Harden’s Big Straddle Split Over Dakota Admission
Fargo Republicans rail against division of Dakota while Democrats avoid a firm stance. The Jamestown platform hints at admission as one state if voters approve, a move critics call a sugar-coated division ploy. Joh W.largen, named for delegate, allegedly a divisionist, would face pressure to oppose division if elected. Harden, tied to the Farmers Alliance, faces wary Republican voters wary of alliance tactics.
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Fargo
Congress
Dakota
Jamestown
Joh W. [Largen
Itarden
Farmers Alliance
Redskins in Rebellion Threaten White Settlers in BC
Advices from the Skeena river report Indian troubles near Hazelton in British Columbia. Clifford, Hudson Bay agent, and a constable are said murdered. Whites fortify Hudson Bay stores as authorities rush to scene with special police and troops. Troops reach Skeena by water, ascent slow due to rapids and distance.
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Victoria
B. G
Skeena
Clifford
Hudson Bay Company
Hazelton
Hazleton
B. C
Skeena River
Caribousay
H. B. Roger
H. M. S. Caroline
Lumbermen Drown Crossing Bow River Rapids
Six men drown while crossing the Bow River rapids near Cananaski falls aboard a rowboat from Eau Claire Lumber company. Four Scandinavians and two Canadians perish as their oars fail, while three others reach shore.
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Bow River
Winnipeg
Man
Pine
Eau Claire Lumber Company
Low River
Cananaski Rapids
Calvary
Death in a Cemetery Derailed Express Near Detroit
The Grand Trunk limited express No. 5 derailed at Mt. Olivet cemetery fourteen miles from Detroit after a switch was left open and lights out. Fireman Baby was trapped under the engine and burned to death.
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Dero
Grand Trunk Limited Express
Mt. Olivet
Detroit
Baby
Tragedy as Boat Capsizes Drowning Three In North Point
A group of twenty one youths from BAntimone visited North Point on Sunday. Ten ventured in a rowboat to fish when the craft capsized. Joel Lutz William Finn and Frank Vera drowned. Taitz was married and left a child.
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North Point
Joel Lutz
William Finn
Frank Vera
Taitz
Commission Named to Negotiate Dakota Sioux Division
The commission to negotiate with the Sioux for division of their Dakota reservation will include Judge John W. Wright of Tennessee Captain W N Cleveland brother of the president and Captain H B R Pratt superintendent of the Carlisle Indian school The lawyers convention at Grand Army hall also urged rapid division of Dakota and admission of two states referencing the Huron meeting of July 10 11 assumed support for the plan.
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Washington
John W. Wright
Tennessee
W. N. Cleveland
H. BR. Pratt
Carlisle Indian School
Dakota
United States
Heros
Dak
Grand Army Hall
Huron
A Biogamist's Unusual Reward
Minnerolis reports that John Wilkins, noted for multiple marriages, now enjoys a peculiar reward as a lover. He has lived here with wife No. 1 and wife No. 2 in peaceable, happy domesticity.
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Minnerolis
John Wilkins
St. Paul
Meeting Discusses Sault Ste Marie Road Branch Through Rochester
A meeting at Union National Bank parlors in Rochester formed a committee of four to push the construction of a Sault Ste Marie road branch from Wisconsin to Austin. The group Austin, Rochester, and Wabasha will confer with company officials to pursue the project.
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Rochester
Minn
Union National Bank
Sault Ste. Marie
Wisconsin
Austin
Wabasha
Sioux City Races Offer Fast Wins at Evans Park
Spectators saw strong performances at Evans Park with Victor Wilkes winning the 2:48 trotting in 2:55.15, Nittie taking the 2 trotting in 2:30, Jewett capturing the free-for-all pacing in 2:22.15, and Mike Whitney clocking a fast mile dash.
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Sioux City
Towa
Evans’ Park
Victor Wilkes
Nittie
Jewett
Mike Whitney
Indiana Attorney General Mitchener in Pirta on Harrison’s NRCC pick
Attorney General Mitchener of Indiana, a key adviser to Gen Morri son, visits Pirta and says Gen Harrison is pleased with the selection of uay as chairman of the National Republican committee and with the outlook in New York.
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Mitchener
Indiana
Gen. Morrison
Gen. Harrison
Uay
National Republican Committee
New York
Committee named to investigate unwanted immigrants
Speaker Carlisle selects a committee to investigate violations of present laws on the importation of contract seekers convicts paupers and other immigrants. The panel includes Ford of Michigan chair Oates of Alabama Spinola of New York Morrow of California and Guenther of Wisconsin.
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New York
Washington
Journal of Commier de Bays
Carlisle
Messrs. Ford
Michigan
Oates
Alabama
Spinola
Morrow
California
Guenther
Wisconsin
Canadians and Their Immigrants Mass Meeting in Montreal
A mass meeting of workingmen in Montreal condemned landing of undesirable immigrants and urged the government to stop the practice by fining $1,000 for each offense on any steamship bringing such people to Canada.
