Flax fiber hopes rise in Northwest market push
An extended letter from Thos H Canfield of Lake Park Minnesota urges Minnesota and Dakota farmers to grow and prepare flax for fiber and seed. Guidance from G Smith of Minneapolis details sowing Belgian seed, retting and drying methods, and a threshing machine. The feature notes strong demand, possible mill investment in Minneapolis, and potential farmer earnings while contrasting European practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apolis
Northwest
Minneapolis Journal
Board of Trade
Thos. H. Canfield
Tivke Park
Becker County
Mion
Ireland
McKinley
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Dakota
Mr. Allen
Mall
Nan Best
Lake Park
Jayera
G. ¥. Smith
6Th St
North Dakota Methodists conference appoints leaders list
The North Dakota Methodist conference adjourned at Lisbon on the 20th with prual law re presentation defeated 10 to 0. A college location was referred to a committee for six months. Conference districts were confirmed and a new district organized. The next conference is set for Grand Forks and Bishop Witzgerald announced numerous appointments across Bismarck, Dickinson, Jamestown, Minot, Williston, Fargo, Grand Forks, Langdon, Park River and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota Methodist Conference
Lisbon
Grand Forks
Witzgerald
Bismarck
T. MH. Sheckler
Pissidilla Elder
Ypsilanti
Montpelier
Northwest District
J. H. Hovis
Cando
John Fawcett
Shurches Ferry
M. Ber
Carmington
Pingeee
J.D. Vuit Caip
Devils Lake
J. B. Bolman
Hope
B. Mahoney
Collinge
Fairmount
J. D. Doetz
Fargo First Church
D. W. Knight
Second Church
D.C. Planette
Grandin
Richard Hanner
Hillaboro
J.R. Connelly
Hunter
C. J. Baker
Leonard
Johnson
W. M. Spoor
Milner
Stephen Whitford
Northwood
Daniel Halfpenny
Oaka
Park River
G. R. van Vieit
Pembina
W. B. Loomis
Reynolds
C. A. MacNamara
St.Thomas
William Love
Thompson
H. C. Jephcott
Wallula
W.R. Morison
West Point
Emerida
Edenburg
Bathgate
Rebuilding the Powder River Cattle Yards Leader
J B Sutphin of Duluth owner of the old Powder River Cattle company yards on the Omaha road seven miles south of West Superior Wisconsin is rebuilding the sheds and barns destroyed by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powder River Cattle Company
Montana
Wyoming
British Columbia
Wttle
J. B. Sutplus
Duluth
Sutphin
J.B. Sutphin
Omaha Road
West Sup.erior
Wis
Pneumatic Transit From Philadelphia to New York
W Barnet Lat Vani and associates propose pneumatic tubes ten feet in diameter to transport cars between Philadelphia and New York in twenty minutes. Two tunnels would carry up and down trains with airtight cylindrical cars propelled by exhausts, using less coal and offering automatic balance gates and fifth mile stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
W. Barnet Lat
Vani
Mey le Vaan Gest
Franklin Institute
la Vin
le van
City Hall
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia Inquirer
French Tariff Bill Sparks Chamber Clash and Duel
M Roche’s general customs tariff bill sets maximum duties for noncooperating states and minimums for those honoring France. Raw materials exempted include milk, wool, hides, and cotton. Deroulede attacked Reinach, prompting a censorship and a duel challenge that Reinach accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Roche
Chamber of Deputies
France
M. Deroulede
Forbdding Reinach
Deroulede
Reinach
Binder twine and the proposed manufacturer trust
The piece explains the rise of wire binders replacing reapers and the shift to Manila and sisal hemp for twine. It details production, prices, and the 1886 National Cordage Company merger, arguments against trusts, and the impact on farmers and markets, urging fair pricing and contract practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayad
Riddle
Cleveland News
Manile
Phillippine Island
New York
Manila
Yucatan
Central
Americ
National Cordage Commuiny
United States
National Cordage Company
Furmera
Jobbera
Trade policy debate on binders and twine duties
The article discusses continuing bids and shifting duties on fiers and binders, arguing against removing all duties to avoid flooding by foreign manufacturers and noting the 22 cent per pound rate is too high while 1 cent per pound could protect American makers without inflating costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mckinley Hill
Awikeone
The Course of Bishioss and Westward Trade Outlook
The Minneapolis Journal notes improving trade conditions across the West and North with strong activity in old industries and New Orleans organization. It reports tight money, large capital flows to Northwest and Southwest, heavy freight, rising iron and wool markets, steady cattle and tobacco trades, rising wheat and flour exports, and steady bank clearings amid modest business failures.
