Tragic Death Near Hillsdale and Wide Iowa News
A Burlington brakeman A H Bomgarr fell from a freight car near Hillsdale Mills county and died. Reports cover hog cholera cures, crop raises, robberies, mine accidents, and a broad roundup of Iowa incidents from town to state level including trials, fires, and civic notes.
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A. H. Bomgarr
Burlington
Hillsdale
Mills County
Alton
Sioux County
G. W. James
Maple Valley
Buena Vista County
Labor Demonstration Packs Detroit Streets With Messages
About 2,000 workers formed five divisions and twenty five organizations in a Detroit evening rally. The peaceful protest displayed over 100 transparencies with calls to end child labor, guarantee equal pay, regulate rents and profits, and demand employment and shorter hours.
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Detroit
Robbery Attacks Houston Bullion Train En Route to Parral
Reports from Eagle Pass say four escort guards were killed when robbers attacked a Houston bullion train led by Mr. Morrison traveling from Sierra Moada mines toward Parral on the Mexican Central line. The raiders took the loaded mules and the level of bullion on board is unknown. Morrison is presumed missing.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Dispatch
Monclova
Balsa Napini
Houston
Morrison
Sierra Mo‘ada
Parral Station
Mexican Central Railway
United States
Weekly Review highlights fires and deaths at Ft Wayne and assorted events
At Ft Wayne a fire burned sheds and stables at the fair grounds. A burned man’s body was found, likely one of the tramps. Reports cover Mrs Bulla fasting in Syracuse, self inflicted burns by Emma Faulkner, yellow fever cases on the Crizhall, smallpox in Fall River, and various crimes, trials, and political notes across multiple U.S. cities and international items.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Fair Grounds
Colon
Gallup's Island Hospital
Fall River
Mass
Canada
Maxwell’s
30Th and
Beers Streets
Chicago
Edward Murphy
Awler
Gracy
Lawler
Murphy
Mormon Church
Logan
Franklin Dale
Wappinger’s Falls
Garner
Barnes & Ladow
Mechanicsville
N. Y
M. E. Baine
Hugh Walker
Milton
N. C
Yancyville
John Nicholson
Alfred Best
Emil Olsen
Salt Lake
Nicholson
The
Desert News
Post Office Department
Eastern Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
Indiana Applicants Push Diplomatic Service Appointments
Department of State notes growing filings for diplomatic service posts from Indiana and other states with populations across the union. The report highlights increased interest in foreign service careers and regional hopefuls seeking postings.
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Department of State
Indiana
The
Union
Grant Speech Reads Parting War Message At Illinois Reunion
Col. Fred Grant read his father General Grant’s last war lines at the 21st Illinois regiment reunion in Neoza Illinois The message spoke of harmony between federals and confederates and Let us have peace The audience included diverse citizens and faiths with no political division noted The gathering concluded quietly with a general omen of goodwill
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21St Illinois Regiment
Grant
Neoza
Ilinois
Fred Grant
Halstead Letter Attacks Grant and Urges Army Reforms
A 1863 communication to Salmon P. Chase criticizes General Ulysses Grant and the Army of the Mississippi. The author calls for deserters to be shot, denounces political leaders, and urges consolidation of regiments while praising federal aid to Virginia. Also includes Virginia colored citizens convention statements advocating political independence and equal rights within the postwar context.
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M. Halstead
Salmon P. Chase
Orrick Cincinnati
Cormeniaal
Foratu Street
Ciincinnati
Fen
Glvennor Chase
Sin
Vicksburg
Giantami Sherman
Mem
Grant
Fort Henry
Donelson
Shiloh
Oxford
Miss
Chase
the Mississippi
McClelan
Fremont
McDowell
Burnside
Franklin
Pope
Sumner
Army of the Mississippi
Willou
Mississippi
Hunter
Mitchell
Hamlin
Congress
Vallandingham
Ohio
the Miss
Henry May
Werdell Phillips
New York Tribune
New York World
Colored Men of
Virginia
Lynchburg
J. B. Syritax
Alexandria
Breckley
Richmond
W. W. Buckley
Republican Party
South
United
Pegro
Commonwealth
Cleveland rebukes Blaine with Morton appointment critique
The Dubuque Herald notes President Cleveland’s decision to appoint Col. Morton postmaster at Augusta Maine as a harsh rebuke to Mr Blaine and the Republican party for reviving an old scandal against Blaine. It argues the move mirrors past attacks on Cleveland and Blaine’s influence.
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Manchester
Iowa
Ainsworth
Iowa Jobbers’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Union
Grundy Center
Sherburn
Dubuque
Blaine
Neat Reply to a Thread Bare Argument
The Dubuqne Herald responds to a thread bare argument with a neat shape. It cites inconsistencies in electoral votes across states and parties to illustrate the endless nature of the questioning. The piece frames the issue as a logical conundrum rather than a substantive critique.
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Dubuqne
Horr
Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Iowa
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Missouri
Maryland
North Carolina
Praise for Cleveland administration improves public service
An editorial from the Chicago Times lauds the six month record of President Cleveland's administration. It praises higher morale, better efficiency, and reforms across Washington departments, calling out curbed corporate influence and improved conduct under the cabinet.
