Horrible family tragedy in Pratt County murder suicide
News from Pratt County reports the Daniels family living in the north part of the county. The father enraged by family separations kills his wife and several children then fatally shoots himself after a morning assault. The eldest daughter dies in the yard. others flee to a neighbor for safety. The motive cited is prolonged abuse and tyranny by the father.
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Torekka
Kan
Pratt County
Daniels
Local Job Work Outfit Offers Quick Turnaround
The Herald reports a new complete set of job material at its office and readiness to perform all kinds of job work on the shortest possible notice.
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Snop
City Hall
Steubenville Street
Civil Service official attends Ohio regiment reunion
Jupor Thoman of the Civil Service Commission will speak at the Thirty-seventh Ohio Regiment reunion in Wapakoneta on September 6, replying to the toast The Old Flag may it always wave over the united People. Government seeks English kidnap case details and Greely expedition records released to Hazen ahead of report.
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Jupor Thoman
Civil Service Commission
Thirty-seventh
Ohio
Wapakoneta
United People
Department of State
Sheldon
Kansas City
United States
Interior Department
Indian Territory
Murray
Utah
Indian Department
Colorado
Washington
Henry
Hazen
Greely
Extradition sought for Bonnas alias Willey over embezzlement
United States Commissioner at New York orders Eugene Bonnas alias Max Willey held for extradition. Bonnas, former deputy postmaster at Stuttgart, is charged with embezzling 40 000 marks from the German Government. The report also covers multiple arrests, trials, deaths, and incidents nationwide, including crimes, political moves, and industrial accidents.
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United States
New York
Eugene Bonnas
Max Willey
Bonnas
Stuttgart
Wurtemburg
Harry H. Banks
Anamasa
Jackson County
Trenton
N. J
Jupdge Davin Derickson
Crawford County
Meadville
Pittsburgh
A. M. Bowser
Obadiah Haymaker
Murraysville
Melton Weston
Chicago
Blakely
Bowser
Wilson
Philadelphia
Ivigtut
Julianesha
Bank of California
de Long
Louis Noros
Esquiman
Belle Ivers
Marlborough
Mass
John Lambie
Theresa
Clayton
N. Y
Miss Ivers
Lambie
Joan Brown
Brooklyn
Lafayette
Evi Rigney
Cincinnati
Newport
Maryland
Congress
State Central Committee
Buck Geenardt
Eli George
Lawrenzeville
Gebhardt
George
Joan McMahon
S National Bank
Adams Express Office
Evansville
Indiana
McMahon
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company
William Phillip
Canada
Philadelphia & Reading
Williamsport
Reicheldefer
James McCarty
Matthew Simpson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Estate Bequests Leave Remainder to Bishop and Family
The will details the division of an estate valued at $100,000 with the remainder after specific bequests going to the Bishop's wife and children. The text notes provisions for distribution ahead of the next general conference.
Wellington Dies At Entrance To London Train
Brighton dispatch reports the Duke of Wellington died at Brighton on the 13th as he was entering a train to London. He was in his seventy seventh year. Prominent robberies of Austrian mails in Vienna alarm citizens as a bag with checks and large sums was stolen. A thunderstorm sweeping northern England and Scotland caused deaths and destruction. A Kazan powder mill explosion killed ten. Camille editorialist and war historian died in Paris. In Mexico a conspiracy against the government and arrests across several states. Canada reports good harvest in Ontario with higher yields. Three deaths near St Petersburg from cattle fly sting related poisoning. French Senate approves funds for Madagascar operations.
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Brighton
England
Duke of Wellington
London
Vienna
Savings Bank
Perth
Scotland
Edinburgh
Leith
Dundee
Earl of Lauderdale
Kazan
Russia
Camille Fancy
France
Girardin
Paris
Mexico
Gonzales
Jose Maria Iglesias
General Diaz
Tuxtepec Party
Vera Cruz
Pueblo
Morelos
Quaratero
Canadian Bureau of Industries
Ontario
St. Petersburg
Madagascar
Grim Fire Sweeps Grenada and Anoka Businesses
A string of disasters reports widespread destruction. Grenada Mississippi saw 78 buildings burn, $300000 loss. Anoka Minnesota business district destroyed, $1060000 loss. Fires also hit Greenville Texas with major structures incinerated.
Arctic Dead details Greely mission cannibalism execution
The Times reports private Henry was executed by order of Lt. Greely for theft as the starving relief party faced collapse. Cannibalism among survivors is described, with bodies prepared and buried, while Kislingbury’s remains are exhumed for autopsy. The report covers the behead missing, burial practices, and questions over Henry’s death and postmortem handling.
