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Mitchell as She Is in Dakota Town Promotes Industries
Mitchell showcases a booming 4 700 population with a packing plant, flour mill, several banks, two railroads, mills, operas houses, newspapers, schools and a thriving business climate. It touts artesian water, drainage, street lighting, quarries nearby and rail connections. The piece frames Mitchell as a hub for manufacturing, wholesale, and farm commerce inviting enterprises to relocate here and join local boosters.
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United States Land Office
Jeakota Methodist University
South Dakota
Superior Waterworks
Holly
United States
Union Tank Line Co
Board of Trade, Building Association
Knights Templar
Knights of Psthiss
Milwaukee
Omsta
Davison County
Court House
Dakota
Iowa & Dakot
Hastings & Oak
Minneapolis
Omaha
Mitchell
Furor Industries
Sloux City & Co
St. Paul
Fatal coal gas claims lives of John Gowan and daughter
A deadly coal gas incident on Monday night in Hu Ron claimed the lives of John Gowan and his daughter, officials report. Authorities are investigating the blaze and cause of the gas exposure as neighbors react with shock and grief.
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John Gowan
Huron
Watertown Seeks M. E. Seminary as Feeder to Mitchell University
Watertown proposes establishing a Methodist Episcopal seminary to serve as a feeder institution for the Mitchell University, aiming to strengthen religious and academic ties and expand early education pathways for students in the region.
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Watertown
University At
Mitchell
New York City Upholds Law Respect For All
A citywide statement in New York emphasizes equal respect for the law, urging public patience and adherence to legal standards amid ongoing civic efforts. Officials call for cooperation across communities to strengthen trust in justice and safety.
Territorial alliance to map bills at coming Huron session
The territorial alliance plans to outline legislation for consideration by the next legislature during its upcoming session at Huron. The action aims to set priorities and prepare policy initiatives to be advanced in the new legislative term.
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Huron
Territorial Alliance
St Louis Globe-Democrat Hints 2S Ticket For Next Year
The St Louis Globe-Democrat suggests a potential winning ticket for the next year featuring Hamlin and Hawley. Democratic commentary notes the political scene and possible advantages for the slate in the upcoming state context.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sherman
Hsamlin
The Wisdom of Division Advised by The New York Herald
The New York Herald urges division to carve out states from the western domain of the empire, arguing that operating dimensions and boundaries will better manage vast western territories and avoid central overreach.
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The
New York Herald
Idaho Reform Favors Delegate Amid GOP Split
In Idaho a newly elected Republican delegate faces a rift within his party as voters resist Mormon influence while an opponent who had served one term in Congress supported extending a policy connected to the church.
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Idaho
Congress
Interstate Commission Probes Standard Oil Rail Deals
The Interstate Commerce Commission has begun an inquiry into the relations between Standard Oil and several railroads after a small oil dealer complained the conduct favored the oil giant. The inquiry aims to determine if preferential treatment or improper practices occurred affecting competition.
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Interstate Coun Ce Commission
Standard Owl Company
Railroads
Cal Tyner Implicated in Upset in Pioneer Press
A fragmentary report claims Cal Tyner is blamed for a political upset involving local factions and party leaders. The text references tensions among politicians and committees, with unclear specifics on location or date.
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Cal Tyner
Witseupe
Pioneer
Cal Ndis
Tyner
Lotis
Aberdeen scheme backers push against core government principle
The Recfield Jours asserts that most men supporting the Aberdeen scheme foster hostility to a fundamental government principle and seek to set a dangerous precedent that will backfire on them when least expected.
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Aberdeen
Proposals to aid farmers urged by Col Price in Dakota
The column promotes farmer propositions advanced by Col Price. It argues a business based organization could unite settlers, encourage struggling Dakota farmers, and improve agricultural conditions, benefiting the wider community.
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Col. Price
Dakota
Conservative forces guide reform through cautious, united action
The piece extols conservatives as the steady restraining power between destructive upheaval and reckless extremes. It cites Lincoln and Civil War figures, argues reform comes from coolheaded moderation, and predicts harmony of labor against capital and temperance against intemperance, achieved by the prudent, broadly charitable conservative current.
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Wen
Sini
Garrison
Phillips
Lovejoy
John Brown
Lincoln
Stephens
Lee
Johnston
Union
Eyements
Dakota Voices on Division and Representation in Congress
A Washington column argues that Dakota should speak as a united majority to secure division and admission, contending the minority’s refusal to accept Dakota’s formal expression is unjust and unrepresentative. The piece likens the situation to contested seats and urges unity to avoid insulting the electorate.
