Parker Bicycle Club's First Annual Meet at Turner County Fair
Parker on September 16 witnessed the first annual Parker Bicycle Club meet during the Turner county fair. Montelius won several events including the half mile and one mile dashes, while Rogers and White battled for top spots. W. J. Hiealey set a new Dakota one mile track record at 3:01 4, breaking Montelius’ mark by over ten seconds.
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C.R. Johnson
Parker
B. Graves
Bon Homme
E. Rogers
Mitchell
D. P. Long
le Mars
Montelius
White
Rogers
Graves
Long
Parker Club
Case
Johnston
Clisby
W. J. Hiealey
Ile
Dakota
N Rogers
Ared Deliesohn
Cole
F. Bidwell
S. Mendellssohn
Russian farmer Romm arrested on fugitive from justice charge
Roman Romm of Plankinton Dakota is in custody in Omaha on a warrant from John Miller of the Plankinton bank. Miller says Romm bought a span of horses for 3260 with 100 down and mortgage on the team and 35 acres of grain plus four cattle as security. Romm sold assets and traveled to Omaha with the mortgageed team, later mortgaging again to A. Lewis and reportedly selling a horse. He denies guilt and plans to sue for damages after securing liberty.
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Oma
Roman Romm
Plankinton, Dak
John Miller
Plankinton Bank
Romm
Miller
Dakota
Omaha
A. Lewis
Thirteenth Street
Central Police Station
Russia
Editor in Trouble in Milbank Arson Case
Milbank South Dakota September 19 A H Lewis editor of the Review newspaper was arrested on a Pennsylvania governor's requisition for arson alleged to have occurred in 1876. He used the alias Larry S Valkemer after skipping bail and has been the postmaster appointee under President Arthur. He waived examination and was sent to Philadelphia.
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Milbank
Dak
A. H. Lewis
Review
Ofennsylvania
Slarry
Valkemer
Arthur
Lewis
Philadelphia
Closing Day of Constitutional Celebration in Philadelphia
On September 19, Independence Square hosted the final events of the constitutional celebration. The weather was clear and crowds filled the streets, with the Liberty Bell sounding liberty across the land a century ago.
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Philadelpiua
Independence Square
Bank Failure Sparks Turmoil in Cory Penn Area
Jamestown reports deal excitement as First National Bank of Cory Penn collapses. Robert N Marvin of the city, bank president, says the failure stemmed not from the former president’s speculation but from recent events.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Tdeal
First National Bank
Cory Penn
Robert N. Marvin
Surprise disclosed after days of silence
He said he only learned of the matter three days ago and it was a great surprise to him.
Twelve Hundred Men Out of Work in Ohio
Zanesville, Sept. 20. J B Meyers and Co, knit goods manufacturers, assigned today. Liabilities total 330 000 dollars. One thousand two hundred workers are thrown out of employment.
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Zanesville
Ohio
J. B. Meyers & Co
Fire Hits Prof Shaw's Unfinished Yankton Residence
The unfinished home of Prof. Shaw on College Hill in Yankton burned last night, suspected incendiary work. Loss estimated at 2000 with 1000 insured. Shaw is a Yankton College faculty member who was building a fine residence.
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Yankton
Shaw
College Hill
Yankton College
Bank Robbery at Union National Bank of Dulora
The Union National bank robbery ends with missing $20,000 from the Minnesota Iron Co. package. Cashier Ware left the money at lunch. upon return it vanished. Detectives have no leads and call it a highly puzzling crime. Plus a Milwaukee & Northern freight derailment near Ayron, Wis. injures two. conductor Donnelly buried, car fire wipes out several thousand dollars in goods.
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Dulora
Union National Bank
Ware
Minnesota Iron Co
IlAyron
Wis
Milwaukee & Northern
Frank Malley
James Donnelly
H. ©. McClelland
Death Dealing Rockets At Lansdowne Fete On Bellerophon
The Bellerophon arrived at Halifax with injured sailors after a catastrophic rocket explosion on the Quebec ship during a Lansdowne tribute. More than forty men were hurt, thirteen seriously, as rockets on deck ignited and wounded crew and nearby ships. Midshipman Courtney among the injured. The ship sailed to Halifax for naval hospital care.
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Halifax
Bellerophon
Admiral Lyon
New Foundland
Quebec
Landsdowne
Suite
Lansdowne
Lord Taiisdowne
Minerve
Clorinde
Coutney
Newfoundland
Naval Hospital
Acting Secretary Reverses Several Land Office Decisions
Acting Secretary Muldrow reverses adverse rulings in multiple General Land Office cases across North Dakota and South Dakota districts. Reopenings ordered for several applicants including Conrad Klotz Batch Asher Edgerton Nancy Hillster Jasper Cook L. Levi B Lowe and Peter Gresdah, with new hearings or testimony. Final Bateman homestead proof rejected. J S McKeever case reversed and new hearing ordered.
