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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1885
Page
3
A fragment notes that any person who receives the newspaper and identifies as a subscriber or not is responsible for the paper. It cites courts documenting that refusing newspapers from a residence or removing and neglecting them constitutes an offense. The text appears garbled and incomplete.
A garbled excerpt shows a man arguing a case of attachment and threat of a tort action. The writ returns and the midnight hour interrupts the court, with a maid and a letter denouncing legal procedures and potential contempt.
Ida May recounts troubling scenes from the Dayton Asylum for the Insane, detailing pacientes like Maud the soul-seeker and Charley who escaped to Cincinnati to play billiards, plus Francis who harmed himself amid ward chaos. the piece highlights secrecy, danger, and faint humanity within the institution.
A New England skipper, a shipping clerk, and a canal boat captain discuss reform and dynamite amid a tale of black sand mistaken for gunpowder on the Erie Canal. The conversation leads to a dramatic account of a near catastrophe aboard a packet and a legal quarrel framing later scenes. In Kansas, Lay Walkup’s wife faces charges as coroner’s jury finds arsenic poisoning in Walkup’s death, with Willam Jones testifying to arsenic in his stomach and liver. The verdict sets the stage for a preliminary trial.
Report to Lloyd's Maritime Agency details the wreck of the screw steamer Dilsberg off Cape Guardafin on June 21. A lifeboat capsized. one Maltese sailor survived. the captain drowned after reaching shore. further crew perished in the heavy seas as rescue attempts failed.
Washington September 2. The Association of Official Agricultural Chemists met at the Department of Agriculture with Vice President H C White presiding. Commissioner Colman urged standard purity tests for foods and stronger federal state cooperation to curb adulteration, citing milk flour sugar and syrups as major targets. He called for public exposure of frauds and said many adulterators have profited while honest producers are impoverished. Reports on fertilizer analysis were read and debated.
Four masked men boarded the west bound Chicago and Alton train between Blue Springs and Glendale, Missouri, held up passengers with revolvers, and fled after taking about $27. The incident occurred as the train traveled past Marshall and Blue Springs, with only minor injuries. Kansas City police organized a posse to pursue the robbers as details spread.
Treasurer Jordan reported the Treasury plan to boost silver coin use shows strong results with 1,677,444 standard dollars and 1,495,902 fractional silver coins paid out in the past month, far exceeding last year. The withdrawal of one and two dollar notes was aimed at spurring silver demand. responses to the change have been limited to requests for large quantities of small notes, with suspension of their use noted. In Nevada, Henry Stir and wife Manetias Sta were found guilty of murder in the Sewell case after a two-hour jury deliberation. Judge Burton will pronounce sentence. The Nevada courtroom was packed, and the verdict received broad public approval. In Iowa, Texas fever rages across Pottawatomie County as cattle losses mount in Boomer, Garner, Hazel Dell and Crescent Townships. veterinarians report slow recovery despite visits by state officers.
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