Tragic double murder unfolds in Camden and Jersey City
Aug 2 Camden sees William Wiltshire, 60, shoot his wife Ella 47 and Justice Davis then kill himself in Davis office amid abuse claims. In Jersey City, 16-year-old Lily Schleimer is killed by husband Joseph Schleimer as the couple’s arranged two year separation looms. Schleimer confesses to bystanders before fleeing.
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Camden
Wm. W. Wiltshire
Ella
Justice of the Peace
William Avis
Re Davis
Wiltshire
York
Lillian Leimer
Joseph
Jersey City
Schleimer
Erie Street
Second Street
Open the Books Defect Sparks Political Scrutiny
Washington reports a renewed demand to open the books after a deficiency appeared in the accounts of a late financial clerk at the patent office. The review extended to other disbursing officers, confirming a discrepancy of 20 dollars in a Democratic appointee and a 2.50 shortage in the Jordan to Hyatt transfer, with a clerk required to cover the deficit.
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Washington
Patent Office
U's
Hendricks
Abey
United States Seeks Disincorporation of Mormon Church
George Peters United States attorney files suit in Salt Lake City to dissolve the Mor mon Church claiming property worth 3 million dollars with 2 million real estate and 1.9 million personal property and asks for a receiver to transfer all church deeds notes and assets. Hearing set for September 15 with subpoenas issued to interested parties.
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Salt Lane
Utah
George Peters
United States
Congress
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
Duel Talk Between Ferry and Boulanger Sparks Plan
In Paris on August 2, the seconds of former ministers M. Ferry and Gen. Boulanger agreed a duel is necessary. They will arrange it as soon as possible, signaling a swift escalation between the rivals.
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Paris
M. Ferry
Gen. Boulanger
Possie
Teens linked to cave robber band in Segurn Texas
Brombly, who turned state's evidence, says Robinson and Henry led a band with a cave headquarters near Segurn. He claims Robinson shot Henry, the band’s captain, in May, killing him instantly and aiding concealment. Officers found the body amid relics of raids. Robinson, about 17, said he aimed to rival Jesse James.
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Segurn
Texas
Robinson
Brombly
Imenry
Henry
Brambly
Jesse James
Nuss brothers held for train robbery in Pottsville
Benjamin and Aaron Nuss of Catawissa were jailed in Pottsville after railroad theft charges. Bail raised to 5,000 as more robberies tied to the brothers surfaced. Aaron offered 4,000 to settle. offer refused and both rearrested.
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Pottsville
Benjamin
Aaron Nuss
Catawissa
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Aaron
Sweigert
Philadelphia
Nuss
July crop conditions in OrDWary reported by W T Sheridan
Territorial statistician W T Sheridan releases July crop conditions from 74 counties. Compared with last year corn 99 spring wheat 851g spring rye 90 oats 8614 barley 88 buckwheat 98 Irish potatoes 105 sweet potatoes 100 pasture 96 sorghum 931¢ sugar cane 92 apples 85 grapes 100 thyme 60.
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Ordwary
W. T. Sheridan
Territorial
Mob closes in on alleged horse thieves near Craig Iowa
A mob from Craig Missouri surrounded two horse thieves trapped in a forest in Iowa 16 miles from Nebraska City. A battle left one thief dead. pursuit continued with 20 Hamburg men and a delegation from Nebraska City arriving to ensure lynching before morning.
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Nebtaska City
Neb
Craig
Missouri
Iowa
Hamburg
Nebraska City
Beating of Doctor in Fort Wayne by Farmer Dull
Dr J C Haller, a prominent Fort Wayne physician, was severely beaten by Lafayette Dull a farmer ten miles south of the city. The attack followed Mrs Dull s death during spring while under the doctor s care. Dull fled into the woods and has not been seen. witnesses note his unsettled mental state and the doctor s prognosis is poor.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
J. C. Haller
Lafayette Dull
Here
Minnesota & Northwestern
Minneapolis
Chicago
Andrew Mckee
Howard Rush
Philadelphia
Mclee
Rush
St. Paul
Bertram
Texas
G. A. Phinney
M. 3. Sinclair
Quinn Sanford
Dr. Haywood
G. W. Phinney
Anson
Lexas
Baptist
Haskill
London
Spithead
Paris Figaro
England
Dominion
Manitoba
Northwest Territory
British Columbia
Robbin
Davidson's Hill
Quebec
C. Smith
Marion County
Odin
Racoon
Haines
William McLaughlin
Tennesse Prairie
Transportation Committee of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Denver
Rock Island
Paacific
Kansas City
Union Pacific
Burlington
Good Words From California on Dakota Prospects
R. H. Tuomas pastor of the Mop Es church writes from Stanislaus County praising Dakota. He recalls visiting Mitchell last year, admiring growth and climate, and notes positive Pacific Coast press and agricultural reports. He aims to offer plain truthful descriptions to inquirers regarding Dakota's fertile potential and development.
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Epirork Republican
Dakota
Lee
Mitchell
Pacific Slope
Agricultural Department
A Seducer in Texas Forces a Violent Flight
Rosario Scrima an Italian Don Juan faced a confrontation after seducing a 15 year old Julia Forestiere. When an affidavit for rape was planned Scrima met her father and stabbed him five times with a dirk. The officer arrived as the attack occurred and Scrima fled.
