Infamous Kentucky case of arsenic murder of children
Mrs Jessie Higbee, 23, a well dressed rural wife from Meade County, is jailed on lunacy charges amid claims she poisoned four of her children with arsenic and attempted to kill her husband. Doctor Pusey calls it puerperal insanity worsened by loneliness and remorse as investigators reveal a pattern of deliberate killings and quiet, calculated actions.
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Louisville
The
Courier-Journal
Jessie Trigbee
Meade County
Hussband
Hisher
Ele
Dr. Pusey
Rom
White Caps Punish Two Mentors for Liquor Abuses in Indiana
Reports from Mentor in Dubois County describe a White Caps action at a saloon on the Louisville and St Louis line. Samuel Brown and J Beard were dragged into nearby woods and whipped with switches after warnings to reform. Earlier, two men named Darwin and Jones were similarly punished for offenses against their families.
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New Albany
Ind
Mentor
Dubois County
Louisville,swansville and St. Louis
Samuel Brown
J. Beard
White Caps
Knights of the Switch
Brown
Beard
Darwin
Jones
Crawford
Hangond in Berkely: Morgin hanged in Mt Pleasant for murder
Adam Morgin a negro about 80 was hanged Friday at Mt Pleasant Berkeley County for the May murder of Jackson. He faced death calmly and sang on the gallows claiming self defense, despite conviction by the best colored lawyer in the state. His neck broke and he died instantly.
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Hangond
Berkely
Adam Morgin
Mt. Pleasant
Jackson
Berkeley County
Morgin
Ife
Zion
Ilis
Explosion near Norfolk and Western line kills two
A Nor fork and Western track blast in Va de County yesterday killed two men, an Italian and a Negro, names unknown, and injured ten others, several seriously, after dynamite placed around a fire exploded tearing the area apart.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Vade County
Sitting Bull Death Amid Grand River Expedition
An expedition from Standing Rock Agency moves to Sitting Bull camp with Indian police and U S forces in pursuit of the famed chief. A gun battle erupts as police seize the camp and Sitting Bull is killed amid chaotic fighting and cavalry arrival.
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Standing Rock Agency
N. Dak. Dee
Sitting Bull
Miles
Medicine Arrow
Chicago
Fort Yates
Sitting Ball
Grand River
Sittingall
Uncle Sam
Fouchet
Louis Riel
Gabriel Dumont
Middleton
Pouchet
Dram
Lis Kinsanen
Captouchat
Liet
Bull Head
Sergt
Shave Head
Petrified Spanish explorer body found in Cantua Canyon
The preserved seven foot petrified body of a man was unearthed by two dam workers Packwood and Barrett in Cantua Canyon, sixty miles from town. Examination reveals lifelike features and signs of long burial, with the find linked to a petrified forest in the canyon and suspected early Spanish origins.
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Prisno
Cal
Dec. W
Cantina Canyon
Packwood
Barrett
Cantua Canyon
Ghinee
Colorado
Califfornia Academy of Sciences
Farmers Alliance Gains Ground in National Politics
Congressman A D Candler of Georgia warns the Farmers Alliance has grown rapidly since the last election and now challenges the two major parties. He urges alignment with the Democratic Party to achieve goals like monetary reform, tariff changes, and anti-monopoly measures, while warning against third-party and Republican paths. Planos and Organs at 134 Main Street Columbia advertise pianos and organs with installments and guarantees.
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Wasincros
Dee. WL
Mir
McPherson
Morrill
Kansas
Vickler
South Dakota
Ande Crisp
Gynui
House
Republican Party
Farmers’ Alliance
Ion
A. D. Candler
Georgia
Farmers
United States
Democratic Party
Order of the Farmers
Aw National Bank
Planos and Organs
N.W. Trump
Main Street
Columbia
S. C
Chickering
Mathushek
Mason & Hamlin
Sterling Upright Pianos
Mason & [Lamin Organs
Sterling Organa
Soldion
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Mdren
Toma
Pusey
Alle Wacker
Wisconsin
Wausu
Resevoir
Mueller
Capt
Bellis
Wiausu Light Guard
Courthlouse
Iee
Byron J. Alamilton
Wausau
Landoiee
Hiilton
Manelakre
Richardson
Gen. Richardson
Chippewa Falls
Ina
New York
Norton
Gibraltar
Norton O
Payal
Azores
Paris
Iss
Toulon
France
Indiana
Dian Police
Jacksonville
Econfina
Henry Tlardeastie
Thundcastle
Cave
Robbers
Sr. Peren
Minn
Younger
James
Northfield
James Boys
Great Fay Ravine
Nicollet County
Frank James
Jim Younger
QuenEc
Dee
St. Joseph de Levis
Levis
the Farmers! Alliance
Ian
Allen D, Candler
Henry J. Brown
Michigan
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel FP
Bradfield
Padgett
Augusta
Talbott Son's
Millis, Planers and
V. C. Badham
Union Depot
Columpta
Padget
L. F, Padgett
Vadeett’s Furniture
Steves and Youn
Broad Street
A. Siping Medicine
Powill
Bue Ween
Tapp San Phos
Ve Rope Fetops
Liepatas
Miook
Savannah
Holler & Anderson
College For Women
Hampton
Preston Place
WM. BR. Atkinson
Columbia, S.C
Fine Sgow
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Luloy Ie
Terry Mi
Isa Lee i Pyne Oe
Kai Fe
Lippman Bros
Lippman’s Glock
Liniment
Oo Asdard
O. Bowen
Atv Law
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Court
Llouse
J. FE
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Pickens
Wells, Orr & Boggs, Attorneys AT Law
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C. L. Hollincworth
Sth Cire Art
Greenville
S.C
Sollingsworth
Law
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Hirt & Wetvon
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Greenville, 8. C
Coffee
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J.P. Claeh
Green YL E
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Westmoreland Bros
Duke
Frank Smith
Easley
Wed
Dan
J. C. Fitzgerald
Westmoland Brothers Drug Store
Manson
Greenville 8. C
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