Secretary Alger Resigns As Press Demands Change At Mitchell
The article reports Secretary Alger offering his resignation to the President, expected to be accepted immediately. It notes prior criticism of Col Frost of the South Dakota volunteers and renewed scrutiny following Major Warne from Mitchell, who accuses Frost of hindering soldiers seeking discharge and assigns selfish motives to his actions.
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Alger
Col. Frost
South Dakota Volunteers
Republican
Philippines
Frost
Major Warne
Warne
Senator Pettigrew
From a Tough Bird Boarder Skewers Breakfast Comfort
A new boarder at a boarding house laments the hard pillows at breakfast. The star boarder quips the pillows are made of feathers from a tailor's goose, adding a jab at comfort and wit in a Detroit Free Press barbed aside.
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Detroit Free Press
Local Notes and Social Roundup from Prosper Township
A lengthy column records visits and returns across towns in Iowa and nearby states. Mentions include Miss Mabel Whyte's trip to Sanborn, Dr. W. E. Crane’s Big Stone Lake outing, Miss Carrie Cooke’s journey to Scotland, weddings in Prosper township, and multiple county residents traveling to Milwaukee Chicago and Sioux City. Also notes juvenile band activities at Big Stone Chautauqua and upcoming local events such as a colt show and a school tutoring event. The piece blends personal travel, health notices, and community happenings with brief advertisements and local anecdotes.
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Mabel Whyte
Tusiay
Sanborn
Iowa
W. E. Crane
Big Stone Lake
A. B. Hager
Big
T. R. Brcanbrack
S. G. Boyce
Anamosa
Mamie Foley
White Lake
Will
Jos. Herbert
Milwaukee
Marshalltown
Lincoln
Neb
R. D. Prescott
Frank Baughman
Aberdeen
Big Stone
Geo. Douthit
J. E. Wells
James Rogan
Big Stone Chautauqua
Carrie Cooke
Scotland
Sioux City
Omaha
Exposition
Grace
Lawler Street
Mary Casey
Mason City
May Dillon
New Hampton
John Quirk
G. G. Cowhick
Chicago
Pihl
Greater America Exposition at Omaha gains strong support
The Greater America Exposition in Omaha is attracting wide backing with crowds filling exhibits. The Cuban and Hawaiian Villages are ready, the Filipinos arrive next week, and features like Pain's Fireworks and the Indian Congress draw daily interest. The lagoon night scene shines, the Midway satisfies, and the main tent hosts the grand show. County coal bids open to July 29 with various delivery terms.
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Omaha
Pain
Lagoon
Bids Wanted for Repairs on Lisbon District School
Notice invites bids for repairs to the school house of District No. 19 Lisbon township Davison county South Dakota. Bids due by 4 pm July 31 1899 and opened at the school house. Specs available at the school board clerk’s office. Board may reject any or all bids. By order of the board of education J M Parker Clerk.
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County Auditor
Best
Hocking Valley
Court House
H. B. Anderson
Sehhool
Lisbon Township
Davieon County
South Dakota
Board of Education
J. M. Parker
Solemn Interview: Buchanan and Vice President Breckinridge
The Boston Herald recounts Buchanan's sole interview with Vice President Breckinridge in late 1860. Buchanan asked Breckinridge to review his Thanksgiving proclamation, a moment framed as a rare presidential consultative act amid looming war.
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Buchanan
Stevenson
John C. Breckinridge
Breckinridge
White House
Boston Herald
Dog Guilty of Crackers Theft By False Orders
A dog taught to fetch crackers carried a written order to a grocer but the paper proved blank, exposing a scheme where the animal helped obtain goods by deception. The tale is recounted from the Atlanta Constitution, illustrating how clerks ignored the order until scrutiny revealed the ruse.
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Atlanta Constitution
The Vanishing Weasel Observed by a Reader
A narrator describes watching a weasel briefly appear near a maple trunk then vanish into the brush and root area. He notes the creature’s sudden disappearance and rapid motion, comparing it to other warm blooded animals and citing Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Witty quotes highlight money power and personal woes
In a Washington Star line, a ponderous citizen boasts money to back weight loss and hair regain while asking how the speaker earned wealth. A Philadelphia North American quip notes a wrecked man speaks five languages but fell due to inability to say no.
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Washington Star
Philadelphia
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Mitchell Capital
Scott
Summitt
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York
Eve
Epw
A. Marx
Albany
Montreal
Sterlin
H. G. Nichols
F. A. Wiley
Nettie Wells
Laverne
Mion
Mary Rampshaw
D. B. Miller
H. P. Beckwith
First National Bank
Spirit Lake
L. O. Gale
Kokomo
Ind
Milwaukee Track
Trampdom
Emmett Dowell
Artesian
C. W. Ainsworth
Plankinton
Parme's
H. J. Cratchett
Armour
J. W. Powers
Will A. Beach
Siouxvark
Martha Swett
Tyndall
Mabel Robinson
Ethan
S. D
Dean, Mitchell, S. D
J. A. Baker
Detroit
Mich
Chas, McLennan
John McHugh
Towa State National Bank
O. L. Branson
First National
Mr. Smith
Emison
Dr. Pierce
Fem
Jones
D. W. Collins
John Stahl
Hillside
Edward B. Warman
Ladies’ Home Journal
Nichols & Shepard CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Minneapolis, Minn
Machin
WM. Koch
Daily Bulletin
A. T. McGovern & Son's
Mitchell
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