Love's Lessons Ends in Tragic Mexican Love Triangle
In San Antonio two men contend for Jesusita Chavez. Jose Madrid, a train master, loses to Jesus Zepeda after a pistol threat scene. Jesusita marries Jose, then shoots herself amid a unhappy marriage. Jose remains at her bedside as she dies.
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San Antonio
Texas
Jose Madrid
Jesusita Chavez
Jose
Jesusita
Jesus Zepeda
Jesus
Jesusia
Wsusita
Cathedral of San Fernando
Post Mortem Praise and Living Kindness
The piece urges expressing kindness and approval to loved ones while they live rather than after death. It laments society’s habit of honoring the departed only when the opportunity to comfort the living is lost, citing Burns and other figures, and calls for praising virtues during life to heal wounded spirits.
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Burns
A Woman's Revenge Told by a Veteran Detective
A retired detective recounts a San Francisco era chase after a Havana jeweler thief. A Cuban couple, admired socially, mask a crime ring as the man is pursued while the wife, abused and jealous, helps trap him. After the arrest and $100,000 in jewels recovered, the wife vanishes and is later found dead by suicide on the lower coast.
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San Francisco
Havana
Khorassen
Havanna Jeweler
Don D— R
Divide and Plunder in a Laughing Saloon
In a saloon a self proclaimed communist speaker argues for equal property, while a telegraph dispatch about a $12,000 legacy arrives. A heckler asks for tobacco, jokes about sharing, and the crowd laughs as the speaker scoots off on business.
Daring Prison Break From Ohio Penitentiary Wall
A prisoner hid in an upper cell during roof work at the Ohio penitentiary and leapt from over forty feet to seize the derrick rope. He slid down and escaped unseen before being recaptured and returned to custody.
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Ohio
Bohan
Young Ladies in Philadelphia Attract Attention in Streets
A visitor from the city wrote home describing how two young ladies in Philadelphia draw attention by promenading the streets and showing their clothes. The letter notes that everyone now holds up their attire to attract notice, suggesting a fashion emphasis among locals.
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Altoons Tribune
Philadelphia
Porus Plaster Causes Restlessness Ending in Faint
A young goods clerk seeks comfort from his girlfriend as he fidgets in his chair and confesses a porch plaster on his back it's itchy and distracts him. She faints from the shock of the confession and the moment ends.
Elizabeth Pilton to Lecture in Public
Rumors claim Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton planned a lecture tour following Theodore Tilton's Europe departure. Reported talks said she would deliver Women’s Fall, with Beecher’s tour timing matching nights after his departure, and that her friends push the lectures as a means to support herself and her children, at a rate of one hundred dollars per night plus expenses.
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Plyaigoth
Brooklyn
Elizabeth’ Pilton
Theodore
Europe
Mr. Beecher
Ennis Shooting Tragedy Reported by Dallas Herald
A Herald report from Ennis recounts a Sunday 2 am shooting between two roommates, John Rucker a druggist and John King a dry goods clerk. Rucker fled as officers pursued him and King lay near death from a skull wound with brain matter exposed. Both men are well connected and the community shows strong feeling over the incident.
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Dallas Herald
Ennis
Herald
John Rucker
John King
Rucker
King
State Democratic Convention Elects Kennedy President
In Columbia on August 1 the State Democratic Convention met with full county delegate representation. Gen John D Kennedy was unanimously chosen president. A platform reaffirmed the 1876 language aligned with Gov Hampton in a justice system for all, while urging immigration and reform. Hampton praised. convention adjourned for the night.
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Columbia
S. C
John D. Kennedy
Congress
Hayes
Hampton
Nominations and Platform Speech by Senator Coke
Senator Coke spoke in Marlin praising Judge Roberts and the Austin convention while promising to preserve official papers and messages. He praised Mr Sayers as native Texan and commended other candidates as deserving, pledging zeal and ability. The address praised a platform focused on finance and tariff and urged Democratic support against the East and North.
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Marlin
Coke
Austin
Judge Roberts
Sayig
Texas
Sayers
Democratic Party
Capron Lunatic Seeks Death In Public Lecture
The Capron Illinois crowd witnessed a man named George W Burleigh lecture on death by action then shoot himself with a derringer at the close. He charged one dollar for admission and fulfilled his promise to blow out his brains after the talk.
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Capron
Illinois
George W. Burleigh
The Fair Customer and the Spruce Young Man
A pretty girl visits a shop where her spry young man works. She haggles to stay longer and says she thinks he is cheating. He replies that she is always fair to him. She confesses she would not bargain so long if he were not so dear.
Kate Claxton Breaks Down in Court Over Bankruptcy
Kate Claxton, noted actress, shed tears in a courtroom as she faced bankruptcy proceedings. The emotional moment highlighted the personal toll of her fiscal challenges amid legal action.
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Kate Claxton
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