Notorious Josie Mansfield Aims for Paris Convent
A Bridgeport report surrounds the arrest of Joe Howard the crook and ties him to a brunette said to be Josie Mansfield. A Paris society woman recounts meeting Mansfield in Bon Marche and claims Mansfield intends to renounce worldly life by giving her fortune to a Paris convent and entering it herself.
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Joe Howard
New Haven
Josie Mansfield
Jim ¥Isk
Paris
California
Inventor recounts London plot devices in Chicago interview
Cap Mack describes Cunningham’s alleged schemes from two years ago in Chicago. He details two devices: a ship explosive hidden in a box with a vibrating cord and a decanter bomb hidden in a hollow base to trigger on abrupt placement, risking stevedores’ knowledge and swift detonation.
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Cap. Mack
Cunningham
London
Dobbs gang burgler gang broken up in Lawrence
Lawrence Mass Feb 22 police captured four Dobbs gang members John H Dobbs alias Mike Keivigan George Day alias Thomas McCarthy William Thompson alias Denny Carroll and Frederick Gray after a March 22 burglary ring. The fifth man James D Wells alias Johny Love fled to El mira N Y and is under arrest there with four others for the Osceola bank robbery. Love aided by his wife pursued escapes through several states and Canada forming a new gang awaiting NY police release.
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Dobbs
Gloucester
Amesbury
Ipswich
Heverhill
Concord
N.H
Georgetown
Andover
Lowell
Manchester
Canada
Charles Angams
Langdon W. Moore
Charlestown
Bunker Bill
New York
Educators to convene in New Orleans at Tulane Institute
The educational congress opens in New Orleans tomorrow for a week at the Tulane Institute with educators from across the U S and Europe in attendance The day’s shooting event under Louisiana Gun Club rules featured 200 double bats and 300 singles in a match between Captain Bogardus and Dr Carver One hundred doubles were completed with Dr Carver ahead 106 to Bogardus The match resumes next Tuesday
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Tulane Institute
Europe
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Drexel Will Probate Admitted in City Office
The will of Francis A. Drexel, late banker, was admitted to probate on Saturday in the register of wills. Dated March 16, 1883, the document directs executors to inventory the estate and, after private bequests, raise ten percent of the net residuary estate in cash for distribution to named charitable institutions. The estate’s value is not yet determined but expected to be very large.
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Washington
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Democrats boycott roll call in joint session
In Springfield on February 21 the Democrats refused to answer the roll call as Republicans held full strength. The speaker questioned his position but believed the session would proceed. 101 votes were cast with Logan at 100 and E Washburn at 1. No quorum. the session adjourned and Democrats departed for home, unlikely to return Monday.
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Wabash Receivers Schedule Interest Payments Notice
Col How, agent for the Wabash railroad receivers, announces interest payments at the National Bank of Commerce in New York on March 3. North Missouri first mortgage bonds totaling 6,000,000 at 3 percent, semi annual 210,000. Chicago division bonds at 2? percent on 4,500,000 112,500. St Louis Council Bluffs and Omaha bonds at 3 percent on 937,000 32,795. Total 355,295.
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New York
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Council Bluffs
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Thieves Loot Mill and Barn Then Abandon Horse and Wagon
In Norwich on Feb 22, thieves entered Albertine Bros. mill at Trading Cove two miles south of the city, stole four cuts of woollen cloth and a horse with wagon, and set the barn ablaze burning it to the ground. The horse and wagon were recovered on Monhegan hill in Montville Saturday morning, and about four cuts of cloth were taken.
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Conn
Albertirne Bros
Trading Cove
Monhegan Hill
Montville
Edward S Gould Dies After Broadway Accident
New York on February 22 reports author and critic Edward S Gould died after being run over while crossing Broadway at Park Place. He never regained consciousness, was 81. Funeral services are set for tomorrow with burial in Sitchfield, Connecticut.
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Gould
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Sitchfield
Conn
New Hampshire Club Travels From New Orleans to Washington
The New Hampshire club completed a non stop run from New Orleans to Edmond and will sightsee tomorrow before heading to Washington where a banquet awaits from the congressional delegation. The group then plans to return home.
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Edmond
Ftomorrow
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Washington
No Extra Session on Boston Park and Navy Matters
Washington dispatch reports Milliken to back Collins's bill granting Boston park use of a fort site with conditions. Committee opposes ceding, allows park purposes without destroying the fort. Sundry civil bill to fund sale of the Tremont and Temple court building upon completion and cover new construction costs.
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Boston
Appropriations Committee
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No Extra Session Expected Arrangements for Finishing Business
Washington reports House Appropriations Committee chair Randall expects no extra session as regular appropriation bills including naval and sundry civil measures move forward this week. Senate action on post office and general appropriations follows, with silver coinage debate, fortifications, and river and harbor bills in play.
