Old Vets in Camp Arrive for Wichita Encampment
Governor Martin and staff accompany the Sons of Veterans Drum Corps to Wichita Kansas for a department encampment. Festivities include decorated streets, a Turner's opera house gathering, and planned parades with Women’s Relief Corps. General Milton Stewart presides as reports and credentials are reviewed.
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Resigned His Charge at St Paul Episcopal Church
Rev Father Demattod of St Paul Episcopal Church resigns after censor by Bishop Vail for celebrating mass for the late Jarding. He says he cannot stay in a diocese where his views differ widely from the Bishop.
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Foreign secretary bids Greece protest after formal tableton notice
Sir Horace Rumboldt Irish minister at Athens submits a tale to the foreign secretary announcing Greece's formal tableton. The premier Lyonals prepare protests to the reece submission, signaling official reactions to the event.
How toast traced from Rome to Brutus the joke
In a Boston Herald note, toasts using How! traced from the plains to civilization and then to Shakespearean text Julius Caesar Brutus line cited. It argues the word’s Roman origin, debunking a prior army officer stereotype, and ends by noting fashion as red silk umbrellas with silver handles.
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Winter Wheat Outlook From Kansas to Ohio in 1886
The winter wheat report notes overall favorable prospects nearly matching last year across Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois Kentucky Missouri and Kansas. Snow has melted revealing healthy crops though unprotected fields risk cold damage. Stocks of old wheat are depleted in several states while Minnesota Iowa and Michigan hold carryover.
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Washington Notes in Senate and House Actions
Washington notes from February 23 summarize senate bills and nominations. Senator Van Wyck seeks to use sinking fund proceeds for branch railroads and telegraph lines. Confirmations include Alfred B. Judd as pension agent in Milwaukee and Charles E. Wilkins as land office register in Benton Minnesota. John Ressne, Texas, vice consul at Salitallo, is named consul there. The House Indian affairs committee will report on bills granting railroad right of way through Indian Territory, despite a general favorable bill already reported.
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Watterson Out of Danger in Louisville Report
Louisville February 23. Doctors say Mr Watterson is out of danger. His mind is clearing fever nearly gone and appetite returning. Full recovery expected though slowed by debility from the illness. he should regain strength within a month.
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Treasurers Shortage Revealed in Nelson County
Devil's Lake Dakota February 22 Andrew Holman Dakota treasurer of Nelson county visited St Paul but failed to return on the appointed time Investigation shows a county funds shortage of 11400 Although he has twenty eight bondsmen totaling 23000 it is believed little more than 2000 can be recovered
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Walk-Out In Mitwavesr Boots Factory Strike Hits 600
About 600 workers from six of Mitwavesr Wis boot and shoe plants walked out this afternoon over employers’ refusal to sign the wage scale set by the boot and shoe makers union. The strike is supported by the Knights of Labor. Local electric bell and alarm system ads follow.
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A Pretty Tough Story of a Stone Quarry Injury
Samuel Carson, employed at local quarries, was struck by a rock from seventy five feet, shattering the skull and brain. Surgeons removed bone, stitched scalp, and he recovered unusually, with normal appetite and no major symptoms, prompting astonishment from physicians.
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Grant Monument Appropriation Bill Passes Senate
Forty ninth Congress debate records the Senate passing a monument appropriation for General Grant in Washington. Key figures like Plumb and Hoar clash over value, necessity, and lessons from Lincoln, while education funding prompts strong opposition and warnings about long term commitments.
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Two Officeholders Gone in City Infirmary Case
Judge Scobel of the probate court found Martin Brockman and Fred Hermann guilty of making fraudulent vouchers and other malfeasances. He removed them from office after they resigned and fled to Canada and Havanna. Mayor Smith did not accept the resignations.
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Money Mystery At Broadway Charter Hearing
In New York the Broadway surface road inquiry opened with few spectators. Clarence A. Seward examined James W. Foshay, president of Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad, who revealed that among the remaining $300,000 in second mortgage bonds purchases included $50,000 by M. M. White, $50,000 by Geo Coe, $50,000 by Isaac Brokaw, and $50,000 by George Curtis.