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Montreal
Canada
Regional Gleanings and Dispatches Across the Nation
A mixed digest reports George Bancroft injured in Newport, plans for a Winnipeg to Hudson’s Bay railroad, and a death aboard a ship from Panama fever. It notes Duelling bill push in France, Duluth Daily Democrat launch, shipyard ambitions for Duluth, and local Wisconsin incidents including fires, drownings, measles, and bond sales.
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Hudson's Bay
Washington
Jan Hamsen
Legation
South America
Panama
Isthmus
Conley Backer Sends Forfeit for Chitter Deal
Ashland Wisconsin July 17 John J D Hives backer of Mike Conley sent a drift for 500 dollars to Richard Kox in New York as a forfeit for a chitter with any mill in America London price dug juice preferred.
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Wis
John JD. Hives
Mike Conley
Richard Kox
New York
America
London
Ford breaks American beach jumping record at Cape May
W N Ford, the national amateur jumping champion, broke the three standing broad jump record on the Cape May beach with a 32 feet 2 1/9 inches mark.
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Cape May
W. N. Ford
America
Cloudy Clyde the King Leads Local Kidnapping Gang
Powell Clyde a 14 year old from Lake View nicknamed Cloudy Clyde led a gang to abduct two young brothers Willie and Henry Diechmann for a month. Police found the cave headquarters with stolen goods after the boys were bound gagged and kept at a lumber office cave near Addison and North Clark streets. Authorities seek Clyde and other gang members as the youngsters are returned home safe.
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Chicago
Powell Clyde
Lake View
Cloudy Clyde
de King
Prince
Addison
North Clark Streets
Cloudy Clyde’s
William Diechmann
Willie
Henry
North Clark Street
Clyde
Cloucy
Far West
Willie Deichman
BUSTED THE BANK A Kansas Cowboy Robs La Junta Bank
A cowboy entered the Bank of La Junta at 1 20 pm and with a revolver forced the cashier to fill a bag with cash. He then fled on horseback. Loss estimates range from 16000 to 28000 dollars and no clue to the robber has been found.
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ToHinsey
Kan
Bank of
la Junta
Baseball Scores From The Day's Games
Scores across leagues show Saint Paul defeating Ag City 8 to 1 while Minneapolis topped New York 11 to 9. Omaha beat Bronx City 10 to 9 and Milwaukee defeated Chicago 5 to 4. Cincinnati beat Cleveland 12 to 7 and St Louis routed Baltimore 18 to 0. Kansas City won 4 to 5 against Brooklyn, and Louisville beat Athletics 11 to 5.
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Market quotations for July 16
St Paul market quotes show No 1 hard wheat bid, No 1 Northern sle bid, No 2 Northern 78 bid. Corn No 2 45 asked, No 8 sample 49 asked. Hay $6.00 asked, upland prairie $6.00 bid $7.00 asked. Potatoes new 80c asked, July $2.45 per bbl. Butter extra creamery 1 1 2c asked, packing stock 6 10e asked. Chicago grain: Wheat cash 8 5 1 2c, July 8c. Corn cash 44c, August 46 15-16c. Oats cash 20 14c, August 25g. Rye August 48c. Flax and timothy nominal.
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Hite
Bee
Chicago
Belge
Wheat prices and notes for July and August
Commodity prices listed for Minnexipolis Wheat No 1 hard and No 2 Northern with cash and future August values. On track figures show cents per bushel and ranges around 88 to 84 cents, indicating price movement and tracking across grades.
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St Paul Union Stock Yards Receipts and Prices Report
At South St Paul receipts include 39 hogs and 22 cattle with hogs steady and cattle firm. Hogs market ranges $5.00 to $5.85 with various weights and packing figures noted. Cattle receipts about 20 500 with mixed classes and prices from $1.75 to $6.20. Texan and native cattle present as well as stockers and feeders. Paris July 17 decoration news: Alexander Dumas to receive commander of the Legion of Honor while Emile Zola will be knighted.
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Chicago
Hoxas
Paris
Legion of Honor
M. Alexander Dumas
M. Emile Zola
Dakota Press Association Posts Meeting Change
President Davis announces the Dakota Press association will not meet at Big Stone Lake this week. The group will assemble on September 8 at Yellowstone Park for its next meeting.
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Huron, Dak
Davis
Dakota Press Association
Big Stone Lake
Yellowstone Park
Texas Deep Water Port Urges 39 Million Appropriation
Fort Worth, July 14 The Texas Deep Water convention elected Gen. IR. A. Cameron of Colorado as president and C. T. Hussey of Texas as secretary. The group urged Congress to appropriate not less than 39,000,000 for a Texas deep water port to be built at the most advantageous location as determined by the board of government engineers.
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Tex
IR. A. Cameron
Colorado
C. T. Hussey
Congress
Board of Government Engineers
Where Editors Will Congregate
Cincinnati dispatch reports the National Multivocal Association executive committee completes its labors. The next meeting will be in San Antonio Texas starting Wednesday November 21 for three days. A Texas tour and a visit to the southern Mexico is planned.
