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Plattsmouth Public Library, 401 Ave A, Plattsmouth, NE 68048
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Volume 22 Issue 4 April 2022
Wizard Escape Room
We had a number of people attempt the
Wizard Escape Room inspired by Harry
Potter. Only a few were able to escape in
time. There were 7 puzzles that needed to
be solved and participants had 1 hour to
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Ficon Run, Rose, run by Parton, Dolly
56 days by Howard, Catherine Ryan Rustler's moon by Thomas, Jodi
All your perfects by Hoover, Colleen A safe house by Woods, Stuart
The atlas six by Blake, Olivie The school for good mothers by Chan, Jessamine
Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Henry, Pa> Callahan The secret of snow by Shipman, Viola
Beguiled by Jones, Darynda The secret staircase by Connolly, Sheila
Beneath the stairs by Fawce3, Jennifer The seven day switch by Harms, Kelly
The Berlin exchange by Kanon, Joseph The seven days of Christmas by Thompson, Tess
Betwixt by Jones, Darynda Shadows reel by Box, C. J.
Bewitched by Jones, Darynda The shop on Royal Street by White, Karen
Blackout by Scarrow, Simon Sisters of the resistance of Catherine Dior's Paris spy
The book of cold cases by St. James, Simone network by Wells, Chris-ne
A boy and his dog at the end of the world by Starlight enclave by Salvatore, R. A.
Fletcher, Charlie The stowaway by Murray, James S.
Bullet train by Isaka, Kotaro The stranger behind you by Goodman, Carol
Caramel pecan roll murder by Fluke, Joanne The summer getaway by Mallery, Susan
Charms & demons by Richardson, Kim A sunlit weapon by Winspear, Jacqueline
The chase by Fox, Candice Tin camp road by Airgood, Ellen
Dark roads by Stevens, Chevy The tobacco wives by Myers, Adele
Dead fall by Mehl, Nancy The unknown by Graham, Heather
Death with a double edge by Perry, Anne The vine witch by Smith, Luanne G.
Devil house by Darnielle, John The violent storm by Johnstone, William W.
The diamond eye by Quinn, Kate What happened to the Benne3s by Sco3oline, Lisa
Everyone in this room will someday be dead by What the fireflies knew by Harris, Kai
Aus-n, Emily R. When the shoo-ng starts by Johnstone, William W.
The fated sky by Kowal, Mary Robine3e The winter rose by Dobson, Melanie
Fear thy neighbor by Michaels, Fern The world played chess by Dugoni, Robert
Finding perfect by Hoover, Colleen
The golden couple by Hendricks, Greer Large Print
The good hawk by Ellio3, Joseph City of the dead by Kellerman, Jonathan
Goodbye again by Stewart, Mariah Dark roads by Stevens, Chevy
The guncle by Rowley, Steven Everyone in this room will someday be dead by
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Hexes & flames by Richardson, Kim The family you make by Shalvis, Jill
Hook, line, and sinker by Bailey, Tessa Find me by Burke, Alafair
House of sky and breath by Maas, Sarah J. A flicker in the dark by Willingham, Stacy
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Kamila knows best by Heron, Farah The lightning rod by Meltzer, Brad
Le3er for Gene by Pe-t, C. J. The love of my life by Walsh, Rosie
The lighthouse on Moonglow Bay by Wilde, Lori The magnolia palace by Davis, Fiona
The lightning rod by Meltzer, Brad The match by Coben, Harlan
The love of my life by Walsh, Rosie Nothing to lose by Jance, Judith A.
Malicious intent by Blackburn, Lynn Huggins One night on the island by Silver, Josie
The match by Coben, Harlan One step too far by Gardner, Lisa
The midnight ride by Mezrich, Ben The Paris apartment by Foley, Lucy
The missing piece by Lescroart, John T. Ralph Compton seven roads to revenge by Stowers,
The night shiB by Finlay, Alex Carlton
Nine lives by Swanson, Peter Run, Rose, run by Parton, Dolly
No words by Cabot, Meg
Nothing to lose by Jance, Judith A. Audiobooks
One Italian summer by Serle, Rebecca The Berlin exchange by Kanon, Joseph
One night on the island by Silver, Josie The chase by Fox, Candice
The perfect family by Harding, Robyn The Chris-e affair by Gramont, Nina de
Rabbit hole by Billingham, Mark Dark roads by Stevens, Chevy
The recovery agent by Evanovich, Janet Death of a green-eyed monster by Beaton, M. C.
A rela-ve murder by Deveraux, Jude Diablo Mesa by Preston, Douglas J.
