Maxwell Hangs in Missouri After Failed Appeals
Hugh M. Brooks alias Maxwell was hanged in St. Louis on Friday August 10 at 902 PM after a short delay from 6 to 902. The death warrant was read as he stood tinged with weakness. His defense claimed accidental death from chloroform during a medical operation. The governor had granted a 30 day respite but did not commute the sentence.
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St. Louis
Hugh M. Brooks
Maxwell
Harrington
Missouri
Supreme Court of Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Preller
Morehouse
Relatives Say Farewell To Maxwell Before Execution
The governor refused to intervene and Maxwell received the news from his confessor Father Tihan. A deputy handed Maxwell a telegram with his fate, and his mother Mrs. Brooks and his sister Miss Brooks were allowed into the cell to bid him farewell in a tearful embrace.
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Maxwell
Father Tihan
Brooks
Miss Brooks
Maxwell Faces Execution After Mysterious Murder Case
The account chronicles the Maxwell murder case from the St Louis hotel discovery of Charles Preller’s body in a trunk to Walter Maxwell’s extradition to St Louis. It details his arrest in Auckland, trial in 1886, the emotional farewell with his mother and sister, and his stoic final demeanor before execution.
Last Scenes of Executed Man Maxwell
An execution at Twelfth Street ends with Maxwell declared dead after fourteen minutes of convulsions. Father Tihan conducts prayers as Maxwell ascends the scaffold and refuses to speak before the drop at 9 00. The rope causes a facial blood stream and the neck is reported broken. The body is sent to the morgue for postmortem procedures.
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Maxwell
Twelfth Street
Father Tihan
Landgraf Hanged in St Louis for Murder of Sweetheart
Henry Landgraf, convicted of killing his young sweetheart Annie Tisch on March 5, 1884, was executed on Friday August 10 in St Louis. The crime followed jealousy after she courted others. The case went through appeals, with stays granted before the final sentence.
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St. Louis
Henry ‘Landgraf
Maxwell
Annie Tisch
Supreme Court
Normile
Pekin King-Pau Capiti Sheet evolves to daily editions
The King-Pau or Capital Sheet of Pekin traces its roots to A D 911 with irregular publication, became a weekly paper since 1851, and now issues three editions daily.
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Capital Sheet
Pekin
Fire alarm bells toll after man's death in Boston
Boston Commonwealth reports a man died under unclear circumstances prompting emergency responders to investigate as alarms rang at the scene. Authorities have not released a name or cause pending further inquiry.
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Boston Commonwealth
Russian prison diet described by Pall Mall Gazette
The article reports on prison conditions in Russia with details from Mr. Saloman and the Governor. It notes abundant bread and soup with buckwheat, limited meat to a quarter pound daily, and unlimited quass, while criticizing lack of weighing prisoners and absence of thumbprints or photographs.
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Russia
Pall Mall Gazette
Allcock's Porous Plasters Endorsed Worldwide
The advert claims over twenty-five years of global use and endorsements by medical and chemical authorities. It asserts Allcock's Porous Plasters are purely vegetable, mild yet effective, quick in action, harmless, and urges buyers to avoid imitations and insist on Allcock's.
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Allcock
Indignant Judge Delivers Ten Year Fate Over Check Forgery
In a courtroom the judge condemns a man convicted of forging a $96 check. The judge remarks the small amount merits no mercy and imposes ten years at hard labor, noting the offender’s lack of self-respect for not forging at least a hundred dollars.
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Max
Texas
Colt & CO
Cor W& Co
Chicago
Ilinois
Snoring Keeps Guest Awake in Stilly Night
A guest complains to the host about the night watchman’s noise. The landlord agrees to quiet walking but defends regular corridor pacing, while the guest clarifies it is the snoring that disturbs sleep in this humorous exchange from Oft im the Stilly Night.
