Copps Land Review Good Faith Wins the Day
The article discusses Mr. Holman’s suspension bill on public land laws, its committee fate, and a Nebraskan case on preemption showing good faith in entries. It notes officials in Dakota pressuring federal staff for 5 percent payoffs, prompting questions about civil service reform and presidential views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Scom
Lafayette Grim
Niobrara Land District
Nebraska
Grim
Sparks
General Land Office
Muldrow
Interior
Civil Service Reform in Dakota Chronicle
A Chicago News letter from Sept 11 1888 questions civil service reform and federal patronage. The Dakota territorial Democratic Committee demands 5 percent salary contributions from all federal and territorial officials in the third district to fund the campaign. Members listed include Martin Ryan chairman and D S Glidden treasurer with a long roster of committee names from across Dakota Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.E. Carpenter
Woonsocket
T. W. Child
Mellette
F. R. Fulton
Grand Fords
W. W. Miller
Walhatla
Dakota
Friends of Civil Service Reform
Grover Cleveland
Chicago News
The
Daily News Fami
Marand View
D.I
Joseph J. Angus
Grand View
D. T
Territorial Democratic Executive Committee
Third Legislative District
George S. Matihews
Third District
Democratic Territorial Committee of
J. E. Carpenter
Joseph Hare
Bismarck
George Peoples
Mandan
James Collister
Dickinson
Martin Ryan
Fargo
D.8. Glidden
Sioux Falls
Oscar P. Kemp
Watertown
Agents and Braves to Meet at Lower Brule Council
Secretary Vilas ordered council at Lower Brule on the 22d with the Sioux commission, all Indian agents, and seven braves from each agency. Head chiefs may travel to Washington to seek a treaty decision as the commission outlines future moves and ratification prospects.
Slur Against Gov Church Sparks Sioux Falls Debate
The Sioux Falls Press accuses Governor Church of directing agents to ruin the county ticket to aid the legislative ticket. It warns that trades to gain a council majority could empower his veto over the fifteen other councilors, urging vigilance to prevent nine supporters from consolidating power.
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Sioux Falls
Advice to Mothers and Winslow's Soothing Syrup
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup as the trusted teething remedy used for forty years by millions of mothers. It claims to ease teething pain cure dysentery diarrhoea griping and wind colic while soothing the child and relieving the mother price 25 cents per bottle.
Bishop Hare Goes to Rosebud and Pine Ridge to Win Sioux Signatures
Sioux Fall September 17 Bishop Hare a strong supporter of the Sioux and a member of the Indian Rights Association left for Rosebud and Pine Ridge to urge signatures to the Sioux treaty. He hopes for smooth work with teachers and residents reporting Indians will sign promptly. He is regarded among the Indians as a second Father DeSmet and is expected to aid the commissioners with his influence.
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Sioux Fall
Bishop Hare
Indian Rights Association
Rosebud and
Pine Ridge Agency
DeSmet
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief for Dyspepsia
An anti dyspepsia advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the most successful remedy, claiming it gently tones the stomach, improves appetite, relieves headaches, and refreshes the mind. It urges readers to give the product a fair trial.
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Hood
Cent a Mile Fair Trains The Omaha Special Schedule
The Omaha line runs three trains daily for the South Dakota fair with schedules from Luverne and Sioux Falls to Mitchell and back. Regular No 19 departs Luverne at 5 34 p m reaches Mitchell 10 20 p m. No 21 leaves Sioux Falls 6 30 a m and Mitchell by noon. a special from Luverne 6 45 a m reaches Mitchell 11 20 a m. Returning trains depart 5 20 a m 2 00 p m and 6 50 p m. Fare is one cent per mile between Mitchell and Dakota points on the Northwestern line. Connections at Salem with the Hawarden and Oakes division.
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Omaha
Omaha |Ine
South Dakota
Luyerne
Minnesota
Sioux Falls
Salem
Mitchell
Luverne
Dakota Points
Hawarden and Oakes
Castoria Enduring Brand Slogan Across Generations
An old advertisement style phrase traces Castoria from infancy to motherhood, noting its use for babies during illness, childhood, and for children through to adulthood. The refrain emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations.
Experts Warn Embezzlement Surfaces From Careless Accounting
Chicago business leaders urged strict controls to prevent thefts in firms. Merritt Brooks cites cases from Buffalo where lax systems hid cash shortages, urging auditors and separation of duties to expose fraud. He notes bank defalcations and corporate audits sway stock values and investor confidence.
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Chicago
Yung
Canada
W. ©. Baine
West
Great Britain
Merritt Brooks
Buffalo
Erie County
City of
Chicago Times
Savings versus Britain and tariff politics contentions
An excerpt examines 1860 to 1886 savings bank deposits in New York State and Great Britain, noting rapid growth and higher per depositor averages in the US. It contrasts British purchasing power with American wages and includes satirical lines from the New York Tribune about free trade and tariff debates. It also cites Bismarck praising US protectionist policy and urging Germany to imitate US tariffs.
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England
United States
Great Britain
New York
Kings Counties
Massachusetts
America
New York Mail and Express
Bismarck
Reichstag
Europe
Germany
Foes Blast Cleveland Fishery Plan and Morgan Pickle Over Treaty
Editorials rail at President Cleveland over the fisheries proclamation and treaty, calling it a failed effort to influence re election. They note Senator Morgan’s shifting stance on Article 29 and warn a second term could surrender Civil Service reform gains to spoils politics.
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Bayard
Cleveland
Democratic
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Morgan
Washington
Philadelphia Press
Cleveland Laader
Handling of Freight and Claims by Railroads
The article explains through rates, basing points, and how trains and roads split through rates. It describes tracers tracking delayed freight, reasons for claim delays, and how large shippers move claims faster than country merchants. Damages and losses often involve cross-railroad liability shifts. some roads pay incidents with pooling later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
A Child Refuses to Wear Shoes in Box
A Burlington Free Press item recounts a joking remark by a young girl in a shop after fitting shoes. The anecdote highlights a child's wit as she asks to wear them home in the box. The piece accompanies sharp editorials from the New York Sun and St. Paul Pioneer Press criticizing administration and Democratic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Free Press
New York Sun
Democratic National Committee
White House
Dana
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Civil Service Reform
Brule
Tle
Castoria
Miss
Grover
Dan
Garland
Tribune
New York Tribune
Cleveland Leader
New York News
Murray
Murray Medicine Co
Kansas City
Mitchell By
H, Scallin
Worner
Lawler Street
Mitchell, Dakota
Green Bros
Sanden Electric Co
LaSallest
Iran
John A. Fosdick
Clothing House
United
Shites
CON Pias
Cal
Shcuriety Bank
I Director
M. H. Rowley
R. N. Kratz
Geo
H. Ruthman Cash
Frank Weller
E. S. Rowley
Elkhart
Carriage & Harness Manufacturing CO
Seveo
Licht Bieer
Surrey
Pratt
Indiana
Aukee
Sto H. U
Milwaukes
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