19 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1885
Page
1
A collection of disjoint items notes various subjects from breakfast habits and university rankings to a criminal trial plea and translations. It mentions Australia’s claim of four universities, a Gulf shipping figure, a legal insanity plea, a Sultan’s command translation, mood concerns in Boston, a musician's health, a noble death, London dance trends, and Dr Spotswood’s lineage tied to Spotsylvania.
The Art association of Vienna plans to gradually collect many Makart pictures. Cameron the correspondent killed in the Sudan was unmarried. his mother will receive a life pension from the London Standard. Other notes mention Senor Hoar as a poor teller, Adam Black on knighthood, and Shakespeare’s Italian influences. The Prince of Wales visited Paris and Sarah Bernhardt, sharing a toast during his thirty six hour stop.
A Boston woman invited Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes to one of her final receptions and half apologized, fearing he might suspect a double motive. Holmes replied kindly, use me just as you please and I shall be glad to help.
The mayor of Chichester sought a title after nine re-elections to the chair, but Mr. Gladstone declined the request in a diplomatic noncommittal note. The excerpt compares such honors to rewards earned by influence and loyalty.
The marriage of Queen Victoria's granddaughter Princess Elizabeth of Hesse to Grand Duke Sergius of Russia is troubled. She finds some truth in the saying that Russians are hard to please, though both spouses are young and may improve after a rocky first year.
The list notes five younger French academics than Edmond About aged 56 and then ranks peers by age from Taine at 56 to M. de Viel-Castel the 85 year doyen. Shown are Francois Coppee 42 Sully Prudhomme 49 Philleron 50 Halevy 50 and Vic torien Sardou 53 along with longer aging sequence for prominent figures such as Dumas Pasteur and Hugo.
John Boyle O Reilly of The Pilot Boston sought immunity from arrest by Britain for Fenian involvement in 1866 during a St Patrick's Day oration invitation before Ottawa Irish men. The English home secretary replied such immunity could not safely be granted, making a visit unlikely due to risk to family and business.
Population figures for Dubuque 32759. Des Moines Boone & Northern gauge plans. Cedar Rapids Ottumwa vote counts and populations. Avoca cease of sale of noncompliant drinks. Gladbrook exports mostly within state. Atlantic to build a $25000 schoolhouse. Dubuque court finds Rockford marshal fined. fires and accidents. Hambleton Milling Co articles filed in Keokuk. railroad car restrictions on jewelry samples.
A sweeping weekly summary notes Gov. Pierce vetoing a woman suffrage bill in Dakota, multiple large fires including Castle House Block Wyoming and St Dominick’s church, a Gloucester schooner lost with 15 lives, and various deaths, trials, and political moves across the U.S. The report covers railroad depots burned, protests, and legal actions, including polygamy conviction and New Orleans murder sentence, with notable figures like Grant improving and treasury nominees named.
The Fort Dodge post office was entered on a March night and registered letters and office orders were taken. The cost is not yet known and suspicion falls on a former employee. Authorities are handling the case.
London reports the budget deficit rising to 1.5 million pounds with a second year forecast of 10 million, debates over taxes and sinking fund suspensions, and British actions toward Afghanistan and Russia. Paris notes Fenian crackdowns, Thuyenquen relief, and Franco-Russian tensions amid global crises including Egypt and Central America.
The senate debated a Friday resolution seeking inquiry into the Interior secretary over Backbone railroad patents amid Van Wyck's claims of a fraudulent record tied to Gould and Huntin. Other sessions covered Blair’s oath as senator, Oklahoma occupation info, and nominations for federal posts, with various regional notes and curiosities included.
The Tribune promotes printing of every description with neat, prompt work at reasonable rates. Estimates given for pamphlets and brief projects. Solicits work from all parts of the state. Commercial stationery is a specialty.
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