Tragic death of Epworth traveler found on freight train
The naked body of Miss Mary Bowman, 24, of St Louis, an Epworth League excursionist, was found six miles east of Hanginevinne after being picked up from a sleeper on the two PM eastbound Co A railroad freight. Believed to be a homanambulist, the remains were poorly clothed and the cause of death undetermined. The victim carried two baggage checks and about $20.
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Hanginevinne
Wraters Way
Co& A
Mary Bowman
St. Loui
Epworth League
Uadnis
Populist War on Federal Courts Spurs Literature Drive
Kanase populist leaders vow to flood Kansas with anti federal court literature. Articles and editorials planned, with Grant Harrington of Hiawatha to print at his presses. Political tension rises as calls to abolish federal courts below the Supreme Court spread.
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Kanase
United States District
Toreks
Kan
Grant Harrington
Hiawatha
Supreme Court
Weyler pressed as military commander amid Cuban turmoil
A Havana dispatch reports Captain General Weyler’s summer campaign ends with rebels firing on his rear guard from Aguiente to Havana. He cabled his resignation to Madrid but was told to stay while the ministry holds power. Spain’s 200,000 troops are largely in bad shape, unpaid, ill, underfed, and poorly equipped as Weyler’s successor faces a hard task.
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New York
Herald
Marana
Cuba
Weyler
Aguiente
Havana
Madrid
Gen. Weyler
Senator George Dies in Mississippi City
Jackson remembers J Z George a famed Mississippi orator and statesman who died Saturday afternoon. The veteran figure served as chief justice and later joined the U S Senate, with a career shaped by Civil War service and a lasting influence on the state constitution.
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Jackson
Miss
United St
J. Z. George
Mississippi City
Mississippi
Washington
Congress
Carrollton
George
Supreme Court of
Supreme Bench
Senate
Hue
Rural Mail Delivery Trial Gains Farmer Support
The minister McDanield from Hornet s lis receiver notes that free rural mail delivery from the Washington office to farmers in Delaware and Wyandotte townships will continue to July 1, 1898, after Congress allocated extra funds. Kenner Springs is among the experiment stations testing general rural delivery feasibility, drawing farmer enthusiasm despite initial resistance.
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Hornet
Lis
Washington
Delaware
Wyandotte Townships
Congress
Kenner Springs
Escaped Lunatic Attempts Family Murder in St Louis
Christy Lurns, a ten-year ex-prisoner and former inmate of the insane asylum, tried to kill his wife and seven children at 2925 Scott Avenue around 1 am. The family fled and a policeman arrived, stopping the attack. Lurns was sent back to the asylum from which he had escaped on June 10.
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Christy Lurns
Scott Avenue
Nuvern
Uiw
St. Petersburg
Coset
Miss Belknap
Belknap
Paul May
Belgian Regation
Washington
May
Miss Helknap
Pauline Metternich
Napoleon the Third
Francis Joseph
Princesa Metternich-Sandor
Metternich-Winneburg
Pauline
Miners Return to Work Amid Strike Tactics Across States
Aug 16 reports show miners at Oak Hill mine in Prorsnyne Pennsylvania returning to work after a suspension of marching. Company agents swayed some strikers, but about half remained in sympathy with a 64 cent demand. Injunctions issued in West Virginia target escalating labor tensions. A powder price dispute sparked a 200 miner walkout in Rock Scott County Arkansas, with deputies guarding entrances to ease clashes. Currency divisons declared for insolvent banks in various states. Rome report claims a papal excommunication threat against Prince Henri of Orleans.
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Kan
Kansas
Pekai
Osawatomie
Surpasa
Wien
Prorsnyne
Oak Hill
Tse
Pangensbeac
W. Va
Junge Jackson
Lirtur Rock
Ark
Ceat
Witteville
Scott County
Tminera
Corea Oos
Thermines
Porpoises In Skiff Eject Rancher Near Tacoma Penitentiary
An incident near the United States penitentiary at Tacoma Washington involved Olie Iverson crossing to Steilacoom in a skiff with a quarter hog. A pod of about 150 porpoises surged, two bumped the boat, knocked Iverson overboard and broke a rib. A nearby resident rescued him. Dr. Macklinson treated his wounds. Iverson vows not to haul meat by rowboat again.
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Rkoble Aperience
Olie Iversen
McNeil
United States
Tacumia
Wash
Iverson
Olympia
Tacoma
Steilaeoom
Ae Iverson
United States Penitentiary
Wes
Bosworth Landing
Macklinson
Anna
Chicago Chronicle
Electric Locomotive Benefits in Freight Switching Noted
An article from Cassier's Magazine highlights electric locomotives reducing switching time by about one third, enabling smoother start of freight trains, safer handling of weak draw bars, and quicker stops via automatic air brakes. It discusses improved controller design and ease of operation.
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Hsmeh
Ateum
Cassier
Markets and Livestock Report from Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City market news shows cattle receipts around 12,000 with a steady to lower trend for calves and strong hog demand. Texas steers near 2.50 to 2.95, native cattle 3.00 to 5.00, cows and heifers around 1.75 to 3.75, stockers and feeders near 3.00. Grain notes cover wheat and corn futures, with mixed movement and active oats. Chicago figures record hog receipts 33,000 with strong opening. cattle receipts about 5,000 with best grades active. calves and cows mixed, stockers and feeders around 2.10 to 8.00.
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Texas
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Kaness Crry
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Chicago
Cbicaca
Aus
Texat
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