Nebraska Items: Accidents and civic notes across towns
Table Rock Argus reports Tommie Harrison was attacked by a cow last Tuesday, severely horned and trampled, unconscious over half an hour and now unable to move due to head and shoulder injuries. Beatrice Independent notes a weed scorcher engine passes through town. State board awards Wall and Stout contract for the new state house at 430000. Reform school counts 35 boys and 12 girls. Nebraska National Guard reorganization at Juniata. Humphrey church dedication follows a new Catholic church in Platte county. Richard Dougherty, a B and M brakeman, dies after foot caught in a frog and train passage at Hastings. }
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Tommie Harrison
Beatrice Independent
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Sanguine Sons of
Hibernia
Wall
Reform School
Co. F. Nebraska, National Guards
Juniata
Humphrey
Platte County
Luesday
Richard Dougherty
Hastings
Nebraska
Severe Neb storm batters Aurora causes heavy damage
A violent central Aurora storm ripped through the town causing extensive damage to homes and businesses. Buildings like Cassett’s office and Missen & Luff’s saloon suffered major destruction while Berry’s house was blown apart. Freight cars derailed and hail accompanied the wind. A subscription effort began for the Berry family’s relief.
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Neb
Cassett
Missen & Luff
J. Mackamet
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Electric
The Kiss of History in Legend and Battle
A reflective piece traces kisses as signs of fate and treachery across history. From Judas and Esther to Lucretia and Catherine de Medici, royal and warrior moments are tied to lips meeting blades, kisses shaping fortunes and signaling deceit or devotion.
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Paris
Hielen
Secret heart exposed by every fiction
A reflection on hypocrisy and inner truth notes that no person can fully conceal inner motives. Even the most practiced deceiver reveals core feelings through consistent patterns and unguarded moments.
American wheelmen tour Canada amid church row in Chicago
Reports describe fifty American cyclists arriving in Toronto after touring Canada while Chicago church disputes widen. Rector Ritchie of the Church of the Ascension announced a requiem for Daniel Fountain triggering parishioner protest and mass postponement. Vestry approved Ritchie’s restored resignation and a resolve praised the move. A broad mix of other updates follows including weather damage in Vermont, fires in Minnesota, and various legal and criminal notes.
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Arthur Ritchte
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Ritchie
Daniel Fountain
Lake Michigan
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Outlaws Terrorize Arkansas Counties and Nearby Crimes
Governor Berry declines militia use while urging sheriffs to mobilize posses in Garland Tell and Montgomery counties amid mountainous resistance. A Greensburg Ky marshal and four others died in a midnight attempt to arrest James Owen, with Owen still at large. Other reports cover fraud charges against Francis Webster, a deadly freight train robbery near Springfield, an $8000 Franklin bank robbery, and a fatal family feud in Burnt Prairie Illinois.
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Tell
Montgomery
Arkansas
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Greensburg
Ben’ Bagby
James Owen
Desperado
Marshal Henry
Bagby
Owen
Harvesters
Whitehall
Springfield
Ill
Patrick Knight
Brighton
Franklin
N. Y
N.S. Temple
Jackson
Miss
Burnt Prairie
Douglas Gowdy
Buck Williams
Gowdy
Wil
Cholera Rages in Swatow and Egypt Death Toll Rising
Cholera outbreaks reported across China and Egypt with high death counts at Damietta Mansurah and surrounding towns. European residents face cordon breaches while food shortages anger locals. Assizes at Sligo impose sentences in murder conspiracy case as other court handling draws controversy. St Louis storm damages widespread structures and trains overturned.
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Alexandria
Damietta
Naples
Immigrant paupers reach Canada to enter U S
General Agent Lowell reports large numbers of Irish immigrants arriving at Quebec and Montreal are destitute and weak. Many are paupers aided into passage and ticketed to western U S destinations. Twenty eight Ireland arrivals found starving in Buffalo and sent to almshouse. Authorities say no law blocks pauper immigration via Canada.
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Plattsburg
New York
Treasury Department
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Montreal
Ife
United States
Ireland
Buffalo
Irie County
United S States
Canada
Great Britain
Faurus
Allan Steuner
Canadian
Charles Ex. Courant
Omaha
F. Hail
Vendal
The
Marine Hospital Service
Joseph Jones
Board of Health of
New Orleans
Privilege Granted to Grand Army Boys by Colorado Pool
At a Chicago meeting of the Colorado pool association it was decided that Grand Army of the Republic members from states other than Kansas and Nebraska may return from Denver to the Missouri River at any time up to August 31. They must present certificates to the Colorado pool commissioner in Denver and exchange their return ticket for a $2.50 privilege. The exchange ticket remains valid on the original line, extending the return period by twenty six days.
