Immense Swindle Uncovers Counterfeit Railway Tickets
Chicago reports a massive counterfeit ticket scam over a month, totaling more than $100,000. Tickets from Chicago to New York were forged across several railroads, with no obvious markings. Auditors traced duplications and a printer’s error, then a detective agency joined to pursue arrests and grand jury action. Many passengers faced hardship as counterfeit tickets caused denied passage and demands for payment after train boardings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Erie
Pittsburg
Ctors
Chicago
New York
Wabette
Aoring
Teketa
Clark Street
Ford
serv @ prominen etective
Tey
Missing North Greenwich girl Clara Pickhardt case widens
A Greenwich man reports Clara L. Pickhardt, 18, vanished after leaving home Tuesday night. Clues emerge from Kensico New York where a man asked for a description of a girl, and a 12 o clock sighting near Kensico station precedes her buying a New York ticket. The father suspects she fled monotony at home and sought life in the city.
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Greenwich
Conn
Clara L. Pickhardt
North Greenwich
Kenstco
N. Y
Kensico Station
Harlem Road
Jin
New York
Kensico
North Green
Clara
Chicago
New
Post’s Bowling Guide Snapshot
Fragmentary OCR lists bowling matches and venues including Lowell Highland and Old Dorchester. Mentions teams such as Waverly Norfolk Jamaica and Mel with unclear dates and outcomes. Reading is incomplete. core events and results are not discernible.
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Lowell
Highland
Lea
Vinety Artillery Ve
Aantent
Ton
Waverly
Norfolk
Heeianaien
Old Dorchester
Jamaica
Eonett
Post's Polo Guide in Boston Casino Contest
Polo guide notes New Badfords at Boston and Nhctcasters at Providence as part of gambling events reported from the casino circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Providence
Elijah A Morse Addresses License Question at Reform Club
Elijah A Morse spoke at Waghan Street Church in Lynn on The Duty of the Hour. The Reform Club sponsored the meeting where he urged voters to support no license in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eluah Morse
Lynn
Elijah A. Morse
Waghan Street
Reform Club
Morse
Harvard Giants Refine for Springfield Clash in Week
Three days left of heavy practice for Harvard football as Yale and others prepare for Thanksgiving. Captain Waters leads a lean week with late arrivals Perry and Bernie Trafford. Yale trains longer, Princeton and Pennsylvania scout Harvard while Pennsylvania plans to stay in Springfield until Wednesday before the Jarvis Field showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Football Giants
Springfield
Waters
Cambridge
Perry
Bernie Trafford
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Mackie
Jarvis Field
Boxing Showdown Set For December at Charlesbank Club
Lynn boxer John Be Butler and Tommy Chandler sign articles to box on December 11 at the Charlesbank Social and Athletic Club Boston Boxing shows on Thanksgiving night November 30 feature the Conley brothers Jim Keveny Barney Hubbard and others Charley Mitchell arrives December 18 for a week at the Grand Opera House with Romany Rye and a sparring exhibition promising strong pre Christmas interest in Boston boxing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BE. Butler
Lynn
Tommy Chandler
Charlesbank Social and Athletic Club
Haverhill Street
Charlesbank Athletic Club
Conley Brothers
Jim Keveny
Barney Hubbard
Boston
Charley Mitchell
Grand Opera House
Mitchell
Gutt enberg entries dominate Gloucester card races
Gloucester race program lists multiple races with entries from Wah Jim to Moonraker across six events. Notable horses include Joe Courtney Noble Duke and Raleigh at Gloucester and several races feature mare and two year old classes with weights and entrants such as Walter Riggs Fearless and Frank KR Hart.
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Gloucester
Joe Courtney
Noble Duke
Joe Carter
Chauncey
Raleigh
Telephone
Glenall
Maggie Beck
Jamestown
Brooklyn
Pelham
Richal
Rose Howard
Capstone
Lyndhurst
Jack Lovell
Vocalise
Perchance
Violet
Postal
Delury
Orphan
Dutch Lou
John O’brien
Saw Dust
Cap McChesney
Queen Enid
Waltz
Calantha
Frank KR. Hart
Camden
Kanawha
Kingdom
Successor
Little McGowan
Moonraker
Vocalite
Maiella
White Wings
Crotchet
Rob Roys Selections for Guttenberg Meeting
Defargilla is kept for Guttenberg while first race pits her against Wah Jim. Vampero is a potential third. Second race features Oporto The Bully and Enfield. Other picks include Shelly Tuttle Copyright Beldemoni o Candelabra Loantaka Comanche. Marden race favors Half Mine Parasang Fearless with Melba Leonardo contending.
