Lamar confirmed to Supreme Court and denials in Washington
News from Washington reports Lamar confirmed as justice of the supreme court and Vilas moved to the interior department. Don M. Dickenson named postmaster general amid other likely political shifts. Bondsmen ask for suspension of Fergus Falls land office receiver L Aune. Sparks may retire for a year then seek Congress. House roster shows 168 Democrats 168 Republicans and four independents Anderson Iowa Nichols North Carolina Hopkins Virginia Smith Wisconsin.
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Washington
Lamar
Supreme Court
Vilas
Interior Department
Don M. Dickenson
L . Aune
United States Land Office
Fergus Falls
Stockslager
Sparks
Congress
Illinois
House of Representatives
Anderson
Iowa
Nichols
North Carolina
Hopkins
Virginia
Smith
Wisconsin
Pat Killen challenges Patsy Cardiff for sixteen round draw
Pat Killen issues a fifteen round challenge to fight Patsy Cardiff at the Washington rink in Minneapolis with all receipts at stake. He warns he will face Cardiff for 1000 or 2000 dollars per side with two ounce gloves. The note mentions an anarchist execution context and a society marriage in Baltimore.
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Pat Killen
Patsy Cardiff
Washington
Minneapolis
Cardiff
Arbheiter Zeitung
Michael Schwab
Lingg
Miss Bancroft
George Bancroft
Charles Carroll
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Explosion at Hancock chemical works kills six youths
Record of Casualties reports a noon explosion at the Hancock chemical works in Hancock Michigan destroying property and causing six immediate deaths. Identified victims include Willie Reynard Charles Borbell Thomas Thompson Tim Croley Willie King aged fifteen to eighteen and William Lopp Jr. A number of others were injured.
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Hancock Chemical Works
Hancock, Mich
Willie Reynard
Charles Borbell
Thomas Thompson
Tim Croley
Willie King
William Lopp, Jr
Detroit harbor tug owner kills wife then commits suicide
Capt A H Mills of Detroit shot and killed Mrs Austin Rising at her home before locking himself in his room and killing himself. Mills, a widower and veteran harbor tug captain, reportedly faced financial troubles linked to the tragedy. Separately, miners Miner and Carson, held in Chicago and bound for Boston, are identified as burglars in the Roxbury Gas office theft of 470000 in securities. they are unlikely to face the bond robbery charges.
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A. H. Mills
Detroit
Mich
Austin Rising
Mills
Miner and
Carson
Chicago
Boston
Roxbury Gas Company
James Young
New York
Deaths and Disclosures in Foreign News Briefs
Obituary notes Sir William McArthur ex lord mayor of London dies in an underground railway carriage during dense fog. Dispatches report Crown Prince cancer developments and alleged German suppression. London reports arrest of dynamite carrier Kowatch alias Hanover in Greenock after boarding State of Indiana voyage. scattered notices and political tensions interrupt Irish affairs amid ongoing governance issues.
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William McArthur
London
House of Commons
San Remo
Charles Kowatch
Hanover
State Line
State of Indiana
Greenock
Julius Hanover
Baldwin
Kowatch
Bremen
Chicago
Germany
Eee
Lierick Jal
Dublin
Sulivan
Railroad swamp land grant review by Minnesota commission
The commission of Langdon Strait and Bickel voted to inspect the Duluth and Iron Range railroad to determine eligibility for a swamp land grant under a legislative act. J Hy Jenkine, agent for J Sey Randall and C 8 Ran at Winona, retired to post a bond of 4800 dollars as liabilities of the firm were noted.
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R. R. Langdon
H. B. Strait
William Bickel
Duluth & Iron Range
J. Hy Jenkine
J. Sey Randall and
C. 8
Winona
Rail executive changes and local notices in 1887 issue
Articles report First National Bank creditors and firm assets, a Philadelphia gasoline explosion injuries, F N Finney retiring from Wisconsin Central leadership, a Minnesota Unitarian Conference officers, New York Ledger ownership shift to Robert Bonner's Sons, Duluth & Iron Range road appointments, and a St Paul colored citizens convention call for Dec 5 1887 with 21 delegates.
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First National Bank
That A
Philadelphia
F. N. Finney
Wisconsin Central Railway
Mr. Finney
W. 8. Mellen
Minnesota
St. Paul
Edward Sawyer
Jade Stearns
Duluth
Clarence Spe
Minneapolia
C.c.pudor
Winona
New York Ledger
Robert Bonner
Rietors
Familliar
Two Harbors
A. H. Viele
Home of Representatives
St. Pauul
United States
British Fishery Commission Arrives in Washington
Joseph Chamberlain and Sir Charles Tupper head a British delegation arriving from New York and staying at the Arlington hotel. The party includes West, Maycock, Bergne, Thompson, Cameron, Chapman, and Wallace Graham. Officials anticipate a closed-door session beginning soon to begin work on fisheries questions.
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British Fishery Commission
Washington
Joseph Chamberlain
Sir Charles Tupper
West
Great Britain
New York
Arlington Hotel
Mr. Chamberlain
British Foreign Office
Soldiers' Home Opens at Minnehaha Falls in Minnesota
The temporary quarters near Minnehaha Falls welcome eligible ex soldiers and their dependents seeking aid. The board aims to move indigent and disabled veterans from almshouses to the home once admitted. County authorities and Grand Army committees are urged to refer distress cases for prompt action.
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Minnehaha Falls
Board of Management
Grand Army
Minnesota
The
Soldiers’ Home
Meeting of cattle breeders in Chicago
The annual meeting of the American Short Horn Breeders Association was held in Chicago with Emory Cobb of Kankakee presiding. The secretary reported 34 827 pedigrees for 1885 86, up 6 505 from 1880 81, with condolence resolutions for several members. Directors were elected in Minnesota and Des Moines. The Red Polled Angus Cattle Club elected officers at the Grand Pacific Hotel. Holstein breeders from New York, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin attended. The American Cornworld Association also met with R C Judson presiding and a treasury balance of 290 dollars reported.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
N. P. Clark
St. Cloud
Minn
CC. Nourse
Des Moines
Red
Angus Cattle Club
Grand Pacific Hotel
L. F. Rosa
Iowa
City
William Steel
Merton
Wis
R. C. Judson
Minnesota
R.c.judson
Farmington, Minn
George Harding
Wakesha
Cotee
J. C. O'Malley
Wauneckee
Old Farmers Almanac Advice on Neat Farmstead Gardens
Exhortation urges farmers to keep barns clean houses neat and door-yards tidy. It warns against mossy shelter roofs and above ground drains while promoting flower beds fruit trees and fragrant shrubs. Emphasizes neat enclosure clear ground and orderly garden for taste and profit.
Aunt Rhoda Seated in Church Pew Brings Stir in Camden
Aunt Rhoda Carpenter a seventy year old widow, left with little money, gives up her property to a stranger and moves into a church pew for comfort. Neighbors and deacons debate her welfare as she endures summer in the sacred “home” while a niece arrives with a new suitor.
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Rhoda Carpenter
Rhoda
Annie Carpenter Mather
Aunt Rhoda
Seana
Wilson
Camden
Deacon Harris
Annie Carpenter
An Alaskan's Creed in Dusty Missionary Fields
Professor Frederick Wright recounts the creed of a Taku heathen guide named Jake who met missionaries. The translated creed emphasizes God as boss, love for all, loving Jesus, and brotherly love, noting many creeds exist beyond this one.
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Denver
Frederick Wright
Alaska
Jake
Christ
God
Jesus
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