Des Moines Meeting Notes Amid Iowa Promises and Woes
Des Moines hosts a state hotel meeting while Webster county reports 600000 in property values. Iowa towns announce bonds, factories, and schools. Cedar Rapids plans a furniture plant and hydrocarbon patent aims. Reports note scarlet fever in Iowa Falls, a gang of thieves, saloon debates, and a wild wolf sighting. A dubious artisan flees after promising pay, while a 9th Regiment reunion and other civic notes fill the page.
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Ira Reuns
Bespem
Des Moines
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Wea
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Columbus Junction
Cedar Rapids
Thoes
Dubuque
Eatabliab & National Bank
Montezuma
Iown Falls
New York
Lyon County
Worfc
Electric Light Company
Burlington
Mccnsas
Cofar
Storms, strikes, and fires ripple through the week
Reported killings in Taylorville and a nephew gravely ill follow a boiter explosion at a tile factory. Weather predictions diverge from reality as a March hurricane forecast is withdrawn. Rail blockades and snow halt travel while arlington mill operatives vote on pay cuts. Fires destroy property in Defiance and Swartz Creek, with losses up to 20,000.
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St. Louie Poat-Dispatch
Spsoint
Peoria
Pater New
Taylorville
Henry New
Peter
Wiggins
Watertown
N. Y
Sesson
Arlington
Milea City
Montana
Ora Haya
Pographics Union
Bald At &J. Louis
Bay Sears Iron Company
Bunton
Indian Territory
William E. Dodge
Church of the Covenant
New York
Buoday
Doane College
Crete
McPike & Johnson
8. Louis
Galveston News
Laredo
City of Mexico
Milwaukee
American German Sauerkraut Compare In Reviews
Last fall and winter a large quantity of sauerkraut was imported from Germany and praised as superior. German Read ing Read ing Ps residents prepared it without salt by packing finely cut cabbage tightly in barrels and allowing its own liquor to ferment. In Germany the cabbage is compacted by a steam driven machine.
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Germany
Reading
Young Lady Miners in Nevada Claim Run by Ely Sisters
In Como District Nevada two Ely sisters aged 16 and 14 locate a mining claim named Woodbine and Daffodil. They have sunk eight feet and 12?6 inches, working with picks and shovels, proving capable and confident. The piece lauds their effort and suggests health aids like Bitters support sustained labor.
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Como
Néveda
Ely
Proapectora
Virginia
California
Daring robbery rocks Hockford area tonight
A bold seven mile south of Hockford Illinois robbery targets William McGregor home. McGregor, his wife, and an eldest daughter were assaulted with one critically hurt. Robbers escaped with 60 dollars. Nearby, Jacob Boatman a hermit in Monnes township Michigan reportedly died for his money after a peculiar confrontation. A second incident near Charlotte Michigan involves a young man named Freeman.
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John Day
John Wilkes
Dave Allen
Mre
Voorhese
Third Street
Burlington
Wilkes
Allen
Pana
Lil
Reuben Corwin
James Hamlin
Irving Southef
Corwin
Hamlin
Revolger
Grand Jury
Supreme Court of Malone Law
Maloe Central Railroad
A.J. Pickard
Washington Cooper
John Stawart
Jacksgayne
Stewart
Fucile
Argust Gerhardy
Chicago
Kling Lim
Antonine Norzonaki
RJ. Fleming
Fleming
Ile
John Sheffield
West Madleon
Wis
West Chester
Ohio
Benjamin Ripley
Nathan Baer
Baer
Ripley
Nebraska
Ikla
St. Louis
Matt Lowig
Coloran
Wee
de ‘Grea
Swan Horffsen
Albert Welliver
Quarrallir
Minneapolis
Horffsen
Walliber
Graham
Texas
Hockford
Ill
William McGregor
Bia
McGregor
Jacob Boatman
Monnes Township
Newayga County
Mich
Charlotte
Michigan
Freeman
Sherman criticizes harsher laws for crimes against officials
Washington reports include General Sherman proposing stricter punishment for this class of individuals, notes on German minister arrivals, and moves in Congress on indemnity funds, pensions frauds, and Sioux agency farming needs. Multiple items reference treaties, homestead acts, and vascular matters of the era.
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General Sherman
Payne
FL. Smith
Nharty
Sherman
Herr von Eisen Broohen
August Falgel
New York
Admir Nicholson
Commodore Baldwin
Smithsonian Institute
Teller
Bronx
Branding Rock Agency
Thor
House
Japan
President nominates Arthur L. Theresa for secretary
The president in Pennsylvania nominates Arthur L. Theresa for secretary of Utah territory amid foreign concerns. A wave of arrests continues over conspirators tied to government officials’ murder plots across multiple regions as European affairs unfold with France Britain and Ireland facing political shifts and unrest.
