Four Men Arrested After Train Slaying Near Leland
Four men aboard Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train No 6 killed engineer J M Rhea in a midday shooting after a car confrontation at Shelby then Cleveland routes. Cocke Phipps Sterdale and Blackman are jailed at Shelby and Leland while one remains in Le pod. Officers pursue further charges as communities react with shock.
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Phil, Tenn
J. M. Rhea
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Illinois Central Rail
Leland
Miss
Cleveland
Berm
Shelby
Michley Cocke
Busin
A. M. Phipps
Thomas Slerdale
Pps
Blackman
J. M
George McLaughlin
Deliney
Jipps
Lepod
Leloy
Tragedy Near Lyndon Ends in Death and Madness
A Kansas tragedy reports Albert Ioty killed his wife with a gun barrel and then died by self-inflicted wound near Lyndon. His body found near the Missouri Pacific line. The crime drives Mrs. Doty’s mother to insanity. Ioty, 25, a paroled convict from Hutchinson reform school, fled after the assault. Other items note a West Indianapolis shooting, a New York fire department appointment, a West Superior accident, a Cleveland ship bonus, and Smyrna bubonic plague reports.
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Lyndon
Kan
Albert Iioty
Here
Missouri Pacific
Man Seeks Free Breakfast In Upscale Club Scene
A nerveful vagrant enters a downtown college club and, after borrowing ten cents and hinting at a luncheon, schemes to obtain a free meal and whisky. The steward complies briefly, then hides as a member returns. The man muses on exploiting easy generosity.
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New York Tribune
Terrapin Disease Legend In Indian Shaman Tale
A fragment recounts a belief that the terrapin causes sickness in the chest and ribs. The tale notes the animal’s fused rib structure and recalls an ill man who, as a boy, tied strings to the terrapin’s tail and worried the creature, prompting a shaman’s remark about the lesson.
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Tan Dearenwin
Anne
Doing His Best at the Alabama Post Office
A morning visit to a small Alabama town post office turns into a brief scene as a colored janitor offers to help a new arrival feel at home. The janitor jokes about procrastination and urges the visitor to stay and chat, promising friendly hospitality.
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Postofice
Alabama
Remarkable May 1896 Tornado Described by Eye Witness
A Texas to Indian Territory tornado in May 1896 was observed near Sherman Oklahoma. The witness reported a ball shaped cloud rolling toward him at about 30 miles per hour, lifting houses and debris while leaving crops intact on either side. He was carried hundreds of yards, then dropped unharmed though shaken, and noted fence wires driven into the road.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Earl W. Mayo
Ainslee’s
Sherman
Okla
The Woman Who Fainted and The London Theater Courtesy
A London Free Lance tale on crowd courtesy in a theater episode. A standing woman fainted and another woman loaned her a seat and fetched restoratives. The scene escalated as the seat user refused to yield, until a gentleman nearby offered help. The crowd debated rightful seating and payments amid the awkward moment.
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London
London Free Lance
The Necessity of Salt in Diet
The piece argues that salt is essential for humans and animals beyond a condiment. It cites The Medical Press and Circular claiming health declines when salt intake drops below twenty pounds per person annually, making populations more vulnerable to epidemics and endemic diseases.
Threw Up the Sponge His Loving Spouse Tale
A fragment from a historical paper hints at a domestic moment with a spouse reacting in distress and a brief exchange that suggests a tense domestic scene within a longer narrative.
See Captain’s Story of Shipwreck on Swiss Coast
A man claiming to be a ship’s captain recounts a wreck off the coast of Switzerland. He asserts the tale was straightforward and details how his vessel went to pieces while at sea. The exchange occurs in a Philadelphia prose context.
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Switzerland
Philadelphia
Eastern Star Installation Holds Lorraine Chapter Officers
Lorraine Chapter No.15 O. E. S. installed officers for the year. W M Mrs Jennie Nimmo and W P Mr O Rawson led the procession. Other officers named included Asst M Mrs Sue Pitcher, Cond Mrs Nellie Syee, Asst Cond Mrs Trena Wine Tan, Chaplain Mrs Mary Crewe, See Mrs Mary Rodenbach, Treas Mrs Ellen Van Liew, Adah Mrs Eila Reid, Ruth Helen Nimmo, Esther Mrs Jennie Mann, Martha Minnie Jamieson, Electa Mrs Lackey, Warden Mrs Mollie Fox, Marshal Mrs Hattie Rawson, Sentinel Mr E A Pierce. Refreshments followed and attendees left content for the year ahead.
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W. M
Jennie Nimmo
O. Rawson
Sue Pitcher
Nellie Syee
Trena Wine
Mary Crewe
Mary Rodenbach
Treas
Ellen van Liew
Adah
Eila Reid
Ruth
Helen Nimmo
Esther
Jennie Mann
Martha
Minnie Jamieson
Electa
Lackey
Warden
Mollie Fox
Hattie Rawson
Sentinel
E. A. Pierce
For Rent at Midway Farm Near Town 40 Acres for Lease
Auction-style rental notice: The Midway farm two miles from town offers 40 acres under cultivation with good buildings and water. Seeks 40 more acres to break and will pay cash for breaking. Adjacent lands may be rented. Contact J O Baucumay.
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Midway Farm
J.O. Baucumay
Strayed Cow From Devils Lake Recovered If Named
A white dehorned cow with few brown spots and a halter was seen Wednesday at Devils Lake. Information leading to the cow’s return will be gladly received by Mrs M McCurthy.
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Devils Lake
Sheep for Sale Private Sale of 100 Ewes
Seller reduces flock and offers 100 ewes at private sale. Apply at the farm 24 miles west of Leake. Jory 0.
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Pees Leake
Jory
Notice on ticket system and cessation of issues
Notice from Devila Lake North Dakota dated December 20, 1801 announces that no tickets will be issued after January 1902. Signed by Joseph Wickert and Oliver W. Rawson with F. Davin Epwagpkions.
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Devila Lake
N. Dak
Joscem Wickert
Oliver
W. Rawson
F. Davin Epwagpkions
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Reid Hotel
Third Street
N. D
Henry Hale
Devils Lake, N. D
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Chas. D. Kennedy
Brennan & Kennedy Lawyerse
Oouirta
North Dak
United States Land Office
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Devils Lake, North Dakota
D E. A. Anderson
Henry Moeller
University of Christiana
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North Dakota
A. Magtag
Middaugh 1
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Mipbane Nmagicne
Midaugh
Staten
United States
WR. Moeller
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Ary Uolioge
Norte Dak
Andrew Huesby
Major York
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Les Las
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SS Beal
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