Iowa items report crimes and events across towns
Town notices describe a dentist accused of severe harm to a patient in Jefferson, a hatchet theft near Ottumwa, water concerns in Algona, artesian work at Cherokee, and Davenport crematory plans. Other items include a fatal fall of painter Edward L. King in Dubuque, fare cuts in Clinton, Des Moines car service, rewards for Webster City depredations, Knoxville bond vote, and Methodist conference in Washington. Additional notes cover a sheriff case in Eldora, Tibball family tragedy in Dubuque, death of Gen J Weaver’s mother in Atchison, a drowning in Crane creek, and a Atlantic creamery fire loss.
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Wm. McCallister
Jefferson
Ella Cloutman
Ottumwa
Boston
Chicago
Algona
Cherokee
Davenport
Edward L. King
Dubuque
Clinton Street Car Company
Knoxville
Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference
Washington
Iowa
Eldora
Steamboat Rock
Scott
Willis
Tibball
Morris Mill
William
Norman Tibball
Gen. J. Weaver
Atchison, Kan
Rudie Pillar
Crane Creek
Lawler
McAdam
Atlantic
Mormons Arrive and Face Detention at Castle Garden
About 300 Mormon emigrants arrive on the Wyoming at Castle Garden. Emigration Commissioners Starr and Stephenson lock gates, detain over a hundred, and require $500 bonds to avoid pauper status. Starr says the policy targets individuals, not church immigration, and vows stricter enforcement.
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New York
Wyoming
Castle Garden
Starr
Stephenson
Utah
Castle Garder
Dream of the Daily News reports nationwide upsets and crimes
A vignette of 1885 affairs notes Nichols Farnsworth shoe firm insolvency in Boston tied to Farnsworth. Geronimo surrenders terms. Deadwood Bank authorized. fire in South Royalton Vermont. Olga Dohmstrech swims Detroit River to Belle Isle Park. Chiricahos and Warm Springs Apaches rounded up. expo rates to Chicago with CBQ railroad. counterfeiter Wm Wandsor seized in Detroit. wreck on Cincinnati Southern near Dry Ridge. Minnesotan accident on Manitoba line. suicides and crimes in Baltimore and Indiana. Lahr wife murder suicide in Missouri.
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Olga Dohmstrech
Detroit
Detroit River
Belle Isle Park
Miss Olga
American Channel
Olga
Col. Wade
Miles
Arizona Territory
Capt
Lawton
Geronimo
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Illinois
Iowa
Chicago Union Depot
Fair Grounds
W. W. Kenned
Michigan District Secret Service
Wm. Wandsor
Vermont
Lansing Savings Bank
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Dry Ridge
Coombs
Sauk Center
Minn
Gil der to lead three year Arctic expedition from New York
Col Gil der and W S Griffiths arrive in Wixneree en route to the Arctic voyage. They plan to interview Hudson Bay authorities, then sail to Norway House and explore via Nelson river to York Factory and Port Churchill. Wintering in the Kinepatoo country, with Esquimaux assistance, they aim for Cape Sabine and Fort Conger to reach the pole. Ezra Millard, president of the Commercial National Bank of Omaha, dies in New York of heart disease, survived by wife and six children with about $400000 estate.
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North Pole
Wixneree
Man
Col. Gilder
New York
W. S. Griffiths
Hudson Bay
Norway House
Lake Winnipeg
Nelson River
York Factory
Port Churchill
Esquimaux
Kinepatoo Country
Iwelick Country
Baffin’s Bay
Pondinlet
Cape Sabine
Greely
Fort Conger
Lady Franklin’s Bay
Saratoga
Ezra Millard
Commercial National Bank of
Omaha
Fire destroys steamboat Daniel Drew at Kingston Point
On August 29 the Daniel Drew of the Albany line caught fire while moored at Kingston Point and burned to the water's edge. The vessel carried all furniture and was ready for emergency use. nothing was saved. The loss is estimated at 150000 dollars. Geronimo has signaled Gen Miles to meet at San Bernardino ranch to discuss surrender terms.
