Tragic Rock Island Wreck at Dewan Causes Passenger Deaths
A Chicago Rock Island and Pacific train derailed on a trestle near Dewan Nebraska with at least twelve dead and many injured. Wreckers marked by new-looking satchels and crowbars point to saboteurs as cause amid scattered bodies, flames, and a chaotic crash that collapsed cars onto the engine.
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Jealous son-in-law kills judge in Danville court
In Danville Indiana on May 24 1893 James Livingston shot and killed his son in law Judge Christian S Wesner after a dispute over Wesners wife The murder followed a long feud with Wesner noted as bright but quarrelsome when drinking Livingston arrested and held in jail Wesner died at his home after receiving both gunshot wounds The community notes a centennial celebration and new Honor Wayne society formation alongside political remarks by Snook and Stevens glimpses of local sympathy for the families involved.
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Christian S. Wester
Danville
James Coley Brown
Christian S. Weener, Jr
James Livingston
Wesner
Livingston
Winton A. Dutch
Weaner
Weet Busby Street
Jim
Porter
Dutch
North East Street
George Hall
Hall
Brown
Defiance Celebrates Fort Defiance Centenary Parade Milestones
Defiance Ohio August 9 and 10 mark the Fort Defiance centennial with a grand parade under E E Nutt and Governor McKinley witnessing. About 20 000 observers flocked to the fort grounds for speeches by Dietrick Tyler Hay and Dougal amid bands performing the Continental March. A second day featured a wheelmen and farmers parade with 500 bicyclists and 150 wagons plus bicycle races won by Calhoun Hoffman and Harley.
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Falls Grove
General Stevens
John
Women know how to win political deals in Minnesota
A Forman North Dakota paper reports Miss Emma F Bates Valley City looms as state superintendent candidate. She outmaneuvered Prof J H Holland by allying with the Young Men's Republican league and allegedly struck a deal with John H Devine involving marriage and deputyship to seal support. The tale frames Bates as shrewd in a clan political maneuver.
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Emma F. Bates
Valley City
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Young Men's Republican League
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Mias Bates
Leaving Washington For Their Homes In the Wewnt
About eighty commonwealers from Frye's army, led by Galvin and Thomas, left Washington by the Chesapeake and Ohio line for Cincinnati and Los Angeles. They expect to reach Indianapolis tonight for further westward transport, and Galvin and Thomas signed an open letter thanking supporters before departure.
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Fire Bugs Ravage City Barns In Mass Blaze
A series of barn fires across Fort Wayne, starting Monday afternoon and continuing to noon, destroyed thirteen structures. Firebugs touched a match to barns from Miller's Sun store area to the Griffith street alley, causing losses near $1,000 and prompting all engines to respond.
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Hackman
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Calhoun Street
W. B. Walters
E. B. Moore
Walters
Fred Brundtmeyer
Ewing Streat
Henry Henschen
Charlotte Busse
Smourt Never Returns. Crane Grips Fading Affair
The fragment notes Smourt never returns while Crane broods over the affair, deepening into a growing obsession and indecision about the outcome.
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Crane
Incene
Mary Edsall Dies After Long Illness at 85
Mrs Mary Edsall wife of Sinton Foisill died at her residence east of the city last Wednesday aged eighty five after years of frailty. She and her husband lived in the city for over fifty eight years and celebrated their golden wedding about eight years ago. A devout member of Berry street M E church she leaves two children William Erdsall of this city and Peter Edsall of Council Grove Kansas. Rev M S Marble will conduct the funeral at Berry street M E church.
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Coureville
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M. E Church
How to grow Irish potatoes and field drills described
An Irish potato growing guide discusses two cultivation methods with trenching and general planting. Illustrations show soil layering and ridge methods to boost yield and drought resistance, plus a suggestion to level beds and sweep soil back to add lateral roots. The piece also notes a Dakota correspondent’s thistle pasture proposal and reports Professor Henry of Wisconsin announcing dairy herd slaughter for tuberculosis.
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Henry
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Strike fund disappearance shocks Sianavotis
Directors of the American Railway union probe missing funds amid embezzlement claims. Local officers allegedly burned books after saying records were not kept. President Clark remains missing as strikers face relief concerns. The inquiry expands to other public notices and appointments.
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American Railway Union
Clark
Chinch bug control methods and poultry notes in Farm Gazette
The article details barrier and spray methods to protect corn from chinch bugs, including dusts and kerosene emulsion, plus using crops as trap strips. It notes experimental infection of pests funded by the state station and stresses joint preventive action. Also described are brown China geese, their egg production, and incubation tendencies, with remarks from Poultry World.
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State Agricultural Experiment Station
Poultry World
Jealous Burlington Baggagemaster Kills Four Then Ends Life
In Chariton Iowa this morning Wid Jenkins a Burlington baggagemaster killed his landlady Mrs Eliza Murphy and her two daughters after accusing them of snaring his sweetheart Julia the younger daughter. He shot Julia's mother and sister Jo hanna then shot himself. All four died.
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Divorce Granted in Superior Court to Mrs Telle Rae der
On Wednesday Judge Dawson granted Helle Reeder a divorce from Peter Raeder in the superior court. The plaintiff received alimony of 3000 dollars and custody of an unborn child. Vesey and Heaton represented the petitioner, whose maiden name was Mies Belle Johnson.
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Farmer Crane Seized By Strange Bargain Sequences
Lina Ohio August 9 John Crane a farmer near the city has been taken to an asylum after a strange series of offers. A stranger paid 50 to bind a sale, then another offered 2000 more and Crane agreed. The first man returned and Crane paid 550 to release his claim. The tale ends with the first offerer still present.
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Ohio
John Crane
Insane Asylum
Crane
Crewe
Crave
Jace
Chinch Bug Control Methods Suggested by Illinois Study
University of Illinois agricul tural experiment station outlines practical chinch bug control. Forbes cites limited economic measures using disease introduction and barriers between crops to curb transfer. A furrow technique with kerosene mix and green crop refuse aims to trap and kill bugs as fields ripen.
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The
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S. A. Forbes
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