Canso of the Illinois Railroad Tragedy Examined
I O Baker president of the Illinois Society of Engineers and a university professor reports on Chatsworth disaster findings. He rejects incendiary theory, notes visible flames hours before the crash, and cites incomplete protection on culverts. He observes selective grass burning along sixteen miles and suggests wind driven fire or sparks from a bridge superintendent's train as possible ignition.
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Canso
Ilinois
I. O. Baker
Illinciety of Engineers
University Ofllinois
Chatsworth
Chrowseth
Ex Secretary Lincoln Rejects Presidential Candidacy
Frank Hutton reports ex secretary Lincoln openly repudiates any push for the presidency. He fears the White House, links it to violence, and warns friends not to discuss his candidacy. He told a known army officer that seeking the office would prove him an idiot.
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Lincoln
White House
Washington
Frank Hutton
Garfield
Army
The Drouth's Toll on Crops and Trade
Dun and Company reports short crops in 1881 marked a turning point for seven years. The current drouth reduces crop damage less than before but comes amid inflated West real estate values. The agricultural bureau cites irreparable crop losses, with total farmer losses exceeding 300 million dollars.
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Drouth
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly
Trade Review
Agricultural Bureau
Bureau
Northwest
Galveston
Kansas City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Kansas Uy
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Multitudes of Diverse 19th Century News Snippet
A river of brief reports spans drownings, cyclone damage near Madison Iowa, a Wisconsin man, John M. Francis, travels to Europe for rheumatic gout cure, a historic Ashtabula rail disaster recall, a New York field horses win big stakes, Teemer tops Hanlan in American championship, Belle Horrall abducts children in Indiana, a bribery punishment clause from 1868, Mr. Whitney's retirement and Navy Bureau chief draughtsman, Bishop Murray of Iowa mentioned as Nova Scotia compromise candidate, mounted police report on fugitives, stock preacher notices from Nova Scotia and the pope gifts debated in Portugal.
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John M. Francis
Troy Times
Europe
Carlsbad
Annal
Chateworth
Ashtabula
Ohio
New York
Kingfish
America
Teemer
Hanlan
Belle Horrall
Petersburg
Ind
Huntington
District of
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Navy Department
Ciam
William 8. Murray
Iowa
Nova Scotia Synod
Nova Scotia
Ottawa
Controller of Mounted Police
Montana
Sottur Mcfeishat Wolesley
W. T
A’ Stalin
K Hombert
Queer
Portugal
Notable Deaths and Disasters Highlight Late July News
Obituaries report Aaron A. Sargent dies in San Francisco after spleen enlargement and blood poisoning. Drowning off Boston’s Thompson's Island claims John Sullivan and Patrick Kennedy. Milwaukee teen Paul Ostrowski shot by August Heinke. Langtry rents Daly cottage at Long Branch with entourage. A New York harbor vessel accident kills one and injures nine. Reports cover wars and pensions, railway chiefs resignations, and balloon ascent in Paris with Mallet and Jovis reaching high altitude before landing in Belgium.
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Clotilde
Aaron A. Sargent
United State
California
San Francisco
Cal
Sargent & Stone
John Sullivan
Patrick Kennedy
Thompson's Island
Boston
Paul Ostrowski
Greenbush Street
Milwaukee
August Heinke
Lilly Langtry
Phil Daly
Long Branch
Chicago
D. H. Williams
New York Harbor
Christopher Cooper
Chatsworth
Department
Toun
Ferron
Paris
Wisconsin
J. B. Winslow
Stevens Point
J. Pallado
Wrightstown
G. Amstette
Origing
H.R. Heath
Elroy
J. M. Lessing
Centralia
Riddleberger
White River
Mallet
Jovis
Lavillette
Marche
Belgium
Thi
M. Mallet
United States
Tocations
Treas
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL CROP REPORT AND LOCAL NEWS
Sheridan reports July drought broken by rains improving crops across Dakota Territory. Grain yields rebound from June damage. flax and corn prospects strong. local hail, gophers and worms cause limited damage. Farther notes cover rail rates, government invitations, militia encampment, fires, accidents, marriages, college contracts and a theft case in Fargo.
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Sheridan
Barnes
South Dakota
North Dakota
Gov. Church
Cleveland
Dakota
Council of Huron
E. F. Townsend
Twelfth Infantry
Dakota Territory
Huron
Aberdeen
Faulkton
Wurt
Pierre
Jackson
van Moore
Black Hills
McNaught
Northern Pacific
Bismark
Big Stone City
Charles ©. Ames
Mayor Ames
Minneapolis
Jessie Bryant
Charles .A. Arthur
St. Charles
Ames
Regent
Brookings College
van Ae & Ote Ene Minr
Joe Devoski
Aerobica
Fargo
Helena
Mont
Deadwood
Veal Cutlets and Old Fashioned Household Hints
A practical guide to cooking veal cutlets and beefsteak Broiled with butter and vinegar. Includes boiled new potatoes, pudding sauces, watermelon rind preserves, lemon honey, a nutty wendish cake, and duck stews with celery and lemon.
Fortune Knocks at Every Man’s Door in Saloon Encounter
An Omaha World excerpt recounts a poetic exchange with a trumpet toned angel claiming to be fortune. The streetwise dialogue notes fortune’s doorbell ring and a missed visit, with a wry jab about where it went and who saw it.
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Omaha
The Independent Farmer and True Self Sufficiency
The article extols farming independence, detailing how a farmer can control work hours, supplies, and prices, grow most foods, preserve and store staples, and rely on self production for fuel and goods. It contrasts ideal independence with the realities of debt, chattel mortgages, and market dependence.
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James O’haire
Watertown
Cak
Cato
Wis
St. Paul
Madison
Dakota Territorial News
J. M. Gil
The
Brush Electric Light Company
Allop
Independent Farmer
Donde
Colorado
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