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Daniel Drew
Albany Line
Kingston Point
Drew
Hudson
Geronimo
Gen. Miles
San Barnando Ranch
Remarkable Cases and International Crises Reported
Medical case from Paris at Salpetriere details Eudoxie Helenin a 47 year old paralytic in a prolonged trance with irregular breathing and minimal nourishment. Reports from Sofia note Bulgarian conspirators seeking refuge in Bucharest and Prince Alexander’s enthusiastic welcome in Timova amid counterrevolution hopes. Russian reactions and Corea tensions dominate alongside social shifts in Cobden Club and parliamentary votes on Burmah annexation.
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Hospital Salpetriere
Paris
Eudoxie Helenin
Man dies in Stockton after spree ends in court
Dispatch reports John P. Nice of Fostoria Kansas died at 5 p.m. after a wild spree near Stockton. He was 38, large, and nervous, chased by a family party, taken to the court house, and died. Other items note Gerson Raynor injured by a Galloway bull near Minburn and Herbert Scherfey missing after diving to save a girl from Spirit Lake.
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Stockton
John P. Nice
Fostoria
Kan
Court House
Ohio
Gerson Raynor
Minburn
Herbert Scherfey
Spirit Lake
Charleston Calamity Strikes After Severe 1900 Earthquake
Charleston South Carolina reels after a nocturnal quake leveling business districts and historic buildings. Officials report hundreds injured or dead, many homeless, with fires and communications crippled and the city isolated.
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Charleston
S. C
M. B. Lynch
Alexander Hammond
Aimsley Robison
Hibernian
St. Michael’s
St. Phillip’s
Hibernian Hall
St. Michael's Church
St. Philip’s
Unitarian Church
Ravenal
Summerville
Mount Pressant
Sullivan’s Island
Southern Telegraph Company
Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Several Cities
Washington and other eastern cities report minor to severe earthquake shocks on August 31. Washington theaters and offices trembled causing panic while Cincinnati New York and Charleston areas reported structural damage and halted telegraph lines. Widespread fear and telegraph outages followed with reports of flooded tracks and possible tidal effects near Charleston.
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Washington
Albaugh
Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company
Telephone Exchange
Georgetown
Alexandria
Kendall Green
Richmond
Lynchburg
Danville
Norfolk
Petersburg
W. Va
Charlotte
N. C
Columbia
South Carolina
Atlanta
Cixcinnatl
Knights of Labor
Druid Hall
New Yorks
Western Union
Charleston
Savannah
North
D. C
Earthquake Sends Strange Sky Display Off Chesapeake Bay
The revenue cutter Ewing reporting from Baltimore recalls a Tuesday night near Smith's Point when a north gale and shocking skies occurred during the first land tremors. Stars appeared to move and phosphorus-tinged seas lit the horizon as the ship anchored at Cornfield harbor near the Potomac.
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Washington, D. C
Ewing
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Fortress Monroe
Smith's Point
Madigan
Brown
Arica
Peru
United States
Walerace
Cornfield Harbor
Potomac River
Donovan's Daring Jump From Brooklyn Bridge
Lawrence Donovan a Brooklyn printer leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge for a $500 bet. Rescued by friends in a boat he said he landed straight and was uninjured then swam to the boat. Justice Duffy fined him ten dollars for disturbing bridge traffic.
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New York
Lawrence Donovan
Brooklyn Bridge
Donovan
Foreman Reed
Toombs
Duffy
Brodie
Justice Duffy
East River
Niagara
Mexican Circular Urges Proper Arrest Procedures Abroad
The Mexican government circulates a directive through Mariscal urging strict adherence to law in foreigner cases. It requires written warrants, timely reports to the Foreign Affairs Department, and imprisonment within constitutional limits, with governors to inform Mexico of each case status.
