Iowa News Items Prompt Elopement and Local Incidents
A colored jockey Thomas Jefferson and Miss Martha Farrier eloped to Minneapolis, sparking a sensation. Reports cover Iowa Soldiers Home dedication at Marshalltown, prison escapes at Ft. Madison, large embezzlement losses, railroad consolidation talks, a Dubuque court case with an engine lien, Des Moines health board demand, and various local misfortunes from Burlington to Mt. Ayr including a suicide, burglaries, a drowning scare, and a peculiar walnut discovery in Ringgold county.
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Thomas Jefferson
Mason City
Martha Farrier
Minneapolis
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
John McElroy
William Clark
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
McElroy
Ottumwa An
Clark
Lington
H. J. Rease
Pease’s Grove
Clinton
Pease
German Saving Bank
Davenport
T. W. McCausland
McCausland
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern
Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City Railways
Burlington
Keokuk
Dubuque
Miller
Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad Company
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Moreton Peters Real Estate Company
Fort Madison
Secretary of State
D. Dunning
Washington Township
Ringgold County
D. Dunning’s Bank
Mt. Ayr
Iowa
Proclamation Fixes November 24 as Thanksgiving Day in Iowa
Governor William Larrabee declares November 24, 1587, a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. He urges suspension of labor and worship attendance, praising state institutions and prosperity while urging charity to the afflicted. Des Moines Capitol seal affixed. Governor’s proclamation dated November 1, 1837.
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Larrabee
State OF
Iowa
William Larrabee
Des Moines
Frank D. Jackson
Wa. Larrabee
The Hemme Murder: Mundtrom Exam Continues in Wells Case
In the Hemme murder case William Mundtrom faces continued examination as witnesses including Mrs. Hemme describe quarrel and choking sounds. Dr. Ball notes water in the lungs and clay on the feet suggesting possible drowning and dragging. The hearing is set to conclude tomorrow.
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Wavteer.co
William Mundtrom
Christian Hemme
Hemme
Mundfrom
New Haven Silk Weaving Tragedy Ends in Family Fire
John Hadel of Hebron New Connecticut attacked his wife then set fire to the home. Two sons aged three and six and the mother died from smoke and burns after Hadel set the blaze and fired into his wife. He fled but was later arrested. He claimed drink drove him to kill his family and himself.
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New Hayes
Conn
John Hadel
Hebron
Hadel
Hades
Broad Week in Review Sends World News and Local Tales
Across the nation a riot at a black camp meeting near Brinton DC leaves one dead and many injured. Jay Gould sails for Europe with family plans for a Mediterranean cruise. A Colorado boarding house fire kills a proprietor and four children. Los Angeles freight depot fire damages 200000. Investigations into a missing man named Horn progress in Pittsburg. Rumors tie Rudolph Schnaubelt to the Haymarket case while his mother visits Chicago. A Brooklyn bridge death prompts a maritime inquiry. A lands purchase plan at Shiloh battlefield gains Grand Army support. A naval budget request seeks 1 770 000 with yard upgrades and a new dry dock urged. Wisconsin governor vows to purge Marinette Hurley dens.
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Brighton
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Jay Gould
Umbria
Liverpool
Gould
Nellie
James O'Brien
California Central Railway
Los Angeles
Frank H. Horn
Horan
Pittsburg
Frank Carter
Horn
Frank
Rochester
Chicago
Rudolph Schnaubelt
Haymarket
Germany
Schnaubelt
Michael Schwab
Schwab
Pittsburg Landing
Tenn
Shiloh Battle Ground
Grand Army of the Republic
L. 5
Doolittle
W. C. Faragut
W. C
O. G. Meeks
Iarmony
Naval Bureau of Docks and Yards
United States
Navy Yards
Norfolk
Mare Island
Cal
Pensacola
Fla., Navy Yards
Commodore Harmony
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Secretary Receives Note on Rock Springs Indemnity Return
A note from the Chinese Minister in Washington reports the government returning a portion of the Rock Springs indemnity, as directed by China. Pat Shea, a noted burglar, died by his own hand in Joliet prison. George W. Brown’s farmhouse near Nebraska City burned with minor injuries to family. loss valued at £5,000 with no insurance.
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Washington
Rock Springs
Congress
Pat Shea
Joliet
William Gaffney
Samuel Carnahan
Paris
George W. Brown
Nebraska City
Neb
Europe and World News Under Foreign Intelligence
Reports from Pointe des Montes Quebec mention a minor earthquake at 4 am on October 29. Emperor Francis Joseph met Austro Hungarian delegations and urged settlement of the Bulgarian issue per treaties. The French inquiry into the Caffare scandal calls for a parliamentary probe into decorations and Wilson. Also, U.S. Consul Sewall in Samoa threatens resignation amid unrest. Chamberlain travels to America for fisheries talks amid security in Liverpool.
