Miss Corton Named Deputy Collector in Seventh Indiana District
Brainerd Dispatch reports Miss Macp Corton appointed deputy collector of internal revenue for the Seventh Indiana district by Collector Threep. Also notes Brussels Academy of Medicine resolutions and Belgian ban on public hypnotism seances. Mrs Garfield sold a Kentucky farm near Prestonburg for 7000 to speculators, value once under 700.
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Macp Corton
Internal Revenue
Indiana
Threep
Brussels Academy of Medicine
Garfield
Prestonburg
Gen. Garfield
Wealth in Fine Horses Leads J B Haein in America
J B Haein holds the largest horseflesh investment in the nation with Rancho del Paso in California valued at over one million dollars, reflecting a major breeding empire.
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J. B. Haein
America
Rancho del Paso
California
Henry Vi carp urges rail men to curb steam locomotive costs
Henry Vi carp cautions railway workers to minimize expenses on steam locomotives as rapid progress in electric motive power advances, signaling a shift in transportation technology.
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Henry Vi_carp
Electric brake halts train from thirty mph in 200 feet
In England a new electric brake system brings a 30 mph train to a complete stop within 200 feet, marking a notable advance in railway braking technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Hailstones Merge Into Solid Ground Lump After Storms
Storm reports describe masses of hailstones weighing pounds each that, after falling, froze together into a single solid lump on the ground, explaining the unusual formations observed.
Free Russia newspaper aims to sway English opinion
A Russian society publishes a London newspaper named Free Russia to influence English readers toward constitutional liberty in Russia. English capital backs the venture.
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London
Free Russia
Russia
Reverend Talmage Revenue Details Revealed
The Rev. Dr. Talmage earns 15000 annually from his Brooklyn congregation and 15500 from a firm for sermon publication plus 6500 for journal contributions. Additional income comes from lectures and general literary work.
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Talmage
Brooklyn
Berlin Opens First Electric Train Car in Streets
Last week Berlin showcased the first electric train car seen in the city on a route from Behrensstrasse to Kreuzberg. Passersby were amused to spot the English sign No smoking inside the car.
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Berlin
Behrensstrasse
Kreuzberg
Mule Driver Captures Swarming Bee Swarm Nearby Hive
A souis canora darkey tethered his mule with a bale of hay on his back near a neighbor’s bee hive. Thinking the hive was about to swarm, the swarm settled on the bale. He drove the mule home and removed the swarm himself.
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Souis Canora Darkey
Stanley's Matrimonial Rejections Reported by Lawnpon
Henry M. Stanley recounts eleven rejections in his failed marriage attempts. He notes one woman later achieved her aim by marrying a Cleveland shoe shop clerk in Cincinnati.
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Henry M. Stanley
Cincinnati
Cats as Disease Vectors Prompted Royal Society S proposal
A paper read before the Royal Society at Burlington House claimed house cats carry at least 30 percent of fatal diseases between homes and urged destroying every cat in the kingdom as a sanitary measure.
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Royal Society
Burlington House
Botanist Sees New Textile Fibre Proposal in Rockies
Prof Macovy of the Dominion Government suggests native hemp in the Canadian Northwest will not prove a durable textile fibre. He is now studying a new Rocky Mountain plant believed to have notable textile properties and may become valuable for cordage or cloth.
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Macovy
Dominion
Canaian Northwest
Rocky Mountains
New North Polar Expedition by Norwegians and Private Sponsors
A fresh Arctic voyage set to depart under Norwegian government and private funding. Found along Greenland’s west coast are relics from the Jeanette expedition and an Alaska bow. The report hints at an open polar sea, an easterly polar current, and a potential new route to the Indies.
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Jeanette
Alaska
Greenland
Indies
Monkeys Suffer Sea Sickness Aboard Barnum Circus Voyage
Report notes that during the Atlantic crossing the circus monkeys were the only animals to suffer seasickness. They groaned and rolled in distress while some cargo forced laughter at the afflicted primates.
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Mr. Barnum
Atlantic
Wealthiest American Women Led by Hettie Green’s Fortunes
A list ranks twenty seven rich women in the United States. Hettie Green of New York tops the chart with a forty million dollar fortune. Other leading figures include Elizabeth Garrett and Mrs Terry at twenty million, followed by Mrs Mark Hopkins and Mrs Edwin Stevens at ten to fifteen million.