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House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate Committee On Appropriations
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District of Columbia
Friends of the River
Controversy Over Sundry Civil Bill and Rhode Island Reform
Washington dispatch reports House Appropriations Committee completed the sundry civil appropriation bill after a long session, with a silver dollar coinage suspension rider and a $300,000 aid clause for the New Orleans exposition. A separate push seeks Rhode Island constitutional reform to curb corruption and property qualifications, signaling a new national effort against business-backed politics.
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House Committee On Appropriations
Capital
House
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Louisiana
New Orleans
London
Within Thirty Days He Will Control the West Shore and Buffalo
The Times reports that Van derbilt is near obtaining a controlling stake in the New York West Shore and Buffalo railway. A bondholder said the syndicate led by Wm. H. Vanderbilt is rapidly buying bonds and should gain control within 30 days, a move with major implications for the trunk line system.
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Cuhicagq
Times
Vanderbilt
New York
West Shore and
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Mrs Beecher Stricken By Paralyzing Throat Trouble
In Plymouth church Brooklyn this morning Mrs Henry Ward Beecher suffered a sudden throat muscle paralysis while at services. Her son William C Beecher accompanied her to the lecture room and then home by carriage. The condition is described as a slight paralytic attack she has experienced previously.
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New York
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
William C. Beecher
New Orleans Glove Fight Ends In Near Finish At Park
George Rooke and Charles Lange met at Sportsmen park to a finish in a public bout refereed by Jere Dunn before about 3000 spectators. Rooke began with scientific moves until Lange burst in with a Sullivan like rush and forced rough half arm fighting. Rooke was knocked down, but
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George Rooke
Charles Lange
Sportsmen Park
Jere Dunn
Rooke
Lange
Lange vs Rooke Ends When Langes Hand Breaks
The match ends after Lange sustains a broken bone in his right hand from striking a stake. Rooke is declared the winner as the fighters exchange blows into the second round before the stoppage.
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Rooke
Railway Smash Near Canojaharie Kills Two
Utica Feb 22 A passenger train on the West Shore railroad collided with a freight at Canojaharie. Three locomotives were destroyed and engineers An drew Spiner of Frankfort and Freeman Grover Penny of Deposit were killed. Several others injured. Loss around 100000. Also Cincinnati reports two accidents injuring passengers and a Pan Handle engineer killed after leaping from his engine.
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N. Y
West Shore Railroad
Canojaharie
Andrew Spiner
Frankfort
Freeman Grover Penny
Deposit
Diefendorf Hill
Cincinnati
Delhi
Bee Line Road
Max Fleischman
New York
Chas. Connell
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Metuchen
Polo and Rowing News From New England Circles
The Massachusetts polo league faced schedule disruptions after Maldens withdrew. Alamedas of Bath lead the Maine polo league with 9–6, Granite Citys 8–7, W. H. T. 6–6, Bijons of Vortland 5–9. Charlestown beat Somervilles in high school polo. John Teemer seeks English backing for cross-Channel races. New Orleans rowing races set for May 25–29 with amateur events. Moses Yatter challenges Louis A. Guillet to a cushion carroms match for $250–$500 a side at Springfield. An early March walking match features E C Holske vs D A Driscoll for $400 in Lynn. Boston baseball scorers push for uniform scoring rules, likely to be amended at March schedule meeting.
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Maine
Alamedas
Bath
Granite Citys
Bijon
Moses Yatter
Louis A. Guillet
Springfield
E. C. Holske
D. A. Driscoll
Lynn
Holske
Boston Baseball Scorers
Young
League
Distressed Guests at Great Hotels and Closing Congress
Special correspondence from the Boston Post notes life at the capital as military pageantry nears. Congress closes with night sessions and rival hotel attractions, while Blaine’s faction faces backlash. Many figures move in social circles as Lent freshens political and social life.
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Blaine
Oregon Legislature Fails to Elect a United States Senator
The Oregon legislature adjourned sine die without electing a senator after a tumultuous session marked by Democrats abandoning the capital and Republicans failing to reach a two thirds quorum. The vacancy will persist for two years amid debate over gubernatorial appointment and constitutional constraints.
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United States
Portland
Ore
Salem
Maichnnight
Senate
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H. W. Corbett
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Slater
Legislative Assembly
Various 19th Century News Briefs From Across the U.S.
