The Gallows at Mexico Missouri Ends Kilgore's Life
Walter Kilgore was hanged before a large crowd in front of the Mexico jail for the murder of his cousin L Don Willingham Kilgore. Kilgore confessed after a prior conviction and a Supreme Court affirmation, aided by a priest who attended him. Four more drownings and other local tragedies are noted in brief among the day's items.
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Mexico
Walter Kilgore
Plate
Kilgore
L. Don Willingham Kilgore
Railley
Wii
Isilgore
Walingham
Condig
Toad Willingham
Baisley
Willingham
Ixilgore
Supreme Court
Father O'Leary
Tilden
Avenue
Wall Street
S. J. Tilden
Fire Devours Dacy Block and Nearby Warehouse
A morning blaze in Woodstock destroys Dacy's Block between the public square and the railroad. The center of the wooden building burns fiercely, spreading to a nearby grain warehouse owned by R. C. Jefferson. both structures are reduced to ruins despite a late-arriving fire crew.
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Woodstock
Illinois
Daey
Public Square
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
American Express Company
Gra Printing Establishment
Dacy
R. C. Jefferson
City council manifesto urges peace and relief for needy families
A manifesto calls for directing funds from night pavements to bread and clothing for children of want, asserting reason and orderly cooperation lead to prosperity. It states an opportunity for citizens to join an organization, ordered by the council, but signs are not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
State of California
Citizens’ Protective Union
California
Commonwealth
Mayor Kalloch Denounces Riots and Urges Peaceful City
San Francisco dispatch reports Mayor Kalloch declaring no threat from the working classes and condemning incendiary misrepresentations. The Chronicle supports vigilance committees while The Alta questions the proclamation. The page also covers suicides, a murder trial, a lakefront death, counterfeit trade, and De Lesseps canal talks.
San Francisco financier buys Comstock interests
J W Mackey claims to have purchased from J C Flood the latter’s entire stake in the Comstock mines and mills. He will not name the price, but estimates it exceeds 5 million dollars. Flood plans to focus on his San Mateo property and banking interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Dispatch
J. W. Mackey
J. C. Flood
Comstock Mines and Mills
Flood
San Mateo
Ohio Should Present Taft as Vice Presidential Candidate
Charles H. Gray of the Youngstown Evening News argues that if Ohio cannot secure the Presidency it should nominate Taft for Vice President, stating no better choice could be desired.
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Ohwio
Charles H. Gray
Youngstown Evening News
Ohio
Taft
Locomotive Works Burned in Patterson NY Fire
The Danforth Locomotive and Machine Works suffered a major blaze today in Patterson New York. The blacksmith shop erection shops and locomotive buildings burned with losses estimated at 175000 to 200000 dollars. Insurance coverage stood at 90000 dollars and over three hundred workers lost their jobs though engineers plan to rebuild.
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Tribune
Stephen B. Dillayer
St. Louis
Greenback
B. J. Chamber
George William Curtis
Grant
James Jourdan
Police Board of
Brooklyn
Republican State Committee
Chicago
Patterson
N."y
Danforth Locomotive and Machine Works
Irish famine fundraising and Tilden campaign notes headline
Contributions to the famine fund include 1500 dollars from the Young Men's Hebrew Association and 1000 dollars from Madison Square Garden athletic entertainment. Items donated include three Irish greyhounds a Culley C ibber volume and a political letters volume. The Evening Mail reports Theodore Tilton's anticipated return and possible reconciliation with Mrs Tilton at the Tilton mansion in Brooklyn alongside campaign health notes about Mr Tilden.
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Irish Famine Fund
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Madison Square Garden
Woltetone
United States
Constitution
Ireland
Theodore
Elizabeth
Evening Mail
Tilton
Livingston Street
Brooklyn
Theodore Tilton
Europe
He Can't Have all the Fur
A lyrical jab at Mr. Vanderbilt notes his vast U S Treasury bonds while praising the joy a poor man finds in a forgotten ten cent coin, highlighting simple wealth versus hidden small treasures.
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New York
Vanderbilt
United States
Trinly Clad for the Season in Senate Bouquets
Old Simon Cameron appeared in the Senate chamber and wore a smile plus a button hole bouquet. The Buffalo Express notes his festive attire and hopes he did not catch cold.
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Elmira Free Press
Simon Cameron
Senate Chamber
Buffalo Express
Boy Drowns After Bathing in Creek Near Bridgeport
George Blackt suyn aged nine decided the weather was warm enough for a swim near Bridgeport. He entered the creek west of town but was seized by cramps in the cold water and drowned yesterday after noon.
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Bridgeport
George Blackt Suyn
A Catholic Legend Behind Mass's Silent Canon
The piece notes Roman ritual sights such as washing hands and inaudible consecration. A seventeenth century recluse recounts a Syrians boys Mass mimicry ended by a meteor-like fire that led a bishop to build a church and justify the canon being revived in secret.
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Blackwood's Magazine
General Council of
Nice
Apamaea
Syria
How the Government Pays Its Bills
A magazine writer outlines the Treasury audit system that safeguards funds. The process requires requisitions, countersignatures, and warrants, with various officials approving stages. The lengthy red tape prevents improper payments and protects public money.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Causes of Nearsightness by German Scientists
German scientists Herrs Vir chow and Cohn studied nearsightedness and concluded daily work load and insufficient light largely cause it. They found higher incidence with more hours of work per day and advocate strong skylight or light from two opposite points, especially for schools.
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Herrs Virchow and
Cohn
Sullivan Indiana City Directory Notice
Attorneys et al. offices over Sullivan County Bank in Sullivan Indiana listed in the city directory entry.
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Attorneys Et Tau
Sullivan County Bank
Sullivan, Ind
Attorneys at Law Office in Sullivan Indiana
Attorneys at Law located over Young's store in Sullivan Indiana. Real estate insurance agent also listed with office number seven on the south side of town.
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Union Central Life Insurance Company
W. H. Clowder
Sullivan, Indiana
Attorneys At Law
Young’s Store
Sullivan, Ind
South Side
Sullivan, Jind
General Fire Life
Sullivan
Ind
Attorneys-at-Law Notice From Sullivan Indiana Firm
Gor Lson Billilan and Coulson attorneys announce prompt attention to collections from their Sullivan Indiana bank building office upstairs ensuring active pursuit of debts and client services.
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Gor* Lson
Billilan & Coulson
Attorneys-at-Law
Sullivan
Indiana
F and Patten Attorneys at Law Office Location
Location notice states the firm F and Patten, Attorneys at Law, maintains offices on the north side of the square above McCammion's Store.
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Attorneys At Law
McCammion’'s Store
Pedigreed Attorney T Hays at North East Public Square
A record notes attorney T Hays operating from an office at the north east corner of Public Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney At Law
Eroner Public Square
Attorney Ad in Sullivan and Terre Haute Areas
P. H. Blue, attorney at law, announces special attention to collections. Offices listed in Sullivan at Nee No. 7, Commercial Row, and in Terre Haute at 107 Maine Street. Will attend all courts in Sullivan and give undivided professional attention.
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Sullivan
Indiana
Nee No
Commercial Row
Maine Street
4Th
South Side
Terre Haute
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F. Buff, M. D
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Humphrey’s Grocery
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National House
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