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United States
Hettie Green
New York
Elizabeth Garrett
Terry
Mark Hopkins
Edwin Stevens
John C. Green
Cyrus H. McCormick
Chicago
John Jacob Astor
John Ray Barton
Philadelphia
Thomas A. Scott
President approves silver bill and other capital notices
The president signs the silver bill at the White House. Civil Service Commissioner Lyman says the investigation committee wronged him. The president and associates buy suburban Washington property. Chicago population tallies reach 1,101,263 after final figures from Supervisor Gilbert. Gen. A B Nettleton named assistant secretary of the treasury amid a three office expansion. Assistant Secretary Chandler upholds a land office ruling in the Daniel Lee case against W W Alderson, canceling the entry for desert land law non compliance.
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Civil Service
Lyman
Washington
Porter
Gilbert
Chicago
A. B. Nettleton
Minnesota
the Treasury
Chandler
Interior Department
The
Land Office
Daniel Lee
W. W. Alderson
Bozeman Land District
Alderson
Death of Gen Fremont Esteemed by The London Standard
The London Standard praises Gen Fremont as a romantic personality America cannot spare in these prosaic times. The report notes his lasting historical significance despite modern dullness.
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London Standard
Fremont
America
J. B. Taylor
Philadelphia
Association of
Railroad Porters
Baltimore
J. P. Buchanan
Tennessee Farmer’s Alliance
Buchanan
Multiple tragedies and losses reported in California and nearby regions
A St Cloud man drowns in quicksand at a lake bottom. Delano livery stable fire destroys two thirds of the town. A seven year old boy drowns while bathing in Clinton Iowa. Gloucester schooner William Rice missing for three months with sixteen crew. Liverpool warehouse of Manchester Canal Co. burns with $300000 damage. Mrs M Henry dies from rattlesnake bite near Foster Pennsylvania. Baden accident near San Francisco kills six. Monon railroad wreck near Smithland injures six. Winnipeg tragedy during Orangemen parade leaves a seven year old dead and another badly hurt. Mrs Ferguson severely injured.
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St. Cloud
Delano
Cal
Clinton
Iowa
Joe Rigerson
William Rice
Gloucester
Mass
Manchester Canal Company
Liverpool
Monon
Smithland
Ind
Winnipeg
J. B. Ferguson
Notorious Bank Embezzlement Arrests Stir Tarentum
Herbert and John Kennedy Jr of the Tarentum bank charged with embezzling bank funds after its failure. The report lists multiple crimes: a Wisconsin death sentence, lynching in Florida, a duel in Alabama, a deputy shot in California, and other violent incidents across several states.
Spanish guard killed. Gibraltar incident shocks naval authority
A Spanish carabiner pursuing smugglers at Gibraltar fatally shoots a British sentry. Admiral Lang resigns amid the scandal. The Chinese government pledges no further foreign naval interventions. Canadian vessels from Maple Bay allegedly armed to resist an American revenue cutter are said to be baseless claims. France's agriculture council approves tariff hikes on live oxen cows beef while Victoria holds general opinion.
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Gibraltar
France
Victoria
Behring Sea vessels fitted to aid British ships
Report notes two armed sailing craft sent to Behring sea to assist British vessels against American revenue cutters. Also mentions German socialists organizing provincial congresses to propose candidates for diets, believing strength to elect representatives in strongholds.
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B. C
Behring Sea
Germany
Across the Nation in Brief: Courts, Wires, Markets and Politics
Justice Miller rules against Prentice in a Duluth property suit. Washburn Moon plans a Chicago $1 million barbed wire plant. Argentina’s banking panic eases as gold drops to 198. A New York cowboy arrives with deadly coyotes at Dr Gibier’s institute. Firemen’s Insurance of New York closes. stockholders await 150 profit. McKinley renomination by acclamation planned in Ohio. New Orleans ice could rise to $7.50 per 1000 pounds. West Virginia oil scheme backs Blaine Elkins and Standard Oil with near $1 million spent. Chicago brewers split between English syndicate and independents. Mount Vernon veterans feud over Saunders speech remarks. Chicago stock yards launch moves. 95 percent of old firm to new American concern. Thayer remains president. Stuyvesant Fish to join board. $14 million of $23 million securities to public, with books opened in multiple cities.
