Iowa News Bits Touch on Canning Factories and Fair Frauds
George Carter crops 60 acres to sweet corn and sells to Atlan tic Canning for $900. A Waverly fair crowd loses fortune in five minutes while a coal company distributes earnings to workers. Saloon fines and a river murder mystery headline many Iowa items from Des Moines to Dubuque.
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George Carter
Atlantic Canning Company
T. W. Kendall
Spirit Lake
Missouri
Sioux City
New Orleans
Lake Ponchartrain
Florida
Butler County
President Vetos Fort Wallace and Kansas Land Grant Bills
The president sent two veto messages to the House. He blocks disposal of the Fort Wallace military reservation citing risks to private interests and cemetery protections. He also rejects a joint resolution to certify Kansas lands for agriculture and mechanics, noting misinterpretations of the 1862 act and railroad location changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wallace
Kansas
Washington
House of Representatives
Kas
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wallace
Secretary of the Interior
State of Kansas
Agriculture
Mechanic Arts
Congress
State of
House
Camp Sherdim
Nebraska
Senate
P. H. Sheridan
Perry
Disaster in Chili Destroys Valparaiso Streets
A Chilean disaster on Sept. 11 flooded Valle del Yungal after a pond burst overflowing San Juan de Dios. Twelve foot waves swept shops and homes, killing many. 57 bodies buried. Congress in Santiago allocated 3000000 to aid victims. property losses near a million dollars.
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Valparaiso
Chili
Yungal
San Juan de Dios
Congress
Santiago
Woman Heroine Fends Off Noted Highwayman in Texas
Reports from the interior indicate Lizzie Hay a 20 year old frontier woman faced the Lone Highwayman who terrorized southwest Texas. After a gun misfire and a knife wound she shot him fatally with the rifle butt and a final shot as he fled. His body was found the next day in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Lizzie Hay
Texas
New York
Rhode Island
Providence
Newark
Cleveland
Spring Ranch
Neb
Vermont
Wilber F. Story
Chicago
Vance
Senate
North Carolina
Death of French painter Gustave Boulanger at 65
The death is announced of Gustave Rudolph Clarence Boulanger the French painter in his 65th year. Reports from Afghanistan say the Ameer states troops reached Herbak on the 12th with Ishak Khan fleeing toward Boknara and Herbak surrendering. Russian advices place Shak in Badakshan and note the revolt spreading.
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Gustave Rudolph Clarence Boulanger
Ameer
Afghanistan
Herbak
Ishak Khan
Boknara
Shak
Badakshan
Congress Debates Land Laws and Yellow Fever Aid
The Senate and House advance public land bills including a six month entry rule and a bridge contract across the Mississippi. They also pass a broad package aiding yellow fever relief and private pensions, while debating Chinese exclusion and Mexico boundary questions. Adjournments occur as the sessions consider naval, Indian, and immigration measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washiington
Committee On Public Lands
Jacksonville
Fla
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Senate
Washmeron
House
Call
Committee On
Congress
United States
Chandler
Louisiana
Lost Confidence in Hutch Causes Depositors to Withdraw
Chicago reports a bank row after the close of the board with Abel H. Bliss withdrawing patronage from Corn Exchange Bank. Hutchinson, bank president and board of trade leader, confronts Bliss who accuses a market corner of harming trade. Bliss cites others withdrawing deposits. Bliss & Co. reportedly holds about 360,000. Official notes say defalcation not to exceed 455,000 with restitution planned tomorrow.
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Chicago Dispatch
Abel H. Bliss
A. H. Bliss & Co
Corn Exchange Bank
Charles L. Hutchinson
Board of Trade
Hutch
Mr. Bliss
Hutchinson
Bliss
Old Hutch
American National Bank
Harper
Fidelity
Prize Fight Ends in Death at Grand Forks
George Fulljames of Winnipeg died after a prize fight in Frank Church's barn, where an unknown opponent struck him at 2 a.m. Fulljames died at 4 p.m. after doctors failed to save him. Police arrested Barrett, who claimed innocence, then escaped prisoners hampered the investigation.
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Grand Forks
Dakota
George Fulljames
Winnepeg
Frank Church
Marquis of Queensbury
Fulljames
Hennessey
Barrett
Rounsvell
Local option law fuels dry trend in New Jersey counties
Three New Jersey counties vote to go dry under the new local option law while temperance instruction spreads through public schools in Hannibal Missouri across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal, Mo
New Jersey
Nationwide temperance link heads diverse 1880s notes
Weekly digest from across the country reports a Pullman foreman’s suicide, a 30 000 dollar forgery arrest, gifts and meetings of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, a proposed chair endowment at Catholic University, and a fatal railway accident. Also notes a Nova Scotia dental tragedy and a cast of public lectures and church events across multiple states.
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W. Queen
Pullman
Meyer Goldstein
Morris Greenbaum
N. Y
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Catholic Total Abstinence Societies
Statue of Longfellow Reaches Portland for Unveiling
The bronze Longfellow statue arrived from Rome to Portland Maine and was unpacked before sculptor Mr Symonds and city figures. It was set on the pedestal in State Street square watched by many spectators and covered with an American flag for the unveiling ceremony.