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Pioneer Press
Washington
Dakot
Dakota
Congress
House of Representative
Carlisle
Aggains of Chicago Prepare New Terrible Object Lessen
A fragment from a historical report notes a group in Chicago intent on furnishing material for another harmful project. It hints at organized effort and possible public danger, urging caution and further inquiry into their plans and motives.
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Chicago
Dakota Clark Weds In Atlanta Amid Prohibition Debate
Dakota Clark enjoyed a double wedding Monday. Colored voters decided the day in Atlanta for the anti prohibitionists. Post offices at Lost Lake Turner county and McCook Union county have been discontinued.
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Clark
Dakota
Atlanta
Lost Lake
Turner County
McCook
Union County
Californias Editor Shot by Doctor in Fraud Probe
A California editor was shot by a doctor whom he accused of fraudulent practices. Both men departed from their usual professions, leading to a tragic outcome as the dispute turned deadly.
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Californias
Western rail line ends dangerous car stoves for steam heat
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway company claims the distinction of being the first western line to replace deadly car stoves with steam heating, crediting safer passenger car conditions and reduced fire risk.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Signers to Aberdeen call reveal democratic scheme
The publication of signer names shows the Aberdeen call is a purely democratic scheme, and the people of Da kota can allow it to materialize.
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Aberdeen Call
Dakota
Watertown Editor Arrested for Criminal Libel
L D Lyon editor of the Watertown Public Opinion, noted for his outspoken independent stance, has been arrested on a charge of criminal libel. The case stems from statements published in his paper, prompting legal action and scrutiny of press freedoms.
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L. D. Lyon
Watertown Public Opinion
Lybel
Movement Aims to Defeat Lemar Supreme Court Promotion
The text notes an organized effort to stop the promotion of Secretary Lemar to the supreme bench, describing it as part of a broader pattern of opposing rising figures. It emphasizes the persistence of opposition against notable public figures seeking higher office.
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Lemar
Supreme Bench
Unanimity on Sioux Reservation Question Aches in Dakota
The public mood in Dakota shows strong support for opening the Sioux reservation while the Indians have repeatedly indicated willingness to cede portions of their lands. The piece questions whether Congress will employ its favored logic in this dispute.
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Dakota
Congress
Minot Votes Tossed Spark Court Action Over Ward County Result
The Minot vote was thrown out in Ward County, triggering court action. The decision leaves Ward County with a prohibition majority, whereas license would have won by 150 if Minot ballots were counted.
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Ward County
Minot
Texas Congressman Shows Guts on Capitol Gas Incident
A Texas congressman, new to Washington, caused a gas mishap on his first night in the capital. Nearly suffocating, he proved to his constituents he is no fool, dismissing flashy but impractical ideas with firm resolve.
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Texas
Washington
Congress
Brookings College forestry and horticulture bulletin issued
Bulletin No. 1 from Pres. McLouth of Brookings College focuses on the forestry and horticulture department as an experiment station authorized by Congress. It details tree growth in the college grounds and will be mailed postpaid to all applicants by Pres. McLouth.
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Pres. McLouth
Brookings College
Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Congress
Delegate Gifford On Democratic Party Versus Republican Critics
In a recent interview Delegate Gifford argued the Cerne Psis in the country excuse the niney posing the admissus while noting opposition to the Democratic Party rhetoric. He claimed the vicious urges of republicans are used to excuse Democratic representatives.
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Gifford
Cerne Psis
Coundry
Niney
Democratic Party
Editor Volkmer Returns to Milbank Amid Enemies
A Washington dispatch notes Volkmer alias Lewis will return to Milbank while his foes, pressing after his fall, may see due attention. The release is described as fully free, allowing him to travel in Philadelphia. In his absence his wife ran the Review, editing and typing the paper. Volkmer admits fleeing Philadelphia twelve years ago was foolish, driven by fear, not guilt.
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Volkmer
Lewis
Milbank
Washington Dispatch
Philadelphia
Dakota divided by rival railroads and distant lines
The long dream of connecting north and south Dakota by through rail lines faces rival road rivalry. A Fargo through line and a Yankton Jamestown line exist yet no interconnections, forcing travel from one end of Dakota to the other via St. Paul. The argument shows Dakota is too large.
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Dakota
Fargo
Yankton
Jamestown
St. Paul
Reservation bill push urged for Dakota Sioux opening
A Washington authority says the reservation bill can pass with early persistent effort. The Pioneer Press notes Dakota should place the Sioux opening in capable hands from other territories to press the issue. The Rapid City board of trade has sent John King to Washington and seeks funding to back Major Kellam Frank Gorlekoantz J C McManinn and PoP McClaire alongside him to influence the session.