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Springfield
Vermont
Society of Oranges Men of
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Conn
Governor General of
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Mediterranean
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Colorado Pool Association
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Nebraska
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Missouri River
Colorado Pool
Pennsylvania Republicans Endorse Garfield Era and Reform
The Pennsylvania Republican state convention in Harrisburg elected John Cessna as permanent chairman after a 3 o clock session. The platform praised protectionist tariff policy, endorsed civil service reform, and backed body-wide state and municipal reforms. Nominees named include Wa. Levisey Miles for treasurer and an auditor general candidate on the fourth ballot.
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Cumberland
John Cessna
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Senate
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Miles
Tornado and Severe Hail Report Across Kansas and Iowa
Special dispatches describe a frightful cyclone and hailstorm sweeping McPaul, Percival, Plum Hollow, and Hamburg with significant damage to buildings, crops, and livestock. A two story schoolhouse collapsed, windows shattered, and many homes unroofed while injuries and property losses mount across multiple towns.
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McPaul
Plum Lollow
Percival
Isamburg
Kansas City Road
Fremont County
Pane Bro’s
Kansas City Railroad
Pacific Junction
Plum Hollow
Hamburg
Iowa Greenbackers Convene in Des Moines for Prohibition and Suffrage
The Iowa greenback convention opens in Des Moines with E I Gillette urging prohibition and woman suffrage. President Kenworthy calls for careful action as credentials show sixty six counties. The permanent officers are named and candidates listed including J B Weaver for governor and Abbie C Canfield for superintendent.
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W.S. Kenworthy
Mahaska
I. Q. Lee
Hamilton
J. Burke
Jasper
W. H. Robb
Union
J. A. Muffly
Polk
J. B. Weaver
Sanford Kirkpatrick
Wapello
D. W. Church
Adair
Abbie C. Canfield
Des Moines County
The Rubber Plant in Mexico Studies Cultivation
The Rubber Plant in Mexico is studying the culture of rubber plants. Its hardness makes cultivation simple and inexpensive where climate and soil suit. Along much of the Mexican coast the main cost is weeding during early growth.
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Mexico
Mexican
Brown's Iron Bitters Endorsed by Iowa Doctor
The article notes in Keokuk Iowa that Dr E B Fuller endorses Brown's Iron Bitters after reporting excellent results in his own family. The brief item attributes the statement to Fuller and highlights its personal testimonial nature.
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Keokuk
Iowa
E. B. Fuller
Funeral of Archbishop Purcell in Cincinnati Cathedral
The funeral service for Archbishop Purcell drew crowds to the cathedral in Cincinnati where his body lay on display. Bishop Elder presided with a large clergy presence, Mass concluded with a eulogy by Bishop Gilmore praising Purcell’s leadership and charitable life. The procession then moved to the depot for transport to St. Martin's.
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Cincinnati
Elder
W. J. Wally
J. C. Albrink
J. B. Murry
Gilmore
Ohio
West
St. Martin’s
Minister Mistaken in Poker Jest on Train
On a western train Rev Dr Talmage misidentified a man as Rev Dr Sturges. The stranger denied the resemblance and joked about being insulted. The conductor then asks if the man knows whom he spurned, revealing the confusion and humorous misunderstanding about a card game in progress.
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Chicago Tribune
Talmage
Sturges
Dr. Talmage
Reno
Anger Ends True Focus in Prayer, Scholar States
A writer argues anger disrupts the mind’s alignment with prayer and distances believers from presenting petitions properly to God, urging calm focus during devotion.
Davy Jones and His Locker Myth Explained
The New York Sun recounts the familiar nautical legend of Davy Jones's locker. It describes the reputed submarine mouth where lost ships drift, the funnel like cavern walls, and currents guiding wrecked sailors to judgment by the legendary sea deity.
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New York Sun
Davy Jones
Davy
Private Dinner Feasts Cost Slim Entree for Eight
The host reports a private dinner for eight cost 30 dollars for hot house grapes and mutton imported from England for the feast. He confirms total entertainment expenses reached 2500 dollars for the evening.
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