The Hartley Feud and the Escape of Minnie Turpin
A Kentucky feud between the Hartleys and Brooklins explodes after Don Hartley’s death. Minnie Turpin, abducted and forced to wed Dave Brooklin, provokes vengeance. Jack Hartley and Minnie flee on horseback toward South Fork, pursued by bloodhounds as the feud intensifies.
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Brooklin
Jack Hartley
South Fork Mill
Brooklins
Kentucky
Weill
Washington
Hartleys
North Carolina
Marion
Sumner
Don Hartley
Dave Brooklin
Minnie Turpin
South Fork
Minnie
Hartley
Morin Brocklin
Dave
Brocklins
Don
Peyton
Hartley Cause
Don's
Jack
Beauty in Danger on the Hartley Road Ambush
Jack Hartley escorts Minnie from the Brooklins by a shaded highway toward the Hartley mansion. Bloodhounds pursue, a mare breaks a leg, Sam the overseer aids escape, and Jack fights to reach safety with pistol and rifle as Morgan Brooklin closes in. The episode ends with a tense standoff and a pursuit into the brush.
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Hartley
South Fork
Fordham
Brooklins
Minnie
Youngerl
Don
Fife
Dave Brooklin
Yapaly
Hartley Loys
Acton
Artley Mansion
Dave Brocklin
Sam
Annie
Young Hartley
Darkey
Nuat
Morgan Brooklin
Dave
Peanut Roaster Boosts Local Candy Man Gardner News
Devoto, the town’s popular peanut and candy man, has purchased a celebrated peanut roaster and warmer, predicting higher demand for his hot peanuts. Our recent perambulations include Mrs. Bassett’s excellent ice cream on Central street and light drinks at the depot restaurant that helped to satisfy thirst on warm days.
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Gardner
Mass
Devoto
Secrets of Training for a Mile Race by George
Amateur champion George lays out a two part program conditioning and practice, detailing diet, baths, rub downs, and running drills. He prescribes gradual weight management, cold water, and brisk walks, then outlines sprint and mile routines, starting technique, and a phased buildup toward peak speed with rest days and full mile trials.
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Roy
Morpheus
W. G. George
Rise of a Rich Lead Merchant to Poverty Mirrors Henrietta Plot
May 12 CxHicaco. Nathan Corwith Sr once America's richest lead merchant lies near death as revelations expose a rapid fall into poverty. His son Guerdon sunk 1,100,000 in speculative lead trades backed by his father. Donnersberger traced the losses, leading to the elder man bearing the debt as heart trouble advances.
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Corwith
America
CxHicaco
Nathan Corwith
Corwth
Henrietta
Donnersberger
Guerdon Corwith
New York
Doonersberger
Dakota's Fertility
Two Western men swap tall tales about crops to the acre and household objects sprouting from fields. A Dakota man cites a Norweigian knitting needle field after a woman dropped needles one summer. The Washington Territory man adds a German field yielding wool stockings.
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Dakota
Washington Territory
Vermont Lumbermen Endure Long Winter In Forests
Burtano Vermont May 8 The dwindling Vermont forests threaten future supply yet lumbermen keep steady output near last year. Pine declines fast while hemlock may last about 20 years. Spring floods help transport logs, winter cutting remains common, contracts govern work, and wages run from 26 to 35 dollars monthly with board and teams paid daily found.
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Burtano
Vermont
Elm Trees and Banks Highlight Vermont Almanac Notes
Vermont notes report 113 savings banks and trust companies in the state, with Windsor county's North Hartland boasting two century-old elm trees measuring 18 feet 2 inches and 18 feet 8 inches in girth. The Windsor cotton mill will move machinery to Alabama to shorten supply lines. Thetford has six post offices while Baltimore has none, Ira residents receive mail from seven offices, and an Egparick's Corner elm in Weathersfield stands about 16 feet in circumference and nearly 100 feet tall.
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Vermont
North Hartland
Windsor County
Windsor
Alabama
Thetford
Baltimore
Ira
Egparick’s Corner
Weathhersfield, Vt
Whiskey Bottle Left in Fork Confines Wood Enfolds Weapon
A workman placed a pint bottle of whiskey on a fork near the ground and vanished for days. The wood gradually grew around the bottle until it was fully enveloped, imprisoning the weapon now embedded in the solid wood.
Panther fight ends in lone hunter’s victory in Connecticut
In Dewerrerry Connecticut a 70 year old Rev Samuel McKeown recounts a panther attack near the Guinebaug. He tackled the beast, staying pinned and strangling it to death after a brutal chase. The panther’s skin and claws are kept as trophies.
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Dewerrerry
Conn
Russell
Samuel McKeown
GLOBE
Anting
New Brunswick
Maine
Meleown
Rocky Mountain
McKeown
Menxeown
Currents of Commerce in Local Markets
Dry goods demand is excellent with moderate shoe sales. Food staples show no better than average activity. Rail traffic is light. some furniture makers report dull times. Dry goods movement remains fair and market quiet. Boot and shoe shops show uneven activity, with some firms busy for weeks and others slack. Leather and lumber show steadier or improving demand. national reports cite improved general trade in Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, with no broad gains elsewhere.
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Ra Loxda
Bradstreet’s
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Trade in Boots and Shoes Shows Mixed Activity Across Factories
The boot and shoe trades report uneven factory workloads with some contracts keeping plants busy through summer while others lag. Prices stay steady as buyers remain cautious and salesmen push first samples before large orders. Prospects point to a brisk fall, with leather boots and women’s light goods just starting to move.
