Iowa News Items Recap Far-Reaching But Mixed Notes
Iowa items report Cedar Rapids hog slaughter totals 163,310 this season versus 226,763 last year, a Dubuque nail plant with 125000 keg capacity, and Cedar Rapids pavement worth over 350000. Sioux City posts 39648 in post office receipts, Des Moines leads with 83900, and several grim local suicides and accidents are noted across the state along with a bank assignment in Sioux City and a fatal Maxwell shooting. The October deaths and health bulletin headline respiratory disease concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
State Teachers’ Association
Dubuque
Sioux City
Ammount
Des Moines
Dubuye
Burlington
Davenport
Councel Bluffs Alds
Condron
Danbury
Woodbury County
Webseil
Mueller & Nepher
Security National Bank of
Jacob Burkey
Garrison
James Ridenough
Burkey
Vinton
Iowa Board of Health
Iowa
Prohibitionists Move To Advance Iowa Ziebold Case
Washington October 24 The prohibitionists seek to advance four Iowa cases Nos 1091 to 1104 on the Supreme Court docket arguing the same questions as Ziebold v Hegelin They urge the court set them for argument and reserve decision on Ziebold The Georgia case Menken v Atlanta may join if authorized Attorneys West Choate argued for brewers Kansas seeks compensation under the fourteenth amendment for saloons closed Chief Justice noted the court has the facts in mind Kansas Attorney General Bradford did not appear for the initial arguments with West and Choate
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ziebold
Kansas
Samuel W. Packard
Chicago
Iowa
Brewer
Bradford
West
Choate
Pacad
Iawn
Hemme Murder Examination in Waterloo Trial
In Waterloo on October 28 special sessions continued the Hemme murder case with witness Mrs. Hemme testifying guardedly that she heard quarrelling and a choking noise, and Mundfrom leaving and returning home. Dr. Ball described water in Hemme's lungs and clay on his feet suggesting he was carried to the well. the examination concluded tomorrow.
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Waterloo
William Mundtrom
Christian Hemme
Ball
Wreck on Rock Island Line Kills Two Men Injures One
A telegraph pole across the Rock Island track between Menoka and Morris caused freight train No 16 to derail. Engineer John Mills and Fireman Orff were killed instantly, head brakeman fatally injured. Suspected deliberate obstruction linked to a passenger wreck plot. detectives and rewards pledged. A London crime spree by an American gang allegedly netted about $100,000.
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John Mansfield
Muscatine
Rock Island
Martin Garrett
George P. Cramer
Garrett
Drs.Gutch and
Philpott
Joxret
Ill
Menoka
Morris
John Mills
Orff
Kansas City
Schwartz-Watt
Rock Island Company
National and Local Happenings From Across the Nation
A wide sweep of events reports labor strife in Chicago with Knights of Labor plans, Kansas governor leniency for a Wichita drug clerk, cholera rumors on a Brooklyn ship dismissed, and veterans reviewed in Macon. Civil service views stir debate, plus a Philadelphia murder mystery, California stagecoach killed rider, St. Louis fires, and European losses from fire and burglary.
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Chicago
Parons
Powderly
Martin
Kansas
J. S. Stewart
Wichita
Stewart
Independence
Brooklyn
Macon
South
Davis
Gordon
Colquitt
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Ira M. Hedges
Haverstraw
N. Y
Marblehead
Mass
R. C. Clare
Mill Hall
Lockhaven
Thos. H. Hicks
Clare
Hicks
Hatcher's Run
J. A. Sessions & Sons
Watterburg
Conn
Augusta
Ark
Joe Simmons
R. J. Byed
Gray's Station
Civil Service
Edgerton
Associated Press
Rahway
Annie Ingraham
Philadelphia
Frank Redford
Crown Prince displeased with press on health reports
The German Crown Prince Frederick William denounces press coverage of his health and rejects a bequest from a France hating Frenchman who named him residuary legatee. A frontier clash between Albanian brigands and Serbian guards left ten Serbs and twenty Albanians dead as two Serbian battalions were dispatched to the frontier.
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Vossische Zeitung
Frederick William
Servia
Proclamation: Thanksgiving Day Set by President Cleveland
The proclamation declares Thursday November 24 as a day of Thanksgiving to observe by prayer, worship, and family reunions. It calls for suspension of secular work, prayerful gratitude, and charitable acts toward the poor and needy across the land.
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Washineton
United States
Grover Cleveland
Mundfrom Murder Trial Opens as Evidence Tallies
William Mundfrom, charged with killing Christian Hemme, begins examination day. Hemme’s daughter testifies of boot tracks from house to the well and back, with Hemme found unclothed and dragged. Mrs. Hemme, ill, recalls quarrel and Mundfrom leaving with a heavy object, signaling likely murder indictment.
