Farnsworth shooting inquest verdict at St Paul
At St Paul doctors Murphy Quinn and Hoyt held an autopsy on Frank Farnsworth’s body after a Sept 7 1886 pistol shot. Witness Warren testified to the hotel meeting and whisky sour, then Farnsworth’s fatal clash with Mead. The jury ruled death caused by a pistol shot fired by Frank Mead.
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St. Paul
Murphy
Quinn
Fansworth
Mead
Farnsworth
Ed Buck
James Bean
Bell Boys
Hoyt
Frank Farnsworth
Frank Mead
Minneapolis
Dakota Territorial News Highlights Local Changes Ahead
Numerous Dakota items cover college enrollments in Groton and Sioux Falls, new bank cashier in Mitchell, Brookings brick yard with 3,000,000 bricks burned, sunflower skies in Clay County, and a planned Southern Negro colony in Dakota. Also noted are hunting accident in Crary, windstorm privations, Fargo taxes, convent education moves, ditch projects, Manitoba extension tracks near Devil's Lake, and county seat relocation petitions.
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Sioux Falls
Bank of Parskston
G. H. Rathman
Mitchell
Brookings
Nevada Democrats Renominate Key State Officials At Convention
The Democratic state convention of Nevada renominated J. M. Adams for governor T. J. Bell for lieutenant governor J. T. Brady for secretary of state Jerry Schooling for treasurer and C. H. Belknap for judge of the supreme court.
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J. M. Adams
T. J. Bell
J. T. Brady
Jerry Schooling
C. H. Belknap
Supreme Court
Hingham
Mass
Charleston
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Anna Harshaw
W. B. Harshaw
Oshkosh
Vernon T. Wakefield
Milwaukee
Massachusetts
Knights of Labor
California Supreme Court
Superior Court
Supt
Jaynes
Western Union Telegraph Office
San Francisco
Charles 8. Stewart
Agricultural Bureau
A. N. Wilson
Savanah, Ga
Court of Claims
Cleveland
Murray
Newton
Potter
Army
Duane
Baxter
Oer
Wesley
Merritt
Fifth Cavalry
New York Chamber of Commerce
Charleston Relief Fund
Stock Exchange
The
Petroleum Exchange
Mechanics and Traders
Harriet Goodwin
Stonewall Jackson
Shaker Society
Alfred, Me
Jardine & Co
Formosa
Mary Anderson
Ponies
Dublin
A Gypsy Beauty and a Tragic French Tale
The article recounts a romanticized view of English Romany life fifty to sixty years ago with praise and critique of their traits and loyalties. It then retells a French romance where Lucie Rostain faces ruin, a rich offer, and a sacrificial choice linking Paul Rostain and fate, ending with a shipwreck and tragedy.
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England
Dell and
Dingle
Walter Scott
Hayraddin Mangrabin
Quentin Durward
Jack Cooper
Charlotte Lee
Leslie
New York
Exama Leslie
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Lucie
Paul
M. Paul Rostain
Buenos Ayres
Invention Promises Egg Dating Device for Subscribers
The Arizona Howler editor pitches a five year subscription offer for a device claimed to stamp the day on each egg as it’s laid. The contraption sits in a hen nest, seizes the egg, stamps the date, releases the egg, and rings a bell. The piece promotes subscription sales and mocks counterfeit eggs.
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The
Arizona Howler
Howler
Biddy
Jack Robison
Giving the Other Woman a Show Showdown at the Mouth of Jack's Run
A Pittsburgh Dispatch tale recalls John Whitfield and a second woman living on an old shanty boat near Bellevue. After he rode to Wheeling with the other woman while Mrs. Whitfield, heartbroken, stayed behind, she resolved to move on and give the other woman a show, recalling ten years of sewing to support her husband.
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Lucie
Paul Rostain
Pau
Paul Rostaines
Jack’s Run
Bellevue
John Whitfield
Alasay Whitfield
Wheeling
Will Wait a Few Years for a Cincinnati Youth
A 14 year old asked a lawyer how serious it would be to keep $600 his firm gave him to bank. The lawyer advised him to wait four or five years and grow the money to at least $10,000 before seeking guidance. The boy left whistling and deposited the funds.
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Cincinnati
Wall Street News
Don’t be a Chump says Toledo Blade
Public service message urges readers to generosity and community spirit. It stresses humility, shared responsibility, and respect for others, warning against ego and self centered attitudes.
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Toledo Blade
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