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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1897
Page
5
A fragmentary verse recounts a tale of Joan described as very fair and beloved, contrasted with poverty. The speaker laments hardship while recalling vows and a stubborn resolve to marry against advice. The couple faces a life path that may require breaking prior betrothal.
In Schunnemunk country Orange County lore, Claudius Smith’s boots pass from brainard pierson to Robber and kin, each wearer meeting a rattlesnake bite or alleged curse. The tale links Smith’s blood to the boots, a missing rattlesnake fang, and a string of fatal bites across generations.
In a three-room upstairs area above the Kent Point store, Herman Stimm fatally shot his wife and six-year-old son and then killed himself. Blood evidence tracked across the home as authorities investigated the brutal murder suicide amid family troubles and a pending divorce. Stimm, 30, box maker, and Mrs. Stimm, originally from Monroe, had been living apart since the dispute began.
United States dispatch boat Dolphin arrived at Jacksonville to observe filibusters. Howard Wilson and Miss Fay Rawls survived a Creston ice accident while Wilson saved the young woman. William Speidel, 21, robbed and murdered in Port Jervis on his way to marriage. Multiple bank failures, fires, drownings, and political notes across Missouri, Indiana, Nebraska, and beyond.
Joseph Burkhardt a wealthy contractor from Edwardaville shot his wife Tuesday night and then killed himself. The case follows ongoing domestic unhappiness and hints the recent Prickett bank failure may be related. The article also notes Spain may accept mediation, a Republican governor inaugurated in North Carolina, and other brief items.
George Ramsdell and Lewellyn Powers were inaugurated as governors of New Hampshire and Maine. Roger Wolcott became Massachusetts governor. Frank H. Dorr died at his Somersworth home at age 20 after designing electrical fountains for the world’s fair. John J. Dowdall, Missouri’s oldest fun fair retiree, died in St. Louis. Daniel F. Davis, former Maine governor, aged 62, found dead from heart disease at Bangor home. Rev. George Waugh, abolitionist and temperance reformer, died in Boston at 80. National electors met, McKinley and Hobart 272 votes, Bryan 175. Maryland cast its electoral vote for the Republican ticket for first time in 32 years.
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