Rapture in City Government Over Resignation in Quo Warranto
Leavenworth Kansas reports a city clerk resigns amid quo warranto proceedings against city officials over lemonade licenses at saloons. The state probes open liquor sales, officials deny violations, and editorial comment accuses the lemonade ordinance of masking illicit alcohol sales. Frankie Morris case also advances with key testimonies on alleged insurance fraud and poisoned drinks.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Shepherd
Bradford
Leavenwort
Hunter
Supreme Court
Leavenworth Times
Neely
God
Unnatural Parent Murders Wife Then Kills Himself
Wrarmrrong Texas June 21 A farmer named John Dickey killed his wife by striking her skull with a wooden stick. A year old child in the grandmother s care was killed in the attempted rescue. Dickey then shot himself in the head. He had shown temporary insanity weeks earlier but was thought to have recovered.
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Frankie Morris
Torexka
Morris Insurance
A. A. Hurd
Delia Nikle
Frankie Morrris
Ilurd
Ife
Delia Wikle
Frankie
Wrarmrrong
Tex
Agnes
John Dickey
Dickey
Tragic Shooting at Mead Store Ends in Double Burials
In Warre Pras on Railroad street last night about 9:45 two burglars shot William E Mead in George E Mead's store. He died on the floor. pursuing neighbors found the assailants had blown out their own brains when overtaken. Nearby reports also note a military academy examination and a zoological event with a python birth.
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Warre Pras
Railroad Street
George E. Mead
William E. Mead
Travel Safety Rules for Train Passengers and Fares
A Chicago Herald piece explains railway passenger rights from Myron T. Ely, detailing when a passenger may be expelled, ticket validity, and fare settlement rules. It notes expulsions at regular stations, proper conduct, and consequences of counterfeit tickets, urging clean tickets and good behavior. Also includes ads for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Dr King’s New Discovery.
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Ely
Chicago Herald
Myron T. Ely
Dr. King
Frog's Flesh grafting experiment in France shocks readers
A French surgeon称 Dubousquet-Labordiere performed a skin graft using four strips from a thigh and four from a frog to repair a burn wound about eight by four inches. The frog skin yielded elastic, durable coverage, allowing the patient to return to work. The report notes debates over frog versus human tissue for burns and wounds. In Philadelphia, Grover W Curtis donated a Bible to the Friendship Liberal League, with a speech by Thomas W Coleman praising Mr Childs' generosity.
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Galignani
Paul Bert
Grovoz W. Curtiis
Philadelphia
Friendship Liberal League
That City
Thomas W. Coleman
Mr Childs
Sweet Maud Muller and the Lyceum star at London
An article combines Whittier’s ballad with appeals to Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescriptions as a remedy for women’s ailments, praising renewed vitality and reduced price to one dollar. Miss Mary Anderson to begin her engagement at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
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Whittier
Dr. Pierce
Mary Anderson
Lyceum Theatre
London
A Rustic Pair's Quick Union in Poverty's Shadow
A tall, strong man helps a pale shop girl across a busy street then they share a brief courtship. They dine at a basement restaurant and soon marry at Union depot, the story a dainty lesson in love born from hardship.
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Iwaicago News
Raven
State and
Washington
State Street
Union Depot
Valuable jeweled butterfly once owned by Marie Theresa
Detroit Tribune notes a rare jewel once worn by Marie Theresa of Austria now owned by Ira Metcalf of Metcalf Brothers in Detroit. The diamond and gemstone butterfly, three inches wide, features 60 large diamonds, 38 rubies, 28 emeralds, 12 sapphires, opal eyes and a Roman gold antenome, renowned for its antique workmanship and preservation. The owner believes it not an heirloom but a legitimate sale relic tied to Emperor Charles VI, valued near 1000, unlikely to change hands soon.
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Marie Theresa
Detroit
Detroit Tribune
Marie Theresa of
Austria
Ira Metcalf
Met+ealf
Charles VI
Francis I
Collected Oddities and World Curiosities
A roundup of eccentric notes: coal usage worldwide, a man fearing lightning in a cellar, Arnold letters about marriage, tobacco waste as paper pulp, high electro motive force, lunar habitation theory, jumping devil seeds, shifting Jewish demographics, California fruit counts, global star numbers, Lincoln County salt beds, and Blackfeet chief Crowfoot’s Lake Superior question.
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Benedict Arnold
Niagara Falls
Dueberg
Berlin
Mexico
Ranat Zapoc-haay
Paris
California
J. Norman Lockyer
Lincoln County
Crowroot
Lake Superior
Crowfoot
Health progress and remedies emphasized in early press
The piece argues that rapid health progress depends on correct dosage and regimen. It extols Hortetter's Stomach Bitters as a strong, sanctioned tonic for dyspepsia, debility, and various organ complaints. It also cites Ely's Dream Balm as an effective catarrh cure endorsed by Rev. Fairall, noting its application as a cream for nasal use.
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H. Fairall
Iowa Wethodiet
Ely
Vignettes From a Gilded Era Items and Snippets
Brief notes from period newspapers recount a Boston coffee habit with Wendell Phillips paying ten cents for a five cent cup, a Cleveland youth swallowing sixteen shirt-buttons, reflections on our planet’s civilization, a Westchester tramp threat amid a food boycott, and an advertisement extolling Prickly Ash Bitters as a health tonic and purifier amid persisting Catholic reverence in New York.
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Boston Journal
Wendell Phillips
Woodbury
Hotel Boylston
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