Burlington Strike Conference Yields No Breakthrough
A night talk between President Perkins and Chief Arthur, arranged by Knights of Labor editor Detwiler, produced no agreement. Detwiler said both men held improved views, but Chief Sergeant noted the meeting amounted to nothing and no renewal unless formally requested by the railroad. New eastbound bands were subject to cross examination, while suburban trains ran about the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ChicaGo
Perkins
Arthur
Detwiler
Knights of Labor
Large Burlington freight pulled longest Q road train
Manager Stone reports 7:30 AM downtown optimism with all passenger trains running and freight to Illinois division today. Three hundred fifty men arrived, mostly from the east and some Reading men, not yet examined. Arthur met Perkins last night. no morning sighting. One of Burlington's largest engines pulled the longest freight train on the Q road, sixty three cars loaded with lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGco
Stone
Illinois
Reading
Arthur
Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Mr. Arthur
Burlington
Q” Road
Paris Trial Convicts Wilson in Honor Scandal Case
Paris reports M. Wilson, son in law of ex president Gregvy, found guilty on charges of complicity in the logal honor scandals. He receives a two year prison sentence, a 3000 franc fine, and a five year civil rights ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Indictment Handed Down in Murder Case
A grand jury indicted Zephyr Davis for the murder of Maggie Gaughan after reviewing a brief outline of evidence. A speedy trial is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onienco
Zephyr Davis
Maggie Gaughan
Curious contract marks start of Johnson divorce tale
New York court records show Robert Wood Johnson seeking an absolute divorce from Ella Cutting Johnson after years of trouble at Cedar Street. Referee John O Bryne reports favorably, though the motion awaits court confirmation as Mrs Johnson fights the ruling.
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New York
Robert Wood Johnson
Cedar Street
John O'Bryne
Ella Cutting Johnson
Orange
Johnson
Melliss
Great Neck
Ely
Legal dispute over marriage validity in Johnson case
Mrs John son appears by attorney in a divorce suit arguing no valid marriage existed under New York law due to a verbal future marriage contract. Johnson testifies a written agreement but no ceremony, while counsel asserts the union was never legally binding. The case threatens custody of the child as Mrs Johnson’s relatives distance her. Melliss, a suitor, may wed her, possibly abroad, as details unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Miss Cutting
New York Fire Destroys Furniture Factory
A noon blaze at the Vattier & Stimms furniture factory on Forty-second street spread to the Vanderbilt House across via the Elevated line. Firemen battled to confine the flames to Lexington and Third avenues area. the Manhattan Storage Company's buildings faced threat from sparks as effort continued at 1:45 p.m. The factory appears doomed with losses estimated around 700000 and insurance未 available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vattier & Stimms Furniture
Forty-second Street
Vanderbilt Ilouse
Lexington and
Third Avenue
Forty-first Street
Forty Second Street
Manhattan Storage Company
Indian Affairs considers Red Lake bill and Oklahoma No Man's Land plan
The House committee on Indian Affairs opened debate on Nelson's Red Lake reservation bill with final action expected next day. Separately, Kansas City Oklahoma convention delegates met the president to discuss the Springer bill for territorial government of Oklahoma and No Man's Land, the president asking detailed questions but appearing satisfied with explanations.
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WastInGton
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Nelson
Red Lake
House
Kansas City Oklahoma
Springer
Oklahoma
No Man'sland
Sullivan Missing as Police Foil Sullivan Mitchell Fight
London police had tried to stop a Sullivan versus Mitchell bout and watched Sullivan’s Windsor quarters. They were astonished to find Sullivan vanished and remain baffled about his whereabouts.
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London
Sullivan
Mitchell
Sulllivan
Windsor
Editorial Clash Over Dakota Reputation Sparks Debate
New London Ohio residents debate Dakota’s character after Greenwich Enterprise calls the territory wild, criminal, and ignorant. The letter-writer argues Dakota’s climate and society are intolerable for refined eastern people while acknowledging its push for union statehood.
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New London
Ohio
Dakota
Greenwich Enterprise
South Dakota
Union
Farm Loans On Improved Farms At Low Rates
Davison Bross and Seaman advertise cash on hand for loans on improved farms at low interest. Call to inquire if you need a loan.
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Davison Bross& Seaman
Democratic slate hints at Indiana Governor as VP choice
A Washington letter claims the administration desires Indiana Governor Isaac P. Gray to be ready for the vice presidential nomination. The note urges Gray to withdraw other ambitions and back Congressman C. C. Matson as Gray's successor, aiming to secure the presidency’s favored ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Washington
Isaac P. Gray
Indiana
Gray
C. C. Matson
Illinois Republicans Weigh Gresham Ticket Prospects
Springfield dispatch reports Republicans in Illinois favor Judge Gresham as a presidential candidate with an uninstructed delegation ready to back him and, if needed, support Cullom for vice president or Oglesby if the front runner hails from New York or New England.
