A Villain's Work Three Dead and One Dying
Nartenez Mississippi June 17 As a result of R W Dangon white man infatuation for Virgie Brooks a coal black negro wench Frank Macklin manager Natchez Island plantation lies dead two Winchester balls through his body Brooks woman dead on the island Robert Carter negro boy mortally wounded Dawson shanty boat fisherman shot dead by posse near water on Louisiana side of river after killing Macklin and the woman Dawson warned Conley and his wife he would return Macklin a well connected young man died from wounds and the murderer buried where he fell
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Dawson
Natchez Island
Jim Conley
Frank Macklin
Natchez
Macklin
Robert Carter
Mr. Conley
Vidalia
Brady
Taylor to Get Off on Short Term and Pardon
Attorney General Crawford plans to send Defaulter Taylor to jail for two years with a governor pardon anticipated before term end. Taylor to surrender in Pierre after returning from Chicago with $45,000 in hand and other property for assessment.
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Crawford
Chicago
Taylor
Pierre
Pierree
Gaffey
Two Minneapolis Men Face Indecent Assault Charges
In Minneapolis on June 17 Deputy Dahl and Sergeant Gustafson arrested David Oxendale and Fritz Solstrom for indecent assault on two seven year old girls. Oxendale 28 pled guilty to vagrancy and paid a 25 dollar fine or 30 days. Solstrom 15 pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and received a severe admonition plus 25 dollars or 80 days.
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Minneapolis
George Dahl
Gustafson
David Oxendale
Pat Fletcher
Fritz Solstrom
Oxendale
Solstrom
Devastation in Colombia Amid Revolution Strains Government
Wasa Hindon reports the U S state department has received details on the Colombian revolution. The government faces severe shortages, with exhausted funds and heavy taxes including a large export tax on coffee. The conflict has drained manpower and destroyed crops and animals used for transport.
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Colombia
Wasa Hindon
State Department
South America
Devastating June hailstorm devastates Otter Tail farms
A historic hailstorm swept Folden Effington and Parkers Prairie townships near Henning Minnesota on June 17. The storm carved a three mile wide path destroying crops and injuring livestock with hail depths up to four to five feet. Two feet of hail remained by morning.
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Henning
Minn
Folden
Effington
Parkers Prairie
Otter Tail County
Supreme Court injunction in Western Telegraph case
IndiaNa Pols June 17. The supreme court granted an injunction in the suit of the Western Telegraph company against the auditor of Marion county and auditors of other counties, restraining them from levying taxes under the 1893 act pending a decision by the United States Supreme Court.
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IndiaNa
Lincoln’s Brother-in-Law Goes Blind
Atlanta June 17 Dr Todd of Abyeyville South Carolina brother-in-law of the late President Abraham Lincoln now 89 years of age has gone blind. He was a surgeon in General Longstreet’s corps and served through the war as a Confederate while his brother he was the president of the United States.
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Lincoln
Atlanta
Dr. Todd
Abbeyville
Abraham Lincoln
Longstreet
United
Seattle Shippers Boycott to Route All Freight Elsewhere
Seattle Shippers association representing about 75 percent of local railroad business votes to boycott Northern Pacific freight. They demand a depot and terminal facilities from the Great Northern and threaten to shift all business to Canadian Pacific if not met. Current split shows Northern Pacific at 60 percent, Great Northern at 25 percent, and Canadian Pacific at 15 percent.
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Seattle
Wash
Seattle Shippers’ Association
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Hill
Canadian Pacific
Morgan Collie Roslyn Wilkes Ends Life at West Point Pond
A West Point report states Pierpont Morgan’s prize collie Roslyn Wilkes died by its own action at a pond during exercise. The dog, bought in England for about ten thousand dollars, refused to leave the water as other dogs did and dived when Armstrong approached, remaining submerged.
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New York
West Point
N. Y
Pierpont Morgan
Roslyn Wilkes
England
Armstrong
Montreal elopement shocks high society in June
In Montreal on June 17 excitement rose over the elopement of comedian R. Giroux of the opera Francaise and 18 year old Marie Louise Beausoleil daughter of alderman and member of parliament Cleophos Beausoleil. The couple fled to the United States Tuesday night. Giroux leaves behind a wife and a 13 year old daughter.
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R. Giroux
Opera Francaise
Marie Louise Beausoleil
Cleophos Beausoleil
States
Giroux
Paris
Depositors Lose Recourse After Bank Failure
Judge Broaddus in Liberty Missouri rules that attachments by depositors on bank directors property are invalid in the 1893 Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings Bank case. Eight thousand depositors with claims have no legal recourse.
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Kansas City
Broaddus
Liberty
C. A. Stavenall
Scarcity of Seals Reported Off Behring Sea
Captain Hunter reports to the treasury department that seal herds south of Unalaska are far less numerous as they move north, a scarcity attributed to indiscriminate slaughter in the last two or three years.
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Washington
Hunter
Behring Sea
Treasury Department
Unalaska
Receiver Sought for Hubinger Carroll Cash Register Firm
The Hubinger Carroll Cash Register Company of New Haven Connecticut applied for a receiver. Judge Prentice in the superior court granted the petition. The firm reports assets of 38000 with equal liabilities and says all debts will be paid dollar for dollar.
