25 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1880
Page
1
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue Raum will recommend abolishing the stamp tax on matches. The tax currently yields about three and a half million dollars in annual revenue.
The Supreme Court decides Hull, Wisconsin Commissioner of Geological Survey, was lawfully appointed for six years and must be paid for the full term. The Governor had the power to appoint, and the state is bound by the contract.
An Inter Ocean dispatch from Washington says Secretary Ramsay is angry at General Schofield's remarks on cadet relations at West Point. Ramsay criticizes the tone and cites the Whittaker case as a basis for unflattering comments about his superiors.
Fall reports show over 30 000 cattle moved in Wright county and more than 30 000 feeding cattle sold at Union Stock Yards Council Bluffs. Butler county voters chose Allison over Butler with a 24 vote margin. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway rushed river extension work into Clinton from the north. Clear Lake suffered a prairie fire destroying several out-houses, narrowly saving the rest of the site. In West Decorah Ludwick Larson died after an accidental stab while hog hunting. In Burlington Miss Jennie Spencer, age about 20, hanged herself in her father’s cellar amid melancholy changes in her life and public standing.
Edmund Lean recalls stage carpenters and a Birmingham graveyard exchange about greatness. A clerk claims a man who invented holding thimbles is the greatest, while Vernal argues for a scholarly grave. The tale mocks professional tests and self interest.
A Boston Commercial Bulletin piece recalls a Rome encounter between Miss H and Mrs. Rag gles of St Louis. The tourist asks if Apollo Belvidere is the statue, praises its nobility, and demands “give me Rag gles” in a concluding humorous moment with a dentist remark about a tooth.
Advertisement from Home and Farm extols Kidney-Wort as a universal remedy for kidney and bowel inaction in liquid or dry form. It claims to rapidly overcome deadly diseases caused by these organs.
Fire in Mammoth City California on November 14 destroys property valued at 45000 dollars. Reports from Naples note rising Vesuvius activity with abundant lava toward Naples. A separate Lehigh Valley train wreck on November 16 kills an engineer and injures other crew and passengers.
Neil Blain of Camden South Carolina is respited for the sixth time with his hanging date fixed for January 28. The report also covers a Chicago murder case plea and a Boston theft investigation.
A hundred men partly armed marched through an Irish estate on November 4 pressuring tenants to limit rent. Parnell claims government may delay trials to January to block MPs from Parliament. Land League calls for speedy trials and broad support from Ireland England and America to sustain their fight for freedom. Dispatches note ongoing agitation and patriotic resolve.
A famed physician known for insight and rapid decision left 200000 to fund Oxford University’s Radcliffe Library. An anecdote says he treated quinsy with hastily made pudding, ordering laughter and spoons to trigger the patient’s recovery.
In Paris a group of American girls spots a young Marquis living in a garret earning French lessons. A bold plan leads to marriage between the poor nobleman and a wealthy American, transforming their fortunes. The tale ends with the Marquis’s improved gait and his mother content.
The Nunda News promotes Hop Bitters as a widely used medicine for the American public. It claims the tonic builds up the body and is effective, though less palatable than whisky and likened to traditional bone set tea.
Reports detail a major blaze at the St Peter Insane Asylum in Minnesota. One wing destroyed, building 10 years in construction, cost over 500000 with 100000 to 150000 uninsured loss. Dozens feared dead or missing amid freezing night, many residents fled or were rescued by ladders and hoists. Authorities seek missing patients as recovery continues.
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