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Washington
Muldrow
General Land Office
Conrad Klotz Batch
Mitchell, Dakota
Asher Edgerton
Mary O'Connor
Sioux Falls
Charles N. Boulton
Mitchel
Boulton
Katie A. Towey
Nancy Hillster
Jasper Cook
L. Levi
B. Lowe
Mitchell District
Peter Gresdah
Duluth Land District
J. 5. McKeever
Dakota
National Building Trades Council Meeting Opens in Chicago
The National building trade council convenes in Chicago after June adjournment to form a national arbitration body for extreme disputes between employees and trade members. Attendance is limited but expected from 16 to 20 cities.
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ChicaGo
National
Building Trade Council
White Lake awards artesian well contract to Swan Co
White Lake has let the contract for sinking an artesian well to the W E Swan Co. The company will begin work by September 25. Farmers threshing is underway with wheat damaged by rains and corn a large county crop. White Lake aims to establish a creamery. Henning boy, ten, fell from a wagon and broke his leg. Schools reopen with an able corps of teachers. Notable real estate transfers occurred this fall.
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Wire Lake
White Lake
W. E.swan Co
Henning
Cholera in Italy Widens as Measures Shift
The World's Rome correspondent reports rising cholera in Messina with deaths among the rich and poor. Diggers quit and are persuaded to return. Prisons, Rome, Naples show increased cases. Castelamare 39 cases 20 deaths, Puzzuoli 14 cases 7 deaths. Vatican fears eclipse the pope's jubilee as audiences suspended.
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New York
Rome
Messina
Naples
Castel-a-Mare
Puzzuoli
Vatican
Woolfolk murder suspect held in Cherokee jail
Atlanta dispatch reports Jack Debose, a suspect with dubious looks, arrested in Cherokee County and jailed in Canton. He allegedly acted with others in the Woolfolk family killings, claiming motive as revenge for a chain gang conviction tied to the Woolfolk family. Tom Woolfolk, under arrest, may be released soon.
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Atlanta
Woolfolk
Cherokee County
Canton
Jack Debose
Woolfolks
Tom Woolfolk
Result of Combination Makes Peoria Whisky Center
Peoria distilleries expand output after the whisky trust forms, closing plants in Cincinnati, St Louis and Chicago. Peoria daily grain use rises from 15000 to 28000 bushels, with internal revenue collections surpassing one million dollars. The trust aims to manufacture most whisky at Peoria to cut costs.
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Peoria
Pironria
Whisky Trust
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco Delegates Leave for Grand Army Encampment
San Francisco has sent its quota of comrades for the Grand Army encampment in St. Louis. A special train with Pullman sleeping cars will run to St. Louis, transferring at Mojave to Atlantic & Pacific tracks. They pause at Las Vegas Topeka and Kansas City for entertainments en route. Arrival in St. Louis expected Sunday, Sept. 25.
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San Francisco
Grand Army
St. Louis
Pullman
Southern Pacific
Atlantic & Pacific
Mojave
California
Las Vegas
Topeka
Kansas City
Prohibition Law Declared Unconstitutional In Kansas Case
In Leavenworth on September 21 Judge Crozier ruled the governor's power to appoint police commissioners police and judges unconstitutional. The decision labels the law as creating discretionary punishment power unknown in U S history and signals attempts to oust the entire police force. The ruling, seen as a heavy blow to prohibition efforts, comes amid political upheaval and legal debate.
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Leavenworth
District Court
Crozier
Ile
United States
Hunpehiad Roberts Uader
Prohibition
Great Actors Open Hennepin Theatre With Julius Caesar
In Minneapolis Edwin Booth as Brutus and Lawrence Barrett as Cassius led a high profile opening night for the new Hennepin Avenue Theatre. Mayor Ames dedicated the venue to drama as the curtain rose on Julius Caesar. The production drew large crowds, lasting acclaim, and recalls after each act. Booth and Barrett will remain in town at F. P. Weaden’s theatre house all week.
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Minneapolis
America
Mayor Ames
Hennepin Avenue Theatre
Julius Caesar
Edwin Booth
Brutus
Lawrence Barrett
Cassius
Sackett & Wiggins
F. P. Weaden
Booth
Barrett
St. Paul
Plot Against Cuba Revealed as More Formidable
In Key West on September 21 a cart load of dynamite was found hidden in the woods near the city. The discovery heightens concern over a Cuban plot, suggesting greater danger than previously believed. The find followed Aguero's expedition details noted in the report.
