World IR Ag't iD and FEA LG key
In a terse note the World agency outlines an IR strategy and a key LG component for the FEA program. Details are sparse but indicate an emphasis on ID verification and security measures across agencies.
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1887
Page
3
In a terse note the World agency outlines an IR strategy and a key LG component for the FEA program. Details are sparse but indicate an emphasis on ID verification and security measures across agencies.
A lengthy132-word analysis from a United States senator visiting Europe outlines campaign dynamics for 1888. It discusses Blaine, Sherman, Hawley, and Fischer’s rivals, party loyalties, and the potential cabinet role for Blaine. It notes Connecticut influence and the effect on Republican chances in state legislatures and the Senate.
Winnipeg reports Mr. Van Horn corroborates plans to shift the transfer between the Canadian Pacific and Manitoba roads from Emerson to Gretna. Emerson would be reached via Norquay's new line, with officials preparing on the presumption it will be built, while Red River Valley road grading should finish this month and Northern Pacific ties lag.
Washington reports the president will leave the capital in the last week of September and travel to St. Louis for two days before visiting Chicago Milwaukee Madison St. Paul Minneapolis Kansas City Memphis Nashville and Atlanta. He will follow his fixed schedule and decline any outside invitations.
Testimony is taken in Milwaukee in the suit brought by the estate trustees of the late S. S. Merrill against C. H. Prior of Minneapolis. The action concerns platted and sold town sites in Dakota and Nebraska while Merrill was St. Paul road general manager and Prior an assistant superintendent. The claim alleges they were partners in the real estate business and that Prior never accounted to the estate. Prior is in the city.
BISMARCK Aug 12 The commissioner of immigration in his crop report says the territory will yield at least an average one over forty million bushels of wheat and about thirty million bushels of corn.
A third wreck in two weeks leaves seven freights off the track at Merrose Montana. Passengers on north and south trains are delayed but no lives are lost. several crews report near escapes during the incident tonight.
A tornado formed north of Renville during a hail storm and cut a mile wide path four miles long, damaging nearly every building. The wife of P. Haan was killed and Gustaf Krieger, four miles south, is expected to die. Property losses range from 15000 to 25000 dollars.
On a return trip from Put-In-Bay, a gang of toughs seized the steamer Alaska assaulting men and robbing passengers. Three passengers were badly beaten and the crew and travelers terrified. Detroit police halted the chaos after arrival, eleven arrests made.
In yesterday’s telegrams Vol unteer finished at 3 50 Reames 3 56 Atlantic 3 58. A 10 year old girl of Granite Falls died by lightning while herding cattle. Albert Lea gas well first burn, new well struck at 77 feet. Montana cattlemen allege cattle seized and driven into Canada by mounted police. A large gang of tramps fought at Barnesville Minnesota. one shot, believed fatally. Godfrey Frego of Lanesboro shot in Canton. Wisconsin storm relief. drouth districts relieved. Frank Schoenig of West Saint Paul died by poison. Indians at Northern Montana agency sun dance. war-paint raid on Crows. agent Baldwin arrested band. Cabinet met at White House. topics finance and Canadian fisheries. British Women’s Temperance Association sent jubilee congratulatory address to the queen. 24 000 members in 357 societies.
Armour and Fowler Brothers have contracted to build two packing houses in Sioux City totaling 350000 dollars. Silberhorn is adding a similar plant at 300000 dollars. Combined capacity will reach 9500 hogs and 1000 beeves daily, fueling Sioux City’s booming commercial growth.
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader urges Dakota youths arranging college plans to choose a Dakota school. It argues Dakota colleges offer comparable advantages, with energetic and independent young faculty and students shaped by pioneer life, despite states boasting larger institutions.
James Ricalton describes a July visit to Vardo in Norway. He notes the two public schools under a male principal and female teachers, the students singing for him, and sparse Arctic flora. He then tours four whale blubber factories, witnessing flensing, drying, and rendering processes that produce fertilizer from bones and offal, amid strong odors and vast carcasses.
A New York Globe Democrat correspondent describes longshoremen foremen recruiting crews at docks. The men shift from listless waiters to nimble, powerful laborers as they load or unload ships, showcasing swift, precise handling of bales barrels and boxes.
A heroic size statue of Salmon P. Chase by Clark Mills, one of seven statues made from captured cannon, sits unseen in a nearby store. The sculptor’s death after completion delayed delivery to the government, but the piece remains housed away from public view.
The Herz telephone introduced in Paris and Brussels is simple and inexpensive, costing about half a dollar to make. A New York expert predicts the telephone of the future will be cheaper and more capable, with 1900 costs of about one dollar per unit and five dollars annually for service, making telephones as essential as gas and water in homes. The term bike is now widely used for bicycle.
Hon. Anson P. Morrill, former governor and congressman from Maine, died at his Augusta home. He helped lead temperance and prohibition, shifted from Democrat to Republican, and served in the war era Congress. He leaves two daughters and several grandchildren. The report also covers Chinese beliefs about death and a reflective essay on labor and idleness.
Investigation into Oscar J Harvey of Wilkes Barre reveals a career marked by forgery at the Treasury's third auditor's office and a history of high society travel and education. He borrowed about 30000 dollars using the will as motive, kept diaries and ledgers, and faced bank repayment liability as authorities pursue restitution.
The New York Ledger recalls General Garfield remarking he would choose tent life with Mark Hopkins over years at a grand continental university. An old clergyman色 offers a calming rebuke about anger toward a neighbor, saying there is no use in getting mad while the same man must endure it.
Obituary recalls Antonia F. Henne born Cincinnati 1850 who sang as child in local concerts and Theodore Thomas' symphonies. She studied in Florence and abroad, returned to New York 1871 central to Madison Square Presbyterian Church, admired for sweet tone. Also a critical note on faith cures and medical quackery from the Globe-Democrat.
A lecturer questions the great need of the hour amid the Evils of Humanity. An inebriated auditor quips for a “night key with an electric light.” The Scranton Truth notes King Humbert of Italy giving up tobacco, with health improving markedly.
The column surveys numerous facts from Idaho to New York including governors who are brothers, mumps in Rome Michigan, 6 percent Michigan interest rate, Boston lodge in 1733, New York evictions, and diverse statistics on populations papers and parks. It blends oddities with brief notes on prisons libraries and notable ages and crafts.
A Scots speaker at a jubilee gathering in a northern Scottish town praises the queen as discreet and careful then jokes he will follow her example by giving the same amount himself. The remark reflects a humorous tone and civic spirit in the report.
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