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Newspaper

Sumner Press

Location

Sumner, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1900

Page

3

Desert drama escalates as a deadly stare matches a hidden motive

In a desert camp, Major Rayburn confronts Adrienne Breyon as tense emotions deepen. Cleland, the calm surgeon, awakes to a nocturnal threat from a hyena and recalls Rayburn’s uneasy past with Adrienne. A late-night summons to aid a wounded man fuels mounting secrecy and danger.

Zareba Betsien Cleland Cleland Moland Rayburn Trayburn Adrienne Breynon Adrienne Kas Ira Getc Philite

Illinois Firemen’s Tourney Ends With Notable Mayhem and Marriages

A La Salle Illinois week featured the Tilinol Firemen’s Tournament with Gibson City taking track honors and Naperville sweeping several events. A parade wedding near La Salle drew crowds while a paroled convict, John Butler, was shot dead by Officer John Kelly in Joliet as a drunken brawl spilled onto the tracks. Governor Tanner reviewed the militia at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, ending the tour with a formal reception and brigade dinner.

la Salle Naval Militia Mremen Qark Willau T Faust John Jay Gibson City Sig Naperville Linfield Tor Plers Peru Litchfield Farmington Dixon Edwardsville Pana Oquawka Secu John Butler Joliet John Kelly Butler Cleveland Avenue Kelly Chase Avenue Tanner Camp Lincoln Springfield 3D Brigade Tillnois National Guard Gov Monmianth Cavere

The Hun of the Creamery and the Creamery Era

A Washington Post extract recounts pre 1870s butter and cheese methods in New England and the West. It credits John Stewart of Manchester Ta inventing a creamery in 1872, leading to wide adoption and a boom in creameries and cheese factories across Iowa and other states.

New England Herkimer Orange Counties N. Y Western Reserve Ohio Great West Far River Illinois Iowa John Stewart Manchester Spring Branch Philadelphia Washington Post

Lord Pouncefore Granted Doctor of Laws by Two Universities

Reduced to reading the text notes that Harvard and Columbia conferred the degree of doctor of laws on Lord Pouncefore, British minister at Wrington, yet he is described as more of a university graduate who pursued much of his education beyond formal schooling.

Harvard Columbia Lord Pouncefore Wrington Hig Arm

Death toll in New Orleans riot upshot

Casualty list from New Orleans shows twenty eight wounded and several killed after police move to arrest a suspect. Names include officers and civilians as violence erupts on Baratoga Street with a fleeing suspect and a mob. Authorities scramble to restore order after a deadly confrontation.

Uburlou Dusperndy New Orleans Twene Orleans Lote Og Hee Neo Volert Charles Baratoga Ubus Ota Red

Kaiser Wants Blood Threat Echoes in German Press

Berlin dispatch cites the Leipziger Tagblatt urging brutal action against China in response to the German ambassador’s murder. It claims 4,000 troops will sail for war and calls forno mercy or prisoners, insisting force will ensure Chinese fear for a thousand years.

Duarter Berlin Thri Lanzeiger

Negro tries train robbery at Atchison Kansas

An armed black man on a passenger train near Atchison last night attempted a robbery in the express car, demanding contents and a silver watch. The robber fled as the train slowed, mask slipping to reveal a colored man later arrested and held as a suspect named Davis from Denver. Kreiser plans to identify the prisoner upon his return.

Atchison, Kas Jly Atchison North Jahn de Lessenger Kreiser Trn Omaha

Trial transcript highlights powers case witness statements

Walter Bronston, Lexingian attorney, testified about aiding in the arrest of Powers and Davis. He described identifying soldiers, a forcible entry, and confiscated money. Bronston recounted meeting Powers after the act as the jury listened to the pardon context.

Tayelor Bronston

Drought Affects North West Wheat Yields Amid Rain Relief

Farmers in the northwest endure a drouth that reduced wheat yields while Nebraska enjoys timely, heavy rains boosting oats and likely corn. The piece notes bumper crops possible in certain areas and mentions gathering crowds during carnival week, plus warnings about deceptive substitutes in commerce and legal proceedings related to a trial.

Drouth Nebraska

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