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Newspaper
Cuba Pilot
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1888
Page
2
A Wichita Kansas bulletin details cases of kidnapping arrest in Clay Center. It covers a fatal assault at Chicago Kansas Nebraska railway shops, a warehouse fire at Wichita Carriage Company, hydrophobia fears in Greenwood County, and a mass of political and social notes including Haskell Institute, land disputes, and a convention summary.
Bohemian Peter Hronek, 38, was hanged in the St Joseph jail yard at 1 20 p m for the murder of his wife on April 17 1887. He showed little resistance as the drop broke his neck and he died after nine minutes. The prisoner, who lived in St Joseph after a stint in Omaha, claimed drunkenness and her infidelity. The execution followed appeals to the Supreme Court and a governor’s one week stay to hear from Austria. He was the first Bohemian hanged in the United States.
During a visit to a cemetery Blaine and his party received a dispatch announcing Senator Harrison's nomination. Blaine smiled and discussed the news with Carnegie who called it expectedly favorable. The group remained excited while Blaine appeared composed and offered understated congratulations to Harrison.
The land bill, as approved by the House on the 20th, retains government title to coal mines on public lands while letting entrymen use them until Congress acts. It classifies lands into agricultural, timber, mineral, desert, and rail lands, permits entry of 160 acres at $10 per acre, restricts timber sales, and sets irrigation based entry rules. It also details residency, cultivation, and patent requirements, plus provisions for irrigation projects and protection of public highways along section lines.
Colonel Longendycke and Kansas cattlemen form a syndicate to win a 3 060 000 acre grant in the Amazon valley from Brazil for a great American cattle company. He aims to present the project to the Brazilian minister in Washington and secure official action, with Dodge City and Indian Territory backers pledging ample capital.
Charles Deckler, a farmer near Buena Vista, shot his wife this morning and killed her before taking his own life with a pistol and slicing his throat with a razor. He leaves a family of five children.
A local Democratic committee visited ex Senator Allen G. Thurman at his Columbus home on the morning of the 28th to notify him of his nomination by the St Louis convention for vice president. Judge Thurman accepted with gratitude, expressing reluctance for public life but duty to the party and nation.
A masked mob of about forty men from Fountain Township in Ottawa County freed and hanged Chubb McCarthy after breaking into the jail at Minneapolis. The jail was assaulted with sledges and a railroad iron, the sheriff guarded, and citizens were held as prisoners until the mob departed.
The notification committee and national party figures meet at the Arlington hotel and the East Room. President delivers a strong pledge to uphold democracy, defend the Constitution, resist encroachment, and accept the nomination with formal acceptance planned.
A Chicago Tribune correspondent notes the vestibule feature recently introduced by the Chicago and North Western Railway has moved from novelty to standard practice. Management studied and adopted these conveniences to maximize passenger comfort, attracting travelers who seek top service and are willing to pay for it.
The Michigan prohibition state convention met this morning and adopted resolutions endorsing the platform. A full state ticket headed by A. B. Cheney for governor was placed in the field. The platform calls for issuing money under national government control and inviting workingmen’s cooperation to abolish liquor while support for universal suffrage is stated.
The Vermont Republican state convention met on the 27th and was called to order by John Batehelder who delivered a brief address. W. P. Dillingham was nominated for governor, Urban Woodbury for lieutenant governor, W. H. Dubois for state treasurer, Charles W. Porter for secretary of state, and E Powell for auditor. The platform endorses the Chicago party principles with a clear presentation. Business in Aurora was never better.
Benjamin Harrison born at North Bend Ohio July 20 1833 rose to Indiana lawyer and senator amid notable Civil War service. Levi Parsons Morton born Shoreham Vermont May 16 1824 built banking and trading firms, served as minister to France 1881 85 and as collector of public duties, later considered U S senator in 1897.
Des Moines reports Judge Fairall issues injunction restraining publication of the proposed freight-rate schedule. The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific and Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern railroads seek state court relief, arguing the plan is not a reasonable rate and would harm business. The case parallels a U S circuit court action.
Portland plans a nationwide Fourth of July spectacle with Mount Hood St Helens Adams and nearby peaks lit by red fire if weather allows. Eight Portland participants plus crews from Enazene Sissons Ashland Seattle and Port Townsend coordinate from June 30 onward to illuminate five to seven mountains across the region.
Citizens of Oelrichs and eastern Fall River county rejoice as word arrives that their land is finally on the market. Within thirty days they may apply for proofs of settlement, ending years of delays. The prospect brings eager anticipation to local settlers who have waited years to prove up and secure land.
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