Foreign Matters. An Alleged French Spy Arrested by the Germans
A French frontier official was seized by German officers after being decoyed across the frontier. French leaders including Goblet and Flourens held late talks on action, with inquiries into the arrest continuing. The French government demanded explanations, while reports shifted between German and French accounts, ending with authorities confirming the arrest occurred on German soil and was justified.
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France
Germany
Eatre
See!ing
Iha
Schnaebels
Pagny-sur-Moselle
Theerman
M. Goblet
M. Flourens
Paix
Prince Bismarck
M. Schnaebels
M. Sarrien
Nancy
Disputed letter sparks British political storm over Parnell
The London Times faces scrutiny after publishing a facsimile letter alleged to be from John Parnell to Eagan concerning the murder of Lord Cavendish and Under-Secretary Bourke. Parnell denies authorship as leaders in Britain weigh forgery claims, with politicians calling for inquiries and debates on authenticity and implications.
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Healy
Major Saunderson
London Times
Parnell
Eagan
Frederick Cavendish
Bourke
Lord Cavendish
Rourke
J. Parnell
Lord Salisbury
House of Commons
Lendon
Times
The
Heroceeds
Ruth
Pall Mall Gazette
P Rwell
Limes
Well
Crime Ireland
Labouchere
Cardiff
Iday
Parnell Hy
J. Balfour
Ireland
Ipswich
Gladstone
Ireland Coercion Bill Debate Widens Among Opponents
Randolph Churchill argues the coercion bill would curb outrages but would not justify its scope while praising actions against National League. He warns secret societies would form if the bill failed, and notes Catholic opposition. Lord Salisbury addresses Liberal Unionists amid broader political clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Nism
Morley
Randolph Churchill
National League
Tregament
League
All Ireland
Catholic Church
Lord Salisbury
Foreign items from an era of imperial tensions
A roundup of international notes reports Italy Denmark and Roumania declining Paris exhibition participation Belgium defers to England Yokohama bank doubles capital Emigrant traffic to the UK rises as extra steamers are used Plans for veiled attacks on the Czar surface and a Mahdi story from Egypt with audience with the Khedive Russian naval activity near Varna and broader European unrest including Irish and British political moves and a deadly shipwreck Tasmania.
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Italy
Denmark
Roumania
Belgium
England
Yokohama Specie Bank
Kieff
Odessa
Russia
Primrose
Dublin
Lord Salisbury
Desptch
Mandalay
Davos
Hlavo
Turkey
Mahdi
Queen Victoria
Henry Irving
Stratford
London
House of Lords
Ladies’ Liberal Association
Kensington
Eng
Berlin
United States
William O’brien
Home Rule
M. P
Canada
Marquis of Lansdowne
United Ireland
Parwana Khan
Gholam Haider Khan
Maruf
Ghazin
Dar
St. Petersburg
Czar
Cvarewich
Tasmania
Dalmatia
Marshal Bazaine
Nilairand
Bazaine
Courrier de Ochelle
Castle Island
M. de Giers
Order of St. Vladimir
Matkoff
de Czar
de Giers
Germany
France
London Daily News
Saunderson
National League
United Kingdom
Civil Service
Taunton
Irishmen and Germans Visit Blaine in Chicago Parlor
James G Blaine received delegations from Irish American and German American clubs in Chicago on April 23. About 250 attendees were presented to him, he stood to greet them and thanked the guests before declining to speak due to ill health.
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Curreaco
James G. Blaine
General Augur Will be in Command at Encampment
The national drill committee tendered command of the encampment at Washington from May 23 to 30 to Major-General C. C. Augur, United States Army (retired), a non resident in office, today in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augur
Washreron
National Drill Committee
Washington
C. C. Augur
United States Army
Inece
Cyclone Ravages Prescott Kansas Killing Seventeen
A Monitor special from Prescott reports a Thursday evening cyclone that leveled the town, killed seventeen people across the county, and caused extensive property loss exceeding $100,000. Frightful wreckage, destroyed homes, and injuries are noted from Blue Mound, Mapleton, Sprague, Hume, and Sprague area farms.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Prescott
Jacob Stephens
Will Mclivale
Sarah Crone
P. Flynn
Jacob Broach
Richard Harkness
Louglass Walter
S. P. Denning
Joe Dancan
Will McHale
James Waldride
Kit Horn
George White
J. C. Kinzy
William Campbell
Minick
Oakland
Mapleton
Sprague
Hume
Humble Station
Pavihe
Dr. Smith
Rich Hill
Mr. Miller
Samuel Porter
George Hibler
L. Marenon
J. Baugh
H. Overman
George Daniels
Mr. Gaudies
Samuel Beaty
L. C. Robinson
Robert Robinson
William Betty
Willian Petit
William Kennet
Mrs. Kennet
Tornado Hits Nevada Missouri Killing Several
A Kansas origin cyclone swept northeast Nevada County last night killing four people and injuring many others. Homes and barns were destroyed or blown away, with one child crushed to death in the Channey home ruins. Fire followed some wrecks, and a schoolhouse collapsed as towns reported widespread damage and injuries.
