Murder and mob lynching sweep Indiana Illinois headlines
Bloomington reports the Feltus Wentworth murder trial ends with guilty verdicts and two year sentences for editor H J Feltus and foreman Julian C Wentworth. Chicago dispatch covers a mob lynching of a physician in Wrightsville after a shooting at a drug store. Urbana taxation furor continues as farmers expose overtaxes and bondman Caldwell is released. Steamship Richmond rumor spurs navy yard inquiry while canvassing board tensions about state results in a political dispute.
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Bloomington
H. J. Feltus
Julian C. Wentworth
The
Courier
James H. Rodgers
South
Chicago
Wrightsville
Illinois
Chas. E. McAuliffe
Mr. Heavener
Cattle Slaughter at Port of Embarkation Sought
Reports from London and Constantinople note plans to slaughter cattle at embarkation points while Podgoritza to be handed to Montenegro and a Russia treaty to be signed. Plague committees form in St Petersburgh and lectures occur. Glasgow relief applications fall, but about 30 000 still rely on charity.
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London
Constantinople
Podgoritza
Montenegro
Russia
St. Petersburgh
Glasgow
Potter Sub-Committee Opens Cipher Dispatch Inquiry
The Potter sub committee in New York began hearings on cipher dispatches with witnesses detailing travels to North and South Carolina. Smith M. Weed testified about the dispatches, money offers, and telegraphic plans connected to political intrigue and alleged funding, including a proposed $60,000 arrangement.
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Potter
New York
Raturday
Smith M. Weed
North Carolina
Everett House
North
South Carolina
Reed
the Tribune
Henry Havemeyer
Columbia
Wade Hampton
Hiscock
Mr. Hunton
Henry Havemyer
State Geologist Cox Resigns and Politicians Shift
State news notes Cox resigns the post of state geologist while Senator-elect Jonas of Louisiana, an Illinoisan, enters the federal arena. Arlington estate reverts to the Virginia Lee family by federal court decision. Richard H. Dana of Boston dies at 91 amid literary fame. Emmonds may replace a paralyzed Justice Hunt on the Supreme Court.
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Cox
Jonas
Louisiana
United States
Arlington
Lee
Virginia
Richard H. Dana
Boston
Emmunds
Justice Hunt
England
Aturday
New Orleans
Europe
Ceara
New York Tribune
Biyard Taylor
Byard
Missouri
Supreme Court
Memphis
Tennessee
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Bank of England
William Patterson
Threadneedle Street
Fort Wayne lottery called robbery by ticketholders
The Lafayette Journal and Valparaiso Messenger report Fort Wayne lottery ticketholders claim the drawing was not a game of chance but a robbery. Jerome Richardson of Hobart drew a prize. Report notes victims and criticism of gambling, with a remark about a man hanged for similar deceit.
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Lafayette Journal
Fort Wayne
Valparaiso Messenger
Jerome Richardson
Hobart
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Quick Relief for Lung Ailments
Dr. King’s New Discovery is advertised as offering immediate relief from severe coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever and other throat and lung issues. The notice claims hundreds of cures and invites readers to Meyer Bros Co and Dreier & Bro drug stores for a trial bottle at ten cents or a full bottle at one dollar.
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Dr. Kine
Dr. King
Fort Wayne
Ind
Clay Todd
John A. Miller
Henry Street
S. Clay Todd
Columbia St
New Way to Renew a Note in Toledo Story
A Toledo Commercial report details a citizen resolving a bank note renewal by composing a personal note to satisfy the lender. The action reflects informal remedies used to renegotiate debt terms and avoid formal refinancing.
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Toledo Commercial
Ancient Treasury Letter Dispatch to Vault Keeper
A royal messenger is handed a parchment bearing the servant’s handwriting. The request directs the vault keeper to cover the parchment in the vaults and forward it to the bearer while noting prior payment of shekels to reimburse treasury officers.
Dr King’s California Golden Compound Offered Free Trial
Meyer & Co. invite all suffering from dyspepsia indigestion constipation and related ailments to visit their Fort Wayne drug store for a free trial bottle of Dr Kines Gotpex CAthorxixa Compound. They claim the remedy shows speedy beneficial effects and compare it to a regular one dollar bottle, asserting its merit if it fails nowhere.