A Cincinnati libel suit yielded William Lee $1000 after seeking $50,000. Pittsburg strike ends with a compromise and workers to return. An Edginton murder stems from an old feud. Anarchist clubs, 125 members, operate in Canton with secret meetings and incendiary speeches. A Bloomington railroad accident near Arrowsmith injures several passengers. New Orleans judge rejects Mrs Gaines wills. Evans will contested as forgery. Knights of Honor matter in Louisville seeks $110,455.18 credit. ruling set for Tuesday. Boston’s Francis Drake dies in Washington after long service with the Light Guards. Railroad track laying updates note Georgia and Illinois lines. Sharon divorce developments in San Francisco threaten alimony award. Las Vegas report details Montano murder and a family massacre by Jose Gallagos. Chicago conspiracy trial ends with Mackinallagher and Gleason convicted. Beihl acquitted.
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Daniel Doughty
Canton
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Bell
Boston Police Records and Local Accidents Thefts and Injuries
Mark Goldberge brought back to Boston from New York and lodged in the tombs after stealing watches and jewelry worth 3000 dollars from Sullivan and Pierce at 12 Norman street. John A. Little injured by a double runner and taken to city hospital. Coasters on Bunker Hill street collide with a lamp-post injuring Henry C. Harmon who has a compound leg fracture. Quinlan of Beecham street badly injured and others hurt but able to return home. Officer Butler disperses crowd who tried to rescue John Grinlisk on Endicott street, causing Butler to fire in air and injure his hip while James Gammelie dies from a fall in Washington street. Ann Watson fracturing her right ankle at a Jamaica Plains funeral. Frederick C. Cook detained at the tombs after attempting suicide at home on Reading street.
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Sullivan & Pierce
Norman Street
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Boston
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Webster Street
City Hospital
Bunker Hill Street
Lamjp-Post
Lewis
James Gammelie
Wilmington
Del
Washington Street
Ann Watson
Chadwick Street
Jamaica Street
Jamaica Plains
Frederick C. Cook
Reading Street
Various Local Deaths and Legal Jottings in New England
A Maine woman died of consumption in St Stephen depot arms of a conductor. A Holyoke man shot himself in Springfield. A Dover jury unable to reach verdict in Theodore King case. Concord reformatory nearing completion withWork for inmates. Milford foreman killed in saw mill shaft. Spinners strike remains unresolved after talks in Fall River. Maine executes murderers Santoro and Capone, to be hanged April 3 at Thomaston. Harvard club of Maine holds annual supper in Portland with new officers. Charles Norton dies at 72 in Hopkinton. A Bridgeport visitor died after morphine, found in room at Atlantic hotel.
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Revere House
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Theodore King
Dover
N. H
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W. M. Bradley
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Charles H. Norton
Hopkinton
American House
Columbian
Eagle
Norton
Bridgeport
Conn
Atlantic
Thomas Wilson
Detroit
Mich
Fatal Fires Across Cities Strike Multiple Families
A New York blaze at 11 30 last night left six people dead including an entire Murray family and two more deaths in Philadelphia as flames swept through several downtown blocks. Fire destroyed three houses in New Britain Connecticut and caused heavy losses across many firms on Market Street in Philadelphia. Other outbreaks in New York and surrounding towns claimed lives, including a Chappaqua schoolhouse fire injuring and displacing dozens of children. Throughout the day, numerous buildings and stores suffered extensive damage with losses running into tens of thousands of dollars.
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William and
Beaver Streets
Edwin C. Litchfield
James Murray
Ernest Gates
Life Saving Corps
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Vennus
First Precinct
Litchfield
Mary Leary
Daniel Lyon
King
Ruth, Bennett & Co
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John A. King
Bailey & Bunting
Hd Rowle
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C. D. Loomis
Abbe Bros
Moffit
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Chappaqua
N. Y
Chappaqua Mountain Institute
Charleston
N.C
Swiss bell ringers Peak couple fall on hard times
William and Mrs Peak once led the renowned Swiss bell ringers touring family. Stranded by misfortune after years of touring, they live in Cortland county poorhouse near Homer. Hope rises for transfer to Elmira Old Folks home as charity aids their decline.
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Iil
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Australia
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Nat Goodwin's stage melee disrupts Indianapolis show
Nat Goodwin's company faced chaos during Confusion at Grand Opera House as carpenters and stage hands fought on and off stage. A property man wielded a knife, cutting Goodwin and others while Nat chased the assailant in a snowbound pursuit. Goodwin was injured but not seriously.
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Ancient Custom and How It Originated in Europe and America
The Sunday School Times discusses longstanding popular customs whose meanings are lost to history. G Lansing of Alexandria explains the eastern practice of throwing a slipper to renounce a relation or claim, seen in bridal departures and Ruth’s shoe law. Modern Arabs use shoe imagery to signify renunciation.
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