Governor Pierce’s Dakota Territory Message to Legislature
Governor Pierce delivers a cautious program on bonds and finances, urging authority to redeem or refinance 90,000 in bonds and to issue long term general bonds. He notes a favorable treasury balance, reviews receipts and expenditures, praises the growth of schools and immigration, and calls for rail and agricultural policy reforms.
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Gov. Pierce
Council
House of Representatives
Territory of
Dakota
Elis
Capital Commission
Agricultural College
New Orleans
Capitol
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commissioner of Immigration
Union
Board of Agriculture
Huron
Board of Dental Examiners
Treasury Department
Department
Congress
Department of the Interior
Mm Edwards
R. B. Fiske
Pierre
London
Washington
Bess
National Treasury
Sisterhood
Wren
General Assembly
IL Cam
Credis
Meeree
Oltien
Ees
Dakota Governor Urges Separate Prison System And Statehood
The governor discusses prison reform favoring separate confinement at Bismarck, militia funding, and census costs. He praises law enforcement efficiency, warns of cattle disease responses, and argues for Dakota's admission as a state despite federal delays. He ends with farewell remarks to the legislature.
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Bismarck
North Dakota
la Vmen
Ohio
National Guard of
Dakota
Gen. Free
Exitish Statesman Dead Lord Iddesleigh Dies in Downing Flat
Lord Iddesleigh died suddenly at Downing Street on the 12th while ascending stairs to visit his ship in Salisbury. He suffered cardiac affections, with syncope and was attended by Dr. Mortimer Granville. His son Henry Stafford Northcote and Sir Stafford Henry Northcote were noted in the obituary. the title was created in 1885.
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Lord Iddesleigh
Lord Subury
Downing
London
Mortimer Granville
Iddes
Saya
Immeril
Mr. Manners
Lord Salisbury
Henry Stafford Northcote
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote
Earl of I
Gladstone
Board of Trade
Inner Temple
Frank James Aims to Settle in St. Louis as Salesman
Col Frank James arrived in St Louis seeking a sales position at a large shoe and clothing house after his acquittal in the Conductor Westfall murder. He toured with judges and lawyers, declined social debates, and spoke of preferring privacy while noting offers in show business. He is described as nearly six feet tall with blue eyes and a light moustache.
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St. Louis
Frank James
Nevada
Gallatin
Westfall
Normile and
Noonan
Criminal Court
Moonan
Wilson Barrett
Hamlet
Shakspeare
Quantrell
1886 Crop Yields Report From Agriculture Department
The 1886 agricultural report lists corn at 1 465 000 000 bushels from 75 000 000 acres with farm value 610 000 000 dollars and 22 bushels per acre. Wheat output 457 000 000 bushels from 87 000 000 acres valued 314 000 000 dollars at 68.7 cents per bushel. Corn area up 3 percent, product down 14 percent, price up 12 percent to 36.6 cents per barrel. Wheat prices show a drop from 77.1 to 68.7 cents per bushel since 1870–80. Spring wheat center better than expected. Pacific coast poorer. Oats yield 12.4 bushels per acre. oats product 624 000 000 bushels from 23 000 000 acres valued 156 000 000 dollars. Average value 28.5 cents per bushel.
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Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
Minnesota Masons Hold Grand Lodge Session in St Paul
The Minnesota Grand Lodge meeting gathered 121 lodges at Masonic Hall in St Paul. Officers elected include John H. Brown M W G M and E B Liester D GM, with appointments such as Thomas Crap as orator and J J Hilmer as grand chaplain.
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Grand Lodge
S. Kilvington
John H. Browm
M. W
Controller Trenholm Advances Bill For Freedman's Bank Reimbursement
Controller Trenholm appeared before the house committee on banking and currency with a draft bill to appropriate 1 000 000 dollars to reimburse the Freedman's Bank depository and urged support for the measure.
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Trenholm
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Freedman's Bank
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Railway Commission
Manitoba
W. J. Ethrington
Oliver County
Cattle Growers’ Association of Montana
Coe
Morton County
Board of Health
Sir Stafford Cote
Salisbury
Minnesota
Grand Lodge of Masons
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