O Donnell case ends with death sentence amid uproar
In a Nebraska style report, O Donnell is sentenced to death after a jury verdict of willful murder following a trial where self defense was debated. The judge’s directions on malice aforethought and the jurors’ questions are noted as contributing to the final verdict and public reaction.
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Bloody battle at Murrayville gas well in Weathorland county
Intelligence from Pittsburg reports a clash between laborers at a natural gas well near Murrayville and Milton Weston’s men. One man died and four were seriously injured in the fight forty miles east of Pittsburg.
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Weathorland County
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Double Attempt at Death by Own Action
Mrs. Ryan left home to visit friends and requested rest in a bedroom where she bound herself and cut her throat. She died at 6 o clock Friday morning after a presumed temporary insanity episode.
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Chapman Brown’s Iron Bitters Seem Most Par for Ill Health
Fragmentary note references Chap Chapman Brown and iron bitters as a remedy for general illness and ill health. The text is incomplete but suggests medicinal use and public reception in a historical context.
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Washington Senate Forms New Committees On Internal Improvements
The Senate creates a nine member committee for rivers and harbors matters and bills, and a seven member committee on expenditures of public money to study economy and supervise government spending. Also notes pardons, trade shipments, and Khartoum-related dispatches from Egypt, France, and Britain.
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Carlisle Wins Speakership Nomination in Democratic Caucus
The Democratic caucus selects John G. Carlisle of Kentucky as speaker nominee over Samuel Randall and Samuel Cox after a 106 to 62 to 30 roll call. Carlisle receives unanimous endorsement and thanks the caucus, urging unity and continued legislation for party priorities.
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Entertaining a Guest in Philadelphia Cail
A family dinner reveals expectations about Miliken a dry goods clerk turned manager. The father doubts him but the daughter defends his character. The boy Bobby blurts out that Miliken was “sat down upon” and the mood shifts to quiet after the revelation. The farmer's best friend Eliza fertilizer companions appear in a closing vignette.
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