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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1887
Page
2
The Washington monument stands at 555 feet as the globe’s tallest building. A South Carolina man has been indicted and jailed for violating the dueling statute by issuing a challenge to a church deacon.
Former Comptroller John Jay Knox asserts the secretary of the treasury could not purchase $10,900,000 in U S bonds without triggering a price advance and inviting sharp criticism.
Interior department cites the oleomargarine law as boosting manufacture and lowering prices. Manufacturers report flourishing conditions and consumers may buy oleo margarine without purchasing butter.
The Bank of England, organized in 1694, began with capital of £1,200,000 and now has capital around £75,000,000. It employs 900 clerks at £70 yearly, with department heads at £1,200. Salaries total about £210,000 annually, and the bank keeps the national debt record of £800,000,000 while handling transfers and tax receipts for £312,000 per annum.
Official statistics show Paris had 953 fires last year, less than half the number in Philadelphia, a city with about 40 percent of Paris’s population. The piece notes many fires reflect faulty construction and carelessness, plus insurance-driven incendiarism.
The second of July proved the hottest day of the year in New York with 95 degrees at 3 30 p m and an average 82 degrees. About thirty sunstroke cases occurred in New York and vicinity with six fatalities. The heat wave affected the East with 96 degrees in Troy and closures of foundries. Newark reported a fatal sunstroke case. Boston saw 90 to 98 degrees and three sunstroke deaths.
The notice outlines rates for mailing newspapers by non publishers, charging one cent per four ounces or fraction. If weight exceeds four ounces by a fraction, two cents are due. Prepayment is required to receive wages. It warns occasional mailers to weigh papers carefully to avoid errors.
In a late Forum discussion the author argues Tuynch law follows from lenient criminal treatment. They cite justice delays and escapes from penalties as causing burnings and hangings. The piece urges more certain speedy private executions for premeditated murder, while hoping for a better system.
A letter to a public land entryman explains how drought and insect damage in eastern Colorado affect final proof. The commissioner notes sympathy and relief options, but requires settlers to account for absences due to drought when proving residence and cultivation. Climate-related absence will not imperil claims if established at proof and not claimed before return.
The article surveys tariff reform proposals and actions, noting the impact of a 25 cent per ton coal levy, and mentions related political maneuvers. It records various political figures, legal notices, and public scandals across multiple states, including Denver and New York, with brief references to labor actions, crimes, and infrastructure events.
Washington special lieutenant governor reports that Benson officers allow foreigners to file on land within the Manitoba railroad grant in the Benson Worthington district. Lands called place lands are to be withdrawn from settlement, sparking inquiries. Some 4000 applications await department review after local rejections and appeals.
Dr North in charge of the Wabash railway hospital was fatally shot by John Christianson after a confrontation with Christianson’s stepdaughter. A mob of about 1000 masked men demanded keys, broke in, and hanged Christianson at the bridge over the Wabash river after a failed first attempt. Dr North, brother-in-law to Dr Jackson, chief surgeon of the Wabash railway, died at 12 45.
Merchants in Walla Walla Washington protest freight charges on Chicago cotton to Walla Walla and Portland Oregon. A swimmer Cronan, from Boston, was swept over Niagara Falls. Fourth of July fireworks blaze on Oregon’s Mount Hood summit. Private Bateman killed Sergeant Sop at the Presidio. A Glendale Montana brewery fire buries the owner. A Lewiston Illinois shooting ends a life.
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