Tragic trio linked to rejected marriage ends in double murder suicide
In Eden Randolph County, Charles Jones aged 24 with accomplices aged 15 and 17 rode from Sparta toward Eden. Jones tried to force a marriage with Miss Anna Devan by offering a revolver and shot her in the head and back, killing her. He then shot Julia McFarland and killed himself nearby.
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Hia
Charles Jones
Anna Devan
Julia McFarland
Eden
Randolph County
Sparta
Julia McParland
Jones
Miss Devan
State Supreme Court upholds fish law over private lakes
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the state can enforce fish laws over any water connected to a running stream at any time of year. James Bridges had been fined for fishing a lake wholly on private land with owner consent, and the decision clarifies jurisdiction over inland waters.
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State Supreme Court
James Bridges
Circuit Court
Sangamon County
Jacob Miller
Supreme Court
Illinois People's Party Nominates State Ticket at Danville Convention
The Illinois People's Party convened in Danville May 20 with 175 delegates amid flood disruptions. Herman Taubeneck declined governor, Barnett nominated, and the ticket selected includes C. G. Dixon for lieutenant governor and J. W. McElroy for treasurer among others.
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Daxvinwn
People's Party of
Illinois
Lester G. Hubbard
State Central Committee
A. A. Johnson
Denville
Tf. Norton
Chicago
Clairman
Gilbert Delamatyr
William Hess
Pike County
W. E. Robinson
St. Louis
Union Stock Yards
Boards of Trade
Pinkerton
Herman FE. Taubeneck
E. A. Giller
Whitehall
W. H. Bolles
Eureka
Jesse Harper
Danville
N. M. Barnett
Hallsville
S. H. Basher
Milledgeville
Barnett
C. G. Dixon
Frederick — Blood
Mount Vernon
J. W. McElroy
Christian County
Jesse Cox
S. C. Shills
Clark County
The
Illinois University
Samuel A. Graham
Springfield
A. M. Smith
South Chicago
Alexander Platt
Jacksonville
Lester Hubbard
Omaha
S. F. Norton
John McGovern
A. W. Simpson
A. W. Panton
James Hughes
Thousand Women Practicing Medicine in the United States
The report notes a surge of women entering medicine and public roles. It highlights Mrs Belknap Smith operating a large stamp mill on Little River Gearejie with weekly profits over 500 dollars. It also mentions Miss Saran A Latson serving as United States circuit and district court clerk at Springfield Missouri and Miss Appin M Stevens of Concord New Hampshire becoming a registered skilled pharmacist, the first woman in her state to achieve this. Iowa marks a notable milestone as tax commissioner E K Stebbins becomes the first woman notary public in Iowa and possibly the nation, dated February 2, 1866.
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James H. Murphy
Galena
HE. K. Blair
Waverly
Ilinois Dental Association
Tower Hill
John Wheelock
Thomas Shuman
Grand Crossing
Wheelock
Fred Tovey
Mount Vernon
Gov
Fifer
Thomas Worthington
Pittsfield
Pike County
Theodore Hackney
Whitehall
Archie Bradley
Henderson
First National Bank of
Augustus Moss
Marseilles
John 8
Foster
Internal Revenue
Dan Hogan
Cairo
Hepry Waller
Germantown
Order of King's Daughters and Sons
Springfield
Senate
Capitol
Martin Grill
Varna
Lacon
Owen Young
Illiopolis
Bluford
Sigmund Herbe
Alton
Charleston
Orphan Asylum
State Congregational Society of Illinois
Women’s Missionary Union of the Congregational Church
Rockford
United States
Little River Gearejie
Belknap Smith
Saran A. Latsom
United States Circuit
Appin M. Stevens
Concord
N. H
Tax Commission
EK. C. Stebbins
New Jampton
Iowa
Be Thou Faithful and Cheerful amid Sorrow
A compact homily urging steadfast faithfulness and cheerfulness as a path to enduring life. The piece weaves religious refrain with exhortations to stay faithful unto death for a promised crown of life. It emphasizes cheerfulness as a guardian of days and a source of lasting worth.
Great Loss of Life in Mauritius Hurricane Of 1900s
Reports detail a devastating Mauritius hurricane with Port Louis suffering major destruction. Officials estimate about 1,200 deaths, many workers among laboring classes, with one third of the capital ruined.
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Mauritine
Loxnox
Mauritius
Port Louis
Royal College
Isle of France
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Tropics
Methodist Conference Probes Opium and Liquor Trade
In Omana Nebraska Bishop Foss presided as resolutions condemned the opium trade with 68000 pounds annually reaching the US from China. A temperance report urged unconditional opposition to liquor, praising public health measures and calling for votes against saloons. Other notes report hangings in Columbia South Carolina for murder and flood losses in Pine Bluff Arkansas. Senate passes river and harbor bill without recorded votes.
