Diverse 19th century notes spark headlines and notes
The Davenport meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa, notes on Jefferson Davis, and Richmond reburial. Obituaries for Judge Beck at Fort Madison, and a Boston flag day idea. Cherokee Strip settlement date set. Infanta usage explained in Spain. Influenza in Switzerland linked to humidity. An Ohio divorce suit with a joke. Gould memorial church plan in Roxbury. Camel herds in Arizona. Columbian fair rail rates urged. Great Eastern fate and newer faster ships. Kansas rain project via cannon blasts. Pennsylvania will to wife executrix. Argentina and China courting labor. Newton County marriage price tale. Iowa prohibition ticket details. Story of a circulated marked quarter. Foster's Ohio rebound and debts.
Controversy Over Geary Law Sparks Pacific Coast Stir
The Geary anti Chinese law prompts debate among Pacific coast observers. Ships carry bones of the dead back to China while reactions warn of retaliation. Missionaries reportedly returning home as tensions and financial strain rise in western states.
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Des Moines
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J. A. Harvey
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E. H. Gillette
New York
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Charles Foster
the Treasury
Fostoria
Ohio
Mr. Foster
Newell
Centerville
Swegian
Blue Lick Hills
Ind
Christopher Columbus
America
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John W. Powell
United States Geological Survey
United States
Bureau of Ethnology
Cniaco IN
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Humeston
W. E. Dennis
Harieston
Ady & Haldeman
Brug
Tr. M. Stanton
H. G. Burham
End St. Humeston
Ifave Ist
Stanton’s
HoLdeo
Soniatte
Wayre
Decatur
Walt
Itumeston
Scientific American Agency For
Fan Qi
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