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Llinois
ChicaGo
Springfield
Iil
Tribune
Gresham
Illinois
Oglesby
New York
New England
Nativity of the officers in the U S Army
The War Department released a statement detailing where Army officers were born. New York leads with 447 officers, followed by Pennsylvania with 370 and Maryland with 81. Indian Territory has one. Among foreign births, 46 are generals and staff, 15 artillery, 75 infantry, 71 retired. Ireland accounts for 83, England 26, Germany 22.
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Washixcton
War Department
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Indian Territory
Ireland
England
Germany
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Drunkenness Not Criminal
In a Milwaukee case the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered the release of Courtland P. Larkin from the inebriate asylum, holding that sending habitual drunkards to the asylum under a due process law made drunkenness a criminal act, which the law did not substantiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Mapisoy
Courtland P. Larkin
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Deputy U S Marshal Shot. Frank James Killed in Quarrel
In Wichita Falls Wisconsin March 1 Deputy United States Marshal Johnson and Frank James a local stockman clashed at the Bender house. Johnson was wounded in the arm while James was shot through the heart and killed. Johnson was arrested.
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Wichita Fallus
Wis
United States
Johnson
Frank James
Bender House
James
Republican Club Organized in Wasapury Wisconsin
Organized by local residents on March 1 the club lists officers President Dr. W. T. Leonard and Treasurer C. I. Oliver. Thirty-one members signed the constitution with expected growth to about sixty before the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasapury
Wis
W. T. Leonard
C. I. Oliver
Swede Ole Vista sought for theft and forgery
Police chase Ole Vista a Swede accused of stealing a certificate of deposit from Jim Peterson at Bank of West Superior and forging Petersons signature to obtain the money before fleeing Peterson has filed suit against the bank in West Surrenson Wis on March 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Surrenson
Wis
Ole Vista
Jim Peterson
West Superior
Peterson
Sunday theater openings planned in St Paul
For three years agitation grew over opening city theaters on Sundays to provide recreation for workers. The Olympic announces Sunday performances, while the Grand may or may not follow. it currently hosts religious services by Dr. Smith.
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St. Paul
Olympic
Smith
Indications of Oil Spur Talks of New Mandan Companies
Rumors of oil in Mandan spread after a party found strong indications on Little Heart river. Samples will undergo chemical analysis and, if favorable, companies will form to bore. Belief grows that coal oil and gas underlie the region alongside native coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandan
Little Heart River
Human head found and other brief notices
Italian laborers found a human head with a black mustache at Seventeenth street in New York. The report from Brainerd Minnesota says James McKaig did not kill a man. a fight caused minor injuries. A Bismarck creamery was organized with officers and a $25000 capital. Minneapolis favors a steamboat navigation project to St Louis. John J Flanagan, 87, editor of the Observer, died at a funeral in Urbana Illinois.
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New York
Seventeenth Street
Caimumitted
Brainerd
Minn
James McKaig
McLaren
Minneapolis
Board of Trade
St. Louis
Uvica
John J. Flanagan
the Observer
Railway War Signals Ongoing as Freight Rates Clash
Chicago reports no settlement in the Burlington strike as chiefs warn engineers’ demands are indiscreet. Freight agents push to end the rate war, with proposals to abrogate spring contracts and possible passenger-rate hikes toward St Paul. Discussions on a new railroad association proceed slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Curiaco
St. Paul
Re creatant Engineers Target Principal With Trains
Chicago Burlington & Quincy officials moved most passenger trains on time in the forenoon. Five veteran engineers remain loyal to the company as the brotherhood expels the recreant engineers. Replacements from outside are arriving, and more are en route while strikers stay quiet.
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Galesburg
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road
Brotherhood
Hard Up for Firemen A Third Class Man
Cameron Missouri March 1 A third class fireman named Hammond on the Hannibal and St Joseph line said he was $100 in debt and needed work The Brotherhood committee offered $400 and three months pay to quit He considered it but Superintendent Crane offered $1000 and a permanent job and he stayed on the engine
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Cameron, Mo
Hammond
Hannibal & St. Joe
Brotherhood
Crane
Poor Policy for Strikers and Train Disruptions Across Cities
A dynamite cartridge and two torpedoes were found under Burlington tracks in Omaha at midnight. a coupling disabled a Burlington engine. Striking engineers deny responsibility. Winnipeg suspects a distraction for Red River Valley railway plans. Chicago reports suburban Burlington service back on schedule. Pittsburgh tube works wage dispute ends with no 10 percent cut. 6,000 workers affected. Manitoba Central syndicate may complete Red River Valley road west to Portage la Prairie and Brandon. J W Kendrick named chief engineer of the Northern Pacific.
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Omaha
OmaAma
Neb
Burlington & Missouri
Burlington
Seventh Street Bridge
Red River Road
Winnipeg
Manitoba Central Company
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Dodge May Have To Go From Crop Reports
The Dodge dispute widens as critics allege his crop predictions were twisted for tariff politics. Commissioner Colman says if charges are proved, Dodge would have to go.
