Territorial Republican Convention at Pierre in September 1884
The Territorial Republican convention will meet in Pierre on September 17 1884 at 2 p.m. to nominate a delegate to Congress and conduct other business. Delegates are apportioned by county population based on votes for congressional delegates in 1882 with one delegate per 200 votes or fraction thereof. The apportionment lists counties entitled to delegates and names committee members and officers of the Republican Territorial Central Committee.
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Pierre
Dakota editorial notes and regional appointments mix with cholera and rail threats
The Central Dakota press association will meet in Huron August 5 and 6 with full representation. Jo A. Mattens is named District Attorney for the 5th district. Socialists denounce Cleveland as a monopolist. Cholera rages in Marseilles with deaths and evacuation. Iowa prohibitory law is openly defied in river towns while strict enforcement elsewhere holds. Delegate Raymond laments Dakota judicial appointments. A broken rail nearly kills Emperor Francis Joseph. A blue book notes about 150000 postmasters with salaries from eight thousand down to under thirty dollars. A severe Pennsylvania cloudburst floods Berks, Lebanon, Montgomery Counties. The Center in Centerville edition is nearly ready and praised. Sperry’s nomination as Dakota Associate Justice elicits favorable and critical reactions. some prefer regional favors over federal office.
Destructive storm over Whitewood Valley and GOP plans
A July 6 dispatch reports a hurricane with rain and hail sweeping Whitewood Valley fifteen miles north at four this afternoon. The storm’s track about a mile wide left unknown but feared extensive damage. The Republican Territorial Committee met in St. Paul and set the convention for Pierre on Sept 17 at 2 pm to nominate a Congressional delegate. South Dakota leads North Dakota by 106, 246 to 140. President Arthur defends Porter court martial findings as unchallengeable, noting no power to overturn when properly approved.
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Whitewood Valley
Here
Republican Territorial Committee
St. Paul
Republian
Congress
Pierre
South Dakota
North Dakota
Arthur
Fitz-John Porter
Porter
Population growth projections and political commentary
The article estimates US population growth to June 30 1884 at about 56,982,408 with projections beyond 60 million in two years. It also quotes a Chicago Journal critique of Democratic candidates Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks, questioning their qualifications and careers.
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United States
Chicago Journal
Grover Cleveland
Thomas A. Hendricks
Cleveland
New Jersey
Hendricks
Ohio
Indiana
Congress
Tilden
Ipnny Hendricks
Indiapolis
Recent Sun Stroke Displays Mixed Views On Cleveland
The Des Moines Register notes Iowa Democrats overstate Gov. Cleveland's appeal and cites New York critics. It compares Cleveland's 1884 performance with 1880 and 1883 outcomes, suggesting his Western admirers misread his political strength and contrasting him with Bayard.
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Des Moines Register
Iowa
New York
Clevelands
Folger
Hancock
Garfield
Cleveland
Iown
New York Sun
Bayard
Sun
Ard
R Canthan Anton Cleveland
Strong Man Figure in Political Rally and Liquor Ban Protest
In a Democratic convention Youmans praised Blaine as a powerful strong man able to move public passions. In Iowa at Manti ng a mock funeral procession banned liquor, burying a beer keg as a protest against the traffic with saloon supporters mourning the change.
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Youwaxs
South Carolina
Blaine
Federal Congress
Roscoe Conkling
Benjamin Hill
Proctor Knott
Mr. Youmans
Inter-Ocean
Manting
Iowa
Strong
Main Street
Fair Grounds
Blaine Praised by Harper's Weekly in 1882 Letter
In February 1882 Blaine had resigned his post when George William Curtis in Harper's Weekly praised his Panama Canal letter as temperate and dignified. Curtis noted Blaine’s American instinct and tact and questioned whether Blaine or Curtis had changed most since. The Iowa State Register comments on Blaine’s presidential candidacy and the public’s readiness to judge him anew.
