Family feud ends in triple death near Mud Creek
In Alabama a long running Simpson Howton feud erupts in a gun house ambush. Tom Simpson dies in a pursuit after resisting arrest. Deputy Morgan is killed and J B Howton fatally wounded as deputies rush the scene. Sheriff Herr sends seven deputies to aid.
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Birmingham
Ala
Simpson
Howton
Tom Simpson
Howtons
Morgan
J. B. Howton
J. C. Howton
Scroggins
Herr
Winchester
Englishman Arrested Over Whitechapel Murders Confession
An Englishman was arrested in Whitechapel on charges of murdering a woman and confessing to similar killings. He said he used a pocket knife, claimed insanity, and named the victims and dates, while authorities kept his identity concealed and questioned the truth of his tale.
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London
Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper
Presidential Appointments for Wyoming California and Oregon
The president announced appointments including surveyor general William A. Richards of Wyoming. Registrars Edward P. Champlin Cheyenne Wyoming and Martin J. Wright Visalia California. Receivers Robert L. Freeman Visalia California and Leroy Grant Cheyenne Wyoming. Indian agents T J Buford Siletz Oregon and John P eGlinn Neah Bay Washington. Postmasters Laura G Bates Anaheim Hiram Batchelder Chico Benjamin Fish Santa Clara.
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Wyoming
Washmnerton
William A. Richards
Surveyor General
Edward P. Champlin
Cheyenne
Martin J. Wright
California
Visalia
Caleornias
A. McBeth
Colorado
Dever
Robert L. Freeman
Leroy Grant
T J. Buford
Oregon
Siletz
Albert Bulow Hanged in Minnesota Murder Case
Albert Bulow was hanged at 145 this morning under the state law allowing executions between 1 and 4 am. The crime was the November 23 murder of Frank Eich in a wage dispute. Newspapers’ bare announcements clash with full details in Minneapolis and St Paul papers, likely leading to prosecutions.
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Albert Bulow
Little Fals
Minn
Minneapolis
St. Pawl
Bulow
Frank Eich
Eich
Storms Damage Crops Across Montana and Dakota
Reports from numerous districts indicate severe hail and rainstorms with scorching heat. Some fields burned by heat while others flooded, streams rising and fears of serious overflows spreading through Montana and Dakota.
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Montana
St. Paul
Dakota
Storm floods Cincinnati and lightning hits Georgesville
A heavy thunderstorm flooded parts of Cincinnati as the Ohio canal broke at York street. Several tons were rescued with difficulty. The storm affected the state with lightning striking the village of Georgesville in Franklin county, burning half the town.
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Cincinnati
York Street
Georgesville
Franklin County
Chicago Suffered Severe Thunderstorm Inundation
Cuero reports the severest thunderstorm in years with one inch of rain in twenty minutes. Cellars and basements flooded while residents sought shelter on tables. Basements overflowed and ledgers were carried into the streets as property damage occurred.
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Cuero
Train trainer Kilrain flees to Canada amid arrest fears
Mitchell fled after learning a Mississippi governor’s requisition and New York police were seeking to arrest him as trainer Kilrain. He conferred with Peter Mitchell and Frank Stevenson then went into hiding before slipping away to avoid long imprisonment.
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Her Majesty's Dominion
Mitchell
West
Frank Stevenson
Peter Mitchell
Norris
Lowry
Mississippi
Kilrain
New York
Absconding Contractor Leaves Long's Canon Families in Need
In Trinidad Colorado on July 18 reports say about twenty families in Long's canon rely on the community after Henry Smith the contractor and saw mill man fled, owing wages and lumber bills totaling between five and ten thousand dollars. He had delayed payments with excuses and promises, and has taken earnings, leaving families without food for one or two days.
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Trinidad
Colo
Long's Canon
Henry Smith
Races at Washington Park Run Heavy Track Meets
Washington Park hosted racing on a heavy track with 6,000 in attendance. Fonzo won the five eighths, Sierra and Catalpa led in other events, with times ranging from 1:08 to 2:02 for various distances. Dad swept the mile heats, while Los Angeles led a mile and a sixteenth field, finishing with Queen of Trumps second and Harry Glenn third.
