14 Oct 1886
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1886
Page
1
The new Lutheran church in Warsaw is set for dedication on Sunday October 20. Other notes include a 140 dollar contribution from Cedar Rapids to a Parnell fund and a report of a statewide militia encampment cost around 11000 dollars.
The Utah commission reports enforcement of disfranchisement laws against polygamists and those in unlawful cohabitation. Many fined or imprisoned. polygamous marriages noted in Logan and St George temples, with opinions split on overall trend. The panel urges federal constitutional amendment to curb polygamy, noting widespread belief in the practice among a 200000 global population, and suggests stronger measures if current laws fail.
A box of giant powder exploded in the Caledonia mine near Deadwood, killing four men and wounding others. The rest of the dispatch covers diverse 1886 political results, court actions, crimes, disasters, and curiosities across the United States and Canada, including Georgia, Colorado, Ohio, New Orleans, and Manitoba.
Reports describe miners striking in Chaterai Belgium with a manager wounded in an attempt on his life. Germany's tobacco output falls due to taxation. Spain’s cabinet resigns. Sagasta may form a new ministry. Irish soldiers riot at Aldershot over a draft. many wounded and 41 rioters arrested. In Madrid, Father Galcote defense cites lack of responsibility for killing. Sofia dispatch notes Kaulbars opposing release of conspirators and urging Czar favor. St. Louis reports King Trarzas murdered by nephews. Cuba to free remaining slaves. Bulgarian army shows Russia-friendly movement. Sofia ministers may resign after elections and back a Russian king candidate. Marquis of Lorne defends Liberal unity and Irish reform while resisting manhood suffrage.
M Lamson a Russian agent and a group of armed Albanians seized the Ismalia palace, ex Khedive Ismail Pasha’s claimed residence. The Russian consul in Cairo prompted withdrawal as Sir Henry Drummond Wolff rushed back to inquire. Laivison’s move aimed to compel a tribunal to hear Isaiali Pasha's claim.
Ottumwa mourns General John M. Hedrick a former major and colonel in the Civil War and long time public figure. Born 1832 in Rush County Indiana he later became Ottumwa street railway president and a trusted editor and politician with a record of public service and philanthropy.
Ottawa special reports a major copper find at Sudbury Junction on the Canadian Pacific. Ore lies near the surface forming copper mountains over 100 feet tall, spanning eight miles. 500 to 600 tons daily are shipped to New York. Montreal capitalists assess it as the world’s largest copper area with high purity. 120 miners produce about 300 tons daily. plans call for 500 new houses as workforce grows.
A westbound express on the New York Providence and Boston line struck a one horse wagon near Puquannock Connecticut. Benjamin Gardiner his wife and Mrs James Gardiner were killed. The horse and wagon were destroyed.
Washington dispatch to the Chicago Times describes how Republican campaign funds allegedly drew on New York importers and lax duties to finance party efforts. It claims Manning exposed illicit fees by U S marshals used to pad campaign coffers, aided by legal constructions and concealed profits.
The first general distribution of the new $1 silver certificates began yesterday in Wasutxaron and will continue until demand is fully met. Notes are printed at 30,000 daily. Two dollar certificates won't be ready for two weeks. Treasury data show population 58,420,000 and net revenue 356,439,727 with per capita 85.76. Expenditures total 242,158, per capita 4.15 less than last year.
Francis Margaret Walpole, granddaughter of Lord Clive and sister to Sir Thomas Walpole, dies at 98 in Grafton Street near Henry Irving's residence. A lifelong spinster famed as a belle in youth and a charming raconteur in later years.
H L Leavitt ex manager of the Standard Theatre Sioux City was arrested in Curacao for complicity in the Haddock assassination. He surrendered to authorities and traveled with D W Wood to Sioux City while denying he is the killer. Other conspirators Fred Munchraft Jr Henry Sherman jailed in bonds. Arensdorf arrested in Davenport.
The article critiques Iowa Republicans for praising Southern debt precedents and alleged gerrymandering as a political tactic. It argues the stance is desperation and warns of rising Ku Klux activity in 1887. A Pennsylvania note closes with a local Smith family school count of thirty in Smith's Valley, Huntington County.
R P Wallace, blamed for the Logan family killings, was seized from jail in Steelville and hanged by a masked mob after an earlier failed attempt. He denied guilt, insisting the real killer was Vaughn, as authorities faced growing public fury over the crime in Cuba.
London reports that US Minister Phelps barred Allen Thorndyke Rice from a royal court list over a satirical article in the North American Review. The New York Sun notes Phelps believes presenting Americans at court is an offical act and may exclude individuals deemed improper.
The crowded criminal court heard renewed arguments on a motion for a new trial for seven condemned anarchists. Capt Black quoted juror queries and court rulings alleging jury irregularities from hay market sentiments and urged separate trials. Solomon argued the indictment overstated conspiracy and that evidence showed only tumult incitement.
The item notes private post offices for penny mash es growing in New York while United States Treasurer Wyman travels to Minneapolis where his family lives.
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