Private Mail Service Faces Opposition and Political Appointments
The Northern Pacific Private Mail Service meets opposition. John Roach gains a new assignment. Mary Kleman convicted of poisoning. National Capital reports list presidential appointments including tribal agent, land office agents, internal revenue collectors, and numerous postmasters across states with suspensions noted.
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Northern Pacific
Wasiixeron
Ws. H. Brac
Iowa
Indians of the
Sacred Fox Agency
Allen Eastery
Montana
John R. Gunn
Indiana
Hugh GC. Quigley
Ohio
Nathan B. Wharton
James N. Smithie
Arkansas
John Jones
New York
General Land Office
Tur
Internal Revenue
Daniel J. Welch
Jan. C. Henderson
Wm. B. Anderson
Iinois
Thos. Cooper
Illinois
John Taleferro
Winchester
N. Y
A. H. Sympson
Benjamin Long
Greenville
Ala
J. H. Perdy
8. M. Yost
James M. Keyes
Richland Center
D. G. James
Northern Pacific mails spark U S post office probe
Washington July 20 Postmaster General Vilas received a letter from Mr Day of St Paul detailing the Northern Pacific plan to carry mails on its trains in competition with the United States The scheme implies extra postage for stamps yet cites inconvenience to the public Attorney General Bryant is examining possible legal steps Similar disputes were raised three years ago against Wells Fargo & Company in the western states and federal authorities now weigh ways to halt the practice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washieton
Vilas
Day
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
United States
Bryant
Wells, Fargo, and Company
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Mexico
Key
San Francisco
Wells, Fargo & Company
Minneapolis
Anti-Prohibitionists Jubilant in Brurys Iowa Motion to Federal Courts
In Brurys Iowa on July 20 anti prohibitionists celebrate the transfer of injunction cases against saloonkeepers from state to federal courts. Judges Loof ourow and Connor gave no reasons for the move which supporters say delays prosecutions though not yet a defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Brurys
Iowa
United States
Loof‘ourow and
Connor
Ding Cas
Prohibition Question Puts Saloonkeepers in Jubilation
Saloonkeepers cheer the turn of affairs as they foresee no further molestation. Prohibitionists remain disappointed but vow to continue the fight and keep up the effort in the ongoing policy debate.
John Roach’s Failure and Roach & Son Bankrupt in New York
John Roach, ship builder of Roach & Son, assigns assets to George W. Quintard and George S. Weed. He prioritizes wages, lists $62,217 owed to William Rowland and others, plus notes and bank loans. The assignment covers extensive debts tied to Roach’s government contracts for four steel cruisers and the Dolphin, with government orders voided and Roach facing massive losses.
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John Roach
New York
Dispatch
Dolphin
Roach & Son
George W. Quintard
George S. Weed
Stanford, Conn
William Rowland
New Brunswick
N. J
Rowland
Roach
Merchants’ Traders, Bank, of
Brooklyn
P. W. Gallaudet & Co
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Boston
Atlantic
Chicago
Levi Kerr
Kerr
Whitney
Chester
Poisoning Trial in Chicago Ends in Guilty Verdict
Mary Kieman, indicted for poisoning with intent to kill the Freres family, faced Judge Anthony as the trial opened. Testimony showed arsenic in soup and a powder found in the yard. Doctors and a Northwestern professor confirmed arsenic evidence. The jury convicted, sentencing her to one year in the Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Kieman
Michael Freres
Rose Will
Isaac Poole
Henry
Carhart
Northwestern University
Hoe
Nathan P. Williams
Hand County Horsethief Story From Milner Dakota
A Hand County horse thief evades Sheriff and deputy by riding away on a borrowed horse. The culprit, J. B. Burgo, known to money lenders, has a long history of gambling and large loans backed by his father’s property. Officials moved to press charges as creditors converged.