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Wah Jim
Tenaya
Rival
Elizabeth Mare
Demfargilla
Will Elliott
Lillle Fred
Kerry Gow
Wamnese
Berwyn
Glitter ST
Bennett Fenns
Joe Malone
Lavena C
Confederate
the Bully
Enfield
Dorrie
Miss Galo di Oporto
Major General
Low
Lonsdale
Marinella
Margery
Innocent
Napoleon
Inspector C
Blossom
Foxetta
May Win
Shelly Tuttle
Merry Duke
Bel Dementio
Dallyrian
Carmen Colt
the Distiller
Woodchopper
Plenty
Duke John
Melanie
Zaldivar
Mamie B. B
Loantaka
Vestibule
Pessara
Candelabra
Comanche
Copylet
Lord Harry
Stowaway
Persistence
Walter Riggs
George F. Smith
Fearless
Ito
Fair Knight
Lon’ Foster
Sprite
Charney T
Half Mine
Hacienda
Nonsense
Mary
Florence Dickey
Parasang
Sub Rosa
Senator
Integrity
Sir Arthur
One
Fremont
Double Cross
Melba
Peralta
Bob Sutherland
Relief
Ee II
Balbriggan
Leonie
Raleigh
Orphan
Don Lacey
Frank R. Hart
Majella
Gloucester
Hunting for Expressman Sharpleigh in Wenham
A weeklong search for Henry Sharpleigh an express agent from Salem continues in Wenham with clues leading nowhere. A mysterious man has been seen and descriptions fit Sharpleigh. woods within ten miles have been combed as a reward funds the ongoing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Expressman
Sharpleigh
Wenham
Henry
Express
Salem
Harvard Composite Promises Standout Football Portrait
A Harvard football eleven joined by New Haven exemplars appears in a composite photo to be showcased next Saturday in Springfield Massachusetts. Captain Waters arranged the players in sequence after a day of practice, providing the photographed lineup including Waters Lewis Newell C and A Brewer Beal Connor Fairchild Manahan Wilson and others.
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Springfield
Mass
Harvard
New Haven
Waters
Rush
Lewis
Newell
Brewer
Beal
Connor
Fairchild
Manahan
Wilson
Hare and hounds chase planned for Thanksgiving morning
The Mattapan Road Club schedules a hare and hounds chase at 9 AM from the club house with about twenty in the pack. Hares are F H Parker and Dan McLeod, with F H Hurd as a possible master of the pack.
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Mattapan Road
F. H. Parker
Dan McLeod
F. H. Hurd
Highland Hall
Roxbury
Peters
Hare End
Returning Board
Enone
George A. Perkins
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Wheelmen
Perkins
George A
Burdett
George A. Hump
The Columbia Sets Sail for Philadelphia
The Columbia left harbor before noon amid cheers as crowds on shore and at Crescent avenue bid farewell. The Emily carried newsboys and a stack of Posts, with about three hundred copies sold aboard. Amy Robsart’s sensational story drew readers while the Dolphin remained in the stream with the Vesuvius nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Philadelphia
Old Colony
Crescent Avenue
Emily
Frederick Stubbs
Boston
Amy Robsart
Mrs Peary Record Explores Eskimo Life Near Arctic Circle
Mrs Josephine Peary writes of a year beside McCormick Bay between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole. She recounts encounters with a 960 strong Eskimo tribe on Greenland's northwest coast, including first impressions of white visitors and daily life insights. The Kite steamer carried Lt Peary from New York on June 6 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Peary
McCormick Bay
Arctic Circle
North Pole
Lieutenant Peary
Greenland
Kite
New York
Peary Party Encounters Eskimo Near Redcliffe Camp
Mrs Peary describes at Redcliffe a camp near Whale Sound where Eskimo natives were brought in. Ikwa wears sealed fur garments with bird skin featherwork and sealskin boots. Women chew deer skins to remove fat as part of clothing preparation.