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Barnwell
8.C
Justice Miller
St. Paul
Prentice
Duluth
Washburn & Moon
Worcester
Mass
Chicago
Argentine Republic
Firemen’s Insurance Company of
New York
Republican Congressional Committee
Sixteenth
Ohio
Maj. McKinley
New Orleans
Mount Vernon
Nathaniel Thayer
Stuyvesant
London
Boston
J. H. Baker
Committee On
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Unions
Minnesota
Iowa
United States
Supreme Court of the
Nyton Phelps
Ignatius Donnelly
Dr. Fish
Pat Rahilly
No Battle Confirmed Between Guatemala and San Salvador
London reports a Guatemalan minister in Paris denies fighting has begun. No war declaration or frontier crossing. In New York consul general Baize says he has heard nothing of a battle and doubts dispatches claiming conflict. He notes troops on the frontier as a peaceful observation corps.
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London
Paris
San Salvador
Guatemala
New York
Baize
Honduras
City Officials Tear Up Three Miles Of Streetcar Tracks
In Asuvasera Ohio on July 21 the city council and John Stewart owner of the street railway line clashed over a franchise. The council tore up nearly three miles of track despite a temporary injunction. Stewart’s men relayed lines but were driven off by police. Stewart plans damages suits.
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Asuvasera
Ohio
John Stewart
Harbor
Stewart
Sherman
Markets Update From Western And Northern Grain districts
Prices for wheat, oats, barley, flax, and rye across Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Milwaukee show No 2 and No 1 grades prevailing. Corn and oats bid ranges with occasional regional differences. butter and eggs quoted modestly higher.
Trouble Over Disposition of Eau Claire Man’s Property
Mrs. Clara Morton, longtime housekeeper for Alexander Watson, faced removal after a temporary injunction. George Buffington and Under Sheriff Connors forced her from Watson’s home. the injunction was dissolved, and Morton sued Buffington, Connors, and Watson’s son for damages claiming assault and unlawful eviction. Apprehension over Watson’s $100,000 estate drove the dispute.
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Morton
Wet Nurse for Canada Editorial Urges Washington Link
The Globe argues for a resident agent in Washington as a way to strengthen ties with Britain and avoid humiliating concessions. It warns severing the British connection in anger could cost Maine and Pacific territory, noting risks to Canadian rights.
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Toronto
Ont
the Globe
Washington
Maine
Pacific
Lost an Ounce of Brain Fort Dover Boy Improves
Willie Eberhart a nine year old resident of Fort Dover Iowa survived a serious accident at a mud crusher after a skull injury left brain exposed. A portion of the brain weighing an ounce was removed and the skull reset. The boy is out of danger and expected to recover.
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Fort Dover
Iowa
Willie Eberhart
Willie
Strait misread by neutrals shifts Russian retreat
A curious incident from the war reports Commodore Elliot blockading a Russian squadron in Saghalin Gulf. Supposedly trapped, the Russians vanished, slipping north through a narrow channel to the Sea of Okhotsk, exposing a geography error by observers.
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Elliot
Gulf of Saghalin
Siberia
Saghalin
Gulf
Sea of Okhotsk
Chambers
Explosion Injures Seven In Village Store Collapse
In Rep Key Indiana a firecracker set off a keg of powder inside Horn and Carroll’s grocery. The blast caused the frame roof to collapse and a fire to start. About twenty men were in the store. seven were seriously injured before villagers extinguished the flames and free those trapped.
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Rep Key
Ind
Horn & Carroll
Henry Maynard
Negotiating With the Powers Over American Customs Bill
In the chamber M Ribot said the government is negotiating with other European powers to concert collective action against the American customs administrative bill. He noted the powers were reluctant to engage and feared further action might defeat its object.
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Chamber of Deputies
M. Ribot
M. Dupuy
Ribot
Plea for an Indian Wallpoose’s Death Sentence
Washington July 21 senators Lawyer and Spooner plan to plead at the White House for commutation of a death sentence against Wallpoose, a Wisconsin Indian, to life imprisonment. Wallpoose was condemned by Judge Burnet at La Crosse for assaulting his daughter. the case fell under federal law which allows capital punishment. The senators oppose hangings in Wisconsin and aim to avoid execution.
