Outrage in Kansas as mob jeers at lynching risk
In Hodgeman County Kansas a mob seized a Black man from his home and dragged him into the countryside for tar and feathering. John and Mike Gleason were arrested on suspicions of taking part. Sheriff Gilland vowed protection as over 100 residents gathered to back the sheriff and avert violence amid fear of more bloodshed and a contested verdict on Studebaker's guilt in a neighboring killing.
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Outlawry
Kansas
Jeteare
Hodgeman
John
Mike Gleason
John Studebaker
Thomas Andrews
Jetmore
Studebaker
Gilland
Confidence Crook Wanted in Kansas and Nebraska Sightings
Leavenworth police warn of Walter McCyon alias names given in McPherson Canton and Peabody. He schemes to charm real estate agents with tales of farms sold and money for other property, forges deeds, mortgages, and ships out. Described as 170 to 180 pounds, six feet tall, heavy dark moustache, dark hair and eyes, a smooth talker and genteel dresser. He hails from Leavenworth and Atchison and is a heavy drinker with liquor shipments claimed from St Joseph and Kansas City.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Nebraska
Mhan
McPherson
Canton
Peabody
Walter 8. McCyon
Atchison
St. Joseph
Kansas City
General state notes itemizing local notices and incidents
The column collects scattered notes on quack medicine complaints, a German wife eloping with another man, a proposed Hamilton massacre memorial dedication with a speech by Colonel Ingersoll, and Governor Martins proclamation creating Grant county with temporary officers. It also reports a Japanese souvenir portrait for Mrs Brewster, a Celmick burglary where a boy Dennis was found killed, and a Kansas passenger train accident injuring a boy.
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Omaha
Geo. A. Joslyn
Western Newspapers Union
Neb
Theodore Witt
White City
Nikolk
Lawrencé University
Hamilton Massa
R. G. Ingersoll
Martin
Grant County
Ulysses
P. Huff
Richard Brollier
F. P. Wandebauch
Satmnal A. Swendson
H. M.bacon
Shawnee
Breswater
Tola
Japan
Media Hayes
Brewster
Wichita
Celmick
Crocker
Dennis
Ain
Mahger
Kansas
Ington
Brakman
Oxford
Wellington
Atchison Pilot
Ider
Atehigon
Sunday school leaders and liquor license protests in Kansas
Hon VD Wilder warns insurance firms to promptly settle losses or leave Kansas. A Wellington protest opposes liquor licenses, arguing prohibition. Abilene hosts a Sunday school convention electing officers and sending a petition to Congress to ban Sunday work in mail, military service, and interstate commerce. Henry Miller convicted of horse stealing near Larned. two horses stolen there earlier were found with him.
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VD. W. Wilder
Kansas
T. Us of
Wellington
Abilene
J. W. Love
Wichita
Bright
C.F. Sebold
Abilenne
Frank Kizer
Downs
J. W. Reddon
J. G Haskill
T. EB. Dewey
H.C. Rash
W. Cunningham
J. W. Campbell
L. B. Sweet
W. Rymer
B. F. Watson
Congress
Kansas State Sunday School Association
Henry Miller
Larned
Miller
New Dodyve City
Death of Emperor Details Post Mortem and Funeral Plans
Post mortem confirms cancer of the larynx as death cause. Emperor’s collapse traced to laryngeal cartilage destruction with extensive bronchial inflammation. Royal visitors and clergy attend the decorous funeral rites. Reichstag summoned. processions and church services scheduled with high officials and guards.
Nebraska Metropolis Hosts Knights Conclave In Omaha
Knights of Pythias conclave details include Omaha's $100000 guarantee to cover costs if Omaha hosts the meeting. Discussions cover age limits for admission, grand lodge structure, and investigations into Pennsylvania troubles. Sheridan report notes gradual improvement in General Sheridan’s condition with better sleep and strength. doctors share bulletin.