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Washington
Professor Dodge
Colman
Harper's March issue highlights Wordworth art and colonial sketches
Harper's March number features Wordsworth illustrated by Albert Parsons and a frontispiece by Barbudo. Edward Bowen reviews Spanish art, Frederick Daniel describes a Virginia plantation, and fiction by Black, Jowett, and Miss Lillie. poetry and department pieces enrich the issue with travel, critique, and cartoons.
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Harper’s Magazine
Wordsworth
Albert Parsons
Cockermouth
Edward Bowen
Barbudo
Frederick $. Daniel
Nomancoke
Lees of
Virginia
William Black
Far Lochaber
Miss Lillie
Red Room
Mere L’ochette
Sarah Orne Jowett
H. Farham
Saguenay
St. Lawrence
Sudson Bay
Charles Dudley Warner
Great West
Northwest
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Anna Laurens Dawes
Senator Dawes
Indian Territory
New England
Col
T. W. Higginson
George William Curtis
Wariff
Messrs
Watterson and
Edmunds
Slyde
Frost
Cosmopolitan February issue highlights Paris ballet features
The February Cosmopolitan features a profusely illustrated ballet in Paris article with color plates. Contributors include Junius Henri Browne Richard Johnston Lieut Schwatka and other well known writers. Published by Schlicht Field New York at 32 per year.
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Cosmopolitan
Paris
Junius Henri Browne
Richard Johnston
Lieut. Schwatka
Schlicht & Field
New York City
Walrath and Morrow Dissolve Partnership. Morrow Retires
Notice states the firm Walrath & Morrow is dissolved by mutual consent as of March 1 1sss with J T Morrow retiring and J O Walrath authorized to settle all claims and debts. The dissolution is recorded in the Land Office at Nilekeet Oak. Notice also lists final proof dates for settlers Stowell E Barnard Andrew Carlson with witnesses and attorneys.
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Canada
Washington
Post Office Committee
United States
J.O. Walrath
J.T. Morrow
Nillekeit
Oak
Mitchell
Dakota
Stowell E. Barnard
Davison County
D. T
Horace Easton
Loyal Wiliams
Joseph Robe
Charlie Atkinson
Ainsley
Evaniti
Register
N. Kratz
Atty
Mitchell, Dak
Andrew Carlson
T. C
Gustaf Swenson
Alfred F. Litz
William H. Grady
Charles Johnston
Dak. T Geo. B
Timber Culture Complaint Filed Against Gourley
Complaint at the Dakota land office alleges Samuel B. Gourley failed to cultivate or plant trees on Timber Culture Entry No. 12556 in Davison county. Harris J. Bowen seeks cancellation. both parties must testify on April 16, 1885 at 10 a.m. before Receiver Tye, Sinlar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MirEep States Land Office
Mirchignur
Dak
Harris J. Bowen
Davison County
Samuel B. Gourley
Tye
SiNar
Timber Culture Notice in Mitchell Dak 1885
Milton M Price of Sanborn county sues Henry J Nichols for failure to cultivate first five acres under Timber Culture Entry No 1337 dated Dec 24 1885. Case seeks cancellation of the entry and demands Nichols appear April 13 1888 at 10 a m to testify. Receiver TP SingisEx signs the notice.
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Rudi Litz
Elizabeth A. Litz
Davison
Dakoty
Travelers Insurance Company of
Hiritont
Hartford
Concticut
Register of Deeds
Territory of Dakota
Jay
Mitchell
Territory of
Dakota
D.T
A. D
Tig Travelers Insurances Company
A. EB. Wirencock
D. O. Stanchfield
Sherif
Henry J. Nichols
Singisex
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Broken Nose
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Wyo
Manion
Ind
Charles Little
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Oliver Yalebreath
St. Paul Theater
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Sam Price
Bill Reams
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Minneapolis & St Louis
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Pinkerton
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Boston
William O. Haskell, Jr
Minneapolis Tribune
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Bismarck Creamery
Bismarck, Dak
E.I. Goodking
C. B. Little
Gerald Pierce
Caicaco
Chicago, Burington & Quincy
Powderly
Council OF War
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Man
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Canadian Pacific
Red River Valley
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Greenway
Cnicago
Union Depot
Fast Mail West
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Penn
Pittsburg
J. W. Kendrick
Dodge
Harper's Magazine
the Cosmopolitan
Tova Bat
Ting Pay Co
Wall Street
N.Y
Nesrin
Prill
Wente Rive
Elkhar No
Narnen
ANP
Sale
Surrey
W. B. Pratt
Elkhart
LaBete Ranche Horse Importing
Pital Store
Winfred
Lake County
Percheron
English Shire
Suffolk Punch
Cleveland Bay
Yorkshire
Shetland
S. M
Vilas
Geo. L. Wright
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