Brutal Choctaw Execution Postponed Then Carried Out
Historical report describes the Lewis case where a Choctaw prisoner was executed after politicized delays. A deputy sheriff shot him in the right breast, officials strangled him, and a brutal 82 minute death followed. A photograph from the scene exists as evidence. The article notes tensions between Choctaw authorities and United States oversight, with calls to curb brutality and ensure fair trials.
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Jackson
Jones
Lewis
United States
Simon Pusley
Pusley
Lewis and
Poselyn
Samuel Huston
Eeaserae
John Pickene
Vnrican
Depew and Altgeld Clash Over Steer Horn Question
A New York World report summarizes a dramatic exchange in which Governor Altgeld accuses Mr. Depew of ignorance about steer horns. Depew dodges the question and defends his Farmers' Club ties while denying any innocents slaughter.
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Illinois
Chicago
Mr. Depew
Farmers’ Club
Altgeld
Union Stockyards of
Depew
Fortune for Kindness Revealed in Will Tale
Miss Agnes Epplewhite once stayed at the Delaware House in Port Jervis New York and played music for Mrs. Hendricks, a Philadelphia widow in a wheelchair. The two became close and Epplewhite later learned she had been bequeathed one million dollars in Mrs. Hendricks’s will.
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Agnes Epplewhite
Chicago
Port Jervis
N. Y
Delaware House
Hendricks
Philadelphia
Miss Epplewhite
Invention Promises Direct Coal Energy in Germany
The London Times reports a German device called a gas battery that yields direct eleventh energy from coal using carbonic oxide air and copper chloride. Enthusiasm exists at home, but England questions its practical utility. The Dana matter and Mrs Paran Stevens comment hint at social intrigue and Washington travel avoidance.
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London Times
Germany
England
Telegraphic Link Between India and China Established
Overland communication between India and China completed by joining the Burmen and Chinese lines on March 16. The event marks a milestone in transregional telegraphy and enhances regional connectivity.
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India
China
Eight Supreme Court Judges Debate Tax Law Reform
Editorial snippet notes humor in how eight Supreme Court judges interpret the same income tax provision. It calls for revision of American geography as a timely topic. The lines reflect provocative opinion pieces from Time and New York Telegraph.
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Supreme Court
New York World
New York
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