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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1875

Page

6

Mortal drama of Noe murder and inquest headline

Inquest into the James P Noe murder reveals a brutal burglary with Noe bound and wounded, aided by Mrs Catharine L Harris who guided rescuers and recounted the struggle. Coroner Croker notes the assailant fled, later described by Noe and a witness, while medical verdict cites meningitis from injuries as the cause of death.

New York Sun James P. Noe Croker Catharine L. Harris Green Street Mr. Noe Noe Seattle Hhe Noel Soven

Indecent assaults on trains raise alarm in public

A reader reports frequent indecent assaults in railway carriages following the Col. Baker incident. The letter describes an incident on a Metropolitan District line train near St James Park, where two gentlemen allegedly behaved provocatively, with the writer noting societal fear and the burden of fines over alleged charges.

Bue Baker Muni Metropolitan District Railway James Perk

A Squaw Fight at Indian Camp Ends in Tragedy

A hunter party of six men and four wives camps at the Republican riverhead. While the men work, the four squaws in charge drink and cause a violent brawl that leaves two squaws dead and others injured. The melee escalates, utensils scattered, whisky keg ruptured, and the survivors are returned to their tribe.

The Republican

New Baby Weighing Scale Aims To Ease Mother’s Worries

A doctor in Frane y has invented a cradle fitted with a balance scale to measure infant weight without disturbing the child. The device tracks daily or hourly weight changes, noting that after two days a newborn may weigh four ounces less than at birth, then steadily increasing with age to double by five months and remaining on a predictable growth path.

Franey

Boiler Explosion Kills Three and Wounds One Near Detanes

A portable 22 horsepower engine attached to a threshing machine four miles north of Detanes exploded. The boiler’s head was blown through the henhouse wall into the kitchen. The boiler collapsed through the barn, destroying the threshing outfit. Three men died and a fourth was injured. The cause is believed to be defective fuel.

Tereieig

Indian Invesum Alin Rept 22 Finds No Clear Fraud

The commission appointed to examine fraud charges by Indians against Agent Gibson of the Orange agency reports some irregularities in accounting but finds no concrete evidence of corruption or fraud by either the Government or the Indians.

Wandisoton Rept Gibson Orage Agency

Shogling Af Fray In Store Over Apple Price Dispute

Last evening about 10 o'clock Bob Stewart of Stewart Temple ton grocery firm was organizing the store when a young mannamed Jus Jones entered and asked Templeton the price of apples displayed in the window. An exchange followed with Stewart stepping in, and a disturbance ensued as he warned he cared not for further trouble.

Bob Stewart Stewart & Temple Ton Youngs Jus, Jones Tenpleton Fermpleton Robert Stewart Blewart

Quarrel Ends in Shooting on Sidewalk

Two men quarreled outside a store. Stewart slapped Jones, who drew a revolver and shot Stewart in the left hip. Jones was restrained by Mr Drain and arrested. Stewart was taken home and treated. injuries described as serious but not fatal. Jones, a train boy for H. & St. Jo Railroad, resides in Nanses City. guardian prominent in a local bank.

Stewart Jones Tl Inter Drain

Clever Swindle Unmasked In Hannibal Case

In Hannibal Missouri a ticket-scheme exposed at the Hannibal and St. Joe line ends with H H Bingston and Wm E Davis arrested after torn tickets passed to Kansas City and a staged envelope for theft. Detectives tracked the plot from a Brown Brothers store to a telegraph operator, leading to confessions and bail set at 2000. The report blends crime news with foreign affairs notes and a lodge meeting summary from Indianapolis.

