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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1886
Page
2
St Paul and Minneapolis prepare as hosts for State Fair and Exposition with major attractions and additional leisure offerings anticipated to draw crowds from across the region.
The Chicago anarchists trial is expected to extend for a week or two more while jurors weigh the evidence. Prosecutors hold the stronger case though a final verdict remains uncertain.
Mr Gladstone informs correspondents and the public that he cannot continue his vast personal letters. He states he has communicated by letter with at least twenty thousand people annually, implying about fifty five letters daily if each replied once.
John Henderson of Red Bank New Jersey is said to have drawn a will after a final rejection by Miss Ryerson. The will provides 2000 dollars to the woman on his death and 5000 dollars for a monument in her memory. Two thousand dollars go to his friends and 1000 remains of his fortune to be used to drink himself to death. Efforts are underway to restrain him from this fate.
The Morrison Surplus resolution remains largely unchanged from its Senate report by Senator Allison but no further action is needed at present due to Congress adjournment before final action. Treasury Secretary is said to be willing to issue bonds when prudent.
State election in Georgia will include two proposed amendments. One seeks to place maimed Confederate soldiers on a permanent pension list under Article VII, Section 1, Paragraph 1 of the 1877 Constitution.
Educational figures and public remarks swirl around Hon. James G. Blaine at Fryeburg Chautauqua. The analysis highlights his warning about United States higher education costs and the flood of wealth influence shaping college life and student example.
Four telegrams from Belfast on the 10th report thousands of troops and constables occupying disturbed districts. Both sides accuse the other of aggression as mobs burn and loot, with women and youths aiding gunloading and weapon making amid brutal clashes. Police are blamed for shootings and brutality, fueling fear and mistrust.
Mr Upshaw acting Indian commissioner released a statement dismissing rumors that Leech Lake and Winnebago reserves faced hunger. Telegram to White Earth agent Sheehan claimed Indians visited Brainerd reported doing well, berry trade income cited, no hunger complaints found. Similar rumors are noted regarding Shoshone agency.
The article reports that President McNeill who embezzled a large amount from a Lancaster Massachusetts bank is ill in Canada and desires to return to the United States. Detectives have recovered most of the stolen funds.
Cole Younger writes to Gov. Marshall denying sensational rumors about his Civil War conduct. He claims no interviews or orders to cruelty, recounts service under Price’s army, guards deeds of all soldiers, and urges truth over slander. He corrects a misnamed general and signs as Col. Emman Younger and OC. Y.
Milwaukee dispatch reports northern Wisconsin forest fires abating but still dangerous. Thousands homeless, hundreds of cattle killed, mills and timber losses mounting. Smoke darkens skies from Green Bay to Milwaukee with rails and lakes affected. Legal notes include Druids officers named. grand grove session set for St. Paul in 1918. NY trial dates for Squire and Flynn in conspiracy case.
Obituary notes Jamestown bridge contractor C N Ingalls dead in Hawley Minnesota. The report recalls his role on Duluth and Manitoba railway construction and Yellowstone Park hotels. Also listed are regional events from Aberdeen to Grand Forks including politics, rail expansion, fires, and crop news.
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