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Onv
Rosario Scrima
Don Juan
Julia Forestiere
Scrima
Scrina
Forestiere
Robbery and Assault Hit Chinese Laborers in Texas
Five mounted men attacked Chinese railroad workers along the Texas Pacific line. Odessa and Warfield were robbed of cash and clothing, Midland suffered a $350 loss, and workers were brutalized including hangings and head injuries. Pursuit continues with no arrests reported.
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Bie Strinas
Texas
Texas Pacific
Odessa
Warfield
Midland
Merita Station
Editorial attacks democracy labeled Cal and Judge in July piece
The Aber deen Jioneer derides democracy as a corrupt party of crime and treason. It accuses its allies of bloodguilt and warns that abuse could threaten statehood. The column mocks Cal and Judge Price for siding with extremist rhetoric and suggests delaying the Pioneer to curb political heat.
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Aberdeen Jioneer
Republic
Phillippic
Cal
Price
Gov. Church
Yankton Insane Hospital Affair Comment Receipt
The St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dakota newspapers sparked comment on a Yankton insane hospital story by Mr. Bowen of the St. Paul paper. Bowen says his article followed a telegraphic request from the Pioneer Press and aims to clarify without defending any individuals involved.
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Yankton Press
Dakota
Yankton Insane Hospital
St. Paul
Republican convention set for Saratoga on September 14
The Republican state committee chose Saratoga as the meeting site and September 14 as the convention date this morning.
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Saratoga
Republican State Committee
Fear of the Dead and Feng Shui in China
A discussion of Chinese superstitions and the fear of the dead, Feng Shui beliefs, and ancestor worship. It notes April graveside offerings costing at least £32,000,000 for propitiating spirits and preserving harmony in domestic life.
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China
Ningpo
Mind or Faith Cure and a Salt Box Test
A column contrasts mind or faith cures with medicine noting that faith cures work mainly on nervous disorders while failing for fever. It cites a Globe-Democrat quote about a physician who overfeeds nervous patients in a dark room. A St Paul father rejects a suitor after spotting salt box handling implying poker chip familiarity. Also mentions stationers and Mrs Vanderbilt's antipathy to cats.
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Globe-Democrat
St. Paul Paterfamilias
Boston Journal
A June Song of Leaves and Dreamlike Peace
Poem extols June landscapes with wind blown leaves and dreamlike calm. Imagery centers on green foliage, azure glimpses, and a poet’s rest. The author M. E. M. Davis evokes scent, light, and nature's soothing influence.
Riches and Prosperity Omens From Superstitions
A Philadelphia Times account surveys many portents of wealth and luck. It lists signs such as a white speck on a fingernail, itching palms, and a mustache for riches, plus kicks for bad luck and hopeful rituals involving pins, shoes, and stairs.
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Thad Stevens
Congress
Vermon- Pennsylvania
Paddy
Philadelphia Times
English View of Australia and its Vast Lands
A London Telegraph piece describes Australia as vast and mostly arid with coastal mountains and scarce rivers. It notes hot interior summers, the rabbit’s adaptation to heat, and occasional cool southerly winds bringing relief from extreme heat in Melbourne Sydney and Adelaide.
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Pacific
Australia
United States
Europe
Equator
North Africa
Mogador
Tunis
Spain
Asia
Melbourne
Sydney
Adelaide
South Pole
London Telegraph
A Restaurant Keeper's Ruse
A Berlin Gastwirt devised a scheme to hire labor by tricking visitors into chopping wood. A sign inviting “practice in cutting wood” lured strong men to work for free, and the tallacacia stump in his garden was swiftly felled as onlookers volunteered.
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Berlin
Pall Mall
Novelty Belt Ordered With Portraits of Friends
A New York girl commissions a jeweler for a silver belt in links. She requests bas relief portraits of several young male friends to adorn the linked plates and has supplied the photographs for the design.
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New York
Accidents and Incidents Highlight Week's News
A digest notes cholera in Italian provinces, a Memphis and Cincinnati tour push, and a mob driving Mormon missionaries from Asheville. It covers a Chicago beet house fire, gauge changes on a Montana Union Pacific line, a fatal train strike near Chippewa Falls, river and flood damage in Augusta Georgia, and other regional mishaps and public notices.
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Allentown
Italy
Memphis
Cincinnati
Asheville
D. C
Armour
Chicago
Montana
Union Pacific
Standard
Silver Low
Pocatello
William Daly
Wisconsin Central
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Waterbury Messenger
W. Rex
Chester
S.C
Sore Eyes and Scrofula Cured by Ayer s Sarsaparilla
A vintage testimonial-style note claims eye inflammation and scrofula improve with Ayer s Sarsaparilla. Mrs. William Gage of Concord New Hampshire reports restored eye strength after three bottles. Kendal T. Bowen of Sugar Tree Ridge Ohio says sight returned and inflammation vanished. W E Sutherland Evangelist of Shelby City Kentucky notes his daughter regained sight after three bottles.
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Ayer
C. E. Upton
Nashua
N. H
W. E. Sutherland
Shelby City
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America
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New York City
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Judah P Benjamin
Minorete
Chass
Columbia Law
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Chautauqua University
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Hiscox & Co
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Volytechnite Institute
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