Throat Cutting Lovers in Court Scene
Adelbert Braun and Maggie McGovern, once lovers, testified that Braun assaulted her and threatened her brother with a knife during a forced confrontation at her home. McGovern’s sworn statement described his aggressive advances and the near-fatal throat wound. Braun was held for further examination.
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York
Adelbert Braunait
Maggie McGovern
Stiss McGovern
Brauns
Nigan
Miss McGovern
Lynching at Wabash Bridge Ends Life of Christianson
Dr. North, brother-in-law to Dr. Jackson chief surgeon of the Wabash railway, reports a mob of twenty two masked men seized Christianson from jail after demanding keys. They hanged him at the bridge crossing the Wabash river. the mob witnessed by about one thousand people.
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J.I. Sampson
Jadron
Wisconsin
Olear
Hall
Omaha
Sampson
Way
Yesteroon
Eld
Jeff
Chadron
Peru
Ind
Dr. North
Mysician
Wabash, St. Ouis & Pacific Railway
John Kristianson
Christianson
Stepaughter
SeeLousewife
Sie Canaler
Ner
Lize
Sueflerchane
Yao
Vatican inquiry arrives in Ireland on visit
Dublin reports the Vatican special commissioners Persico and Gouldi arrived to inspect Ireland. The dispatch notes other global items: German emperor leaves for Gastien, Afghanistan’s Ameer offers pardons and tax remission to rebels who renounce. Ardenahoe farmhouses burned with fatalities. London reports police outrage inquiry into Miss Cass arrest now underway with both sides represented by counsel.
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Dublin
Persico and
Gouldi
Vatican
Ireland
Berlin
Germany
Gastien
Bombay
Cobue
Ameer
Afghanistan
Candahar
Edinbuarg
Ardenahoe
Buteshire
London
Miss Cass
Regent Street
Three jurors excused in Yarnell case. trial jury grows
At Chicago open of court Judge Jameson freed jurors Tate Ostrander and Parks after state evidence, reducing the panel to five. Seven more talesmen were then called as examination continued, keeping the Yarnell connection and jury selection under way.
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Chicago
Jameson
Tate
Ostrander
Parks
Yarnell
Judge Noonan Rules No Law Regulating Liquor Trade
In St Louis on July 8 Judge Noonan decided that there is no municipal law governing liquor sales. Saloon keepers celebrate while temperance groups express strong anger at the ruling and its implications for the city.
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St. Louis
Noonan
Twelve Hundred Out of Work in Rubber Works
PROVIDENCE July 8 The National Rubber works at Bristol have suspended work for an indefinite period due to excess manufactured goods on hand. Twelve hundred operatives are thrown out of work.
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Providence
National Rubber Works
Bristol
Sidewalk Construction Ordered by Mitchell City Council
The city council of Mitchell orders a sidewalk eight feet wide on the south side of west First street between Main and Duff streets. The owners of half the abutting property must construct it within 30 days of publication, using pine lumber two inches thick with four stringers and appropriate nails. Mayor T. F. Mentzer. Clerk J. F. Kimst xt. June 30, 1887.
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West First Street
Main Street
Duff Street
City of
Mitchell
T. F. Mentzer
J. F. Kimsa Xt
West Third
West Third Street
Mentzer
J.F, Kimball
Lawler Street
First Street
Second Street
F. Mentzen
J.P. Epipabe
Sidewalk Construction Ordered for West Third Street
The owners owning half of the property abutting the south side of west Third street from Main to Duff petition for a six foot pine sidewalk. It shall be built by the property owners within thirty days of this notice. the document is signed KF Mentzer and JF Kimball, Mayor, June 30, 1887.
City orders sidewalk along east Lawler street segment
The city council of Mitchell resolves to have the owners of the property abutting the east side of Lawler street between First and Second streets construct a six foot wide sidewalk resting on four stringers. Publication of the notice follows. Mayor F Mentzen and Clerk J P Epipabe certify.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Skin Ailments and Piles
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin erup tions. It promises cure of piles with money back guarantee and states price 26 cents per box sold by Hammer & Hammer.
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Bucklen
Hammer & Hammer
Woman Appointed New York Commissioner of Deeds
New York suffragists celebrate after Miss Minna R Pollock receives the commissioner of deeds appointment. Pollock, born in Manchester and educated across Europe, speaks several languages and has traveled widely, with support from the Woman Suffrage party and Hamilton Willcox, despite opposition from the salaries committee.
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New York City
Minna R. Polelock
Julius L. Pollock
Hamburg
Germany
Elliot Haswell Pollock
Glasgow
Scotland
Manchester
England
New York
Vienna
Austria
Minna R. Pollock
Hungary
West Indies
Havana
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Patrick Driver
Woman Suffrage Party
Hamilton Willcox
Driver
New York Press Club Unveils Monument to Journalists
The New York Press club dedicated a granite monument on its Cypress Hills burial plot in Brooklyn. The 38 foot shaft bears the inscription Erected by the New York Press club. Grave markers include former presidents John B. Wood and Charles H. Pulnam and eleven other journalists, many young. Duke ceremony featured a dirge, prayers, and addresses by Joseph Howard Chauncey Depew Talmage and others.