Presidential party returns as journey ends at White House
The president and party arrived at 6 40 am after a 4500 mile trip. The president, Mrs Cleveland, Col Lamont, and others were seen at the White House. Dr Bryan and Mr Bissell left for New York and Boston after breakfast with the president. Yellow fever cases rise at Tampa with two deaths. a National Bank in McPherson Kansas is authorized with 100000 capital. September exports and imports above prior year with 48161 immigrants arriving.
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Washington
Cleveland
Col. Lamont
White House
Vilas
Dr. Bryan
Mr. Bissel
New York City
Boston
Gen. Pryor
State Court
Pryor
Marine Hospital Bureau
Tampa
McPherson
Kansas
LEE'S MONUMENT DEDICATION IN RAIN AT RICHMOND
Thousands gathered in Richmond despite rain for the Lee monument dedication led by General Wade Stampiton and Governor Pitt Hugh Lee. The cornerstone was laid with Masonic rites, crowds estimated 15 000 to 20 000, ceremonies cut short by weather.
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Ricamonp
G. W. Curtis Lee
W. E
Wade Stampton
Pitt Hugh Lee
Virginia
Maryland Line
Volunteer Infantry of
North Carolina
Richmond
Monument
House of Delegates
St Joseph Board Targets Rater Discrimination and Carload Rates
A St Joseph mass meeting formed committees to seek Omaha and Kansas City cooperation against new Chicago to St Louis western first class classification. They protest higher baggage charges and urge uniform rates, with a committee planned to travel to Washington to oppose ending carload rates to Missouri river points.
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Rock Island & Pacific R’y
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Kansas
Albert
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Minnesota
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Hun
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West
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Missouri River
St. Joe
Washinton
Ejectment of Farmers From Long-Held Lands
The Pops county circuit court at Golconda Illinois has disposed of many ejectment suits by non-residents against farmers with deficient titles who had lived on the lands for decades. Residents were ousted despite possession before patents were granted and failure to pay taxes by grantors. Two cases will go to the Supreme Court for testing.
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St. Louis, Mo
Pops County Circuit Court
Golconda
Ill
Supreme Court
Quarrel Shakes Cotton Seed Oil Trust Directors
New York reports a quarrel among cotton seed oil trust trustees leading to John Y. Lewis stepping down as president. Five directors allied with Lewis and trustee McCauley are set to retire. J H Flagler, cousin of Henry M Flagler, agreed to become president if he can name the new board.
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Cotton Seed Oil Trust
John Y. Lewis
Lewis
McCauley
J. H. Flagler
Henry M. Flagler
Standard Oil Company
Flagler
Union Pacific Plans Westbound Travel Time Cut
Vice President Potter announced that Union Pacific and Central roads will shorten westbound travel from Omaha to San Francisco by six to ten hours. The new schedule, from mid November, will have east to west trains depart as current, but arrive six to ten hours earlier.
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Cal
Potter
Union Pacific Railway
Associated Press
Union and
Central Roads
Omaha
Western Associated Press elects new directors and officers
In Detroit on October 26 the Western Associated Press named directors Richard Smith W N Haldeman D M Sieaser W D Bickham W K Sullivan E J Byram and M H De Young. Officers chosen for the year include President Isaac N Mack Vice President James Phelan Secretary H E Baker General Manager Wm Henry Smith and an executive committee of Richard Smith W N Haldeman and W K Sullivan.
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Western Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Richa Smith
W. N. Haldeman
D. M. Sieaser
W. D. Bickham
W. K. Sullivan
J. Byram
M. H. de Young
Ward
Isaac N. Mack
James Phelan
Five Walking Delegates Arrested Over Conspiracy Claims
New York reports W J Merritt & Co builders with 160 city projects under boycott had five walking delegates arrested on conspiracy charges. In Omaha five or six horses perished as seven one story cottages burned on Fifteenth Street. A fireman fell ten feet from a shanty roof but survived. Loss estimated at 2500 dollars.
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Redding
California
Y. T. Henderson
Adin
St. Louis
Washington Avenue
Scarritt Furniture Company
Lucas Avenue
Fourth Street
Mitchell Furniture Company
Leonard Ross, Turner
New York
W. J. Merritt & Co
Fifteenth Street
Webster
Burt
Omaha
Public Auction at Daniel Flyon Farm Boonville IA
Public sale announced at the old Daniel Flyon Farm one mile northeast of Boonville Dallas county Iowa on Wednesday September 2 1887 featuring 170 grade Hereford and Short horn cattle 5 grade Hereford bulls 4 thoroughbred Hereford bulls 118 grade Hereford yearling heifers 76 grade Hereford yearling steers 39 grade Hereford two year old steers 140 grade Hereford spring calves plus machinery Terms as usual J G Knounds Receiver
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Daniel Flyon
Boonville
Dallas County
Iowa
J. G. Knounds
Tribune Job Printing Ad and Odd Mentions
An old Tribune ad promotes job printing and stationery services with estimates for pamphlets and outer work. The text also lists several odd biographical lines mentioning Grant age 37 Lincoln 45 Churchill, Sawispury as the heaviest statesman at nearly 250 pounds.
