Embezzlement case linked to council treasurer and Murder tale
The report details large defalcations by a treasurer in a local board and a concurrent accusation of murder by Alexander Graham and his wife in Cedar Rapids. It notes vast sums misappropriated, life insurance, and attempts to recover losses amid sensational claims in The Jews City Republican. A Cedar Rapids Episcopal seminary offer and other regional notes follow, with arrests and trials anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Granger
Graham
Cedar River
Milo P. Smith
Anamosa
Graham's
Gresham
Episcopal Seminary
Perry
Ngton County Agricultur Society
Alex.Graham
Marshalltown
Drake University
Des Moines
John Cattaway
Brooklyn
A. B Conaway
Saarem
Des ‘Moines
Audubon County Sentinel
F. H. Whitney
Audubon County
Hamlin
George Beck
Florhive
Council Bluffs
Florbive
Beck
Fontanele
Adair County
Express money bags substitution near Cleveland depots
The United States Express Company money carrier at Cleveland Granger loaded bags from the Lake Shore train on May 24. While away from the buggy, two brown paper filled bags replaced the pouches, suggesting a planned robbery of about 15000 dollars across thirty remittances from Chicago to Toledo. An unknown horse thief was lynched May 24 at Overton Nebraska by cowboys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifton Pond
Vermont
Ih & Wells
Star Avenue
Alvah T. Baldwin
Wells River
Baldwin
Peabdy Station
Grafton Pond
John Morse
United States Express Company
Cleveland Granger
Ead
Lake Shore
Union Depot
Mey
Fee Room
Express Company
Granger
Lake Shore Road
Chicago
Toledo
Overton, Neb
San Francisco
San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad Company
Lakeville
Donahue Landing
Petalumna Reek
Amy
Petalumna
Sotal
Arizona
F. Gaves
Horace Bellmate
Charles Farmer
A. Hawes
N. Silva
Thomas Crawford
Gino
Shedder
Firman
Peter McCable
Richmond
Johnen
Yesteray
Tiia
Tooe
Donahue
Mathews
Sonoma
Hedgler
Connecion
George
McNe
G. W. mcNear
Thts
Éfbe
Coronation of Alexander II and Empress at Moscow Cathedral
Crowds fill Moscow streets as Alexander II and Empress are crowned in Saint Basil’s era ceremony. The event features a military escort, a grand banquet at Granovitila Palace, and a royal salute sequence with guns. The crown dating to Paul I and coronation cost cited at two million pounds. A state rescript and honors follow the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Empire
Czarowiz
Kes
Cz Ir
Marina
Order of St. Andrew
Empresas
Metropolitas of
Novgorod
Kieffe
Nevorod
Alexander
Vladimir
Novorod
Kazan
Astrakhan
Poland
Siberia
Ermine
Metropolitian
Vpochin
Alexander II
Rocession
Granovitila Palace
Emoires
Caar
Paul I
Treasury Biis
Academy
Toe Caar
Grand Duke
Michael
Crend Doke Aexis
Andrew
Count Tolstel
Milittia
Count Valniff
Toddleben
Count 44Eben
M. Reutera
Count Potlen
Gener
Drentel
Albecinski
Tein
Kemlin
von Natelle
Renco
Murder Will Out Disclosures of a Convict and Arrest
A police report details a convict’s disclosures followed by an arrest. The notice outlines homicide-related revelations and the ensuing arrest, with names and locations obscured in the sparse OCR summary. Authorities emphasize ongoing investigation and custody status.