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Washington
White House
and Spooner
Wisconsin
United States
Kansas City Census Recount Sparks City Plea for Fresh Figures
Kansas City's first census count showed a little over 130000 residents, prompting calls for a recount. Superintendent Porter ordered a private recount in twenty four districts, revealing a precise 1200 fewer names. Citizens insist the initial figures be used, arguing the recount was privately funded and the city now trails Omaha.
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WashinGrton
Kansas City
Porter
Omaha
Rock Island Train Collides Through Bridge Near Lyman
A Rock Island passenger train number 14 crashed through a bridge about one mile west of Lyman near Denver on July 21. One man was badly hurt and several slightly injured. The engine baggage smoker and chair car were wrecked. Doctors were ordered to attend. The sleeping car is a total loss.
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Denver
Rock Island
Lyman
Striking Lumbermen Look to Washburn Meeting
In Asmano Wisconsin special telegram reports the day strikers plan a Washburn meeting tomorrow. Union president O Keefe says a proposal will soon be sent to mill owners to take all contracts at 25 cents per thousand below contract price or run the mills themselves and pay owners 2 cents per thousand for the privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asmano
Wis
Washburn
O'Keefe
Funeral for John Elson in Ironwood drowning
The funeral was held today for John Elson a young Finn who drowned in the Montreal river near Ironwood while bathing with fellow countrymen. Fins claim a submarine monster dragged him by the leg. superstition fueled mournful anxiety and delaying body recovery.
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Asunano
Wis
John Elson
Montreal
Ironwood
Ejison
Weather cloud burst devastates Santa Rita foothills
A cloud burst in the Santa Rita mountains near Tresox Arizona covered a square mile. Flood waters swept canyons drowning cattle and horses and sweeping deer bears and wolves into the flow. Schoeldt ranch crops orchards and houses were ruined. A large freight train was carried a mile. No lives were lost.
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Tresox
Ariz
Santa Rita
Schoeldt Ranch
War Against Liquor Dealers Moves Into Civil Action
John Murphy of Hitchcock served with injunction to abate nuisance and civil process in equity. He was bound over to the next term of court. The Huron brewery closed under the same process. The action is described as the beginning of broader measures against liquor outlets.
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Henron, &. D
John Murphy
Hitchcock
Dail
Huron
Belgian Independence Commemorated by Royal Ceremony
The sixtieth anniversary of Belgian independence and Leopold II's twenty-fifth year upon the throne were observed with a Te Deum at the cathedral. Attendees included the royal family, cabinet ministers, foreign diplomats, and members of Belgium’s senate and chamber, followed by a palace reception.
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Bauesers
Leopold
Senate
Chamber of Representatives
Bulgarias Premier Accused of Proclaiming Full Independence
Reports from Lexpos dated July 21 indicate a revived Eastern question stirs speculation. Rumors claim Premier Stambuloff may have prepared a formal proclamation of complete Bulgarian independence defying Ottoman suzerainty.
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Bulgaria
Lexpos
Stambuloff
Turkey
Fireman Roadhouse Confesses Murder in Ohio
Wax Weer Ohio July 2. Fireman Roadhouse tonight confessed murdering Engineer Vandevander. He claimed Vandevander had been with him all along the trip and accused him of reporting drunkenness. Roadhouse was placed in air amid fears of lynching as threats circulated tonight.
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Wax Weer
Ohio
Roadhouse
Vandevander
Mad Dogs Terrorize Melrose Neighborhood
In Melrose near Jefferson residents report a rabid dog outbreak. streets teem with mad dogs and several people were bitten as a dozen animals show rabies signs in the area. Unclear details describe a wave of animal attacks causing widespread fear.
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Curcaco
Melrose
Jefferson
Viot Against the Republic in Argentina Plot Arrests
Buenos Ayres reports army officers have been arrested for complicity in a conspiracy to overthrow the government despite semi official denials. The developing case centers on a plot alleged to undermine the Republic with military involvement.
