Dakota House Proceedings and Inauguration Remarks
The December 1 1885 Dakota House session opened with oath administration to members. Temporary officers were chosen and nominations for Speaker discussed. Joint sessions with the Senate elected state officers and sworn in, followed by Governor Mellette’s inaugural address praised for clarity and national relevance.
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Grand Opera House
Hugh J. Campbell
State Executive Committee
Ward
HR. L .Turner
Marshall County
Cone
Thomas McConnell
Miner County
J. W. Davis
Elliott
Hon
Chow
V Kaldy
Codington County
Mande
Adely
Aiken
Allen
Amundson
Beebe
Bennett
Berry
Beuchler
Borwell
Buchanan
Chapman
Cuttin
Cogan
Cotes
Carlisle
Crain
Dali
Dente
Dewett
Datel
1 Gott
Prenca
Farrell
Feong
Green
Crea
Goudy
Greely
Sinaison
Lester
H Lari
Howell
Huntley
Davues
Jenitus
Does
Kelsey
Kuiihit
Ley Lewis Lawe Larcher
Latee
Mapnicg
Misun
Mittion
Storriss Murhetland
Norton
Olvsun
Leitz
Lon
Boaghen
Siete
Ei Sanath
Af Huddy Staith
Wes Sparkie
Ubursun
Creat
Mayherd Parnes
Parner
Marshalls
Tancsem
Warton, Ward
Witdail
Westor Witte
Peter Koreno
Vaukton
Daantstaunt
Ma. Royen
Tierson
French
Moesers
Awen
Thorson
Senate
Rovess
Tav P. A
Xytion
Order of Business
Weedon
Hinson
Hobart
House
House of Representatives
Arthur C. Melletta
Ale
Frank
Hugh S. Murphy
Leon
Rank Mexamter
Dow. Wises
Elact
Robert Dollard
Attornay Creneral
Eleet
A. Sheridan Jones
Elect
William H. H. Beadle
Alg. Kellam
Supreme Court
D. Corson
John E. Bennatt
Jiwlew
Yates
United States
Tur
Dakota
Mullette
Mellette
Yankton Freeze-up Signals River Crossing Feats
The river froze last night with the thermometer at two tenths below zero. Four passengers crossed today on the ice from the Ated side to the Yankton side indicating a solid bridge. At Sioux City the river closed Monday allowing foot passengers and a winter railroad bridge to operate. Saturday night ice broke seven beams from the bridge.
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U'rasa
Dakotsian
Missouri
Isis
Yankton
Sioux City
Miss Finnie Crook and others plan travels and notices
A jumble of notices mentions Miss Finnie Crook spending time in Wisconsin, Prof. Dutterson visiting Iowa, Miss Burley during the holidays, Miss Satler vacationing at Cavoun, and Pear son Mr. W. A. Moriarty among Pearson's Company. Mrs. Maly Wright leaves for the south seeking health, and regional chatter refers to Pearson curriculum and local figures. The Missouri River Commission urges $150,100 for survey work to improve Upper Missouri, plus reallocations of funds for projects below Fort Benton. Also ads tout Shiloh’s Cure and related medicines sold by local merchants C. Y. Durand and G. Y. Durand, with perfumeries at 29.
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Missouri
Bismarck
Lmort Benton
Fort Benton
London Gambling Clubs and the Tattersalls Scene
A critique of London betting culture detailing Tattersalls in Piccadilly and related clubs like Albert Gate, Whit Brooks and Beaufort. Describes membership, operations, and the social strata of professional bettors, amateurs, and aristocratic participation. Notes on gambling spaces, rules, and the broader Victorian betting world.
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Lemion
San Francisco
London
Lawson
Dame Fortune
New York
Philtelphie
Chicago
Albert Gate
Tieurbuls
Donkey Elphy
Whit Brooks
Ceamrds
Travelers’ Club
Les Brorkve
Bebh
Berom
Stevie
Tattersalls
Brad Etic
Uae
Tanea
Tical
Winel Doren
Viewtori Club
Albert Club
Hishineot Inn Court
Fleet Street
Aly
Beaufort
Rathbone Place
Ditlon
Ehibs
West End
Fragments of a rambling verse amid chaotic OCR
A highly garbled OCR passage blends stray lines about babies, poverty, and rural life with mentions of places, names, and food. The text wanders through nonsensical imagery, interspersed with scattered references to Kentucky and Philadelphia, ending with a collage-like intrusion.
The Great Migration of Peoples and Rivers’ Course
Fragmented travelogue discusses how climate and geography influence migration flows from the Nile to the Mississippi. It notes rapid changes in Asia and the Americas, explains settlement patterns along the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and mentions railroads as exceptions to broader continental settlement trends.
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Adi
Harbers
Leitish
Tadia
Yummuan
Mekong
Equator
Connecticut
Mississippi
Ohio
Gulf
St. Paul
Tdson River
St. Laawrence
Lake
Three seasons and long hair in a Western tale
A Western cowboy defends long hair with three reasons. The passage notes women fanning in church and girls chanting to catch him, while matrons urge tots to murmur. The scene paints a curious, old fashioned moral frame.
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iBoston Times
Construction of a Steam Engine Vessel and Its Details
A detailed, if garbled, description of a steam vessel’s construction and engine arrangement. It discusses the hull length, beam, cylinder arrangement, high and low pressure components, stroke, and performance expectations, with technical terms and measurements. The piece interleaves anecdotal notes about naval engineering with scattered references to past vessels and press commentary.
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York
Long Island Sound
New York & Providenes
Emaand
Phocosus
Western town boasts booming saloons and shops
A New Western town touts a booming, rough-and-ready economy with forty eight beer saloons and twenty seven drinking spots amid other stores, while a stranger questions the presence of churches and the town’s “dudish” charms.
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Duadien
New York Sun
Missouri
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Davis & Wetchum
Eparota
Hester
Aly. Weedall
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
Linck
Sevuso
Auuse
J. 5
Aikin
Geo. W. Wright
Lake County
Storn
Me. Weedon
Alrioren
Hosni
Colmans
Avery
Hugh J. Ciampbell
Ian
Finnie Crook
Wisconsin
Prof. Dutterson
Lowa
Miss Satler
Cavoun
Messrs. Mord and Kimball
The
Pearson Trenpa
Pearson
W. A. Moriarty
Waites
Maly Wright
Peter
Dan
Panaia
Wiseevercab
Conan
Shiloh
GY. Durand
C. Y. Durand
G .1 Durand
C. Dorand's
London’s
Carrotts Perry
Korthens
Windle
Tau
Kansas
Washington Con
Philatelpha Securd
Goa
Thera Vortsii
Vpeinia
Tess Tre
Eam
Letias
Fanberu
Guilea
Detroit Free Press
Sant
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