Jefferson Leaves Home On Public Mission To France
In June, Thomas Jefferson departed from Annapolis with his daughter Martha Jefferson to take up a diplomatic assignment in France. He resigned his American commercial commission post, received part of his $9,000 salary in advance, and traveled by ship via Philadelphia New York and Boston, while leaving his desolate home behind. The journey was described as a pleasant pursuit through a season of beauty, soon to arrive at the French port.
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American Congress
Annapolis
Maryrane
John Jay
New York
American Commercial Commission
Jay
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Jefferson
Congress
Virginia
Martha Jefferson
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Boston
France
London
Tracy
Portsmouth
N. H
House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson Esq
Tate
United States
Osgood
Samuel Osgood
Andover
Davis
Thomas Davis Junior
Plymouth
Swan
James Swan
Dorchester
Senate
Caleb Strong
Goin Lowell
House
Samuel Alleyne Otis
William Phillips
John Rowe
Independent Chronicle
Thomas Jefferson
Gazette
Mr. Jefferson
John Hancock
Executive Department
Elbridge Gerry
Mrs. Adams
Framer of the Declaration Spent One Anniversary in 1784
Fragmentary 1784 letter excerpts describe political maneuvering in Congress, Jefferson’s travels toward Portsmouth, and preparations for a diplomatic mission as Thomas Jefferson contemplates commerce and national development amid Revolutionary era dissension and European plans. The text references Isaiah Thomas’s Worcester Spy and Boston reporting on Jefferson and Jay.
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Massachusetts City
Jefferson in Boston 1784 Charity and Commerce Talks
Boston in July 1784 hosted Thomas Jefferson amid the Independence Day observances. Orders in the Massachusetts House sought to seat him for treaty discussions, while a later note shows his warm social reception from Boston’s elite. Jefferson left on the Ceres for London as the city celebrated the holiday.
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Thomas Jefferson
Boston
Qld South Church
Benjamin Hitchbourne
Weart's Tavern
ATTORNEY STEELE IN TOILS IN MINING SCANDAL
Nes Moines reports A L Steele a prominent lawyer and county attorney candidate was arrested on an embezzlement charge. The Gladiator Mining Company accuses him of siphoning 8000 dollars in a bitter dispute with the Widnitor group. The indictment follows a long feud and the company seeks redress after prior claims of wrongful withholding. Steele contends the ruling bars the case.
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Gladiator Gase
Nes Moines
A. L. Stele
Coulty
Havite
Gladiatoriui Mining
Bitter Sunnet
Steele
Widintor
Wwourht
New Boodle Trials in Milwaukee Men
Supreme Court grants Milwaukee figures new trials in two cases citing irregularities in admitting evidence and jurors being interrupted after sent to the jury room. Rehearing denied for Michael Dunn on a $1500 bribe related building privilege case.
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Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Charles Hagener
Supervisor Schitz
Michael Dunn
Milwanukee
Million at stake in suit begins for Chippewa woman
Elizabeth White a Chippewa squaw sues Indian Agent Campbell in Ashland Wisconsin for money owed from pine sale. The case foreshadows broader suits by Wisconsin Chippewas seeking about 290000 to 12 million or more, tied to federal court rulings on allottee citizenship and state-allowed investments.
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Ashland
Wis
Elizabeth White
Campbell
Wisconsin
Boy Drowns While Playing in Drifted Boat at Ely Lake
Eight year old Stephen Facey of Eveleth Minnesota drowned in Ely lake near Sparta when a boat drifted from shore. He appeared to dive from the boat to Mrs Sherman as she crossed the lake, and only after the body surfaced a second time did she realize it was an accident. The boy's father is a miner at the Genoa mine.
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Eveleth
Minn
Une
Stephen Facey
Ely Lake
Sparta
Sherman
Tater
Genoa
Hopeful for creditors National Electric liabilities
Milwaukee June 27 A schedule filed with the referee in bankruptcy shows the National Electric company of this city with liabilities of 1 671 assets 3 5 million The secured portion amounts to 1 12 million This is the firm once controlled by Banker Frank G Bigelow that went into receivership weeks ago.