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Omana
Neb
Foss
Hammond
California
Pacific Coast
United States
China
Committee On
Methodist Episcopal Church
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Various Global Facts From a 19th Century Gazette
A snapshot of disparate notes on military pay and costs including a French bayonet wage, German war expenditure, Trafalgar powder usage, Scots Guards football cup, French artillery tests, Greek sport, Russian famine costs, South African horse sale protections, Lake Ladoga size, Indian judges, Paris police wages, and Paris gas electricity consumption trends.
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Paris
Funny Fancies and Droll Sayings Across Papers
A collage of quips and characters from 19th century papers. Jokes on love marriage and aging mix with light humor. Ads and sayings mention Syrup of Figs, Glenn's Sulphur Soap, and Hill’s Dye while playful lines note theater, models, and odd names.
Wide Awake and Tales from a Bright Magazine
The June Wide Awake offers a vivid blend of features from Elbridge Brooks retelling a Roman children’s pageant to Horace led parade scenes and Tello d A Perry’s Sunny Hour fund. Includes serials The Coral Ship and That Mary Ann, poetry by Moulton and Preston, visual art, and ads.
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Elbridge S. Brooks
Rome
Augustus
Horace
Sunny Hour
Edith Robinson
Boston
Tlow Jack
Leif Ericsson
Kirk Munroe
Mary Ann
Kate Upson Clark
Louise Chandler Moulton
Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy Promises Cure or Money Back
The advertisement touts Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy as a universal cure for consumption and scrofula related lung and blood diseases. It claims to purify the blood and restore strength, offering a money back guarantee or $500 if no benefit is seen.
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Pate i Mover
Texas
Pierce
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Illinois State News
Gen. Hardin
J. T. Stewart
Lincoln
A. E. Jones
Pecatonica
Grace Collins
Prof. Goodrich
J. D. Smith
Morgan Street
Smith
Sinsinawa Mound
Emily
St. Clara’s Academy
People's Party
Omaia
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Arthur Edwards
Central Christian Advocate
Jesse Bowman Young
Northern Advocate
J. E. C. Sawyer
Pittsburgh Advocate
W. Smith
San Francisco Advocate
B. F. Creary
Southwestern Advocate
W.S. Hammond
Christian Apologete
Albert J. Nast
Haus and Hurd
J. Leibhart
the Methodists
Columbia
S. C
Elisha Young
Sky Young
Holman Mabel
Alfred Crossley
Martha Young
Chester
Alfred McAlley
Martha
McAlley
Pine Gurf
Ark
Arkansas Valley
Hensley Island
Red Bluff
Waanixaton
Germany
Trafalgar Bay
Scots Guards
Renardieres
South Africa
Europe
Ladoga
Detroit Free Press
TfAvn
Washington Star
Jimmieboy
Willie
Slarper
Eorge Washington
George Washington
Boston Journal
McVicker’s Theater
Shore Acres
Brown
N. O. Picayune
Providence
Price
Glenn
Hill
Uston Transcript
Minnesota
BERY
Sring
Crry
Tonepo
Leeds County
J. Cuexey
Bf. J. Cirsey & Co
Toledo
Peack J. Crexry
A. LD
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A.W. Gurasos
Aran
Hali
F. J. Curxny & Co
O. Gay
Druggista
Dallas News
Dr. Harter Medicine Co
Bercham
Lee ‘Tre Fisheries
Hate Field
Washington, Eal
Indianapolis
Indiana
Reid
Kidney Cure
Sylvan Remedy Co
Eoria, Ill
FE. J. Rowell
Medford
Mass
T.L. Mann
Matherville
Miss
Swiet Srecivic Co
Aianta
Scott
Scorri & Bowna
Chemists
South Sth Avenue
New York
U. S
G. W. Simmons & CO
Oak Hall
W. Baker & CO
W. Baer &Coo
Dorchester
Ain
Kennedy
Lin
Donald Kennedy
Harter Medicine CO
Mas
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MPR
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Catatogue
L’art de
WF. Morke
Leet Ihst
Uncle Stahl
Houghton, Mifflin & CO
Park Street
State St
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Densings
Rg Runi Ng
Dass
Susper
Faia
Cataforus
EWIS
Salt Saf’ CO
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Jim Regents
Imariala
Sanaa
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Dee Altko
Ae W. McCommick
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