Calamity at Xenia Ohio Dead and Missing in Storm
Dispatches from Xenia Ohio report about thirty dead and many missing after a torrent rain and cloud burst. Floodwaters swept away homes along Shawnee creek, damaged property valued at $100000, with 25 bodies found and 11 missing. Nearby cities report record thunder and hail, with extensive regional damage and high losses.
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Xenia
Ohio
Secon
Panhandle
Shawnee Creek
Nellie Anderson
Lydia Casey
Barr’s Bottom
Samuel Corcoran
Mat Evans
Arrin Morris
Stephen Denton
William Powell
Lewis Anderson
Anderson
Ed. Lindsay
Powell
Little Miami
Cincinnati
Illinois
Indiana
Winchester
Montgomery
Clarke
Butler
Warren
Greene
Dayton
Springfield
Hamilton
Lebanon
Connersville
Attica
Ind
Joe Davis
Morehead
Abe Nathan
William van Deventer
James Idle
Kirby
Reed Brady
Bob Paris
Moore
Corgstney Morehead
Hess & Harvey
David Smith
Opera House
Cceceresee City Milling Company
Revere
Thomas Hemphill
Attica Bridge Company
James Martin
Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway Company
Appointments and Confirmations of Postmasters and Consuls
A list of new postmasters appointed and commissioned across states including Dakota Minnesota Montana Wisconsin and Iowa with names such as G W Boylan A A Allen John Stenson T P Lee and others. Northern confirmations include William M Campbell as Minnesota marshal. Receivers of public money named L T Boyd H J Howell. Consular appointments feature M H Sawyer A D Woods C Tanner and others to multiple posts including Trinidad Dundee and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Hamilton
G. W. Boylan
Minensota
Balaton
W. Galbraith
Gibbons
Osage
A. A. Allen
McKinney
Barton
John Stenson
Hunter
A.t.gamble
Winona
T.P. Lee
Minnesota
Hampton
John Delfield
Montana
Grey Cliff
E. Carrack
Wisconsin
Alma Center
G. M. Breakey
Davis
F. M. Kelsey
Elk Mound
Louis Benson
la Pointe
Thomas Stahl
Plymouth
Hennepin County
F. Webb
Strauss
Nicollet County
J. G. Strauch
Welch
Goodhue County
Nelson
William M. Campbell
L. T. Boyd
Bayfield
Wis
Howell
Helena
Montegisters of Land
W. Langhane
Mont
J.B. Webb
la Crosse
Conrad Krez
Milwaukee
P. Rowan
The
Flatheads
W. P. Smith
Deadwood
Dak
F. A
Collector of customs A F Seeberger Named
A F Seeberger of Chicago is listed as collector of customs with several other nominations for customs and land office positions.
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A. F. Seeberger
Chicago
Customs and Land Office
Destructive Cyclone Harms Odell Illinois in Minutes
A cyclone hit Odell Illinois at 3 45 pm causing extensive damage. It demolished a brick block three warehouses unroofed multiple buildings including the Angell block with the Odell bank and Odd Fellows lodge. The storm wrecked a three story mill and damaged churches and schools.
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Odell
Ill
Angell Block
Odell Bank and
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Theloes
Hard Bros
S. 8. Cole
Congregational Church
Methodist
Dakota Knights Templar Elects New Dakota Officers
The Grand Commandery of Dakota met in Watertown for two days to read reports and elect officers for the coming year. New officers include B. S. Glidden as grand commander and J. A. Coleore as grand generalissimo, among others, with W. H. Beadle noted as foreign correspondence chairman.
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Dakota
Watertown
M. F. Crain
Fargo
A.C. Mellette
A. W. Howard
Yankton
B. M. Rowley
Huron
W. H.H. Beadle
Charles E. McKinney
Sioux Falls
Frank E
Grand Lodge AOUW Opens Tenth Annual Session in St Paul
The grand lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen begins its tenth annual session in St. Paul with 125 delegates led by G M W E H Stevens. Reports note 26 new edges, 21 deaths, and membership rising from 2908 to 8825 in a year. Officers elected include George B Arnold and J J McCardy. Rochester chosen for next meeting.
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Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen
St. Paul
G. M. W. E. H. Stevens
Dakota
Minnesota
Grand Recorder
Sauk Rapids
Supreme Lodge
Minneapolis
Rochester
George B. Arnold
Kasson
G. F
A. F. Blesser
G. O
8. M. Espy
Windom
G. R
J. W. Soule
G. Rec
J. J. McCardy
G. G., C. E. Bell, Sauk Rapids; G. W
C. C. Huff
Huron
M. P. Morris
Morris
Supreme Representatives
D. E. Vance
Winona
E. H. Stevens
A. H. Taisey
Donnelly
Judiciary
O. H. Comfort
L. A. Merrick
G. A. Whitney
Wadena
C. H. Roberts
D. O. Brewer
J. Newsall
Owatonna
Grand
F. A. Stevens
Irish colony to settle in Stutsman county area
A report from Vakota Territory News notes an Irish colony will settle in Stuts wan county. The piece lists multiple regional developments including rapid railroad progress to Rapid City, new buildings at Aberdeen, a penal forgery arrest in Waverly, and a new Catholic academy planned for Elk Point. It also covers local industry notes and political stances on statehood.
