16 Mar 1887
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1887
Page
1
The passage notes that Sunday nights in New York are increasingly lawless and secular, reflecting a perceived decline in public order and traditional observance. It cites ongoing concerns about behavior and social norms in the city at week’s end.
Union Point Georgia reports a 41 year old Black woman described as the mother of fourteen children in a local society item.
Rev. Dr. A. E. Owen declares the heart of a converted man is the largest thing in the world. He says if the continent of America were placed in such a heart it would rattle.
A remark attributed to A F Lorist in response to a lady's compliment about a charming professor. He quips that once you know them flowers become as unappealing as any other business, implying disillusionment with social courtesies.
Mrs J W Suir of Orange New Jersey is a famed tricyclist. In the last year she rode 2645 miles with 2223 on a tandem with her husband and 415 alone. The article also notes peat fuel rising in Russia making peat bogs valuable and manufacturers increasing wood use for peat.
The Spanish government was urged to act after Protestants and Bible-society colporteurs faced ill treatment in Biscay. The home secretary promised punishment for those responsible.
The stalls at Pars auction site Marche du Temple rent for 400 dollars yearly with each occupant reportedly earning between 8000 and 10000 dollars annually from sales of second-hand clothing.
A New York socialite hurriedly hires a parlor maid. A visitor steps in, and the maid returns with her card revealing Mrs Blank is not at home. The incident shows a quick, puzzled mix up at an upscale residence.
Philadelphia plans a colored Catholic church with Archbishop Ryan showing strong support. About two hundred colored Catholics are in the area and few attend white churches, reflecting a move toward separate worship.
Rev Marcus Rainfrorp reportedly preaches to construction workers in a north London sewer while a new line was being built. The unusual service highlights safety concerns as work is paused in hazardous sections.
A collection of antiquated jokes about sailors and a preacher, noting a Massachusetts to Vermont range in one quip and a Rhode Island Almanac citation. An island missionary reports a Terra del Fuego custom where men build canoes while women row, swim out, and fetch canoes, due to scarce trees.
ARMSTRONG of the Hampton Institute notes about 225 Indian graduates sent to Indian country now work as teachers, farmers, mechanics, and clerks. Most do well, though about one third show fickleness and depend on kin nearby. He argues the educated Indian faces great disadvantage from family expectations and pride remains strong regardless of attention.
An Iowa sweep reports a Sioux City ex prisoner group forms and bank deposits rise by 300000 amid edge of real estate boom. State Auditor notes 63787 youths eligible for school funds at 20 cents per head. Sioux City stock grows. Clinton Bridge Co files for a 200000 capital build across the Mississippi. A Du buque theater scare evacuates 700 children with minor injuries. fires blaze in Andover and Oskaloosa. and local political and social unrest plays out with Knights of Labor and other groups in Des Moines and Center Point.
Commodore Chadwick and Vice Admiral William Graham deny newspaper claims that Draughis man Terry leaked naval designs to the American legation. They say Terry sold only possession of designs. White confirms no British plans were obtained by underground means. The German Reichstag approves paragraph one of the military bill setting a 468,409 man peak force for 1887–1904.
The New York Produce Exchange will be represented at the American exhibition opening in London next May. A special pavilion for grain and grain machines is planned to showcase grain trade, including Indian corn, to boost foreign demand and food use in Europe.
The eminent Brooklyn preacher Rev Henry Ward Beecher died at 9 30 am in Brooklyn after being stricken by paralysis on March 4 188? The obituary outlines his birth June 24 1813 in Litchfield Conn his education at Amherst and Lane Seminary his journalism early ministry in Indiana Plymouth Church Brooklyn and Civil War era activities. It notes his abolitionist lectures republican ties Tilton vs Beecher trial and later life edits and writings. The piece cites his publications and the Western college chair in domestic economy announced recently.
A detailed retrospective notes the Forty-Ninth Congress final session ending March 4 1887. It highlights record levels of bills introduced reports passed and laws enacted amid vetoes and notable acts including presidential succession electoral count inter state commerce and various pension and land grants. It lists major House and Senate laws and vetoed measures with counts and procedural outcomes.
In Marshallawn, the Frank Rainsbarger jury found him guilty after 24 hours' deliberation and sentenced him to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. His nephew Joe Rainsbarger received a $150 fine for hooting cattle. The case centers on the notorious Rainsbarger family and a long history of thefts and violence in the so called Rainsbarger country along the Iowa River.
The Tribune announces job printing with prompt service at reasonable rates. It offers pamphlet and chief work estimates and can handle orders from any part of the state with a specialty in commercial stationery.
In Hardin county authorities push a thoroughly organized and aggressive approach to enforcing law and public safety, shaping operations across departments and communities. The measure emphasizes coordinated action, rapid response, and clear lines of authority to reduce crime and improve enforcement.
A 16 year old Samuel Smith shot and killed Hammond after a dispute. Mrs Hammond died, two children wounded, Smith fled into the mountains and remains at large as neighbors fear more deaths.
Lucy B Parsons, noted lecturing anarchist, was barred from a hall by a local military company. She protested to the mayor, denounced officials, and was jailed after becoming abusive. She vowed the meeting would proceed and claimed free speech muzzling despite prior lecturing in 17 states. She sent a telegram from jail to the press.
The U S Supreme Court reconvened to complete the spring term. It ruled the traveling salesman license tax of one state interferes with interstate commerce and is unconstitutional. A separate ruling remands Baldwin’s case over Chinese exclusion and Ku Klux conspiracy charges. Chief Justice Waite authored the opinion with dissent by Justices Fields and Harlan.
The northwest Indian commission confirms an agreement with Great Blackfoot reservation Indians in northern Montana. Three reservations are set for Fort Peck Belnap and Blackfoot agencies, totaling about 1,200 square miles each. The cession covers roughly 17 500 000 acres in exchange for annual sums: 165 000 for Fort Peck, 115 000 for Fort Belknap, and 150 000 for Blackfoot for ten years. Funds to buy stock, sustenance, clothing, and related needs. Commissioner Atkins calls the terms fair and aims to create self support with no further aid.
In Cotulla La Salle County Texas a reign of terror grips the town as feuds ignite fatal violence. County officials have hired slayers but arrests are not made, while armed rangers patrol day and night to avert further bloodshed. Businesses dwindle as residents flee. the county remains tense under martial law.
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