Manitoba Company Expands Dakota Rail Lines Rapidly
Sioux City Journal reports aggressive Dakota railroad growth led by the Manitoba company under J. J. Hill. Lines reach Aberdeen and extend toward Pierre with a Watertown spur grading 1500 teams. Local trusts fade as the road penetrates Chicago and Northwestern territory, signaling a major shift in regional rail power.
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Sioux City Journal
Dakota
Manitoba Company
J. J. Hill
South
Aberdeen
Brown County
Pierre
Missouri
Watertown
Manitoba
Central
Huron
Woonsocket
Mitchell
Chicago and Northwestern
Northwestern
The Dakota Wheat Fields
A Chicago Journal piece describes the Dakota wheat fields as vast verdant expanses with light yellow and yellow green hues before maturity and a creamish golden richness when ripe. The landscape features no fences, expansive stretches that seem endless, and a lakelike unity across mammoth farms as ripening wheat sways in sunlight.
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Chicago Journal
Dakota
Tragedy near Cincinnati and multiple events reported
News items from Cincinnati Ohio report a fatal domestic tragedy near the stockyards with coroner investigations. The same dispatch notes a Civil War era camp naming, regimental parades and a Lebanon Ohio train wreck attempt. Other reports cover black diphtheria in Lockport and mental illness of Sammie Denmead of New Brunswick.
Labor Parade to Draw 75000 Participants Monday
New York expects about 75,000 men to join a labor parade scheduled for Monday. After the march a picnic is planned in a city park.
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New York
Fire damages Hadley's mill in Springfield
A morning blaze in Springfield damages Hadley's mill with an estimated loss of $50,000. Investigators have not determined the fire's origin and say the loss is fully covered by insurance.
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Springfield
Mass
Hadley
Earthquake Felt in Tucson at Nine O'Clock Morning
A heavy earthquake shock was felt in Tucson Arizona yesterday at nine o'clock. The quake lasted several seconds with motion from northwest to southeast.
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Tucson
A. T
Bank examiner confirms bonds theft amount revised
Bank examiner Ritchie reports Savings Bank records align with initial figures by President Goodall. The stolen negotiable bonds total is now shown as a thousand dollars less than first reported, clarifying the loss in the case involving McNeely.
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Saco. Me
Ritchie
Savings Bank
Goodall
McNeely
Mitchell Plans Twine Factory Aimed to Benefit South Dakota
Woonsocket News reports Mitchell seeks a hemp based twine factory to boost the town and state. The plant would produce three tons per acre and buy all hemp at six dollars per ton, enhancing local agriculture and employment prospects.
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Woonsocket News
Mitchell
South Dakota
Boy loses nose in knife mishap at home yard
Arthur Gunder son, ten, on North Robey Street, was carving miniature cruisers for a pond when his mother, in an upper window, tossed him a sharper knife. The blade severed his nose, following his failed attempts with a small knife and his mother's initial refusal.
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Carcano
Arthur Gunderson
North Robey Street
Butler Club Dinner Honors Hatteras Action
In Boston on September 2 the Butler club marked the Hatteras capture with a dinner. General Butler urged a service pension for war veterans and proposed using surplus treasury funds to pension Confederate veterans who suffered from the war.
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Boston
Butler Club
Hatteras
General Butler
Ile
County Farmers Plan Exhibit for Mitchell Territorial Fair
Bon Homme county farmers and real estate dealers urge forming a county exhibit of McCook county products for the Mitchell fair. They propose filling a car with the choicest local productions and showing them at the territorial fair, then moving the display to state fairs.
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Bridgewater Times
Bon Homme County
Mitchell
County Agricultural Society
McCook County
Frost’s Shutdown Spurs Pacific Coast Milling Debates
C C Frost’s actions in Washington Territory have hindered local business. President Harris of the Northern Pacific asks Secretary Lamar to authorize reopening saw mills Frost has closed. Harris says any trespass was by contractors pursuing private gain, not official policy, and expects the department may allow Pacific slope citizens to resume work while Frost seeks new guidance.
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Washington
C. C
Frost
Washington Territory
Harris
Northern Pacific
Lamar
Pacific Slope
Land Contests in Mitchell District Drawn Out
In Mitchell land matters, E W Reed and William Cone faced challenges over northeast quarter sections 24 and 25, with disputes over residence, claims of fraudulent entry, and a series of cancellations upheld or reconsidered by the secretary. Other cases include Thomas and Hillman contested homesteads, Waterbury and Gunderson cancellations, and various appeals proceeding or denied.
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Washington
E. W. Reed
William Cone
Range
Mitchell Land District
Reed
Kimball
Dak
Ile
Cone
Iowa
Dakota
Sparks
William Thomas
Bridgewater
Thomas
Mitchell
Oscar Hillman
Ezra B. Waterbury
Mitchell Land
Daniel I’. Jones
W. Erdman
Fargo
James Ferguson
Annie McCormack
Susanne Plettchette
General Land Office
Lewis Gunderson
Township
James G. Manger
I. Heath and Wife
Huron
William M. Mayne
Dedication of St Stephen's Church at Casselton
St Stephen's Episcopal church in Casselton was dedicated by Bishop Walker. Funded and built by Gen Cass of New York, the stone church in old English thirteenth century style features a detached tower and cost $5,500. Clergy included Bishop Walker and Rev D Mulehahey.
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Faro
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Casselton
Walker
September storm forecast hits Iowa and Midwest states
Foster predicts a very stormy September with the heaviest activity expected in Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. Key dates crossing the Mississippi within 24 hours include the 2nd 4th 8th 13th 18th 19th and 25th with the 13th and 19th marked as universally severe and paired with very warm weather.
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Foster
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iinois
Mississippi
Terrill Executed After Proclaiming Innocence
Josiah Terrill was executed at 12 40 Friday morning in the annex of the Ohio penitentiary. About fifteen witnesses saw him go to the scaffold after a final meal and smoke. He maintained calm nerve and declared his innocence before dying for the murder of Charles Phelps near Pomeroy in Morgue county.
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Columbus
Ohio
Josiah Terrill
Charles Phelps
Pomeroy
Morgue County
Grier Slocum Lead In Battle For GR Commander Post
In St Louis General D P Grier leads General Slocum for GR commander at the upcoming encampment with Grier ahead. In Cucanco the Merald reports seven anarchists condemned to hang after Supreme Court confirmation expected at Ottawa next Tuesday. In Webster Mrs August Schultz gored by a bull near Bristol, fate uncertain.
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St. Louis
Grand Army of the Republic
D. P. Grier
Slocum
New York
Grier
Cucanco
Merald
Supreme Court
Ottawa
Webster
August Schultz
Bristol
Shortage in Wis. loan association shocks town
The Jud son Loan and Building association at Maphison Wisconsin reports a several thousand dollar shortage found in secretary F. H. Warvey’s accounts, with estimates near ten thousand. Stockholders, mainly working people and small savers, face a serious blow as books are in bad shape and recovery steps await clarification. Harvey was respected as an accountant and businessman.
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Maphison
Wis
Judson Loan and Building Association
F. H. Warvey
Harvey
General Miles Breaks Leg in Accident
Adjutant General Drum received a telegram reporting General Miles accidentally broke his leg yesterday and that Lieutenants Drum Mc Caleb and Dapsay were also injured.
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Washington
Drum
Miles
McCaleb
Dapsay
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Cornell College
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Mt. Vernon
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R. N Mkmillen & CO
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