Indian Bride Auction Prompts Osage Divorce Customs
An Osage wedding auction notes a bride Mary to be sold to the highest bidder in a marriage ritual near Bartlesville. Bid proceeds in Indian ponies and goods, with two past marriages cited as unhappy. The event includes a three day festival, feasting, dances, and land grants to the newlyweds.
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Acs
Custer
Corn-dromper
Bartleswill
Mary
eRasquer
Tall Chief
John Logan
Behrends Death Attributed To Critics Inference
The Rev Adolphus J Behrends pastor of Brooklyn Central Congregational church is dead Doctors cite Brights disease but say his nervous temperament and the criticism of his ecumenical conference address advocating abolition of creeds and simple gospel caused his demise He once was a Baptist.
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Adolphus J. Behrends
D. D
Central Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Dr. Behrends
Pueblo Lynchings Report Strikes Fear Across City
In Pueblo Colorado May 223 Calvin Kimblern a Negro accused of murdering two young girls and nearly killing his wife was dragged from a Denver bound train at the Eighth street depot and lynched after three thousand residents gathered. The crowd blocked tracks tore the body down and desecrated the corpse amid a chaotic, violent scene.
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Denver
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Kimblern
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Grand Hotel
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Wealthy cattleman killed in stampede near Cabberbad
Monror layton, a wealthy cattleman and owner of the figure 4 ranch, was thrown from his horse as a herd stampede swept over him. Fracturing his skull, he died this afternoon after arrival at the hospital. Related deaths in his family echo similar accidents in past stampedes and pistol misfires at herd gatherings.
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Monror
Layton
Thinailey
Clayton
Six Missourians Divide Reward Money in Court
In Fort Scott Kansas on May 24 six Missourians who aided in the capture of the Meeks boys and Amos Phillips, the Bates County murderer, contested the $675 reward in district court. Judge Simmons allocated the funds: Orval Thompson, Rich Hill city marshal Page, and Sheriff Mudd each received one third of a third of the total. The remaining two thirds were split between Constable McKinney of Rich Hill and the Turek brothers with William Edsell of Cedar County. The effort aimed to favor a few men. the county had provided $300, Governor Stanley $200, and Edlinger’s relatives $175. The Meeks gang was lynched. Phillips awaits death.
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Amos Phillips
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Bates County
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Orval Thompson
Omarshal Page
Rich Hill
Mudd
Butler
Constable McKinney
Turek Brothers
William Edsell
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Fred
Stanley
Edlinger
Eb’ Billips
Groom Thirty four Bride Seventy Three Marry in Meeburg
Meeburg New York May 24 FP Barnes and Miss Piers were married May 13 by Rev A Poller pastor of the First Baptist church. Poller noted a large age disparity and questioned them. both claimed never to have been married before. The ceremony occurred at Barnes' parents home with his father and mother as witnesses. The couple had previously been refused a marriage license in Massachusetts weeks earlier.
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Barnes
Miss Piers
P Oller
First Baptist Church
Poller
Marnes
Pierse
Yourge Barnes
Massa- Mausetts
Reichstag OKs meat bill by roll call in Berlin
Berlin May 25 The Reichstag voted 162 to 125 to adopt a meat bill after passing Ketelstag. It bans canned sausage meat imports and restricts fresh meat imports to wholesale or selected half carloads. It requires proof of innocens for prepared meat and sets post 1903 rules on renewed importation or retention of the bill.
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Berlin
Reichstag
On the Way to His Wedding Near Wickliffe
A young man named Dunham was assaulted and robbed of watch and 175 dollars while en route to his wedding to Miss Shephard near Wickliffe across the river from Cairo. He lies in a dangerous condition. Officers and a posse pursued the robbers. one was captured in East Cairo while attempting to cross the river with a mate to row him across. The second suspect remains at large nearby.
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Cairo
Dunham
Wickliffe
East Cairo
End of Time Limit in Methodist Pastoral System
Chicago May 25 By a vote of 235 to 238 the M E general conference abolished the time limit of pastorates ending the itinerant system. Preachers will be appointed annually by the bishops with no fixed tenure except by ability and popularity. He remains a pilgrim and stranger but may tarry longer than five years.
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Chicago
M. E. General Conference
Auditor Sweeney to Turn Office Over to Democrats
Kentucky May 24. Republican Auditor Sweeney sent for Democratic Auditor Coulter and said he would turn over state records and possession of the office in the state house today without court action. Other Republicans are expected to follow and Democrats will hold the state house next week.
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Frankfort
Sweeney
Coulter
State House
Court of Appeals
Tts
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With One Hundred Dollar Reward
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh, a constitutional disease. It states the remedy is taken internally and supports the body’s strength, offering $100 for any failure to cure. Endorsed by F. J. Crueser & Co of Toledo, Ohio. druggists sell it.
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Tor
F. J. Cnueser & Co
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Sedalia Band Musters Out Without Pay for Encampment
Sedalia Missouri May 22 The members of the second regiment band at their own request were mustered out of service tonight by Capt George Edmonson They were to furnish music at the state militia encampment for one week without pay and the state made no provision for musician pay They depend on their labor for livelihood and chose to retire from service They were honorably discharged.
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Sedalia
Second Regiment
George &. Edmonson
Ballard's Snow Liniment Claiming to Cure Wide Ailments
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia headaches sore throat cuts sprains bruises old sores corns and all pain and inflammation. It promises the most penetrating liniment in the world and lists price as two cents and six cents at H. L. Tucker's drug store.
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H. EL. Tucker
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