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Ong Ory
Beales Setesaard
Yankton Claims Bishop Marty's Headquarter Site
On Friday October 21 1887 Yankton again asserts the location of Bishop Marty's headquarters with strong confidence.
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Yankton
Bishop Marty
Immigration push in Dakota sparks a new year drive
Citizens urge using the golden hours to promote large scale immigration to Dakota next year. A Blaine rumor hints Thomas Nast may join a New York paper, which could back the Plumed Knight and boost favorable publicity.
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Dakota
Blaine
Thomas Nast
New York
Friends of Local Option Rally in Brown Hughes Beadle
The group backing local option in Brown Hughes and Beadle counties expresses confidence in victory and begins an aggressive campaign. The New York World counters with an evening edition citing a first issue circulation of 111,410, highlighting the thriving evening press scene in New York City.
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Friends of Local Option
Brown, Hughes and
Beadle
New York World
Evening Sun
Evening Field
New York City
Dakota soil proves profitable under adverse conditions
The Salina Kansas Sunday Republican reports Dakota agronomy brings better dollars with less effort and risk, highlighting two Ohio men who recently settled in Salina and boosting the town as a leading Kansas center.
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Dakota
East
Salina
Kansas
Ohio
President's Atlanta visit drives church crowds for lodging
The president's trip to Atlanta led to hundreds of people attending churches for shelter, with houses of worship used as lodging houses. Dispatches note crowded churches last night as people lacking other places to sleep sought refuge.
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Atlanta
Civil service stance cited against strict constriction
Civil service commissioner Edgerton rejects extreme limits on civil service law and argues state organizations retain rights. He says law allows service, citizens retain privileges, and residency or citizenship need not be abandoned for federal office, calling for sensible, practical construction.
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Civil Service
Edgerton
Cberly
Washington
Tuttle Denial Sparks Minnesota Paper Row Over Division
The Minneapolis Star accuses the Mandan Pioneer editor M Tuttle of supporting division after his south Dakota trip. The Sioux Falls Press notes a denial from the Star and defends Tuttle, calling him a man of convictions who should answer for himself.
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Minneapolis Star
ER. M. Tuttle
Mandan
South Dakota
Republican
Pres
Minneapolis
Tuttle
Sioux Falls Press
R. M. Tuttle
Division opposition use of sophistry in St Paul interview
A St Paul interview with Major Edwards is cited by opponents of division who argue they favor division only if possible and that admission is the goal. They claim local self government is the issue, while asserting voting for division would delay admission, a point criticized as false by supporters.
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St. Paul
Major Edwards
North and South Dakota asylums draw odious parallels
The Yankton Press attacks the management of the two state insane asylums, calling comparisons odious to the northern system and suggesting strong criticisms of southern practices. The piece frames the debate as a hostile administrative contrast with regional tension.
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Yankton
North
South Dakota Insane Asylums
Five Years Behind on a Dakota Paper Payment
A fiction-like tale circulates about a man in Dakota who owed five years of weekly paper payments yet claimed repayment in advance after visiting a print office. The alternate version shows the post office returning the paper to Dead Beat, noting the account as refused and the paper no longer being taken.
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Dakota
Mr. Dead Beat
Pensioners nationwide and in Dakota total from annual report
The commissioner of pensions annual report lists 3897 Dakota pensioners drawing 102459.49 dollars. Davison county has 9 pensioners, Aurora 76, Brule 4, Hanson 42, Sanborn 53, Douglas 23, Hutchinson 26, Charles Mix 38, Jerauld 45, Beadle county has the most in the state with 175. New York leads states with 1,317,454.37 dollars, followed by Ohio at 1,215,372.78.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Dakota
Davison County
Aurora
Brule
Hanson
Sanborn
Douglas
Hutchinson
Charles Mix
Jerauld
Beadle County
Brown
Spink
Davison
Villard County
New York State
Ohio
Call for stronger laws to curb growing monopolies
The piece argues that monopolies across oil, coal, railroads, telegraphs and stock markets have surged under a Democratic administration, making robust legislation essential. It contends Republican leaders have not yet shown a willingness to confront this rising evil and urges a return to power with a policy to ease the country from monopoly bondage.
Iowa Papers Question Dakota Settlement Appeal
Iowa newspapers seldom endorse Dakota as a desirable settlement. A Des Moines paper lauds Iowa yet suggests Kans as well as Neb and Washington territory for people seeking a change. Nevertheless Dakota will gain three Iowa settlers for every one to those areas next season.
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Iowa
Dakota
Des Moines
California
Kansas
Nebraska
Washington Territory
California craze sparks Iowa warnings from Des Moines Capital
The Des Moines Capital reports California land speculation lure drawing Iowa settlers away from home. Speculators buy near cities and sell lots at high prices while workers lose jobs and thousands travel west. The Capital warns readers against seductive schemes backing the California rush.
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California
Des Moines
Iowa
Reversal in Huron District Case Involving Book Agent
In Huron district a female book agent who left her claim to pursue better pay for improvements was exploited by Mr Sparks as he cancelled her claim or threatened to do so if she failed to provide stronger proof within sixty days. The secretary states she cannot be forced to prove in sixty days but may take the lifetime of her entry to do so.
