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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1889
Page
12
A garbled account traces the rise of Joseph John No yes and the Oneida community at Putney Vermont New York and nearby areas. It describes No yes sermons housing a reformist religious project, the communal structure, marriage and property arrangements, and the group’s suppression by authorities. The piece links early unity of followers to printing ventures and a controversial communal experiment with social and legal contention.
The account describes the Oneida Community’s opening rituals and strict self-analysis among members, the later shift to “free love” and its critique, and the eventual formation of a joint stock venture. It notes a petition to abolish the community, the creation of a limited company, and the community’s move toward commercial ventures including a silk factory and steel trap manufacture with stockholders and capital details.
Fragmented excerpts recount a 19th century community called Oneida shaping aims of perfection and wealth. It traces a founder’s rise to leadership, expulsion, and the legal transfer of property to a trust for workers, raising questions about rights of original members and corporate control amid a broader social debate.
In southern Missouri the Bald Knobbers formed a secret group to curb crime and protect families. Led by Capt Kinney and Sheriff Branson, tensions rose after a July 4 shooting at Kirbyville left Branson and Detective Funk dead. The split within the Bald Knobbers grew as Miles brothers and allies split from Kinney, amid a sequence of vigilantism and violent confrontations culminating in an armed clash and arrests.
A Boston Herald extract details the rise of Guy, a remarkable trotter by Kentucky Prince, bred by Charles Backman and sold to J.B. Parking of Cleveland. His speed records and dramatic early performances, including a 2:10 mile and later 2:15 heats, propelled him to wider fame and lucrative offers, with trainer T. J. Dieber guiding him through key exhibitions and trials.
The article reports on Mary Brady of Jersey City indicted for common scold and the postponed trial. It contrasts old English justice by ducking stools with modern statutes, cites citations from The Lawton Royal Post, and notes public reaction through Winifred Doodle and others while recounting historical details of the punishment.
A historical account details Campbell's air craft with rudimentary parabolic devices and a trial in 1887. Edward Hogan, born in Moretown Canada, attempted navigation from Jackson Michigan, rising to 900 ascents and later a 3000 foot ascent at Rockaway Beach with a parachute. The perilous descent involved gas leaks, tethered parachute failure, and a near fatal housing collision, ending with Hogan being rescued and taken to a physician.
The notice describes desorption of the Two Structuree at Troy Cast costing 200,000 and proclaims Le Subd the finest crematory in the country. It lists Wilington Pennsylvania and multiple cities near New York and Cincinnati as comparators, with Troy praised for its chapel and seating for 300 to 400.
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