29 Aug 1887
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1887
Page
1
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Rev Joseph Parker arrives in New York amid debate over foreign pulpit leadership at Plymouth Church. Mrs Beecher lends cautious support while Plymouth congregants weigh the propriety of his appointment and potential impact on the historic church.
The weekly weather and crop bulletin reports unusually cold weather across central valleys and the lake region with cooler conditions in Atlantic states. Rainfall is uneven with shortages in the tobacco and cotton regions though recent showers improved some districts. crop prospects for corn, tobacco, and potatoes show mixed outcomes with cooler temperatures impacting growth in several farming belts.
A wealthy farmer Astrid Huoher was found dead in her barn after a plan to murder her husband Hueber and frame a servant. The husband Henry Hueber had a troubled history, left his room to retrieve a gun, and he reportedly planned to marry his late wife’s sister after her death. Hueber reportedly fled to Lis Forzorner with a servant, while his friends recalled his strange behavior. He was a prominent local church member and Old Fuley lodge attendee, leaving a wife and three children.
Fragmented reports detail Ute Native threats and possible renewed conflict near Langely, with Governor Adams expected to intervene. Lieutenant Folsom dies from earlier wounds. Additional notes cover a fatal passenger train collision near Port Byron, a steamer wreck from Liverpool, and local yellow fever tallies.
Storied dispatches report Irish eviction cries and landlord resistance, Ontario premier tour, Bulgaria negotiations with Russia and Ferdinand as prince, plus warnings of unrest in Havana and other global incidents. Names include Ferdinand, Marm, Lassalle, and various officials.
The column recounts Senator Riddleberger defending a man named Jones in a Virginia case involving trespass for berry picking and alleged thefts. It describes courtroom friction, jury actions, and the senator’s critique of procedure, noting his own temporary jail stay and later medical examination claimed.
In Joliet Illinois August 28 a convict named Edgar Ssam who wed his prison wife in stripes is accused of bigamy after remarrying Emma Gretchen in prison. He later eloped with Appie Harris, leaving his first wife to seek divorce and a bitter fate as a cautionary romance from a penitentiary backdrop.
Aug 28 near Valdesia eight miles north of Augusta a man named Jack Nelson killed Hee Weaver in a sudden shooting. Nelson is Marion Nelson’s son, a reputed local, with unknown motive cited as the origin of the difficulty. A quake was felt in Augusta at about 10:30 p.m. local time. Northwest regatta results note the Minnesota Club wins senior four and junior doubles at Rimnetonlas beach. J I Corbett beats J Muchmore in the senior single amid rough water.
Yesterday's baseball roundup reports Cincinnati leading Baltimore with a high scoring set, plus St Louis and Brooklyn games. It notes Marymount results, Louisville and Memphis entries, and details errors and close finishes while listing players and line scores from multiple matchups.
In summer 1864 near Shepherds Field in Jefferson County Mississippi, Wirt Adame's cavalry hunted deserters. A Confederate counterattack disrupted a Union camp, rail skirmishes followed near Colequan's line with sharpshooters and a bloody fence line casualty. Deserter-hunting missions reveal brutal tactics, deception, and grisly captures including a bearded man seized from his hiding place.
A stenographer recalls learning to write two hundred words per minute with only fifteen seconds to spare during a murder trial in North Carolina. The judge, skeptical and gruff, tests the writer by timing him against Webster’s speeches. The young practitioner memorizes phrases to impress the court and manages to keep pace, finishing with seconds to spare.
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