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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1882
Page
1
The article discusses the governor’s activities in Marietta and references states Michigan and Wisconsin, noting transitions in office and duties of various officials. It mentions elections or appointments, frontier policy, and economic considerations tied to western expansion and public institutions.
Chicago reports note that the Canadian Pacific will lead transcontinental routes, with 700 miles of bulge in traffic, while the Kansas Pacific holds 3 000 000 acres in state land. Railroads plan heavier carloads and new routes, including a Milwaukee St Paul expansion and a Glencoe to Hastings link. Northern Pacific wins a dock contract at Superior City worth 100 000, amid arbitration talks and educational desk disputes in Minneapolis.
Reports describe Adelbert Post aged 24 in Cincinnati feared for child murder and bigamy with two teenage wives, plus embezzlement by a St Paul cigar trader and a paroled rap threat case. An Ashland murder probe implicates William Neil and Ellicraft amid broader investigations into violent crime.
Fire at Arlington six miles west of Mendota Illinois destroyed Hill & Co general merchandise and Dodge & Co hard ware store with total losses around 25000. A Chambers Street New York blaze caused 61000 in damage. Los Angeles Esparanga restaurant fire damaged $1 in stock and spread to adjacent buildings. Overall citywide loss nears 100000 with partial insurance.
The Flipper court-martial record is under review by Jt Advocate General Swaim with some charges dropped. Minnesota senators voice mixed feelings on appointive matters in their state and Keyes at Madison loses reappointment. Gen Henderson presents a railroads committee petition for a Chicago waterway survey to Toledo, claiming a 500 mile distance saving if the canal is built and surveyed.
Col Sanders of Montania seeks the gubernatorial post replacing Gov Potts. The Philadelphia bar hosted an elegant banquet for Attorney General Brewster with Gov Hoyt and Wayne NoVeéeagh in attendance. Mrs Jane L Dousman widow of Hercules I Dousman dies at Prairie du Chien. K A Small, prominent Chicago bar member, dies after a court duel. The Stout & Co. mill purchase is noted amid broader political and business notes in the region.
In a legislative address the lieutenant governor of Ontario salutes Garfield's murder as a shock shared worldwide. The message expresses solemn mourning and unity with the global sorrow for the late U.S. president.
The article discusses the disappearance of the Jeannette, trapped in ice for twenty months under winds and currents near Herald Island. It notes speculation about a hidden cause and references DeLong and the Arctic currents guiding explorations in 1879 1880.
A fragmentary list references postmasters and counties including Shawano county and Jena Center with names such as E W Rayne and Charles Johnson along with mentions of Bayfield Marinette Polk Adams and other counties. The text appears as an OCR garble of local officials and geographic designations without a single cohesive event.
Mr Dunnell recently back from New York reports talks with Grant at offices discussing federal aid and the stalled road project. He notes ongoing policy debate and obstructed progress despite efforts to advance construction.
Testimony in the Guiteau case depicts Guiteau's nervy courtroom harangue to jurors. He claims support from New York and Brooklyn donors and denounces prosecutors while Judge Porter, Cox, and Scoville rebut defense and insanity theories.
A garbled historical text probes early settlers myths and social banter in a disjointed mix. It contains hearsay dialogue, slang, and clipped observations on morality, labor, and education, ending with a nod to training boys in crafts for shared prosperity.
An OCR fragment discusses appetite and poverty, citing that poverty brings hardship. It claims order is heaven’s first law and society’s. parents neglect business training for their boys, who defy divine and human ordinance. unclassified offerings are punished.
Budget figures show the total standing army at 427,274 soldiers and non commissioned officers and 15,434 commissioned officers. Prussia leads with 39,629 enlisted, Bavaria 50,294, Wurttemberg 18,815, Saxony 27,ii and officers: Prussia 14,008, Bavaria 2,216, Saxony 1,157, Wurttemberg 773.
A collection of brief sketches recalls a British minister’s daughter in a brown dress and poke bonnet, a Brooklyn preacher risking savings in a dubious grocery scheme, and Bay State figures debating politics after Sumner’s Boston departure. It also notes a treasury scare, a rebel spy charge, and vigilante justice in Louisiana, plus anecdotes on dining table etiquette and a troublesome Missouri Mormon tale.
A fragmentary report from the Gilbert group recounts a massacre on Taputeone and surrounding islands. It describes Kabu and followers attacking natives, cannibalism, and the burning of corpses, with later dispatches noting continued trading and violence in the area.
Legal advertisements at legal rates. 10 cents per line. Job work neatly and promptly erected. We do all kinds of book and blank work and print lawyers briefs in the approved legal style.
Fragmentary local notes recount odd happenings and small town anecdotes. The text mentions lon Irving, Dr Rus Bher, Mr Wingate and others, with scattered reminiscences of a native New Hampshire as well as references to community events, repairs, and provincial humor.
California man Nj Morley falls for a Canadian woman Miss Maggie Rolph after sending letters. Other brief items note Mrs. Mary A Livermore’s railway accident and Archibishop Tait in London. Judge Crawford contemplates governor run and Bernhardt’s health fears rise. Baraboo fire destroys Killinger’s store causing major losses.
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