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Nevada
Kansas
Fort Scott
Kan
Schell City
J. Whitfield
Lucien Hoods
James Hamble
John Rogers
Benjamin Keys
Lewis Hamble
Mr. Channey
Hooper
George Channey
Mamie Slover
Channey
Bend
KF. M. ‘Shornhbill
John Miller
Gibson
Rich Hill
Tornado Strikes Kentucky Region Near Cincinnati
A tornado swept through a portion of Kentucky south of Cincinnati this morning, uprooting trees and unroofing houses. In Paris, damage reported as the storm moved through the area. Local authorities assess injuries and assess structural damage along the path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Paris
Tornado Rips Through Arkansas Towns Causing Losses
An Arkansas tornado originating in the Indian Territory crossed the region near Olark Franklin county then Coal Hill and Clarksville Johnson county. Homes trees fences crops and barns suffered heavy damage. Four miles from Clarksville Turner John Reed's child G L D Rowley's daughter and Fetty's child were killed. Phillips near Ozark was injured by falling timber. McCourt's Church was destroyed and many families were hurt or displaced as debris devastated the area.
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Lorrin Rock
Ark
Indian Territory
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Olark
Franklin County
Coal Hill
Clarksville
Johnson County
Turner
John Reed
G. LD. Rowley
Fetty
Phillips
Ozark
Uzark
Jonathan Worthy
Mr. Worthy
McCourt
James Morrison
J. Woodrutl
John Alstott
Russell Munn
John Miller
J. 4
Montreal Flood Deepens With Destruction Across Regions
In Montrerat April 28, waters recede little as ice gorge holds firm. Grief spreads over inundated districts from Griffintown to Laprairie and Back River. Bridges swept away and ships ferry food to sufferers while a village bears six feet of water and a coal shed is washed off. The Richeleu river clears of ice but shore steamers suffer $3000 damage. Heavy rain adds to misery as water nears record levels.
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Montrerat
Montreal
Longue Point
Griffintown
Laprairie
Lapratrie
Richellen
Richeleu & Ontario Navigation Company
Back River
Flooding Swifts Through Port Neuf Streets
Three Rivers April 23 The ice is blocked at Port Neuf and the river is rising rapidly. Streets are flooded and families in lower town portions are moving to higher lots.
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Port Neuf
Arrival of Sir Edward Thornton to settle Virginia debt
Richmond society is agog as Sir Edward Thornton arrives next week as commissioner for foreign holders of Virginia bonds. He will act for them in settling the state debt, while local sentiment resists paying more than 18 provided by the Kidaleberger bill. Leading businesses draft petitions to support the settlement for Thornton.
