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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1887
Page
2
The Weekly Sun reports a late plot to kill the Czar of Russia intended to terrorize ban into granting a constitutional government or to force his surrender of power. The article frames the plan as a decisive act tied to political concessions and regime stability.
The Roebling bridge spanning the East River between New York and Brooklyn is hailed as the grandest suspension structure in the world. Its cost reached 15 million dollars, and it is praised for fully meeting broad expectations without disappointment.
The Pennsylvania executive mansion, occupied by Governor Pattison and later General Beaver, suffers fatal plumbing defects blamed for the deaths of the governors’ sons. An investigation points to criminally defective plumbing as the cause tying the misfortunes to the house.
Officials investigate the Dedham disaster with thoroughness and aim to locate responsibility. Evidence shows the fault lies with the bridge rather than the train.
The English war office refused to permit the Gate City Guard under uniform to land in Ireland. General Boulanger replied to Captain T. F. Burke saying he would be pleased to see the unit in France and to witness American French friendship.
Miss Wolfe of New York pays her physician five thousand dollars a year while Mrs Alexander T Stewart hires three doctors at forty thousand and calls on one daily. Mrs William Astor spends about twenty thousand and Dr Barker receives similar sums. Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt spends ten thousand annually. Yet despite vast fees the great doctors cannot save the poor from mortality.
The Legislature and Gov. Lounsbury have enacted a Sunday railroad curfew to take effect next June. Trains may not run between 10 30 p m and 3 p m except for urgent needs. Before 10 30 a m and after 3 p m only mail trains and other reined trains may operate if the Commissioners approve as required by public necessity to preserve freight.
Latest returns show a strong rise in pig iron furnace output. On March 1 the weekly capacity of anthracite furnaces tops 45 percent higher than a year earlier, while bituminous coke and charcoal furnaces exceed 46 percent. Early 1886 production appeared near full Besdstats level.
The government plans no exploring vessel this year with 70 Yoake observations in Hudson Bay. After three seasons of tests Sir John Macdonald reportedly doubts the Hudson Strait route will ever open to commerce. A railway from Lake Winnipeg to Port Nelson or Fort Ubarchill has begun, seen as essential if navigation stays usable through much of summer.
March 22 Beriis marked the ninetieth birthday of Emperor William with bells church processions and immense crowds. Schools paraded to services. the emperor appeared at the palace window as carriages and bands filled the streets. Gifts and honors poured in as ministers and generals received decorations and the engagement of Prince Henry to a Hessian princess was announced. The day featured a royal salute, expansive illuminations, and continued public cheers despite rain.
In Leipsic plaza Unter den Linden and major streets vast displays glow with crowns stars and eagles. Branden gate and Potsdam station arches blaze with flames and pitch. Emperor Empress Crown Prince Frederick William and wife attend a ceremony at the royal castle after dinner.
The president nominates a slate for the interstate commission with Thomas M. Cooley of Michigan for six years leading the list followed by William R. Morrison of Illinois Augustus Schoonmaker of New York Adlace F Walker of Vermont and Walter L Bragg of Alabama Each member has a distinct term length and background in law politics or academia with Cooley a Michigan law figure and Bragg a Harvard educated Alabama Democrat who has held several national posts.
A compiled list shows inventors and locations in Iowa and Minnesota filing patents. Entries include Baughen of Burlington with stem winding and Beal of Bruce draft equalizer, plus Brown and Blake of Bedford for a wire fence loom machine and Red Oak hay loader, among many others.
Herbert Welch of the Indian Rights Association visited Florida to gather information on Apache prisoners held in St Augustine's old Spanish fort. He notes that many prisoners had served as scouts for the army, arguing they should be treated on par with other war-indian detainees.
During a visit I observed twenty five brown men learning with primers and a blackboard. Bishop Whipple, praised for his work among Indians, noted remarkable progress after a short time, praising the teachers and the pupils.
Chicago mayor William Hale Harrison, age sixty two, explains in an interview that he will not seek another term. He cites desire for a quiet later life, fear of dishonor from a possible officer defaulter, and concerns over potential unrest if anarchist trials and future disturbances unfold. He believes staying away from Chicago is impossible with a half day’s ride home.
War and justice departments pursue a $7400 paymaster theft near Ft Laramie Wy. Authorities suspect the funds were stolen en route to forts, not from the paymaster personally. The case may warrant a reward and wider inquiry into treasury and congressional delays.
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