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Otbers
Cotton and Wool Goods Market Shows Steady Activity
A report on the textiles market notes rising buyers and active first hands, with jobbers trading above average. New England trade is healthy, interior reports are encouraging, retailers' stocks are light, and demand remains solid for cottons, dress goods, and prints. Overcoatings and yacht wear show slower movement but expect improvement as weather stays favorable.
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New England
Market Quotation Shares Mixed Cotton Grain and Provisions
New York May 11 cotton spots firm with mixed demand across uplands and middling grades. flour receipts and exports noted as moderately active. wheat and corn futures show lower prices in Chicago and St. Louis markets. coal and metals prices steady to firm, with pork and lard markets easing slightly. Focused on price ranges for cotton, wheat, corn, oats, and provisions with receipts and shipments across major hubs.
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New York
City
City Mill
Minnesota
Canada
Greene
Chicago
New Orleans
United
Maine
Tea City
State
Western Dairy
Elgins
Pennsylvania
Lake
St. Lome
Uldors
Minnesota Bakers
Michigans
Michigan Roller
New York Roller
Ohio
Indiana
St Louis
Grain receipts and shipments report listing crops
A historical note lists receipts and shipments for several grains. Receipts include flour 5,000 bbia, wheat 5000 bush, corn 24,000 bush, oats 25,000 bush, rye and barley 1,000 bush each. Shipments show flour 5,000 bbia, wheat 8 bush, corn 48,000 bush, oats 6,000 bush, rye 1,000 bus.
Boston Market Report Details Mixed Dairy and Produce
Boston market notes moderate activity this week with rising butter prices and falling milk prices. Cheese and dairy stocks are light. fruit and vegetables show strong demand for berries cranberries and evaporated apples. Local grain, flour, and canned goods pricing hold firm as supply tightens.
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Kecal
Extea
Nparc
Det
Zi Franklin Co
Mass
Vu Daly
Do NY
Ae & Vt
Western Dairy
Fort Ashington
New York
Vermont
Ohio
Nearby
Cape
Eastern
la Do
New Hampshire
Rio
Michigan
Malagas
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown May 10 1889
Week ending Friday May 10 1889 shows Western cattle 2816 Eastern cattle 137 North 3266. Western sheep and lambs 5670 Northern sheep and abs 1669 Eastern sheep and lambs 0 Total 7339 Swine 18385 Veals 2414 Horses 674 Beef cattle prices per hundred pounds dressed weight range 4.00 to 26.50. Prices of western cattle extra quality 6.00 etc. Prices of hides tallow skins and related items listed. Brighton hides prices noted.
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Brighton
Watertown
Real Hog Latin as Seen in New York World
The passage suggests boys joke with hog Latin while girls ridicule the language, attacking its principal parts. It questions the taste of a miss who wrote a crude line, calling it less painful than harsher slang found in a girl’s suburb voice.
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New York World
Checkers Edwin A Durgin Open From 10 to 10
Boston May 15 1880s notice for Edwin A Durgin inviting communications and listing a large catalog of checkers and draughts books and related products with prices and subscription options. It notes New England Chess and Checker rooms at 767 Washington street and mail address lock drawer 6220 Boston Mass.
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Edwin A. Durgin
Eeerazor
Boston
Mass
New England
Washington Street
Resolution of Position No 1447 by H D Lyman New York
Black man on 8 kingson 80 white men on 26 51 kingson 15 22 White to pinay and win 26 23 19 16 15 18 18. 2% 30 26 17 8 12 12 19 W wins.
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H. D. Lyman
New York
Kingson
Solution of Position No 1448 and 1449 in Chess Puzzles
Archibald Creoch of Dunfermline and H D Lyman of New York present solutions to chess positions. Black to play and win in 1448 with sequences involving kings and black men, and in 1449 Black to play and win with moves 11.16 16.19 30.26. W G W Lesgett notes this as a concise second position.
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Archibald Creoch
Dunfermline
Solution of Position No 1450 at Glasgow Athenum
In the position described Black to move and win after a sequence of plays listed as 13 17 28 26 18 27 23 7 99 17 21 34 30 23 31 24 10 3 B wing. The puzzle notes a solution involving material on 2 18 15 28 and kings on 10 21 30 with Black men prominent.
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Bia
Rapinwall
OY Boylaton
Boston
Brookline
Campopello
Maveric
Newport
Penobscot Bay
Sullivan
Opeka
West End
Winter Harbor
Boston & Alb
Boston & Maine
Oston & Lowell
Oston & Roy
Cal Southern
Central Mass Pf
Cin
San & Cleo
Det
L & No
Fiteb Bu
T & PM Ara
Atlantic Ponanae
Calumet & Ye
Santa Fe
Ye Central Inc
Arch & T
F & W Bs Inc
Eastman Car
Pullman
Glasgow Athenum
King
Kelso
Il A
Messrs. Barrie
Carluke
West Lothian Courier
Irwin and La Point Split Five-Game Challenge Draws
In a Northern Leader report, White, La Point, and Irwin played a second Saturday evening match for the challenge medal. Irwin won one game, with four draws across the five games, leaving the series tied at 1–1.
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la Point
Irwin
J. A. Kearnes
Bristol
Willie Gar Ofaces
Eels
Pn Aeren
Messrs Wyllie
Marat Pfishasse
Australia
Wyllie
Th Fonnto Siraugits
Messrs
Henase
G. Morrison
Haverhil Mass
Diayer
Candip
It Was All Right. A Texas Siftings Marriage Snippet
A light hearted exchange between spouses in a Texas Siftings fragment. The couple reassures each other their marriage is not failing and describes domestic chores and daily life. The wife asks about inviting her mother to stay, and a playful kiss ends the exchange.
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Texas Siftings
Mother
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