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Cash Register Company
New Haven
Conn
Hubinger-Carroll Cash Register Company
Prentice
Superior Court
National Cash Register Company
Burlington cuts Chicago to Kansas City run to 15 hours
The Burlington road lowers the Chicago to Kansas City running time from 16 hours 20 minutes to 15 hours. The change takes effect Sunday, June 23, with the new schedule applying to all Chicago Kansas City lines.
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Kansas City
L. P.C
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
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Louisville
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Philadelphia
Whitefish Prices Rise in Duluth Packing Market
DuLuth reports scarcity of supply pushes whitefish prices up 24 cents to 12 dollars 45 cents and 15 cents per unit. Increased costs affect retailers and consumers in the local packing market.
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DuLuth
Adjutant General Seeks Testimony on Soldier John Anderson
In Str. Paul on June 16 the adjutant general requests information from any member of Company A, Fourth Minnesota volunteers who knew John Anderson. His widow seeks a state pension but lacks essential testimony links. The claimant is poor and worthy, yet the department cannot act without the missing evidence.
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Str. Paul
Adjutant General
Minnesota Volunteers
John Anderson
Colored Knights of Pythias Hold Wisconsin Session
The grand lodge of Colored Knights of Pythias for Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota meets in Milwaukee with about 50 delegates present for its annual session in this city.
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Milwaukee
Grand Lodge of Colored Knights of Pythias
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
Kansas panel balks at report over fees
Governor Morrill faces a stalemate as the Legislative Investigating Committee on Populist officers in state charities refuses to meet or report until about $7,000 in per diem and mileage fees for five members and many witnesses are paid. The governor has no funds and refuses personal liability. The committee says they will report and name all defendants guilty once fees are covered.
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Topeka
Kan
Morrill
Filibusterers Land In Cuba By Tug George W Childs
A Havana dispatch reports the American Party filibusters led by General Carlos Roloff and General Sarafin Sanchez landed near Aguadores in Santiago de Cuba province after slipping from the Florida coast on the tug George W Childs.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Cuba
George W. Childs
Carlos Roloff
Sarafin Sanchez
Florida
Aguadores
Santiago de Cuba
Telegraphic Brevities of Minor Local Matters
Fire in the Victoria warehouse Berlin destroys buildings with 1,400,000 marks loss. The Duke and Duchess of Fife Mar Lodge Braemar residence completely burned Friday. Missouri barber shops must close Sundays under new law taking effect June 23. St Petersburg Times note Russia unlikely to force reforms in Armenia Turkey.
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Berlin
Duke and Duchess of Fife
Mar Lodge
Braemar
Missouri
St. Petersburg
London Times
Russia
Turkey
Armenia
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets and Hood's Ad
Milwaukee and Chicago market summaries show No 2 spring wheat at 78 as well as No 1 Northern at around 84 in Milwaukee, hogs steady to strong and cattle steady, with receipts noted. Closing prices list wheat corn oats and hogs with ranges and values, plus an Hood's Sarsaparilla advertisement noting blood purification and health benefits.
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Sovtsu St. Pavut
Chicago
Executive board meeting called for Deep Waterways group
The International Deep Waterways Association executive board will meet in this city on Tuesday June 25 to make plans for the international convention to be held in Cleveland in September.
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Deep Waterways Association
Curiaco
International Deep Waterways Association
Cleveland
Canadian steamer Jackson Appraised at 8400 in lake collision
The Canadian steamer Jackson, which collided with and sank the steamer Noran in Lake Huron, was officially appraised at 8400 dollars as the total recoverable damages.
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Jackson
Detroit
Noran
Lake Huron
President to visit Atlanta exposition in autumn
The president will visit the Atlanta exposition in the last week of October. He will not attend the opening day but will travel to Georgia for the event during autumn.
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Washington
Atlanta Exposition
Georgia
Bicycle Thief Sentenced in Baraboo Wisconsin
Baraboo Wisconsin June 14 Albert Schudlick pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle and was sentenced to six months at hard labor in the county jail.
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Barasoo
Wis
Albert Schudlick
Completes Her Maiden Trip
The St. Louis docked at Southampton at 4 20 a m with most male passengers on deck watching the operation as the vessel completed its maiden voyage.
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Southampton
St. Louis
Princeton Student Frederick Ohl Dies After Shooting
Princeton New Jersey June 14 Frederick Ohl the student shot by the negro Collins Saturday night died at 4am. The incident occurred in Princeton and the attacker was identified as Collins. Local authorities reported the fatal injury and ongoing investigation.
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Princeton
N. J
Frederick Ohl
Collins
Harper's Magazine 1895 Preview and Contents
Harper's Magazine in 1895 will feature The Simpletons by Thomas Hardy begun in December and continued to November, plus personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Louis De Conte. January introduces Charleston and the Carolinas, Northern Africa coverage, and a series on Chinese life. Julian Ralph writes eight stories, A Three-Part Novellette by Richard Harding Davis begins, with complete short stories and illustrated prospectus available.
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Trilby
Joan of Arc
Louis de Conte
Maid of Orleans
Charleston
Carolinas
Africa
Harper's Me
Julian Ralph
Richard Harding Davis
Harper's Magazine Free Subscription Details
Harper's Magazine offers free subscriptions to all U S Canada and Mexico readers. Address for requests is Harper & Brothers New York. The notice specifies a broad, inclusive distribution policy for subscribers in North America.
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