Iowa Firemen Will Seek 1888 State Tournament Bid
Burlington aims to secure the Iowa State firemen tournament for 1888. Des Moines hosts the next Iowa Medical Society convention with officers elected led by G. C. Hinzey as president and S. Lytle as secretary.
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Lansdowne Defends Tenant Policy and O Brien Fallout
Lord Lansdowne rejects claims of borrowing from Britain in 1881 and asserts moderation toward tenants despite sacrifices. He denies harshness and cites investigations halted by land league interference. Ottawa scene includes Orangeman stance and a student-led welcome to the Governor General amid protests.
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Ont
Lord Lansdowne
United States
O’ Brien
Lansdowne
Land League
Mr. O'Brien
James Hughes
O'Brien
O’brien
Grand Opera House
Lord and Lady Lansdowne
Insurance swindle claim against Hawkeye Insurance Company
A Guthrie Adair county reader warns residents after Col J S Tam of Stuart allegedly procured fire insurance on a home and caused a midnight blaze. The claimant reports receiving a full cash payment from Hawkeye Insurance Company Des Moines and urges others to insure with them.
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Guthrie
Adair Counties
J. S. Tam
Stuart
Hawkeye Insurance Company
Des Moines
Tam
Tea visit mementos reported missing at Mansion House
Loxton May 15. After the Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales had tea at the Mansion House on Saturday two gold spoons were missed. They were probably taken as souvenirs by attendants.
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Prince and Princess of Wales
Mansion House
Swan Bros Cattle Firm Faces Major Liabilities in Cheyenne
Cheyenne reports Swan Bros a major cattle firm with liabilities around 300000 dollars and assets not yet estimable. A. H. Swan and partners assigned May 14 to A. H. Kell and F. W. Lafrontz after a Davenport bank attachment for 225000 dollars. Principal creditors include Chicago and New York banks and Cheyenne First National. sale of assets may only cover about half debts.
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Forest Fires Rage Across Northern Michigan Peninsula
May 20 reports show heavy fires across Marquette Delta Beraga Houghton and Keeweenaw counties with thousands fighting blazes. No deaths yet though fears of a Peshtigo scale disaster persist as camps and sawmills face destruction and smoke blankets the region.
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F. C. Cully & Co
Justin
Public meeting in Toronto protests OBrien visit
Ten to fifteen thousand people at Queen's Park hear resolutions denouncing William OBrien for opposing the Governor General Lord Lansdowne. The crowd backs Parliament and the UK to settle Ireland questions, and sends a cable to Lord Salisbury.
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Goldwin Smith
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G. M. Milligan
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Lord Landsdowne
Queen's Park
Lord Lansdowne
Federal court frees Des Moines constable in contempt case
The May term opened in Des Moines with Judge Love ruling on the case against Constable Frank Pierce for contempt for refusing to deliver liquor seized in a replevin. He held courts share sovereignty, that a state or federal officer acts within their own court, and discharged Pierce with judges Brewer and Shirras concurring.
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Frank Pierce
Pierce
Hurlbut, Hess & Co
Love
Supreme Court
Brewer and
Shirras
Sensation in Amputated Arm Reported in Florida
Florida man George W. Clay had his arm amputated and buried in a box. After burial he complained of cramped fingers and sand between them. When the box was dug up the fingers were found cramped with sand, and after reburial he felt pain and then relief in the amputated limb.
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George W. Clay
Buriel Band
George
Clay
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