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Arthur L. Theresa
Pennsylvania
Utah Territory
Bleyelat
Priceoix Park
Kavansagh
Harrington
Irish National League
Flood Devastation Across Cincinnati and Surrounding Cities
A severe flood devastates western Cincinnati and extends to Lawrenceburg Jeffersonville and Madison. Depots on McLean Avenue submerge, dozens dead or missing, rivers rise to 39 feet. Relief funds activate. business districts paralyzed, thousands displaced, widespread property loss, and aid organized from chamber of commerce, Masonic relief, and regional boards.
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McLean Avenus
Cincinnati
Senate
Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Common Council
Claas
Yaners
Chamber of Commerce and Common Council
Masonic Retef
Garamen
Cleveland
Sandusky
Toledo
Senate Tariff Debates Include Sugar Duty Proposals
The senate and house debated tariff provisions with Van Wyck pushing lumber on the free list and duty changes across sugar, bronze powder, gun parts, and matches. Bills on books duties sparked Mr Morgan and Mr Farley clashes, while river and harbor funding and school book duties drew intense discussion.
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Nebraska
van Wyck
Boyard
Bock
Hovst
Page
Morgan
Balebary
Thia
Department of Justice
Vance
Farley
Souisoury
Internal Revenue
French Politics and the French Republic Stability
A Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent argues that the current political divides in France threaten republican stability. He cites a 16 million voter base with 3 million republicans, 2 million anti republicans, and 6 million fence sitters, questioning who will sustain or overthrow the government as it falters. He compares republican needs to Castelar’s Spain and notes the call for unity to secure reform. Also mentions a tonic claim for digestive and health benefits from Aryant Liquid, implying commercial promotion.
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Chicago
Spain
Republic
Congressional Morning and Evening Session Action Report
In the morning session several bills were reported and discussed with no action. The evening session saved many pension bills and grants for government projects, including a $20 monthly pension for the widow of former Tibota representative Hawk and funds for a monument under Gen. William H. Lytle. Senate business included memorials and treaty execution questions, with proposals affecting land grants and import duties discussed through the day.
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Hawyer
Puthlon
Eltinana
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United States
China
Atkins
Tackar
R. Holman
Terior
Laatio
Land&r
Mogrens
Cheerful Perseverance Message From Wotesgiay
A brief note expresses cheerful perseverance and wishes children a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It ends with a sign off “Yours faith fully,” attributed to Wotesgiay.
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Wotesgiay
Gradual Path of Conversion Across Men and Times
The speaker argues conversion unfolds gradually rather than instantaneously. Moral foundation sprouted through training and restraint leads toward Christ life, with timing varying by person. Public revival tricks mislead. true change comes discipline, ongoing growth, and living by Christ in daily acts.
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Beory Ward Bescher
Congress
Con Js
Leonard Bacon
New Haven
Plymouth Church
Christ
Swedenborg
Why do more boys die than girls in early life
A medical note questions why boys, though 4 percent more numerous at birth, die off before age five. Dr Biddle proposes two ideas: a tougher male physiology and caregiving biases. He suggests examining male nurses for infant care, while critics fear the waste would rise further.
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Pall Mall Garotte
Dr. Biddle
Lord Wolseley Letter Urges Children to Aim High
A read letter from Lord Wolseley to Woodvilla National school children urges ambition and persistence. He says success comes from setting a real aim within God given talents, starting life with determination, and using pluck to climb life’s ladder despite falls, praising courage over complaint.
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Lord Wolseley
Woodvilla National School
Devon
Sccceas
Ming
Recent Swindles Shake Up Chisago Readers
A Minnesota report notes four to five firms swindling rural residents nationwide by inviting investments in clubbed commodities on a board of trade. Post offices suspend registered letters and money orders, as the writer urges readers to distrust sharpers and read daily papers to uncover such schemes.
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Chisago
Board of Trade
Tin River
Promigas
United States
Rough but Good Utuy Timyay An Exchange Reports
An exchange reports new hotel regulations adopted by an enterprising proprietor after Milwaukas disaster. Rules include extra charges for guests leaping from fifth story windows and a fire proof hotel safe. Bills must be settled before bed as the fire consumes the building.
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Milwaukas
al. Guoata
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