Debts and cash in treasury 1887 details and wrecks
Financial figures show total debt, cash in treasury, and various holdings with detailed amounts. A Colorado rail accident near Palmer Lake describes a tank car runaway, a brakeman saving his life, and multiple fatalities, including John Gallagher. A Union Pacific derailment near Leavenworth results in two dead and one fatally injured, with unclear blame and rescue efforts ongoing.
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Puento
Col
New
Denver & Santa Fe
Palmer Lake
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Husted
John Gallagher
Missouri
Trial report on Gilbert Applegate Bald Knobbers case
Journal special from Ozark Missouri details progress in the murder trial of Gilbert Applegate and the Bald Knobbers for Edens death. Witness Nash describes twenty to twenty five men at a Bald Knobbers meeting, their ride to Edens house, gunfire, and Edens body seen. Edens father cried to keep up the fight, while he himself was wounded. Other witnesses say Applegate wore a mask, but none allege he fired the fatal shot.
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Kansas City
Ozark
Gilbert Applegate
Bald Knobbers
Young Edens
Young Nash
Green
Edens
Eden
Young Eden
Applegate
Nebraska Damaged by Floods in Statewide Washouts
Exceedingly heavy rains drenched Nebraska over several days with Loup and Platte valleys flooded from Glencoe to Schuyler. Ten thousand tons of hay spoiled as a wagon bridge on the Loup washed away and eight to ten miles of Union Pacific track between Columbus and Genoa were displaced. Damages along Loup Schell Creek Beaver and Cedar rivers plus the Columbus area are estimated near $100,000.
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Omaha
Neb
Loup
Platte
Glencoe
Schuyler
Union Pacific
Columbus
Genoa
Schell Creek
Beaver
Cedar Rivers
Expedition in Guinea Attacks Moreavi Village After Massacre
San Francisco reports via the Alameda that a Guinea expedition seeking the massacre of missionaries and native Christians at Heath river attacked a Moreavi village. Several natives were killed and wounded. one attacker was wounded by an arrow but not seriously. The later expedition found the natives fled and burned the village.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Guinea
Inqmre
Heath River
Moreavi
Friday Night's Calamity at Leavenworth Junction Wreck
Coroner's inquest details a fatal railroad crash at Leavenworth junction on the U P line. Fireman Frank Chase died from inhalation after injuries and the wrecking train cleared the scene as investigators examine the cause and crew actions.
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U. P. Road
Frank Chase
Caboose
N. W. Brown
T. O. Irwin
Brown
Los Angeles
California
J. Munden
Wamego
Stephen A. Leonard
Lawrence
Lansing
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Purifying Tonic
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a carefully prepared medicine unique in its blend of Sarsaparilla, Dandelion, Mandrake, Yellow Dock, and other agents. It claims to sharpen appetite, aid digestion, strengthen organs, and cure scrofula, salt rheum, boils, pimples, dyspepsia, biliousness, headaches, kidney and liver issues, catarrh, rheumatism, and fatigue, with testimonial from A Ball of Syracuse praising its effects.
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A. Ball
Syracuse, N
E. M. Hare
Lima
Ohio
J. F. Nixon
Cambridgeport
Mass
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Work For All Prompt Pay and Paid Expenses
Classified ad offers a paid position paying $50 a week plus expenses. Describes a valuable outfit and particulars provided free. Respond to P.O. box VICKERY in Augusta Maine for details.
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P.O. Vickery
Augusta, Me
Some Good Advice on Worry and Real Business
A San Francisco Chronicle column argues against overwhelm and aimless talk. It contrasts busywork with true focus, urging single tasks, organized papers, and calm sleep. It warns that many people mistake haste and debt-led ventures for business and calls for disciplined, purposeful effort.
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Prentice Mulfard
San Francisco Chronicle
Monster Hive of Honey Report From Australian Forest
The Revue Horticole cites Dr. E. Guilmeth who, in 1884, found a massive eucalyptus tree hive in Australia bearing Tasmanian black bees. After felling the tree he extracted 7,716 pounds of honey, with the hive weighing about 2,200 pounds empty. The honey is said to have special medicinal qualities.
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Revue Horticole
National Society of Acclimation
E. Guilmeth
Tasmania
Chatsworth Wreck Toll Put At One Hundred Twenty Six
In Inparanouis Indiana on September 3 a railroad worker says Chatsworth wreck bodies numbered 126 were recovered and shipped nationwide. Peoria residents confirm 110 bodies counted on first relief trip, with belief that more were consumed in the disaster.
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Inpranarouis
Ind
Toledo, Peoria & Western Company
Chatsworth
Peoria
Market Surges on B and O Negotiations Prompt Trade Frenzy
New York traders reacted to morning B and O deal news with a buying surge as Reading and Manhattan led gains. Analysts said benefits were limited to creditors of Baltimore and Ohio, with consolidation chances and telegraph talks cooling. Morgan noted the contract as sufficient and plans to sell telegraph and sleeping car assets were outlined.
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New York
Reading
Manhattan
Baltimore & Ohio
West Shore
Pennsylvania
Gould
DeCastro
Commercial Cable Company
Mackay
San Francisco
Postal Company
J. Pierrepont Morgan
Cattle and Horse Growers Set Kansas City Meeting
The National Cattle and Horse Growers Association executive committee, meeting in Curiaco, unanimously voted to hold the next annual gathering in Kansas City starting October 31 for three days. The Kansas City live stock exchange and fat stock show managers will arrange entertainment and facilities as the show runs concurrently, while other actions were routine, adding bills and planning addresses.
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Curiaco
National Cattle and Horse Growers Association of the
United States
Kansas City
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
World Wide Heel and Toe Walking Match Opens in KC
A six day open to all contestants begins in Kansas City on October 24. Win West, the manager, will award the winner 50 percent of gross receipts and present a diamond medal.
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Kansas City
West
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