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Stuttswan
Aberdeen
Elk Point
J. H. Drake
Lola M. Baird
J. F. Baird
Wisconsin
Warren
Ill
Belfast
Ireland
Glasgow
Scotland
Wisconsin Judge Fines Boycotter For Non-Union Shop Protest
Milwaukee special Judge Mallory in municipal court fined Seidel and others twenty five dollars plus costs for distributing boycott handbills in front of Adolph Fienhold's bakery. The judge called the act an outrage and mob law, noting it interfered with a legitimate business and was urged by demagogues.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Mallory
Seidel
Adolph Fienhold
Fienhold
Fragmentary 19th Century Dispatches From Washington and Coast
The itemized ageing of figures from 250 to 130 pounds for ex presidents to a 200000 cathedral project in San Francisco outlines a broad set of 19th century notices. It reports appointments including John E. Fitzgerald as collector of internal revenue and several postmaster nominations across Iowa Oregon and California. It notes a Chicago tailors lockout affecting thousands and the Millers’ National association convention with patent litigation costs. It also mentions a Mexican incident near Paso del Norte and a police alert for A R Parsons known as a labor agitator and anarchist linked to Chicago riots.
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Arthur
San Francisco
Astoria
Reynell Coates
Andrew Jackson
Camden
N. J
John E. Fitzgerald
Boston
Internal Revenue
Eben F. Pillsbury
Senate
Pillsbury
Congress
Abraham Rose
Vinton
Owa
Charles H. Berner
Sewart
Iowa
Frank W. Osburn
Eugene City
James B. Crossen
Dalles
John Priest
Systems
Yazuana
McMillan
Charles A. Ruffee
White Earth Indian Agency
Brigham
Paso del Orte
Mexico
Crawford
Jast
Chihuahua
United States
Chicago
Millers’ National Association
Grand Pacific
Iago
Association
Parsons
A. R. Parsons
Frederick Ehbersold
Acreage Rise Across Midwest and Dakotas Reported
Reports from over six hundred correspondents across Minnesota and Dakota plus Iowa Nebraska and Wisconsin show spring wheat sowing up 5 to 15 percent in various states. Minnesota may total about 8.3 million acres with yields near 11 bushels per acre and a 1884-like crop overall, despite flax reductions and shifting land use.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Agricultural Department
Northwest
Miss Wolfe Donates $45000 to Grace Church Mission
Miss Catharine Wolfe gave a check for 45000 dollars in Grace church New York Easter collection. The total collection reached 54000 dollars. Wolfe’s gift funds the purchase of St Philip's church on Mulberry street for use as an Italian mission in conjunction with Grace church.
Welcome to Mr. Davis Reflects Southern Loyalty
The Augusta Chronicle recalls that Southern veterans remain loyal to the Union’s flag and honor Jefferson Davis. It portrays ex-President Davis with respect, noting former foes and allies alike should honor the past and unite in common cause and brotherhood.
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Augusta
Mr. Davis
Montgomery
South
Union
Louis Kossuth
Turin
Jefferson Davis
Austria
Lee
Grant
Sam Jones and His Temptation Against Tobacco
The Chicago Tribune notes Rev. Sam Jones grows nervous and sick from quitting tobacco. It cites Judge Jeremiah Black’s warned example and doubts the quotation’s logic while urging support for Jones’s reform.
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Chicago Tribune
Sam Jones
Jeremiah Black
Judge Black
Washington
Supreme Court
Spee
Young Ulysses in Luck After All
Washington Hatchet editor notes Ulysses S Grant Jr manages late Jerome B Chaffee estate in Colorado. Property mainly mining stakes valued around 300000 dollars remains in Mrs Grant name as husband bears Grant Ward debts. Mrs Grant lost 400000 dower and a home. Chaffee securities worth 500000 were lost. Ulysses Jr and his wife live on a Westchester farm owned by Chaffee.
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Ulysses
Rothaker
Washington
D. C
Hatchet
Colorado
Chaffee
Ulysses 8
Grant, Jr
Jerome B. Chaffee
Ulysses Grant
Westchester County
Mr. Chaffee
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Uve
Ilinois
Dakota Knights Templar
U. W
Vakota Territorial News
W. R. Goodfellow
First Legislative Assembly
Neche
Devil’s Lake District
W. F. Steele
Kidler County Bank
Rapid City
Iron Hill
Joseph Ardeen
Mandan
J. A. Harkness
Waverly
Mitchell
Dan Dority
Pat Casey
Casey
South Dakota Dental Seciet
Kentucky Horsemen
Faulk County
Santee Agency
P. Bauer
Burlington
Henry Danner
Jamestown
William Smith
James McCreedy
Groton
Ipswich
Bowdle
A . Bowdle
First National Bank of Mitchell
Fargo Argus
Charlemagne Tower
Philadelphia
Baptist University
Tower City
Sons of Veterans
Eldorado Mining Company
New
Red Cloud
J. H. Marlett
Continental
Swan & Sons
McCaslin
Presbyterian Church At
Peter Johnson
Grand Forks
Barbee
Inkster
Manitoba
B. J. Templeton
Pierre
Honolulu
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