Desperate Kansas fighter Matt Riley’s far reaching career
A San Francisco Call account traces Matt Riley alias Matt Foster, once a famed Western gunman from Arkansas who fought Texans in Newton Kansas. It covers his Civil War origins, raids at Lawrence, sheriff duties, partnerships with McClusky and Sullivan, murderous shootouts, Monte gambling ventures from Salt Lake to Nevada, a dramatic escape, and his later life in San Francisco where paralysis and a grim rise from illness followed a banker’s profitless last acts.
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Matt Riley
Kansas
Riley
East
San Francisco
Southwest
Matt Foster
John L
Oston
Arkansas
Lawrence
Kan
Ellsworth
Newton
McClusky
Laramie
West
Atchison and Topeka
Preservation of the Peace
McClus
Unionacific Railroad
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
Wiggins
Dutch John
Walker House
Bill Bean
Evanston
Wy. T
Bean
Wiggin
Jon
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Charles Merion
Boston Charley
Banco
Sansome and
Pine Streets
Foster
Remembering Emory A. Storrs Witty Chicago Lawyer
The Chicago bar recalls Emory A. Storrs a genial quick witted figure famed for repartee in court. Nearing his death he joked about truth wealth and friends delivering sharp quips to opponents Hayes Colfax and other contemporaries.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Emory A. Storrs
Storrs
Hayes
Garfield
R. B. Hayes
Lucy
Fremont
Rutherford
Schuyler Colfax
T. C. Crawford
New York World
Saratoga
Dives
Croesus
Parthenon
Athens
Phidias
Blackmail and the cost of social duty in a Detroit circle
A Detroit Free Press blurb recalls a man who received a wedding gift letter and, amid a joke about a so called social “set,” explains the escalating costs of gifts for a friend’s milestones. The tale ends with a vow to retaliate by staging frequent anniversaries to keep up appearances.
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Detroit Free Press
Central Illinois Produces Largest Corn Crop This Year
Central Illinois reports its largest corn crop on record this season, with extensive yields across counties. Farmers credit favorable weather and robust demand, while ag officials note improved genetics and farming practices contributed to the bumper harvest.
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Central
Illinois
Last-Moment Pardon by Maiden Marriage in Paris Tales
Medieval records recount two lifelines at the last moment for condemned prisoners: a Cardinal’s accidental meeting and a maiden’s vow to wed the condemned. Examples from 1309 to 1430 Paris show pardons granted when a woman offered to marry, or a man was spared after a woman’s intervention, leaving a lasting folk memory across France.
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Old
Rome
Paris
Aubry-le-Boucher
St. Eusebius
Rochette
Charles V
Charles
Charles VI
Peronne
Jeannette Mourchon
Hamaincourt
Halles
Chatelet
France
Normandy
Belgravia
New York Saloon Bar Fixtures Drive Modern Makeover
A New York Mail and Express reporter visits Canal Street to view saloon bar fixtures shifting from old worn styles to modern showy designs. Dealers report bars cost 700 to 1000 dollars plus 5000 dollars for pictures and bric a brac, with average around 2500 and financing via mortgage. Demand grows as patrons seek scrupulous cleanliness and refined service.
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N. Y
Extraordinary honey hoards found in Surrey and Bromley
The London Standard reports two remarkable honey hoards. In Ockham near Ripley a hive occupied a wall niche in the Hautboy and Fiddle public house, with a two foot thick honey mass behind three foot walls. About 120 pounds were removed after bricks were taken out and the bees fumigated. A second find at Winter's Hall Bromley reveals 300 pounds of honey hidden between a coach house ceiling and the granary.
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London Standard
West Surrey
Ockham
Ripley
Winter’s Hall
Bromley
George Barrett
Greece fights malaria by quinine monopoly and free sale
Fever grips Greece as the government removes import duties on quinine and monopolizes sales at cost. The measure drives near universal use of the drug, with the state controlling distribution and price.
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Greece
Cows Die From Leuro Pneumonia At Sattenstine Farm
Sixty five cows owned by R. Sattenstine in Westchester County New York died on the Sattenstine farm. The herd was found to be affected by leuro-pneumonia after a period of illness.
