Riel Addresses Jury in Defence Trial at Regina
The article recounts Louis Riel's final defense address lasting about two hours. Crown witnesses testified on his sanity, while Riel argued his actions stemmed from grievances of the half breds. He prayed, proclaimed his mission divine, and urged acquittal as the Northwest government and Canada misgoverning.
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Regina
Louis Riel
Reema
Middleton
Riel
Fitzpatrick
Jesus Christ
Manitoba
House of Commons
Senate
Ministry
Dominion
Northwest
Canada
Pation
Northwest Council
Rey
Grant burial chosen by his own wish in New York parks
Adjutant General Drum reports General Grant asked before his death to rest in a New York park, a decision the family confirmed to halt press criticism. At Mount McGregor the body was placed in a sealed casket, attired in civilians, with the flag-draped coffin prepared for burial.
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New York
General Grant
General Drum
Grant
Drum
Mount MacGregor
N. Y
Battery A
Fifth
United States Artillery
Harrison
Fred Grant
Washington
No Material Change In General Merchandise Movement
New York reports via Bradstreet telegrams that overall merchandise movement shows no material change. Prices hold steady in dry goods, wool, and boot and shoe markets with steadier sales and cheerful dealers. Cotton goods firming, mourning goods in high demand. iron and steel dull due to lower production and higher stocks. Wheat prices low with slight downward drift. crop damage in Minnesota and Dakota noted. Hog products weak. dairy lower with restricted demand. cotton prices higher. no improvement in financial centers.
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New York
Brad Street
Minnesota
Dakota
Horrible Gallows Scene In Louisiana Execution
In Plaquemine Louisiana on August 1 George Wilson Charles Davis and Matilde Jones all colored were executed for the murder and robbery of Mrs Henrietta Cole wife of late Judge James L Cole Fully five thousand people gathered at the court house The woman fainted during the drop and her rope tangled with Davis Life was declared extinct fourteen minutes after the trap fell
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Plaquemine
George Wilson
Charles Davis
Matilde Jones
Henrietta Cole
Davis
Wilson
Severe Wind and Rain Ravage Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota
A severe wind and rain storm swept Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakota region causing collapsed barns loss of livestock damaged buildings and injuries. Destructive winds struck Moorhead Fargo Roberts Station St Paul and Madison with crops especially tobacco and grain damaged. a cyclone near Montfort injured two women. a yacht Time sank at Lake Geneva.
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Northwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Lake Geneva
St. Patr
Minn
Fargo
Moorhead
Detroit
Hudson
Wis
W. H. McDermid
Roberts Station
St. Paul
Michael Pruzzeler
Minneapolis
Madison
Montford
Fort Atkinson
Milwaukee
Wls
Iowa County
Mineral Point
Walworth
W. Allerton
Illinois State News Roundup Affects Several Counties
Milan Wagon Company failure clocks at 8000 dollars. Burns family insurance payout reached 1500 on a 2000 policy. Stabbing in Carmi leaves John Reno gravely injured as Daniel Risk is shot in Bloomington area. Counterfeiter George H. Osborne gets ten years. Fire on Denser farm follows a wife’s divorce suit and him hanging himself. Hog cholera devastates Fay ette County. Illinois Central declares 4 percent dividend.
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Milan
Rock Island
Burns
M. E. Burns
Leroy
McLean County
Charles Bradshaw
John Reno
Carmi
White County
Reno
Bloomington
Daniel Risk
Fnce
James M. Gabbert
Sisk
Gabbert
George H. Osborne
Chicago
Blodgett
Abraham Denser
Fayette County
Andrew Elsen
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago & Alton Road
George House
Cincinnati
Hbel
Simeon Harris
James Davis
John Carroll
Fred Cairo
Ashley Hotel
Davis
Gabe
Carroll
Dan
Eddie
Willam Hagenbaugh
Lincoln
Salt Creek
James Banta
Galena
Marshall
Pritchard
Cherry Valley
Winnebago County
Rockford
William Arnett
Genesee
Henry County
Southern Ilinois Normal University
Carbondale
Jackson County
Isaac Rapp
Frank Matthews
Pekin
Tazewell County
Denver
Col
Springfield
William M. Dunstan
Mary E. Dunstan
Dunstan
Sults
Carpenter and WLaford Named General Pass and Assistant
V. H. Carperter appointed as General Passenger, with GEV. H. Wlaford as Assistant General Passenger Agent. The notice names the two officials in a transportation department arrangement.
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V. H. Carperter
Gen. Pass
H. Wlafyord
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