Mob Hangs Dick Williams alias Trilby in Alma
A mob of about 200 took Dick Williams alias Trilby from the sheriff at Alma and strung him up at a telegraph pole for the murder of Harry Tandy at McFarland. He hung six minutes before physicians revived him. An injunction has been issued to delay the Parsons asylum site decision while the board awaits court rulings. At Kansas Agricultural College 18 calves drank 868 pounds of water in seven days, averaging eight pounds daily, plus milk, grain and hay. Water intake favored frequent small amounts.
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Dick Williams
Trilby
Alma
Harry Tandy
McFarland
Pippett
Kansas Agricultural College
Kansans in a Socialist College Propaganda Planned
A Buffalo meeting resulted in a movement to establish a socialist faith's propaganda by a new college to be located in Boston. Promoters include Thomas E. Will former president of the state agricultural college and instructors Ward and Parsons from the same college. Judge John Martin sent to the state historical society a collection of Kansas territory newspapers from 1855 to 1860 and Kansas state papers after admission dating 1881 to 1865.
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Buffalo
Boston
Thomas E. Will
State Agricultural College
Ward and
Parsons
John Martin
The
State Historical Society
Territory of
Kansas
State of
Union
Court orders Santa Fe station agent at Corliss Kansas
The court of visitation requires the Santa Fe railroad to station an agent at Corliss in Johnson county, but the company argues limited business justifies not staffing there and challenges the court’s authority as unconstitutional. an appeal to the supreme court is planned.
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Court of Visitation
Santa Fe Railroad
Corliss
Johnson County
Supreme Court
Everett Jobes
R. C. Jobes
Maywood
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Fragmentary Civil War Mystery and Local News Snippet
A mixed Kansas wire service style column reports on Leonard Bleeker’s hidden wartime death claim, a fatal farm mower accident near Washington, a child’s needle-related death in Maywood, a near-drowning two hours in Marais des Cygnes backwater, and eastern firms being shut out as Kansas counties redeem debts. It also notes T. W. Trimble’s missing funds amid romantic trouble and political retirement talk around Ridgely and possible Democratic candidates.
Kansas Census Supervisors
Kansas republicans and Senator Baker named census supervisors by district with A J White Atchison J M Humphrey Fort Scott A C Briggs Carbondale Wirth W E Smith Marysville Charles W Landis Osborne Frank Milliken Haskell county. In Alma a mob lynched Dick Williams and Gov. Stanley vows to end lynching with militia if needed. Forty five counties lack paupers or poorhouses, and 87 counties have no criminal cases. Farmer Smith Anderson killed by shotgun accident near Erie. John Cresson shot by Mrs Rickleffs on Luke Morrissey farm after alleged slander. Charles A Thomas of Parsons seeks conditional pardon after embezzling 50 dollars.
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Breidenthal
Eliza Chrisman
A. S. Embree
Chrismin
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London & Globe
Manchester
Western Assurance
J. H. Richards
Port Scott
Church
Cowley County
W. E. Means
Harvey County
A. J. White
Seco Ond
J. M. Humphrey
F’ourth
A. C. Briggs
Carbondale
Wirth
W. E. Smith
Marysville
Charles W. Landis
Osborne
Frank Milliken
Haskell County
David Hannum inspiration for Hanum character found
A Troy Times item notes the real David Hannum, late Homer resident and Cardiff giant showman, inspired the character David Hanum in the novel. It recalls his horse trading fame and a humorous railcar incident where he declared I am Dave Hannum and I’m the Cardiff giant’s father.
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David Hanum
David Hannum
Homer
New York
Binghamton
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Hull
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Sloan
Troy Times
Novel highway of hindsight Four post-visual reflectors aid sight behind
A Cincinnati Enquirer note describes an inventor's patent for a post visual reflector system using adjusted mirrors to show behind the wearer within 100 yards. It suits jockeys drivers rowers and cyclists by placing reflectors atop mud guards or on a head band to maintain alignment. The device promises practical rear vision without head turning.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Justice in the West Heard a couple of good ones on this trip
Detroit traveling man recounts tales from an Oklahoma court and a railroad case. A stationary engineer testimony leads to a joke about running in on a case. A man climbs a freight car, loosens a brake, and a somersault yields a $500 verdict for contributory negligence.
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Detroit
Oklahoma
Detroit Free Press
Trostetter’s Stomach Bitters Promises Health Benefits
Advertisement asserts women should strive for beauty through health and strong digestion. It claims Nine tenths of humanity suffer from weak digestion and that Trostetter’s Stomach Bitters cures stomach troubles, urging buyers to ensure a private Revenue Stamp covers the bottle neck.
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Trostetter
Cheboygan Name Origin Tale Recalled in Comic Quip
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humorous note recalls a legendary Indian named after the city Cheboygan. The tale describes a hunter returning from the northern Michigan peninsula only to learn he has fathered a third daughter, prompting the native nurse to quip “She-boy-’gain.”
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Cheboygan
Michigan Peninsula
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Promotes Comfort
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Trial package free by mail. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Trophies of the Chase in War Medals Quoted
A Kansas volunteer explains to a raw recruit that the peculiar neckwear worn by Filipinos are medals for the century runs they completed during the war, as cited by the Philadelphia North American.
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Kansas
Philadelphia
Grove's TasTELEss Cut Tonic claims dulls chills and fever
The ad touts Grove s Tasteless Cut Tonic as iron and quinine in a tasteless form with no cure no pay. A 50 cent bottle is offered and a humorous exchange about music and mood appears, featuring Miss Ethel and Mr Suds in Brooklyn Life.
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Ethel
Mr. Suds
Mr. S
Brooklyn
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Quinine Tablets
An 1893 ad copy promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money-back guarantee if they fail to cure a cold. An Atchison Globe quip notes scarcity of men should not make poor ones desirable. A testimonial from Ralph Erieg of Williamsport Pa praises Piso's Cure. Quotes touch on Wagnerian music and a Yonkers Statesman exchange about thunder noises.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Quotations
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with internal use at 75 cents. The rest repeats the claim and interleaves two pithy quotes on focus and happiness attributed to Ram’s orn and Ram's Horn, delivering a miscellany of lines alongside the product pitch.
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Ram
Weather bureau ties to guessing game sparks banter
Dilson jokes about being excluded as a professional in a guessing contest, citing connections with the weather bureau. Pilson challenges the idea, prompting a light exchange in the Ohio State Journal excerpt.
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Pilson
Dilson
Weather Bureau
Ohio State Journal
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