Peruvian Rebel Victory at Canta Feeds Lima Security Fears
Dispatches report a sharp clash near Canta sixty miles from Lima where Gen Caceres' forces surprised Col Torreo's government troops. About 850 line troops and 100 cavalry held the town while rebels of 1,500 to 2,000 were repelled after hand to hand fighting. many died, columns burned, and Col Bustamante killed himself. Caceres arrived with his staff after the battle as precautionary measures surge around Lima.
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Panama
Canta
Lima
Caceres
Torreo
Col. Torreo
Huachallania
Pachas
Bustamente
Cajaramaria
Special 10 Cent Stamp Free Delivery Offices Listed
Washington reports on a March 8 1885 act enabling 10 cent special stamps to secure immediate delivery at free delivery offices in cities over 4000 population. Oct 1 marks the start with 550 offices nationwide including Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Oregon Nevada Utah and more, noting none in Dakota or Montana despite populations above four thousand.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Northwest
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Faripault
Mankato
Red Wing
Rochester
Stillwater
Winona
Wisconsin
Appleton
Beloit
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Kenosha
la Crosse
Madison
Manitowoc
Milwaukee
Neenah
Oconto
Oshkosh
Portage
Hacino
Sheboygan
Stevens Point
Watertown
Wausau
Iowa
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Creston
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Iowa City
Keokuk
Lyons
Marshalltown
Mount Pleasant
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Oregon
Portland
Nevada
Virginia City
Carson City
Fureka
Utah
Ogden City
Salt Lake
Dakota
Montana
Elizabeth Armstrong Abduction Case Proceedings Resume
London September 17 The examination of the defendants in the Elizabeth Armstrong abduction case resumes. Mrs Broughton who allegedly conducted the sale denies selling Eliza and says she accepted £4 from Mrs Jarrett in consideration of past kindness. Magistrate admonishes Mr Stead during questioning.
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London
Elizabeth Armstrong
Witnesses Testify In Domestic Service Case
Mrs. Broughton's testimony remains unshaken while Mrs. Armstrong recalls opposing her daughter centering service to stay at home. After questions from defense counsel, the case adjourned to the 26th.
Soldiers Reunion in Aberdeen Draws Large Crowds
The Aberdeen Dakota soldiers reunion drew about 400 veterans and over 1,500 in the parade line. Hon C G Williams delivered a masterly address, Maj Barrett a former Confederate soldier gave a welcome, and four bands supplied music. Local officials and citizens hosted a reception, with plans to hold next year’s meeting in June by bid, location undecided.
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Anerdeen
Dakota
Fire Department
C. G. Williams
Capt. Lucas
W. M. Pease
Bunker Hill
Aberdeen
Maj. Barrett
A. A. Rowley
Nice
C. N. Deering
Plantcinton
N. C. Nash
Canton
H. Jumper
Puritan Triumphs Over Genesta in Forty Mile Race
Puritan defeats Genesta on a forty mile course from Scotland Lightship with two minutes nine seconds actual time and one minute thirty eight seconds corrected time. The race, praised by elder yachtsmen as the world's best contested, faced a shifting wind from west to gale force as Puritan damaged a mast but finished two minutes six seconds ahead.
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New York
Scotland
Genesta
Arrest at the Altar in Jersey City Marriage Arrest
A German robber named Deitrich Castius, with prior jail terms at Sing Sing and Joliet, was arrested in Jersey City on the eve of his planned marriage to widow Annie Meiner. Investigations linked him to recent thefts of wearing apparel from local boarding houses as guests awaited the minister.
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Jensny City
N. J
Jersey City
Deitrich Castius
Sing Sing
Joliet
Castius
Annie Meiner
Proclaimed Annamese King Channeng Crowned Soon
Gen De Courcey, commanding French troops at Annam, telegraphs that Channeng is proclaimed king and will be crowned on the 19th. Mortality rises among natives due to cholera in the region.
Concise Dispatches from the Era of Debts and Disasters
A Chippewa Falls hardware merchant assigns for creditors with debts and assets. A decomposed body found in Montana is believed to be Chas Weadell, who headed to Garrison from Omaha. Various postmasters appointed in Illinois Iowa and Missouri. A Norwegian bark Rogaland capsized near Parsebon with crew losses. Crystal Falls, Michigan, suffers a large fire with major losses and insurance. A transcript of Geo B Loring’s accounts has been sent to the Treasury Solicitor.
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P. M. Dicatre
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Tel Gate River
Sulkey Canyon
Montana
Chas. Weadell
Omaha
Garrison
Ilinois
al Chapin
F. P. McKenney
Murrayville
Thos. Crouse
Fowler
John D. Straub
Mound Sterling
Geo. W. Ebey
Iowa
Ellsworth
John Q. Digerness
Clarion
G. W. Middlecoff
Rogaland
Hansen
Parsebon
Conway
Crystal Falls
Mich
Bishop & Runkle
Green Bay House
McGlenby
Finny
Durnam
Geo. B. Loring
Agriculture
Treas
Mining strikes and violent deaths across the United States
The report cites a government suit over about $20,000 in alleged misused agricultural funds involving Mr. Loring. In Ohio 900 to 1,000 miners struck over a price cut. A Chicago man, 77, died after a clubbing by an assailant. Suspects in a Blue Springs train robbery were indicted in Topeka. A hunter in Wisconsin was accidentally shot. Guerrilla flags in France threaten action. A steam thrashing machine exploded in Bryan, killing two. Reports claim the Marsanio expedition to Central Africa was massacred. A Cincinnati iron worker killed another in a quarrel. A New Jersey man killed a Black man. In Jaysville a man killed Azariah Jay after a quarrel.
