Ravisher Lynched After Crime Sparks Across West
In a series of violent events a cowboy robber, Parker, was captured after a dramatic pursuit in Nebraska and Wyoming. A lynching followed in Valentine Jail, where a Black suspect White was hanged by a mob, with sheriff's forces unable to intervene. Separate cases include a brutal assault in Valentine and a murder tied to a fugitive Indian outlaw Shopstaugh. News from Apoxa and surrounding towns notes elopement and pursuit tied to a Methodist minister's son.
Henry and wife affair prompts steamer Servia pursuit
From New York reports Henry and his brother in law chased by steamer Servia bound for Liverpool tomorrow. The wronged husband offered forgiveness if she returns, warning that a tragedy might follow if she stays away. Sources say Mrs Henry has not always shown the discretion expected of a faithful wife.
Brinki Man Said to Have Been Cleveland's Substitute Dies
In Baru New York on August 22 George Brinki man aged 65 died yesterday at the Soldiers home from consumption. He claimed to have served as Mr. Cleveland's substitute in the army.
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Baru
N. Y
Geo. Brinkiman
Mr. Cleveland
Injuction Does Not Halt Red River Valley Rail Work
Winnipeg August 22 The temporary injunction has not interrupted progress on the Red River valley road being built by the province. The disputed property was crossed and grading is to be completed Saturday with track laying to begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Red River Valley
Young Byers Kills Father in Farm quarrel
In Indianapolis on August 22 a 19 year old, William Byers, shot and killed his father during a farm conflict. The father ordered plowing. when refused he advanced with a fire poker and the son fired a revolver, killing him. The son is jailed awaiting action.
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Rookvory
Ind. Au
Ike Shopstaugh
Shopstaugh
Spencer County
Indianapolis
Wm. Byers
Young Byers
Not Surrender Ends Desperado John Laws at Home
John Laws, a notorious desperado, refused to surrender and was fatally shot by six deputy sheriffs at his home in St Josern Missouri. He faced Webster county horse stealing charges and is believed linked to the slaying of Samuel Gann, a wealthy farmer shot near here recently.
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St. Josern
John Laws
Webster County
Samuel Gann
Here
Constitutional centennial invites expenses coverage policy
The constitutional centennial commission announces that expenses for invited dignitaries such as the president and cabinet, chief justice, president pro tempore, speaker, military leaders, governors, and the orator will be paid by the commission. All other invitees must cover their own costs.
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Philadelphia
Constitutional Centennial Commission
United States
Senate
House
Tragic End: Mrs Payne and Daughter Die by Laundanum
In New York on August 22, Mrs Malvina Payne widow of Warren S Payne and her daughter Anna killed themselves with laudanum and slashed with a razor in their Charles Street apartments. Neighbors noticed their absence Monday and a strong odor led the landlord to force entry yesterday, finding them in an embrace and badly decomposed. A letter mentioned a small bank balance and burial at Albany Rural Cemetery.
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New York
Malvina Payne
Warren S. Payne
Anna
Charles Street
Albany
California real estate boom yields rapid fortunes in six months
Milwaukee dated note recounts Miss M L Clevette rising from telegraph operator to profitable land flipper in Elsinore and surrounding towns. It also profiles A C Bird of the St Paul road who bought 400 acres in California and now could fetch about a thousand dollars per acre, choosing to wait.
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Milwaukee
California
M. L. Clevette
St. Paul Railway Company
Elm Grove
Elsinore
Cal
A. C. Bird
St. Paul Road
The President's Dates in Major Cities
Washington reports Col Lamont has not released the full timetable for the presidents trip but rough dates are known. The outline shows depart Sept 29 from Washington reach St Louis Oct 1 then stay Oct 2 3 4 in St Louis. Oct 5 Chicago. Oct 6 7 Chicago. Oct 8 Milwaukee. Oct 9 Madison. Oct 11 St Paul Minneapolis. Oct 13 Kansas City. Oct 15 Memphis. Oct 16 Nashville. Oct 17 Chattanooga. Oct 18 Atlanta.