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Buenos Ayres
A Plucky Woman Stops Thief In Columbus Kitchen
Mrs Haver of Columbus Ohio heard a noise in her kitchen and found a man with silver knives and forks in hand. She ordered him to return items and to empty his pockets then chased him outside. A neighbor summoned a policeman and the thief was held at gunpoint until help arrived.
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Mrs. Haver
Philadelphia Ledger
Struck by a Train Claims Life of William King
William King a railroad grader near here was struck by a train on the Elkhorn track Sunday and died today. He was twenty seven years old and unmarried. A coroner s jury absolved the train crew of blame. King was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
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Rapr Crry
William King
Elkhorn
King
Flooded by a cloud burst hits Carrexxe Wyoming
A cloud burst drenched Carrexxe Wyoming on July 21 flooding streets with four to six feet of water. Basements flooded and streetcar and railway tracks were covered. Merchandise losses ran into thousands of dollars.
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Carrexxe
Wyo
Robbery at Bliss Cottage in Saratoga
A daylight jewel heist in Saratoga New York targets the Bliss cottage on North Broadway. Thieves stole about 10000 dollars in diamonds and jewelry from the home of Vice President Morton and his law partner Mr Bliss. Police report a reward for recovery.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Bliss
North Broadway
Morton
United States
Mr. Bliss
Ean
Frank Spencer Hanged for 1857 Murder in Kamuooois
Frank Spencer was executed by hanging in Kamuooois, B C, for the May 1857 murder of Peter Foster. He walked to the scaffold calmly and died without a struggle.
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Kamuooois
B. C
Frank Spencer
Peter Foster
Fatal windlass accident at Eureka mine in Mallone Wisconsin
Special Telegram from Asatano Wisconsin reports Pat Mallone of Bear Creek died at the Eureka mine. He was lowering two men from the pit when he slipped and the windlass bucket began to drop. A windlass pin struck him on the head, killing him instantly.
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Asatano
Wis
Pat Mallone
Bear Creek
Eureka
Mallone
Praying for a Husband Admitted by an ingenuous Woman
A Western city resident, not engaged, says she prays nightly for her future husband to be kept healthy and successful and to be delivered from temptation. She adds she also prays that they may soon be brought together, in a candid confession reported by the Washington Capitol.
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Washington Capitol
Non-Strikers Threatened at New York Cigarmaker Plants
About 359 striking cigarmakers gathered in front of Hull Grummond Co. at Water Street, with several non strikers at work. Police kept order as non strikers were imprisoned inside the factory for half an hour and then escorted out. The crowd trailed them home. A similar scene occurred at Reynolds Rogers where a woman, Mrs Folla, was warned she would be shot if she returned to work. Further trouble anticipated tomorrow.
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Bryohampton
N. Y
Hull, Grummond & Co
Water Street
Reynolds & Rogers
Girard Hurricane Unroofs Town Near Erie
A hurricane struck Girard west of Erie causing extensive damage. Dozens of houses and barns lost their roofs and the Presbyterian church was nearly destroyed with heavy harm expected to trees and farm property.
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Erie
Girard
Missing $3000 Package on Milwaukee Shore & Western Route
A package containing $3000 in bank notes shipped from Chicago vanished in transit on the Rhinelander division of the Milwaukee Shore & Western railroad. It was consigned to the United States Express company and traced as far as Monico, Wisconsin. The disappearance occurred while the package moved through Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Special
United States Express Company
Milwauk Shore & Western Railroad
Chicago
Monico
Wis
Rhinelander
Fortune Teller Foretold Tragic Death in Duquesne
Miss Jennie McDonald of Duquesne vanished after leaving notes for her aunt and lover stating she would end her life. Her hat and cloak were found on the Monongahela riverbank, and a fortune teller had warned she would die on August 7 and be buried in her wedding dress.
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Pitrspurg
Jennie McDonald
Duquesne
Monongahela
Miss McDonald
Indian Must Hang For Sep 30 Hanging In Wis Reservation
John Warpoose a Keshena Indian found guilty in a United States court of separate assaults on his daughter was sentenced to be hanged on September 30 at the reservation. It marks the first death sentence ever passed in the state of Wisconsin.
