Foolhardy American completes Niagara Whirlpool swim for glory
Burraxo New York July 11 A 33 year old Philadelphia native known as D Graham attempted the Niagara Whirlpool swim in a seven foot barrel weighing 250 pounds with 240 pounds ballast. He emerged near Lewiston with a slight bruise and said the eddies were a continued round of jerks. He plans to attempt Horseshoe falls. The stunt drew few spectators and was aided by a saloon kept barrel and a towing boat.
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Niagara River
Graham
Amo
Tonawanda
Lewiston
Philadelphia
Horseshoe Falls
Destructive New Zealand Volcano Eruption Noted in Alameda Report
The Alameda brings details of a massive eruption in New Zealand last month. Mount Tarewera and Paeroa range triggered flames, lava, and ash over 120 miles by 20, with many villages lost and about 120 people perishing.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Australia
New Zealand
Sauraguary
Oakland Lake District
Tarewera
Paeroa
Europeaha
The Storms of Last Week Hit Minnesota Regions
The rains spread across the Northwest easing drought and sparking crop relief, but violent storms caused widespread destruction. Brown and Big Stone counties suffered major damage from high winds and hail, with Benson losing seven thousand acres of grain and Renville losses of wheat and oats. The storm stretched about 150 miles across the region.
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Stevens
Big Stone
Swift
Chippewa
Lac Qui Parle
Renville
Redwood
Brown
Dakota
Manitoba
Grand Forks
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Brown County
Milbank
Benson
Renville County
FISHERY QUESTION APTIDAVITS WANTED
Representative Boutelle of Maine seeks sworn affidavits on alleged interference with American fish trade at St Andrews N B and small herring buys for canning. Secretary Bayard replies urging full factual statements and affidavits to support claims for compensation. Boutelle directs Eastport to prepare accurate statements for the State Department.
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Washington
Boutelle
Maine
State Department
Eastport
St. Andrew's
N. B
Dominion
Canada
T. F. Bayamp
Gore
Department of State
Minneapolis Post Office Robbery Stuns City Stamp Room Burglary
Thieves broke into the Minneapolis stamp department safe between 12:30 and 5 am last Friday, stealing 120 pounds of stamps and $27 in currency plus 15,356.87 in total value. They used a horse and wagon from a back alley stable to escape, prompting swift action by Postmaster Laraway and federal agents.
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Minneapolis
Heinmann
Rickey, Middlemist & Taylor
Fourth Street
Stillman
Clark House
Post Office Department
Chicago
Reduction in Manitoba Railroad Rates
The Minnesota railroad commissions report on complaints of high freight rates on the St. Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba line. It summarizes earnings and expenses for 1883 1884 and 1885 showing a $921108.68 decline in net income for the current year while expenses rose. The board proposes a revised wheat coarse grain flax seed flour feed and roilataffs schedule in car load lots with increases from ten to twenty miles every five miles.
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Railroad Commissions of
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba
Manitoba Road
Rates and distances drive broad freight concessions in report
The report details staged rate increases across diverse commodities from lumber to cattle, with distance bands and varying percentages or cents per mile. It notes a very large concession and a board finding the new rates reasonable after reviewing the extensive traffic volume.
Indian Nerve Described Sun Dance by Turtle Mountain Indians
Eye witness Alex Robinson reports a barbarous sun dance where a young buck perforated his breast with a pointed stick, tied strings to a horse bridle, and dragged the animal while another man scapled his arm and dragged meat on the ground. The cruelty was claimed to keep the devil away as federal funds support civilization efforts.
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Devil's Lake
Inter Ocean
Alex Robinson
St. John
Turtle Mountain
Uncle Sam
Beecher Preaches Unity by Love's Power in London
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher spoke at Union Chapel Islington on July 11 using John 18:20 22 23 to argue for spiritual unity over doctrinal division. He praised Catholic priests friendship and defended his jokes from press attacks while invoking laughter with comical similes as the chapel overflowed with listeners.
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Beecher
London
Henry Ward Beecher
Union Chapel
Islington
Three Young Ladies Drowned Near St Francis Minn
At Norris Lake one mile west of St Francis Anoka County Minnesota three young ladies Ella Gaslin seventeen Nettie Gaslin fifteen daughters of Joseph L Gaslin and Jennie Joy seventeen daughter of H Joy North Minneapolis and Miss Nutter adopted daughter of Mr Joy were bathing when Nettie and Jennie stepped into a hole and sank Ella tried to help but was seized and the four drowned before aid arrived. Bodies recovered an hour later.
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Norris Lake
St. Francis
Anoka County
Minn
Ella Gaslin
Nettie Gaslin
Joseph L. Gaslin
Jennie Joy
H. Joy
Minneapolis
Miss Nutter
Joy
Goslin
Nettie
Jennie
Ella
Ss Gaslin
Farmers' Territorial Alliance Adopts Platform At Aberdeen
The session lasted two days. Officers were re elected. Pledges were sought from legislative candidates to back railway regulation with public elections for commissioners, fair rates, broad taxation of corporate property, mortgage tax provisions, insurance reform, attorney fee limits, 10 percent maximum interest, and limited agent commissions. Opposition to preemption law changes. Support for passes ban and Standish bill on timber and mineral lands.
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Farmers’ Territorial Alliance
Aberdeen
Congress
Not a candidate for congress T. D. Kanouse declares he is not a candidate for congress.
A long list of contemporary local events includes T. D. Kanouse stating his non candidacy for congress, prairie fires near Bangor, fires at Mitchell, drought impacts on crops, and various regional incidents and developments across South Dakota territories.
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T. D. Kanouse
Congress
Bangor
Old Zachary Monument Move Favors Gen Taylor Statue
A Washington correspondent reports strong momentum for a bill to erect an equestrian statue of Gen. Zachary Taylor, twelfth U.S. president, with Georgia figures steering support and notable ties to Taylor’s rise. The piece notes committee backing, regional advocates, and the likelihood of selection of an artist, possibly Theodore Mills.
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Washington
Atlanta Constitution
Zachary Taylor
United States
Houses of
Congress
O'Neill
Pennsylvania
Buena Vista
Zach
Hoar
Voorhees
Taylor
Floyd King
Louisiana
Thomas Butler King
Mr. Stephens
Gen. Toombs
Clay
Stephens
Mr. King
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Lincoln
Gen
Georgia
Toombs
King
Washington Monument
A Hens
Thurlow Weed
Georgia Statesman
Igia
Howell Cobb
House of Representatives
Henry Clay
Steppes Somener
Stephen Douglas
Atlanta
Kentucky
Theodore Mills
Flo
Tarred Floors Reduce Eye Irritation in Austrian Garrisons
Months ago tar coats were applied to floors in Austrian garrisons to prevent dust in cracks and reduce eye irritations. Rooms stay cleaner with fewer parasites and the tar coating is inexpensive, needing renewal only yearly, though its somber color is a drawback.
Texas Rain Storm Described as Regular Root-Soaker
A Texas rain storm described as a regular root-soaker and galley washer. Two Rohdout, N. ., men are apatebe their canary birds to sing for a pride.
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Texas
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William Walter Phelps
Gocnorettes
Yale College
Chi & Northwestern
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Ski Bac
Dakota Territorial News
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Steele
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Indian Bureau
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Custer
Government Indian School
Sisseton
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Missouri
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Walworth County
Mary Berger
T. A. B. Jones
Ironton
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D. R. Putnam
Putnam Elevator Company
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Central Dakota
Presbyterian Church
John Sterling
Democratic Territorial Committee
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Zachary
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