Murder In Guadalupe: Peon Hanged For Woman’s Plot
Juan Rocha the peon of Guadalupe was hanged after aiding Mrs. Grimsinger to murder John Grimsinger, a crime spurred by the woman’s desire to be free from her husband. The case stirred debate over duty and domination, with Rocha offering no defense and the governor denying clemency.
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San Antonio
Tes
Juan Rtocha
Elu Cert Singer
Rocha
Texas
Crimon Elopey
Jocha
Gov. Sayers
Rochas
Juan Rocha
Grimsinger
Girimsinger
Koscha
Hicks
Bocha
Grimesinger
Calons
Passengers Robbed on Baltimore and Ohio Train Hold Up
Chicago August 1 reporters describe a bold train robbery on the New York Limited. Four men attacked the coach as dynamite exploded near the engine while others hunted the express car. Passengers were forced to surrender valuables though few possessed loot. detectives later arrested three men near Miller's Station and four others were detained as suspects.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York Limited
Torse
Hwlen
Miller's Station
Ind
Edward McCoy
John Hecker
Albert Israelson
Albion
Susperts
Three Negroes Lynched in Carrollton Miss After Murder
In Carrollton Mississippi on July 31 a mob of about five hundred white citizens hanged Betsie McCray her son Belfield McCray and daughter Ida McCray to a tree near the jail after the murders of Mr and Mrs Taliterro. Judge Stephens and W A Hill urged law and order but the mob persisted. Ida McCray implicated others. Gov Longino arrived by special train. Sedalia Missouri meanwhile enforces dramshop laws clamping down on Sunday saloons and issuing warrants against resort operators and gamblers.
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Ida McCray
Betsie
Belfield
Betsy McCray
A. H. Longino
Jackson
Bynchinw
Twain's father and bird enthusiasts share a rare specimen tale
A group of bird lovers consult over a rare find. Mark Twain witnesses the old man prep and display a curious specimen, a rooster with tail feathers plucked, provoking debate among experts. One observer insists the bird is not crow, while Clemens steps away as the gathering grows tense.
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Mark Twain
Mark
New York
Mt.hamons
Paradise
Phen
Clemens Tarnid
From Denver to Toledo A Tale of Loss and Gain
A dialogue reveals a man from Denver recounting a failed search for wealth, a love thwarted by a stern father in Toledo, and a poker loss of 15 dollars that spurred him to invest in mining tools and linger for a year and a half, affecting his fortunes and love life. The tale ends with the girl marrying a promoter who earned 140 dollars in Cincinnati.
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Denver
Fortus
Toledo
Amal
Loni
Women Physicians Signs Spread Across City
A New York Sun report notes a large rise in signs for women doctors, especially on the East Side and Lexington Avenue, with many ads listing feminine first names like Mary or Sarah. The city salesman calls the trend notable though the doctors’ practices are a separate question.
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New York Sun
Sears
Ils
Lexington Avenue
Mary
Sarah
Unclear OCR Text on Birds and Naturalization Effort
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss attempts to naturalize a mizhtingale in Norway and a large nine trif bin rés imported from Hungary. The text is garbled and unclear about outcomes or entities. It references Christian associations and questions whether the birds will adopt specific names or behavior.
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Mizhtingale
Norway
Hungary
Left Her Penniless and Mob Lynching Reported
Fort Scott Kansas August 1 Last March J A Gaiter a wealthy furniture dealer and undertaker of Washington Indiana vanished after cashing all his property He absconded with Miss Nannie Urbanks a prominent local woman The wife sent Attorney Hastings to claim her share Hastings arrived to find Gaiter dead The supposed ex wife sold property and left others In a separate note a mob in Smithville Tennessee lynched Charles Davis accused of criminal assault on Miss Kate Hues The mob removed him from the court and he attempted to flee from a second story window. casualties included several officers and the defendant s father
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Fort Scott
Kan
J. A. Gaiter
Washington
Ind
Nannie Urbanks
Urbinks
Cramer
FE. Hastings
Mr. Hastings
Gisiter
Steypiyr
Indiana
Gaiter
Smithville
Tenn
Charles Davis
Kate Hues
Davis
Parsons Man Sentenced for Illicit Liquor Sale in Dry Store
George Woodland of Parsons Kansas was sentenced to ninety days in jail and a $250 fine for selling intoxicating liquors in his dry store, violating the prohibitory law. He has appealed to the county district court and may disclose his Oklahoma farm claim at the forthcoming investigation.
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Parsons. Kan. Aue
George Woodland
FE Peue
Oklahoma
Government fish car visit stirs small town
Athlens Kasx reports a government fish distributing car visited for a brief stay. Youth bass and other varieties were unloaded, but Abilene did not take any fish. The stream is low and the visit was met with skepticism as a joke. No rush to resume activity is noted. Date referenced June 21.
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Athlens
Kasx
Abilene
Boer forces enter Portuguese territory at Grantez
Lorenzo Marques reports Boer commands with two guns cross into Portuguese territory at Grantez. Five hundred Portuguese troops are at Guantez, artillery has left the post, and three hundred more are in readiness with promised mules for Boer surrender.
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Lorenzo Marques
Grantez
Guantez
Balloon ascent reaches 33500 feet at Berlin event
Doetor Suering Berson of the Meteorological Institute completed a balloon ascent reaching 33500 feet. The record low temperature observed was 41 degrees below zero Fahrenheit during the flight.
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Berlin
Doetor Suering Berson
The
Meteorological Institute
Denims
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
An old promotional notice touts Cascarets candy cathartic as a cure for constipation. It claims effortless relief and notes druggists stock the product, emphasizing monetary value for retailers.
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C.C
Cloudburst floods Manti Utah inundates city streets
A canyon cloudburst sent a wall of water and debris down Manti creak, flooding principal streets, yards, houses, and leaving the town muddy with large rocks and wreckage. The city faced widespread damage and excitement as water receded.
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Manti
Utah
Manti Creek
Capt Strong Ostracised in Honolulu Social Scene
Capt Putnam Bradlee Strong and Lady Frances Hope toured Honolulu on the Nippon Maru under assumed names. They drew large crowds of photographers as the couple stirred society, with Strong facing embarrassment and his companion denouncing him amid vivid notoriety.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Cal
Putnam Bradlee Strong
Lady Francis Hope
Nippon Mart
Mro
J. G. Smith
Strong
Lady Frances
Crowad
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M.C. Wetmore Tobacco Company
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