Letter favors Niram Price and warns against Cotton for Congress
A county Republican writes that Cotton’s nomination would wreck the party in the district. He urges nominating Niram Price or another equally strong candidate, stressing harmony, organization, and broad support to avoid defeat. He warns of potential independent opposition if Cotton is chosen.
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Cotton
Niram Price
John Russell
Jackson County
Maquoketa Excelsior
the Express
Minnesota’s Political Focus and Congressional Contests
A Vermont-style overview recounts past Manitoba incident involving Capt. Hoy Keegan and Clarke, then shifts to Iowa politics. It notes Republican chatter in Jackson County, discusses the Fourth District convention results for Pratt Brush and Ordway, cites broad currency figures, and argues for replacing caucuses with a direct voting system to reveal true voter preferences.
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H. O. Pratt
Floyd County
J. H. Brush
Mitchell County
Tee Ordway
Blackhawk County
Fratt
Brush
ManitoCity Captain Beats Ex Att Gen in St Paul
Special dispatch reports Capt Hoy of this city knocked down Ex Attorney General Clarke of Manitoba in St Paul after a feud from a year ago. Clarke and ally McPhee carried sword canes but no violence ensued. Hoy surrendered, bailed at 400 dollars. Clarke seeks Chicago surgeon Studson hospital. verdict: served him right.
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Minnesota
Hoy
Keegan
Minneapolis
Manitoba
Lord Gordon
New York
Lord
Hon. L. Fletcher
Clarke
Washington
Ottawa
Colorado
St. Paul
Monticello
Minneapolia
McPhee
Chicago
Studson
Iloy
Beecher Tilton scandal described with sharp verdicts
The piece condemns Tilton as a dishonorable villain while praising Beecher's frank denial. It critiques the Woodhull-Claflin sisters and notes pending testimony from Moulton may illuminate the scandal, though outcomes remain uncertain and the inquiry is in a cloudy stage.
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Beecher
Tilton
Moulton
Ant
Grasshoppers Ravage Minnesota Wheat Crop in Hours
A Minocapulis Tribune report describes hungry grasshoppers devastating an entire forty eight acre farm including wheat oats corn and potatoes in hours. They stripped leaves and cleared all vegetation leaving fields ruined and yields lost likely to be substantial.
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Minnesota
Minocapulis Tribune
Farley Letter Critics Railroad Tariff Impacts
Superintendent Farley writes to the Anamosa Journal defending the Dubuque Southwestern railroad stance under the new law. He argues current and proposed carload rates for stone lumber and freight to Cedar Rapids Monticello and Anamosa would benefit the company if the law were applied, while acknowledging potential pressure on shippers.
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Dubuque Southwestern Railroad
Southwestern
Penoitentiary
Ananjosa
Dubuque
Monticello
Anamoes
Cedar Rapids
Ual
Duuncee
Iowa
Monticelloxpress
Dubuque Southwestern
Monticullo
Quarrica
Anamosa
J.P. Fanney
Monticello and Farley road dispute praises local gains
The Monticello community defends Mr. Farley over railroad tariff disputes with Dubuque Southwestern traffic. Editors praise Farley for liberal policy boosting Monticello as a grain depot and discuss favorable freight and lumber rates and public improvements tied to his influence on regional lines. A later letter from Farley defends his rate stance and urges adherence to Iowa Tariff Law.
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J.P. Fanury
Farley
Monticello
Dubuque
Chicago
Exhibition Hall
Ilinois Central
Mr. Farley
Musical neck-tie festival at Bowen's Prairie raises funds
The Musical Association held a Friday night neck-tie festival at the neat Congregational church in Bowen's Prairie to aid purchase of an organ. The event drew a crowded audience and praise for local talent. Mr. A R Coxsee framed the fundraiser as a humorous one-sided deal to benefit a worthy cause.
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Monticello
Bowen's Prairie
Association
Prof. White
Chicago
Burdett Organs
Bowen's Prairie Musical Association
Bowens Prairie
A. R. Coxsee
Difficulties of Railway Construction Across the Isthmus
A condensed sketch of the dangers and hardships in building a single 47 mile Panama line. From Aspinwall to Panama the road faced 134 minor waterways and 36 bridges. Builders fought floods, tropical forests, malarial fever, alligators, and labor shortages including Chinese coolies. two engineers alternated as illness struck the crew. The project took five years nine months, with a first bridge swept away by the Chagres River floods.
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Panama
Isthmus
Tropics
Chagres
Ocean
American Railroad
Lyman Abbott
Jarper's Magazine
Sympathy For A Severed Arm In A Child’s Ordeal
A Whitehall Times account details Willie Cummings losing an arm when run over by cars. The arm is buried, exhumed, and reburied in a jar, with a worm found inside the palm. The boy reports pain and cramping, fingers growing together, and his condition remains grave.
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Whitehall Times
Willie Cummings
Titte Willie
Galileo as an Inventor and His Mechanical Genius
Galileo shaped modern progress through prolific invention and skill in practical mechanics. His Padua workshop produced barometer and thermometer improvements, pendulum, compass, telescope, microscope, and other instruments, influencing European science and the era’s machines. Wheat crops show blight but average yields expected. corn and fields ripening well for harvest.
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Galileo
Padua
Tle
Europe
Eu@gaz Law-RENCE
Harper's Magazine
Manchester Prees
Grasshopper Scourge Hits Kossuth and Surrounding County Farmlands
A correspondent from Algona details widespread crop destruction in Kossuth and adjacent counties due to grasshoppers. Wheat and oats suffer severe losses in northern areas, with corn half destroyed. The writer urges state relief and a coordinated plan to aid displaced families. He notes some counties fare better and contemplates causes and possible future impacts before continuing to Sioux City and Nebraska. The piece ends with a local anecdote from a Battle’s Ball event.
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Bince
Monticello
Worth
Winnebago
Kossuth
Algona
Humboldt
Emmett
Minnesota
Sioux City
Nebraska
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