Murder trial at West Union unfolds with Burr Oak killings
The Carter murder case proceeds slowly in West Union. Jury members include John Smart and HA Maynard among others. The Burr Oak double tragedy on Sept 1, 1804 involved the killings of Mrs. Carter and George Wemett, with shoe imprints cited as evidence and a combined coroner's inquest guiding a joint investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
West Union
John Smart
Union
CB Bracy
Harlan
Geo Huck
Auburn
J F Benham
Jefferson
A D Gustin
Center
Luther Shafter
Pleasant Valley
J C Clark
Fayette
HA Maynard
Hi Myers
Westfield
Chas Stevens
Centar
B Milne
Tom Lewis
West Union Gazette
Decorah
Lave
Burr Oak
Cater
Anamosay
Supreme Court
John H. Carter
Sone Hay
Jong
George Womett
Wernett
Gibson
Wemett
John Cater
Wemnatt
A. J. Cratsenburg
Moriole
Joe Wennett
Mrs. Cater
Manning
Honest dealer offers 20 to 60 percent off hardware stock
A seller states he offers all hardware goods at twenty to sixty percent cheaper than rivals. He justifies by saying he will not rob a friend who trusts him and that honest profits benefit both buyer and seller. The note ends mid sentence referencing his stock.
Pastor Card mocks Cedar Rapids Gazette and politics
O' Cole compares his Pastors Card to the Gazette while condemning double standard papers. A shooting incident on Baumgartner place leaves Anne Gebhari with a bullet wound in the arm as John Roeck reportedly threatened to shoot her. The note contrasts Turkish minister horror at Ohio lynching with U.S. violence debates and cultural norms.
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O' Cole
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Democratic
Fred Foulkes
Oc Cole
Faulkas
Gazette
Cole
W. L. Whitmire
Anne
Fred Gebhari
Baumgartner Place
John Roeck
Summer Gazette
Evan
Ohio
United States
Memory and understanding as marks of a good student
The passage argues that precise recall of dates matters less than grasping the country's character and motives. It praises the student who can form correct conclusions about nations and people, even if dates blur, as deserving higher marks.
Debs proposes interstate cooperative colonies with state ownership
Detro social democracy leader Eugene Debs resurfaces with a plan for unemployed and surplus workers in Chicago and industrial hubs to migrate to a western state, likely Washington, to establish cooperative villages on land, equip farms, and gain political power to secure public ownership of industries not easily run by communities. The scheme mixes solid aims with impracticalities and requires vast initial funding unlikely from major capitalists such as John D. Rockefeller.
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Eugene Debs
Chicago
Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Plague of Rats Hits Farms Hard This Year
A farmer complains of widespread rat damage as corn storage rises, with cribs sinking up to two and a half feet. The piece urges preventive measures like elevated cribs with iron coverings, selective dogs, trapping, and reducing waste grain to curb the infestation.
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LY. Exirlich, Proprietor
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