04 Sep 1884
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1884
Page
1
In Bellville Illinois August 23 1884 Carter Harrison challenges Blaine and the Republican record Questioning past actions on Irish issues and British relations he accuses the party of Know Nothing ties and Prohibition origins while defending American citizenship and liberty. He denounces promises and favors to foreign interests and urges trust in a party with a steadier record.
Hon John B Martin delivers at a ratification meeting in Jonesboro August 22 praising Grover Cleveland for labor protections and anti corruption measures. He contrasts Cleveland with Blaine, cites bills on labor, convict labor, and state reforms, and extols Irish American support and Democratic governance.
A Bellevue Hospital patient with fever delirium and arm paralysis led a surgeon to locate a brain abscess by observing motor loss. Blind to mental powers, the old view posited a single brain unity, while the new theory aligns brain parts with specific tasks and memories.
Tom questions Ben about his worn boots and hat as Ben jokes about being half worn. The exchange ends with Tom only then grasping the meaning the next afternoon at three.
State Republicans renominated Isaac P. Struble for Congress by acclamation. Sioux City bans locomotive whistling. James Wilson predicts hail damage to corn under one percent. George B. Van Saun named to asylum board. bond approved. Destructive Aug 27 storm causes washouts and corn damage in parts of the state. Butter and Cheese association session set for December in Davenport with competitors St Louis Des Moines and New Orleans. Mrs Anna Martens seeks divorce from Frederick Martens after twenty years and eight children. Four men arrested for concealed weapons at Le Mars saloons. Des Moines justice of the peace liquor jurisdiction upheld. costs not part of penalties. Hartley parsonage struck by lightning. family unharmed. Sibley maidens quilt silk handkerchiefs gifted by gentlemen. Iowa railroad board denies alcohol shipment order without permit. Early frosts noted in 1859 and 1883.- corn danger hinges on weather. Decorah kerosene accident kills one child. mother and others seriously burned. University of Des Moines new Prospect Park buildings tout business, professions, and courses. Grand Lodge Good Templars elect officers in Des Moines. Audubon grand jury indicts for first-degree murder in Jefferson case. Wilkes-Barre defalcation shock: Samuel Roberts implicated. restitution discussed. Fayette County ex-soldier reunion planned September 3–5, 1884. three days of events and a sham battle planned.
Barrister shoe factory in New York burned on August 28 causing about 100000 dollars in loss. Ladner Bros bankers of Philadelphia face liabilities around 1500000. Nebraska convict Clinton Dill died by self-inflicted wound on August 26. Scranton fire destroys planing mill lumber and houses with 75000 loss. Jonas Wolf elected Governor in Chickasaw Nation with small margin. Wolf party holds ten Senate majority. Apple crop improves despite past frosts in Iowa. Adams Connecticut fires devastate village businesses and college with 200000 loss. Frost damages corn and buckwheat in Northern New England with potential total crop failure. French Geographical Society and Greely receive congratulatory messages on expedition rescue. Nicholas Hubert murder case: Thomas J. Chapman moved toward Charleston. Coal Center miners' wives attempt Poor House aid. entry denied. Night attack at Fall Creek, Pennsylvania. four people assaulted. $400 found, $800 hidden. Multiple cyclones hit Dakota and Manitoba with widespread damage. Canadian Pacific sheds collapse. telegraph lines down. Final wheat crop 1884: winter 380 million, spring 150 million, total 530 million bushels. record high yield, quality superior across regions including Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
The railway runs on two parallel rails with double compartments in a counterpoised system. The ascent climbs from 40 to 63 degrees, reaches the summit in eight to ten minutes, and is protected by a lava wall. Water is supplied by large cisterns filled from winter snow and rain.
A cryptic report notes a man who ate his dinner using a single fork by a river and is described as attempting to spin four mountain ton, reflecting a likely fragmented OCR capture with unclear context.
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