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Herbert
John Kennedy, Jr
Tarentum
Keshena
Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
Green Jackson
Fort White
Fla
Robert Pritchard
George Bell
Osuxosa
John Warpoose
Keshena Reservation
United States
Box of dismembered body parts found in depot baggage room
A box containing severed limbs and flesh was found in the union depot baggage room in St. Louis. The unaddressed container had sat for nearly six months, suggesting butchery as the head is missing and the remains include a hand, foot, trunk, leg, and arm bones with flesh. Authorities investigate the grisly discovery.
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St. Louis
Union Depot
Robbery in daytime robs Rochester man of $2
Today in Rochester township a man named Tomlinson was held up by masked highwaymen as he entered the city. They relieved him of all the money he had, about two dollars, in a daylight robbery.
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Rochster
Tomlinson
Rochester Township
Minnesota Farmers' Alliance Nominates Donnelly for Governor
The Minnesota State Farmers' Alliance holds a two day St Paul convention with about five hundred delegates. It adopts a platform denouncing protectionist policies and urging tariff reform and measures for labor, education, and public works. After a heated balloting process, Ignatius Donnelly emerges as the leading candidate with indications of a compromise to unite factions.
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Minnesota State Farmers’ Alliance
St. Paul
Ignatius Donnelly
W. W. Erwin
Alliance
Owen Nominated by Acclamation for State Ticket
Mr Hall moved to suspend rules and nominate Owen by acclamation after the third ballot showed the labor vote coalescing behind him. The full ticket was then named with Owen for Governor and Barrett, Weisberg, Kahilly, Matteson, Burling, and Kohler in key statewide offices amid cheers.
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Ignatius Donnelly
R.J. Hall
Knute Ne'son
Daniel Buck
J. H. Baker
J.P. Pinkham
W. W. Gamble
Scattering
Ieee
H. L. Burgess
Otter Tail County
Hail
Donnelly
Deal
Lyon County
RK. J. Hall
Daniel Bice
S. M. Owen
Oliver Dalry
Hall
Sonney
House
Senate
P. Hahbilly
Wabasha
United Front
F. G. Smith
Stevens County
Mr. Donnelly
Mr. Owens
Dr. Fish
Owens
Nominr
Henry Plowman
Rahilly
Yeas
Ing
G.W. Sprague
Prosper
The
Alliance
Sprague
Owen
Donnely
Gen. Baker
Mr. Owen
8. M. Owen
Hennepin County
J. C. Barrett
Traverse County
Weisenberg
Louis County
P. H. Kahilly
Wabasha County
Destructive Storm Rages Across Philadelphia Region
A severe wind storm with heavy rain thunder and lightning struck Philadelphia and surrounding areas causing extensive property damage. Two men were killed by lightning in Morrisville and other towns including Camden Allentown Hellerton and Trenton reported major damage. A yacht overturned in the Delaware river and several workers injured or killed amid collapsed structures.
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Puriapeitruta
Special
Morrisville
Norristown
Lock Haven
Camden
N. J
Delaware River
Edward Barford
Philadelphia
Allentown
Barbour
Hellerton
John Freeman
Trenton
Michael Corcoran
Louis Schlegel
Baseball Grounds
Mysterious Disappearance of Iowa Farmer James M Dunn
Wealthy Idle Grove farmer James M Dunn vanished after a marital quarrel in 1888. Ida County locals and Spokane Falls readers trace him to Spokane where he hired a pony days before Aug events, then vanished with a bank balance and jewelry left behind, later burned in a hotel fire.
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Spokane Falls
Wash
James M. Dunn
Idle Grove
Ida County
Iowa
George T. Williams
Ida County Watch
Dunn
Chicago
Caer
R. Williams
Bin
Indian Agents Told to Change Slaughter Method on Rations
The Indian Commissioner directs Blackfeet Cheyenne Pine Ridge Standing Rock and Rosebud agencies in South Dakota and Montana to replace current slaughter practices for ration cattle with professional butchers. He bans women and children from slaughter areas and forbids blood drinking or eating entrails, aiming to contrast white and Indian methods.
