Coutant at Home in Newburg Wild Wealth Tale
William A. Courant Jr known as Lord Willie or Count Coutant of Newburg once a grocery clerk vanished and reappeared insane. He claimed vast wealth from a Boston land company then debts and chattel mortgages followed. He confessed only 730 dollars total, with 500 borrowed from an aunt, and was spared indictment after settling debts.
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Newburg
N. Y
William * A. Coutant
Sjr
Lord Willie
Count’? Coutant
Newberg
Courant
Poughkeepsie
Boston
Newbury
Frank W. Tompkins
Coutant
Justice Fowler
New York City
Quassaick Bank of
Willie
Hattie F. Courant
Fifth Avenue
New York
Europe
Mayor by proxy in Boston prank shocks City Hall
A Post story about W. A. Courant, mayor by proxy from Newburg New York, unsettles Boston officials and social clubs. Courant, reading in the Parker House, dodges questions about his identity while reporters and onlookers react with shock and amusement.
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W. A. Courant
Newburg
N. Y
City Hall
Quincy
Tom
Coutant
Post
Mr. Courant
Plattite
Plattville County
Plattville
McKinley
Hanna
Boston
Local Officials Named In Financial Listing
The document lists Frank C. Miles as treasurer and James Longley Solomon Lincoln Rice William G. Benedict or the directors. It presents a roster of named officers or trustees connected to the financial oversight.
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Suffolk, Ss
Frank ©. Miles
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Henry A. Fenn
Frank C. Miles
James Longley
Solomon Lincoln
Rice
William G. Benedict
A P A Politics in Washington On Party Endorsements
The American Protective Association and Ohio delegates are linked to Mr Hanna in deterring opposition to Judge Stevens. President Traynor notes growth from 7000 members in 1893 to a nationwide, even international, reach. A P A leaders urge presidential candidates to endorse its anti Papist principles and to seek state council approval before national endorsement.
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Washington
Ohio
Hanna
Grosvenor
Stevens
McKinley
Traynor
England
Hawaii
Canada
American Protective Association
Order
Linton
Gear
Bradley
Burroughs
United Suffrages
United States
Anti McKinley forces move to unite in New York
A Washington despatch says Senator Quay and Joseph Manley left for New York to organize opposition to McKinley among Governor Morton and Senator Allison. Neither man could be located in the city and Manley reportedly traveled to Boston. A meeting is planned there to link Reed forces with Morton and Allison representatives, though Cor may not attend.
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New York
Washington
Senator Quay
Joseph Manley
Governor Morton
Senator Allison
Quay
Mr. Manley
City
Manley
Boston
Reed Forces
Morton
Allison
Cor
Harvard Democrats name three candidates for mock presidential nominating
The Harvard caucus in Lever Hall proposed Cleveland Carlisle Russell Bayard and Patterson for the mock national convention. Russell Carlisle and Bayard emerged as favorites with Carlisle praised by Southern delegates and Bayard backed by Virginians. A resolutions committee will draft the party platform for Monday night at Sanders Theatre.
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Harvard University
Lever Hall
Sanders Theatre
Cleveland
Carlisle
Russell
Bayard
Patterson
Grover Cleveland
Grill
Iowa
Belisle
Massachusetts
Harvard Democrats
J. Bryan
Law School
Cambridge youths confess to fifty five fires in multiple towns
William T. Reid and William H. Daley of Cambridge confessed to arson spanning Cambridge Waltham Somerville Brighton and Watertown claiming sixty fires with damages estimated at two million dollars. They described their method using candles and flammable material to start blazes and were led away in bracelets after their admissions.
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Waltham
William T. Reid
William H. Daley
Cambridge
Whitcomb
Somerville
Brighton
Watertown
Mr. Whitcomb
Reid
Tremont Street
Daley
Webster Avenue
Marshal Whitcomb
McKenna
Holt & Bugbee
William McKenna
James Murray
Place
Woven
Wood Memorial Church
Daly
Stock Yard
Arthur T. Lyman
Edwin F. Stone
Boston
Iver Johnson
Cloyes
James EB. Murray
State Department
State House
Offcer McKenna
Lyman Barn
Jackson, Caldwell & Co
Union Square
Harvard Bridge
Charles River
Reid and
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Massachusetts Clothing Co
MY Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Sts
Trinity M. E. Church
New England
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring Brewery
Tapster
E Davis
Park Sq
Fred.h. Robinson & CO
Washington Street
Adamset
Cook Square
F. M. Stone
Thos. J. Whidden
Frederic W. Ean
Nathaniel J. Rust
Henry S. Shaw
William FB. Putnam
B. P. Cheney
Mass
Taunton
Chicago
Vermont & Mass
Fitchburg
Old Colony
Boston &Albany
Boston & Prov
Concord & Montreal
Trust Department
U. S
Hospital Life Ing
Real Eastate Gas Light Co
Cwaeewesaee
Slaughtering Cares
Clothing House
Washington St
Commissioners of Savings Banks
US Desi & Tit Company
A. P. A. Politics
Havana
Maximo Gomez
The
Patriots
Charles W. Hayward
Water Avenue
Everett
Jordan, Marsh and Company
Kruger
Cecil Rhodes
Africa
Pretoria
Reform Committee
R. Simmons
Water St
Otje
X-Ode Co
Town and Waltham
Studies IN Crime
P.aaine Furnitu
Canal Stree
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