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National Electric
Milwaukee
Hiptey
National Electric Company
Frank G. Bigelow
Freight Train Wreck Smashed Eight Cars at Fergus Falls
A June freight wreck on the Northern Pacific branch near Wataseo station in Fergus Falls Minnesota derailed eight cars. Several workmen were aboard one car but escaped injury by jumping clear.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Northern Pacific
Ue Wataseo
Rope Skipper Dies After Final Jump In Appleton
In Appleton Wisconsin nine year old Marie Derrick collapsed and died while skipping rope at the hundredth jump. She exclaimed I have finished and sank to the ground immediately after. The incident occurred on June 27 and is attributed to peculiar circumstances surrounding the sudden death.
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Appleton, Wis
Marie Derrick
Mayor of Osakis Dies After Short Illness
Anton Tox, mayor of Osakis Minnesota since last spring, died yesterday after only a few hours of illness. He was popular in the city and vicinity and was elected to the mayoralty without opposition in Osakis.
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Anton Tox
Man Caught in Elevator Machinery at Winona Shaft
Fredert Hoffschmidt, a young unmarried man, was caught in a shaft of a terminal elevator and whirled to near instant death in Winona Minnesota. The incident occurred at the Western Elevator Company. Emergency crews responded as bystanders watched in shock. Hoffschmidt survived but suffered severe injuries.
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Winona
Minn
Fredert Hoffschmidt
Western Elevator Company
Five Persons Injured by Explosion in Detroit
Detroit on June 27 reports five persons injured when an overloaded dynamite cane exploded in the hands of ten year old Andrew Paluszynski. Police and emergency crews responded to the incident with details pending on the cause and condition of the injured.
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Detroit
Mich
Andrew Paluszynski
Duluth Man Drowned in Lester River Accident
Duluth Minn June 27 Joseph C Polzin drowned yesterday afternoon after being swept by a log while he stood with friends on a river ledge collecting drift wood for a camp fire. The incident occurred when the log caught him and carried him into the stream. The party of friends witnessed the tragedy.
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Duluth
Minn
Joseph C. Polzin
Lester River
South Dakota Farmers Optimistic On Crop Prospects This Year
Reports indicate unusually favorable prospects for corn, small grain, and flax across South Dakota. Cool spring aided early growth while rains improved conditions statewide, with extensive land breaking and prairie cultivation rising, especially near the Missouri River. Improvements noted in Stanley and Lyman counties and prospects of a record crop production for the state.
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South Dakota
Agricul Dural
Missouri River
Mitchell
Mary More
Charles Mix
Aidte
Stanley
Lyman
Roy Beemer
Stockmen Rally in Charles Mix Over Dip Order
Charles Mix county stockmen protest a livestock commission order demanding all cattle be dipped twice, regardless of infection. Farmers balk at costs and travel, plan court action to revoke the measure locally while crops look favorable for a record harvest.
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State Livestock Commission
Charles Mix
Livestock Commission
Charles Mix County
State school fund boom boosts South Dakota revenues
Since statehood South Dakota school lands have paid over three million dollars to public schools. Last year’s distribution reached 376,411 dollars with over 200,000 sent this year and expected to hit 400,000. By twenty years old annual distributions may exceed half a million as lands generate income. Donated acres exceed two million, with most not yet sold or leased. Endowments already paid to state institutions, including the state university and various normal schools. In Deadwood and surrounding towns, authorities sweep saloons of screens, pool tables, and chairs to enforce liquor laws, signaling a major reform and potential closure of many saloons.
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South Dakota
Land Department
Deadwood
Lead
Lawrence County
Sherif
Old Deadwood
Suite
Parker
Finish Tree Planting Near Custer Peak in Nebraska Project
L C Miller and C T Swan directed a Nebraska government nursery led reforestation near Custer Peak south of Deadwood twelve miles. They planted 40000 yellow pines and 10000 red firs to test altitude and climate suitability, part of a project sparked by Secretary Wilson's Hills visit last year. The work, begun at the Nebraska nursery, covers burned ground nearby. A separate item notes S S Buckwalter's Yankton home burglarized on circus day. thieves searched for cash but found none.
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Custer Peak
L. C. Miller
C. T. Swan
Nebraska
Deadwood
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Hills
Government
S. S. Buckwalter
Yankton
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