Iowa News Roundup Highlights 1883 Local Fortunes
Iowa towns report flood relief funds raised and distributed totaling 68054.78 dollars. Cedar Rapids and Waterloo announce public school reforms and water works plans. Seymour Otumwa posts 250000 dollars in annual business, Ottumwa builds a new foundry, and Keokuk plans a 60000 dollar boat Orchard City. A state road convention forms a statewide highway association with officers and by laws.
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Eighth Iowa Infantry
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Barnum
Calhoun County
Charley Warren
James Taylor
Chares City
Storm Lake
Towa
Anamosa
Keokuk Packet Company
Orchard City
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Des Moines
Widows and Orphans’ Fund
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John Scott
Nevada
Herbert
Gambetta Ties Banquet Setback to Dem Party Tensions
March Century reports a Belleville Gambettist mayor hosting a popular Lime Tree Garden banquet for his party. Gambetta, absent despite invitations, faced cool reception as his policy speech failed to quell rising discontent. He had long pushed universal suffrage and budget power, but the forces he unleashed overtook him.
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Belleville
Gambettist
Menilmontant
Gambetta
Spuller
Palais Bourbon
Petit Bourbon
M. Jules Simon
Senate
College student ordered to account for incidentals
A father forces his son to provide a detailed expense report for incidentals and questions whether the spending ensures value. The excerpt includes a colonial recipe for steaming a meal, blending India meal rye flour milk molasses and soda.
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Fkes
Weekly Review of Western News From 1882 Period
A roundup covering crops in Nebraska prospects Europe beet sugar output, Maine capital punishment bill, Greece rail length, Bennington VT fatal crash, Newport earthquake, Philadelphia Mint coins, Wyoming coal seam, Colorado senator marriage, Arkansas drowning, Indiana boiler explosion, Massachusetts biennial election amendment, Youngstown fire loss, Columbus Kansas block fire, Hunnewell cattle shipment, California vs Central Pacific bonds suit, Cairo liquor accident, Virginia Midland collision, Monongahela City fire, Bath telegraph officials injured, Newhall House report, Santa Fe stock outlook, Paris Kentucky block fire, multiple store losses, People's Passenger Railway bond theft incident.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Valencia
Bernadillo
Rio Africa
Paris
Kentucky
Presbyterian Church
Davis & Lyle
Western Union Telegraph Office
James C. Croxton
Nation
John T. Nesbit
N. Krimer
Jack Neal
Walter Clarke
Davis and Ryan
Omaha Manslaughter Conviction and Multiple Local Crimes
Perry Snotwell convicted of manslaughter for the Thanksgiving night shooting of Henry Ebering in Omaha. John Robins and James McVey arrested for making bogus silver dollars in Omaha, with mould and coins found. Fargo farmer Peter Dakestrom attempted to kill his wife with a sledge and hanged himself. his wife to recover. Whitehall liquor dealer John O Neil found guilty of 457 offenses, fined $9,000 plus costs, facing possible eighty years. he appealed after bail. Chicago violence ends in Elliott dead, Dunn wounded. Dunn linked to McKee Rankin’s breeding farm in Detroit river area. Philadelphia official John S Brown reports a $70,000 theft from the Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co. office.
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Perry Snotwell
Henry Ebering
Omaha
John Robins
James McVey
Peter Dakestrom
Fargo
Dakota
Dakestrom
John O'Neil
Whitehall
N. Y
U. S
Chicago
James Elliott
Jere Dunn
Wm. Langdon
Rappleton
Appetite Bill
Ed. Banks
Elliott
Dunn
McKee Rankin
Detroit River
John S. Brown
Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Philadelphia
Consoli
Extradition debates and Black Hand violence reach overseas
Reports from Havre to Madrid describe Hyland alias John Walsh's arrest and claims of involvement in the Phoenix Park murders. Gov ernment to await English documents on Byrne extradition while Brennan and Egan and other Parnellites may head to America. In Spain, Black Hand bands terrorize Andalusia with murders and loot, with 38 Malaga arrests and a 7,600 member list. In England, Parnell warns of US travel if land bill stalls, and Paris-London tensions shape extradition cases. Birkenhead ships 711 cattle and 1,570 sheep headline a winter livestock shipment with healthy stock and some losses.
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John Walsh
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Phoenix Park
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Egan
Parnell
Commons
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Land League
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Madrid
Black Hand
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Malaga
Black Hand” Society
Black Hand Society
Geneva
Europe
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National Land League of America
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Free Thinker
Times
Sheridan
France
London
Birkenhead
Victoria
Boston
Liberty and Happiness Linked in Social Happiness View
The statement asserts that freedom is essential for collective joy and well being. It argues that without liberty a society cannot truly experience lasting happiness or flourishing.
First Parting After Seventy Years A Long-Wed Couple
A Free Press feature recounts a century-spanning marriage, detailing a elderly couple at the deathbed of the wife and the husband's tender farewell. The story recalls family losses, faith, and a lifelong partnership as the wife passes and the husband imagines reunion in heaven.
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Janet
God
John
Charlie
Israel
Heaven
Migrations and Restlessness in Colonial America
Dr Edward Eggleston notes American migratory patterns from New England to New Jersey and beyond to the southern colonies and Maryland. He cites Virginians moving north, Dutch from New York dispersing, and Pennsylvanians seeking frontier regions amid French wars. He says colonial roving became a defining trait and fueled mental alertness.
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Edward Eggleston
New
Interior
New York
South Carolina
Maine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Piedmont
Orange County
North Carolina
Suran B Anthony Sails from Philadelphia to Liverpool
Suran B. Anthony departed Philadelphia bound for Liverpool on February 22, according to the latest shipping notice. The voyage marks another East Coast to Europe crossing listed in the maritime brief.
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Suran B. Anthony
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Stealing a Minister Editorial Dismisses Church Ties
The Century argues a church may not block a minister from leaving, comparing clerical moves to bank cashiers or railroad superintendents. It urges churches to uphold contracts, avoid overworking ministers, and value their welfare, noting resignation may reflect providence or removal of a trifler.
Frank James Weighs Future After Acquittal
The article discusses Frank James contemplating a new career after acquittal. He doubts stage fame lasting beyond one season and considers Tennessee or Alabama. He weighs running for state treasurer or becoming a bank cashier, noting more money and less risk than train robbery.
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Frank James
Tennessee
Alabama
Peck
Actress at Home Reveals Stage Treasures and Turmoil
A stern farmer, his hay seed hair and frayed overalls, discusses his daughter’s wild stage enthusiasm. He recalls matinees and a household torn by her acting fever, comparing Uncle Tom lore with Pinafore parodies, and warns other parents to curb similar talents.
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Richelieu
Emeryo
Mexican Pyramid Near Pueblo Mexico Awe Inspires Antiquaries
The renowned adobe pyramid west of Pueblo Mexico rises 172 feet tall with a 1355 foot base. Its four terraces link by benches and stairs cut by Spaniards. Interior finds include stone chamber skeletons basalt idols and varnished painted vases.
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Old Mexico
Humboldt
Egypt
Cheops
Virgin of Remedios
Mexico
Puebla
Professor Bucd Heads Iowa Horticultural Society Bloom
Professor Bucd serves as secretary of the Iowa Horticultural Society as the organization enjoys a period of strong activity and growth.
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Bucd
Iowa Horticultural Society
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