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Varied 1885 notes from world across many fronts
Lord Salisbury hints at Tory protectionism while a Santa Fe convict dies after leaping from a 60 foot penitentiary fall. Reports cover snow storms in Dakota, trials in Chicago, civil service changes, smallpox battles, Seattle Chinese protection, and broader imperial and domestic turmoil with multiple named figures and places.
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Lord Salisbury
Victoria Hall
London
Maximo Apadeca
Dona Ana County
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Findlay
Ohio
Bloomington
Illinois
Springfield
Union Pacific
Laramie Hills
Nebraska
Ogala'a
Minnesota
Duluth
Comstock
Lawa Gulch
Clarence M. Gaffet
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Leadville
Minnie Boone
Pueblo