Press Peculiarities and Rural Observations From Era
The column notes Sir William Gordon Cummings' dismissal from the British Army and questions his treatment in the American press. It recalls a Nebraska farmer bitten by a whisky influenced quil esnake experiment and mentions ratlesnake without whisky. It highlights Hayes remarks, irrigation benefits, Jim Valley land deals, and rising South Dakota land demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gordon Cummings Haseen
Jim Valley
New York Land and Lyrication Company
South Dakota
Missouri Valley Veterans Reunion at Tyndall
The Sioux City Journal notes Kansas farm debt relief waves may spread with 5 to 6 percent monthly relief efforts. South Dakota is expected to join soon. The Missouri Valley Veterans Association holds its annual reunion at Tyndall on June 28, 24, and 55 with speakers including Commander Pas ter, Senators Pettigrew and Kyle, Representative Pickler, Governor Mellette, Chaplain Lozier, Colonels Poster and Jolly, Captain Lucas and Gen Campbell of Scotland among many other attractions.
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Sioux City Journal
Kansas
South Dakota
Missouri Valley Veterans’ Association
Tyndall
Paster
Pettigrew and
Kyle
Pickler and Gamble
Guv. Mellette
Lozier
Poster
Jolly
Lucas
Gen
Campbell
Scotland
Saloonmen threaten boycott over late closing law
Sioux City Journal reports in St Joseph Mo saloon owners threaten a boycott of the Daily News over midnight and Sunday closing advocacy. The News defies them predicting the respectable saloon element will prevail, while the author doubts any time soon a strict enforcement of saloon laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Sioux Falls
St. Joseph
Daily News
South Dakota Securities Rates and Reform Debate
The Dakota Ruralist rebuts claims that state securities are hard to negotiate noting they are taken at 84 percent and may carry a premium. Sioux Falls Press asks why Alliance Hail Association charges 10 percent interest on wires for unpaid premiums. The piece argues reformers favor cheap money from others and critiques Republican rule as leading the state toward ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
South Dakota
Sioux Palls Press
Alliance Hail Association
Cahunity
Whisky question drives party cleavages in Iowa
The Sioux City Journal notes both Democrats and a new party will face the whisky issue in Iowa next fall. It argues the debate centers on restricting and controlling traffic rather than restoring saloons, with prohibition stirring contention across parties and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Democratic
New Party
Towa
Jouwe
Iowa Democratic
Iowa
Press voices steady on liquor laws and public sentiment
The Sioux Falls Press responds to Republican propositions by arguing liquor law effectiveness mirrors community sentiment. It contends saloon influence is overstated and that law failure stems from general disrespect for restraint, urging strict enforcement as the fair test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Republican
Senate opposition to Tarrison renomination hints at western discontent
Washington correspondent reports Republican senators from western states poised to oppose Tarrison if proposals fail to change. Questions arise whether Hivison’s west‑side treatments or appointment influence shape this stance. Ralph Wheelock cites Mitchell legislature’s shift to honest, industrious lawmakers as investor-friendly, while noting no repeal of prior acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Walls
Washington
Minneapolis Journal
Senate
Tarrison
Harrison
Hiwvison
Mitchell
Alliances oppose World's Pair special session in state actions
Alliances in parts of the state move to formal opposition to the Worlds Pair special session. Commentators suggest it may be better to let the session pass and reveal that South Dakota, after years of advertising, is on the down grade despite splendid resources and prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Struggling for Life After Shipwreck Off Black Point Rhode Island
Eye witness William H. Burns recounts the A. H. Hurlburt schooner wreck off Black Point near Newport. Six crewmen fought fierce waves in sixty mile per hour winds and hail, three drowned before rescue arrived, including the captain and steward.
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William H. Burns
A. H. Hurlburt
Gloucester
Newport
Black Point
Burns
Casino
S. S. Rogers
Buffalo
Sam Kissouth
Lawrence
John Rooney
Frank Hammond
Bernard Webers
Una
Kissouth
Rowley
Webers
Lund
Nate
Steward
Dun's Review Summary of Trade and Markets
R G Dun's review notes prices falling with outlook for further declines yet reports of large, healthy trade. Wool and dry goods show movement in Philadelphia Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago and St Paul. Money markets show strength with few cities suffering. weekly failures total 244 for US and Canada. Also, St Paul hotel closed to transient guests amid smallpox concerns. Englishman Patenton arrested for Miss Godfrey murder, confessing to killing over cows and throwing her body down a well.
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New York
R. G. Dun
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Bessemer
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Europe
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Nashville
Savannah
United States
Canada
Col. Welz
Merchants Hotel
Board of Health
State Board
Mariquette
Man
Patenton
Miss Godfrey
Tadgell
Indians and Apache ingenuity cited in San Carlos tale
The San Francisco Call quotes C H Russell in Ari zona claiming San Carlos Apaches devised the centre fire cartridge by adapting rim fire shells during conflicts. Ex Senator McDonald of Indiana faces a critical stomach illness. Rothschilds report no truth to wholesale Russian Jewish emigration to England via Arnet White and Daron Hirsch's agent.
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C. H. Russell
Arizona
San Carlos
San Francisco
McDonald
Indiana
Arnet White
Daron Hirsch
England
Puzzle Solved by World Jury at Paris Exposition
The 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris awarded Wheeler & Wilson the Grand Prize for its No 9 family and No 12 manufacturing sewing machines. Nathaniel Wheeler received France’s Legion of Honor. Dealers are urged to stock these models and write for catalogues.
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Paris
France
America
Wheeler & Wilson
Nathaniel Wheeler
Comany
Dehorning Calves with Warranted Tool Warned Safe
Farmers urged to use Lewis Bennett's Dehorner on calves weeks old and younger. Advertises pain free, bloodless results claim and easy use. markets as suitable for children.
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Ravel Torsl
Nebraska
Hayes
Redfield
NA Times of Lincoln
Rhode Island
Terra Firma
Providence Journal
John Jemison
Monte Cristo
Enouish
J. H. Summer
Capt. Jemison
Chico
Capt
Jemison
San Antonio
Tex
Cor
Chicago Tribune
D. M. Caribera
B Street
Santa Rosa
Cal
Will Carthers
Hood Mountain
San Francisco Chronicle
Dun's Review
Hood
STAIR
C.c.bras & CO
Scallin’s Drug Store
Wabash Avenue
Grouse
Morement
Ss. D
Lewis & Bennett’s
J. J. Greene
Davison County
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Champeny Bros. Agt
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