Mystery Grows Over Maxwell St Louis Trunk Case
Maxwell asserts his defense in the St Louis trunk murder mystery learned from a U S secret service agent. He claims Preller’s body was placed in a trunk at the Southern Hotel and transported to the hotel. Maxwell alleges a detailed insurance plot and plans to flee to Australia and bury the case in the East Indies if allowed. He criticizes reliance on strangers for counsel and hints at a hidden body identity.
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Maxwell
Auckland
New Zealand
San Francisco
St. Louis
Preller
United States Secret Service
Gen
Clunie
Boston
St.uis
Australia
East Indies
Ithern
Secret Service
Ma Francisco
Hendricks Reflects on Party Unity and Civil Service
In Waukesha New York Sun correspondent quotes Mr. Hendricks denying personal enmity with the President and asserting loyalty to the Democratic party. He says he seeks party unity and harmony, with disagreement on policy kept private, and notes he has differing views on government policy with Cleveland.
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Waukesha, Wis
New York Sun
Hendricks
Hendrick
Mr. Hendricks
Washington
Gen. Grant
Iask
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Special delivery service to Southern cities by messenger boys
The post office department will inaugurate a special delivery system using messenger boys on Oct 1 in Southern cities and towns including Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Selma Little Rock Jacksonville Key West Pensacola Athens Atlanta Augusta Columbus Macon Savannah Baton Rouge New Orleans Shreveport Jackson Meridian Natchez Vicksburg Austin Brenham Brownsville Dallas Fort Worth Galveston Houston Marshall San Antonio Sherman Waco.
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Post Office Department
Huntsville
Ala
Mobile
Montgomery
Selma
Little Rock
Colored Kicker Lynch Threatens Natchez Politics
Ex congressman Lynch of Natchez Mississippi speaks to the New York Tribune about McCarey the Afro American postmaster removed for partisan reasons. He says he may return next winter to oppose Richard Holmes who helped defeat him in Congress and heads Adams county Democratic Committee in reducing GOP votes.
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Lynch
Natchez, Miss
New York Tribune
McCarey
Natchez
Tribune
Richard Holmes
Holmes
Congress
Democratic Committee
Adams County
Normal Appointments by Senator Knittel at Huntsville
Senator H Knittel of the Twelfth district announces appointments at Sam Houston Normal school Huntsville Texas. Named are Miss Annie Gentry Brenham Washington county Miss Ellen Cook Hempstead Waller county and Mr Paul Darbritz New Ulm Austin county.
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H. Knittel
Sam Houston Normal School
Huntsville
Texas
Annie Gentry
Brenham
Washington County
Ellen Cook
Hempstead
Waller County
Paul Darbritz
New Ulm
Austin County
Obituary Sketches of Henry Edward Manning and Frederick Temple
Biographical notes recount Henry Edward Manning born 1808 in Totteridge educated at Harrow and Oxford, converted to Catholicism, became Archbishop of Westminster and Cardinal. Frederick Temple born 1821 educated at Balliol, later Bishop of London, linked to the Essays and Reviews controversy and 19th century church politics.
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Westminster
Henry Edward Manning
Totteridge
Hertfordshie
England
Harrow
Balliol College
Oxford
Lavington and Graffham
Sussex
Chichester
Bayswater
Oblates of
St. Charles Borromeo
Rome
Frederick Temple
London
Knellar Hall
Twickenham
Rugby
Mr. Gladstone
Exeter
Archbishop Edward Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury Born in England
The Most Rev Edward White Benson born near Birmingham in 1829. He studied at Trinity Cambridge and held roles as Rugby assistant master, Wellington headmaster, then Canon and Chancellor at Lincoln. He became Bishop of Truro in 1877 and Archbishop of Canterbury in 1882 on Gladstone’s recommendation.
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Edward W. Benson
Canterbury
Edward White Benson
All England
Birmingham
England
Trinity College
Cambridge
Rugby School
Wellington College
Lincoln Cathedral
Truro
Gladstone
Dr. Tait
Samuel Morley M P Bristol MP and Protestant patron
Samuel Morley born 1809 in Hackney England rose to head the J B Morley hosiery firm. A noted nonconformist he funded chapels and served as Bristol MP from 1868 elected by a large majority after earlier Nottingham seat loss. He held Bristol through the present term.
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Samuel Morley
M. P
Hackney
London
England
J. & B. Morley
Morley
Nottingham
Bristol
Miles
Indians Under Law Reported By Senator Dawes
Senator Dawes writes the Springfield Republican detailing how Congress extended criminal law over Indian reservations, with two exceptions. He notes that offenses among wild Indians on distant reserves are exempt to avoid burdensome trials, while the five civilized nations retain their own judicial systems and extraterritorial rights.
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H. L. Dawes
Congress
Why She Liked the Preacher
A dialogue from Brooklyn tunes humorously contrasts a woman praising a preacher with a visitor calling his sermons dry. The exchange notes differing tastes in sermons and the narrator’s playful remark about enjoying naps during his preaching.
Flour Mission Opens Bread Dream in Boston Transcript
A Boston transcript outlines a flour mission to bake better bread, detailing community efforts to supply quality flour, improve ovens, and train bakers. Local groups and sponsors support the project, aiming to boost bread quality and food security in the area.
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Boston
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Prof. Harris
Persicians
M’fo
Louis
J. F. Smith & CO
Mio
Asnen
Bass Bros
Terrell
Ime
Ors S
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