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Blaine
George William Curtis
Harper's Weekly
Panama Canal
Department
Mr. Blaine
Republican Party
Mr. Curtis
Harper’s Weekly
Iowa State Register
Nomination of Frank Sperry to Dakota Supreme Court
Received by the Senate as a joke the nomination of Frank Sperry of New York to be associate justice of the Dakota Supreme Court is described as serious by Senators. Sperry, a private secretary and stenographer to Secretary Folger and a worker for Arthur in Chicago, is noted as a New York law school graduate.
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Frank Sperry
New York
Supreme Court of Dakota
Sperry
Folger
Arthur
Chicago
Nominating from the Cradle in Dakota Supreme Court
Sunday Gazette blasts President Arthur for nominating Frank Sperry, a boy, as associate justice of the Dakota Supreme Court. The editorial denounces the choice as unfit, arguing twenty years of legal study are needed and lamenting the immature appointment from Washington.
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Sunday Gazette
Supreme Court of Dakota
Frank Sperry
Sperry
Washington
Treasury Department
Britton
Arthur
Per
Public condemnation of presidential nomination cited as grave offense
The text denounces President Arthur for a nomination viewed as a political debt and unites diverse parties in condemnation. It argues the action is inexusable and harms his standing, asserts Dakota residents deserve full hearing, and predicts Senate rejection of the nomination.
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Arthur
Dakota
Senate
Associate Justice Sperry Appointment Amuses Philadelphia Times
The Philadelphia Times notes the appointment of Frank Sperry as associate justice of Dakota sparks amusement. Sperry, about 25, small in stature and youthful in appearance, lacks practical law experience having only two years at the New York bar. He served as private secretary to Secretary Folger under George Bliss, reporting Bliss’s private movements, with few other objec tions cited beyond inexperience.
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Frank Sperry
Dakota
Sperry
New York
George Bliss
Folger
Bliss
New York Letter from 1884 notes growth and politics
The writer reports New York’s population surpassing a million, notes progress and vast city landmarks, and warns of water shortages. He observes Westward financial shifts, mentions Blaine’s White House prospects, and references Chicago panic impacts. Cyclones in Dakota and nearby states bring property damage and casualties.
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Mr. Borror
Empire City
Central Park
Brooklyn Bridge
Grand Central Depot
Chicago
Blaine
White House
Dakota
Thin City
Ota
Jd Trike
Bic
Whiteside town in Beadle County Nebraska thriving settlement
The article describes Whiteside townships near Woessington in Beadle County, Nebraska established March 1882 with about 106 inhabitants from Whiteside County Illinois. It notes growing crops and rain, lists early settlers and farmers, and questions local monopolies and railroad freight profits.
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Whiteside
School Township
Beadle County
Woessington
Whiteside County
Ilinois
Mortgage Foreclosure Notice and Probate Filing in Beadle County
A mortgage foreclosure is issued in Beadle County Dakota with Julia Barrett as mortgagee alleging default on note and taxes. The sale of the mortgaged premises is set for June 2 at the courthouse front door in Huron. Also Amalie Hagensick as executrix presents final account in Chingtop estate with a settlement hearing May 1 in Huron court.
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Ius Giles
Dakota
Julia Barrett
Huron
Beadle Mey
Sie
Secka No
Amalie Hagensick
Bimin
Beadle County
James
Adame
Josiah
Ai Land Office
Ore Thia
P ‘Uron
Robert Lowry
Fags & Morae
Two Farmers Conversation from Arkansas Twreler Fragment
Dialog excerpt shows two farmers chatting about health and family. References a son with the chills but recovering, and mentions a boy who is “tolerable” due to illness. Fragmentary text reflects rural speech and everyday domestic concerns.
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Arkansas
Why Hog Skin Is Used in Leatherwork
Hog skin is used extensively for rad kles because it is the only leather that all the strata can be taken out of. No other leather withstands friction and earaging wear as well.