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Richmond
Richmond Society
Edward Thornton
Virginia
Péeti‘ion
Sir Edward
Bay State Agricultural Society Cancels This Year’s Fair
Worcester April 21 1887 the executive committee of the Bay State Agricultural Society voted not to hold any fair this year A letter from Denham Mass April 8 1887 to Dr Winchester states commissioners on contagious diseases among domestic animals do not advise the society to risk holding a fair this year Secretary A W Cuerven signs the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Bay State Agricultural Society
Denham
Tawar Barnett
Winchester
Bay State Society
Aim
A. W. Cuerven
Counterfeiters Arrested Near Missour City
Deputies captured James Astbury and William Yates in a shanty near Missour City after a counterfeiting gang was tracked to the site. Five men worked at a table with counterfeit pieces and loaded revolvers. two guards faced them at the ends. A volley was fired when the door fell, but no injuries occurred. Three escapees, including the gang leader, fled as the group was taken to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Ciy
James Astbury
William Yates
United States
Missour City
Home Rule and Anti-Coercion Resolutions Passed in Parliament
In Toronto on April 28, amid high tension Premier Mowat backed home rule and anti-coercion resolutions. After an all-night debate the measures were adopted early this morning, signaling a significant political development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Mowat
Poisoned Parsnips Kill Two In Cateponia
Mrs. Isaiah Dougherty and Christina McKay died after eating parsnips found inside a fence in Cateponia Ontario. The vegetables were likely planted to poison cattle, and the incidents occurred yesterday as investigators begin to probe the motive and perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah Dougherty
Christina McKay
Famous Yaqui Chief Cajema Shot Dead Near Guaymas
April 24 report says Cajema the renowned Yaqui chief was killed by Mexican authorities Friday at Mondano, about twenty miles from Guaymas, in a shooting incident.
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Nocares
Ari
Fishery quarrel split over British plan to settle
New York Tribune reports Lord Salisbury proposes restoring pre 1815 treaty terms with no indemnity, shifting inshore fisheries duties to Canada free of tariff. Halifax award of 25.5 million blamed as unjust, US urged to consider whether inshore fishery privileges justify duties. Debate centers on whether Britain’s stance implies Halifax was extortionate and if US will accept no compensation for access.
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The
New York Tribune
Lord Salinbury
Washington
Fishieres
Lord Rosery
United States
State Department
Watts
Lord Dubsbury
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbury
London
Tole
Halifax
Reciprocity the Remedy in Canada United States Ties
Professor Goldwin Smith writes to Erastus Winan, urging cautious reciprocity with Canada. He argues Britain should not sacrifice its interests, Canada already leans protective, and imperial free trade may emerge with British support. He cautions Anglophone unity and warns against Celtic tensions harming Anglo American relations.
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New York
Goldwin Smith
Erastus Winan
Canada
Oxford
Great Britain
United States
Wout
John Macdonld
England
Atlantic
Ireland
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Fishery peace praised by Salisbury and Canadians
Toronto editorial notes the Salisbury administration’s fishery decision will disappoint those who hoped for a tougher stance. It argues Canadians may allow American fishermen to access waters and harbors without indemnity while urging a friendly settlement with the United States. The piece praises avoiding retaliation and suggests negotiating with Americans as neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
the Mail
Cable
Salisbury
Lori Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
England
Secretary Bayard silent on Salisbury fisheries despatch
In Washington on April 20 the secretary of state refused to confirm or deny a London cable about Lord Salisbury sending a despatch to the United States discussing fisheries and offering to revert to the old condition without indemnity. Bayard declined to comment on the despatch’s subject.
Opposition View in Globe on Canadian Offer
The Toronto Globe as the opposition voices sorrow and vague hope, criticizing Premier Salisbury for weak tack and suggesting Canada’s interests are sacrificed by the marquis offer. The piece notes danger of acceptance and hints at divided tones in the debate, with the British minister assuming reciprocity.
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Toronto Globe
Rachel
Salisbury
Canada
Marquis
Propriety in Dispute Cited as Remedy Difference
The text notes that propriety is the remedy though both sides crave propriety, and that clash will not work. It frames a political dispute over proper conduct and equitable behavior as essential to resolution. No specific people or places are named in the readable fragment.
Cleveland Won’t Renominate Refusal Not Clear to West
Washington reports President Cleveland declined to discuss renomination, noting a Missouri Senator George Graham West “stopped over.” The President says his seat has no cushion and he will face his political path one river at a time toward the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Graham
Missouri
Cleveland
Crooked Vinegar Whisky Seizure Sparks Montreal Panic
Montreal authorities seized fifty nine barrels of whiskey mislabeled as vinegar and traced fifty one earlier barrels to Quebec. Investigators say fraudulent shipments have long bypassed excise laws, with total tax losses estimated in the thousands of dollars across Quebec and Hochelaga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Excise Commissioners
Montreal
Excise Department
Messrs. E. & A. Robitaille
Quebec
Hochelaya
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Merchandize Distribution Declines Amid Rail Rate Hikes
News from Bradstreet's reports a drop in merchandise distribution due to higher railway rates. Bank clearings across 37 cities show a week decline of about 6 percent with New York and Chicago posting sizable gains while Boston San Francisco Minneapolis and others fall. Grain speculation remains active and egged by rising prices. cotton goods firms hold firm amid stiff seller expectations. many woollen looms idle and labor unrest grows with over 27,000 workers already on strike since April 1.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Duluth
Chicago
Philadelphia
Oms
Detroit
Ayberet
Boston
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Omaha
Case
California
Misouri River
United Staes
Canada
United States
Danenhower Funeral Held With Military Honors
Buried with military honors in Oswego N Y Lieutenant John W Danenhower U S N funeral held at Christ Episcopal church at 3 30 oclock with Kingsford band and the Twenty eighth and Thirty eighth National Guard companies present. Casket draped with an American flag and buried at Riverside cemetery.
