Murder in Sandborn: Constable Blain Williamson Fatally Shot
Ed Langford, nineteen, is jailed on the charge of firing the fatal shot that struck Constable Blain B. Williamson in Sandborn during a drunken row after a Marco band concert. The coroner's inquest found the ball entered the back and passed through the body. Williamson, seventy, a respected community figure, died three hours after being wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandborn
Blain B. Williamson
Ed Langford
Marco
Ed Simpson
Albert Gilmore
James Frost
Sandborne
Simpson
Williamson
Mr. Williamson
Blann B. Williamson
Vigo
Ed Lankford
F. M. Browning
Lankford
Uncle Zeb swindled on the train and fooled again
The Chicago Tribune recalls Uncle Zeb Haycraft who was swindled by a gentlemanly stranger exchanging a $20 bill for small notes, then shorted five dollars after recount. The tale follows his misadventures in Chicago and at the station, ending with a drug company advertisement offering Hall's Catarrh Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Zeb Haycraft
Zeb
Chicago
Omnibus Line
Uncle Zeb
Cap
Hall
W.j.cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Traux
O. Waldhing
Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Brilliant Son-in-Law Outwits Irate Father-in-Law in Elopement Tale
A White County couple elopes to wed against parental wishes. The couple returns seeking forgiveness but the daughter is jailed in a cellar and the son is driven away with a gun. The groom crafts a plan to win his bride restoring property to the mother and gaining terms from the father. The mother, jailed briefly, is impressed by the son-in-law and pledges to influence the father toward pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Argus
White County
Papa
Mama
Medicine Against Poison in Bland's New Health Theory
The Republic piece reviews Dr. T A Bland’s How to Get Well and How to Keep Well arguing against poisons in medicine. It contrasts allopathic and homeopathic theories with Bland’s view that disease is a normal physiological disturbance and medicine should aid nature using nonpoisonous remedies.
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Dr. T. A Bland
The
Republic
T. A. Bland
Boston
Nature
Bland
United States
Benjamin Rush
Alonzo Clark
Eberly
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Rush
Holmes
Mark Twain
Walter Kneipp
Bavaria
Conversations From The New York Tribune Editors
John S. Davenport and Amos J. Cummings served as day and night editors under Horace Greeley at the Tribune. The reminiscence recalls their talk about those days and the editorial prime, reflecting on their roles and duties in a vivid era.
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Greeley
Westchester County
Tribune Almanac
Davenport
Westchester
Mr. Greeley
Sam
New York Express
John S. Davenport
Amos J. Cummings
New York Tribune
Cummings
Horace Greeley
Dr Price Cream Powder at World's Fair and Printer Aid
The piece recalls a preacher borrowing ten dollars to fund a sermon and repay the donor after a fine delivery. It notes printers’ financial woes and a push to pay publishers. It announces the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway excursion sale to southern states with a Dec 4 date and stop-over privileges.
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Arabia
Moses
Wilderness Army
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
P. Townsend
Vincennes
Ind
J. M. Chesnrovan
Causes of Defeat in Indiana Democratic Setback
A symposium features Hon. John G Shanklin of The Evansville Courier and William C Ball editor of the Terre Haute Gazette offering reasons for the recent Democratic defeat. They blame hard times, tariff quarrels, and financial policy including silver repeal and bond issuance, plus patronage issues, in a detailed critique of 1890s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Ball
The
Terre Haute Gazette
Senate
Democratic Party
People’s Party
South
Will They Do It 1896 Promises and Political Promise List
A critique of Republican promises ahead of the 1896 election, arguing reforms like higher wages and tariff shifts, and lampooning tax policies. Includes remarks from James E. Watson and commentary on the New England Free Trade League and tariff debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Pullman
King of the Republic
Tom Reed
Grand Pa Hat
Harrison
William McKinley
Hill
Senate
Carnegie
Navy
Morton
Eliza Jane
Grover
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U.S. Gov't Report
Vincennes Commercial
Dr. Price
Iriate
Clay City Reporter
Homeseekers
John Gilbert Shanklin
Evansville Courier
Indianapolis Sentinel
Sentinel
Indiana
John G. Shanklin
Ramsey
Short and Hendren
Goose Pond
Thos
Osborn
Joam Gilbert Shanklin
Evansville
Cleveland
Wilson
McKinley
W.C. Batt
Terre Haute
Republican Party
Princeton
Democrat
James E. Watson
Holman
Congress
Iff
John Bull
Queen Vic Bull
Queen Lil Bull
Grover Cleveland
New England Tariff Reform League
New England Free Trade League
League
New England
Sydney Dell
Portland
Wold
Austria
India
Columbus Herald
Huntington Democrat
Weekly News
Shoals
Courier Journal
Jones
Nevada
Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Greene County
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