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James G. Blaine
John A. Logan
Territorial Republican Convention
Spordald
Lake
LaMore
Aoa
Mercer
Minnehaha
Ds. 18
Moody
Morton
Iorsethks
SDPO
Pias
Eeborm
Sargent
Aisha
Stark
Steele
P. Wells
W.H. Skitiner
W. F. Steele
W. M. Cupipett
Iver Larson
John H. Drake
B.R. Benson
John H Kink
John Fadden
A. J. Plowman
E.W. Caldwell
H. M. Gregg
G Ian Tei
A.C. Boland
Republican Territorial Central Committee
EP. Wellis
W. Carpwenny
W. Epwanos
the - Ives
Editorial Association
Central Dakota Press Association
Centr Dakota
Jo. A. Mattens
Brookings
5Th Judicial District
Javar
Marseilles
Raymond i
Flannery
Bismarck
Cnrge H. Hand
Francis Joseph
Austria
Ne York
North Carolina
Axoruen
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
York
Berks
Lebanon
Montgomery
Center In Index
C. E. Lawrence
U. S
Geo
H. Hand
Dakote
NK Sperry
Lud Sartorius
Cigar House
Third Street
Dakota Enue
A. E. Pinkney
Ofice First Nation Bank
Brow
North America
Aetna
Springfield Fire and
Ee City of
London
North British
Vechantile
Phoenix
Orient
Niagara
Liverpool and Lond
German
E.B. Ormsby
Graves
Casher, A.L
Ormsby, Graves & Co
U. S. Land Office
Solic
Orms
Metaburg
Gemsby Brose
Blas Tchell
E. D. Benson
James H. Cross
J. J. Gase Thresher and
First National Bank
Dakota Avenue
J Miller
Cavour
Wolsey and
Weesington
Iroquois
E. D. Benson & Co., Cavour, D.T
Philadelphia Times
Letter
W. F. Eastman
Jobn Barry
LOU HS House Bros
Aevance Bros
W. Foerrim
Pracnes
Eontest
G. B. Armstone
Dak
Igomon
Anthony J-Dussert
Cfignty
G. B. Armstrong
Register
Chingtop
Icla
Datpil
Joan K. Hannay
A. ML
Elson
Agency
H. F. Snedigar
Snedigar & Avis Iround Troquois
Wills & Jackson
Draper & Carmichael
Wessington
E. M. ‘TiHoMas
JIB. Weeks & Co
Fiuron
Jim River Valley
Ingoveld
Coe 2d
Wisconsin Sts
OE. van Deusen
Boot and Shoe Store
Hurok
W. L. Brockman
B. F. Russell
Concord
Snyder
Beauty of
Hebron
America
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Portage
Law
Winona
Ortonville
Aberdeen
Ellendale
Eau Cifure
Stillwater
Wausau and Merrill
Beaver Dam
Houndly Lie
Oshkosh
Waukeesha
Oconcinewoe
Madison
Prairie du Chien
Owatonna
Mbakato
Fairb ‘Bwalt
Beloit
Janesville
Aie i Point
Elgin
Rockford
Dubily
Clinton
Rock Island
Edayapids
Tama
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Thicago
Canton
Iron City
Sioux Falls
Aleae
Albert Lea
Mason City
Mitchell and Chamberlain
Dubuque
Per Calmar
St. Paulaind
Mitneapolis
Racine
Freeport
Mitchell, Wolsey
Ashton
Aberdleg
Jim
Rive Valley Lita
LLMAN
Milwaukee & St
BALL
Merrill
Gen
J.T. Clark
JP. Dennis, Prest
AY. H
Fford
Bau
Budknam
See’y
Sioux City
Mitayo Expevator Machinery
Nell
Corliss Exgires
The
Sioux City Foundry, and Machine Works
East Third St
Nash Bros
Cash Grocery House
Cash Grocers
Huron Meat Market
Danone Avenue
DE Ron, Dak
W. N Payant
E.n.toucey
Chas. Reed
John DO Rubidge
Reed & Rubidge
M.D. Hathaway
Rochelle Nat! Bank
Echelle
Wm. Stocking
Jas. A. Hawley
Dixon Nat's Bank
Dixon
Beadle County Bank
Dare
Auvuia
F. I. Fisher
Fisher & Foster
East Huron
Pettigrew & Runkel
Third
Wisconsin Street
Businese
Dakota House
Arate Berg le Sgle
M. J. Dinneen
Wash Bros
Real Estate and Law
Huron, Oak
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