Blackmail Plot Involving Brazilian Millionaire Teixeira Emerges
New York police reveal a scheme to extort 4500 from Senor Don Eugenio de Teixeira Teixeira a Brazilian multimillionaire worth about 50 million dollars. Accused are William B Turnbull accountant and William Elford Gould Wall Street figure with Senor Baldasano the Spanish consul general named.
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New York
Eugenio de Faria Teixeira
Central Office
William B. Turnbull
William Elford Gould
Wall Street
Senor Teixeira
Gould
Turnbull
Senor Baldasano
Tombs
Senor
Don Teixeira
Mme
Maria Luisa
Spain
Teixeiras
Opening of Regular Congress Sessions Amid Dying Mother
Washington opens its regular session as McKinley travels to stay with his dying mother. Despite the extra session, little business awaits, while lobbyists abound in the rain soaked capital. Congressmen arrive with anticipation tempered by the absence of urgent agenda and crowded hotel corridors.
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Washington
Congress
McKinley
Bef
Bryan Democratic Nomination Letter Calls For Tough Mayor
A letter from Thomas Riley, Boston December 4 1897, urges Bryan supporters to back a mayoral candidate while criticizing incumbent Mayor Quincy. Riley declares no political ambition yet defends public institutions and urges a guardian for the treasury, arguing the city is a vast business and needs a strong, capable mayor.
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Thomas Riley
Bryan Democratic
Boston
Thomas H. Devlin
Esqu
Omerecan
Quincy
Mrs Houston Denies Knowledge of Stolen Goods in Boston Case
In Lynn on December 6 Ida M Houston claims she did not know the goods were stolen as authorities link her toreceiving stolen items from Mrs Phillips. Houston packed items into a trunk and shipped them to East Boston. police later recovered them. More goods had been sent south and toward Maine as the case unfolds.
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Mrs.phillips
Laighton ST. Lynn
Lynn
Ida M. Houston
Maine
To Cure a Cold in One Day With Laxative Bromo Quinine
An early 20th century advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming rapid cold relief and a money back guarantee if it fails. The misspelled copy emphasizes a pharmacy-style offer and a 265c price point.
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Monongahela Pennsylva
NEW England Agency
State Street
Avery
Cor. Mason
New England
Vicinity
Ferlin
Tisa
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring
Phillips
Luella Cobb
Florence Manson
Ida M.houston
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Treasury
East
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Portland St
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Faneuil Hall
Bryan and
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Chicago
Philip J. Doherty
Thomas F. Doherty
Timothy W. Coakley
John A. Ryan
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