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Minneapolis Journal
Weat
Nev
York
London
Ula
Calla Ata
New York
Colton
Pacific Coast Lines
San Erancisco
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
California
Texas
Oregon
Montana
Cassiiieres
Russia
Minneapolis
United States
A Scrap of Paper Tale From Dark Continent
Major Reginald Tracy of the Cape Mounted Rifle Volunteers visits Mrs. H Byron Porter in Providence and recounts a Boston newspaper tale found in a skeleton. The story claims a massacre of his party by savages while crossing the interior, survivors core in a captors camp, with cannibal acts alleged as the tale proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Tracy
Cape Mounted Rifle Volunteers
Cap of Good Hope
H. Byron Porter
Sheldon Street
Providence
Hartford Post
Boston
Gkelton
Thenemy
Major fed by cannibal chef in remote exploration tale
A Major is captured by cannibals who feed him human flesh before a dog eats the rejected pieces. He is later taken to the interior and appears before a chef who orders an ear as punishment. After confinement and escape, he discovers a skeleton and a Wood fragment while noting a prior expedition party that never returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris ¢ Tors
Belore
Iyrive
Aged Harvard Deaulter Armstrong Linked to $25,000 Fraud
Charles Armstrong a 77 year old Harvard resident and former justice of the peace confessed to a long running loaning scheme. He defrauded thirteen men across McHenry and Boon counties, using forged names and fake mortgages to net about $25,000 while continuing to pay interest. George Oakey of Mayengo Illinois disputed one debt.
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Charles Armstrong
Harvard
Armstrong
Josepl Soothill
Phice
Mr. Scothill
George Oakey
Mavengo
Ill
Mr. Soothill
Seneca
Woodstock
McHenry
Whem
Boons County
Soothill
A German Bank Council Divides On Discount Rate Rise
The London Standard correspondent in Berlin reports that a majority of the central committee of the Imperial Bank of Germany resisted a proposal by the bank president to raise the discount rate to 6 1 2 per cent. The president then convened a meeting of a special directorate committee and three central committee delegates, and the measure passed by a narrow margin. The action is expected to trigger a one per cent rise in the Bank of England’s discount rate. The Standard cautions that a rise in Britain’s rate may be avoided, while Germany could strain credit across Europe. If Germany seeks gold elsewhere than London, it will ease the strain.
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London Standard
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Directora
Central Committee
Imperial Bank
Bank of England
Europe
Germany
London
Murderer Frae Bail in Independence Case
M E Billings Waverly attorney convicted last year in Blackhawk county for murder of W S Kingsley was brought before Judge Ney in Independence Iowa on a writ of habeas corpus. Bail set at 5000 to appear before Judge Lenehan at Waterloo in November. released on own recognizance pending Supreme Court reversal. Case likely to be dismissed. Bremer county prosecutions cost 18000.
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M. E. Billings
Blacklawk County
Iowa
Kingsley
Judge Ney
Independence
Ney
Lenehan
Waterloo
Supreme Court
Lennehan
Billings
Bremer County
Richard S Waring leads European factory expansion plan
Richard S Waring, inventor of the Waring underground cable, returns from Europe where he arranged for building a dozen factories to meet new tariff laws. The Pittsburg headquarters company is capitalized at 1,000,000 dollars. The English firm started abroad carries 200,000 pounds, half paid and the remainder due in ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard S. Waring
Europe
Whsh
Pittsburg
Glass factory plans discussed by Chicago and UK investors in Grand Rapids
H Trayford of Chicago Joby C J Pugh of Columbia Ohio and O C Hawkes of Birmingham England, noted glass manufacturers, visited Grand Rapids to explore forming a glass factory under a new trust. Local furniture makers urged collaboration with local capital to avoid tribute, with a $100000 capital stock proposed. The venture aims to produce various glass products including beveling mirror plates polishing and finishing.
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H. Trayford
Chicago
Joby C. J. Pugh
Columbia
Ohio
O. C. Hawkes
Birmingham
Eng
Grand Rapids
Mich
Glanw Trust
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Westen
Wisconsin
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Silesia
Prussia
Jarasova
Minyjeapolis
Lalithe
Entite Northwest
North Dakota Methodists
Binder Twine
Consiaoraa
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