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R. Sattenstine
New York
Sattenstine
Westchester County
N. Y
Marmaduke Returns to West Point After 28 Years
New York World recounts Governor Marmaduke of Missouri visiting West Point two decades after his cadet days. He recalls campus scenes, honors old friendships with Hasbrook, notes few changes in the grounds, and contrasts wartime loyalties with postwar life. He praises cadet life, dining reforms, and the enduring prestige of West Point while reflecting on his own 1857 class.
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New York
Marmaduke
Missouri
City
West Point
Washington
Thomas H. Benton
Albert Sidney Johnston
Utah
Confederacy
Shilo
Price
Samas
Hasbrook
Hudson
Crow's Nest Mountain
Colonel Hasbrook
Robert E. Lee
Lieutenant Young
Major Wingate
Academy
Dominance of Methodists and Baptists in the Southern States
The article states that in eight principal Southern states from Virginia to Louisiana the Methodist and Baptist churches together nearly monopolize church membership. In Alabama and Mississippi each group makes up 95 percent, while Georgia 4 percent, Florida 93 percent, South Carolina 91 percent, Louisiana 90 percent, North Carolina 86 percent, and Virginia 81 percent. Across the U.S. these two sects account for just over 47 percent of all church members.
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Virginia
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
South
How Negroes Say Good-Night in Texas Siftings
A humorous feature portrays Pete Wheeler and Nugent Trumbull overhearing a night scene near a Texas town. The tale satirizes late night gatherings of Black residents returning from church and churchgoers chatting under a white observer’s window, with lively dialect and neighborhood portraits.
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Texas
Pete Wheeler
Nugent Trumbull
Ickory
Palmetto
Darkies
Bradder Jackson
Sam
Lize Howdy
Sister Bones
Mirandy
Sukey
Brudder Pete
Sam Jackson
Willamette Valley Oregon: geography and fertile soils
The Willamette Valley lies between the Cascade and Coast ranges with a width about fifty miles and length around one hundred twenty miles. It covers roughly 6,000 square miles, drained by the Willamette River, and includes Multnomah to Lane counties. The valley is famed for rich soils, a reliable grain crop, and yearly harvests of oats hay potatoes fruits. North is dense fir forests, with hardwoods and fruit trees intermixed, though fires and settlers have reduced fir cover by about twenty percent.
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Cascade
Coast Range
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington
Calipoosa Mountains
Coast Ranges
Multnomah
Clackamas
Yamhill
Marion
Polk, Linn
Lane
The White Wives of Chinamen
A Philadelphia Times column cites a saying about Chinese men seeking wives for business needs. It notes preference for healthy, capable wives skilled in washing and ironing, with teaching possible. prejudice has lessened over five years, enabling marriages seen as similar to those of American men.
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Philadelphia Times
Helen of Troy
Umbrella Magnet Confounds Ocean Steamer Compass
Captain Campbell of the steamer Beatrice reports a curious incident aboard during a Larne to Stanraer voyage at Belfast. A man at the wheel noticed compass disturbance, and a passenger with an umbrella acted as a magnet, attracting the needle when held to one side and following it to the opposite side, proving a powerful magnet.
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Glasgow Herald
Campbell
Beatrice
Larne
Stanraer
Belfast
Discovery that Changed a Nation and a Madman's Voice
A madman in France claims a discovery will enrich the nation and win wealth for a nation. Richelieu imprisons him but hears of a British nobleman who unravels steam power. A midlife sufferer revives using a new cure, Warner's safe cure, praised by eminent figures and spreading worldwide.
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Richelieu
France
de Cause
Warner
Globe
the Herald
Rose Eytinge in a Harem in Egypt Pasha’s Dinner Scene
Rose Eytinge describes a harem dinner scene in Cairo with circular low tables and cushions where guests sit like dolls. Servants offer one dish at a time on a silver salver and guests eat with two fingers, picking small pieces. a favored guest receives a dainty bite in her mouth as a mark of distinction.
