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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1890
Page
2
A nostalgic tale traces Bent's Fort on the Santa Fe trail from 1826 to a later era. The narrative follows a Missouri family on a Denver bound railroad journey reuniting a mother with a grave and her daughter with Captain Leonard Hamlin, revealing a healing arc across generations.
A historical account recounts Napoleon seeking Marie Louise's hand for a dynastic match with Alexander’s sister. Delays in St Petersburg stalled the answer, leading to a 1810 contract. Marie Louise agrees to duty over personal will, as Metternich asks and Napoleon consents for peace. The exchange shapes an empire’s future.
A House of Commons debate notes Sir Roper Lethbridge moving to amend the legal code to bar actions for breach of promise of matrimony. The fragmentary report references the motion and surrounding discussion on legal remedies.
A garbled report suggests legislators may be wary of endorsing a radical motion, with references to opponents and leaders. The text hints at cautious government resistance and a belief that advancing the measure is imprudent at the present time.
The majority report on irrigation notes harsh drought in the Dakotas and argues for artificial water storage and distribution. It details low rainfall, arid zones, and the Missouri river basin as central to a proposed system of reservoirs and canals to serve western Nebraska Kansas and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. It highlights artesian belts in the James river valley and lists numerous wells and depths across Jamestown Yankton and other towns.
The report describes artesian water features including pressure from 25 to 170 pounds per square foot with five wells at Yankton supplying domestic, town, and 88 power uses. It details irrigation benefits and urges a large appropriation to fund the work and establish irrigation districts by government survey and state legislation.
An old man with long hair shoots at a U S soldier on a quiet Arkansas street. The judge and crowd witness a comical exchange about the war being over. Across Northwest Arkansas, the Perry gang terrorized Payetteville and White River country. The vendetta led to jail shootings, killings of Marshal Patton and Deputy Mounts, and the capture of William Perry with ongoing trials to end the outlaw era.
An anecdote from The Critic recounts Margaret Fuller on a suburban train with a friend. After realizing her picketbook was at home, they faced fare enforcement. Margaret offered the bouquet for sale, a gentleman paid the fares, and he accepted the flowers only after a card was accepted, sparking a pleasant meeting.
The Illinois Homeopathists Medical Association announced plans to enter the upcoming state campaign as a unified body. They aim to influence the legislature to create an asylum for the insane and seek control of the state medical school. They will back candidates pledged to these goals and switch sides if either party refuses.
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