Bizarre Notes From Warner Weeklies Headlines
A boarding house for whooping cough children and parents operates in the Catskills. A New Jersey barber keeps a goat to consume the shorn hair. Paris features a 2359 foot deep well with 21 foot high water spray. New York readies electric executions. first one awaited. Within a week three kidnapping attempts target Miss Barnett of Canton Ohio. A lever at bottom of something is presumably rejected.
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Beav er Pa Woman Seeks 10000 From Cousins Estate
Miss Minnesinger of Beaver Pennsylvania sues for ten thousand dollars from the estate of an invalid cousin she nursed for eight years. Opponents to the claim are noted with surprise at the challenge. The piece contrasts Canada’s population with New York and cites debts.
Florida Man Objects to Judge Appointment
A Florida man opposes a judge's appointment arguing the appointee had been in the United States less than six months at the time of appointment and is now a British subject.
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Florida
French murder trial shows bones presented in court
In a French murder trial the victim's bones were shown to the accused who remained protesting innocence. The man was found guilty. The piece also notes Dead Man's Hole in Scott Haven Pennsylvania where ten men drowned, plus a World reporter's questionable entry at New York hotels. Two North Adams girls vanished and were found exhausted near Hoosac Tunnel after wandering in a lightless night.
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Youghiogheny River
Scott Haven
New York World
Noth
North
Adama
Mass
Hoosac
King George of Greece Seeks Audience in Constantinople
King George of Greece passed through Constantinople on his way home from Russia and sought an audience with the Sultan. During Ramadan, the Sultan could not receive him, but a royal courier delivered flowers picked by a leading member of the Faithful and a gift of sweetmeats to the King.
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George
Greece
Constantinople
Russia
Boy Finds Large Rattlesnake Near Birmingham Home
An eight year old boy in Birmingham Alabama found a large rattlesnake near his home. He had previously said he wanted a pet snake and now possesses the creature. Local wildlife authorities were notified and cautionary steps were being considered.
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Otto
Birmingate
Ala
Washington telegraphic news on Chaska and Democ rat policy
In Washington City Chaska and his wife, nee Fellows, attracted attention as Mrs Campbell challenged her husband warmly. The report notes Democratic leaders threaten severe measures if tariff talks fail, aiming to move tariff policy through committee and vote.
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Chaska
Nee Fellows
Washington City
Campbell
Warmon
Violent Crime Roundup Across Cities and States
Reports list hangings from Kansas to New York, prison escapes, mail robberies, and murders. Notable cases include George Wilson in Albany jail for wife murder, a mob hanging in Minneapolis, and a Florida father killed by his son. Additional incidents involve bank defaulters, a Nebraska wife’s suicide, and a Marquette shooting during work on a government building.
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Albio
Orleans County
New York
Wilson
Marquette
Nico
Vbr
East Grit
Salisbury & Co
United States Mail
E. Gross
Portland
Chippewa Falls
Eugene
Minneapolis
Kan
Chubb McCarthy
Mike Dorsey
Wallace Tehell
Syracuse
John Bisbee
Wylie Lee
Chetopa
Kansas
George Powers
Everett
Nebraska
Norfolk Insane Asylum
Maysville
Kentucky
Lucy Rice
Barbara Batenger
Ballenger
Rice
Charles B. Hill
Hill
Cincinnati
Union Bank of Providence
R. I
Montreal
Allan Line
England
Kelley
Alhambra Springs
Montana
Frank Walker
Reeves
Walker
Jefferson County
Lewis Nicoli
Mich
M. B. Wilson
Contractor Smith
Nicoli
Gina
Local Fatalities Reported in Wisconsin and Minnesota Mines
A sawyer in Snow's son om eville Wisconsin died after a bolt struck his stomach. In Norfolk township Minnesota a man named Rock caused an old gun barrel to detonate injuring his groin. he is expected to die. At Daniel Marth a Sons coal mine near Belleville Alabama a rope broke dropping five miners eighty feet, leaving several crushed or mangled. Other scattered notes mention insanity and a yacht incident in Newark New York with limited details.
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Rock
Norfolk Township
Minn
Daniel Martha Sons
Belleville
Jess
Newark
de Fay
Fire at Holbrook and ensuing destruction in several districts
A severe Holbrook Arizona blaze consumed 10000 pounds of wool and spread to the Holbrook house Atlantic and Pacifie depots, freight cars and nearby dwellings. Local freight buried the depot as wreckage spread, while a Cable City Pennsylvania railroad accident killed and injured gravel train workers. Jerry Manning in Helena Montana died after opioid poisoning. he had moved from St Paul eight years earlier.
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Holbrook
Arizona
Atlantic and
Pacife
Cenge
Nebraska
Lincoll
Oe Wing Fong
District Court
Ihalee County
United States
Cable City Pa
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sunburyo
Jerry Manning
Helena
Montana
Lim
St. Paul
Tim Reardon
Werrs Stranded at Dungeness and Royal Visit Plans
The North German Lloyd steamer Werrs, from Bremen to New York, is stranded at Dungeness. The Berlin correspondent of the London Standard reports Emperor William and an imperial suite will sail on the Hohenzolern around July 13 or 14 to St. Petersburg for several days with grand fetes planned. Arrangements for King Humbert’s Berlin visit will be settled at a Crispi Bis such meeting.
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Bremen
New York
Dungeness
Berlin
London Standard
Emperor William
Hohenzolern
St. Petersburg
Humbert
Crispi
Prince Bistourck
Personal News Items: Mrs. Marshall's Tragic Death
Mrs. George Marshall of Council Bluffs, 68, died by self inflicted gunshot after fearing cancer. The death described as the act of a quiet, thoughtful woman. Oscar E. Rea of Canton named to succeed John A. Kea as register of the land office at Bismarck Dakota Territory. Rea, about 40, long resident of Dakota, serves as grand lecturer of the Masonic lodge, is a civil engineer and admitted to the bar. His appointment, endorsed by Gov. Church months ago, satisfies his friends.
