The Chelsea Death by Ether and Guillotine Machine
A detailed 19th century suicide case from Chelsea describes Stephen M Pillsbury Jr and his father in a farm scene. The elder built a drably engineered self death device using ether, water drip, and a weighted axe, with a message left and a key hidden for access. The scene ends with the youth pronouncing his final wish and farewell notes.
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Chelsea
Stephen M. Pillsbury
Boston
Powder Horn Hill
Stephen M., Jr
Pillsbury
Newburyport
Highland Park Hotel
Father explains the motive of his son's self death in insanity
In a Chelsea interview Mr Stephen M Pillsbury senior attributes his son's death by his own hand to inherited insanity. He describes family mental illness from grandfather to mother, notes the son's mechanical skill and secrecy, and recounts suspect construction of a death device. Friends doubt insanity citing lung illness instead.
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Stephen M. Pillsbury
West Broadway
Boston
Glone
Oneel
McLean Insane Asylum
Ving
Pittsbury
Worcester Insane Asylum
Buck
Chelsea
Mr. Pillsbury
A Divided Army Tildenites Defy Tammany in Syracuse Debates
Syracuse April 20 At the regular convention a heated clash arose over a proposed committee of one per district and contested seats with Dupignac and Ruger speaking against the gag rules. Tammany delegates and reform-minded leaders clashed over seating, resolutions, and the two conventions’ control of New York’s delegation to Cincinnati.
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Syracuse
N. Y
F. J. Dupegnac
New York
Miller
Seneca
Dupignac
Ruger
Onondaga County
Fellows
Onondag
New York County
John B. Haskins
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Yeas
Tilden
Tammany Convention
Charles Devlin
D. B. Hill
State Committee
Abram S. Hewitt
Solomon Scbu
Lucius Robingey
Alvin E. Pratt
R. W. Peckham
L. B. Faulkner
Committee On Resolutions
Democratic Party of
Democratic
St. Louis
Republican Party
Desmoetee Rey
Democratic National Fed
Democratic Party
Dorsheimmer
Cinginnati
Dune
Jartoff
Sanaa
Natonal Conventhen
Elly
Cincinnati
Wames
John Kelly
Anthony Barrett
George W. Miller
Timothy Hoyle
Stephen R. Knott
George W. Knowles
Arenreotil
Seymour
Mr. Eles
Committee of Eight
Arge
Amasa J. Parker
Albany
William Dorsheimer
Jeremiah McGuire
Chemung
George C. Green
Niagara
Isaac Moonike
Rensselaer
B. F. Wood
James S. Crouse
Onondaga
Page
Oswego
Agustus Schell
Erastus Corning
Tammany State Committee
New Yorks
Herald
New York State
the Tribune
Kelly
General Grant
the Times
Sun
United States
Building Boom In Boston Sees 40 to 50 Percent Price Rise
The city’s building activity surges as real estate demand climbs, materials cost 40 to 50 percent higher than last year. Brick, lumber, marble, and hardware prices jump while wages hold steady for most workers, signaling a broad but uneven boom with contractors cautious about future costs.
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Boston
Back Bay
Back
Jude
Graueioly
Dirigo
Sutherland Falls
Rutland Marble
Sutherland Falls Company
Cape Ann Granite Company
Extraordinary Melanosis Case in Philadelphia Child
A Philadelphia physician reports a rare condition melanosis where a boy born with fair skin turned black overall over several months. The case, observed for over sixteen months since age thirteen months, involved convulsions and gradual color change before partial improvement to a light chestnut hue. More than 200 doctors have seen the patient.
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Philadelphia
Lemon Street
John Salter
Angi
Reynolds
Butler and New Orleans Report on Butler Governorship
Mr Nelson Dingley editor of the Lewiston Journal reports from New Orleans that the masses venerate Ben Butler as the only man who gave them a healthy city and would elect him governor if he returned long enough to gain a residence.
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Chelsea
Nelson Dingley
Lewiston Journal
South
New Orleans
Ben Butler
Zola's Nana Draws Mixed Bets From Critics In Review
In a Whitehall Review summary, Emile Zola’s Nana sparks fierce, mixed reaction. Critics condemn the novel as immoral and dull yet acknowledge Zola’s talent and method of working from notes. The piece notes anticipated royalties and hints at a pivot to cleaner, shop-life themes.
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Nana
St. Petersburg
Emile Zola
Zola
France
Havin
Paris
Vietor Thige
Plaasans
Zolw
Petit Saint Thomas
Louvre
Mindy
Rail line up Vesuvius rivaling Mount Washington ascent
Naples correspondent reports a new railway station at Vesuvius foot to ascend the crater summit. Redoubled with American rope system, two rails carry six passengers per carriage, eight to ten minute ascent. An adjacent cafe restaurant and terrace overlook the Gulf of Naples.
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Mount Washington
Naples
Vesuvius
Observatory
Resina Ly
Gulf of Naples
Kale
Gaeta
Caserta
Apennines
John Collins and the gin sling's curious origin
In London and New York a tale unfolds about the gin sling known as a John Collins. The author traces whether an Englishman named John Collins invented the drink and if Americans preserved his name as the beverage’s enduring label.
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London World
New York
Brotherhood
John Collins
London
Bras de Fer
Mining romance quoted to urge marriage as wealth source
A graphic lecture excerpt mocks women investors, claiming mine profits come from husbands and widows. It jokes that matrimony provides capital and access, advising consolidation of claims and warning that pre marriage assets may shift after marriage. The speaker frames marriage as a mining operation for cash.
President Hayes Reflects on Night Walks and Mock Orphan Claim
The Washington West reports on President Hayes allegedly rising at odd hours to walk in thought. The piece cites a comparison to a famed general who faced a claim of being an orphan, insinuating Hayes exaggerates his status amid claims of political fraud and public doubt.
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Washington West
Hayes
Stanley
Hayes Seule
Nome
Erpeins
Rae
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Rie
Committee On Permanent Organization
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Ildenite
New England
Boston Daily Globe
Maia
Voice of the People
Hillsdale, Mich
R. V. Pierce
M. D
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Allcock
Butler and
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Simmons
Zolas Nana
Whitehall Review
President Hayes
Sgeore
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Ravih
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Yao
Nta
Xe Peings
Enarade Pair
Resto
Onavie Fe
Sna
O &Ro
Gen
Canada
COA
Second Ave
WOOD
Pittsburgh
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co
Weeks & Potter
Smith, Doolittle & Smith
Carter, Harris & Hawley
Doolittle & Smith
Cutter Bros. & Co
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Inc
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W. FE
Phitlips & Co
Portland
Tatcott & Co
S. G. Moses & Co
Hartford
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