Bloody Lincoln county feud escalates after family killings
In Lincoln county West Virginia a bloody feud between the Brumfield and Hall families intensifies. Floyd Dingess, a justice of the peace's son, was killed after quarrels over his wife. Alfred Brumfield wounded a Hall brother, then Mrs Brumfield died from a shooting. Purvis Brumfield and George Dingess were also attacked in series of gunfights.
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St. Albans
W. Va
Lincoln County
Brumfield
Hall
Floyd Dingess
Dingess
Alfred Brumfield
Prominent St Louisan Assaulted and Robbed in Mystery
In St Louis at a third district station Capt D P Slattery, famed businessman, was brought unconscious by Ed Klosterman a saloon keeper and Alexander Hunt after an upstairs incident at 2602 Cass avenue. Slattery claimed he was struck after leaving a room. jewelry valued around 1800 reportedly on him. The case drew officials’ ire over publication restrictions.
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Capt. Slattery
Klosterma
Beavers
Topeka Thief Carrie Hill Born of Respectable Family
In Chicago a Topeka woman Carrie Hill aged 18 is under arrest for wholesale stealing. She held a clerkship at Harmons Co millinery and goods, and has taken goods worth about 2000, with three wagon loads found in her room. Earlier she worked for Bernheimer & Lewis and hundreds of dollars worth were recovered.
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Topeka
Chicago
the Globe
Kan
Carrie Hill
Harmon’s & Co
Bernheimer & Lewis
Boulangists Win in Several French Districts and Other News
In the first Seine district Guyot is elected and in the Eleventh Floquet and Laisant win. two Boulangists elected in Bordeaux. Provincial returns show Republicans ahead in 108 of 138 districts while Boulangists trail in 45. Paris reballot totals: Republicans 208000, Boulangists 209000. Mme Albertine dies in New Bedford after illness. Admiral Porter reported sick at Jamestown with no telegraph link. Fire at Bulkley, Illinois destroys four buildings and injures several. Queen Natalie loses popularity in Belgrade due to regents’ proposals. In Vienna talk of Montenegro ceding Antivari bay to Russia stirs diplomats. Rear Admiral Kimberly is tipped for Commodore Walker’s navigation chief post, but likely unlikely. Admirals Nichols and Harmony previously rose to bureau chiefs upon promotion.
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M. Guyot
M. Floquet
M. Laisant
Bordeaux
Paris
Admiral Porter
Jamestown
Bulkley
Ill
C. Fh. Marr
Vienna
Montenegro
Bay of Antivari
Russia
Austrian Foreign Office
St. Petersburg
Cettenje
L. A. Kimberly
Walker
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Nichols
Harmony
Times
Sebastopol
New York Times
London
Harold Frederic
France
Spain
Prince of Wales
America
New York Herald
Niagara Falls
New York
Herald
Duke of Newcastle
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Blowitz
London Times
Belgium
Europe
Baseball Season 1889 Closes With Giants Leading
The 1889 baseball season ends with New York ahead in the National League, Boston ten points back, and Chicago fifty-one points behind in third. The American Association will play for another week. Following are the club standings.
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Giants
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Chicago
American Association
National League
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Indianapol
Washington
Amenrican Association
Tercent
St. Louis
Athletic
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Columbus
Kansas Cit
Louisville
New York Baseball Club
Erie Road
New Yor
Stringency in the Money Market Trade on the Whole Good
R G Dun notes a tighter money market trimming trade activity while abroad demand remains steady. Treasury deficits widen, cereals dip slightly while provisions nearly double, and farm districts buoy buying. Bank exchanges edge up, wheat and corn prices ease, overall prices rise modestly since Sept. 1. U S failures fall year over year, Canada down, last week totals 206 with 172 U S and 34 Canada.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Europe
Bank of England
Treasury
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Oratory as a Fine Art and the Rise of Clear Speech
An old essay argues that long winded oratory was a refined art in antiquity, reduced by cheap literature today. It contrasts Roman habits with modern needs, stresses voice training, cites phonascus masters, and notes politicians still rely on a living, persuasive speech to move crowds.
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Phonascus
Seneca
Frederick Webster
Benjamin Webster
John Bright
Sir Morell Mackenzie
Contemporary Review
Wm. HW. Parker
National Medical Association
Parker
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
Boston
Mass
Cuticura Remedies Promoted for Severe Skin Disease Cure
An advertisement touts Cuticura products as a cure for eczema and skin diseases, citing testimonials from TH. German of Willisboro NY, C Osmer of Taftsville VT, and Mary Skellermann of Beloit KS, claiming complete relief after three weeks and overall health restoration. The copy promotes Cuticura Resolvent, Cuticura Soap, and Cuticura solutions with price details and a request for instructions and testimonials.
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Wullsbors
N.Y
Taftsville, Vt
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Muscular Strains Highlighted in Brief Sports Update
A terse item notes muscular strains affecting players as teams compete. The read is fragmented yet references injury concerns and ongoing play. No names or exact teams are clearly readable in the fragment.
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