Fires still burn in Ganburs and Minée counties
Oakes North Dakota reports crops in Ganburs and Minée counties in fair to fire condition. Yankton man Frank Gilliland drowned in the Jini river near Yankton on the 2lot. A women’s suffrage convention met at Huron on July 8. The Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge of Lee Dakota met at Mitchell. Yankton firemen won three prizes in Pierre tournament. Miller freemen won a prize at the Pierre racen tournament, totaling $2800 in prizes. A heavy thunderstorm near Pierre July 23 caused a cloudburst flooding the city park. Edmunda county logged six inches of rain, crops thriving. standing water noted as only damage. Holden of Minneapolis, linked to Fairchild stock, visited Deadwood. authorities considered perjury charges amid cattle disputes. Vermillion mayor F Burdick sign tearing order prompted warrants against mayor, marshal, and others. sheriff bound them over to grand jury in $100 bond.
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South Dakota
Ganburs
Minée
Frank Gilliland
Jini
Yankton
Huron
Pierre
Pilger
Toxo
Wigny Bervics Ab Hurox
T Ln
Edmunda
Holden
Minneapolis
Fairchurd
Deadwood
Custer
Enya
Hermoo Ia
Marabala
North Dakota Candidate Fails Medical Exam at West Point
Word from Grand Forks to District Attorney Cochrane says Joe Travia of Grand Forks failed the medical examination for admission to the military academy at West Point. His alternate, Crabtree, will enter instead, leaving North Dakota without a representative at the academy this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Cochrane
Wiel Point
Joe Travia
Crabtree
North Dakata
Weat Point
Fraud investigations swirl around Minneapolis count
From Washington a Consul Commissioner Porter ordered actions in Minneapolis as prominent local figures were alleged to have covered up a fraudulent count. Attorney General Miller directed prosecutions of those charged with census fraud amid broader notes of extensive irregularities.
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Porter
Minneapolis
Minn
Miller Bay
Multiple Violent Criminl Incidents Across States
A Denver dies of wounds after shooting his partner George McCartony. A Minneapolis man Robert Cook robbed of $100 and a gold watch at a hotel. In Danville Illinois J P Cook and Albert Blakeney feud ends with a fatal knife wound. Ashland Wisconsin court hears Baker alibi for bank robbery. Ironwood Michigan bartender Ed Ryan links Baker to bank loot. In Gulvernton Texas Annie Turner shot herself after father Judge Turner and Professor Day confront violence in the room. In Yates Center Kansas A Coe kills his brother in law Nathaniel Auglin, wounds Auglin’s wife, then shoots his wife and finally kills himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Milburn
Denver
George McCartony
Minneapolis
Robert Cook
Minn
Cook
J. P. Cook
Albert Blakeney
Danville
Blakeney
Baker
Ashland
Wis
Ed Ryan
Ironwood
Pholpa
Perrin
Seymour
Annie Turner
John B. Turner
Gulventon
Tex- Ad
George Dayig
Academy
Thetather
A. BE. Coa
Jnemeregad
Yates Center
Kan
Nathaniel Auglin
Coo
Audrin Auglin
Wee
Mra. Coe
M Lounge
Himeol
Recent Casualties and Disasters Across Regions
Lightning destroyed the Congressional church at Aubford Connecticut, one of the oldest in the state. A Catholic girl Mary Day from Bayfeld Wisconsin died after accidentally igniting her clothes at Odannah. Foot and mouth disease spreads in the duchy of Hedis with cattle dying from its effects. Hessian cattle quarantine again enacted. Two loaded freight trains on the Boston and Maine collision near White River Junction caused severe wreck and hours of delays. Telegrams report ongoing forest fires.
