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Newspaper
Cuba Pilot
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1887
Page
2
J H Shane woke to a burglary attempt at his residence. He fired a revolver as the intruder climbed in, mortally wounding him. The assailant dropped, fled a short distance, then died from the wound. Shane surrendered to police as the dead man, identified as John Clark, was taken to the morgue.
A petition from Mineral City residents on No Man's Land south of Kansas asks the President to sign a bill annexing the strip to Kansas. They allege cattle companies, including foreign firms, have fenced off land hindering farmers, while families build and rail surveys proceed but titles are blocked. They seek investigation and protection of their rights.
The 50 000 bond proposition to extend the Missouri Pacific railroad from Stockton through Sheridan county passed in Hoxie by a wide margin amid celebration with music and speeches. Reports note multiple local events and other regional items including a soldier gathering and various obituaries, court cases, and county notices.
A patchwork of notices describes Harper politics, Elgin depot disputes, zinc finds in Chautauqua, Topeka debt and taxes, Wichita police shifts, and criminal arrests. Also: diary project for Twenty-third Ohio veterans, Quantrell raid day work, and court bail in a Kansas case.
The presidential party led by President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland traveled through Utica Rome Oneida Canastota and Cazenovia July 18 drawing vast crowds. Handshakes and smiles marked visits as 4000 locals greeted them at Cazenovia where Mrs. Cleveland received a tea cup box crafted from a white oak tree, a gift from Lizzie Murray Ledyard.
The Signal Office weekly weather crop bulletin for the week ending July 16 1897 notes warmer than usual temperatures east of the Rockies except in the Gulf States and Pacific coast cooler in the cotton region and Pacific coast rainfall deficits across agricultural districts with some exceptions in Missouri Northern Wisconsin Colorado and Dakota wheat harvest progressed or completed in many areas New England and the Middle Atlantic saw favorable growing conditions and forecasts indicate showers in western corn belt within 24 hours.
On July 6 in this city John Kelleher underwent a new operation for tetanus, called lock-jaw, using stretching of the sciatic and anterior crural nerves to cut nerve current from the wound to the spinal cord. The immediate cessation of spasms followed the procedure, with progressive recovery and wound union by the tenth day.
Fragmentary notes show a discussion of postage effects and rising costs. The text mentions Dalys Lee and a figure around 13 dollars, with unclear context. The readable portion hints at fee changes impacting shipping or mailing services and potential local impacts.
Ex Governor Warren testified at a Cheyenne hearing on Union Pacific coal rates and branch-line policy. He said freight and passenger service were adequate with no rebates or improper influence. Mayor River and Marshal Smith testified of alleged rate favoritism toward company agents.
Mrs Lucy Parsons wife of the condemned anarchist defied Chicago police at the International Brewers and Mausers union picnic at Ogden's grove selling photographs and Spies biographies to raise funds. Union leaders and officers urged her to leave while a detective advised restraint. Rain forced her to quit as a crowd gathered and tempers flared.
London reports publish a Blue Book with particulars of Sir H D Wolff’s Egyptian mission and the convention text. Dispatches show Italian Austrian and Russian influence in Constantinople and Salisbury thanking them for services while France protests any participation. The convention supports Turkish integrity with Rosebery noting Wolff’s role harms England’s name.
In Cincinnati on July 19 a U.S. court found ex Vice President Harper and ex Assistant Cashier Hopkins of the Fidelity National Bank were domesticated at the county jail. A deputy marshal was ordered to guard them during a transfer to Dayton to prevent escape attempts.
Lord Salisbury’s Carlton club speech marks the final pressure point on the Conservative party as it leans on Unionist support. The premiership’s concessions reveal deep party dependence, with Tories and Unionists bound to mutual survival and wary of appealing to the electorate amid electoral shifts. The coercion and land bills anger workers over rents, while electoral majorities fade and ministers face a bleak political horizon.
Alaska education funding remains meager at 25000 dollars with advocates including Governor Swineford urging more support for common schools. Officials warn that a planned Alaska trip for officials could cost about 1000 dollars and divert funds from the school budget.
The sixth auditor reports Post Office receipts 13 012 497 expenditures 18 272 508 deficiency 200 021. Deficiency for first three quarters 2 539 358 with 4 590 404 for the same period ending June 30 1886. Other items note Emperor William at Innsbruck cholera deaths in Italy and labor refusals in Pennsylvania.
London reports suggest changes in the Turkish ministry threaten renewed negotiations with England over Egypt. Opposition in the Turkish cabinet, possibly influenced by the sultan, has blocked progress on the Egyptian treaty, with some believing the sultan favors a British Egypt accord but avoids a rupture amid ministerial turmoil.
A collage of short notes on notable figures and events. Mentions include Lord Lucan’s long service, Red at 97 and a field marshal, J Stanley Brown’s engagement to Mollie Garfield, Ruskin praising Scotch, Peter Barlow’s death at 130, Rev Samuel Carlisle a veteran of anti slavery, Henry Watterson urged to cancel speaking, Senator Vance hosting Rough and Ready Guards, Michigan regents urged to fund a Harper Hospital clinical school, Ernest Michael’s world trip cost and duration, Hopkins president Gilman’s California move rumored, Holden moving to Lick Observatory, and Dr Virgin noting no signatures found on the Declaration of Independence draft.
Secretary Moseley informs three express firms that they have not filed schedules of rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission as required by law. The commission warns delays are intentional and invites hearing requests within thirty days to present defense or objections.
In Washington on July 18 the Secretary of the Interior upheld a pension ruling after a widow, Mary A. Miller, lost her $12 monthly pension and her children’s $2 allotments. The case centered on alleged adultery by her patron, Robert Swift, and the subsequent suspension of benefits under the 1871 law. The decision labels Miller’s relationship as Adpticrons cohabitation and preserves the prior pension denial.
Chicago coroner reports at least 180 heat related deaths over the last two days. Officials describe an overwhelmed system as bodies pile up, with deputies visiting numerous locations and families awaiting inquests amid the city’s extreme heat crisis.
The secretary of the interior orders patent issuance for swamp and overflowed lands in the Duluth Minnesota land district after suspensions over alleged gross error and fraud. Affected townships face an immediate investigation as the survey records and sworn statements indicate possible fraudulent notes and misrepresented land values.
A Catholic missionary Bishop Seghers was killed by his companion Frank Fuller a Portland Oregon native. The crime occurred last November on the Yukon River's banks about 500 miles from its mouth and 60 miles from any habitation. Fuller surrendered and no motive is given.
In Mansfield Ohio on July 19 a 16 year old girl accused her father Frank Kener a 50 year old widower of debauching her over six months. He is jailed in default of $5,000 to answer to the charge of family mistreatment. The daughter is pregnant and held under bond to appear against her father as a witness.
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