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Washington Park
Curiaco
Fonzo
Cecil B
Ireney
Sierra
Mt. Lebanon
Flambeau
Catalpa
Havillah
Spinnette
Florence
Carus
Hudia
Dearborn
Hindoocraft
Castaway
Son
Dad
Liederkranz
Arundel
Los Angeles
Queen of Trumps
Harry Glenn
Weather and Baseball Scores Update from July 19
In Boston, Chicago defeated 13 to 6. New York edged Indianapolis 9 to 8. Philadelphia vs Pittsburg postponed due to wet grounds. Washington beat Cleveland 6 to 5. Games halted after ten innings by rain.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
Puiapecenta
Washington
Cleveland
Hed
Amputation of Leg First in County After Blast Accident
An Italian man brought from Utah with severe blast powder injuries underwent emergency amputation of his left arm by Drs Brown and Bull in Grand Junction Colorado. The operation occurred today and marked the county's first limb amputation. The patient, who has eye injuries and a fractured skull, remained alive at up to p m with doubtful recovery.
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Colo
Utah
Double Elopement Stirs Kansas City Families
Daisy McGill daughter of a wealthy doctor and Grace Parker daughter of a prominent photographer elope from Kansas City to Sioux City to wed a cable car gripman and a Sioux City photographer. Their fathers telegraph Sioux City authorities to arrest the runaways.
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Kansas City
Daisy McGill
Grace Parker
Sioux City
Sullivan Drunk Arrives in Jersey City With Friends
John L. Sullivan, intoxicated, arrived at the Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City aboard the limited express at 8 p.m. He was escorted by two friends who helped him into a carriage and across the Cortlandt Street ferry.
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New York
John L. Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Limited Express
Cortlant Street
Sullivan
Sisters die by arsenic in Point Pleasant
Anita and Meriam Boggs two maiden sisters in Point Pleasant Virginia committed death by their own hand on Tuesday by taking arsenic. They left a note saying there was nothing in life for old maids and they were tired of it. They were in fair circumstances but had no relatives living.
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Point Pleasant
Anita
Meriam Boggs
Sherman returns to Buffalo amid brain shortage case
Wilson H. Sherman, missing member of Sherman Bros. & Co, arrived in Buffalo today and stated his wish to straighten matters out regarding the brain shortage case.
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Sherman
Bervato
Wilson H. Sherman
Sherman Bros. & Co
Buffalo
Explosion at Ridgeway tannery leaves man cremated
An early morning blast at the Eagle Valley tannery in Ridgeway injures six workers, with one man named Stecker cremated and several others fatally burned.
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Baaprono
Eagle Valley
Ridgeway
Stecker
Cattle Receipts Steady as Market Reports Mixed Grades
Cuicano July 15 cattle receipts total 8,500 with steady and good demand. Prices shown for Reeves at 3.35 to 4.25, stockers and feeders 2.00 to 3.00, cows bulls and mixed 1.25 to 3.90.
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Cuicano
Dining and Travel Thrills on Union Pacific Northwestern Route
Elegant meals and fast, courteous service mark travel from Denver to Chicago aboard Union Pacific and Northwestern trains. Luxurious dining and efficient transitions promise a refined, comfortable journey with prompt departure and arrival in major city centers.
Mahone Unity Effort Opens Virginia Republican Convention
A three day conference of five from the national executive committee led by Chairman Quay and Vice-Chairman Clarkson produced a call for a Virginia state convention with Mahone as chairman and Brady representing the opposing faction. The plan grants seating protections for anti Mahone delegates and aims to unify the party while preserving independence and honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasninotos
Republican National Executive Committee
Quay
National Committee
Mahone
Brady
Associated Press
Clarkson
Virginia
Thunderstorm Kills Two Indians at Standing Rock Agency
A fierce storm near Standing Rock agency causes panic among the local Indians. Lightning strikes a wigwam a few rods from the agency, killing White Horse and Black Eagle and injuring a third consternated survivor who later dies.