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Sparks
Huron
Twin City papers scold President in public clash
The Minneapolis Tribune is criticized for tasteless remarks about the President and Mrs. Cleveland while other Twin Cities papers and Mayor Ames are accused of overreacting for party and business gain.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland
Twin Cities
Ames
Minneapolis
Dakota Aims to Harbor Population with Local Goods
Dakota has shown the capacity to supply ten times her current population through large shipments of various goods this season. She should focus on sustaining the bulk of this population within her own borders to support growth locally.
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Dakota
Senator Allison Rejoins NY Campaign Effort
Senator Allison has been called to help the campaign through in New York state and has promptly responded. New York is a good state for an ambitious man to stand well in.
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Allison
New York State
New York
Pierre Hopes Rise With Winter Reservation Opening
The people of Pierre are hopeful that the reservation will open this winter. It is desired that their expectations are realized and Pierre deserves the gain this project could bring.
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Pierre
Fall and Winter Months Scatter Truth About Dakota Broadcast
The statement suggests that using the fall and winter months to spread the truth about a Dakota broadcast through the east would attract settlers not seen since 1883. It frames a strategy as a vehicle for demographic change and expansion.
Knights of Labor and Farmers Alliance unite in anti monopoly war
The Knights of Labor and the Farmers Alliance join forces in their campaign against monopolies. A Detroit vs St Louis championship clash grows one sided as Detroit wins again yesterday.
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Knights of Labor
Farmers Alliance
Detroit
St. Louis
Diminished California rush ruins inflated gold hopes
Observers note a clear slowdown in the rush to California with pale prospects for riches. For every man who strikes it rich, ten others lose their stake, revealing no real basis for inflated land and mining values.
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California
Mr Sparks Calls for Resignation Over Secretary Lamar
Mr Sparks voices frustration with Lam and cites harassment and an inverted office, saying his work is damaged and subordinates confused. He states he will pursue settlers' interests against monopolies and implies resignation as the remaining remedy.
Fateful Rift Grows Between Sparks and Lamar Over Land Report
A Washington dispatch claims Lamar opposed publishing the general land office report before the president’s return, while Sparks released advance sheets to the press. The public dispute appears in Sparks’ marginal footnotes, signaling a widening split with Cleveland and risks for Sparks.
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Northwest
Washington
Globe
Lamar
General Land Office
Sparks
Cleveland
Dakota Offers Best Real Estate Field in the West
The article argues Dakota presents superior real estate prospects with rich soil, a stable resident population, rising land value, and expanding railroads confirming faith in a bright future, urging readers that now is the time to relocate.
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Sil
Dakota
Rumor of Marquis de Mores Divorce Denied
The St Paul Globe reports no solid ground for a divorce story between the Marquis and Marchioness de Mores. The Marquis reportedly left for Paris to rejoin his wife, and the couple may tour India on a hunting expedition, with Baron Von Hoffman involved through his eccentric son-in-law.
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St. Paul
Marchioness de Mores
Paris
India
Baron von Hoffman
Inaw
The California Craze at San Jose Auction Frauds Exposed
The San Francisco Argonaut warns that California’s boom is turning to organized fraud. It cites free transport, music, wine perks, newspaper ad buying, editorial misrepresentation, and jewelry auctions by real estate firms as proof of widespread deceit.
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San Francisco
Give the Judge a Chance
Rapid City Journal notes criticism of Judge Palmer for calling the Sioux Falls Press the territory’s leading journal. The piece mocks editors who claim supremacy, arguing each editor believes their paper is the sole all wool and a yard wide publication.
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Rapid City Journal
Dakota
Palmer
Sioux Fails
Two of a kind in northwest press clash
Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes the Huronite of Huron and the Press have defended Mrs. Cleveland against a Minneapolis Tribune attack. After a week of silence the Press breaks order to condemn the Tribune for insulting womanhood, defending the man they say shows no respect for purity or character.
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Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader
Huron
Northwest
Cleveland
Minneapolis Tribune
Tribune
Depew On Blaine Nomination And Public Sentiment
Mr Depew argues Blaine faces little opposition within the nation yet notes a strong public belief in fair play. He recalls Tilden era sentiment and contends a renewed Blaine nomination could change the outcome, citing a small margin defeat of 700 votes as a measure of public judgment.
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Chicago Times
Tilden
United States
Blaine
Temperance Talks by Mitchell W C T U at Presbyterian
The Mitchell W C T U will hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in the Presbyterian church. The gatherings carry the motto For God Home and Native Land and aim to promote temperance values within the community.
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Presbyterian Church
Prohibition Views Split Des Moines Contenders
An Iowa perspective from Des Moines financier J. S. Polk urges strict prohibition. He argues liquor selling should be a felony, advocates state control of whisky, and calls for enforcement and moral renewal to boost Des Moines’ growth despite anti prohibition sentiment. He cites Iowa cities Des Moines Sioux City Cedar Rapids as leaders of prohibition and notes contrasting saloon towns. He also references reactions from Anamosa Eureka Fairfield Ledger and Estherville Vindicator.