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Waasiington
Col. Lamont
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Madison
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Sheridan Bought OM and CucaGco in alderman boodle probe
Aug 22 report cites lawyer N H Ilanchett saying Sheridan has not been seized by state officers but has sold out to aldermen who proposed to buy his testimony. Hanchett notes aldermen and others raised funds to buy Sheridan off and possibly send him away to avoid testifying. Streetcar franchise inquiry details grow with John Calvin, a Yerkes ally, now under focus as detectives head to Europe seeking him.
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CucaGco
N. H Ilanchett
Citizens’ Association
Sheridan
Hanchett
John Calvin
Charles T. Yerkes
Calvin
Austria
Europe
Uesday
Colvin
Shot While Berrying In Hoboken Woods
Eddie Zander eleven Harry fourteen and James Sullivan eight went from Hoboken to gather huckleberries. A gang demanded their berries and a shot fired wounded all three as they tried to run. The Sullivan boy is missing and a search party is underway.
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New York
Eddie Zander
Harry
James Sullivan
Hoboken
Zander
Sullivan
Fruit Famine Predicted in United States Markets
The Chicago Tribune reports a nationwide fruit shortage with California as the exception. Stockpiles of dried and preserved goods are nearly exhausted, labor shortages on the Pacific coast hinder replacement, and wholesale prices have risen 10 to 15 percent though canning costs may push winter retail prices up about 50 percent.
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the Tribune
United States
California
Chicago
Pacific Coast
The
Tribune
Davenport mill owner commits suicide at Oakdale Cemetery
August Nearnebold, 32-year Davenport resident and Farmers' Mills proprietor, visited Oakdale Cemetery with his wife to honor their daughter. He asked to walk alone, then killed himself with a pistol. Grief over his daughter's death cited as motive.
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Davenport
Iowa
Oakdale
August Nearnebold
Farmers’ Mills
Nearnebold
Manitoba Railroad War fuels injunction clashes on Red River road
Winnipeg August 22 The attorney general ordered the sheriff not to serve any injunction against the Red River road project, while the Canadian Pacific fights the plan. Police were sent to Morris to arrest a tenant who threatened the graders if they crossed his property, escalating tensions over the construction.
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Winnepeg, Man
Red River
Canadian Pacific
Morris
Post Office Changes Tallied For Last Fiscal Year
Washington August 22 The annual report of the first assistant postmaster general lists changes in the post office system for the year ending June 30 including 3043 offices established 1500 discontinued 5865 appointments on resignations 2584 removals and suspensions 482 changes of names and sites 589 deaths of postmasters and a total of 13079 postmasters appointed in 1887. The combined three year totals show 45873 appointments and 55159 offices in operation on July 1, 1887.
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Washington
Train Collision Kills Fifteen Cattle in Massillon
Misunderstanding of orders caused a head on collision of two freight trains on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad four miles east of Massillon Ohio. Both engines and six box cars demolished, fifteen cattle killed. Loss estimated at 15000 to 20000 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Massillon
Ohio
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
Here
Steamer City of Mexico Strikes Ledge Near Mill Bridge
The Portland and Machias steamer City of Mexico struck a ledge entering Mill bridge this morning. A hole opened in her hull and she was beached, now half full of water. All passengers are safe. Tug and divers have begun aid operations.
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Portland
City of Mexico
Machias Line
Millbridge
Wisconsin Wife Hurls Carbolic Acid in Land Dispute
MARQUA RIE MICH Aug 22 Mrs W W Delano wife of a wealthy farmer near Abrams Wis disputed with her husband over a land title and threw carbolic acid in his face horribly disfiguring him. He faces probable loss of both eyes.
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Marquarie, Mich
W. W. Delano
Abrams
Wis
Bluefishermen on Bayshore Tries Bluefishing Adventure
In Bayshore narrative style the narrator joins Richard Weightman aboard Capt. Ketcham’s cat boat Annabelle for bluefishing in the Great South Bay. After a chaotic sail with menhaden chum and a mutinous audience, the crew reels in eighty three bluefish by late afternoon while friends quarrel humorously over gear and the dangers of a hooked fish.