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Peary
Whale Sound
Redcliffe
Rey
Mary
Pedcliftre
Ikwa
Kaati
Mahoatchia
Mekhtoshay
Sudden Death in Roslindale Claims William Coggswell
William Coggswell of Roslindale residing on Orange Street collapsed and died at his home yesterday morning. No further details were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roslindale
William Coggswell
Orange Street
Gang at Work Again in Portsmouth Train Attack
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on November 19 a gang of tramps tried to board Boston and Maine freight train No 254. Trainmen repelled them using force. the caboose was sought for safety and windows were smashed. A yard man was slightly injured. Officials suspect an organized band in the area and vow action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston & Maine
Hilton
Boston
Menzies Timmins Marry in City Ceremony
James Menzies and Johanna A. Timmins wed in the city on November 15, officiated by Reverend M. Clarke. The brief notice confirms a formal marriage in local society records.
Incendiary Fire Destroys Buck Slaughter House in Woburn
Fire in the old slaughter house off Main Street belonging to Joseph Buck destroyed the building and valuables tied to Joan Avery of Loring & Avery. Machinery worth 8000 to 9000 dollars, insured 5000 to 6000, was lost. building valued 500 to 8700 with no insurance. Origin suspected incendiary, likely by boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
Main Street
Joseph Buck
Joan Avery
Loring & Avery
Buck
Deaths in various communities reported in notices
Massachusetts General Hospital records Sarah DeLorey widow of Luke DeLorey aged 70. South Hingham John M. Hart of Mags. Notice of funeral later. Chelsea Edward Lloyd aged 46. Malden David C. Keay aged 64 10 29. South Boston James L Dolbeare apoplexy. Malden Elizabeth B Norton widow of Colonel J B Norton aged 72. Roxbury Charles Tyng Richardson aged 63 10. How Tend Gotpen Dr aged 78 10. Burial private.
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Delorey
Massachusetts General Hospital
Sarah
Luke DeLorey
Hart
Denver
Col
John M. Hart
South Hingham
Mags
Lloyd
Chelsea
Edward Lloyd
Episcopal Church
Dolbeare
South Boston
James L. Dolbeare
Norton
Malden
Elizabeth B
J. B. Norton
Richardson
Roxbury
Charles Tyng Richardson
Holmes
Dr. Howtend Gotpen
Leaington
Mission closed for women men to follow at Endicott church
A week long mission at St. Marys Church Endicott Street concluded for women. The men’s mission opened with Rev Father Wallace on the efficacy of prayer and Rev Father Murphy preached on O Lord make known to me my last end. Children’s mission set for 4 pm on Monday to Wednesday. Archbishop to administer confirmation next Sunday marking end of men’s mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Endicott Street
Father Wallace
Father Murphy
Flaherty case pushed to next week for sanity review
The Michael J. Flaherty case in the Fourth District Court at Woburn saw his not guilty plea withdrawn as he was remanded for a physician’s assessment of sanity. Andrew Flaherty, his younger brother, has petitioned for adjudication of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
Michael J. Flaherty
Winchester
Fourth District
Flaherty
Andrew
Michael
Death Ends All As Boston Cigar Maker Laid To Rest
William L. Kessler a Boston cigar manufacturer aged 53[8] died at his Beachmont home after years of illness. He requested no religious services but friends and neighbors gathered along with the Boston Turnverein glee club and Mr Bushman of Connecticut who had supplied his tobacco for thirty years to honor his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Kessler
Boston
Beachmont
Woodlawn
Kessler
Frederic Kneife
Royce
Glee Club
Mr. Bushman
Connecticut
ELOPING COUPLE CAUGHT IN SPRINGFIELD
Dr John Kasteindeich a homeopathic physician of Schenectady New York and Mrs Eliza Heaton wife of a moulder were arrested at Cooleys Hotel Springfield on adultery charges. He eloped with Heaton after selling his house and effects. The brother in law and police pursued them on complaint. They could not obtain bail.
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Springfield
John Kasteindeich
Eliza Heaton
Schenectady
N. Y
Cooley
Heaton
Self Defence or Motive in Fatal Stabbing Case
In Fishkill meanwhile the Municipal Court prepares to hear a murder case. Johnson, who killed Joe Mellsop with a seven inch blade, claims self defence after Mellsop attacked with a cleaver previously, with motive tied to a dispute and alleged secret. Johnson is married, wife in Canada, and alcohol reportedly triggered his distress as Industrial Home staff urged sobriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Elliot
Roberts
Fishkill
N. Y
Johnson
Joe Mellsop
Mellsop
Harrison Avenue Corner
Canada
Woods Fire Endangers Homes in Lynn District
An alarm from Box 71 at 4 4 0 P M reported a wood fire on Boston street near the Benjamin Stackpole estate. The dwellings on the property were in danger as substantial wood was burned.