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Osweco
N. Y
John W. Danenhower
Christ (Episcopal) Church
Kingsford Band
National Guard
Riverside Cemeery
Appointment of Edward F. Bingham as Chief Justice
The President appoints Edward F. Bingham of Ohio as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to fill the vacancy from Chief Justice Cartier. Born in 1829 in New Hampshire, he moved to Ohio early, served fifteen years on the Court of Common Pleas for the Columbus district, and was the 1881 Democratic candidate for Supreme Court judge of Ohio. He is a personal friend of Allen G. Thurman.
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WaAshington
Edward F. Bingham
Ohio
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Cartier
Binghim
New Hampshire
Court of Common Pleas
Columbus
Supreme Court
Allen G. Thurman
How Damaged American Vessels Are Treated in Canadian Ports
United States Consul-General Phelan asked Ottawa if damaged American vessels in port could obtain salt supplies and was told no under the treaty. A request to transfer bait between schooners was granted, but one vessel had already departed before the favorable reply arrived. Seven distressed American schooners remained in port seeking salt. no law violations were reported.
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Harrax
United States
Phelan
Ottawa
Customs Department
Suspiciously Skinped. New Cavzans, April 23
Wilhelmus B. Conger, a well known merchant and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cavzans
Wilhelmus B. Conger
Missing partner in Conger & Kelly cotton firm in 1874 case
The firm Conger & Kelly faced a missing partner inquiry as Patrick Foley, then partner, died in 1874 leaving about $60,000. Conger, as executor, failed to settle Foley's estate despite the widow's efforts. A court rule had him summoned for appearance on the 10th. Mrs. Foley defended Conger's integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conger
Wreck At Ivanhoe Mill In Paterson Sacks Workers
A rotary boiler exploded at the Ivanhoe paper mill on Spruce street in Paterson New Jersey causing heavy damage to the mill and a neighboring silk mill. About twenty workers were injured including Julia Jenkins severely. Michael Burke is missing believed under ruins James Simonson died in hospital. Several women also hurt Maggie Vansale Rachael Levi Maggie Stafford. Property loss estimated at $30 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Stafford
Indians on the Warpath Near Greer County Texas
Reported Kiowa and Comanche warriors threaten a renewed conflict after the murder of cattleman W A Stinson and two workers in Greer County near the Navajo mountains. Whites accused of withholding beef sparked the clash, with fears of broader hostilities drawing in Cheyennes and Arapahoes and possible attacks on settlers along Red River.
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QuaxAu
Tex
W. A. Stinson
Greer County
Navajo Mountains
North Torder
Stinson
Red River
Texas
Cuban banditti foiled in plot against Senator Sherman
A Havana plot to kidnap Senator John Sherman during a Cuba visit was thwarted by a last minute withdrawal of the banditti five minutes before they appeared at a plantation. The would-be captors included dangerous Cuban elements, with the plantation owner suspected of complicity. The party narrowly escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Key West
Fla
Havana
John Sherman
Cuba
Sherman
Mansfeld Presbytery Suspends Rev John Gailey
The Mansfield presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church concluded the trial of Rev. John Gailey of Millersburg. He claimed he took stimulants for a nervous trouble called cerebral congestion. Despite medical certificates, he was found guilty and suspended after a prior February fine for drunkenness in Bellevue, this county.
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Manspreep
Mansfield Presbytery
United Presterian Church
John Gailey
Millersburg
Ellevue
Hailstorm Deluges Rovaine Fork Mississippi
A massive hailstorm battered Rovaine Fork on April 21 at 2 15 PM. The storm lasted thirteen minutes pouring thousands of stones larger than ben s eggs. Roofs were damaged with holes and trees stripped of leaves as several stones measured 584 inches in circumference and two weighed 442 ounces.