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Bayshore
Richard Weightman
Prage
Great
South Bay
Ketcham
Annabelle
Capt. Ketcham
Argyll
Vivian
Windward
Leeward
Lime Kiln Club Poem Read. Objection Overruled
A competitive poetry event notes seventy six entries with prizes due in September. Old Pete Whitefield reads The Fate of the Chicken a piece that elicits an objection from Elder Penstock who calls it insulting to colored people. The club president overrules the motion citing cultural context and intent.
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Waydown Bebee
Pete Whitefield
Florence Hotel
Birmingham
Ala
Josephus
Penstock
Lime Kiln Club
Detroit Free Press
Quips and Quirks from Various Papers and Parodies
A collage of brief gags and quips from different era papers. Jests range from a forgetful businessman sending a boy to fetch his watch to a otter of punned lines about politicians, doctors, and everyday scenes. The snippets showcase humor and social observations across locales.
Prominent Women and Social Figures of Society
Queen Victoria’s gold service dines 130 persons. Mrs. Cleveland has Worth gowns for next season’s gaieties. The mother of Sylvanus Cobb Jr. is Abigail Dodge’s cousin. Gail Hamilton and Mrs. Blaine are kin. Arizona mining bets on Cerbat claim. Phelps buys Willoughby Park land for a summer home. Mrs. Riegel, former Elizabeth Nicholson, marries Baron Blanc. Jeanne Hugo reputed Paris belle. Commodore Perry’s widow Mrs. Perry lives in Stratford in health. Duchess of Cambridge, over 90, is the elder royal. Mrs. H. O. Stone, Chicago leader, widowed, rich, at Long Branch with Pullman. Mrs. Henn, fond of the Galatea, fishes and trains a pet raccoon. Bebie De Long joins Salvation Army. Carlisle family opposes her elopement with Eck. Julia H. Wilson earns PhD from Bethany College. Miss Jennie Carlisle elopes with bicyclist Eck to Omaha. Queen Maria Pia learns pottery, makes vases and bowls. Miss Bach of Saratoga described as stately brunette with Grecian knot. William Laytin, New York, rich ferryboat owner, at Saratoga. $50 tip to head waiter. Laytin brings 200 costumes for Mrs. Laytin, 75 for outdoor wear.
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Elizabeth Nicholson
Philadelphia
Frederic Blanc
France
Mile
Jeanne Hugo
Continent
Paris
Perry
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Stratford
Conn
Duchess of Cambridge
George III
H. O. Stone
Chicago Society
Long Branch
George H. Pullman
Florida
Bebie de Long
Council Bluffs
Salvation Army
Julia H. Wilson
New Britain
Bethany College
Topeka
Episcopal Church
Jennie Carlisle
Minneapolis
Eck
Carlisle
Omaha
Portugal
Queen Maria Pia
Saratoga
Miss Bach
Wallstreet
Congress Hall
William Laytin
New York
Laytin
Broadway Theatre Trends and Seasonal Openings Preview
Pauline Markham begins a Sept 10 tour while Helen Dauvray opens in Boston Oct 10. Wallack suffers rheumatic gout as The Marquise at New York Casino nears. Modjeska offers The Chouans. Mayo opens in The Royal Guard at Buffalo. Star actors and managers announce tours, openings, and new productions across major cities.
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Pauline Markham
Helen Dauvray
Boston
Lester Wallack
New York
Modjeska
Frank Mayo
Buffalo
Royal Guard
J. K. Emmet
America
Manager White
Detroit
Standard Theatre
Chicago
Kendal
A. B. Anderson
Henry Chanfrau
Washington
Fred Bryton
Attleboro
Mass
Tomasi
Emma Abbott
Fandoms and Fans Dominate Seasonal Style Across Regions
Reports note point lace fans priced at 150 dollars and heart shaped Ning Pao varieties in multiple colors. China is hailed as the fatherland of fans while gauze and Japanese decorative fans remain popular. A Buffalo Courier item hints at a bright future for a well styled straw hat inventor.
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China
England
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Edward Shuter
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Col. McCaull
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Harry B. Smith
Chestnut Street Opera House
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Buffalo Courier
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