Double Hanging by Gov Hamilton in Ashland
Horn and Gribben were hanged in Ashland on May 16 after a tense day with 10000 to 12000 spectators and 500 soldiers guarding the jail. Both men confessed repentance before execution and spoke to mourners and wives prior to dying.
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Muitie
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Grbben
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Babe
Harry Williams
Polk
Baleroy
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Tom Alc
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Presbyterian Assembly Adopts Revised Book of Discipline
May 19 20 reports from Saratoga and Philadelphia detail temperance measures and church leadership decisions. Memorial minutes note C McCormick of Chicago death. Appointments include editors and treasurers for church publications and missionary society. Sabbath observance report unanimously adopted.
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Illinois Dental Association Spring Meeting Officers Elected
The Illinois Dental Association elected officers for 1885 including H. H. Townsend as President and M. H. Patten as Secretary. Garrett Newkirk was named examiner, with Peoria chosen for the next meeting site on the second Tuesday in May 1885. Cyrus H. McCormick’s will was admitted to probate with a 10 million dollar estate and trust provisions for his widow and children.
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Cubauu
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Sam Ward Dies in Italy Amid London Commons Debate
Mr Sam Ward dies at Hegli Italy as London reports a Commons exchange on Egypt liquidation terms. Gladstone replies to Bartlett Conservatives noting the government stance while France seeks explanation and informs Parliament of forthcoming views. Rebels seize a magazine at Abuhamed in Cairo with El Mahdi emissaries present.
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Rebels bombard Suakim as British and French forces respond
Two hundred rebels bombarded Suakim today for an hour wounding two inhabitants. Rebels seized 1000 sheep before British troops landed and forced the retreat. A French warship arrived with gifts for King John of Abyssinia. In Germany, May 16, the Emperor accepted Bismarck’s resignation and appointed Boethinher as Prussian minister of state.
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Financial affairs at New York and market recap
In New York on May 19 the market opened quiet but soon turned bearish with early declines. Louisville & Nashville stock fell from 31 to 30 amid defalcation rumors, while Wm B Scott & Co. failure did not derail prices. A late rally lifted shares and the general market closed firmer.
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Collision between Alliance accommodation and freight trains near Enon Valley
A head on collision on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago line near Enon Valley Pennsylvania between the Alliance accommodation eastbound and a westbound freight wrecked several cars. Seven people were seriously injured and two reported fatally.
Fires at Cincinnati Leadpipe and Sheet Works
A blaze at the Cincinnati Leadpipe and Sheet Works caused about 50000 in stock loss. Mrs. Leach, staying in the fourth floor room, was fatally burned. Wm. E. Cook suffered severe burns. The incident occurred this afternoon in Cincinnati.
Modern allegories and comic vignettes from Chicago News
A fragmentary collection of satirical scenes features two Gardens boasting about a fashionable summer bonnet, a Vacuum posing as a representative, a personified Disease claiming mayoral permission, a court scene derailed by Technicality, and a Nap seeking Chicago police chief status with claimed influence and ties to night-watchmen.
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Chicago News
George Almost Leaves In Snow Then Returns For Popcorn
In a frosty scene a young man named George almost departs after an implied engagement at a hotel. He darts through a parlor door and searches for a latch amid a storm louse as his partner shouts to postpone by offering to stay for popping corn. He ultimately turns back and returns for the snack.
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Taylortown
George
Cigar Row Sparks Mocking Mexican Gentleman Exchange
A Mexican gentleman rebukes an American visitor for smoking a cigar in a lady's presence without offering her one. The American claims innocence, insisting he tried his best to impress, while the Mexican notes the offense and the risk to the lady’s happiness.
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