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Aubford
Conn
Mary Day
Gialtini
Odannah
Wis
Bayfeld
Duchy of Hedis
Boston & Maine Railroad
White River Junction
Trafic
Fires and Floods Strain Colorado and Midwest Areas
Reports describe fires burning in Concrose and Bay Jtan ranges in southern Colorado near Palmer Lake with unspecified damage. Mills and mines at Puzzrand Boston destroyed. over 2,000 acres of timber burned. Drowning incidents occur in Minnesota and Wisconsin. a Kings County penitentiary fire alarms and a Pleasanton cyclone cause widespread damage. Electrical storm in Oshkosh damages chimneys, churches, dwellings and cripples the fire alarm system.
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Concrose
Bay Jtan
Colorado
Palmer Lake
Boulder
Jon
Puzzrand Boston
Jonas Spaulabury
Minnesota
North Redwood
Minn
Deaths and missing persons haunt Yankton era notes
The obituary notes the death of T. B. Karleigh a long time Yankton resident and Missouri River steamboat man who died recently. It also reports Joseph Dueannen a blacksmith missing from Wanburn Wisconsin for a week with his body found in the bay. there is speculation of suicide and mention of a Thomas C Sloan of New York who allegedly left 75 000 for the Sloan laboratory and 200 000 to be available on his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Karleigh
Yankton
Yaukton
Joseph Dueannen
Wnadburn
Win
Thomas C. Sloan
New York
Sloan Laboratory
Foreign Gossip Summary From an Era of News
Reports of smallpox across the border bring deaths in many towns. Wages cut 10 percent amid looming general strike. The National Zeitung backs the Anglo German convention and Zanzibar trade shift. A foot bridge collapse at St Jean sinks many, seven bodies found. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria rumored to travel to Vienna amid Bosnian crisis. Oder river floods cause vast crop and property losses and Baltic canal damage delays. A kidnapping case in St Catherine Ontario ends with a child recovered. mother Missley estranged from L D Johnston.
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Rasso-ermiap
Tintra- Hon
Calliers ix Thy
Ngland
National Zeitung
German Littoral
St. Jean
Vienna
Austria
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Sofia
Vara
Busharest
Busurian
Dr. Stransky
Oder River
Pruasian Silesia
St. Catherines
Ont
King At
Riley
Misley
L. D. Johnston
Rueband
Miscellaneous News Items From New York City
James O Fisherty a dealer at 52 Mercer street New York City Hall assigned to George J Ventnor without preferences. Pluor Harris at 122 Bowery and 2781 Third Avenue New York City claim no general assignment to Charles Lyons without preference. ex Senator Palmer of Michigan elected president of the World's Columbian exposition at the national commission meeting. 8 Dickinson of Texas chosen wet rotary. A committee from the Chicago Culinary alliance waited on Potter Palmer of the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O'Fisherty
Mercer Street
New York City
George J. Ventnor
Pluor & Harris
Bowery
Third
Avenus
Charles Lyons
Palmer
Michigan
National Commission
Dickinson
Texas
Palmer House Banquet and City Demographics Tale
The report notes Palmer House plans a banquet for World’s Pale commission members after the 27th event. It cites Supervisor Davis stating San Francisco’s population around 80,000 with 24,000 Chinese residents, up 2,000 since 1880, and mentions regular winter inhabitants working in the country. A Winnipeg effort brings a Chicagoan to Christianity and Calgary death. Public hospital bequests, Protestants, and real estate gifts mark the narrative arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer House
Palmer
Davis
San Francisco
Atork
Crop Prosperity Report From Northwest Farmland
Journalist O J Smith reports from Minneapolis after touring western Minnesota and the northern Dakota regions. He found no abandoned farms, widespread building in Fargo and Aberdeen, and overall strong farming and mercantile prospects. Land values vary by improvement, with McCauleyville buyers optimistic while others worry about prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.J., Smith
Minneapolis
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Northwest
Hergus Falls
Fergus Falls
Aberdeen
Fargo
McCauleyville
Smith
James Nolan
Nolan
McCauley
Mr. Smith
Mergus Malis
A Crimean War Veteran in Minneapolis Tale
