Poisoned Wine and a Doctor's Suspicion in Col. Barnes Case
Dr Woodson investigates a suspected alkaloid poisoning in Col. Barnes aided by Dr Howe. A wine bottle with brucine triggers talk of motive tied to William Smith, Barnes’s would-be son-in-law, who confesses intent to poison for profits. Smith dies by prussic acid overdose while confessing.
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Dr. Woodson
Col. Barnes
William Smith
Mr. Smith
Materia Medica
Frank Woodson
Canfield Village
Smith
Col
Convulsions in Infants and Home Remedies Overview
Explains infant nervous system sensitivity and types of convulsions in young children. Describes first steps to treatment, including removing irritants, room changes, and warm baths, plus indications based on cause such as fever digestion or teething. Includes quotes from period sources and humor items.
Doctor and Barnes Lady Forge Distant Union
The Globe recounts Dr. Woodson saving Miss Barnes’s mother. Miss Barnes, once shocked by her fiancé’s death, grows to admire and later favor the doctor as the colonel trusts his daughter’s future to him, forming a hopeful union.
Terrible Nebraska Tornado Leaves Herman in Ruins
A June Nebraska tornado leveled Herman destroying most structures. Ten killed and over twenty injured as Methodist church and school remain. Blair train crew aided rescue and relief efforts. Damaged bank and a collapsed town outline the disaster.
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Omaha
Neb
Blair
Neu
Nebraska
Herman
J. H. Chambers
Stubblefield Convicted in Missouri Pacific Train Robbery Case
In Sedalia Missouri Eli J Stubblefield was found guilty of attempted robbery of a Missouri Pacific express train near here in November last and sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary. Accomplice James L West was to stand trial next.
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Sedalia
Eli J. Stubblefield
Missouri Pacific
Here
Stubblefield
State Penitentiary
James L. West
West
E. H. Adams
Pursuit of Train Robbers Near Hole in the Wall
Eight of the posse hunting Union Pacific train robbers in Hole-in-the-Wall returned to Casper Wyoming as the robbers moved south from the mountains toward Walton. A large follow-on party then set guards on Platte river bridges and sent fresh riders toward Walton county. The pursuers at Sullivan's sheep camp were 12 hours behind as the robbers moved through a broken country with washouts and hiding spots. only two robbers appeared at the camp.
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Casper
Wyo
Union Pacific
Hole-in-the-Wall Country
Hole-in-the- Wall Mountains
Powder River
Walton
Platte River
Walton Country
Sullivan's Sheep
Sullivan's Camp
Civil Law Supremacy Shuts Army Canteen Liquor Sales
Judge Simonton ruled that an army camp canteen may not sell liquor to soldiers without a state court license. Two men arrested by the Anti-Saloon League for running Camp Meade’s canteen faced guilty verdicts with suspended sentences. The commandant pledged to close the canteen and warned of harsher sentences for further violations.
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Harrisburg
Simonton
Anti-Saloon League of
Camp Meade
United States
Fire Fly Seized With 4900 Rifles Linked to Carlists
Official reports state the yacht Fire Fly was seized at Arcachon near Bordeaux carrying 4900 Chassepot rifles believed for Carlists. The vessel allegedly belonged to Lord Ashburton, seen as a Don Carlos proxy in England. A Carlist source claims additional rifles had already entered the country. Also reported: Ira Holmes, brother of lecturer Burton Holmes, drowned in Lake Michigan after a skiff capsize near Rogers Park during a towing incident involving George C. Litton’s yacht.
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Madrid
Arcachon
Bordeaux
France
Lord Ashburton
Don Carlos
England
Arcaehon
Dartmouth
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Ira Holmes
Burton Holmes
Holmes
Mr. Conover
Philadelphia
George C. Litton
Rogers Park
Conover
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Bowen
Father
Grace Hibbard
Fred F. Foster
N. Y. Sun
Mary
Evelyn
Cincinnati Enquirer
Webraska
Dane Hollow
J. A. Kelly
Council Bluffs
Bank
Posse
Army Post
Pennsylvania
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