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New York
the Times
Henry
Greely
Hlenry
St. Johns
N. B
Sergeant Cross
Cape
Schley
Chandler
Lieutenant Lockwood
Sergeant Rice
Arctic
Washington
Portsmouth
N. H
United States Army
Inp Clay
Cape Sabine
Grinnell Land
Charles B. Henry
Fifth Cavalry
Jens Edwards
Lagain
Fort Conger
Tius
Kislingbury
Rochester
N. Y
Frederick F. Kislingbury
Mt. Hope
Frank W
John P. Kislingbury
Charles Buckley
Kf.a. Mandeville
Buckley
Mandeville
Nagle
Health Department
Robertson
Sutherland
Governor’s Island
Cypress Hill
Blainedenounces Sentinel libel over marriage claims
James G Blaine denounces an Indianapolis Sentinel editorial alleging he seduced his wife before marriage and married her under threat of a gun. Blaine threatens libel suit in US District Court of Indiana. editor Holloway forwards the matter to W H Harrison and attorneys prepare action.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Sentinel
James G. Blaine
The
Sentinel
United States District Court of
Indiana
Holloway
Harrison
Stiit
Mormon Elders Mobbed and Killed in Tennessee Affray
Nashville reports at least five dead after Sunday violence in Lewis County including Young Conder David Hinson and three Mormon elders. One elder escaped toward Shady Grove while Young Conder’s wife is dying from a shot wound. Salt Lake condemns the mob attack as a bloody massacre of noble men and vows concern over further trouble.
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Tuomas Lynch
John Ligman
West Shenandoah
Shaners
Lewis County
Tenn
Young Conder
David Hinson
Herkimer County
Shady Grove
Condor
Rae
Hickman County
National Association of
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Detroit
Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
New York
District of Columbia
John S. Marmaduke
A. P. Moorehouse
M. K. McGrath
J. M. Seibert
John Walker
Robert McCulloch
D. G. Boone
W. G Downing
Judson Bartlett
James Brocker
George Dean
Koomnar River
British Columbia
Brocker
Bartlett
Dean
Kansas State Veterinary Surgeon
Pottawatomie
Morris
Wilson
Johnson
W.C. Camppell
Paint Rock
Texas
George McCallister
Campbell
H. W. Briggs & Co
New Lisbon
Georgia Democrats
Edward H. Butler
William C., Stephens
Newells
State Land Office
Moses Taggart
Herschel Gass
James M. Ballou
State Board of Education
Kentucky
Frankfort
Army of the Tennessee
Lake Minnetonka
Chicago
Knights of Pythias
Michigan & Ohio Road
Battle Creek
Marshall
Philo
Gertrude Boomer
Warren
Frank P. Stanburn
Fowler Bros.’ Packing Company
Atchison, Kan
St. Louis
Kansas City
H. Rogerson
Cleveland
Staples
Emory Gap
Cincinnati Southern
Louisville
Peter Foley
Miss Childs
Scott
Wis Tur
Oregon
Greenback
Lampasas
Tex
Epmund McCurtain
Turnkey Aiken
Licking County
Sullivan
Brent Thousano
Keeversville
N. C
Ransom
Jacksonville
John Gray
Cass Station
Phillips
Jackson
Girod
Union Pacific
Clark
Omaha
Nashville
Salt Lake
Utah
Tennessee
Vast Trade Tales From 19th Century States and Abroad
A compilation cites Mississippi pepper mint acreage in Clay County and a Maine sardine trade in decline. It notes Arizona copper output, Holyoke’s papermaking, U S iron and steel shares, Boston mahogany trade, wax matches imported from Europe, and U S spending on Salon pictures. Also mentioned are J J Rose’s Sunny Slope estate sale in California, orange and grape crops, and a Leicester seamstress’s calculated shirt stitches totaling 20 649.
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Mississippi
Clay County
Maine
Boston Herald
Arizona
Holyoke
Mass
Pepee
Chicago Herald
United States
N. ¥. Times
Boston
Boston Journal
England
France
Italy
Chicago Journal
Paris Journal
Salon
United States Legation
J. J. Rose
California
Sunny Slope
Rasadena
Leicester
Dynamite Blast Kills Hight in Granite Falls
In Granite Falls Minnesota two men blasting with dynamite on August 12 caused a fatal explosion that killed Robert J. Hight instantly. William Smith, nearby with a drill, was severely injured and in critical condition with facial and head wounds. Smith, a gold prospector, has a Kansas family and is expected to recover but scarred. Doctor Dockstader narrowly escaped harm.
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Granite Falls
Minn
Robert J. Hight
William Smith
Smith
Dockstader
Kansas
Wit and Wisdom Anecdotes From Lightened Readers
A collection of short humorous vignettes and quips about wealth kindness manners and social scenes. It parodies tipping, railings, a scissors grinder, and dinner party wit with characters like Mr Softhead Sydney Smith and Mrs Popinjay through breezy, old time voice and playful dialogue.
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N.Y. Sun
Sydney Smith
Austin
Texas Siftings
Chicago
Noodles
Wscissors
Annie
Mr. Softhead
A Stingy Woman Story Sparks Mockery in Austin Gossip
A humorous exchange reveals two Austin women Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Callanan dislike each other. A visitor quips about Mrs. Callanan's dental work noting gold fillings, prompting speculation on extravagance and plating.
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Mrs. Callanan
Austin
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