Hannibal Joseph Bailnad Marshal Kelly HH. Bingston Gem Wm. E. Davis Kansas Cit Honald & St. Jon Wingston U Davis Kansas City Express Stac Stacy Davis St. Joe Livingston

European powers balk at Turkey seizing affairs

Berlin reports state that European powers will not permit Turkey to seize control of its internal concerns. Russia France Germany Austria and Great Britain have resisted foreign interference as Turkey faces potential rebellion. Turkey intends to defend its territory and will not yield an inch. Greece’s neutrality is attacked as shifting toward Turkish alignment amid Crete and Macedonian tensions. The Athens press notes Greece’s move from sympathy to interest driven by recent events and Slavonian movements.

Berlin Turkey Russia France Germany Derly Atria Great Britain Eupan Oman Burks Greece Athens Ruesia Crete Neologas Constantinople They Greeen Albany John Coch- Trane Ans Meg Bliss Liberal Party Democratic Party Syracuse New York Monton Hiddof Cooper Institute Greenbacks Ohio Pennsylvania Sechelt J. K. McCee Olinois Great Democratic Party of the West N.Y Pennsylviania Legal Tender Club Phrrynung Morton

Destruction Stuns Indianola Cyclone Survivors

Cincinnati dispatch reports survivors from Indianola confirm catastrophic loss with 350 lives feared dead and 150 deserted settlements washed away. Winds over 80 mph drove 6 foot flood surges. many bodies recovered beyond city limits. Vigilante violence follows reports of looting by Mexicans as citizens strike back.

Cincinsati Indianola Ievity Banday

Sporting Man Shot by William McMahon Quarrel at Deerfoot Park

Sporting men report the shooting of William McMahon proprietor of Deerfoot Park and Deerfoot Park House at the Coney Island ranch. Details of the dispute are unclear though it is tied to a quarrel over a race at the Deerfant cotuse yesterday.

Sin Yers Scotts Willian McMahon Deerfoot Park Weerfoot Park House Coney Island Deerfant Cotuse

Belleville probes boy claimed as Charlie Ross lookalike

In Belleville two East men interview a boy resembling Charlie Ross. The boy is said to be adopted son of Angell who lived in Detroit before Belleville. Investigations into the boy’s antecedents are underway as Belleville reacts with excitement.

Imother Chan LL Boss Mich Charlie Ross Belleville Aiman Namned Angell Detroit Detriot

Fast Mail Train Extension Aims for Kansas City Run

City Sept 22 negotiations are under way between St Louis Kansas City & Northern Railway managers and Thew A Beott to extend the fast mail train to Kansas City and Omaha If agreed trains would depart St Louis and reach here in eight hours saving six hours and deliver New York mails in forty hours.

City

Man Burned at Chicago House Named Geo Findlay

Kansas City dispatch reports Geo Findlay, recently from Colorado, identified as the man burned to death at the Chicago House on September 22. Fire caused losses estimated at £20,000 with £15,000 covered by insurance.

Kansas City Chicago Geo. Findlay Colorado

Verdict Awarded Against Railroad for Locomotive Explosion

Mrs Hogan recovered a verdict of 3000 dollars damages against the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad for the loss of her bush caused by a locomotive explosion. The bill was brought for 20900 pounds.

Daltimone Hogan Culberland & Pennsylvania Mailroad Bull

Mississippi massacre memoir stirs political fire from Clinton barbecue

The letter claims a Clinton Mississippi mass killing followed a Republican barbecue with 2,500 attendees. It describes white violence against Black attendees, claims of staged outrages, and accuses Democrats of complicity while contrasting Northern views. The piece also reports concurrent party conventions and political shifts in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York with debates over currency, inflation, and governance.

Cincinnati Gazette Chiston Miss Clinton Johason Seively Unv Ainderer Harn Welock West Ohio Democraes Turin Deane Brian Williams Marchal Packard Tag Dom Willams Jilin Ure Western Reserve

Fourth College Jones District Votes Near Complete Count

Nearly complete return of votes in the Fourth College Jones District shows a projected lead for the Plasted Rep with about 77 percent tallied. Officials report a strong showing for Baroun and Me amid a tense regional contest.

Belorngs Baroun Jones Taujerity

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