Eddyville Iowa Free Thinkers Shape Town History
Ottumwa reports Eddyville in Wapello County where many residents reject God and hell yet townsfolk remember a once-thriving frontier. A sharp memory of steamboats, floods, railways and shifting fortunes contrasts with two thirds of business men doubting religion and a zeal for elections. Local legends note evangelists failing to convert and a town where politics and atheism shape daily life.
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Des Moines
Eddyville
Paine
Ingersoll
God
Hell
Young Men Fuel Eddyville's Rise in Iowa Town
The passage notes a town rebirth driven by youth and enterprise with old habits fading. It praises rapid progress over two years, predicting Eddyville becoming a flourishing inland hub. Mayor Broderick leads the Wapello county grand jury and paused its session to attend Colonel Ingersoll's lecture on faith.
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W. P. Broderick
Wiliam Eddy
Eddy
Father of Waters
Iowa
Eddyville
Keokuk
Broderick
Wapello County
Grand Jury
Robert G. Ingersoll
Death of Montana saloon keeper sparks rowdy funeral vigil
Old Bill Lagrand a noted local tough dies in Montana. Barkeepers and house girls celebrate by getting drunk and carrying liquor to the funeral. They toss a palmleaf fan and a cake of ice into the grave as a final, crude tribute.
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Montana
Bill Lagrand
Bill
Red Ink Question in Hamlet Casting Rift
A proposed Hamlet actor suggested a red cloak to symbolize innovation. Sir Henry Irving replied that red mourning could fit, while addressing concerns about the inked coat line. Irving quipped that red ink might exist.
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Henry Irving
Irving
Denmark
Mountain Philosophy Reflections in Helena Newspaper
The Helena Independent offers a didactic verse about drinking and social ruin. It contrasts drinking with loneliness, and mocks crime by noting the disparity in bail outcomes for the rich versus the poor, ending with a sharp moral quip.
Lucky Man Prospers in Cripple Creek Gold Field Discovery
W. S. Stratton, once a poor carpenter in Colorado Springs, found the Independence mine four years ago in Cripple Creek. He refused all offers to sell and the mine has averaged about $200,000 in monthly production for the last two years.
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W. S. Stratton
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Independence
Quieted Quiet: Missionaries Seek Solace Amid Requests
A missionary in India finds no refuge from constant solicitations for aid and counsel, with his bathroom serving as the only quiet space. Another missionary hides in a jungle to maintain privacy for letters and preparation.
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India
Dishonorable Business Spawns Odd Fellows Ban
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge votes that saloon keepers bartenders and professional gamblers are ineligible for membership. The stance labels the saloon trade as dishonorable and marks a social sanction by a fraternal organization.
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Indiana
Peppery parson jibes choir during closing hymn
A peppery East Coast pastor they disturbed during prayer derides the choir by asking the whole congregation to sing the closing hymn claiming he heard the choir humming it during prayer.
Longest and Shortest Paved Streets
The longest paved street is Washington Street in Boston at seventeen and a half miles. The shortest is Rue Robe in Paris at about twenty feet.
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Washington Street
Boston
Paris
St Louis Parade Boasts Greatest Mule Market Status
St Louis proclaims itself the greatest mule market in the country and Missouri as the foremost mule state, asserting regional leadership in commerce and breeding.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Bebel Leader of German Social Democrats and His Politics
Erdinand August Bebel, joint leader of Germanys Social Democratic party with Liebknecht, is profiled. The piece covers his birth in Cologne February 22 1840 education career as wood turner and worker organizer, parliamentary record from 1867, 1871, and 1893, and his stance against monarchy and imperialism. It notes his trials for high treason with Liebknecht in 1872, his writings on socialism, and support for Paris Commune and internationalists.
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Erdinand
August Bebel
William II
Germany
Herr Liebknecht
Bebel
Cologne
Wetzlar
Leipsic
Wood-Turner and Sarver
Workingmen's Movement
Berlin
Workingmen’s Educational Club
Workingmen’s Association
Volkstaat
Vorwaerts
Strasburg
Herr Bebel
Socialist Party
Paris
Brussels
Zurich
Breslau
Liebknecht
German Empire
Kingdom of
Saxony
D B Henderson A Profile Of The Iowa Republican Leader
David Bremner Henderson born March 14 1840 in Old Deer Scotland rose to senior Republican on the appropriations committee in the last congress. His family moved to Illinois then Iowa where he started schooling and served as a Union officer losing a leg at battle. He held multiple public roles including collector of internal revenue and U S district attorney before election to seven consecutive Congresses.
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David Bremner Henderson
Old Deer
Scotland
House
Appropriations
Illinois
Iowa
David
Upper
Iowa University
Iowa Infantry
Iowa Volunteers
Pope Respects English Protests at Papal Audience
An English Protestant woman and her two children gained a papal audience via Cardinal Rampolla. The 11 year old boy refused to kiss the pope’s slipper, saying he would kiss the pope’s hand if allowed. The pope expressed delight and praised the boy in Italian.
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Pope
Cardinal Rampolla
England
Behind the Throne Russian Ruler Fueled by Priestly Mentor
The article profiles Konstantin Pobedonostsev born 1827, a tutor to the heir apparent Nicholas and later adviser to the throne. It notes his legal training, writings in civil law, and role shaping policy as a key power behind the Russian empire. The piece highlights his influence through service in the imperial council and close ties to the grand duchess Helena Pavlovna.
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Russias
Constantine Pobedonostself
Most Holy Synod
Russian Empire
Senate
Moscow
Mr. Gladstone
Thomas A Kempis
Theersit
Helena Pavlovna
M. Pobedonostself
Nicholas Alexandrovitch
Alexander
M. Pobedonostsefp
Imperial Council
Care of Mouse Plants and Palm Tips
Instruction on sun exposure and heat avoidance for mouse plants. Keep plants moist warm and clean while avoiding soap in water and using a brush or rag for washing. Maintain loose soil and do not pull leaves as it may cause damage. trim withered tips of palms.
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Ottumwa
Wapello
W. C. Ross
William Cowley
Justice of the Peace
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Mr. Talmage
Robert Ingersoll
Helena
Mont
Social Democrats
D. B. Henderson
United States
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