Iowa items show fairs, crimes and storms in region
Iowa items report Agency fair in October, Van Buren fair mid month, a boy injured in Boonshoro, and political events in Fairfield. Butter production estimated at 50 million pounds yearly. Spirit Lake massacre monument planned. Sioux City notes density estimates and Logan visit efforts. In Des Moines and other towns there are suicides, jail counts, fires, storms, and staged political results across states, with aviation and river incidents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
van Buren
John Carpenter
Boonshoro
Ewing
Parsons’ College
Fairfield
Townercamerica
Spirit Lake
Sheldon
Gen Logan
Sioux City Journal
Massachusette
Hawkeye State
George Butler
Laporte City
Amos Crowell
Crowell
George Smith
Scott County
Grant
Foreign Germany News on Russia China and Caribbean Turmoil
A global bulletin reports German arrival of American yeast shipments influencing agriculture models, military mobilizations, and Sino-Russian tensions. It notes Bulgaria's expected independence, Ayoob Khan's retreat, regional battles with casualties, and a Jamaica hurricane impact. England's parliament and Afghan campaigns are summarized alongside a deadly Seaham mine disaster and broader European power diplomacy.
Old Bendigo and the Pulpit Life of William Thompson
Obituary and life sketch of William Thompson once known as Bendigo a famous bare knuckles fighter of Nottingham. At 68 he turned from prize fighting to preaching at Cadmans Mission and Seven Dials London. His battles included forty eight fights won and a claim of never a black eye. He later preached to working classes, learned to read in prison, and fathered a public conversion highlighted by his mother’s support and a life on the platform. The piece also recounts a dramatic domestic wedding between Nettie Dayton and Will Dayton with lingering sorrow and a farm backdrop.
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Shaw
Cedar Rapids
Jacob Putnam
Bellevue
Maquoketa
Des Moines
S Hospital
St. Louis
Ottumwa
Mitchellville
Hler
Anna Johnson
Nol Mer Johnson
San Francisco
Jennie Flood
Ulysses Grant, Jr
Young Grant
Sierras
Jennie
Ulysses
Ulysses Beingson
Chicago
Byrne
Khrone
Coleton
Betsy Baker
Rose of Texas
Batham
Dunn
Colston
Rothman
Speculator
Upton
Quebec
Canada
Cuite
England
Europe
Roberta
India
Africa
House of Commots
Ireland
Seaham
Durham County
North Sea
Sunderland
Beene
Worcestershire
Dabria
Terata
Wiliam Thompson
Bendigo
Ting
Tras
Hig Derth
Ravin
Tom Paddock
Jeri
Bahdigo
Nottingham
Shadrach
Meshach
Cadman's Mission Hall
Seven Dials
London
Sherman
Downers
Nettie Dayton
Nettie
Will
Dayton
Fragmentary 19th Century Noise Frustration Text
A garbled OCR fragment describes a man and his wife reacting to a rag or ragor and a stove, mentioning shaving, blacking a stove, and a sense of human nature. The readable bits hint at a domestic scene with unclear numerical or contextual detail.
New Hampshire Republicans Nominate Chus for Governor
In New Hampshire a Republican slate nominates Chus for governor with C Hel reportedly backing the bid. The move signals party strategy ahead of upcoming elections as supporters discuss key issues and regional implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Yendon
Chus, C
Hel
Goy
Defaulter Treasurer Hall Flees County After $47000 Loss
In Lucas County Ohio, E. B. Hall, serving his first term as treasurer, has admitted defalcating $47000 and fled Toledo after contacting his deputy to inform bondsmen. The note confirms the loss and Hill’s departure follows his term’s expiration. A Denison dispatch reports a Texas execution, and other unrelated violent incidents are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Hall
Lucas County
Ohio
Hall
National Party
Toledo
Denison
Texas
Allatalla
Dixon
J. T. Stoval
Col. Cobell
Stoval
Seiderman &Anton’s
Sioux City
Odd Fellows
Charles Umbert
Met
Leadville
Thomas Morgan
St. Joseph
Richard Stevenson
Sherif
Kansas City
Morgan
Stevenson
Keema
Sunny Arrow Fire Fears Rattle Daytona Farmfolk
Nettie Dayton quarrels with worry while farmer Dayton consoles her over a rumored disaster on the Sunny Arrow. At the telegraph office Sherman also frets as news arrives that the ship or building burned with possible loss of life, countered by skepticism about the report.
Textile Plants and Early Clothing Across Civilizations
The article traces how early peoples used natural materials to clothe themselves, from tribes along the White Nile to the Unyoro and Papaans in New Guinea. It notes garments made from fig bark, grass and palm leaves, and tapa from mulberry bark, linking clothing with social progress in thrift, agriculture, and the rise of pottery and ornamentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Nile
Samuel Baker
Unyoro
New Guinea
New Zealand
South Sea
Miss J Solves Mystery of Gate City Conductor
Miss J travels south with companions to Goldsborough then travels alone after an escort cannot meet her. An ex Confederate captain conductor, a native of the town, attempts to identify the passenger. An elderly gentleman helps by asking her name, revealing the identity after a moment of suspense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barriro
Goldsborough
Miss J
Gaptiin P— Daxigus
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G. W. Singly
Moulton
Fort Madison
Pennsylvania
George I
William Harness
Malcom
Hubbers & Vernon
Onta
Tanner
Virginia City
Oakland
Atlantic Sea
St. Julien
St. Paul
R. C. Adams
Deadwood
Fort Sully
Barlett
Ouray
Southern Ute
Los Pinos
Kallock
Tyus
Charles de Young
Boston
Terry
Fort Keogh
Big Road
Indiana
Manhattan Market
New York City
Haymarket Hotel
Manhattan
Trowgate
Antwerp
New York
Florida
Tussaya
Rosa Eppinger
Cedar Keys
Joseph Bayles
Long Preade
Apalachacole
Philadelphia
St. Sebastian
St. Johns
Arkansas
Churchill
Oval Parks
Vermont
Vermon
Farnham
Phelps
Heath
Greenbacker
Scattering
Joyce
Randal
Martin
Greenback
Tyler
Campbell
Mead
Fusion
Currier
Germany
Loanda
Coanza Company
Bibi
Henry M. Stanley
Branley
Russia
China
Pest
Bulgaria
Afghanistan
Candyhar
Ayoob Kahn
Ruskorex
Mussoovie
Ota
Giteb Bieb
Asia Minor
Anely
Jamatca
Star and Herald
Panama
Jamaica
Kingston
Turkey
Peru
Porte
Manchester
Ragusa
Riza Pasha
Scutari
Duligno
Mussulmang
Montenegro
Ducigno
League
Cettinje
Dulcigno
Seymour
Old Bendigo
PrizacKighter
Haris
Farmer Wayton
Farmer Dayton
Ettie
Jim
Farmer
Mr. Dayton
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