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Nebraska
Cincinnati
Grand Lodge
Pythias Brotherhood
Ng’ Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Omaha
Ohio Brigade
Kokomo
Ind
Dearborn
Chicago
Hach
Order
Thurston Favored for Temporary Chairman in National Convention
The national committee nominated Judge Thurston of Nebraska as temporary chairman after a tight vote with Estee of California a close second. The selection, amid debates over anti monopoly credentials and district seating, drew surprise from Californians and cautious optimism from Thurston backers.
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Thurston
Nebraska
OxtraGo
National Committee
California
Estee
Davis
Far-West
John M. Thinton
Howe
Iogan
Leland
Kansas
Oregon
Jones
J-Hale Syphen
District of Columbia
District of
Maryland
Gary
Committee On
Cov‘ger
Oho
Onger
Gray
Virginia
Blair
Virgint
Elkinson Lawson
New York
Wausel
Patrick Egan
Nebraska Railroad
Four Dollars for the Round Trip to Chicago
A price war erupts among rail lines between Chicago and St Paul over passenger fares. Agreements set a $10 round trip, with Wisconsin Central offering $8, and other lines undercutting to $7.50 through gimmicks. The Chicago St Paul Kansas City line then cut to $5, met by rivals, while Chicago Burlington & Northern posted $4.
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Chicago Dispatch
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wisconsin- Central
St. Paul & Kansas City
Chisagre
Burlington & Northern
Wicked Postmaster’s Won in Deadwood Theft Case
William H. Webber, 22, ex deputy postmaster at Spearfish, is jailed on five counts of rifling registered letters. Postoffice Inspector George A. Waterbury led a yearlong probe. Webber confessed in writing after a prior offer of help to a Sturgis giovane woman. Bail set at $1,000. sentencing in US court expected with potential 1 to 10 years per offense.
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Deadwood
Dak
William H. Webber
Spearfish
Postoffice
George ‘A. Waterbury
Webber
Gaye
Sturgis
United States Court
Prominent Firm to Sue KC Times for Libel
A top local law firm is hired by the ex-wife of Adam Nave of St. Joseph to sue the Kansas City Times for 50000 dollars. They claim a January Times review alleging Nave secured a divorce due to adultery defamed his character. Nave is a well known social figure in St. Louis, Kansas City, and St. Joseph.
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Joséph
Swife
Adam
Nave
Joseph
Kansas City Times Company
Times
Kpit
8. Louis
Kansas
St. Joseph
Paris dispatch reports Goblet invited to aid sugar law study
English government invites Foreign Minister Goblet to cooperate in finding the best way to study legislation affecting the sugar industries. The report notes Goblet’s response and hints at broader Franco British cooperation in economic policy.
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Paris
M. Goblet
Final Hours of Emperor Frederick III Chronicle
London dispatch narrates the emperor's dying hours with Prince Bismarck present. The crown prince, empress, and family surround the bed as doctors monitor the decline, while the emperor scenes include a private exchange about comfort and duty. The piece details royal lineage and wartime service of Frederick William III’s era.
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London
Bismarck
Empresa
Kasset
Prince Henry
Boon
Forest Fires Devastate East Rowdens and Mines
Halifax reports disastrous fires burned the gold mining village of East Rowdens in Hart's County yesterday. Twenty dwellings and stores were destroyed along with mining machinery, causing extensive property damage and loss. Local authorities assess the blaze as a major disaster with substantial economic impact on the area.
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Halifax
N. S
East Rowdens
Harts “County
Yeaterday
William Its First Acts Alarm German Power Transition
Eyewitness notes in Berrurm on June 17 detail Kaiser William II asserting control after Kaiser Frederick’s death. Troop cordons surround the palace, a prince passes orders, and the imperial standard is raised quickly, signaling a firm assertion of authority. A Berlin observer warns these moves may trigger internal strife and increased emigration.