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Bismarck
Dak
Standing Rock Agency
White Horse
Black Eagle
Montana Convention Proposes State Water Rights Plan
In Helena on July 19 the convention approves a Maginnis memorial to Congress for arid lands irrigation. A measure to assume county debts is adopted while a ban on armed groups within Montana is proposed. A water law proposal assigns unappropriated stream water to the people and sets priority rights and county commission powers on water rates.
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Helena
Mon
Committee On Irrigation
Maginiss
Congress
Burliegh
Leese
Legislative Assembly
Luce
Montana
Sarahy
Boards of County Commissioners
South Dakota Convention Marks Long Session
Sioux Falls July 19 convention session stretched into the day with a dozen standing committee reports set as special orders for next Tuesday. A federal relations report memorialized Congress to appoint a commission for a hydrographic survey of the state including Black Hills mineralogy and artesian basins to assess the artesian system for potential exploitation. The committee declined to report in favor of the Australian ballot system.
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South Dakota
Committee On
Federal Relations
Congress
Black Hills
Artesian
Jury Finds Charles Olds Guilty of Murder in First Degree
In Portland Oregon on July 10 the jury convicted Charles Olds of murdering Emil Weber. The two men were prominent in sport circles and had a long running feud. Extensive efforts to acquit Olds failed.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Olds
Emil Weber
Olde
Weber
Olds
North Dakota committee wrangles county course district plan
A North Dakota committee on July 18 debated the division of the state into school districts and the county course, with ongoing wrangling over boundaries and structure. The discussion reflected persistent uncertainties in how to structure the state's educational districts.
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Bismyack
Railroad Common Carriers Debate Prompts State Tax Question
A legislative discussion on whether railroads and transport firms are common carriers unfolds amid a proposal to declare them such. The territorial property division committee notes South Dakota received $22,000 more from the general fund than North Dakota, excluding bonded public building debt, and forecasts two to three weeks to finish its work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
South Dakota
North
A God Ending
James T. Daly, a known gambler in St. Louis, shoots Lille Davis, his mistress, killing or gravely harming her after firing from a second story. The victim escaped by plunging to the pavement as onlookers react to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
James T. Daly
Lille Davis
Italians Clash on Train Ride Sparks Western State Tension
Two factions aboard a passenger train clash amid claims the Italians traveling to work as sectionmen on a railroad faced harsh rejection in the western part of the state. The altercation arose from mounting hostility toward immigrant workers.
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Prema
Cole
Thea Senger
Miles & Day
Territorial convent actions tabled on liquor prohibition and women suffrage
Report notes two proposed measures were presented today but both were tabled. One sought to prohibit manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors within territorial boundaries and another related to woman suffrage.
Devastating Cloudburst Strikes Little Kanawha Valley
A terrible cloudburst last night devastated the Little Kanawha valley region in Parkersburg West Virginia. The disaster flooded the countryside destroying numerous homes, wrecking crops, and causing heavy property losses across miles throughout the valley.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Kanawaha Valley
New Houses For Johnet In Johnstown Pa
Two unidentified bodies were recovered today. Contractor Hughes has engaged to erect hundreds of two story houses today and will begin building immediately. He expects to complete about ten houses daily.
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Johnet
Johnstown
Hughes
General Order Urges G A R Posts to Send Delegations
Major War ner commander in chief of the G A R issues an order urging all G A R posts in the county to send delegates to the national encampment in Milwaukee.
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G. A. BR
Kansas City
Warner
G. A.R
G. Site R
Milwaukee
Golden Gate Special Train to Puget Sound Postponed
Postponement announced from St. Paul on July 19 due to insufficient ticket sales. The Golden Gate special train to Puget Sound will now run in September.
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St. Paul
Golden Gate
Puget Sound
Six lumbermen drown at Roches rapids raft incident
Ortowa Ont July 19 six men were drowned Wednesday night while rafting at the Roches rapids. The lumbermen were unnamed in the report.
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Ortowa
Ont
Building a House in Bamen Amid Corrupt Craft Practices
A historic note describes a carpenter paid by gifts rather than contract to build a house in Bamen. The worker begins without agreement, demands further presents as work continues, and halts again when unobtained. If gifts cease, the project stalls and remains unfinished, tarnishing the owner's name and forcing communal aid or humiliation.