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Baltimore
the Sun
Washington
State Department
Diaz
Mexico
Mariscal
Department of Foreign Affairs
Republic
Miriscal
Haddock murder not blamed on Democrats say newspapers
Sioux City Tribune and Dubuque Herald debate party culpability in Haddock case. They question how Republican policies and enforcement created the saloon era and the Clark law, while denying Democratic responsibility for Haddock's death. The debate frames the political blame across state leadership and law enforcement.
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Sioux City Tribune
Dubuque Herald
Haddock
Herald
Duncan
State Register
Iowa
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Sioux City
Marsh
Beecher Brother Commits Suicide at Water Cure
Elmira dispatch reports Rev James C Beecher brother of Henry Ward Beecher and Rev Thomas K Beecher shot himself through the head at a water cure in Elmira after years of mental distress. He was about 59, a Dartmouth and Andover graduate, former chaplain in China and Brooklyn, later a brevet brigadier general. Lincoln celebrates John Fitzgerald's election as president of the Irish National League of America.
Still Deeper Gloom in Iowa Republicans Over Treasury Policy
A Des Moines editorial mocks GOP gloom as the treasury calls in bonds totaling 57 million since July. It notes three large bond calls in coming months and suggests banks face shortages, urging long bonds, higher note issuance, and tax changes to stabilize currency amid partisan sniping.
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Des Moines
Cleveland
Treasury
Iowa
Minneapolis Tribune
The
Tribune
Congress
Minneapolis
Reminiscences of General Lee at Chatham Home
Major J Horace Lacy recalls a dawn visit with General Lee at Chatham, reflecting on trees felled by vandals, Lee’s plea to spare bloodshed, and a later visit to Mrs Lee at Washington and Lee University. The account preserves Lee’s devotion to family and land amid war memories.
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J. Horace Lacy
General Lee
Chattam
Columbia
Lee
Chatham
Arlington
Veneable
Taylor
United States
Washington and Lee University
Insult to Mexican Veterans Sparks Editorial Clash
The piece attacks Gov. Larrabee for remarks about Mexican War veterans, calling his stance insulting and in poor taste. It contrasts with supportive editorials arguing the governor correctly stated harsh facts about the war and its ties to slavery, prompting strong reactions from Iowa papers and readers.
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Iowa
Gen
Scott
Zachary Taylor
United States
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Buena Vista
Massachusetts
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Mexico
Council Bluffs
Coun
Roumelian Troops Support Prince Alexander Arrive at Sofia
Gen Mont Kuroff leads Roumelian forces to bolster Prince Alexander upon arrival in Sofia. Bulgarian reception is enthusiastic and orderly. The court martial proceeds, with arrests of plotters against Alexander continuing daily. troops would aid only if needed to restore his throne.
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Mont Kuroff
Alexander
Sofia
Murder Will Out in Sioux City Conspiracy Case
A warrant is issued for H. L. Leavitt as ringleader in the plot that ended in Rev. Haddock’s death. A detective pursues Leavitt while coroner's jury exposes all but the shooter’s identity. Bitter public sentiment grows as justice is anticipated.
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Sioux City
H. L. Leavitt
Haddock
Leavitt
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Sunday School of
Broad Gauge Street Car Company
Webster City
Daily News
Dispatches
Nichols & Farnsworth
Farnsworth
San Bernando
Florida
General Miles
Deadwood National Bank
Deadwood
Dakota
South Royalton
Eagle Roller
Quincy
Ill
McClintock
Columbus
Ind
Frank Lahr
Lewis County
Foreign Intelligence
Bucharest
Philipopolis
Sistara
Tiernova
Charles Dilke
Lord Kingston
Winnipeg
St. Petersburg
Navoe Vremya
Russia
Corea
Pekin
Chemulpo
Chempula
Alexander of
Bulgaria
Timova
M. Zankoff
Cobden Club
Florence Nightengale
G. M. Crawford
Cobden Lickert
Raffalovich
House of Commons
Burmah
Lord Churchill
Churchill
the Tribune
Fredericksburg
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