Flood-Crop Prospects Along the River Encouraging
In an interview with Coles Miles, officials discuss how the Red River cut affects Mississippi overflow, island formation, and bayou navigation. Post-flood sentiment in the cotton belt is hopeful as crops are planned and river conditions improve. The Iron Road runs regular trains.
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Miles
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Red
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Red River
Gulf
Louisiana
Cotton Belt
St. Francis
Iron Ae
Washington City Trial Testimony on Bonds and Claims
Crowds gather at the criminal court as Dorsey testifies about bonds, postmasters, and routes linked to Major Adams and Vaile. He claims acts were friendly and denies wrongdoing while detailing loans, subcontract transfers, and alleged schemes involving Miner, Peck, and Moore.
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Root
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Ex-President Diaz to Visit Mount Washington March 2
Reports indicate ex President Diaz of Mexico will travel aboard the United States steamer Dispatch to visit Mount Vernon with a party of friends. The Dispatch has been held in readiness for weeks with rooms kept in order and pests controlled, ensuring a smooth voyage for the distinguished guest and accompanying party.
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United States Steamer Dispatch
Mexico
Aunt Vernon
Kellogg Claims Persecution for Political Motives in Grand Jury Fight
Ex Senator Kellogg and allies accuse government counsel of Democratic bias and seek to undermine testimony of James B. before grand juries. Walsh’s credibility is disputed as two juries previously let Kellogg escape presentment while Brady and Price were charged. Leopold of Crystal Lake Michigan, arrested for embezzling town funds, claims enemies circulated rumors of his flight.
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James B
Ker
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Kel
Wals
Brady
Kellock
Mpobetiene Walsh
Oere Walsh
George Bliss
Walsh
Rumors on Howe Death Delay in St Louis Postmaster Case
March dispatches report lingering uncertainty around Postmaster General Howe's death and a pending appointment as জন Raum presses for a successor. Factional talk cites Gen. Logan’s push while Mr. Filley remains in place without plans to leave St Louis amid the proposed shuffle.
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St. Louis
Gen
Logan
Pes Green
Tatogan
Filley
St. Louie
Obscure 19th Century Notices From Small Town Journal
Fragmentary notices report James Kenved’s death in Housatoule at age 11 years 2 months, with scattered biographical details, alongside a fire tragedy in Allegheny City that claimed two infant victims. Local legal charges and migration notes appear, but details are garbled.
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Mass
James Kenved
Housatoule
Shore
Ile
Kenstuck
England
Albany
Palmer
Bennett
Sidney Dillon
Union Paettie Railroad
Prota
Trial of Richard Milford for Phipps murder ends guilty verdict
The trial in Jersey County Circuit Court began Tuesday and concluded yesterday with a guilty verdict for Richard Milford in the 1882 murder of Lewh S. Phipps at the Pleasant Grove School House. The case involved threats over a debt and a stabbing with a knife, and notes indicate juries in Jersey County have often spared the death penalty. A separate note concerns the Iowa Prohibition Amendment and a looming Supreme Court decision on its validity, with debate over rehearing procedures and legal technicalities.
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Mail Robber Suspect Ties to Texas and Bloomington
Fragmented report notes Mrs. Capt Harehill from Port Worth Texas arrested for delaying mails. Mentions Mrs. Delle Murray of Bloomington and a prior incident with Dolloff and thefts. Trial described as controversial with acquittal of Murray and a disruption at a post office leading to a Washington appointment.
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Uggton
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Shelby Highway Robbers Endanger Man in Ogden Nebraska
Cushy J. Millett, a merchant in Hoeings Nebraska, was robbed by three men on Tuesday night. As Millett fled toward his home one robber shot him in the back and left lung, while attackers escaped with his money and valuables. A search party forms as authorities pursue the alleged killers.
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Dick Stow
January
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No clear headline due to garbled text from Wasmteros report
Mr J H Saunders of the Breeders Gazette and the Commission will investigate an outbreak of pleuropneumonia at a stock farm in West Virginia. The proprietor believes his herd suffers pneumonia and will cooperate, while the owner has refused to sell cattle from the farm.
Murder capture repays twenty five cents in Wickstone
A negro named Ab Gray alias Jim Harris was captured at Brunswick Miss last night for the murder of David Woodson two months earlier in Washington county. The man was seized for a reward of 500 dollars and delivered to Washington county authorities. He was brought to Wickstone by Deputy Sheriff W J Giveen and shipped to Greenville by the Commonwealth.
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Miss
Ab Gray
Jim Harris
Brunswick
David Woodson
Silent threats spark fear as mob gathers in city
Reported in Lexing ton Fort Wuurn a violent incident led to a crowd of over fifty officers and citizens forming in reaction to a threat against a prominent local family. The mob's anger grows and authorities fear possible lynching as tension remains high overnight.
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