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Coal Men in Convention Opens Joint Meeting
February 23 in Columbus Ohio coal miners and operators from Ohio Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania and West Virginia attended the first session of a joint convention. Christopher Evans of New Straitsville Ohio was elected permanent president. The meeting aimed to adopt a schedule of mining rates for the coming year starting May 1, but no business was completed in the forenoon session.
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Greek Ministers Threaten Resignation Over War Declared
The Greek war and marine ministers threaten to resign unless Turkey is declared at war. Greece’s anxious public eyes hostilities, while torpedoes were secretly removed from Salonica harbor. Turkish authorities boarded the steamship Omonia and arrested the captain on suspicion of involvement, then searched the vessel and released him when no torpedoes were found.
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Escaped by a Daring Leap in Clinton Missouri
August Dunn, jailed for forgery, leaped from a Missouri Kansas Texas train as it slowed into Clinton. He fled into Grand River timber and, though heavily manacled, remains at large as a posse pursues him. Sheriff Berry slept through the escape. Dunn was en route to Peoria from Denison. Separately, Chicago railroads quote first and second class limited fares to San Francisco from $340 and $20 respectively with rebates on some routes.
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The Holland Case Opens After Delayed Deposition
The Holland murder case against James T. Holland for the death of gambler Tom Davis on August 31, 1885, was called for trial in New York. Defense moves for adjournment to Thursday due to the absence of deposition by John D. Hill of Abilene Texas, a material witness. court grants the request and Holland returns to prison.
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Cook heads to Mexico for Geronimo surrender talks
Tucson dated February 28 reports General Cook left for Mexico to meet Apache chief Geronimo in hopes of arranging terms for the surrender of all hostile Apaches.
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International press association opens in Cincinnati
The international press association convened in Cincinnati Ohio on February 28 marking the start of a daylong gathering with press leaders and affiliated journalists.
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Kansas Speech On Education And Union Funding
A Kansas debate highlighted education spending and federal state aid. Speaker Plumb praised Kansas for allocating $3,000,000 to common schools, contrasting southern efforts and urging improvement through will rather than money alone. Call defended constitutional aid between states and federal government as established practice. The session adjourned after a brief executive meeting.
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Ice Breaks Up Washes Away Graves In River
Kansas City February 2 The river ice broke today washing away thirty to forty graves at the Salpox Island area stopping any cutting out of the island. The event highlights sudden river peril with structural erosion and loss of burial plots.
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Market Report From Kansas City Produce Exchange
The Commercial Indicator notes a quiet market with firmness in several items. WIEAT receipts total 4 514 bushels with 85 713 shipments, No 2 red cash and futures ranged with bids and asks for March April May, corn receipts 19 400 bushels with quiet nominal activity, oats and butter prices listed, and assorted goods such as card meal and bran priced. market mood described as quiet but strong.
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Manesas City Live Stock Report February Update
Live Stock Indicator from Manesas City shows cattle receipts around 275 with shipments slower. Feeding stock strong, exporters varied, good to choice shipping at 4.00 to 5.25. cows and stockers 3.25 to 4.00. hogs receipts 0. market steady to slow. hog futures not listed. overall tone mixed with weaker demand for some classes.
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Louis Produce and Latis February Market Snippet
Fragments show a February market note mentioning Louis Produce and Latis with figures like 6.0 and 9.90. The text references family terms, weights such as 325g, and items linked to VCs and dyes. Limited legible details impede a precise report beyond noting a barter or listing context.
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St Louis Livestock Market Receipts and Trends
Livestock market report from St Louis shows receipts of 4,000 cattle and 2,500 hogs with market active and steady to higher. Cows and feeders steady, mix of packing and slaughter stock with rates around 4.50 to 4.96 for heavy and mixed lots. Sweep receipts 2,500 with shipments near 1.00 and overall sales reported at 3.50 to 5.00.
Chicago Produce Flour and grain price report
Chicago February 23 price report lists flour and grain bids for winter wheat, spring wheat, buckwheat, and corn futures and cash quotes. Includees values for No 2 and No 3 spring wheat, rye, and notes on contract months and closings.
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Chicago Live Stock February 23 Market Summary
Chicago live stock report lists shipments and prices for February 23. It notes steers sold at bulk and mixed cattle figures with prices per hundredweight and brief trade details from the market as of late trading.
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