Drunken policemen in Charleston spark deadly shooting
At the Fifth ward polls in New Orleans on Sept 27 officers Mabbery Evans Sontag and Saunders, intoxicated, assaulted two African American women and detained a man named James Smith. During the pursuit after a gun misfire, a bullet wounded a Chinese restaurant keeper Hung Lung fatally. All officers were jailed. witnesses say the black man acted only to escape.
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New Oxlcans
Mabbery
Evans, Sontag
Saunders
Fifth Ward
Burgundy Street
James Smith
Hung Lung
Smith
Free Love At Valley Falls Sparks Court Action
E0 Walker and Lillian Harman, editors of the Lucifer, were bound over to district court on illegal cohabitation charges after a preliminary hearing. The case drew a large crowd. both defendants expect to remain jailed until October term, with plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. A separate note from St Paul discusses Bishop Ireland’s Chronicle endorsing high license in Minnesota Wisconsin and Dakota, urging temperance aligned with Republican candidates.
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Water Fall
E.0
Walker
Free Love
The
Lucifer
Lillian Harman
R. D. Simpson
District Court
Gillety
T. A. Myers
David Overmeyer
Topeka
Justice Simpson
Buret
Tarmon
United States Supreme Court
Morman
Lillian
St. Paul
Minn
Northwestern Chronicle
Bishop Ireland
Catholic Church
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakota
the Chronicle
Columbia League
Rom
McGill
Rim
Democrat Party
Kanss Nebraska and Dakota line praised by trade paper
Colom. L. L. Bush heads the project to run a north south railroad from Dakota coal fields to New Orleans. The Kansas Nebraska and Dakota road, from Garnett to Fort Scott, shows first class construction with steel rails and 2,800 ties per mile. Four trains daily prove popular. soon additional passenger service is planned. Depots are neat and ready for business. Elsewhere reports note pending prosecutions over fishery treaty rumors at Orrawa Ontario and the Springfield fair opens with fine stock exhibits and a 45 foot high fruit palace built from 45,000 apples nailed together.
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St. Louisa
Colom. L. L. Bush
Kansas, Nebraska and Dakotas
North and South
Dakota
New Orleans
Kansas, Nebraska & Dakota
Chicago Railway Review
Garnett
Kansas
Fort Scott
Kansas, Nebraska & Dakota Railroad
Springfield
Desperate Struggle Ends With Convict Fatalities
Curcaco dispatch reports two Indiana convicts Frank Whiting and Charles Havens attempting escape from the Northern penitentiary. Whiting Throttled the fireman and was shot dead by a guard as the engine neared the gate. Havens, after a chase, was shot in the head and captured.
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Curiaco
the Times
Michigan City
Indiana
Frank Whiting
Charles Havens
Indianapolis
Tilind
Whiting
Havens
Printer's Strike and Political Nominations Across Several Cities
About forty union book and job printers walked out in Kansas City demanding a revised wage scale. The Kansas City bank note company faced no work yet filled vacancies. Republican conventions nominated Zach Taylor for Congress in the tenth district and Major Andrew Hero for Congress in New York. In Lyons, Kansas, the Republican ticket was renominated. A Sunday shooting at Cascade schoolhouse left William Andrews severely wounded and a bystander killed. Simon Smith fled to Indian Territory but later surrendered and was jailed amid a potential lynching by locals.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Bank Note Company
P. H. Tierman
Memens
Zach Teylor
Congress
Maugquetts
Mich
John Powers
Eecanthe Waa
New York
Andrew Hero
Maj
Hero
Washington Artillery
Kansas
Crrr
the Times Sedan
Cascade School
Here
Simon Smith
William Andrews
Smith
Andres
Benj. Williams
Indian Territory
Andrews
Brighton Urach backs Bararton Beacer sept 27
Sporting news notes winners Amber Rosiere Commander Craft Florence M and Poet from Brighton Urach event. Reports baseball scores St Louis beat Washington 53 to 3 and Philadelphia Detroit 6 to 1 with rain delays and postponements in Louisville and Browns. Political update quotes ex congressman James W Covert entering race against Perry Belmont. Prisoners poisoned at Corumulla jail. Crance promoted at Wabash railroad. weather brief. state quarantine on cattle. druggist meeting notes. Minnie Wallace Atlanta case with B B tonic claimed to restore health.