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Cherokee State Bank
Cherokee County
German Mutual Insurance Company
Maxfield
Bremer County
Illinois Central
Menominee
East Dubuque
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City
Portage
Ben Smith
Kansas City
Central
David Henneberry
Galena
Steele
Walpole
Henneberry
Dubuque
Man Gallup
Frank Gallup
Shenandoah
Frank
Leaver
Epworth
Dubuque County
Chicago, St. Paul and
Kansas City Road
Iowa City
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Transportation Committee
D. C. Johnson
Sidney
J. B. Fenn
FE. D. Fenn
Nevada
Bright
Red Oak
Northwestern Railroad
Humboldt
Sioux City
Pearly Grand
Fred Muntz
Washington
House
Rice
Minnesota
Representative Stahlnecker
New York
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Asociation
Vast array of curiosities and reports across nations
A wide miscellany notes railway, weather, and agricultural trends from Egypt to Delaware. It cites Suez Canal receipts, a 105 year old tobacco chewer in Orlando, a pioneering frame barn in Orrington, and a new cay bed near Carrollton alongside crop notes on peaches in Oregon and the Colorado beetle.
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Queretaro
Mex
Suez Canal
Jennie Jenkins
Orlando
Fila
England
America
Peru
Ind
France
Orrington
Chicago
Egypt
Carrollton
Florida
Philadelphia
North Wales
Mount Kenia
Zanzibar
Count Teleki
Kilima Njaro
Oregon
Georgia
Delaware
New York
Department of Agriculture
New England
Middle States
New Jersey
Virginia
South Carolin
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pacific
Kansas
Colorado
Michigan
Nebraska
California
Dakota
How to be Loved by All in Happy Marriage
A Providence Journal verse fragment describes a night vigil of longing and spiritual awakening. The speaker endures an inner weight as dawn approaches, hearing the earth’s tale that announces a soul in the world and a new day breaking.
Garniture and etiquette for elegant table decor
The piece surveys garniture ideas from parsley to nasturtium for meat and fish dishes and explains use of lemon verbena and rose geranium in tea and finger-bowls. It stresses neatness, proper decor, and strict etiquette to please guests, with broad social maxims from Philadelphia News.
Happiness in Marriage Advice from Thomas Jefferson
A historical reflection on marriage harmony cites Thomas Jefferson urging partners to value mutual love over petty wishes. It warns that constant small criticisms build alienation, while differing views should be quietly accepted to preserve affection and avoid daily friction.
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Thomas Jefferson
Rectifying Him Delayed by Prudence and Inattention
A quotation discusses delaying rectification of an unimportant matter and waiting for a softer moment to revise it. It notes how many people become unhappy due to failure to observe prudent rules and conciliatory timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lachange
Model Housekeeper Teases New Couple With Tea Plan
Mrs Matron praises housekeeping to Mrs Newlywed as Charley enjoys the change from boarding house fare. She invites a guest for tea and lists errands for the baker grocer and delicatessen to prepare a meal plus extra plates. The scene showcases domestic routine and social propriety in Tid Bits style.
Advice From The Past On Healthy Living And Peace
A compilation of aphorisms urging a calm life with peace and cheer. Emphasizes moderation rest sleep and avoiding excess, paired with calls to seek healthy companionship and avoid passion. The sentiment echoes a New York Mail quotation about the air and well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail
Botanist Explains Autumn Leaf Colors and Climate Role
A botanist debunks frost as the cause of leaf colors. He states green tissue contains red and blue components, and as sap flow ends oxidation changes color. He cites climate, exposure, and soil as factors, noting dry cold climates yield brighter foliage than damp warm ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Reverend Richardson’s Bright Wit In Prayer Note
A vivid anecdote recalls Rev Simon H Richardson among divines including Rev Sam Jones. He jokes about writing his prayer before leaving to pray, saying he writes his sermons and would write what to say to God if he had to say it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon H Richardson
Sam Jones
Simon Veter
Mr. Jones
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Iowa State Teachers’ Association
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
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Boone
J. H. Lyons
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A. H. Loomis
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Nouse
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Daily Newe
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Detroit
Mich
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W. C. T. U. Workers of Canada
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Quebec
Calvin Dobinson
Lamont
New Brunswick
Francis Warren Rice
Panama
Michael Grouse
Pennsylvania Railroad
Belvedue
Grouse
Malaga
Nova Scotia
Selig
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Metropolitan Opera House
Mary T. Burt
Clinton B. Fisk
Mary A. Livermore
William Blaikie
Bishop Fallows
Elizabeth Thompson
Mary H. Hunt
Mary T. Lathrop
Clara Hoffman
Mary A. Woodbridge
Henrietta G. Moore
Ohio
Mathilda B. Carse
Temperance Temple
Frances E. Willard
Caroline B. Buell
Esther Pugh
Judge Thompson
Hillsboro
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Longfellow
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Pound
Salem
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