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Washington
Morgan
Blackfeet
Cheyenne
Pine Ridge
Standing Rock
Rosebud
South Dakota
Montana
Gen. Morgan
Crisis in Blaine Harrison Relations Sparks Cabinet Resignation Talk
A New York Democratic correspondent reports mounting strain between Secretary Blaine and President Harrison. He claims Blaine plans to resign over diplomatic and consular appointment disputes and opposition to the Behring Sea negotiations, with further friction over the McKinley tariff bill.
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Wasuixpton
New York Democratic Journal
Blaine
Harrison
P Mt
Mr. Blaine
Great Britain
Behring Sea
All Accounted For in Lake Pepin Disaster
Rosa Rehder of Red Wing was identified as the drowned victim found near the shore. The confirmed death toll from the Sea Wing disaster is one hundred, with possible additional unreported drownings. The Red Wing recovery party returned aboard the Wanderer with Rosa Rehder’s remains. Citizens are urged to watch for bodies along the lake.
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Lake Cry
Rosa Rehder
Red Wing
Sea Wing
Wanderer
Boy Kills Parents Over Property Dispute in Gorkville
In Gorkville Illinois a 16 year old son killed his farmer father Morris Sullivan and his mother after breaking in to demand possession of the property. He fired when challenged and neighbors captured him. He had previously attempted to poison the parents saying he was tired of waiting for the old folks item.
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Gorkville
Ill
Morris Sullivan
Sullivan
St Lawrence collision sinks yacht party on river
The steamer St Lawrence collided with the pleasure yacht Catherine near Alexandria Bay in the St. Lawrence River. Of twelve aboard, five drown including Edward Pemberton, Mrs Edward Pemberton, Mrs W D Hart, Miss Margaret Henry, and Engineer John Senescall. All were well known in Bradford, Pa., social circles.
Wrecks of Two Yachts Found Near St Joseph
Two yachts with four men and a pilot aboard were found wrecked near St Joseph Michigan after Monday’s storm. The vessels left St Joseph last week from Chicago and are believed to be the Sable and Igo sailed by James and Joseph Beaupre of Chicago.
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Midlake
Curcaco
Spezial
St. Joseph
Mich
Chicago
Sable
James
Joseph Beaupre
Meeting Our Friends in Heaven Sermon by Dr. Talmage
In Waseca Minnesota Dr. Talmage preaches on future recognition in heaven stating that the dead will be identified by the living and that reunions will occur at the celestial gate. He argues from Bible passages and historical belief across cultures, urging readers to embrace this doctrine with certainty.
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Waseca
Minn
Talmage
Samuel xii
David
John
Lask
London
Stockholm
Paris
Dresden
Berlin
Abraham
Jacob
Moses
James
Peter
Christ
Heaven
Elas
Mary
Martha
Apostle
Socrates
Orpheus
Cicero
Cato
New York Hotel Hermit: A Ten Year Silence at Grand Union
The New York Sun reports a man named Bailey who has lived at the Grand Union hotel for ten years with no conversation beyond eating and drinking. The hotel’s proprietor confirms Bailey has not spoken to anyone, and the census enumerator could obtain no information from him. A separate tale of another hermit in a downtown hotel who did speak occasionally is mentioned.
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New York Hotel
New York
Grand Union Hotel
Bailey
Garrison
New York Sun
Parisian Soldier's Final Meal Note Reveals Fatal Resolve
An old soldier calmly took his life in a Paris restaurant. Police recovered a notebook detailing thoughts before the act, including the line about luck, being an honest man, and the threat to blow up the powder magazine as he finished his petit vert.
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Pasturine Institute
West Virginia
J. G. Blaine S. B. Elkins
Standard Oil Company
Paul
Wreat
Upland
Burrer
Minneapolis
Northern
Baker's
Corx
Ayr
Eau Claire
Wet Nurse
Canada
Farmers’ Alliance
M. Owen
Eric Matteson
Lac Qui Parle
J. M. Burling A
Steele County
Supreme Court
Frank W. Kohler
le Sueur
Reeves
Erous Lake
Pepin
Friends IN Heaven
Dr. Talmage
Waseca, Minn
Somerville
John Vredenburgh
John Vrendenburgh
God
Doddritne
Philip Doddridge
China
Abeer
India
John Scadder
David Brainard
Itsel
Harpers
Belleville
Madras
Antioch
Jerusalem
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!