Various Iowa notices and incidents blend in reform era entries
Articles announce Reese Gabriel & Co filing for incorporation in Avoca with 100000 capital. Iowa school laws reprint shipments. a wedding tour ends in pneumonia death. Sioux City corn palace ends after two weeks with 125009 visitors. Cedar Rapids Lutheran Synod meeting and next in Tipton. assorted indictments of liquor vendors. pharmacy law enforcements. robberies, fires, and accidents across towns. notable legal cases and civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese, Gabriel & Co
Avoca
Iowa
Alice Shensley
Dubuque
Lincoln Jacobs
Oelwein
Sioux City
Fatal Chariot Race at Kutztown Fair
A terrible accident marred the Kutztown fair as two four horse chariots collided with the crowd. The list of seriously injured includes David Swan aged 70 fatally Annie Fogey critically Walter Treichler severely Ettinger hip and spine W B Bust telegrapher severely and several un named children with bruises. Races ended and vehicles left the grounds amid bitter driver controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kutztown Fair
David Swan
Annie Fogey
Walter Treichler
Ettinger
W. B. Bust
Congressional Record Highlights Oct 2 5 1885 Political Debate
Senate and House actions cover the Chinese bill calls for epidemic disease control and yellow fever measures, tariff bill discussions, civil service scrutiny, and defense of war orders. Key items include passes on homestead entries, deficiency and tariff reports, and Washington aqueduct inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Senate
Reagan
HOUSE
Lawmakers Debate Tariff and Campaign Finance Proposals
Wheeler from Alabama addressed the House on tariff questions as several minor bills were introduced. One measure by Dougherty of Florida would spend 200000 to suppress infection in interstate commerce. Mason asked to discharge the banking and currency committee from his resolution about alleged Democratic campaign fund contributions by banks with government deposits. McMillin urged regular order as this was debated. Hatch of Missouri re-read his proof about Oliver Chilled Plow Works alleging Canada price undercutting by 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Alabama
House
Dougherty
Florida
United States
Mason
Committee On
Banking and Currency
McMillin
Hatch
Missouri
Oliver Chilled
South Bend
Ind
Canada
President Cleveland backs Chinese exclusion bill in message
In a Congress address President Cleveland champions the Chinese exclusion bill. He cites twenty years of social friction since Burlingame and cites treaty amendments of 1880 82 84 as insufficient and urges absolute exclusion to protect U S citizens and Pacific coast stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Cleveland
United States
Act of Congress
Senate
China
Pekin
Pacific Coast
Resolutions Adopted by Iowa W C T U at Des Moines Convention
The Iowa W C T U in convention adopted resolutions urging temperance work among children, opposition to county fair displays, and stricter Sabbath observance. They call for organizing unions, support for women’s enfranchisement, and study of state temperance laws, praising Governor and Benedict Home efforts. They also endorse The Messenger and The Union Signal and thank local hosts and Benedict Home staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
W.C T. U's
Benedict Home
Magdalen of
Tte
Mary Hunt
Towa
Twenty-second General Assembly
Iowa
the Messenger
Union Signal
Wheat Crop Yields Decline Across Min Dakota Regions
The Pioneer Press tabulates threshing results from eighty three Minnesota and Dakota counties showing a 40 percent drop from last year with Minnesota Dakota crops ranging 35 000 60 000 010 bushels. Many areas report poor grain quality and unharvested acreage while corn and other crops fare better amid varying conditions. An Africa bound expedition of 300 hussars led by English officers clashed with locals at Winnebah on the Gold Coast, suffering heavy losses including 64 killed in the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Press
Minnesota
Dakota
Red River Valley
Africa
Hussars
Winnebah
Gold Coast
Dalrymple
Morton Accepts Letter of Acceptance From Levi P Morton
Levi P Morton presents his acceptance letter outlining a protective tariff platform. He argues for preserving and reforming tariffs to protect American industry and labor, endorses Republican resolutions, and links tariff policy to national prosperity and credit. He urges voters to choose protection over free trade and asserts lifelong support for the protective system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Levi P Morton
United States
Congress
America
Levi P. Morron
Supreme Court of Utah dissolves Mormon church case
The Supreme Court of Utah enters final judgment dissolving the church corporation and directing real estate to be held by a Receiver while government forfeiture proceedings continue. The government claims the trust to uphold polygamy is void and that the new corporation may use only worship buildings. The case is appealed to the U S Supreme Court. John F T Caine is renominated for reelection in Congress by the Mormon church convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Utah
United States
Mormon Church
Church Corporation
New Mormon Corporation
United States Supreme Court
John Ft. Caine
Congress
Berlin Professor cries Viva during Deutsche Rundagan rally
Prof Geffkien of Berlin led a Deutsche Rundagan gathering with prolonged Viva cries and autograph requests, drawing steady crowd as supporters cheered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bismarck
Wilhelm
Herr Cranach
Hanover
Geffkien
Berlin
Deutsche Rundagan
Emperor Frederick
St. Peter's
Noted Crime and Rail Disasters Spark Panic across Regions
A Trinidad Colorado report says Hickman killed J Booth over a love interest and was lynched by a 75‑strong mob. Ottawa frets annexation by the United States while a West Virginia freight wreck kills engineer Carr. Minnesota Dakota threshing shows a 40 percent drop and Western rail collisions injure many, including Westgate and Slattery.
