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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1894
Page
4
A Wisconsin story recalls General Jones and the early territorial lawsuit era. The piece highlights legal struggles shaping the frontier era and key figures involved in the case.
A Iowa anniversary recounts General Jones pioneer days in Wisconsin with Sam the enslaved man. A court case over wages unfolds as a Missouri juror refuses to pay, triggering a dramatic wolf fight outside the courthouse and a dramatic verdict for General Jones. The narrative closes with the Milwaukee fire chief August Janssen's body recovered from the Davidson theater ruins.
Hartixan Street station rioted as a virulent black smallpox case caused removal of prisoners and thorough fumigation. Sherman, held for drunkenness, collapsed and died in a chair after medical staff diagnosed possible hemorrhagic smallpox and ordered vaccination of inmates and officers.
A chaotic collage of notes reports and anecdotes from diverse locales includes a Mexico mine claim a Derby winner sold in England a horse dying during a sales pitch a fatal coffee poisoning in Danville a Paris public kissing ban and a Danville Minnesota murder mystery tied to arsenic poison. Also mixed are railway anecdotes London flower sellers and railway officials dodging saloon closures.
Attorney General Russell assures no serious differences between Great Britain and the United States amid global talks. The report covers ministerial appointments, a deadly theater fire in Milwaukee, Cuban refugee movements, cholera in Constantinople, and various legal and political developments across the United States and abroad.
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