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Cuba
Key West
Havana
Aguero
Annual Report Shows Growth Across Departments of Ancient Temples
The seventh annual session of the Supreme Temple of the United Order of Ancient Templars opened at St. James hotel in Chicago with delegates from western states to New York and New Hampshire. The report notes growth in total abstinence and beneficiary departments nationwide.
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Chicago
Supreme Temple of the United Order of Ancient Templars
St. James Hotel
New York
New Hampshire
It Would be Unanimous LaMonre Progress
The passage argues that if those harmed by bad governance act on the capital, they would grasp the legislative intrigue and corruption. It contends that sectional clashes in the Pakots legislature created confusion and demoralization, making a division vote nearly unanimous with negatives hardly scattering any support.
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LaMonre
Pakots
Health Rules Unhealthful in the City Dog Tale
A dialogue hints at Bagley being confined to his house and miserable after vowing to live by health rules. The exchange mentions Baggs and Bagley with a playful nod to a dog’s tail shot off last season, reflecting a humorous sportsbeat tone.
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de Baggs
Bagley
Philadelphia
Burlington Free Press
Five drownings in Lake Geneva and global unrest shock readers
The day’s items report five drownings in Lake Geneva, a 20 million franc deficit for Tonquin, Cleveland denying a snub of Foraker, and deaths including piano maker Francis D. Haines and Milwaukee ex-chief Robert Wason. It notes political talks in New York, Pacific island sieges, brutal incidents in Chicago and Wichita, Italian celebrations, and numerous rail and legal notices.
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Lake Geneva
Tonquin
Two Irishmen Discuss Rail Passes in Saloon Banter
In a Texas saloon Pat claims ten years on all Texas railroads entitles him to an annual pass. His companion advices a semi annual pass as the proper entitlement, reflecting local humor about railroad perks.
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Texas
Pat
Tid Bits Snippet with Mrs Snavely in Real Estate Snuff
A brief fragment features Mrs Snavely of Birmingham Alabama engaging in real estate chatter with a polite prompt about joining a dip. The exchange hints at social dynamics and local flavor in a condensed joke-like blur.
Notable society notes on arts charity and prominent figures
The column surveys Edith Littledale and Miss Marcia Marvin in Canada and Brazil, Queen Victoria's circle, Verdi’s wife funding a hospital, Sara Jewett’s testimonial, and society figures like Mrs. Cleveland, Maria Dowager Marchioness, and Ida Lewis Wilson. It sketches charity work, art, and ships of social elite with brief anecdotes.
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Queen Victoria
Canada
Edith Littledale
Hamilton
Ont
Mackay
Burdett-Coutts
London
Marcia Marvin
E. M. Marvin
Piracicaba
Brazil
James G. Blaine, Jr
Sara Jewett
Clifton Springs
Signora Verdi
Il Trovatore
Busseto
Verdi
Jim” Fisk
Saratoga
Col. Hooker
Bennington
Queen Marie
Hanover
Duke of Cumberland
Pinsing
Vienna
Maria
Aylesbury
Ida Lewis Wilson
Newport
Children craft quips reflect early 20th century humor
A collage of child misstatements and wisecracks from various papers. Jokes touch on manners, bedtime routines, curious questions about neighbors, tea invitations, and playful misunderstandings of adults and technology. Pieces showcase child logic and family life.
Foreign Notabilities and Royal Ties in News Highlights
A miscellany notes John Ruskin abroad, Bismarck aging, Besant may visit, and awards or travels of royals. It mentions Dom Pedro’s drink, Rothschild in Vienna, Prince Albert Victor and Prince of Wales not entering Lords, and the Prince of Wales visit to Dorchester costing £400. Also reports on United Labor Party’s 240 mass meetings in New York with speakers like George and McGlynn amid a steamer Elbe explosion death toll unclear.
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Bismarck
Walter Besant
Dom Pedro
Jamaica
Russia
Nathaniel Rothschild
Vienna
Charles Louis
Prince de Iturbide
Maximilian
Mexico
Prince Albert Victor
Pri Wales
House of Lords
Prince of Wales
Dorchester
M. Ambroise Thomas
Conservatoire
United Labor Party
New York
George
McGlynn
Ince George
The
Paris
Itook
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WL Explos "Ion
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Roy ML Co
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Gro
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Wisconsin
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