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Pointe Des Montes
Quebec
Francis Joseph
Europe
Chamber of Deputies
Wilson
Apia
Samoan Islands
United States
Sewall
State Department
Malietoa
Circus Train Derails Unleashes Captured Beasts in St Louis
In the Union depot freight yard two circus train cars derailed unleashing a Bengal tiger two lions a leopard and a jaguar. A man was killed two injured as animals were lassoed besieged and secured in cages after chaotic pursuit through the yard and into offices.
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St. Louis
Union Depot
Public Debt Recapitulation of Regular Monthly Statement
Washington November 1 The debt statement shows interest bearing debt Principal 23 1 770 749 total debt 3 641 570 debt bearing no interest 621 295 767 net cash in treasury 6 6 3 7 4 0 4 0 debt less cash in treasury 11 23 62 701 decrease of debt since June 30 40 736 085 cash available for debt reduction 279 625 808 unavailable cash 24 519 535 certificates held as cash 36 479 652 net cash balance on hand 55 758 0 0 total cash in treasury 16 803 003 total debt less available cash 497 383 201
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Cscasenenvvecs Cess Co
Agheanyeam Ore
Treasury
Expenditures and gun procurement call in 191? War report
Report From the Ordinance Bureau to the Secretary of War notes total fiscal year spending of 1 598 000 dollars and urges Congress to authorize about 1 500 000 for eight and ten inch guns. Gen Benet stresses heavy cannons are essential to defend unprotected coasts and spur steel industry.
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Washington
Benet
Secretary of War
Congress
Supreme Court Denies Writ in Chicago Anarchists Case
News from Washington reports the Supreme Court ruling that state jury laws are valid and the writ of error in the Chicago anarchists case is denied. Chicago jail details note Spies and others silent after the decision with preparations for hanging said to be underway for November 11.
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Washineton
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Waite
Territory of
Utah
Sandford
Johann Most
General Butler
Spies
Fielden
Caicaco
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Washington
Folse
Buckley
Mysterious Package to Chief Justice Waite Exposed as Fraud
Shelburne G. Hopkins confessed he invented the package plot to sell the story to newspapers. He was aided by Arthur B. Sperry, a local reporter. They were arrested for conspiracy to defraud. A chemist found the contents mostly ink and powder, with percussion caps misrepresented. Federal law offers no action. potential district-law charges only.
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Washbeton
Waite
Shelburne G. Hopkins
Hopkins
Arthur B. Sperry
Sperry
Hopkin
Telegraph Rates to Rise After Wall Street Conference
A Wall Street circular reports a meeting this afternoon between Postal Telegraph President Chandler and Jay Gould. While no official statement was issued, the telegraph war is said to be settled and rate increases will come almost immediately.
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New York
Wall Street
Chandler
Postal Telegraph Company
Jay Gould
Anarchist Threats at Progressive Labor Meeting
At Germania Assembly rooms New York E Shevitch editor of the Leader warns of a planned Chicago murder and vows acts if those considered responsible are hanged He urges violence and declares thousands of more would rise to fight back in the wake of the alleged crime.
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New York
Progressive Labor Party
Germania
E. Shevitch
Leader
Chicago
Wreck of the Vernon Reports Split Rescue Prospects
Minnawuker October reports the propeller Vernon foundered near Two Rivers with 25 to 30 crew and up to ten passengers. Sightings of wreckage and a Vernon pilot house later confirmed the disaster with no survivors likely. A life preserver failure sparks indignation as authorities consider the cause and fate of all aboard.
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Vernon
Two Rivers
Sheboygan
Two Rivers Point
Heron
John Wesley
Phosnix
Minnawuker
Glen Haven
Associated Press
Rock Island Wreck Delivers Fatal Freight Crash
A telegraph pole blocked Rock Island track between Menoka and Morris at 3 am wrecking freight No. 16. Engineer John Mills and Fireman Orff were killed. head brakeman fatally injured. Obstruction likely meant to wreck the Kansas City express due at 4:20 pm. Authorities and detectives investigate with a large reward offered.
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Rock Island
Menoka
Morris
John Mills
Orff
Kansas City Express
Schwartz-Watt Express
Rock Island Company
Fire Devastates College Street Furniture Block in Nashville
A fire at Weakley and Warren furniture store on College Street rapidly spread to adjoining buildings, engulfing a large block from Bank alley to the Western Union. Losses reach 167000 with 125000 insured as walls collapsed injuring several, including a 15 year old son of J B Moore who is not expected to survive. Debris lifted by workers, with others reportedly trapped.
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Nashville,Tenn
College Street
Weakley and Warren
Bank Alley
Western Union Building
J. B. Moore
Cullom Sees No Chance of Interstate Commerce Repeal
Senator Cullom, passing through Carcado Illinois on the way to Washington, declared there is no chance of repealing the interstate commerce bill. He called it a measure to prevent extortion and unjust discrimination and said it would strongly affect the people despite attacks from some privileged classes.
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Carcado, IL
Cullom
Washington
Yellow fever toll rises in Jacksonville with 23 new cases
A special Tampa report notes in Jacksonville on October 24 that there were twenty three new yellow fever cases and two deaths.
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Fla
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Tampa
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