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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1884
Page
7
In Abilene the Reflector prints a sorrowful vignette of a mother grieving for a baby, recalling a grave scene with a cradle, dainty garments, and lullabies. The piece weaves memory, faith, and the ache of parting, noting the river of death crossed and the mother's longing to embrace her child again.
A Cleveland Herald correspondent tours the Deaf Letter Office revealing the openers at work the dead letters misdirected foreign mail and the expert who deciphers illegible addresses. Clerks handle 1500 to 10000 letters daily with a rule of returning only delivered or corrected items. The tour touches foreign departments and the emotional toll of lost letters.
The article details splints in horses, their causes, and age-related impact. It discusses hereditary influences, concussion, and external injury, with symptoms and a treatment plan including rest, diet, fomentation, ointment therapy, and potential cure timelines. It notes severe cases may require surgery or specialized procedures, and mentions John T. Raymond in a brief unrelated note.
An open shaft buried under packed snow on Fryer Hill proves deadly to James R. Milburn a veteran surveyor of Desven Missouri murder and an account of the Craighead killing near Fulton. Authorities search for suspects and the State Board of Equalization meets in Jerrrimon Crew. A private banker Joseph Kuhn is arrested for embezzlement in Detroit. A man Bonnell shoots himself after a confrontation with a nearby woman in Tror, Minnesota.
M Leon Chotteau of French silk and wine growers warns the French Chamber of Deputies may establish port inspections for meats. He argues ministers could selectively apply tests by microscope, delaying shipments and crippling U S pork exports to Havre. He urges protests against any nonstandard inspection system and calls for honest, practical law.
Christian County Missouri court opens with three murder trials. Willian Magill allegedly killed Milam Dunlap on James River last May after conflicts over a woman, while G W Whiteside James White James Armstrong and a black man Taylor defend murder charges from June arrest. Thomas Butler stands accused of killing his wife near Test, with his daughter testifying he feared for her mother. Disturbing crime spurs broader scrutiny of public safety and a separate case of forged checks.
Feb 2 report from Bot Springs describes Doran, Pritt, Lamling and Allison jailed without bail for the nine day murder, then taken to Little Rock Penitentiary amid a citizen ovation. A reform mob-run committee suppresses law, aided by Chas Foulk, driving witnesses from town while threats and drunken mobs threaten the city.
Luke and William Jones and Leban Stephens were hanged for the murder of Anderson Lackey in Jackson Ohio. The men prayed with Rev Hollingshead before execution and faced the crowd calmly. The drop occurred at 2 12 with Williams struggling, Luke ill, and the bodies later examined. A rumor of lynching circulated in the crowd. A separate Franklin note reports William Moore, colored, hanged for the murder of Lee Arman. rope length miscalibrated caused initial strangulation and subsequent reexecution.
In a Columbia Chronicle summary W H Hichants died from wounds after being shot by W B Cash in Cheraw on February 25. The victim, former Massachusetts veteran and American Legion member, left a wife and three children. Cash fled toward North Carolina as an inquest returned a verdict of death by pistol shot.
A vivid mock portrait of Boston society mocks the uniformity of fashionable women. The piece notes identical attire and mannerisms, with a satirical jab at their cultured pretensions and a clipped, witty critique of their European-leaning tastes.
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