Murder near Winterset linked to convict, witness relates
A brutal killing near Winterset is tied to convict John Hamner and fellow Charles Pugh who describe Billy Newell's murder. Pugh testifies about the plot to rob Newell, the weapon use, money recovered, and the gruesome throat cutting as Hamner boasts of the act. Coroner's inquest continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterset
Stete
Sears
Bilewell
Anheares
Newell
Cheek
Jane
Old Billy
W .S. Whedon
Aniucea
William Newell
A. W. Wilkinson
Benton County
Judgar
Pugh
Pugn
Hamner
Bis
Hihi
Pogu
Itte Fesh
Charles Pugh
Anamoss
Iowa
Wieteret
Sommer
Newton
John Hamner
Miss
Patterson
George Hamner
Rogers
Miss Gillan
George Hamners
John Hawn
John
Billy Newell
Billy
Des Moines
Hamner's
Council Bluffs
Bill
Herad
Sid Halloe
Joan
Mos. Odell’s
Sol
Sol Odell
Witerset
Billy Hart
Jim Higham
West Side
Grinnell
Hart
Sol. Odel
Beto
Mr. Quick
Pagt
T ¢- Gilpin
Davis Healey and Quion Could Win Release, Says Trevelyan
On the Commons May 24th Trevelyan Chief Secretary for Treland told Joseph Wen that Davis Healey and Quion could obtain their release any time. The exchange emphasized the government’s stance on clemency and political imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
Trevelyan
Treland
Joseph Wen
Davis
Healey
Quion
Benzine Use Sparks Ant Extermination Debate
A scientific journal cautions that cheap benzine may exterminate ants but warns of harm from overuse. The piece notes many relatives have been harmed by frequent injection of the same solvent and questions its safety.
Big Blunders from a Boston Lecture on Life
Rev Dr Talmage warned against big blunders in life and urged single focus in work. He cited mistakes like switching trades, losing temper, listening to critics, and overindulgence in amusement, urging concentration, good humor, and restraint to build character and achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt Talmage
Boston
Paradise
Solomon
Mt. Olympus
Cooper
Jennings
Bonesetter
Jack of All Trades
Canada
Growl, Spitfirs & Co
Merrymen & Warmgrasp
Pam
Cherries of Northern Europe in severe climates
Hon Charles Gibbs describes Vladimir, Ostheim, and Brussels cherries as dwarf, hardy varieties thriving in Russia and central Europe. Vladimir dominates markets, with extensive cultivation and even carloads shipped. Ostheim yields dark red fruit prized for dessert, while Brussels and other Polish lines offer large, flavorful cherries. many types show strong hardiness and potential for Canadian adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Canada
Europe
Viabrut
Russia
Vladimir
Viazuski
Kazan
Volga
Voronesh
Kursk
Kharkos
Kiev
Guigne
Quebec
Osthheiman
Ostheimer Weichel
Stoll
Proskau
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Spain
Germany
Ostheim
Cliny
Italy
Mithridates
Pontus
E. Myer
Minnesota
St Peter
St. Paul
Iowa
Warsaw
Dr. Hogg
M. Goeschke
der Obstrian
M. Simon-Louiz
Pratique
Rune DE Bruxelles
Brusseller Braune
Ratafia Hogg
Orel
Simbirsk
Roditelskaya
Khvalinsk
Kusk
Ostheit
Szkauki
Pette
Seigel
Klepatovska
Gallicia
Lemberg
Osthe?m
Lutovka
Joaquin Miller Praises Minnie Myrtle in Romantic Tribute
The San Francisco Chronicle publishes a New York tribute from Joaquin Miller honoring his late wife Minnie Myrtle. He recalls meeting her in Idaho in 1861, their romantic courtship, marriage, trials of frontier life, divorce, separation, and their eventual reunion after years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
New York
San Francisco Chronice
Minnie Myrtle
San Francisco
Mr. Milleries
Mossman & Miller’s
Pony Express
Walla Walla
Millersburg
Idaho
Port Oxford
Lane
Miller
Oregon
Ler
Oregon Sierras
Minnie
Sierras
White
A Human Tree and Mulberry Grave Tale From Philadelphia
A long extract notes a mulberry tree growing from a minister's grave in the private cemetery by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. It links the tale to 19th century church history and a quarrel over burial plots, recounting bones scattered and roots entwined with the tree. The piece shifts to a Brooklyn Eagle description of Wall Street bulls and bears and the secrecy of market magnates as brokers operate behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelphia Press
Sciences
Roger Williams
Agnes Duncan
Republic
The
Academy of Natural Sciences
Duncan
Baltimore
Twelfth and
Walnut Streets
Blackwell
John Palmer
Thirteenth Street
McInness
Pastor McInness
Melioness
Brooklyn Eagle
New York
Exchange
Hello
Goring
Taurus
Ursus
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Last Talk and Death in New York Convent Tale
An unnamed narrator recalls a final, poignant conversation with a dying woman who longs to see her daughter in a convent school. Despite delays and doubts, reconciliation occurs briefly before the end. The dying woman dies in New York, and her child remains with guardians while a mossy mulberry stump becomes a grim memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
hoGenaire
Leona
Minnie Myrtle
New York
Decaying Race of the Sandwich Islands Frightens Hawaii How It Affects U.S.