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William
Kaiser
Aather
Kaiser Frederick
McKenzie
Adolin
Hof,marschall
Count Zeckendorff
Chamberlin
Mite
Passes
Wis
Potsdam
Marmot Palace
Dé Potadam
Berlin
Reichstat
Germany
Kaiser William
Kaiser William-Ie
America
Woman Charged in Diabolical Philadelphia Poisoning Case
Coroner Ashbridge led an investigation into a brutal poisoning in Philadelphia. A mother, aged 40, confessed to poisoning her 88 year old husband John Whiteling, 9 year old Bertha, and 2 year old Willie, with arsenic after securing life insurance on each. Inquests scheduled for Friday.
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Philadelphia Dispatch
Ashbridge
John ‘Whiteling
Bertha
Willie
Cadwallader Street
John Whiteline
Wille
Germany
Iowa
Tom Brown
John Whitling
Story
Whitling
Mrs. Whiteling
Chicago
Senate and House Proceedings Reported in Detail
The Senate and House met with routine actions on bills for post offices post roads and district affairs. The fisheries treaty was debated in executive session with postponement until June 25. The House passed the police force bill and considered district finances while Senate actions included fortifications and DC appropriation discussions. Contested elections in Missouri and California were resolved in favor of sitting members amid tariff debate and adjournment.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Post Office
District of Columbia
Rock Island Arsenal
Sherman
Gray
Grosvenor
Ohio
Ing Daly
Springer
Illinois
House
Secretary of the Treasury
New Orleans Customs House
W. W. Stewart
Department of Agriculturs
Committee On Appropriations
Cullom
Dolph
Committee On Post Offices
Kentucky
Frank
Glover
Missouri
Lynch
Vandevere
California
United States
Hale
Morgan
Princetown
Gloucester
Marblehead
Pectine
Booth -Bay
Ale
Canadian” Pacific ™ Railroad Company
Great Britain
Blair
Postoffice Department finances and forthcoming exhibit
Washington dispatch reports the Postoffice Department’s quarter ending December 31, 1887 shows receipts of 13,693,982 and expenditures of 13,791,781, a deficiency of 137,819. Receipts were the largest for any quarter, while the deficiency was the smallest since postage rate cuts in 1888. The First Master General prepares a Cincinnati exposition exhibit including a functioning post office branch, equipment samples, stamps, envelopes and cards, and a model postal car to illustrate mail service history and progress. Eligible postmasters who lost postal lands to fire burglary or transit risks since March 17, 1867 may file claims within six months after May 9, 1888.
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Postoffice Department
Washington Dispatch
Cincinnati Exposition
Cincinnati
Emperor William's Proclamation to Prussia
Berlin reports Emperor William I addressing the Prussian people after Frederick III's death. He speaks of duty to the king, piety, peace, and welfare, urging fidelity and sacrifice for the fatherland. The passage recalls heroic resignation and calls for steadfast guardianship of the realm.
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Berlin
William
William I
Frederick III
Frederick
Agipe
Cate
Emperor William II addresses army and navy in mourning
The new German emperor declares unity with the army and navy in a solemn first address. He laments the death of his grandfather William I and father Frederick III, pledging fidelity, memory of ancestors, and readiness to face war and peace together.
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Germany
Berlin
William II
Willi II
Wiliam I
Tbe
NAVY
William
Prussia
Frederick TH
Tve
William I
Kiel
Prince Henry
Buried With Imperial Honors at Friederichskron Castle
The second mortuary service for the emperor was held at Friederichskron castle with Dr. Koegel officiating. The coffin was placed on the state bier, mourning banners appeared along the route, and a procession moved to the church for the service. Chaplain Koegel offered a prayer as hymns were sung, the benediction given, and the widowed empress bade farewell to her husband.
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Friederskirsche
Friedeérichskron
Permanco Bach
Bald
Frieden
Koegel
Persina
Count Voltke
Janica
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