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George Marshall
Council Bluffs
Oscar E. Rea
Canton
John A. Kea
Bismarck
D. T
Dakota
Masonic Lodge
Gov. Church
Heat waves, rabid dogs and a panther terrorizing towns
May exports reach 47 million with imports 60 million as heat sweeps New York City with 97 degrees and four deaths. Greenwood County Kansas notes nine dog bites and three hydrophobia deaths amid wholesale canine slaughter. A Galena Illinois lead deposit yields pure native sulphide ore with high lead content. Brunswick Minnesota endures a roaming panther near the post office. farmers report chased and feared pursuit.
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New York City
New York
Brooklyn
Greenwood County
Kansas
Galena
Brunswick
Minnesota
Olson
Senate and House Work on Rivers Bridges and Tariffs
Congress sessions discuss river and harbor bills with several bridge projects across the Mississippi Missouri and Columbia rivers. The House votes on land title terms for coal mines while tariff and pension actions spark debate and calls for adjournment amid election considerations.
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House
Queliwonta River
Arkansab
Mississippi River
Marertine
Lowa
Missouri River
Nebraska City
Neb
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington Territory
Missiouri River
Parkville
Oraquan
Clinton
Iowa
Senate Commerce Committee
Wabasha
Minn
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern Railway Company
Winona
Emmons County
Oak
Mills
Reed
Maine
Kelley
Judge McDonald
John Y. Hooper
Minnesota
Gifford
Dakota
H. M. Hanson
Man disappears after taking bride to Wisconsin
A man took a German girl to Marshall Wisconsin to marry her but vanished days later taking nearly $9,800 in funds and leaving Lily Warren destitute. unclear names and places appear in fragmented OCR text. The rest of the passage mentions Hammereley and the Dukes of Marlborough amid inconclusive notes.
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Marshall
Wis
Promi
Republican Column on Cleveland and the Confederates
The Hartford Post contends that Thurman’s war record could prompt Cleveland to veto a pension bill for Confederate sympathizers, but asserts Cleveland would not veto such a pension.
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Hartford Post
Thurman
Cleveland
Campaign forecast and crude arithmetic in party rhetoric
The Houston Post quotes Delegate Lightfoot promising a 200000 Texas majority for the Democrats this year. It argues the Keares are stiff but defeatable, urging confidence and noting needed arithmetic and counterpoints from Louisiana.
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Lightfoot
Houston
Tesak
Texag
Louisiana
Long Renewal Talk Clouds Deve appoints renomination
The piece cites quotes attributed to President Deve land about a likely renomination and his stance against a president seeking a second term. It also quotes a Rebel general claiming Confederate soldiers control the U S government and predicting the Confederacy will be seen as constitutional liberty worldwide.
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Develand
United States
Bradley T. Johnson
Free Trade Sermon Urges Workers to Sacrifice for Change
James Johnson in the New York Sun urges workingmen to embrace free trade by economizing at home and accepting lower wages. He advocates avoiding other papers and adopting a frugal lifestyle to prepare for the tariff bill’s envisioned shift in conditions.
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James Johnson
New York Sun
Democratic Party Platform Pledges Spark Contradictory Interpretations
A Detroit letter quotes a Democratic boast of endorsing 1884 platform through the President’s message and mocks various interpretations. It lists civil service reform Mugwumpery free ballot and honest count Bible endorsed by infidels, and notes the platform’s perceived flexibility for all sides.
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Democratic Party
Civil Service Reform Ag
Clevean
Mugwumpery
George William Curtis
Detroit
Sherman Voices Support for Harrison Morton Ticket
In New York General Sherman declared a Harrison and Morton ticket the strongest possible for the Union. He urged all true citizens to stand by men who fought to preserve the government and to judge the Republican ticket by its merit. He asserted a change was due after years under the current administration.
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Wa. T. Sherman
New York
Harrison
Morton
Blaine
John
Union
Short Talk to Workingmen on Trade Policy
The Democratic New York Sun argues free trade lowers worldwide labor competition and would push wages down, while protection keeps competition within the nation, preserving higher wages and prosperity for American workers. It claims workers here are better paid and have higher living standards under restricted competition.
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New York Sun
Emen
United Beater Ith
Republican creed for platform outlines key policy aims
Condensed creed stating belief in free ballot and full vote counts, protection of American labor, free internal competition, railway regulation, homesteads, home rule for territories, double monetary standard, broad funding for education, support for merchant marine and national defense.
Democratic Platform Critiques Fisheries Treaty Open Debate
The platform claims the party reclaimed vast land from corporations and urges open discussion of the fisheries treaty. It condemns administration acts and notes Democratic senators supported an open debate while fishermen face ongoing hardship.
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Smaight Vase
Agen
Medas
Dakota News Snapshot from Sioux Falls and Beyond
A scattered news verse notes suspects in Sioux Falls court filings, a death of Capt. John R. Duteyees in another city, and contested school board races with Carter Hichborn and J. W. Hewitt seeking change. It mentions rainfall, crop prospects in Dakota, farm inventions, and local civic gifts in Jamestown and Deadwood.
Uncounted multiflag June 24th speech in Winfield
Fragmentary OCR notes reflect a June 24 event in Winfield featuring Dr. Talmage. The text alludes to sermons on influence and morality, with scattered phrases on light and darkness, violence, and the need for right conduct. The damaged lines include references to branches, voice, and admonitions about influence.
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Held In
Winfield
Witt Talmage
Dr. Talmage
Adam Y
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