Senate Tariff Bill Reduces Rates and Repeals Several Tobacco Taxes
Senator Allison outlined the Republican substitute for the Mills tariff with changes to internal revenue and customs taxes effective February 1, 1889. The plan lowers revenues by about seventy five million dollars, maintains core protective features, and frees tobacco from certain taxes while setting detailed duties on steel, iron, copper, timber, and sugars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Allison
Republican Party
Chicago
Floor collapses at Polish church in Reading injuring many
The Polish Catholic church corner stone ceremony in Reading Pennsylvania ended in disaster as the floor collapsed beneath about two thousand attendees. Hundreds fell into a basement fifteen feet below, with over 100 injured, some seriously or fatally. Rescue and medical aid followed with ambulances taking the wounded to homes or hospitals. by midnight no deaths were reported, though sixty seven remained in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Collision at Sea Between Earl Weymess and Arden Chapel
A British Earl Weymess sailing from San Francisco to Queenstown and the Arden Chapel from Liverpool to Calcutta collided off Pernambuco on August 26. The Weymess sank. the captain's wife, three children, and nineteen crew members drowned. Arden Chapel was badly damaged and later reached Fernando Noronha for repairs. survivors were rescued by Creedmore from Manila and brought to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Earl Weymess
San Francisco
Queenstown
Arden Chapel
Liverpool
Calcutta
Pernambuco
Olquhonn
Colquhonn
Weymess
Creedmore
Manila
Fernando Noronha
The Woman with an Umbrella Affects City Streets
A Boston Courier critique notes the rise of umbrella carryers, describing women’s sunshades as signs of authority on sidewalks. It portrays chaotic scenes as pedestrians clash, hats fall, and umbrellas strike, leaving paths wrecked and public order frayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Ecclesastes
Boston Courier
Umberella
Lake hair dye legend turns Bodie family blondes
A Virginia City Enterprise tale claims Mono Lake bathwater changes hair color. An old Bodie man sees his hair turn from white to gold after swims, his daughters shift from brown to blond and then red with repeated soaks, before the whole family becomes golden blondes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mono Lake
Bodio
Levining Ranch
California
Virginia City
Nev
His Summer Excursion Seaside Trip Ends In Paper Name Mixup
A brief note from the Joston Transcript recounts a seaside day trip with sunburn and a comically misprinted name in the local press. The speaker jokes that being named among the gay and distinguished is enough compensation for the discomforts of vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardolph’s
Boston
Joston Transcript
And Yet Advertising Sometimes Pays
A humorous quip notes that finding a husband via ads seems easy, but the real challenges start after marriage. The line implies social satire about matchmaking schemes and perceptions of marriage markets.
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OWA
Lutheran Synod
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Palo Alto County
W. J. Coonan
Thomas
State Pharmacy Commission
Poweshick
Cr. Cuttier
M. Rea
Weaver
H. G. Andrews
Nina Kaeger
Leon
Ilinois
Andrews
Kaeger
M. W. Burgh
Rock Island
Ogden
3Sth
Iowa Infantry
Martyr Regiment of
Vicksburg
Anna Haight
Fort Dodge
Havne
Justice Hyatt
LeMars
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythia of Iowan
Grand Lodge
Supreme Lodge
L. J. Moss
Osage
Mr. Leens
Creston
Wm. G. Niecer
Burlington
H. D. Walker
Pleasant
J. Q. Bercus
Will M. Warryis
Mascatine
D. Ellyson
Des Moines
Grand
N. Campbell
Osceola
Dan. A. Poorman
C. L. Roots
Lyons
W. A. Greer
Oskaloosa
Felthorne Bros. & Cols
Rockwell
Pleasantville
Marion County
The
Telegraph
Chamberlin
Knoxville
Journal
H. Shivers
G. W. Irvin
Merritt & Watson
A. N. Litchfield
T. Rt. Brown
Plummer
Telegraph Printing Office
J. Spahi
Joseph McClelland
Dr. Jackson
C. Hays
C. R. Johnson
G. A. R. Hall
Hattie Graham
J. R. Cline
Charles Harrington
Filo Durfee
DeWitt
Iis
Pet McDonough
Clinton
Davenport
Moline
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
James H. Wade
Wm. Good
Chariton
Mr. Good
John Tipp
Henry Reidel
Tipp
Reidel
Young Reidel
Kebkopf
Agricultural College
Gilman Canning Co
Gilman
Iowa Central
Henry Greiner
Volga
Guttenburg
McGregor
Accidentone
Fair Ground
Pennesylvania
Prof
Geffken
Deutsche Rundozan
Law
Pasco
Blair
Berry
Chandler
Hale
Committee On Civil Service Reform
Conference
Wasatneros
Committee On Finance
Sherman
Secretary of War
Gen. Benet
Sumnes
Secretary of the Treasury
Burns
Industrial Home Association of Utah
Washington Aqueduct
Tlouse
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaragua
LaFollette
Sioux & Southwestern Railroad Company
Mississippi River
Alma
McRaee
Ark
Nicaraagua
Fuller
Louis David Mel
Riel
Harris
Kports
Erteseeeensetsses
Ceessrs
Od Sr
Louis
Kansas City
the National Union
Iowa Temeperance
Morton
National Committee
Trinidad
Colorado
Hickman
J. ©. Booth
Ottawa
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cornwallis
W. Va
Carr
St. Paul
Cincinnati
St. Paris
Hannibal
Rome, Watertown
Westgate
Pennsylvania
Omaha
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