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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1886
Page
2
Warner Weekly Sun notes Gladstone’s belief that home rule will succeed, citing 1,400,000 English and Scotchmen who voted for the cause and vowing no end to the struggle until the demand is granted.
In major cities anarchists threaten revenge after condemned Chicago anarchists are hanged. Threats may be carried out by fanatical followers, though many see them as exaggerated, with uncertainty about what extremists will do.
The record of railway earnings shows only ten of sixty eight roads with smaller earnings than last year while most major systems report gains. Steady growth in railroad traffic suggests higher commodity exchange and increased travel, indicating improved personal conditions.
The Nebraska constitution allows a popular vote on a U.S. senator before legislative election. For a decade this provision sat unused, but now the people will express their preference and instruct their representatives. The experiment will draw close attention from observers.
A new St Paul company aims to aid owners and investors by offering title insurance. It guarantees against defects, liens, or encumbrances and replaces typical abstracts and attorney opinions in loans or sales. Policies cover loan amounts or property value in perpetuity.
Out of 325 members, 17 have served continuously for over ten years. Named are Blout of Georgia Henderson Morrison Springer and Cannon of Illinois Holman of Indiana Strait of Minnesota Singleton of Mississippi Bland of Missouri Kelley Randall ONeill and Harmer of Pennsylvania Mills Culbertson Reagan of Texas and Tucker of Virginia. Democrats hold eleven while Republicans have six. All except Tucker and Strait plan to run again.
Dr Thomas Sozinskey of Philadelphia argues in the Medical and Surgical Reporter that average life length may not be rising, citing mortality figures from the United States and Ireland to question the perceived gains from sanitary science and public health improvements.
Observer Lyons reports August 187X at St Paul averaged 69.6 degrees, cooler than several years but warmer than most since 1870. Six days topped 90, high 94.2, low 42.1. Rainfall 2.27 inches versus 3.09 inches long term, with a notably dry summer totaling 7.34 inches, 2.05 inches below prior records.
Rumor says Grand Master Powderly will not seek another term and will leave the Knights of Labor, citing disagreements within the order and the need for rest. Thomas McGuire denies candidacy, while prominent Knights know little of Powderly's plans and doubt the report’s truth.
A 1886 dispatch from Balmoral conveys Queen Victoria’s condolences to the U.S. president after a major earthquake. The report also covers frost destroying Wisconsin cranberries reducing 15000 barrels to under 2000, a Portland bank attachment aiding a school township treasurer, Union Pacific July earnings at 981724, Burlington Quincy July earnings up 473378, and California Democratic ticket news including Washington Bartlett for governor. Nearby, St Helena lines show large offshore openings and mud piles. a feverish seaquake tale and other scattered items appear in the same report.
Massachusetts spent eighteen million on soldiers monuments since 1861. Iowa Republicans nominate William Fuller and district judges H. T. Reed and C. G. Granger. Montana fire destroys Power & Co warehouse. losses range up to 30,000 dollars. A Butte arrest for theft leads to jail and a fine. Charleston quake mortality 338. library gift to Rutland. treasury circular on politics. Various congress nominations and local crime notes appear.
The August quakes rattled New York Chicago Washington Cincinnati Detroit Memphis Nashville St Louis Richmond Raleigh Louisville Cleveland Columbus Dubuque Philadelphia and more. Four Washington shocks from 9:54 to 10:30 sparked panics in offices theaters churches and streets with no serious injuries reported.
Eyewitness accounts describe crowds fleeing in fear as a sudden alarm sent residents into streets and open squares, seeking safety and gathering in public spaces. Reports note confusion and rapid movement among locals.
A Belle Plaine Iowa artesian well at Beech and Washington streets burst at 185 feet sending a 16 inch diameter high velocity water jet forming two huge rivers through the town. Efforts to control with boiler tubes and filling the hole failed as sand and stone were ejected skyward. The flood damaged homes and cellars while authorities and residents worked through the night and into the next day seeking relief. A channel to the Iowa river was dug and seven other Belle Plaine wells ceased flowing.
A lavish 19th century Louisiana wedding at Sonlouque plantation in Iberville Parish drew elite guests from both Black and white society. Miss Aladie Allain wed Palmerston Landry with a guest train, imported string band, and lavish New Orleans catering. The bride’s father, once a slave and coachman named Soulouque, still lends his plantation’s name to memory.
English capitalists invest in the Nigger Hill district west of Deadwood while New York manufacturers probe Southern Hills. Local mines show progress with large reduction works planned. Standard and Black Hills firms lead the field as oil is described as the finest lubricant. Great Northwestern prepares two mining machines, due by September 15, for shipment to China.
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