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Des Moines
Anamosa
Eureka
Iowa
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield Ledger
Mr. Lehman
Iowa Democracy
Estherville
Last meeting of the season draws large crowd
If weather stays favorable the event could see very fast times. Admission is set at 25 cents, promising a large attendance for the final meet of the season.
Conference Notes from Aberdeen Opening of Dakota Methodist Meeting
Nearly eighty preachers answered roll call at the Aberdeen conference opening. The report highlights rapid growth in Dakota with more circuits and stations, 127 by 1887 and 7,981 members under about 100 pastors. Bishop Fowler guides sessions as Mitchell leads missionary contributions.
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Aberdeen
Dakota
Fowler
Mitchell
Aberdeen News
Bishop Fowler
A. R. Boggs
Boggs
F. A. Burdick
C. E. Hager
J. P. Jenkins
James Rowe
T. Hambly
C. H. Smith
G. R. Oake
J.C. Shelland
A. F. Thompson
NO ADS ON ENVELOPES CHICAGO OCT 20
The third assistant postmaster general B R Harris declared a postal law banning advertising on envelopes or wrappers in all classes. Merchants protested as millions in printed stationery could become useless. After inquiries, an exception was made to allow some ads scratched or marked with Xs, later permitting lines like music and book publishers on third class covers.
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ChicaGo
B. R. Harris
Warris
Squires
Harris
Plankinton Races Anticipated Big Crowd at Meet
The Plankinton Bescon previews races at Plankinton tomorrow and the next day. An unusually interesting exhibition is expected with Nell Plankinton in a famed speech contest against John Cole. Wright, the Budd Doble of the West, has Nell Plankinton in peak condition. German Boy resumes racing in the 2:3 trot.
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Plankinton Bescon
H. B. Lovejoy
Nell Plankinton
John Cole
Mitchell Trotter
Wright
West
Kearney Opens Anti Chinese Campaign at Cooper Union
Dennis Kearney launched his anti Chinese drive with a Cooper Union speech that enraged supporters and caused several ladies to leave. Deputy Tom Lee and Wong Chong Foo attended and challenged his extreme claims, sparking a lively exchange.
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Dennis Kearney
New York
Cooper Union
Tom Lee
Wong Chong Foo
Kearney
World Office Today
Mr. Foo
Dennis
President Cleveland's Montgomery Visit Demonstrates Warm Welcome
The presidential train arrived in Montgomery at 8 o clock amid cannon salutes and large crowds. President and Mrs. Cleveland reviewed troops from the hotel balcony, received a silver jewel casket, and were greeted by Gov. Leary before departing for home as the special train pulled away around 1 PM.
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Exchange Hotel
Cleveland
Montgomery
Fitzpatrick
Montgomery Dispatch
Fair Ground
Gov. Leary
Massive City Fire Ravages Marinette Block for $200,000 Loss
A devastating overnight blaze in Marinette Wisconsin destroyed two city blocks, 25 stores and many homes. Major losers include Watson Bros hardware 35000, O B Prine dry goods 40000, Johnson Bros general merchandise 15000, J C Lance Co 80000, and E L Williams hardware 15000. origin traced to rear of Charles Reindeck grocery with unknown cause.
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Marine Tte
Wis
Watson Bros . Hardware
O. B. Prine
Johnson Bros
J. C. Lance & Co
E.L. Williams
Charles Reindeck
Fragmentary notice about ships and guns in a Dakota region
Fragmented OCR mentions agents for and ships, a general casit com, and a smoky engine with wind. References a Dakota anniversary week, rustic supply, and a family table. Details are unclear and names are unreadable.
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Dakota CO
M. L
Hood
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Thomas Ward
Swat
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Jobo Ruble
Hanson County
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Iver Peterson
George Jackson
Emma E. Jackson
Mortgagce Sale
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Alice C. Schwindt
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Office of the Register of Deeds
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Tines
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Ble
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Macgoohall
B. Everitt
Dax
James W. Ottman
Nhs
Joel M. Post
Charles Donk
L. W. Doty
J Miner Reed
C. B. Everitt
A.B. Hager
M. Bayley
P. Jewett
Frank Jewett
G. I. Ball
Mary Ball
Hazleton
Hag
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John H. Coon
A. H. Beam
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Fred Halshire
Hazieton
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Register
Ecetee
Chester E. Brown
Kate Crampton
Kate Anghem
N. Range
Lang
Flomn Hohn
Michael Grady
William Grady
Blanche Palmer
Plainview
Oak
Everitt
R. N. Kratz
Caine
Mtchell
Andre Olson
John C. Hedden
Peter Hartvig
W. L. Hedden
J. C. Carnes
Dak. Gro. B. Everitt Register
Ormsby
J. W. Clute
A. L. Ormsby
Amos T. Danton
Caroline S. Dutton
O. O. Stanchfield
Dakota Territory
Dupone
Territory of Dakota
Mitchell, D. T
D. O. Stanchfield
F. L. Sores
Rapid
Ches
Mitel
Tiofan
M. L. Scoggin
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