A letter from Minister Comley warns Hawaii is losing native Kanaka at alarming rates. Population drops from 260000 in ancestral times to under 70000 today with 3000 to 6000 concealed lepers. taxes royal expenditures and lavish tours threaten the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
St. Petersburg
France
China
Li Shing Chang
Ton Rum
Shanghai
Paris
Sandwich Telardta
Sandwich Islands
Kamehamelis
Comley
Comiley
Moleki
Kanaka
Fair Brood
Hawaii
United States
Arthur
Royal Establishment
Storm Refuge on Lookout Mountain in Obs Observed
A party sheltered in a 16 by 20 frame observatory on Lookout Mountain during a ferocious Sunday storm. The cloud column roared past and around the peak as trees bent and rocks quivered, with rain pouring at sunset as they descended to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanoogs
I Ceir
Lookout Mountain Point
Lookout
Observatory
Lawn pool game with arches replaced by nine stakes
The article describes lawn pool where arches are replaced by nine small stakes with cup shaped tops holding colored wooden balls. Players strike regular balls to dislodge numbered balls, earning points for hits and caroms while avoiding forfeits. Four players usually compete, scoring up to 1000 pobatars by tallying through button strings.
Telegraph Ticking Prank at Rail Station Breakfast
A newly married man and his wife breakfast at a station eating house when two telegraph operators imitate Morse code with forks. They joke about the bride, then the superintendent of the telegraph line calls to demand resignations, reading the taunt aloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonde
Granger
Fragmentary crime note on decapitation incident
An injured neighbor was targeted in a fatal attack. The report describes brutal violence, decapitation details, and evolving consciousness of the suspect as authorities respond.
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Intelligencer
Postoffie Department Express Company
Fetcol
Brown
Board of Trade
Eastern Iowa Veterans’ Association
Davenport
Keokuk
Des Ucee
Nebraska
Garner
Glucose
Town City
Buffalo Company
Glucose Lyons
Pzed
Reformed Nationalists
Philadelphia
N. T Burroughs
Cherokee Unty
Montana
Daniel Smith
Governosot Island
B. W. Morrison
Roy Clark
W. H. Clark
Cedar Falls
Hull
England
Walnut Square
Jews City
Webster City
Colorado
Pisgona Road
Hudson
Sioux County
Cass County
Nblic
Carlinville
Belleville
Abbey Coal Company
Hamilton
Benton
Steele
Ft. McGinnis
Murcle Shell
Missouri River
Tabor
Fort Assiniaboine
Marianna
Ark
She's
Holton
Kansas
Reed
Lens Maxel
Riverton
J. W. Beard
Armington
Beard
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Gunnis River
Dean
Emery
Alaska
Benjamin Bunker
Benjamin Chamberlain Bunker
Bunker’s Hill
Norwich
Hannah Breed
Breed’s Hill
Minneapolis
Paper Mills
Reynolls & Wheeler
Crook
Guayanapo
Sierra Madres
Waterford, Spencer Company
Louisville
John Parcell
Muskegon
Michigan
Petrie & Co
James B. Watkins
Lawrence
Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
Chan Yer’s
Leen
Ohio
Nelson Johnson
W. G. Marshall
Charles
Burd Milliken
Busiess
Oxbridge
Ontario
Wheeling
Taber Mling Company
Leadville
Lees
Justin Mc
College of Cardinals
Bigger
Hiedegescar
Harason Sakalave
Pierre
Majunga
Isiana
K. Acml
Madagascar
Mapunga
Roumania
Bucharest
Egypt
Hicks Pacha
el Mahdi
Dennis
Turkey
Wallace
Crime and Criminals
Cable
San Francisco Bay
Telegraph
T. Dewitt Talmage
Chas. Gibbs
Abbotts
Pat
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