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New York Press Club
Cypress Hills
Brooklyn
John B. Wood
Charles H. Pulnam
Greenwood Cemetery
New York
Franz von Aldenhoven
Fred
Erick Bingham
William Donnelly
John Campbell
Horace H. Harrison
Terence A. Brady
James M. Odervain
Amphion Society of
John Worrall
Thirteenth Street
N. Y.) Presbyterian Church
Joseph Howard
Chauncey M. Depew
Hugh Farrar McDermott
T. de Witt Talmage
William §. Rainsford
St. George Episcopal Church
McDermott
New Haven Monument Memorializes Fallen Connecticut Soldiers
On the 17th a grand monument to Connecticut soldiers and sailors was dedicated atop East Rock in New Haven. The site offers panoramic views, with a 110 foot shaft to the Angel of Peace, four bronze statues at the base, relief sculptures on the drum, and battles listed around the base. The Angel of Peace and overall monument were crafted by artist Doyle amid a large, patriotic crowd including state officials and many fraternal orders.
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Connecticut
United States
East Rock
New Haven
Sound
Long Island
Masons
Odd Fellows
Knrights
Fratellanza
Angel of Perco
Angel of Peace
Doyle
Insects Birds and Animals from the Farm and Field
Riverside Iowa reports a calf with three tails and a live lamb twin-bodies in Tuscarora California. A Georgia hive in a pine hollow yielded thirty eight feet of honey after a tree was cut. A Michigan eagle shot near Crystal Lake measured seven feet wing span. A Lis farmer’s dog cared for a weak lambkin and an abandoned pig. A French farmer’s dog killed a thief. gendarmes found a dagger revolver and whistle on the thief. German sparrows used to feed through wire screens then killed for food. Grant Minnesota hen post mortem revealed four spring chickens emerging from one hen’s body.
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Riverside
Iowa
Cal
Watkinsville
Frankfort
Mich
Crystal Lake
Pana
Lis
France
London Telegraph
Germany
Ara Soule
Grant
Minn
Mr. Soule
Military Matters and Armament News from The Army and Navy Gazette
A compilation from The Army and Navy Gazette detailing costs for Belgian arms, bearskin helmets for British guards, and imported Canadian horses for the army. Reports include Russian Transcaspian railway material moves, Amu Daria steamers, and British light draught steamers. Mortality rates in British heavy cavalry, disease patterns, and a naval guns trial aboard the Benbow are noted, with a tongue in cheek note about a prize for puzzle solving.
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London
Belgium
Foot Guards
Canada
Woolwich Arsenal
Australian Naval and Military Gazette
Melbourne
Woolwich
Merv
Chardjui
Transcaspian
Amu-Daria
Shoeburyness
Chatham
Army and Navy Gazette
Practical Household Tips From An Old Column
A vintage list advises rubbing wash water with borax for facial shine, applying Vaseline to nails nightly to soften them, and avoiding placing eggs near strong smelling foods. It also covers ironing flannels on the wrong side until dry, cleaning walls with a broom wrapped in cloth, and making a chloride of lime disinfectant from salt and lime for cellars and outbuildings.
Early prayers and childlike faith in heaven
A Boston mother shares scenes of a four year old asking if God heard prayers and a child imagining heaven’s gate. The reflections reveal early development of religious self righteousness and the tender view of our Father's fatherhood through a little girl’s innocent questions.
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Annie
Mamma
Mamma Allen
Boston
Troy Times
Dod
Tourse
Davison County Crops Report Notes Varied Conditions
Davison County crops show mixed results with light rains on the 7th 8th 13th and 19th and overall dryness. Oats and barley are short, marly wheat good color but late sowing hurts yield. Corn remains the main crop and is promising though cutworms grub worms and seed vitality affect stands. Potatoes suffer from bugs and some fields require replanting.
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Palmer and Stockman
Davison County
Outlook for Dakota Territory Prosperity Gains Steam
The Grand Forks Plaindealer argues 1887 marks a turning point toward prosperity in Dakota. Stock industries rise about 25 percent since 1886 as acreage expands and diversified farming grows. Rates, costs, and borrowing improve. twine, self binders, and wheat transport costs drop. hail insurance stabilizes. A broad path to progress opens for individual farmers and the territory as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Dakota
Ayer's Pills Sold by All Dealers in Medicine
Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer and Company Lowell Massachusetts. Ayer’s Pills are marketed through druggists and dealers as a medical preparation.
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Ayer
William L. Page
Richmond Va
J.C. Ayer
Annual reunion announced for Dakota Soldiers and Sailors group
Headquarters of the Soldiers and Sailors Association of Dakota at Camp Logan issues General Order No 1 announcing the fifth annual department reunion for August 30 to September 1. Commanders and comrades are to report to the adjutant general and quartermaster for quarters and meals, with a detailed staff list and orders for obedience and camp administration.
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Soldiers and Sailors Association of
Dakota
Camp Logan
General Assembly
Adjutant General
Quartermaster General
George A. Silsby
T. D. Keanouse
J. Anderson
A. A. Pickler
E. M. Thomas
M. H
Alexandria Stems Herald Update on Burton Bard Name Change
The town of Alexandria shows growth with Burton renamed Bard and S. M. Bard forming a store. Major Wallace of Mitchell builds a hardware stock and a warehouse ready for the new crop, with a depot to follow. M. I. Curran's accident ends the county’s speediest horse’s life after a fall, the horse formerly owned by Curran but later by Marv. Tymeson. the horse was being trained for the July 4th race and would have won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Burton
Bard
S. M. Bard
Major Wallace
Mitchell
M. I. Curran
Curran
Marv. Tymeson
Money to Loan and Sale Notice in Mitchell Dak
Money to loan on improved farms at very low rates of interest. Edward Devvy, office in Gale's block, Mitchell, South Dakota. Second hand Randolph header and three boxes, all in complete order, for sale for a nice song. J. W. Corsin, Mitchell.
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Edward Devvy
Gale’s Block
Mitchell, Dak
Randolph
J. W. Corsin
Mitchell
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