ingesting laudanum. Three Ross brothers drown near OsKaloosa. Late news covers drownings, fires, a collision in Kansas, mill fire in North Carolina, and national notices. Six engines battle a Chicago warehouse fire with heavy losses and multiple injuries.
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Davenport
R. J. Farquharson
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Council Bluffs
Chicago
J. H. Barnhill
Onslow
Anamosa
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Ottumwa
P. B. Murphy
J. C. Phelan
Fort Dodge
P. Burns
Bolan
Shelby County
Cass
Indian Creek
Iowa City
Jennie E. Williamson
McGregor
Oskaloosa
Muchakinock Creek
Mardie
George
Andrew Ross
George A. Ross
Oskkaloosa
A Japanese Bronze Worker
A Japanese artisan named Zoroku, renowned for silver and gold inlay, is observed in his Kyoto atelier. An old craftsman patiently burns, bakes, and acid-treats bronze vessels over a charcoal brazier, slowly forming green and russet patinas after months of meticulous work.
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Japan
Japan Mail
Zoroku
Hop Bitters Promised Cure Cited by Worried Parents
A misspelled prayerbook line is quoted as commentary on prejudice. A Telegram note claims Hop Bitters cured a daughter after eleven years of illness, noting prior misnamed diseases and skeptical physicians. The Parents urge others to consider the remedy to spare suffering.
Violent Crime Reports Across Several States
On June 16 in Danville Virginia Minnie Harris cut the throat of Ruth G Wynn among several women. In Park City Colorado on June 17 John O Harra shot Isaacson, the Swede, likely to die. the killer escaped. Judge Smith in Fort Smith Arkansas on June 17 sentenced Geo W Padgett William Brown Pat McGown Ames Manley and Abel Manley to be hanged on September 9 for multiple murders.
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Danville
Minnie Harris
Ruth G. Wynn
Park City
Colorado
John O’harra
Isaacson
Judge Smith
Fort Smith, Ark
Geo. W. Padgett
Wm. Brown
Pat McGown
Ames Manley
Abel Manley
Guard ship crew replaced after revolutionary proclamations found
News from St Petersburg reports the guard ship off Peterkoff changed after revolutionary proclamations were found aboard. Many arrests followed the discovery. England notes possible protests to the American government over an American organization aiding outrages in England. A dispatch from foreign officers to the U S is anticipated regarding Fenian activities in New York.
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St. Petersburg
Peterkoff
House of Commons
Stanhope
England
New York
Reminiscences of a Court Case About a Scold in 1829
A Troy Times reminiscence notes that in 1829 United States Court tried Ann Royal for being a public scold. Judge Cranch rejected obsolete English ducking law and fined her ten dollars with security for good behavior. This case is presented as a legal curiosity in U.S. history.
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Troy Times
United States
Ann Royal
Washington
Cranch
Royal
Sun Worship Footprints in Connecticut Rock Mystery
The article describes a granite knob near Bridgeport with a smooth circular top bearing clear foot, knee, and hand prints in rock. Observers doubt natural formation and speculate Norse visitors or sun worshipers as the makers, then note the rock was recently removed for building.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Kidney Wort Remedy Promises Health for Urinary and Digestive Ailments
An advertisement claims Kidney Wort removes foul humors from the blood and promotes healthy action. It warns that torpid kidneys and liver cause gravel diabetes constipation piles and rheumatism and urges use as the surest safest remedy.
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Rocky Mountainews
Democratic State Convention of Iowa in Des Moines 1881
The Iowa Democratic State Convention met in Des Moines on June 16 1881 with E D Fenn as temporary chair. Major officers and committees were named and Judge L G Kinne nominated for Governor by acclamation. James Hagerman placed Justus Clark for Lieutenant Governor, and Walker for Governor.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Campbell
E. D. Fenn
Story County
Cato Sells
Black Hawk County
Hoyt Sherman, Jr
Shelby
L. E. Williams
Lee County
Reading
T. O. Walker
Davis County
Democratic Party of
Mississippi River
John P. Irish
L. G. Kinne
Kinne
James Hagerman
Justus Clark
Montgomery County
Capt
Yeoman
Webster
Walker
Polk
Clark
G. W. Cullison
Walter H. Butler
Delaware
Butler
Cullison
Electric Fire Alarms and Their Operating Principles
The article outlines several methods to trigger fire alarms by heat. It explains the mercurial thermometer contact, a bimetallic spring switch, and M G Dupre’s design using melted suet or tallow to bridge contacts. The setup is readjusted after each melting with fresh fat.
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M. G. Dupre
Realities of War in a Battery Clash
A vivid Civil War battle scene describes a battery under fire, six guns roaring, cannoneers steady under bullets, and a brutal melee where corpses lie amid shattered trees. The piece contrasts historian’s glory with the bloodstained ground and bayonet charges.
Widmer Bet Ends With Famous Drinking Feat
The Buffalo News recounts how John Widmer once pledged to drink twelve schapers of beer by midnight. He swiftly emptied each glass, finishing with a final crash as the clock struck twelve, then urged the crowd to share the drinks. He later died in police custody from delirium tremens.
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The
Buffalo News
John Widmer
Widmer
Schuper
Schaper
Fossil Woods Found Deep in Galveston Well
In Galveston Texas a well boring uncovers fossil woods and lignite at 191 feet depth. The shaft shows 55 feet of quicksand above 135 feet of blue clay. The contractor reports many bones and shells drawn from the well though the exact depth is not given.
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Galveston
Tex
One touch of nature Faithful promise at dawn shot
In a brief stage aside George vows to give Ethel the first shot for luck as a covey rises. Ethel reacts at the crucial moment with a garbled line about people thawing and having lavad.
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George
Ethel
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