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Rovaine Fork
Miss
Ben
Boot merchant shoots dog then himself in New Haven
Charles L. Beecher, 40, a New Haven boot and shoe merchant, called his dog into his Gill street room and fired a 2 calibre pistol into the animal. He then covered the floor with a blanket and shot himself through the heart. Beecher, recently bereaved by his wife’s death, was known to many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Charles L. Beecher
Gill Street
Beecher
Did Simmons Fire the Hotel del Monte
Monterey April 25 The evidence against Simmons arrested Saturday on the charge of having set fire to the Hotel del Monte is said to be very strong. Witnesses reportedly saw the accused near the fire before flames started and an investigation showed Simmons was $40,000 short in his accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
Hotel del Monte
Monterey
Cal
Business Failures of the Week
New York April 22 report shows 199 total failures in the United States and Canada for the past seven days. R. G. Dun & Co and E. Russell & Co Mercantile Agency tally 171 US, 28 Canada, up from 175 last week and 194 year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency Today
United States
Canada
Cholera Rages in Mazatlan and Guaymas Prompting Exodus
Nocaves Ari April 24 The chief of police reports a despatch that cholera is raging in Mazatlan and has broken out at Guaymas. An exodus of people leaves the infected districts as authorities brace for spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nocaves
Ari
Mazatlan
Guaymas
Earthquake Reported in Piscataway Village Yesterday
New Brunswick New Jersey residents report a quake felt at 3 30 yesterday afternoon in the village of Piscataway with witnesses noting tremor and aftermath across local streets and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N.J
Piscataway
Heroine of the engine. A year as stoker then engineer on a meeting locomotive
The World reports Mattie Morgans, an English woman who disguised as a man to work as stoker and then engineer on the Naugatuck Railway. After her lover Tom Winnan, an engineer on the Flying Scotchman, is killed, she fled to the United States and later became a Connecticut railroad engineer. She recalls incidents, injuries, and two fatal accidents, and now plans to marry a stationery engineer.
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New Yor
Bridgeport
Conn
Naugatuck Railway Company
Iron Horse
Mattie Morgans
London
Edinburgh
Nattie Morgans
Tom Wimnsa
Flying Scotchman
Tom
Kings Cross Station
Mattie
Kings Cross
Bow Bells
St. Paul
Tom Winnan
Royal Mail
Honest Tom
Ateam
Stoker
Wouman
United States
Connecticut Railroad
Female Counterfeiters Arrested in New York City Raid
United States Secret Service raided an apartment at 237 Last One Hundred Eleventh Street and arrested Annie Kelly and Ellen Barrett, seizing a counterfeit operation with 168 ready coins. The suspects, jailed on Ludlow Street, are to be examined by Commissioner Shields as agents pursue a larger gang believed active in multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
United States Secret Service
One Hundred and Eleventh Street
Annie Kelly
Ellen Barrett
Ludlow Street
United States
Siields
Kelly
Secret Service
Shields
Bag Manufacturers Fair Amid Baltimore Filing
Kline Felter Brothers, bag makers, filed and assignment notice in Baltimore on April 23. Trustee's deficit listed at 160,000 dollars with assets around 75,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Kline Felter Brothers
Florida's Senatorial Fini In Legislature Vote
Tallahassee April 23 The vote for United States senator in the Legislature shows Perry 19, Bloxham 24, Paseo 6, Goodrich 17 Republican, scattering 10. The tally reveals the early results in the party split and indicates the leading figures in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tallahasser
Filia
United States
Perry
Bloxham
Paseo
Goodrich
Scattering
Shoe for Boys shoes in Button Congress and Lace styles
Ad promotes Shoe for Boys in Button Congress and Lace toe styles. Each pair bears name and price on sole and is warranted. Sold by 2000 dealers. Postal offer to provide free information from W ton, Mues. Posts postage free for three shoes. asking price 116.
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Sdequa Tos
Sesoteria Bs
W. Ton
Mues
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Chicaco
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Mr. Bayard
Bradstreet
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Judge Cartter
Paterson
N. J
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Heroine OF the Engine
New York City
W. L. Douglas
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