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Robert J. Burdette
Doctor Peirces Favorite Prescription For Wives Health
The piece notes a proof reader missed a marriage term and argues many husbands suffer from wives ill health. It recommends Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe way to improve family happiness and health.
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Dr. Pierce
Social Ring Notes a Boston Man to Chicago Bride
In a brisk exchange, Mr. Tremont of Boston is presented to Mrs. Lardly of Chicago. Tremont recalls attending a prior marriage with Lardly, prompting questions about which nuptial is being referenced. The dialogue hints at a previous acquaintance as they discuss “The Idea” wedding.
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Chicago
Give Him 2 Dollars and Let Him Guess Satire
A satirical jab on doctors who guess at ailments. The piece promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a remedy for digestive trouble, biliousness, and daily fatigue. It claims small, sugar-coated pills are easy to take and available from druggists.
Business blocks jam the streets in Burlington
Burlington traffic slowed as downtown blocks faced jams and delays. City officials warned drivers to expect congestion on main routes while a parade and market setup drew crowds and limited parking. Local business owners reported revenue impacts from the disruption.
From Birth to the Grave Temperaments and a Bitters Remedy
The passage links bodily traits and temperaments to health diagnoses and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a thorough remedy. It describes biliousness from saffron skin tones, tongue fur, and abdominal pain, and touts the bitters as a tonic and preventive for fever, ague, rheumatism, and kidney and bladder issues.
Pleasures of Anticipation in Parental Discipline
A reflective quote by Burdette on how fear of punishment, not the punishment itself, governs behavior. It suggests boys endure early thrashings to enjoy Sunday fishing, whereas waiting until evening darkens the day with dread of the unknown consequence.
War of the Austrian Succession Sets Maria Theresa’s Claim
The War of the Austrian Succession began in 1741 and ended with the Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty in 1748. It established Maria Theresa’s right to the Austrian throne over Charles, Elector of Bavaria.
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Wuat
Aix-la-Chapelle
Maria Theresa
Charles
Bavaria
Golden Medical Discovery touted as cure for consumption
A promotional blurb extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption. It claims it reaches the seat of the disease early for best effect and contrasts modern trains with grand fathers’ astonishment. A cited Washington Critic line appears as a teaser endorsing wealth as a factor in marriage.
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Pierce
Wizard Oil Company
Chicagq
G. H. Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. KR. Dyche &Co
Chicago
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength In Debility and Wasting
In cases of General Debility Emaciation Consumption and wasting in children Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is praised as a valuable food and medicine. A testimonial from John Sullivan Hospital Steward Morganza Pa claims the emulsion stopped a cough and built flesh and life. Moxie is also touted as a potent tonic aiding exhausted women and curing appetite loss for liquor and tobacco.
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Scott
John Sullivan
Morganza
Moxie
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Ody
Charles Arthur Presler
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St. Louis Criminal Court
Ashley C. Clover
Atto
John L Martin
Mrs. Brooks
Hugh
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Maxwells
Landgraf Swings
New Jersey
Burlington Free Press
Washington
Sparina
New Haven News
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C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
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True & CO
Augusta
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Deer Creek
Ind
H. A. Carr
P. M
Escambia
Ala
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Boonville
Alice EK
Chavez
Mt. Storm
W. Va
Lever
Radway & CO
Warren St
New York
Ater AT
Pettit
Warrine
Sovaaringes
Bryant’s Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
Glek Co
Halsted St
Chicago Opera House
Kidder
Jariestown
Kalamazoo
Monson A. Willcox
Mick
B. F. Johnson & CO
Main St
Richmond
Northwestern Military Academy
Highland Park
Bartis
Crandall & Co
Ane Bretany
Ballard Gallery
Marlin Firearms CO
New Haven
Spencer
J. A. Spencer
Dwight
WESTS
The
West Electric Cure CO
Washington Street
Chilcago
Ile
Frazer Axle
Abvans Chemical Co
Ohio
Mars
C.N.Y
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