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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1886
Page
2
The legislature passed a bill authorizing polling places to open at 6 30 for workers who begin their day at seven. This measure aims to improve access for laborers seeking to vote before or after shifts.
It is estimated that the British Government would need about one thousand million dollars to buy out the Irish landlords, a sum that underscores why the Irish question distresses English taxpayers who shoulder the burden.
February foreign trade at the port of New York shows total imports of 39,515,171 dollars and exports of 28,993,060 dollars. Excluding specie, imports exceed last February by 10,000,000, while exports run 1,319,602 less.
The Boston Board of Police Commissioners fixes liquor license rates for 1886 with increases from 10 to 25 percent, defining what is known as high license. First class hotels pay 800 dollars, second class 500, third 350, cider and light wines 175, brewers 400.
The Inter Ocean extols the Sam Jones revival in Chicago as a great success. It notes no minister has drawn larger crowds or received broader press coverage, with up to three services daily attended by 5,000 to 6,000 people each.
War Department reveals a 1863 dispatch from General Burnside to General Halleck proposing a Knoxville to Atlanta march and then to the sea with 7000 infantry and 5000 cavalry living off the land. It notes Sherman ultimately carried out the sea march.
The Pope’s memoirs are being prepared at the Vatican under his direct supervision and will appear in 1887 through a New York publishing house. The work, written in Latin, is to be translated into Italian and English, kept faithful to the original, and published worldwide where demand exists.
The New York World Cards commentary criticizes Easter card exchanges as too expensive this year. It notes handsome cards start around $10 and can reach a hundred dollars, turning a simple token into a burdensome gift and signaling American vulgarity for excessive displays.
Mr Powderly of the Knights of Labor writes a letter praising restraint in strikes and urging patience in negotiations with employers. He argues moderation would resolve most cases satisfactorily and reduce the need for extreme action.
Reported deaths and personal tragedy as Mrs Eva D Folger dies en route San Francisco to Chicago at a Union Pacific transfer hotel in Omaha. Also noted are Bradstreet weekly business failures, embezzlement arrest in Springfield Ohio, ongoing Rock Island express robbery case, and varied international political tensions from Liege to Bulgaria.
Proceedings show the Senate passing a pension bill increasing widows and dependent relatives from eight to twelve dollars monthly, and approving amendments on desertion limits. House measures include postal banks and anti-discrimination in telegraphs, plus a constitutional polygamy ban. Executive session follows political clashes and nominations.
Iowa lawmakers debate open doors for executive nominations and consider bills on army strength, labor arbitration, anti polygamy measures, and regulating currency. The session features a veto override discussion, papers requested from federal offices, and a controversial prayer by the chaplain mentioning games of chance.
The piece blends a Boston Traveller excerpt about a Sunday school lesson on the Babylonian captivity with kitchen guidance. It includes a pupil’s quip about hardship, a recipe for Bread on Butter Pudding, and advice on selecting fish with hints on freshness and handling.
In Arkansaw a country dance crowd mocks Mrs. Poppleton for her nose and scrawniness while noting her husband Don Poppleton as a prominent congressional candidate. Three years later a Washington paper calls Mrs. Poppleton the handsome wife of Don, dressed in claret velvet with iridescent beads, among the city’s most elegant hostesses.
The article notes that not all wood floats in water. A perfectly dry stick from several southern and southwestern tree species can sink. One Florida species is about 30 percent heavier than average wood, affecting buoyancy.
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