The Journal profiles Peter Bradlay at the central police station a tough veteran with a storied past He fought for England in Sebastopol earned a scar behind his ear and recounts two years in the Mussulman lands amid clashes with Russians and Cossacks He once served as a constable in Cork Ireland and embodies the era worn by Old World and new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Peter Bradlay
Frisdman
Peter
Ile
Auige
Sebastopol
Peter the Irish Volunteer in the Crimean War Memoir
A former police volunteer named Peter recalls joining a royal call to serve in the Crimean War. He initially joined as a commissary, later deployed to Sevastopol with 3,000 men, where he endured brutal campaigns, hand to hand fighting, and near death from a Russian bayonet blow. He reflects on the war as fearful yet oddly commonplace in his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Peter
Enereitus
Constantinople
Sebastopol
Bradley
Devilish Engine Kills 27 Men on Tennessee Rail
The Atlanta Constitution reports a vicious locomotive on the Eat Tennessee road said to have killed 27 people. Witnesses describe it as a devilish, mulelike engine that repeatedly plunged trains, robbed crews of control, and caused passengers to leap to escape imminent wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Atlanta Constitution
Sne
Bouch and Gent
Fteran
Killer
Freman
Foaler
Sam
Train of emigrants and killings haunt the line
A battered OCR fragment describes a train crowded with emigrants and a notorious killer. It mentions fear among crew as a cruel figure presses onward, claiming many lives, and notes the engine’s unnerving, perilous energy when it is fired up.
Mormon Immigration What Proselytes From Join Latter Day Saints
Secretary Jackson of the state board of immigration notes 48 Mormon proselytes to a July arrival. Immigrants now come mainly from Germany Norway and Sweden, with Wales and Cornwall declining. The church funds their expenses and houses them in a single steerage section as elders preach. Recent policy debates include excluding certain classes via government regulations and the contractor’s obligation to certify transfers to authorities if needed.
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Latter Day Saints
Jackson
State’ Board of Immigration
Guion Line
Germany
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Wales
Cornall
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
Cornwall
United States
the Battery
Stephenson
Castle Garden
Fairchild
Mulholland
New York Star
Chicago World's Fair Site Sought On Lake Front
The Philadelphia press notes a heated debate over site choice for the Chicago World’s Fair. Proponents favor a lake front heart of the city to boost attendance and symbolize American progress, while opponents worry about congestion and prefer a suburban setting with more space and easier access to rail and streetcar networks. Aiming to match or exceed Philadelphia's 1876 exhibit, organizers seek a commensurate display of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago
Lake Front
Pennsylvania
Philitelphia
Chicago as the symbol of America at the Columbian Exposition
A philosophical tribute to Chicago as a modern, thriving city emblematic of the nation’s progress. The piece argues Chicago’s prominence surpasses colonial past and seaboard rivals, presenting it as the ideal host for the Columbian Exposition and a representative of America’s future on the global stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Etreeta
Joana
England
London
France
Paria
Seaboard City
New York
Serpent Worship in Century Magazine
An analysis discusses serpent worship across civilizations, arguing that the Ohio serpent mound reflects ancient faiths from Asia, Africa, and Europe. It traces symbols of life, fertility, and solar cults, linking Old World and American religious motifs to the mound’s central stone pile and serpentine form, with references to Fergusson and cross-cultural motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Magazine
Serpent Mound
Ohio
Asia
Africa
Europe
India
Central America
Peru
Mexico
Yucatan
Cambodia
Mexica
Ubuttle
Zunia
Ohio Valley
Egypt
America
Fergusson
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Yankton Firemen
Miller Fremen
Washington
Dell's Pond
Eau Claire
Newr Woodeman
Eden
Medford
Faribault
John Kujaraers
Kings County
Pleasanton
Union Pacific
Kearney
Bertrand
M Auling
Island Sand and Door Company
Capestroat
Milwaukee
Finney Bros
Abiaz
Oshioah
The
Chicago Culinary Alliance
Potter Palmer
Haa
Mormon Immigration
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