Ambitious political talk swirls around 19th century figures
The piece notes Senator Kyle returning to Aber deen from Minnesota and hints at Major C Boyd Barrett seeking congress. Gen Hugh J Campbell is optimistic about a Republican nomination while questions about Blaine persist. It mentions President Harrison’s renomination, McKinley’s tin plate quip, and a Century agriculture series. Yankton Press hints at H C Preston and a Mitchell campaign angle.
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Yankton Press
H. C. Preston
Mitchell
Judge Moody
Pierre
Republican Party
Yankton
Independent Parades Kyle Name Stirring Controversy
The Yankton Press reports critics say Kyle’s name was used without consent at Independent gatherings to rally farmers. It notes Kyle could stop the “confidence game” and describes Alliance headquarters’ shift from fierce land policy to a modified sub treasury scheme aimed at broader ownership and control.
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Yankton
Kyle
Alliance
Washington
Sub-Treasury
The Promised Land Opens as 40 000 Rush for 6000 Claims
On September 23 in Quinartz Oklahoma the opening draws a 40 000 crowd toward 6000 land claims and 4000 town lots. Camps along Topee Chandler Langston and Cimarron City face clashes with soldiers and marshals over control as chaos and intoxication spread. Governor Steele is instructed to block town site companies from excluding single entry men, promising full support to them.
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Quinartz
O. T
Topee
Chandler
Perkins
Cimarron
Langston
Cimarron City
Sac and Fox
Eldorado
Washington
Noble
Steele
Oklahoma
Harshaw Answers in Wisconsin Ex-Treasurer Suit
H B Harshaw, named in a suit over more than 100000 dollars in interest on public fund deposits, says no state vault existed before 1890 and deposits were made in banks. Banks paid treasurers or their agents compensation as protection against losses, with Schriber as Oshkosh bank cashier arranging pay to Harshaw.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Commonwealth
H. B. Harshaw
Harshaw
Charles Schriber
Tennessee adjourns as miners unrest looms after session
The Tennessee general assembly adjourned after twenty days with no change to convict lease policy or penitentiary plans. The public calls the session a failure. In Briceville miners threaten renewed trouble when the armistice ends on the 24th, with prison official Wade predicting unrest and Governor Buchanan resolute to quell any insurrection.
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Nashville
Tennessee General Assembly
Briceville
E. B. Wade
Buchanan
Bagged a Burglar, Eau Claire Man Mortally Wounds Escapee
An Eau Claire store burglary ended with a rear window entry and a basement doctor’s rifle shot. The wounded burglar, named William Harrison of California, died from a stomach wound. his partner escaped.
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Eau Claire
Eau Ceatre
Wis
W. H. Smith
William Harrison
California
Blaine Aims for No Presidency Nomination After New Year
Washington report says Mr Blaine will notify friends he cannot accept the presidency and will back Harrison for renomination. He plans to return to Washington in October in good shape for work. In Nebraska Neprasia City Holler of Engall Holler & Co plans a new distillery to oppose the trust with stock largely owned by the Nebraska distillery founders.
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Blaine
New York
Washington
Mail and Express
Harrison
Mail
Express
Northwest
Neprasia City
Neb
Holler
Engall, Holler & Co
Nebraska
Stony City Land Syndicate Buys 140 Acres in Hammond
M. M. Towle sells 1,400 lots totaling 140 acres to Stony City Land Syndicate of Iowa for 250000. A cotton mill and an electric motor battery plant will rise there with work for 200000 in costs and 75,000 spindles to yield fifty bales of cloth per run.
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Chicago
M. M. Towle
Stony City Land Syndicate
Towa
Hammond
Indiana
Explosion at Columbus campfire damages gallery
A gas light supply exploded during a magic lantern show in Columbus on September 23. Thomas Mc Naughtin suffered severe arm injuries as part of his clothing blew off. All in attendance were shocked but unpanicked and the building sustained no serious damage. Cause remains unexplained.
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Columbus
Thomas McNaughtin
Cantons Competing for Prizes in St Louis Event
Nine canton entries contested prizes in St Louis on September 23. The St Joseph canton led the drill at 10 o clock and is seen as a minor prize contender while Indianapolis canton performed similarly and is not expected to win. Results awaited several hours.
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St. Louis
Canton
St. Joseph
Indianapolis
German American Catholics Meet In Buffalo Convention
Buffalo crowds pour into the city for the fifth annual German American Catholic congress with an estimated 15 000 visitors. The meeting aims to bolster German American Catholic religious life and discuss church matters and growth.
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Bufra.o
Buffalo
Ferguson Succeeds Raikes In Irish Political Shift
Lonpvoy reports Sir James Ferguson remains a steady political secretary while a new secretary is sought following Raikes departure. The article notes a reshuffle and continued government administration in the region.
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Ferguson
Raikes
Lonpvoy
James
Forest Fires Threaten Comstock and Cumberland
Turtle Lake Wis Sept 23 The village of Comstock was nearly destroyed by fire sparked by surrounding forest blazes. Cumberland nearby faces great danger with property losses expected if rain does not come soon as conditions remain extremely dry.
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Turtle Lake
Wis
Comstock
Cumberland
Heaviest Fires Along Omaha Road Devastate Wis Homesteads
Ashland Wisconsin, September 28. Extreme heat and drought fueled forest fires racing along the Omaha road. Homesteaders near the reservation lost shanties and barely escaped with their lives as smoke thickened the air. Officials fear damage may exceed last spring unless flames are checked soon.