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Hand County
Milner
Dakota
Sioux City Journal
J. B. Burgo
Affidavit Confirms Property Claim and County Pursuit
The man declared the property his, with claims totaling 600 to 700 dollars that left his elderly parents destitute. Hyde County Sheriff arrived with a deputy who had tracked him to Buffalo County. After dining, he vanished. A posse searches the area for Burgo, while the father recalls prior rescues from the penitentiary. Petitions circulate for the aged couple's relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde County
Buffalo County
Dakota Convict Labor Contract At Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls Dakota on July 20 the Territorial Penitentiary directors closed a five year labor contract with J M Bailey Jr for convict work. The Territory will earn 20 24 or 26 cents per day per man based on service time. Five sewing barbed wire machines will be installed employing about half the 117 prisoners. The prison will also use some men for twine production. Cameron Co will use half the prisoners to cut paving stones and quarry stone for shipment to the prison yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Sioux Fallss
Territorial Penitentiary
J. M. Bailey, Jr
J. D. Cameron & Co
Iowa abortionists implicated in Fairfield fatal case
Devastating case in Fairfield Iowa follows the death of Maggie Rodebaugh after an abortion attempt. Les Baldwin from Birmingham stands accused with Dr Milligan of Fairfield named as a possible arrestee. Rodebaugh had traveled from Birmingham for the procedure and gave a final statement blaming Baldwin and Milligan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omans
Ned
Fairfield
Iowa
van Buren
Les Baldwin
Maggie Rodebaugh
Baldwin
Birmingham
Milligan
Russian Move on Herat Reported by Paris Dispatch
Paris dispatches claim a French officer has evidence that Russia plans to seize Herat with troops moving through Zulfikar. New York weekly bank statement shows reserves up 673000 and banks hold 34573463 above legal requirements. Watertown Wisconsin home destruction and injuries after Liainyrig attack.
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Paris
Herat
Zulfikar
Tim New York Weekly
Liainyrig
David Lewis
Watertown
Wis
Mr. Lewis
David Epwands
Mattoon
Ill
Going Out to Dine in Japan Invitation
An invitation to dinner among Japan's middle and upper classes begins with self deprecation and a playful claim of a dirty house. Attendees arrive to a spotless setting with attentive hosts and a lavish menu of ten to fifteen courses meant to honor guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
A Plea for the Girls and Winter Favors
A dated plea urges young men to treat their female companions with chivalry while out walking. It condemns passing on the opposite side of the street and refutes unfeeling behavior. The piece notes girls provided lights fuel and simple comforts through the long winter and deserve consideration.
Fatal Farmyard Knife Attack Near Hamburg
On a Belcher farm four miles northwest of Hamburg William Fordyce was slashed with a knife by cousin Samuel Fordyce after a long feud. William, unarmed, suffered severe wounds to the ear and hand while a boy's warning brought aid. doctors fear fatal loss of arterial blood. A woman is alleged to be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Belcher
Hamburg
William Fordyce
William
Samuel Fordyce
Samuel
Poisoning at Blue Grass leaves one dead in panic
In Scott County at Blue Grass Samuel Baker hosted guests. Liniment from jimson root was in a bottle misidentified as prickly ash. Mrs Baker and others drank wine, suffering nausea, convulsions, and delusions. Mrs Harding died. Mr Baker survived but ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grass
Scott County
Samuel Baker
Reunion of Twenty-Fifth Iowa Infantry and Cavalry at Mt Pleasant
The Reunion Executive Committee invites old army comrades to meet at Mt Pleasant for a joint reunion of the Twenty-Fifth Iowa Infantry and the Third and Fourth Cavalry starting August 24, 1885, for three days or longer. Railroads offer half fare with certificates, tents provided, square meals 25 cents, reduced hotel rates, and living prices for soldiers. Families encouraged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Twenty-Fifth Iowa Infantry
Third
Fourth Cavalry
Fatal Fall of Hay Carrier Timbers in Engle Township
In Blackhawk County Engle Township a bolt broke while Gerhart Berger and his sons erected hay carrier standards. Three thirty foot timbers fell. Berger died from head and shoulder injuries. His son suffered severe bruises. Berger, a prosperous farmer, leaves a wife and eleven children.