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Dakota
John King
Washington
Rapid City Board of Trade
Major Kellam
Frank Gorlekoantz
J. C McManinn
Pop. McClaire
President's Message to Go to Printer in Installments
The president indicates the message will be printed in installments and be longer than prior volumes. He questions whether Congress acted on many suggestions from the previous voluminous document.
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Congress
National Republican Club proposes convention plan in New York
A New York City circular from the Republican Club outlines plans for a national convention of Republican clubs to organize state leagues and coordinate work. Delegates would cast one vote each, the event set for December 15–17, 1887 at Chickering Hall, with no candidate nomination.
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Republican Clun
New York City
Republican Club
City of
New York
Chickering Hall
Henry Gleason
Beekman Street
Joseph Poot
Henryy Gleason
James A. Blanchard
Epwakp T. Bartlett
Joseph Ullman
James P. Foster
C. H. Destson
Dakota
Nassau Street
Sympathy Poem Fragment by Longfellow
A short verse fragment laments a tired journey of a childlike feet. It contrasts distant wandering with a weary speaker near a roadside inn, reflecting on pain hopes and rest and ends with a contemplative mood.
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Longfellow
Flesh Turned Into Stone in Black Hills Petrification Tale
Rapid City corresp reports petrifaction cases in the Black Hills and Bad Lands. A Rapid City boy buried years ago resurfaced as stone, resembling a mummy but with preserved hands. another case notes Wild Bill’s remains found petrified after exhumation. The writer warns many such instances may appear when graves are disturbed.
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Black Hills
Wild Bill
Dakota
Eugene Holcomb
Rapid City
Gabriel
Deadwood
Jack Call
Bill
Rapid City Cor
Milwaukee Journal
The Man Milliner Worth in Paris Fashion
A New York World profile recalls M. Worth, a two decade head of Paris fashion, famed for wealth, luxury, and caprice. He dictates designs to distinguished clients, rejects those who do not fit his vision, and can transform a gown with a single pivot of fabric and a new mood.
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Paris
M. Worth
A New York Club Swell and His Servant
In Julian Ralph's letter a New York club man imitates London swagger. He rents a $1,500 yearly furnished suite with a valet called his man who attends nightly, bathes, masssages, fights him with boxing gloves, applies electric currents, and prepares breakfast. The routine is lavish and emulates elite London cliques.
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London
Julian Ralph
Washington Letter On House Members Elect And Party Split
The clerk reveals party strength as Democrats 165 Republicans 153 independents 4. The independents are A R Anderson Iowa John Nichols North Carolina Samuel I Hopkins Virginia and Henry Smith Wisconsin. An annex lists each state’s Democrat and Republican count. Democrats lead in most states with twenty showing Republican majorities, New Hampshire is split. The four independents would not alter the two-party balance in the next presidential election.
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Washington
House
A.R. Anderson
Iowa
John Nichols
North Carolina
Samuel I. Hopkins
Virginia
Henry Smith
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Genuine currant jelly failed as a business venture
A Oswego man made pure currant jelly from surplus red currants but hotels and retailers preferred cheaper adulterated products. He could not compete with cheap impure jelly sold wholesale or retail. Similar fate hit Union Village with pure apple jelly, soon suspended as inferior adulterated rivals captured the market.
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Oswego
Union Village
Ossego Times
Poison from the Human Teeth Warning on toxic bite infections
Dr A C Robinson notes teeth can transfer infection in fights causing severe blood poisoning and even requiring amputation. He cites cases where minor hand abrasions led to toxic outcomes, linking poison to oral health and stressing medical difficulty in treatment.
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A. C. Robinson
Richest thing about a Minneapolis girl tale
A Swedish baron, seeking work in America, signs an autograph in a Minnesota clerk's name to conceal his status. A Minneapolis girl seeks his title but he explains his only title is clerk at M store. The anecdote highlights social mobility and identity in new country.
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Minneapolis
Mas
Pioneer Press
A Defense of Gambling Letter Reader Excerpt
A San Francisco gambler defends his trade in a letter to The Examiner, arguing the gambler benefits the world more than lawyers. He claims lawyers profit from the 'wise' while gamblers live off the fools, and he asserts moral superiority in embracing folly. The quote is attributed to the New York Sun.
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San Francisco
New York Sun
A New Lunch Box Enterprise Enters Chicago
A Chicago man plans to deliver tin lunch boxes each containing a small sandwich a pie a coffee and a napkin for fifteen cents. He uses a light wagon to serve patrons during lunch hour and has already secured over 300 subscribers with plans for more wagons as demand grows.