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Omaha Road
Ashland
Wis
Reservation
Forest and Prairie Fires Wreck Sioux Reservation
Sept 23 Mandan Sioux Reservation reports fire swept across the area burning hay wheat in stacks and ranges from the Cannon Ball to the Morean river. Townspeople say the reservation is a blackened waste with no county damage reported yet. Nearby Munising Michigan forests burn with millions of feet of timber destroyed and no casualties. Cranberry Marshes Burned near Black River Wisconsin with fences and timber damaged and two marshes seriously affected.
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Mandan Sioux Reservation
Michigan
Mannan
N. D
Sioux Reservation
Cannon Ball
Morean River
MarQuette
Mich
Mich., Sept. 22.—Forest Fires Are Raging Near Munising
Black River Fatl
Wis
Lady Ellen Missing on Lake Winnipeg
A steam tug named the Lady Ellen is feared lost off Long Point in Lake Winnipeg. It departed Grand Rapids towing a sail boat September 7 bound for the Little Saskatchewan river and did not reach by September 8 or by September 16. Six people were aboard the tug and sail boat and search efforts by the Ogema were sent out.
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Lady Ellen
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Man
Long Point
Grand Rapids
Little Saskatchewan River
Ogema
Three Miners Killed by Falling Roof in Pennsylvania Mine
In Cayuga colliery Scranton reports three men died when a roof collapse buried miner Joseph Horan and two Hungarian laborers as they loaded cars. Rescue efforts lasted hours and the victims were found horribly mangled under coal and rock.
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Pennsylvania
Pitttspurg
the Times
Scranton
Joseph Horan
Cayuga
Illustrious ancestors mark Elizabeh Biddle death at 92
Mrs Eliza beth Bordon Biddle dies in Philadelphia aged 92. She is described as a descendant of notable Hopkinson family including Judge Hopkinson author of Hail Columbia and signer Francis Hopkinson. Her great grandfather Thomas Hopkinson held provincial council roles and served as vice admiralty judge.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Bordon Biddle
Biddle
Judge Hopkinson
Columbia
Francis Hopkinson
Thomas Hopkinson
Provincial Council
George IT
Secretary Proctor Praises Army Posts and Canteen System
Secretary Proctor toured St. Paul and frontier posts praising the troops at Fort Keogh and the canteen system run by Lieutenant Cooke. He expressed satisfaction with barracks at Snelling, noted promotions from the ranks, and spoke of his impending retirement to Vermont.
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St. Paul
Proctor
Pioneer Press
Vermont
Fort Keogh
Twenty-second Infantry
Snelling
Cooke
Northwest
Fort Meade
Niobrara
Omah
Department of the Missouri
Damaged by Wind Crashes Church and Farm Losses
An incipient cyclone struck Granville Minnesota at 6 pm causing windows to shatter and two large church chimneys to collapse through the roof of a nearly finished Catholic church valued at about 20000 dollars. Wheat and hay stacks are scattered across the region. In New York the Grant Monument Association plans immediate work to move a temporary tomb and build the monument with 151213.89 dollars on hand. In Washington the president appointed a commission to establish the U S Mexico boundary, including Lt Col John W Barlow Captain Thomas W Symons and Prof O T Mosman.
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New York
Millville
N. J
Whitall, Tatum & Co
Granville
Minn
Grant Monument Association
Washington
United States
Mexico
John W. Barlow
Thomas W. Symons
United States Engineers
O. T. Mosman
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Thorn ton’s identity confirmed after sea rescue tale
S W Thorn ton wired from Jacksonville that he is identified by his safe’s combination. Relatives including his brother accept his story that he and his sister-in-law were swept from Coney Island on August 27, rescued by a schooner and landed on the Florida coast, ending the mystery.
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New York
S. W. Thornton
Jacksonville
Fla
Coney Island
Florida
Higgins Held for Murder in Saloon Fire Death
Mitwavukse Sept 23 Higgins was held in the criminal court for murder in the death of Aunt Tillie Hunter an aged black woman set on fire with a lighted match in a saloon on Saturday night Sept 12 in a case that drew local attention.
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Mitwavukse
William A. Higgins
Criminal Court
Tillie” Hunter
The Song of the No 9
Poem extols No 9 as affordable durable fashion valued by rich and poor. Speaker brags of oak like dress and fur cloak design with universal appeal. Mentions Paris Exposition and Grand Prize claim by W S Crouse from MironeEtt South Dakota.
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Ohio
Wheeler
Iowa
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J. R. Dodge
Agricultural Department
A. W. Harris
Promised Land
Sac and Fox Reservations
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Hudson
Atlantic Higuuanos
Henry Hudson
New Jersey
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Atlantic Highlands
Hood
Enterprise
Belleville
Ep. Jenkins
Mr. Savage
N.B
C. J. Hood & CO
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Lowell
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France
America
Wheeler & Wilson
Nathaniel Wheeler
W.S. Crouse, MironeEtt, S. D
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Pere Marquette
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Canada
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Mer
Saginaw, Mich
H. Sheridan
St. Paul, Minn
W. L. Douglas
LT. Why
Brockton, Mass
Champeny Bros. Ag’t
Church Directory
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Church of the Holy Family
George Sheehan
Holy Family Branch No. 384
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