The relentless moon by Kowal, Mary Robine3e Find me by Burke, Alafair
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The lightning rod by Meltzer, Brad The last laugh by McGinnis, Mindy
The match by Coben, Harlan Legacy of the clockwork key by Bailey, Kris-n
Notes on an execu-on by KukaDa, Danya Loveless by Oseman, Alice
Nothing to lose by Jance, Judith A. Muse of nightmares by Taylor, Laini
The other family of suspense by Staub, Wendy Corsi Par-als by Wells, Dan
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The unheard by French, Nicci This savage song by Schwab, Victoria
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Year of the reaper by Lucier, Makiia
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Beyond order by Peterson, Jordan B. Batman. Last knight on Earth by Snyder, Sco3
The breathing cure by McKeown, Patrick Batman. Three Jokers by Johns, Geoff
Colour demys-fied by Collins, Julie Joe Hill by Hill, Joe
Drop acid by Perlmu3er, David Last pick by Walz, Jason
Easy vegetables by Whi>ngham, Jo Last pick. 2, Born to run by Walz, Jason
The end of the age by Hagee, John Last pick. 3, Rise up by Walz, Jason
Everything I have is yours by Henderson, Eleanor The Montague twins. Vol. 1, The witch's hand by
Fairytale blankets to crochet by Rowe, Lynne Page, Nathan
The first Kennedys by Thompson, Neal The Usagi Yojimbo saga. Books 1-3 by Sakai, Stan
The first survivors of Alzheimer's by Bredesen,
Dale E. Video
Food without fear by Gupta, Ruchi All creatures great & small. Season 2
Forever young by Mills, Hayley American underdog
From strength to strength by Brooks, Arthur C. Death in paradise. Season ten
Genera-on sleepless by Turgeon, Heather Doctor Who. Flux, The complete thirteenth series
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Hertzberg, Jeff The ha-ng game
The history of science fic-on by Dollo, Xavier, House of Gucci
writer A journal for Jordan
Imaginable by McGonigal, Jane Manifest. The complete third season
Keto diet by Abrams, Rami Nineteen eighty-four
Lincoln and the fight for peace by Avlon, John P. Supergirl. The sixth and final season.
Lincoln's last trial by Abrams, Dan Venom. Let there be Carnage
Making candles by Ditchfield, Sarah Yellowstone. Season four.
Modern mending by Lewis-Fitzgerald, Erin
Oneness embraced by Evans, Tony Beginning Reader
Sapiens : a graphic history. Volumes 1 & 2 by Des-ned for greatness by West, Alexandra
Harari, Yuval N. The fight for Kumandra by Bouchard, Natasha
Scoundrel by Weinman, Sarah Meet Wonder Woman by West, Alexandra
Sleeper agent by Hagedorn, Ann
The trials of Harry S. Truman by Frank, Jeffrey
Board Books
Undistracted by Goff, Bob
Aesop's fable by Aesop
Voices of the Pacific by Makos, Adam
The amazing Spidey team
Wild at home by Carter, Hilton
Baby roar by Meredith, Samantha
You are stronger than you think by Osteen, Joel
Classic nursery rhymes
Don't push the bu3on! by Co3er, Bill
Teen Happiness is a rainbow by Hegarty, Patricia
All of us villains by Foody, Amanda
At the end of everything by Nijkamp, Marieke Adopt-a-Book
The bright & the pale by Rubinkowski, Jessica
Cold the night, fast the wolves by Long, Meg The lightning rod by Meltzer, Brad
Court by Wolff, Tracy The night shiB by Finlay, Alex
A curse so dark and lonely by Kemmerer, Brigid
Even if we break by Nijkamp, Marieke A complete list of new titles can be found on our web-
The exact opposite of okay by Steven, Laura
site, www.plattsmouthlibrary.org, under New Titles.Page 5 Between the Pages April 2022
Circumstances of Young
Wesley Baker’s Death
By Harlan Seyfer
Historian, Historic Downtown Plattsmouth Association
The loss of any child is tragic, but the sudden death of 14-year-old Wesley Baker revealed much about Pla3smouth
in the late 1880s.
On the front page of its March 13, 1888, issue, Pla3smouth’s Daily Herald ran the following:
OBITUARY
“Suffer Li3le Children to Come Unto Me”
It becomes our sad and painful duty to record the death at 3
a.m. this morning of Wesley Baker, the li3le colored boy,
whose crippled leg and smiling face has been so familiar to our
readers as he peddled the Omaha Bee or, stood behind a
peanut stand at J.P. Young’s store on Main Street. About 10
o’clock yesterday morning he was in good health, standing on
the depot plaOorm, shortly aBerwards he vomited. He then
went to Young’s store and again vomited. Mr. Young sent him
home where he had another vomi-ng spell and complained of
feeling cold. He was put to bed and went to sleep from sheer
exhaus-on. He awoke in a short -me and asked his mother
for water, repeatedly making the same request, but not being
able to recognize or answer any ques-ons put him by his
parents. At 3 a.m. the angel of death took his spiritual form to
that realm where there is no difference of creed or color.
J.P. “Phil” Young ran a book and sta-onary store, which also sold
newspapers, tobacco and confec-ons. Li3le Wesley was much too
young to have to work. But his family circumstances dictated
otherwise.
