England in the dumps as South Africa wins praise
Lawrence Kansas readers see a sprawling column of 19th century politics and opinion. The piece notes English defeat in South Africa, discuss republic management, party conventions, and local political maneuvers led by figures like Cy Leland and Charley Scott. It comments on editorials, censure, and a broad sweep of national and state issues.
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C.F Scott
Topeka
Copeland
Charley Scott
Lee
Grant Hornsday
Fors Scott
Terowd
Baker Camp
David
Burton
Scott
Congressmag
Kantas
Kapeas
England
Astaire
Geneghiz Khan
Idan
Rmigades
Christendom
Lake View farming and winter roads across the lake
Lake View notes J S Brana builds the largest granary near the lake for next year’s wheat crop. Mrs Thatcher visited a 400 acre farm. The frozen lake allows skating. Elder Snyder holds meetings at Barker schoolhouse. Roads improve, weekly trips to town. A peach crop may appear if peaches reach Lawrence this season.
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Lake View
J. S. Brana
Thatcher
J. H. Snyder
Barker
Lawrence
Lem Hooley and the Bung Town Murder Trial
Lem Hooley returns to Bung Town to handle a murder case. A tense crowd gathers as Greaser Ike, a Mexican suspect, faces trial after a shooting. Hooley argues the case, framing Yellow Mike as a greaser and ensuring the white jurors see the legality of shooting in defense of a white man, amid local town bravado and vigilante sentiment.
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San France
Leu Iycause
Lem
Wala
Lem Hooley
Tlello
Cooley
Sherif
Lemmervil
Pee Manes Hall
Ripiny
Geaver
Toter
Nica Lem
Lew
Greaser the
Bung Town
Ike
Mike
Foundering of the Barge Houseman Off Frying Pan Shoals
News from Norfolk area reports the barge Houseman foundered in a storm near Frying Pan Shoals with two crew lost. Names and residences of the crew are not learned. Also noted: widespread delays to Atlantic liners at New York due to weather, and a bank robbery in Altporta, Kansas.
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Houseman
Tlambure
Altona
Marooned Captain and a Wrecked Steamer Tale From the South Pacific
Unpublished Honolulu report recounts the 1898 wreck of the Wanderin g Minstrel near Teeds of Sandis Inns. Captain Walker and surviving crew were rescued by the Japanese schooner Norm after years on a South Pacific island. A murdered captain and mate were left behind, and a sailor named Jorgensen faced punishment as events unfolded.
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Honoluln
South Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Walker
City of Columbia
Entile
Hawaii
Wandering Minstrel
Sandis Inns
Days Owl
Hong Kong
Vie Sillers
United States
Norm
Hanolalu
Simul
Alesakie Peraves
Warkers
Cesenge
Norma
Jorgensen
Hoy
Whipping Posts Debated in District of Columbia
Report discusses a proposed law to establish whipping posts for minor offenses in Washington DC. Proponents cite reduced prison costs and crime, noting Maryland enacted a similar law in 1882 with claimed effectiveness in wife beating cases. Debate centers on committee consideration and potential regional adoption.
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District of Columbia
St Iu
House Committee On
Maryland
Washington
Wild Runaway Locomotive Races Nine Miles Before Capture
A locomotive escaped from the Benologton Rutland roundhouse at Rutland Wisconsin the other morning and ran nine miles along the main line before being captured. The helper leaped to safety and another engine chased. The runaway overhauled a band car at Cold River causing debris as it sped on. One crewman boarded near Wallingford while the engine continued on a freight schedule with a clear track ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benologton & Rutland Railroad
Rutland
Cold River
Wallingford
Grain-O Promoted Amid Questionable Health Claims
An OCR reading touts a grain drink marketed to children, praising taste and nutrition while implying dubious health benefits. The fragment mentions cafes and the brand Grain-O, with garbled lines that obscure specific claims and makers.
Turbulent Tale Highlights Law and Loot in Bung Town
A fragmented narrative recalls a arrest and trial of Bung Town figures, revealing themes of vigilante justice, graft, and sensational bluff. It traces Lem Booly’s manipulation and crowd reaction, ending with a sheriff’s risky warrant and lingering town intrigue amid sensational slang and period voice.
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Bung Town
Gresser
Lem Booly
Soto
Greaser Tire
Triad
Tim
New York Commercial Advertiser
Electric Oil Ad Warns of Household Accidents
A dubious nostalgia piece urges readers to keep Tr. Thomas' Electric Oil in the home for safety, noting accidents can happen at any moment. The brief reads like a product-era warning aimed at households.
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Tr. Thomas
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