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Chicago Times
Washington
Times
Cleveland
Eara Pert
Colored Clerk Promoted by Williams Sparks Debate
In Washington a Democratic observer praises Third Auditor Williams for promoting a capable colored clerk to lead a department division. He notes Republican colleagues grumble while Sherman speaks on Black rights in Ohio, yet never promoted a Black official under his Treasury leadership. The observer contrasts past Cincinnati voter discrimination with Williams's action.
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Washington Dispatch
Williams
United States Treasury
General Williams
Sherman
Ohio
Treasury Department
Cincinnati
Feathers and Finances Mentioned in Quirky Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a worried debtor claiming no chores for a doctor while the physician dismisses debt concerns. A child comments on a featherless chicken tail and jokes about ribbons, capturing a playful domestic moment.
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Towa
N. MM. Bright & Son
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PRE Fairfield
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Wilking & Tilson
Stivery Stable
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McKenney
Charles Gifé
Physicians and Surgeons
D. H. Stever
M. D
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Oy New Block
Ieee of Chikdrene &Pedali
J. B. Monfort
Oliie
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Dr. N. Steele
All Ours
Drs
S. F. Hammond
H W. Worthington
Ova
Clark's Drug Store
N. W. Cor. Park
Reidence
J. E. Roop, M.D
H. P. Nelson, M. D
Roop & Nelson
Sullivan’s Grocery
J. L. Sharp
James
Clarke’s
Attorneys AT Law
J. B. McCoy
Will Furrnish
MeeGaw
Squiace
R. J. Wilson
J. M. Hinkle
Welson & Hinsile
Nys-At-Law
H. C. Raney
Lelb
Bell's
Northwest Corner Square
Brighton
A.W. Jaques
Brighton & Jaques
South Side Square
Husfford, Bradshaw & Thomass
G.m. Galvin
W. G. Ross
Calvin & Ross
Law Notaries Public
Wells Block
East Side
Richardson & Coe
W. McCrackin
Real Estate, Collection and Loan Agents
Cor. Square
I. D. Jones
C. D. Fullen
Jones & Fullen, Attorneys AT Law
Lowa
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Geo. D. Temple
Southeast Corner Park
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Patrfield
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Clarke
G. D. Clarke
Clarke & Son
Worthwert Corner
Farfield, Towa
Thomas Bell
Northwest Corner Park
Tribune Office
Ray W. Parker
Stanhope
Hamilton County
Missouri Valley
Marshal Kittringham
Porter
Itis
Kittringham
Benton County Veteran Association
Vinton
Pemberton
Mobile
South Carolina
Anderson, Felt & White
Montrose
John Baton
Nauvoo
George John
Unionville
Davis County
Twining & Douglas
Fort Dodge
Board of Supervisors
van Buren County
K. L. Clark
Henry H. Gray
Waverly
Wilson
Jones County
Waterloo
Robt. Johnson
E. N. Miller
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Greene County
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Johnson
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Winton
Peter Vogel
Brooklyn
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Supreme Court
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Muscatine
al Hilbert
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Marshalltown
Shelton
Swanson
Lewis Weist
Creston
Weist
Omaha
Woman's Congress
Julia Ward Howe
H. L. T. Wolcott
Wolcott
Frances E. Willard
Illinois
J. Ellen Foster
Council Bluffs
Henry Tetter
Curtis Brothers & Co
Altoona
John Barton
Henry
John
Empire Loan and Investment Company
Sheldon
Boone County Veteran Association
Boone
Boone and
Boonsboro
William Jeffrey
Henry Gable
Washington County
John Frasier
Bloomfield
Thirty-second
Iowa Regiment
Hampton
Monona
Clayton County
Hetcington
State University
W. F. Robertson
W. F. Peck
Davenport
Robertson
Weekly Review
Merrick Richardson
Lake St
John A. Roach
Iron Mountain
One Gould
F. Hi. Bassett
Vulcan
Mich
Gen. Jones
New York
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Binghampton
Lut
Smith
Navy
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
Whitney
Generral
Senate
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Hayden
Arthur
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Ill
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Indianapolis, Bloomington& Western
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Crook
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Sam
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Cantain Wood
Fourth Cavalry
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Greeley
Colorado
Tiffin
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F. N.bassatt
Ile
Wm. McCluskey
Urbana
Orson
John Duran
Aurora
Albert Cook
Geneva
Canton Village
Elgin
Inl
Cook
Nance
Critzen
Frederickstown
B. C. Nance
Levi Critzen
Russia
Cardinal Manning
Pny
Dublin Review
Panama
Columbia
Iss
Clawson Graham
New York Stock and Petroleum Exchange
Springfield
Pinkerton
Spencer Trask & Co
Alice Branwell
Montreal
Elopers
Graham
C. P. Goodwin
Pittsfield
Copeland
Trask & Co
Elias Ritts, Sr
St. Petersburg
Ritts
Servia
D’armes
Nissa
Milan
National Zeitung
Germany
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Tamatave
Miot
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