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Brighton Urach
Bararton Beacer
Amber
Rosiere
Commander
Craft
Florence M
Babeba
New—York
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Pittsburg
Athletics
Philadelphia
Chicago
Louisville
Metropolitan
Browns
Boston
Detroit
Jolmont
Hunters Poor
L. L
Queens County
James W. Covert
Congress
Perry Belmont
Covert
A Moral Lecture Overheard In a Rough Tale of Hog and Horse
A speaker recounts a chaotic plan to steal a buggy after a steamboat incident and farm theft, highlighting three men as they procure multiple horses. The narrator reflects on consequences, prison time, and a moral warning about greed and hoggish behavior.
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Thia
Joe
Rampus
Ping William
Penta
Spectacled Horses On Broad Street In Philadelphia
A Philadelphia horse owner fitted his roadster with spectacle frames to correct age-related sight loss. After trial, the horse adapts, enjoys the new view, and begins identifying the “specs” as a daily ritual though the driver avoids driving in public to spare ridicule. The owner predicts spectacles for horses may become common.
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Philadelpha
Noth Broad Street
Mood Actions of a Cat in an Improvised Cradle
A Hartford newspaper item describes a grocery store cat wedged into a tilted open box, balancing with a forty five degree overhang and rocking as it experiments with feline equilibrium. The piece playfully notes the cat’s uncanny steadiness despite gravity’s odds.
Market Report from Lawrence Lotal Market
Market report details mixed livestock and commodities with prices and grades for bacon lard potatoes poultry hogs cows and other items. Notes emphasize steady openings and varied demand across cattle hogs and dairy products with regional activity at Manass City and other markets.
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Lawrence Lotal
Chictens
Aiva
Corbin
Enbe
Azeady
Nate
Westara
Texas
Kansas City Produce Prices and Market Notes
The Kansas City market lists flour, bread, and produce items with mixed bids. Entries include live poultry rates, apples, wool, potatoes, butter, and provisions. Cattle and hogs show varying receipts and prices, with dairy and grain futures noted. A persuasive health note promotes Ayer's Ague Cure as a preventive against fever and malaria.
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Attorneys
Lawbanc Gleed & Gleed, Attorneys At Law
National Bank Building
Thacner
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Isitt L D. L. Tosh
County Court
T. Stevens
Wella Fargo Expresa
Pierson
Heal Estates and Loan Agent
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
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Ghastela & Specialty
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W. Murphy
Office City Drug Store
Riley, M. D
North Lawrefce
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Abstracta of Title
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Office Toi Maseachusetts Etrent
H. W. Howe
Crew & Co
J. Griffin
Massachusetts
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Masathusetty
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Urdera
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W.F. Marcu
J. D. Bowrusney
Douglas County Bank
Hank Obi
Laclede Bank
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Cahier
the National Bank
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United States
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Merchants Bank
Charleston
Wyandotte
Seinster Voorhees
Democratic Assembly
English Grain Review
Leavenworth
Kas
Soldiers’ Home
Leavenworth, Northern & Southern
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Missouri Pacific
Wyandotte & Northwestern
George T. Anthony
Memphis
Gulf Road
Nebraska
Leavenworth & Southern
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Len T. Smith
Kansas Central
Mark Lane Express
America
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Spot 25
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Savannah
Summerville
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Camden
Grantville
Hopkins
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Republican Party
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Tovall
Sable
Louie
Finaly County Votes
Illinois Livestock Committee
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Union Stock Yard Company
Union
Union Stock Yards
Ill
Richard J. Oglesby
Illinois
Aod
Live Stock Exchange
Sr. Louis
Salem & Linerock
Cuba Mo
Eastroad
Ganpen City
Garden City
Kansas, Texas & Southwestern Railway
George Washington
Montoomerys
Aus
Geo. W. Washington
Alabama
Wixcreston
Jno
Eastencock
Clark County
Parker
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Liberty
Hansas City
Lyons
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Sporting News
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John Francis
Crance
Wabash Railroad
J. I. G. Chariton
Mobile & Ohio Road
H. G. V. Taylor
Crane
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Ilinois
Missouri
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Geo. Rusk
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West Hotel
Biind
Minnie Wallace
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Qurious
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Conn
Post
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Kanwass
Coles
Lele Taney
Ann Dutty
Sevres Rane Panera
At. Louis Produce
Me Daten
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OH Tota
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Maer Moreater
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Isipente
Tee
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Sbipmente
Lige Otes
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Ayer
Aluke
Constitution
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