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Lorp Sawispury
O'Reilly Claims High Spy Payments to Irish in America
Joan Borie O'Reilly alleges that five million dollars yearly is paid to British spies targeting the Irish in America. Owen Ber, daughter of the famed fiddler, prepares for Harvard annex at Cascadilla School in New York.
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Joan Borie O'Reilly
America
Owen Ber
Fiddler
Harvard
Cascadilla
N. Y
Mme Patri Bans Banjo From Liverpool Dealer
Mme Patri orders a banjo from Mr Funkenstein of Liverpool and plans to learn to play it herself.
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Mme. Patri
Mr. Funkenstein
Liverpool
British legation official moved from Rome to Washington
Mr. W. N. Beauclerk, second secretary at the British legation in Rome, has been transferred to Washington and will arrive there shortly.
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W. N. Beauclerk
Rome
Washington
Mapirson Tours Britain With Minnie Hauk Opera Company
Cot. Mapirson once renowned impresario now travels as a provincial tourist in Great Britain leading a singing company headed by Minnie Hauk across notable venues and scenes.
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Cot. Mapirson
Great Britain
Minnie Hauk
Harvard Ecollege's Oldest Graduate Passes at 96
William Russel Lever of Plymouth Massachusetts died Sunday at age 96. He was Harvard College’s oldest graduate, class of 1808, and the oldest resident mare in Plymouth.
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William Russel Lever
Harvard Ecollege
Plymouth
Mass
Cattle Ranch Partners In New Mexico Hold 20000 Head
Joan S. Delano daughter of a Grant cabinet member and Joe Dwyer partner in a New Mexico cattle ranch. They own twenty thousand head of cattle jointly.
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Joan S. Delano
Grant
Joe” Dwyer
New Mexico
Young Jimmy Fair Arrested in San Francisco
Young Jimmy Fair was arrested in San Francisco last week and sent to the Home of the Lunebiiates at the request of his senatorial pa who caught him painting the town in the act.
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Jimmy Fair
San Francisco
Lunebiiates
Translations Planned For Darwin Life Works
Arrangements are made to publish French and German translations of the life of Charles Darwin almost simultaneously with the English and American editions.
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Charles Darwin
Rutland Lawyer Reuben Thrull Visits Court at 93
Reuben R Thrull a Rutland Vermont attorney aged 93 attended last week’s Rutland court session reviewing old docketed cases.
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Reuben R. Thrull
Rutland
Vermont
S S Cox Builds Washington Home Under Personal Supervision
S S Cox nears completion of a new Washington house that he is personally supervising but plans to sell soon, reflecting a local tendency to dispose of homes soon after they are finished.
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S. S. Cox
Washington
Mas Berke Seeks U S Senate Seat From Louisiana
Mas Berke, proprietor of The New Orleans Times Democrat and state treasurer of Louisiana, positions for a United States Senate run. He aims to succeed Senator Gibson as a leading candidate with statewide support.
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Mas. Berke
New Orleans
Louisiana
Gibson
Princesses Pina Tellii and Dolgorouki Tour Vienna
Princess Pina Tellii and Dolgorouki have begun a dramatic career and will appear soon in Vienna. Princess Anna Ratief performs in Berlin under the alias Vera Goraschof at the Hardin d' Hover theater.
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Pinatelli
Dolgorouki
Vienna
Anna Ratief
Berlin
Vera Goraschof
Grave of Charlotte Temple Draws More Tourists Than Most
The grave in Trinity Churchyard New York attracts more visitors than any sepulcher except General Grant's. Located near the entrance on the north side, it rests under a large brown stone bearing the unfortunate girl's name.
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Charlotte Temple
New York
Gen. Grant
Trinity Church Yard
Drunkard and Vagrant Wed After Chance Meeting
Mr. Mureay of Royalton New York and widow Rogers of Springbrook were brought to Lockport police headquarters after arrests. They met by chance, the man proposed through the bars, and Justice Hickey married them the next morning.
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Mureay
Royalton
N. Y
Rogers
Springbrook
Lockport
Hickey
Notable SC Governor Aiken remembered for steadfast friendship
The Charleston Now and Courier recall the late ex-Gov Aiken of South Carolina praising his unfailing friendliness. Friends never forgot him and no shift in sentiment ever distanced him from those who knew him.
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Aiken
South Carolina
The
Charleston Now, and Courier
Man Climbs Lightning Rod After Drinking In City
Carr Watson left his boat at East Bottom and went into town to drink. He climbed a sugar refinery lightning rod seven stories high before a passerby alerted a patrol. He sobered up to recall Boston whisky’s danger and the stunt.
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Boston
Bloody Marquis Under Fire In English Turf Gossip
The Lowdown Turf reports a marquis barred from the English turf after a Romano's restaurant incident last winter. Savernake allegedly refused a royal alert calling him to a family death, shouting a crude retort to bystanders. The piece casts Savernake among a string of “bloody marquis” figures in De Brat's portrayal of society swells.
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Lord Nelson
Warner
Newmarket Heath
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Hem
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