A lunatic escapes and marries a widow
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Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1880
Page
1
Census figures for District of Columbia population rise
The census shows 177,638 residents in the District of Columbia with 83,584 males and 94,044 females. It lists 160,527 natives and 17,111 foreigners, 118,236 white, 59,402 colored, 13 Chinese, 1 Japanese, and 5 Indians. The ten year gain is 45,838 people, of which 32,273 are colored.
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District of Columbia
Wheat surplus eases British demand with Illinois aid
Last year Central Russia supplied Great Britain with over 10 million bushels of wheat. This year the British supply is at risk, while Illinois reports a surplus nearing 50 million bushels. Illinois offers this excess to assist the British, providing relief to home consumption amid shortage.
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Russia
Great Britain
Illinois
Hogs Slaughtered by Chicago Packers Up This Season
The number of hogs slaughtered and salted by Chicago packers from March 1 to date totals 2,359,000, up from 1,481,000 for the same period last year.
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Chicago Packers
Gold Flow From Europe To United States Expands Trade
The commercial world notes a surge of gold from Europe to the United States in exchange for American harvests. Despite lavish European luxuries, the balance of trade remains firmly in favor of the United States and is expected to grow as commerce expands.
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Commercia
Europe
United States
Bolivian Envoy To Seek Peace with Chile In Washington
Senor Madilas Cabrera, Bolivian government representative, travels to Washington on a diplomatic mission to press the United States for steps toward an amicable settlement of the war with Chile. The U S government, via its minister, previously offered mediation but failed to advance talks, and Cabrera is expected to advocate a stronger stance. Peru’s involvement in the conflict, influenced by Bolivian actions, prompts requests for a regional peace initiative.
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Senor Madilas Cabrera
Washington
Chili
Senor Cabrera
Peru
Bolivia
Dubuque Census Totals 9476 Children in Iowa Districts
Iowa and nearby counties report varied counts and incidents. Dubuque lists 9476 children ages 5 to 21. Dickinson County reports the smallest delinquent tax list in the state. A Marion county threshing machine accident injures Warren Moore. John Bickford, about fourteen, jailed in Dubuque for alleged watch theft. Henry Rolland found dead in Webster county near Fort Dodge. Sabula Gazette notes bridge rails arriving, with work to start October. The Jones County Fair succeeds despite bad weather. A Comanche farmer John Kale dies in plowing. Ole T. Oleson’s son dies after wagon mishap. Herman S. Henry killed at Fair Play, Colorado. Pat Freney dies after being run over by a flat car near Gifford. Trouble brews over unpaid wages on Missouri Iowa Nebraska Railway. Robert Brownlie’s will contested after nephews seek share. G. T. Watros suffers fire losses totaling about 3500 dollars with insured 1500. Sioux county accident kills a four-year-old by mowing accident. Dr Lanning cannot save the child after leg amputation.
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Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska Railway
Garden Grove
Robert Brownlie
Long Grove
Scott County
Alex. W. Brownlie
College of the Church of Disciples
Oskaloosa
E. P. Adams
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Presbyterian Church
Presbtery
Buffalo
Kate Fitzeera
Day
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Mexico
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Fort Cummings
New Mexico
Ewing
Madden
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Charles Livingston
Brooklyn
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Vera Cruz
van Sice
A Cough Syrup Ad Praises Nature’s Waste Clearance
A vintage advertisement touts Bull's Cough Syrup as aiding nature in ridding the system of waste matter. It promotes the product at 25 cents a bottle.
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Nature
Usns i Bull
Fires and Disasters Cast Wide Toll Across Cities
A series of Sept 13 fires cause extensive losses in St. Louis Mallama California and a block Island blaze leveled the Pequot House. Other items report political changes in San Domingo and Victoria raids in Mexico, census plans for Indians, and a deadly shooting at a St. Louis saloon.
