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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1885
Page
2
A Southern paper notes that low whale oil and scarce petroleum spurred discovery of natural gas in Pennsylvania, with cheap Southern coal and rich iron ore undercutting Pennsylvania mines. The piece frames gas as a stabilizing find amid competing fuel sources.
Donations toward the Riverside Grant monument grow slowly with a total below one hundred thousand dollars. The original goal was one million, prompting expectations the city state and nation may need to assist.
Miners unearthed a mammoth specimen 45 feet underground near Yreka. The find includes a horn five and a half feet long eight inch base diameter, jaw teeth vertebrae and other bones. The animal likely weighed ten tons in life and appears bovine in type.
A published warning asserts bulls engineered late stock stiffenings to unload non paying securities on unwary investors. It lists a dozen or more boomed stocks paying little or nothing and warns buyers to seek fair interest and examine a railroad’s condition and prospects before investing.
The piece notes over 12 million Germans in the U S and widespread German newspapers in most states. It cites The German Newspaper Directory by Tobias Brothers of New York, with many titles and strong New York, Pennsylvania, and western state circulations. It mentions eighty religious papers in the list.
The Queen's Privy Council refuses to rule and shifts decision to the Canadian Government on Riel's fate. The move stirs public opinion across the Dominion with potential outcomes ranging from martyrdom for Quebec francophones to a life imprisonment that could fade from memory.
An official report shows about 3,900 co operative establishments in Germany, exact figure 3,822, up from 3,688. Membership totals roughly 1.5 million. Business in 1884 reaches 750 million dollars with a working capital of 160 million, including stock shares and reserve funds.
Gen George B McClellan former commander of the armies and a Democratic presidential candidate died suddenly in Orange New Jersey at age 58. He suffered hours of heart neuralgia before death at his home on the Orange mountains. Government orders of respect and condolences flowed from Washington New Jersey and the White House as the nation mourned a famed Civil War veteran.
A biography traces George B. McClellan from engineer roles in railroads and surveys through Civil War commands including the Army of the Potomac. It notes his postwar governor tenure in New Jersey, literary works, marriage to Nellie Marcy, and later life in Orange New Jersey.
Grand Forks Dakota Special Telegram Oct 30 George Miller the Snell family murderer was hanged at 1 35 pm He confessed briefly and spoke of Rutherford as the other participant He slept until 3 and ate a hearty breakfast before the scaffold He claimed he was used as a son by the Snell family and merited his fate.
A hunting party gathers at a stable yard with horns, hunters, and dogs while Fritz the dog watches his master prepare to ride. Though eager, Fritz is left behind and is stunned by the farewell gesture, collapsing as the master mounts and departs.
Britain’s new sixpenny tele grams require 2,000 workers and over 2.5 million dollars. More than 850 miles of poles and 1,000 miles of wire have been installed, with submarine cables laid to the Channel Islands. Williams College forfeits annual examinations. students are glad.
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