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National Mulitovial Association
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Mexico
Indian kills squaw on Flambeau reserve in drunken rage
An Indian on the Flambeau reservation shot and killed his wife on Flambeau Lake while intoxicated. Officers pursue the murderer. W N Jackson and Minnie McClurg from Virginia City eloped and wed at Butte,Mont, facing parental objections. The Midway grounds and stables are leased to EF C Long of St Paul. A fatal fire near Grassy Lake Northwest Territories burns Mrs Marks. Switchmen in Kansas City boycott Burlington cars. The Manitoba Liberals sweep provincial elections. Norquay likely victorious. Lightning strikes burn two barns near Medford. Cotton bagging manufacturers form a price cartel. The sultan fears William II’s visit to the czar. Ed L Small drowns in Sioux City river. A stockman in Mason City mutilated after carload mix up. A Hastings boy dies of heart disease. Bergren acquitted of wife murder. St. Cloud mill worker fatally injured. Corcoran killed by switch engine. Hammerstein found dead by suicide. Brainerd fire losses settled at 314,800 on 17,000 insured. A stranger trades horses at Austin, leaves with team after suspicion. Checks drawn on Brainerd bank cast doubt. A St Paul printer cheats merchants with checks. Aust./Greece consuls protest raids on Bel lova railway station. Portuguese expedition planned north of Zambesi. Pyat proposes using Orleans princess property for aged asylums. Crispi to Carlsbad with Bismarck and Kalnoky. Auckland reports Tahite natives rejected French overtures and shelled by Dacres. Opium smuggling bribe offer to customs men. German and French talks on sugar export influence expected.
Huron Democrats Seek Public Ratification Meeting
The Daily Times reports the Tiron Democrats have not yet held a public ratification of the St. Louis ticket. It urges Nathan Thumbsayp Smith Esq. to participate in upcoming proceedings and notes a long-standing Dakote expectation that political demonstrations include key Times figures.
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Dakote
Times
Missouri Crop Report Reflects Wet June and Mixed Yields
Bradsheet notes June rainfall of 6.15 inches vs 8.1 in 1887, causing corn weediness and grain risk while meadows and pastures improve. Wheat, oats, and corn show varied conditions with chinch bug damage and harvest rains cited. state averages listed for multiple crops and fruits.
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Bradsheet
Unusual Tax Remittance Concerns Northwestern RR
Aberdeen News reports an inquiry shows over 800 dollars of railroad tax paid by Northwestern on Brown county land last February has not reached county treasurer Williams. A June letter to treasurers urged remittance and a receipt request. officials call the method unusual for territorial finance.
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Aberdeen News
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Brown County
Williams
Gale Losing His Grip at Canton Insane Hospital
The Yankton Press reports Gale of Canton is clawing at the hospital board as a new superintendent takes charge. The paper says Gale's influence wanes, calling for firm leadership and asserting the new administrator can safeguard the hospital's reputation.
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Yankton Press
Gale
Canton
Insane Hospital
Ile
Buchanan
Jamestown Megs Pioneer Press On Admission And Prohibition
The Jamestown Megs Pioneer Press notes the platform supports admission with a public vote while splitting on liquor policy. Harden opposes his party and the prohibition stance, Gov. Church is tied to high license, and the convention tabled a high license measure creating a curiously mixed coalition. The piece compares the parties and calls the situation a uncertain path for voters.
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Pioneer Press
Harden
Agin
Gov. Church
Prohibition
Farmers’ Alliance
Maine to Sundown: Thurman Smear From Tribune Columns
A Texas congressman quotes the New York Tribune praising Thurman in colorful language. He declares Thurman a rugged fighter and predicts a nationwide sweep from Maine to sundown, insisting Thurman possesses unmatched political stamina and charisma.
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Texas
Thurman
New York Tribune
Numper's Junction
Maine
Total Eclipse of the Moon described for observers
Scientific American reports a total lunar eclipse on July 22 and 23 visible across the Americas Europe Africa and the Indian Ocean. The eclipse lasts about 3 hours 40 minutes with totality beginning near the meridian and lasting 1 hour 48 minutes. A good opera glass aids observation.
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Peniingra
Jilly
Sialon
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Penumbn
North
South America
Saloon Fight Shapes County Vote Over Prohibition
The note warns that saloon advocates push a high license and threaten law violation if defeated. Prohibition supporters seek a statewide stand as the county heads to the election to decide the liquor issue and temperance outcome.
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Dakota Blizeard
Friends of Loyal Option
V8 Spginet
Day Man Nominated by Jamestown Democratic Convention
Senator Barron of the Aberatern Republican replies that the Jamestown convention did nominate not a Day man but a Day kind of a democrat, countering claims that Day men were excluded. He asserts the nomination occurred despite criticisms.
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Jamestown
Siar. Barren
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