Union County resident Merwin dies by suicide after insanity flare
Merwin an elderly Union County resident who had shown signs of mental distress was taken into custody. While being transported to the courthouse he attempted suicide by leaping from a moving train and later tied a scarf to suffocate himself. He had long been a respected local pioneer whose troubles stemmed from a family dispute and his wife leaving him.
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Memorial services honor fallen Union defenders in Montgomery cemetery
May 28 in Meanistown Pa memorial services were held at Montgomery cemetery for Gien en Hancock. Maxwell Stephenson spoke denouncing political interference by Citand Army posts and praising departed Union defenders. About five thousand attended amid cheers for the orator.
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McGILLYSS ON THE POP
The Metllwan in his epeceh hant night rebukes both the Hope and the Irish noting money collected for Ireland from Australia and New South Wales while he blesses the Pope. Sheridan's Condition is reported as serious with a death noted. Califor appears in May dispatches from Sax Fuasceco.
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Oregon Democrats Endorse Cleveland and Policy Reforms
The Oregon Democracy endorses President Cleveland and national policy aims urging tariff revision to shift taxes from necessities to broader bases. It calls for unearned land grant forfeiture, road grant support, defense funding, and Ireland home rule sympathy, plus direct Senate election and railway commission powers. It also advocates river improvements on the Columbia and completion of Cascade locks.
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A Hamarket's View of Humor in Nye in New York World
A critique argues humor remains essential yet not history, needing purification like religion. It notes humor’s broad audience and natural instincts, and says humor can expose folly without disfiguring truth, toward a refined public taste. An aside references a Nikolaus Cumula exploration and a labor-area explosion affecting property values and hourly wages.
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New York World
Wolf
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