The World Is All Right Despite Man's Hard Conditions
A fragmented quotation argues that hardship is self-made, caused by humans who work in subsistence, starve, or deny nature. It asserts the world’s hardness arises from human choices, not external fate, reflecting a poet’s reflection on mankind.
The Efficient Police of London Described by a Walker
The London police are portrayed as good looking courteous men who seldom arrest on suspicion. The writer recounts incidents in Trafalgar Square where a street assault and a man firing a pistol in a crowded thoroughfare occurred without arrests, highlighting perceived police inaction and an officer’s reliance on not having witnessed actions. London Lester.
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Trafalgar Square
Ike
Bobby
London Lester
American girls praised byMme Jane Hading from Paris
The French actress writes to the New York World praising young American women. She highlights beauty health and spirits as well as vivacity of intellect and upright purity. She notes the United States treats young women as chief personages and emphasizes regional charm from New York to New Orleans.
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Mme
Jane Hading
Paris
New York
France
United States
Brunet
Bende
New Orleans
Summit View From Mount Hamilton Claims World’s Broadest Sight
Prof Whitney notes from Mount Hamilton California at about 4600 feet elevation the widest view on earth. Snowy Sierra ranges appear 200 miles north, and San Bernardino range lies to the south, with space between them showing the eastern states’ rivers lakes mountains and coast.
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Whitney
Mount Hamilton
California
Sierras
San Bernardino
Worcester
Fragmentary note hints at a visit and emotions
A garbled diary like entry references a young woman visiting a man and affecting his feelings during an evening encounter. The text is unclear but suggests emotional impact and personal interaction. Numerous typos obscure concrete details.
Importunate suitor receives a curl from unnamed lady
In a brisk exchange the lady hands the man a curl removed from her ear as a hairpin gift. He accepts, noting no further duties beyond this small token. The scene reflects a quirky moment from Albany Argus style reportage.
Corinth Isthmus Canal Project Near Completion
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes a Roman era plan begun in Nero’s time to cut a four mile canal through the Corinth isthmus. When finished the canal will reach eight meters depth allowing the largest Greek vessels to pass, signaling progress in modern civilization and communication.
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Nero
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Corinth
Suez
Nicaragua
Notice of Bond Sale by Scheel District
Notice from Scheel District in Carbon County to issue twenty 100 bond pon bonds at par value. Bids due by July 18 1889 to the board of trustees in Sanatoca. Clerk A R Couzens and F Hess sign. Sale subject to board rejection rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Carbon County
Coe
I Serene
F. Hess
Notice of Land Claim Proof Hearing
Land Office at Cheyenne Wyoming announces a hearing to prove continuous residence and cultivation on claimed land in sections 17 and 20, township 8 north range 68 west. Witnesses from Colorado and Wyoming are named. objections or witnesses may challenge or support the claim before the receiver in Cheyenne on June 7, 1880. Edgar L. Hainsil, Register.
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Netice Ter Paeblicasicen
Custanys
Wromina
Jane
Oaks
Hs Law
Chepenen
Basiel
Scully
Acuilivaton
William Royer
William Falloon
Hox Elder
Therkle Vensen
Martin Wilisdsen
Granite
Owl
Towoshi
Cheyenne
Albert W. Hinstil
Jennie E. Bristol
Peter Goldam
Joseph Seen
Edgar Tlaon
Register
Notice for Publication in Cheyenne Land Office
Notice is given that Sever Ellingsen has filed to make final proof on his claim in Cheyenne Wyoming. Proof will be presented before the Register and Receiver on July 2, 1880. Protests or evidence may be offered by Donald Maclee, Robert Taft Reynold McDonald, or Walker D. Yease of Cheyenne.
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Lhereby
Rettier
Rexister
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sever Ellingsen
Fr. W
Donald Maclee
Robert Taft Reynold McDonald
Inlay
Wet
Walker D. Yease
Beyenne
Interior Department
Epagan
Wilson
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A. R. Couzens
Desert Lend
Rewuier
Cheyenne, Wyo
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