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Newspaper

The Abilene Reflector

Location

Abilene, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1885

Page

3

The Mackin Case Conviction Delays in Dual Courts

In Chicago October 12 a notable legal tangle surrounds Joseph Chesterfield Mackin once jailed after US election law conviction. A US Supreme Court review looms while the State Court plans a six week decision on a state election law offense, with no authority to free him for surrender. Legal experts warn of cross jurisdiction risks as the stay deadline nears.

Cmcaco Joseph Chesterfield Mackin Took United States Circuit Court United Messrs Harlan State Supreme Court Mackin Emory A. Storrs United States Supreme Court Washington Conic County United States Uirat Tsie Stepticans Jinier Chrestiata Mack Mexico Sal Lake Ura W. A. Rossiter the. Romney Robert Swain Thomas Nercher Church J.C. Hille Vernon Families Dla Ner Simmelrangon Uf Sech Arin Dugser

Ante Diluvian relic on display at Fort Sim Fort Surrit Ank

An object described as a pre adamitic fossil skeleton was found by ferryman W Watts near the Arkansas River six miles from the city. The bones measure over sixteen feet, with a forty eight inch femur and a twenty foot long skeleton. Officials deem it a wonder of the age attracting both experts and amateurs to the exhibition.

Storm Lashes East Coast with Record Rain and High Tide

A massive rainstorm drenches the eastern states from Ohio to New York, with near two inches in Ohio during elections. A southeast sea cyclone tracks northwest over Indiana and Ohio, winds reach 35 mph at Atlantic City and 22 mph locally. Staten Island docks flood and a ship breaks from anchorage. Telegraph service suffers widespread damage as wires are torn loose and government property at Sandy Hook is wrecked. Flooding closes streets, submerges wharves, and rat ringleaders flee into the deluged East Side.

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Biennial Conclave of Select Knights at Topeka

The biennial conclave of the Supreme Legion Select Knights ALO. U. W. met in Topeka Kansas October 14 drawing about 1000 knights. A processional march was postponed due to weather and will occur later. officers were elected including Supreme Commander George W. Reed and other state and national leaders.

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Ohio Election Rumors Stir Public Reactions Across States

Reports from Cardixxati and nearby counties claim Foraker leads Headly by up to 21,000 with a Republican joint-ballot majority seen in the legislature. Other items note Prohibition gains, Mormon conversions in Payson, Utah, and corner stone ceremonies for a new Court House in St. Paul with Masonic dignitaries in attendance.

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Timber Stealing Exposed by Montana Improvement Co

A report from the General Land Office indicts the Montana Improvement Company and the Northern Pacific Railroad Company for extensive timber trespass in the Northwest. It states tens of millions of feet of timber were cut, with timber lands withdrawn from sale and exclusive rights granted in exchange for stock. The document details witnesses difficulties and notes the dubious nature of the Montana Improvement Company and related contracts.

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Mormon Martyrs and Market Reports in October

Grain and provisions report from St Louis shows Freer steady and unchanged with bids on wheat and butter options. A separate Oct 12 Utah dispatch describes Mormon martyr case headlines with court sentences, appeals, and social reaction alongside conspiracy indictments in Buffalo Oil case.

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Yukon boat and engine built from gas pipe amaze Alaska

A Yukon winter tale recalls Farciot who used only local wood gas pipe and a few tools to build a seven knot boat and a gas pipe engine. He steered fifteen feet of craft down the Yukon river to the sea and survived a storm before reaching San Francisco. Also notes insanity rise in Boston with uric acid claims and various medical ads.

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Farm and Household Tips From Various Journals

Practical advice from 19th century sources on dairy, cooking, poultry care, bedstead repairs, and pig care. Milking three times daily improves milk yield. Soap-water coffee pot cleaning. Perch treatment with kerosene grease. Bedstead fix with wrapped slats. Steam wheat pudding recipe with raisins. Fat pigs die in pens unless given yard space and grass. Dry boiled rice method yields plump kernels.

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