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Chicago Mail
Chicago
New York Tribune
The Pitchers Sore Arm Treatments Described
A New York Star note describes severe pitcher arm troubles treated with mild galvanism. Large flat electrodes are placed over sensitive points around the shoulder joint, with late afternoon suggested as the preferable time for application.
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New York Star
Sarsaparilla Promises Health Through Battle Metaphor
An advertisement frames the human body as a battlefield with a demon in blood attacking health. It touts Sarsaparilla as a reliable remedy to defend the body, drive away disease, and restore long term health. The copy urges trying this peculiar medicine.
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Hood
Grand Canary health resort praised for pure air benefits
A New York Star note highlights Las Palmas on Grand Canary as a famed health resort with promised invigorating air from the trade wind. Separately a Brooklyn factory owner reports selling 6,000,000 pounds of licorice last year to a tobacco firm.
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Las Palmas
Grand Canary
Canaries
New York Star
Brooklyn
Umbrella Figures in War From Mutiny to Siege
The umbrella recurs in conflicts from the Indian mutiny to battlefield protection. Lord Kerr led troops under an umbrella at Bodyke, while Osman Pasha is noted for carrying eight large white umbrellas into action at Plernga. New York Sun reports on these striking uses of umbrellas in war.
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Bodyke
Lord Kerr
Osman Pasha
Plernga
New York
Garfield and Hopkins Quote on Humble Living
General Garfield extols Mark Hopkins saying he would endure six months in a tent with Hopkins over any six year grand university course abroad. The remark highlights Pratt and Hopkins as figures in his celebrated but humorous comparison.
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Gen. Garfield
Mark Hopkins
Secret of Aerial Navigation Claim
A Chicago Herald report says Russian engineer Coslowiche claims to have conquered aerial navigation with a machine about 200 feet long. To protect the secret, the apparatus was built in segments across Europe.
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Coslowiche
Eurpe
Chicago Herald
Minnesota pension grants listed for September
Pensions. Washtincton September 4 The following Minnesotans were granted pensions Increase Nathan B Watson Minneapolis Patrick Hoey Cleveland Charles B Smith West Union J N Kroger Mankato Restoration and increase Charles W Dilbree Winnebago City
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Wasnixcton
Nathan B. Watson
Minneapolis
Patrick Hoey
Cleveland
Charles B. Smith
West Union
J. N. Kroger
Mankato
Charles W. Dilbree
Winnebago City
Gave Him c Mr. Denny is a minister with many children
A fragmented reminiscence describes a minister and his large family at the parsonage, noting his supper routines and a child’s concern over biscuits. The scene hints at trust and daily duties, with a tense moment as a boy recalls his father’s long day and a moment of perceived neglect.
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Denny
Onis
Denny Sie
Doctor
Holmes
Oery Harold
Harper's
Not Quite So Modern Theater Voice in Omaha Tale
A Western traveler in an uptown theater overhears a peculiar exchange about rent, typhoid linked to poor living conditions, and a grim double suicide. The scene shifts to a man asking about a play’s title, with the crowd debating Romeo and Juliet and a line about doctoring old time.
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Omaha
Doctoing Old Time and Warner Log Cabin Remedies
An article discusses an illustration of a clock and the idea of Old Time Doctoring. It profiles H. H. Warner of Warner’s Safe Cure and his plan to revive old family remedies as Warner's Log Cabin Remedies. It predicts a new era of remedies rooted in herbs and nostalgia, contrasting with modern medicines.
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Harper's
Col Brated
H. H. Warner
Warner’s Safe Care
Warner Observatory
Rochester
N. Y
Warner's
Warners Log Cabin
Land Office Notice of Timber Culture Claim in Mitchell
Andrew Cartor filed notice of intention to make final proof before the Register or Receiver at Mitchell on December 1, 1887, for timber culture on 1,502 acres in sw 4 section 13, township 101, range 61. Witnesses named Gustaf Sevensen, Alfred F. Litz, Charer Johnson, and William H. Grady, all of Mitchell. Register B. Everitt Gea.
Fragmentary OCR: Local sale notice and names
Readable fragments indicate a local sale or storefront notice with partial names and prices. Mentions Calli town Aus Sah Cha store and Mrs guest, with unclear dates or figures amid damaged text.
Settlement final proof notice in Mitchell Dakota
Land Office Mitchell Dakota November 23 1557 notice of final proof by Mary E Skinner under soldier's head right entry 22082 for northwest quarter section 14 township unknown range unknown proof to be made December 3 before Register and Receiver Mitchell Dakota
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Mitchell, Dak
Mary E. Skinner
Tol
Rance
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