The Herald obituary went on:
The parents deserve the heavenly supplica-ons of all
Chris-ans residing in this city to aid them to submit meekly
and cheerfully to the will of their Devine Master. They also
need substan-al aid in the form of money to help them bury
their child decently.
Wesley’s parents were Ned and Ellen Baker. Both were unable to read
or write and both were born slaves – Ned in Louisiana and Ellen in
Gory Details of the Forensic Report
Maryland. The obit writer – probably J.H. King, the Herald’s editor –
con-nued:
Their present sad loss is the more pi-ful on account of having lost two children about six
years ago, and Wesley being their chief support and reliance on the word of Christ that He
“will temper the wind to the shorn lamb.” They have no child now, and nothing to comfort
them in their old age, only the scriptural promise “Then shall the dust return to the
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earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” When “a few more years
shall roll” they hope for a fulfillment of that promise to enable them to meet their departed
offspring in Heaven. The father “Uncle Ned” is a cripple and needs pecuniary assistance.
His case is deserving a3en-on.
Ned and Ellen lost two other sons in April 1880; Wilmore (Wilmo) (age 5) died of “dropsy” (edema or swelling, oBen
caused by kidney or heart disease) and Thomas (age 12) of “lung fever” (pneumonia). The Bakers possible had
other children. The 1885 Nebraska state census recorded a 24-year-old daughter Louisa and a 12-year-old son (not
named on the census) living with them. Perhaps they had leB home by 1888. Ned (age 56 in 1888) and Ellen (43 in
’88) were poor, and Ned had a crippled leg. The obituary ar-cle ends ominously:
The funeral will take place from the Presbyterian Church. Rev. J.T. Baird will officiate,
tomorrow at 11 a.m. The cause of the boy’s death is not known but the symptoms no-ced
some-me aBer reaching home were those of poisoning from the use of opium. If that is
true, the police should cau-on Qoung Lee not to allow any boys in his celes-al domicile, or
otherwise raid the place and if any opium is found, to pitch it into the gu3er where it
belongs. There should be a post-mortem held to ascertain the cause of death, perhaps, the
boy was poisoned inten-onally.
Rev. J.T. Baird was the 51 year-old, white pastor of the Pla3smouth Presbyterian Church. Whether Qoung Lee was
an opium user, we have no way of knowing. He is not men-oned in state or federal census records for Pla3smouth,
or indeed for Nebraska. However, there were two Chinese living in Pla3smouth according to the 1885 Nebraska
state census. Those were Wing Lee and C.E. Shing, both single and working at a laundry while living in the
Winterstein Hill area. According to the 1890 federal census, there was just one Chinese living in Pla3smouth.
ThereaBer, none appear in census records for Pla3smouth. Pla3smouth’s black popula-on in 1890 was 88 - 53
males and 36 females, out of a total city popula-on of 8,392.
There was indeed a post-mortem (aka coroner’s inquest) on Wesley’s remains, begun immediately on his death. It
was held off-and-on for 17 days, while witnesses were interviewed. It concluded simply that he “came to his death
from some causes unknown.” This coroner’s inquest was accompanied by a new and evolving technology.
Wesley’s organs were submi3ed for analysis to Dr. Robert S.G. Paton in Omaha, who described himself as an
analy-cal chemist. Today he would be considered a forensic examiner or scien-st. This is the first known scien-fic
inves-ga-on of a suspected crime in Pla3smouth – what we today might call a crime scene inves-ga-on (CSI). Dr.
Paton’s report, by the way, was dated March 14, 1888 – the day aBer Wesley’s death, quick turnaround. The
Omaha Bee reported “the physician who a3ended [Wesley] pronounced it a case of opium poisoning.” That
deduc-on prompted the quick ac-on. However, it should be noted the Daily Herald had been increasingly
reprin-ng ar-cles from the newspapers of large ci-es on the dangers of opium use – at least 19 ar-cles in the
twelve months preceding Wesley’s death. Meanwhile, no men-on was made of opium use in Pla3smouth prior to
the passing of Wesley Baker. Dr. Paton’s analy-c conclusion makes
no men-on of opium, something he would have been alerted to
look for.
Dr. Paton’s fee for his forensic services was $155.00 of the $225.40
total cost of the inquest into Wesley’s demise borne by Cass
County. The County Commissioners approved $195 of the costs to
be paid, excluding some doctor’s fees from the original sum.
A>tudes towards racial minori-es were revealed in an unexpected
manner. While sympathies were shown for the mourning black
Costs of Wesley Baker’s Inquest
Checking the reporter’s math is leB to reader. parents, prejudices towards Chinese were revealed. More subtlely,
the influence of a newspaper on percep-ons can be sensed (think
of the paper as the social media of the day). Perhaps there is something to learn in Wesley Baker’s story.Page 7 Between the Pages April 2022
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