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Engle
Blackhawk County
Gerhart Berger
Berger
Spirit Lake Regatta Results Across Iowa Rowing Meet
Cedar Rapids won both senior and junior races at Spirit Lake with times 10 20 and 9 55 respectively. The junior winner also competed in the senior race amid rough water. Burlington led Davenport in the junior single scull with 12 20. Des Moines did not start in the junior four car event. Burlington won the junior double sculls over Davenport. Putnam of Davenport won the title race, and Rankin of Keokuk won the swimming race.
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Iowa Amateur Rowing Association
Spirit Lake
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Davenport
Des Moines
Putnam
J. W. Rankin
Keokuk
Reunion of Seventh Iowa Infantry at Ottumwa Planned
S G Van Anda once lieutenant colonel of the Twenty first Iowa and a longtime inmate at Independence Insane Asylum is noted. His wife has just been granted a government pension of 50 dollars per month. Davis County population has fallen by over two thousand since 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Iowa Infantry
Ottumwa
S. G. van Anda
Independence
Twenty-first Iowa
Davis County
Dakota Doings North Dakota's Census Shows Rapid Growth
The Fargo Argus presents census figures: North Dakota population likely over 150000, up from 1810 figures of 15177 for the Territory and 86465 for Dakota Territory five years earlier, a claimed 430 percent rise. County totals list Pembina 11230, Grand Forks 15572, Richland 9, etc. Fargo 7894, Grand Forks 6455, Bismarck 3167, Jamestown 2382.
Territorial News Roundup From Dakota Territory
Flandrau Militia uniforms received. Gen Sturgis returns to Fort Meade and assumes command. Harvest hands scarce across the Territory. Prairie chickens abundant in Southern Dakota. Jamestown boasts three pairs of twins under one year. Fargo Bible Society reports nineteen families without a Bible. Unknown man’s body found near Jamestown on the Cheyenne River. Tramps numerous along the Northern Pacific line. NP builds rail to Sims coal mine. Aurora County owns 63 schoolhouses and plans 12 new ones. seven rented. Col C B Little detailed as Inspector of the Dakota National Guard. Dakota farmers paid 2 dollars per acre for trees kept for three years. Young ladies file mining claims in Emmons County. petitions for 300 new post offices filed in the Territory. J F Osburn, a horse thief, shot while attempting jail escape in Bismarck. Jamestown Northern Branch finished by Oregon Transcontinental but NP refuses to accept as unfinished. Wild mustard spreading in Red River country. officials urged to act. Yester County votes to issue 10500 in bonds to fund warrants and road improvements, plus a 5000 court house. Newcomers fewer but generally wealthier. Casselton coroner’s jury finds Conrad Gerths died by self-inflicted revolver shot. Erik Olson dies by self-poisoning at Bismarck. Murder inquiry into Mrs Unger’s Dawson death develops. possible other implicated. $10000 in possession said. Territorial Fair planned at Huron Sept 29 to Oct 1 with over 10000 in premiums. Railroads to transport stock. Dakota to benefit from Minnesota or Iowa free-way travel. Campbell County assessed value reported at 125000.
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American Bible Society
Fargo
Cheyenne River
Jamestown
Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific
Sims
Aurora County
C. B. Little
Dakota National Guard
Emmons
Bismarck
Ma‘ams
Postoffice Department
J. F. Osburn
Clark
Oregon
Dakota
Casselton
Conrad Gerths
Erik Olson
Ling
Huron
Minnesota
Iowa
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Towner
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Rolette
Foote
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Eddy
Sia Ridder
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McKenzie
Alfred
Buford
Flannery
Monts Raille
Dun
Williams
Wallace
Lisbon
Wahpeton
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la Moure
Flandrau
Sturgis
Fort Meade
Campbell County
First National Bank
Capital
LE Mars
P.f.dalton, J. W. Myers
M.H. Finney
Plymouth
Sioux
Lyons
Brown & Gray
Proprietors
Sam
Fagle
Plymouth County
Lemars
Puid
P F. Dauron
Pres
J. W. Myrrs
Treas
M.A. Moorz V. Pres
M. Hilgert
Kaiser
A. G. Blakeway
T. H. Dodgson
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PEW Bros
U. S
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St. Louis
Enver
Omaha
Pacific
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Missouri
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