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Meyer Ros. & Co
Fort Wayne
Dr. Kine
Ice Flow Destroys Bridges Along Maumee River
Reports from Napoleon Grand Rapids and Defiance detail ice floods on the Maumee breaking bridges and creating high water. Descriptions recount a near-sinking incident with a wagon and the large, sprawling ice gorge from Perrysburg to the area, with ongoing, unsettled damage assumptions.
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Maumee
Toledo
Napoleon
Grand Rapids
Defiance
Bee
Coleman
Lupreas
Auglaize
Clinton Street
Holgate Avenue
Perrysburg
Big Island
Pilliod
Grief at Methodist Conference Over Death of Speaker’s Wife
A Methodist conference where a man spoke of his late wife moved the entire gathering to tears in minutes as they grieved the loss of a personal friend. The moment followed the speaker’s claim that his wife would not permit him to speak until now.
Green's August Flower Offered As Liver Cure
An advertisement claims Green's August Flower cures liver complaints and dyspepsia with a sample bottle offered at 10 cents. The copy asserts rapid relief after three doses and broad sales across towns on the western continent.
Backlen Arnica Salve Perfection for Skin Ailments
Backlen's Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and other eruptions with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents a box sold by Dreier & Bro. Testimonial claims Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup cured a child's croup after trying many remedies. Elkhart Indiana resident 8 W Spellman endorses.
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Backlen
Arnica
Dreier & Bro
Dr. Marshall
W. Spellman
Elkhart
Ind
Estates Set Off To Widows As Circuits Court Docket Advances
The estates of George Parker George Scott Jesse O G Gorrell and Daniel Kiser valued under 500 are ordered set off to their widows. The case Elizabeth Dudley et al versus George Butler et al is before a jury on trial.
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George Parker
George Scott
Jesse O. G. Gorrell
Daniel Kiser
Elizabeth Dudley
George Butler
New Suit Filed William H. Harrison Versus Anton Dierstein
A new foreclosure suit named William H. Harrison against Anton Dierstein et al seeks relief on a $900 claim. The action targets the property and related mortgage obligations in the court filing.
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William H. Harrison
Anton Dierstein
Swartz Tried on Provoking Charge Against Johnston
George W. Swartz faced trial today in a case accusing him of provoking Thomas D. Johnston, with proceedings conducted in the local court. The outcome or verdict was not detailed in the available text.
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Ryan
Geo. W. Swartz
Thos. D. Johnston
Price's Unique Perfumes Endorsement by Critics
The most refined nations favor pleasant scents and find delight in agreeable odors. Dr Price’s Unique Perfumes are praised by top judges for their rich fresh flowery fragrance surpassing foreign imports.
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Dr. Price
Skin salve promises relief with money back guarantee
Advert indicates a salve for chapped hands chillblains corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Priced 25 cents per box and sold by Dreier and Bro.
Prices and goods in Toledo market record
Toledo trade report lists wheat and corn quotes with bid and ask figures, flour prices, and assorted commodities including oats rye flax seed clover timothy orchard grass and bluegrass. Livestock and byproducts priced range from hay and mill feed to beef and dressed hogs with varied per unit quotes.
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Telegraph
Crime and Casualty
Urbana
Indiana
Cincinnati
Caldwell
Navy Yard
Richmond
Brooklyn
Hayes
Baltimore
Harry Sullivan
Great Britain
New York and Baltimore Transportation Company
Dr. Bull
E. W. Steever
Buffalo Express
E. M. Kenyon
H. W. Chamberlin
E. M. Kenyon & Co
Jewelers
Calhoun Street
Mayer House
Bucklen
Dreier& Bro
Jackson
Michigan
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company
Mich
J. H W. P. Hughart
Grand Rapids, Mich
James F. Morrison
Charles M. Dawson
J. F. Morrison
Fort Wange, Ind
ingaytTe
Our City
Messrs
Smick & Brow
Chas. Lehman
Lindenwood Cemetery
R. Morgan French
Lindenwood
J.B. White
A.S. Prescott
M. MW
W. P. Smick
West
Columbia Street
Fort. Wayne
M. L. Jones
Court House
Jones
O. D
A. S.lauferty W
East Main Street
Ameri
Sidney Smith
Fort Wayne, Ind
GEO. Dewald & CO
Cial
Calhoun and
Columbia, Fort Wayne, Ind
el. Wayne
Ioo Te
Clay Todsl
Slay Todd
South America
East Indies
East Main
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