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Lynn
Boston Street
Benjamin Stackpole
Public Hearing Set on Dorchester Highway Plan
The Board of Improvement orders Duncan at Dorchester road from Greenwich street laid out as a highway. They plan to take action under general highway laying laws and appoint 11 oclock a.m. on November 28, 1893 for a public hearing at the Board office.
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Breggt Cormalanten TB
Ana” Aate
Duncan
Dorchester
Greenwich Street
T Street
Orrison
Adultery Libel Records in 1893 Suffolk Court
In Boston Allston and surrounding areas a divorce libel filed by Benjamin H Farrar against Elizabeth H Farrar alleges adultery with Richard Leverett and other partners. The Superior Court orders notice by publication in the Boston Post and service by mail, with a January hearing date and clerk acknowledgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF
Benjamin H. Farra
Divorce Petition Notice From Boston Plaintiff
The document from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk County presents a divorce petition by Fredy Ladd of Boston asserting marriage to Zoe Marie Ladd in 1880 and adultery with George ek around 1398. requests legal dissolution and alimony bonds. The filing dates and details reflect a historic court action for separation and marriage remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Fredy, Ladd
Boston
Zob Y Onin
Columbus
Eald
Zoe Marie Ladd
Corea
Revere
Zoe
Winiale
George Ek
Notich
Blurs Driscoll
Oan Driscoll
Juliae
T. Gold
Admr
Boaten
Libel and contract action in Suffolk County
A partial 1888 notice from the Massachusetts court in Suffolk outlines a libel case with dates for service, a December term, and the defendants alleged nonresidency in the Commonwealth. It lists the clerk, the plaintiff’s attorney, and the Boston Post as publication steps for attested copies of the libel and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachuseiets
Suffolk
Boston
Cour
Ton
Lee
Zee
Bad Gould
Mane & Gon
Everett Seeeeets
de Fts
Winthrop National Buokation
Commonwealth
Heyy
Boston Post
Bo Gee
Geo. A. Brown
Warrant in Insolvency Case From Middlesex Court
Insolvency warrant issued by the Court of Insolvency Middlesex against the King of Cambridge stands noted. The document dated November 17, 1893, references a formal insolvency action in the jurisdiction.
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Clara Pickhardt
Post's Bowling Guide
POST
Polo League
Wieeraees
Brocktos
Guttenberg
Radiant
Jardine
Bolivar
Lettoon
Don Lucy
Irregular
Rustic
Capulin
Alarm Bee
Ronald
Selah
Piquante
Maid of Blarney
Westchester
Milt Young
Belisarius
Vendetta
Willie L
Hawkstone
Conquest
Rob Roy
California
Jane Boeees
THE
Queer Eskimos
Tramps
B. & M. Treinmen
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Buelah
Ros
Mt Obetat
ST. Mary's
Weet
Mall
B. F. Bradbury
Sol
Warbington
Lovat
Shawmut Furniture
Shawmut Ave
Bosto
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
ss.—Superior Court
Elizabeth H. Farrar
Ing Sf
Dareas
Aia
He Willard
Henr Bellew
W. H. Parker
Sceten
America
Calef
Pody
K. Parker
England
Medical Review
Bowe
Asgeuil
OG Roots Err Co
Ositon Big Son
Commonwealth OF MA
Ruth W. Page
Prescott
John W. McKim, Esquire
Elwah George
Register
ANP
Nan Deoen
Theaty
Mga
Roma
Dennis
Stee
Rlby
R Cotter
Executrix
Atos
Coana
H. McMahon
Omige
Moch Milton
Aes
Cstate
Robert J. Chute
Agar de Santa Fe
Argentine Republic
Pergong
Thomas Dean
Noti
Innis Connor
Chilees
Tom
Bostop
Otto’ Loth
Commonwealth OF Mabsacuu
Seitts
Middlesex
F Krrinon
Newton
Cy Sovenco
Credlora Mmresen
Prsohn A. Williams
William H. Jackson
Rederic Parker
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