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Bridewell
Howard Pierce
Hugh McHenry
Chicago and Alton
Blue Springs
Topeka
Kan
Gus Johnson
Poplar River
Superior
Wis
Torbury
Bryan
Ohio
K. G. Pasler
Wesley Henner
Marsanio
Central Africa
Cincinnati
Frank Berte
William Hazard
Berte
Benjamin Vandeverr
Somerville
N. J
David Ten Dyck
Jaysville
George Vines
Amaziah Jay
Jay
Vines
Wheat farmers hold for better prices in Dakota report
Northwest farmers in Dakota await higher wheat prices while C L Heiser of Mayville logged six acres and 250 bushels, Albert of Serauld County complains of salty well water, and in Everest a bystander knocks John Curley who slashes Shaw leaving severe injuries. Curley bail set at 1000 dollars.
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Dakota
C. L. Heiser
Mayville
Albert
Serauld County
Everest
John Curley
Curley
Shaw
Nebraska News Fragments From Early County Reports
A fragmentary Nebraska roundup notes a Crawford County hog loss of $2000 to disease, Fullerton population 987 in 6 years, a Seward stock company forms to start a canning factory, L C Griggs of Grand Island loses three fingers, a burglar thief chased from Holt into Dakota, and the Sarpy County Fair suffers a $200 deficit due to bad weather.
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Nebraska
Crawford County
Fullerton
Seward
L. K. Griggs
Union Pacife Yard
Grand Island
Holt County
Dakota
Sarpy
Iowa incidents report including shootings and rail disaster
In Des Moines Mrs. Qus Annberg shot Charles W. Lewis wounding his thigh, suspecting burglary. Ida County Jail inmates attempted escape thwarted by night watchman Abe Wilson. prison cell tools and a broken lock found. A water-spout near Gifford washed out a culvert on the Iowa Central Railroad, allowing freight No. 47 to pass, killing Pat Kankley who was on the tender. Kankley formerly served as a Milwaukee Road conductor.
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Iowa
Qus. Annberg
Des Moines
Charles W. Lewis
Lewis
Ida County
Ida
Abe Wilson
Gifford
Iowa Central Railroad
Pat Kankley
Kankley
Milwaukee Road
Minnesota Turmoil and Tragic Accidents Reported
In Spencer a shoe maker Jacob Pyle was stabbed in hand and arm by a tramp during a spree. John Nolan of Windom was shot in the thigh while hunting near Heron Lake. A strong wind in Mankato damaged shade trees and small buildings. Ole Dybdal of Fergus Falls was impaled by a pitchfork through the bowels after falling from a haystack, dying soon after. In St Paul a man named Robert Holder collapsed dead after pursuing hoodlums during church services, likely due to preexisting heart disease aggravated by excitement.
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Jacob Pyle
Spencer
John Nolan
Windom
Heron Lake
Mankato
St. Paul
Robert Holder
West Seventh Street
Public sentiment rules nations more than leaders
A compact, period tone meditation on how public opinion shapes history and governance. It argues that ordinary people, not elites, drive progress, and that leadership is shaped by the collective will of society, for better or worse. The piece laments dependence on great orators while praising the enduring power of the crowd.
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Congress
Eitler
Brooks
Cicero
Aristotle
Plato
Telegraphy and wind sharpen a telegraphers mind
A Nebraska telegraph operator recalls how constant electricity heightens mental acuity. He notes wind on the prairie aided his work and tells of visiting his girl at a distant station, the cost of a barge trip too high, prompting him to improvise a sail on an old tie-car for Saturday night to Monday morning travel.
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Nebraska
Satuday
Sail-car romance ends in humorous twist on wind and love
A man narrates using a sail-car to visit his girlfriend every Saturday for over a year, noting wind direction varied. He reveals a second girlfriend at a station fifteen miles east to handle the opposite wind, ending with a playful confession.
Laura Bridgeman Visits Chauncy Wall Kindergarten
Laura Bridgeman visits Chauncy Wall Kindergarten where children, guided by a skilled sign language interpreter, present pins, watches, and wooden block designs. The group traces motions of soldiers, hares, and pigeons while Bridgeman identifies animal crackers by touch, expressing delight at the learning moment.
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Sue
Laura Bridgeman
Percy
Miss Bridgeman
Making Artificial Flowers in New York and the South
A New York Tribune report cites a large manufacturer noting about 1500 girls in the city work on artificial flowers often in old lofts near the French quarter. Workers lay one hundred layers of silk, stamp shapes, retint and shade them. The trade imports ostrich feathers and plumes, with New York supplying about half the stock. A prominent dealer expanding a new building is also a noted trotting man in racing circles.
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New York
Paris
South
New York Tribune
Slipper Customs Across Cultures and a Mexican Newspaper Tale
An Egyptian letter discusses the superstition and ritual use of slippers as renunciation in the Orient, noting bride farewell tradition and a shoe as a legal sign of relinquishing inheritance. The article contrasts this with modern Arab quips and adds a remark on Mexico City’s seven five newspapers lacking space for wrapping paper.
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Iimelech
Tue City
Mexico
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