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Pequot House
Block Island
New York
Mr. Merino
San Domingo
Livingston
Little Rock
Fourth Street
Ex-Postmaster Adams Sentenced After Capture
Adams the former Deadwood postmaster who escaped the marshal after trial was recaptured at Fort Sully and sentenced to three years in prison and a $5000 fine. Also, famed road agent "Big Nosed George" pleaded guilty to murder in Rawlins Wyoming and faces a death sentence. A lawyer offered defense but George elected to die for his crimes. A guard named Henry Meekabee was mentioned.
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Big Sandy
Mt. Sterling
John Laughlin
Andrew Zittell
St. Louis
Zittell
Laughlin
Virgin
Houston Gully
John P. Gilmer
DeKalb, Miss
Henry J. Gully
Cornelia Chisolm
Virgin Gully
Gilmer
Owenton
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Arnard Acre
Hammonds
Jonathan
Saml
Adams
Deadwood
Fort Sully
George
Rawlins
Wyoming
London Dispatches Sketch Visits, Strikes and Royal Revels
A London dispatch reports Dean Stanley will visit the United States in 1881 with Thomas Hughes to study the church question. The Prince andPrincess of Wales attended the American minstrels show at Her Majesty's Theatre. Worcester and Staffordshire nail makers’ strike has collapsed, destitution ends the action. A parcel with dynamite on the London line raises safety concerns. European affairs include Dulcigna cession demand, Montenegrin movement, and naval salutes. The Princess baptized Marie Mercedes Isabella with Isabella as sponsor. A general amnesty proposal and Lashkend name change to Alexandrograd appear in Russian notes.
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London
Dean Stanley
United States
Thomas Hughes
Prince and Princess of Wales
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Worcester
Staffordshire
London and Northwestern
Euston
Scotland
Whitehall Review on Bonaparte Succession and Monaco Wealth
The article discusses Prince Roland Bonaparte possibly becoming the richest Bonaparte after marrying Marie Blanc of the Blane family who bought San Donato. It covers legal legitimacy of Roland’s children, historic marriages of Prince Pierre, and the Blane fortune tied to Monaco gaming and its later beneficiaries, including Dr Thalie’s wealth from Mme Benazet.
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Roland Bonaparte
M. Blane
Prince Jerome
Mme. Blane
San Donato
Pierre
Land
Tically
R. Bonaparte
Roland
Morges
Vaud
Mdlle
Empire
Brussels
France
Alexander Dumas
Prince Roland Bonaparte
Malie
Marie Blanc
Mme. Blanc
Maile
Marie
M. Latitte
Paris
Monaco
Florestan I
Charles III
Soveregn
Duke de Valentinois
Mary Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
M. Benazet
Baden
Thalie
Mme. Benazet
Widdow
Thulie
Man Fights Diamondback Duo After Napping Beside Arkansas Road
German butcher Hans Wiger, exhausted by travel near Harrison Arkansas, awoke to two diamond rattlesnakes gripping his legs. He froze, then acted, fainted, and later revived as blood oozed from his eyes and mouth. His hair also turned gray from the ordeal.
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Hans Wiger
Harrison, Ark
Mr. Wiger
Wiger
Beauty and health claims boosted by Hop Bitters trial
Advertorial urging women to improve health and beauty through Hop Bitters. Claims fair skin rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes come from good health and buoyant spirits, presenting Hop Bitters as a proven aid with a referenced trial in another column.
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France
Bliffers Praises French Servant Nancy and Gifts
Bliffers boasts of a French servant girl named Nancy and says nothing compares to her. He notes that without her in the house matter would worsen, and he recently gave her a dress, gloves, and fine notepaper. He laments parting with her, citing her long service in his household.
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Bliffers
Metz
Nancy
Rouen
Havre
Marseilles
Toulon
Toulouse
An Old Doctor's Advice on Kidney-Worth
An old medical note urges trusting in God and keeping bowels open. It promotes Kidney-Worth as the most effective remedy for this condition, claiming it works without distress or griping unlike other medicines.
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