25 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
1
A Rochester youth is described as having his heart on the right side. BucketsHops are renamed swifi pail exchanges. Minister Pendleton is said to be closely attached to his home and duties in Berlin. General Beauregard is noted among those decorating General Grant’s grave with violets.
A statue of Miles Standish is planned in Boston with proposals to honor Priscilla and John Alden similarly. Henry Hilton, a family friend, is expected to wed the widow Mrs. A. T. Stewart soon.
A party of young men searches for thirty thousand dollars in gold reportedly burned during the war near Gretna Louisiana. The group's effort focuses on recovering the buried fortune once thought consumed by flames.
Prof. D P Topp of Amherst college was thrown from a carriage last week and received serious but not dangerous injuries.
Gosnen New York electrician has invented a machine said to forecast atmospheric temperature across the country. The inventor asserts the device can provide readings at all parts of the nation, promising wide utility in weather prediction.
Dwlent L Moopy will this winter pursue his evangelical labors in the south. It is not known as yet whether he will be accompanied by Mr Sankey.
A Mount Morris New Jersey citizen won a $2 wager by lifting a hive and carrying it 100 feet. Bees attacked him and he died within three hours.
Professor Whitney of Yale College must suspend his courses at the Sheffield Scientific School for several months due to overwork on the new dictionary.
The Coasting club based in Burlington Vermont plans a winter carnival. The social group has about three hundred members and owns nearly five hundred boggans.
Iris reports Prince Louis Napoleon will stay in Washington and reside with Jerome Bonaparte during his visit. He is expected to travel to Bordentown New Jersey for a briefing and public engagements.
Five years after a lean man left Luzerne County Pennsylvania for California he came back last week. His wife barely recognized him because he is now considerably overweight.
Energetic canvassing by a group of ladies promoting Henry George ideas fills New York City. Several canvassers come from prominent families and are well educated, contributing to the campaign's social reach.
A photograph of the Perseus cluster captures stars down to the thirteenth magnitude. The negative formed in fifty minutes with a 6.3 inch objective and 83 inch focal length, then enlarged four times and produced by heliogravure.
An impecunious and ingenious man promotes a new calling that makes him a universal witness. He wanders near registry offices and assists anyone registering a birth death or marriage, offering ready service to all registrants.
The famed Pat's tree near Crown Point New York linked to Gen Israel Putnam rescue by Indians was moved last week to Saratoga for preservation. It stood beside Pat's creek and drew many relic hunters after its fall last spring.
The steamer, recently departing Montreal with a large cattle cargo, carried extra oil for use in rough seas. The captain cites oil's value on troubled waters, noting one incident where all cattle were saved by its application.
In Youngstown C Ohio a balance due suit over a cow led judge jury and lawyers to the cow’s stable where the plaintiff's counsel milked the animal to show its quality. The jury, however, disagreed.
A Nashville man recounts a years old tragedy where his brother drowned near Nashville. Each morning the surviving brother fills a basket with food tobacco and stones and tosses them into the river claiming his brother cannot eat under water.
A farmer and his wife touring Hollywood park in Boston thought a Turkish rug display was woven by looms. A sudden shower sent them to seek shelter at the mansion where they found the plant art drying, astonished by the gardener's craft.
Iowa news item roundup notes hog cholera decimating Grundy county pens. a safe burglary at Manson Journal with proof paper and a delinquent subscription list seized. Davenport Bishop Perry leads a White Cross army chapter bid for purity, while Davenport Des Moines and Rock Island compete for Rock Island railroad shops location. Derailed trains near West Grove and Dubuque cause injuries and cattle losses. Keokuk agent George Dobyns recounts near naked burning attack by tramps.
The Cresco tragedy unfolds as Clifford Beman confesses to aiding and describing the June 19 murder of John Haberly. Interrogated by a coroner’s jury, Beman recounts the plan to ditch Haberly, the driving of the horse, and Wentworth’s role in the fatal shooting.
A week of dispatches covers coal finds in Mount Vernon Alabama, a Macomb Illinois high school fire, a man frozen near Sterling Colorado, deadly explosions in Syracuse New York, and a Jersey City factory fire. Also noted are Gettysburg memorial events, wage strike threats in Fall River, a Pittsburg police killing, railroad and canal intrigue, cattle disease, fires in Peoria and Woodville, and a bank failure in Pine Bluff Arkansas.
Notice from New York reports the death of ex President Chester A Arthur at his residence. He had long served in state and national office and ascended to the presidency after Garfield's death. Iowa governor William Larrabee proclaims mourning, draped state buildings, half mast flags, and closures on burial day.
Editorial argues against ratifying any reciprocity treaty that lacks a clear clause surrendering Wiggins. The Burlington Free Press condemns agreements enabling continued unresolved claims and urges explicit legal commitment.
European leaders discuss Bulgarian throne candidates and potential objections. A French arms dealer is seized in Kerry while Welsh colliers accept wage cuts to avoid mine stoppage. A rail disaster near Sisteron kills several, and Count Andrassy warns Russia risks war over Kalnocky speech as Bonaparte commits suicide in Tonquin.
A five month old infant died in a Dubuque water closet on November 13. Neighbors heard cries and mistook them for a child. The infant is believed to belong to a strange woman seen nearby an hour earlier.
Ex President Chester A Arthur dies in New York City after a stroke in sleep. Flags at half mast rise across capitol, White House, and public buildings. Arthur born October 5 1830 in Franklin City Vermont served as engineer general later as vice president and president after Garfield assassination. Public notices and tributes follow across New York and Albany with official condolences from President Cleveland.
Asha J. Burras faces a life sentence after a received attack on Ray Goode and Lillian F. Walters at the Dan's mercantile agency in the city. Burras shot the women on Oct. 28 last year and claimed a defense of slander against his wife. Both victims remain gravely injured and care for relatives in El Paso.
The London News notes on Adolph Smith’s Paris congress report. Europe’s workers increasingly favor socialism while Belgium Austria Sweden and Germany cite dire conditions and limited rights. English delegate Mawdsley admits limited study of socialism prompting sharp rebukes.
In Omaha at 804 Douglass street Miss Annie Anderson was fatally shot by Miss Annie Jackson after a joking pistol display. Ida Melsen and Amelia Anderson, both domestics, were present as the weapon misfired piercing the skull near the right ear. Police arrested the three suspects at the scene and released them on bond.
A group of Eastern agricultural press editors toured the Southern Kansas Railway lines aboard a special Pullman train from Kansas City to New Kiowa and Medicine Lodge. They viewed Kansas farms, cities, and livestock and learned the state's vast area, railway progress, and wealth, praising local hospitality and the progress of rail service under Mr. S. B. Hynes.
The Youths' Companion marks its 60th year and may be renamed Universal Companion as it reaches 400 000 families. The magazine blends adult and youth content with sport, science, home arts, games, and illustrated pieces. Subscription is 1 75 per year with credit to January 1855.
A brief political quip from the New Orleans Picayune notes that a candidate cannot run independently when critics or supporters swarm, likening pursuers to dogs in pursuit of a political figure.
The Chicago News quotes a critic arguing women need moral and property qualifications for suffrage and warns universal suffrage would corrupt the republic. He cites Iowa’s prohibitory laws as evidence that prohibition worsens vice, turning honest men into sneak thieves and grog shops into drugstores.
In a reminiscence, Gladstone, then a high Tory, mocks the author’s Derby betting passion. He peers at a Derby list and notices Hampden, a colt owned by the Duke of Grafton, prompting a sharp remark about political ideals and namesakes.
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