Insane Mother Accused of Poisoning Four Children
Louisville reports Mrs. Jessie Higbee, a neat rural Kentucky woman, jailed on lunacy charges amid accusations she poisoned four children with arsenic. The case spans October to December with a postmortem debate, husband’s concerns, and Dr. Pusey labeling puerperal insanity linked to rapid childbearing and nursing.
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Louisvville
the Courier-Journal
Jessie Sigbee
Meade County
Siherugy Gee
Phos
eVlelert
Sedom
Thiethiee
Olls
Halle
Sean
Phil
Ilevere
Isariel
Sle
Dr. Pusey
Rom
White Caps Flay Two Men Near Mentor Indiana
Reports from Mentor in Dubois county describe White Caps abducting Samuel Brown and J Beard from a saloon on the Louisville Evansville and St. Louis railroad. They bound the pair to trees and whipped them with switches, producing blood. The attacked men pleaded for mercy and pledged reform after the assault.
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AnLnany
Ind
Mentor
Dubois County
Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis
Samuel Brown
J. Beard
White Caps
Knights of the
Brown
Deard
Owen Carey
Chewere
Darwin
Jones
Crawford
Murderer Morgin Hanged in Berkeley County
Adam Morgin a 30 year old Black man was hanged at Mt Pleasant for the murder of Jackson in Berkeley County last May. He faced death calmly saying he was going to heaven. He sang as the noose was fixed and bid farewell to a colored minister. Morgin claimed self defense though Jackson reportedly carried a pistol. He was convicted despite defense by the State’s leading colored attorney. His aged father retrieved the body.
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Adam Morgin
Mt. Pleasant
Jackson
Berkeley County
Morgin
Zion
Ite
Explosion on ore railroad ruins area kills two workers
A Wheeling dispatch reports on the ore folk and Western Railroad in Wayne County where blasts from dynamite torn the area. Two men, an Italian and a Black worker, were killed and ten others injured, several gravely.
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Pittsburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Ore Folk and Western
Wayne County
Expedition That Ended Sitting Bull's Life in Dakota
A detailed account of General Miles and an armed expedition against Sitting Bull at his Grand River camp. Police forces attacked the chief as troops closed in, gunfire erupted, and Sitting Bull was killed in the ensuing clash, marking a pivotal moment in American history.
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Standing Hook Agmrney
N. Dak
Miles
Sitting Hall
Sitting Bull
Medicine Arrow
Chicago
Fort Yates
Grand River
Sitting
Exame Pouchet
Louis Riel
Gabriel Dumont
Middleton
Pouchet
Col
Druin
Ian
Fouchet
Poueioy
Liet
Jul Head
Rat Sergt
Petrified Spanish Explorer Found Near Cantua Canyon
The petrified body of a seven foot man was found buried twelve feet deep by Packwood and Barrett while building a dam near Cantua Canyon, sixty miles from Fresno. The corpse is perfectly preserved with defined facial features, long arms, six hundred pound weight, and may date to an early Spanish explorer. It will be sent to the California Academy of Sciences for study.
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Fresno
Cal
Cantua Canyon
Packwood
Barrett
Muldoon
Prand
Colorado
California Academy of Sciences
Political talk hints at third party rise in Washington
In Washington in December the debate over reapportionment features Willman of South Circliniy warning about a possible third party movement. McPherson and Morrill clash on viability and state support while Vickler sees northwest and southern defections leaning Alliance. Judges Crisp and Byntur claim farmer discontent harms Republicans in a potential third party bid.
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Washington
Willman
South
McPherson
Allie Unecemen
Morrill
Kansas
Ditter
Feld
Vickler
South Dakota
Crisp
Mr. Byntur
Republican Party
Farmers Alliance gains power and political influence
The Farmers Alliance is described as a rapidly growing political force that has moved from a small cloud to a nationwide concern. The piece argues the movement arises from a perceived corrupt financial system, calls for abundant currency and anti monopoly measures, and says only the Democratic party can unite farmers with reform without wasting strength. It cites supporting Democratic principles and warns against third-party splits. The notice also advertises piano and organ sales in Columbia, D C, with several brands and six-year guarantees.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Non
A. D. Candler
Georgia
Farmers’ Movement
United States
Republican Party
Democratic Party
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Pusey
Ser
Meni
Millwaurker
Wisconsin
Watusu
Bellis
Linard
eEvervet
Byron J. Hamilton
Ibothet
Ees
Otheers
Ling
Hichardson
Gen. Richardson
Chippewa Falls
Ina Little Boat
New York
Norton Lifeboat Company
Norton
Gibraltar
Payal
Azores
Athaetic
Neversink
Varis
Isso
Indiana
Herkely
Dian Police
Bull Head
Shave Head
Orangeryv
Evonfina
Thurdcastle
Tlardcastle
Cave
the Robbern
St. Peren
Minn
Younger
James
Northfield
James Boys
Great Fay Ravine
Nicollet County
Frank James
Jim Younger
Quenec
St. Joseph de Levis
Ialifax
Levis
the Farmers’ Alliance
Ilon
Allen D. Candler
N.W
Wastincrosx
Ilemary Ib. Brown
Michigan
Supreme Court of the United States
Sammuel
Miller
Third District
Charles S Sutherland
J. 11
Baxter
Bradield
St. Padgett
Augusta
Talbott Son's
Miles, Planers
Badham
Coumela
Talbott
Union Depot
Conumpra
Padget
Simiky
Mme
Smalls
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Silig Medining
Phips
Tates Mala P
Eento Druggida, Ora
Fapreas
Biocn
Savannah
Ces Pigres
Pera Emerientes
Holler & Anderson
Rock Hill, S.C
College For Women
Commonnagata
Lampton
Preston Place
D&c
WM. R. Atkinson
Columbia
Ek Met
Bi Tiuloyne
Terry Uw
Ashyl
Dumbague
Lippman Bros., Wholeware Druggists
Sole Proprietors
Lippman’s Block
Liniment
Oggisits
Bowen
Court Loase
Creenville, S. c
J. B.ear Pickens
Wells, Orr & Boggs
Atyorneyes
Law
M. F. Ansel
CG. L. Horxraworth
Sth
Pickens
Greenville
Aa EL
Sollingsworth
Atyorneys
Main Street
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W. M. Norwood
Green Villee
Dr. J. By
Cancerrer
Ile
J. P.cabeller
Westmoreland Bros
Duke's
Frank Smith
Kagley
S. C
J. C. Fitzgerald
Westmoland Brothers Drug Store
Manson
Greenville ,& C
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