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Rose Eytinge
Tach
Market Reports from Deiura and Milwaukee
Wheat prices in Deiura range from No 1 Northern to No 1 hard around 84c to 91c with flour and mixed feed values listed. In Milwaukee and Cariaco markets, grain prices show No 2 and No 1 grades for wheat and corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed and flour varieties, alongside live hogs, pork, lard, butter, cheese and eggs with quoted cash prices.
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Deiura
Mixneapolis
Milwaukee
Cariaco
National Capital Highlights on Cough Cure and Butter Adulteration
From the National Capital the Washington Post lauds physicians for endorsing Red Star Cough Cure as effective and safe, costing twenty five cents. At a Chicago meeting, the National Board on Butter Cheese and Egg Association backs strict butter adulteration laws and proposes a 10 cent per pound tax on oleomargarine and similar products.
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The
Washington Post
Chicago
National
Batter, Cheese and Egg Association
Congress
Hoard
Association
Kidney-Wort Proclaimed Curative by Relieved Patient
A former Silver Springs resident testifies to Kidney-Wort easing his kidney ailment. He suffered severe pain and weakness before using it, then found rapid relief and strength. He declares he has been cured. Also noted are Diamond Dyes for fabrics and a court ruling limiting an auctioneer license revocation by a St. Paul mayor.
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Hiram D. Maxfield
Silver Springs
R. L
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, VI
Supreme Court
St. Paul
Blood Purity Key to Safe Exercise, Doctor Says
The article argues that exercise equipment like dumb-bells and trapezes can harm those with poor blood. It notes exercise causes waste and growth, requiring nutritious blood to repair loss of strength. It advises purifying and enriching blood with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before exercising to prevent physique loss.
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Pierce
E. Persons
Houston
Minn
Patent remedies and a fire loss headline mix
An advertisement collage promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets and Ely’s Cream Balm as cures for digestion and catarrh, alongside Warner’s White Wine Tar Syrup for coughs. A Nashville furniture factory fire causes $35,000 loss with $26,000 insured. Export totals report bread stuffs worth $172,596,595 in ten months.
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Weabley & Warren
Nashville
Athlophoros praised in Wisconsin letters as cure for rheumatism
A series of Wisconsin residents and pharmacists endorse Athlophoros for rheumatic pain and neuralgia. Letters cite relief, cures, and large sales, with druggists and physicians recommending the remedy and promising satisfaction. Also notes a cold remedy and a political note about Iowa.
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West
Lincoln
Wisconsin
Samuel M. Bear
Cascade
A. H. Luchenback
Watterick's Block
Oconto
George McCartney
Beaver Dam
J. C. Rinder
Wallichs & Dilts
Main Street
Fond du Lac
T. H. Spence
LaCrosse
Board of Pharmacy
State of
Palmer & Stevens
Jamesville
State
E. L. Dimmock
Enq
E. B. Helmstreet
M. H. Pratt
Montello
AruSopHoros Co
Wall Street
New York
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Willamette Valley
W. T. McLinnan
Duluth
Ely’s
Ely Bros
Oswego
Ely
John H. Vansant
Sandy Oak
Elliott Co
Litchfield
Gov
Larrabee
Iowa
Brown
Robertson County
Tex
Wim. van Orden
Eagle River
Mich
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
Allen
J.P. Allen
Lyon
Caswell Hazard &Co
Iran
Brown Chemical CO
Baltimore
L. Pond, M.D
Aurora, Kane Co
Len’s
DaveowiTsayn
Charle
Ler
Jacobs
Tdi A. Vogeler CO
Boston
Curticcria
Porter Daue
Chemm Cau Co
Bostox
Tutt’s
Tutt
Murray
J. M. Moore
Farmington
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Deraer
Mica
Noyes Bros. & Cutler
Ryan Drug Company
Wrrill & Co
P.O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
N.Y
R. U. Aware
Lorillard
Webster
Vesesang
Gov't Printing Office
G. & C. Merriam & CO
Springfield
Mass
Taylor
Bsc
Walter A. Taylor
Atlanta
Organ and Piano CO
Tremont St
E. 14Th St
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
da. J. Ste&pakns
LeLauen
Ohio
H. G
Banketa
Er, Gery Ie
Rica
goLb
Mena
Deterson
Chas. J. Peterson
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Swift
Nature
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
A. J. Tower
Bostem
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