The Cursed Darling's Last Greatest Effort of Scandal
A Rhode Island Providence Globe special report reviews the Canonchet affair involving Senator Conkling and Mrs Sprague, detailing a gun threatening confrontation, family turmoil, and long running political society intrigue. It portrays Sprague's fury, Conkling's departure, and the intertwined estate disputes while hinting at a broader, unresolved scandal and potential divorce implications. The account emphasizes personal loyalties, public rumor, and the role of press in shaping the narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Conkling
House
Conkling
Rhode Island
Washington
Canoncles
Leet Linck
Canonchet
Linck
Conking
Mre
Sprague
Providence
Anthony
Providence Journal
GLOBE
Associated Press
Cookiing
Narragansett House
Ater
Locog
Journal
Sprgie
Kate Chase
Lue Treasury
Kate
Sue
Times
Eugenie
Herday
Propriety of Mrs Sprague Challenged by Senator Conkling Saga
Mrs Kate Sprague speaks to New York Sun defending her conduct at Thursdays meeting amid public dispute with Senator Roscoe Conkling. She says she bore insults, denies accusing her husband of untruthfulness, and details a long, burdensome personal story tied to a business dispute involving her husband, Mr Sprague, and Conkling over unpaid bills and estate matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sprague
Senator Conkling
Sprague
Hiw
Mia
Washington
Willie
Conkling
Senator Lamar
Mr. Conkling
Senator Cameron
Cameron
Capitol
Apollo
New York
The
New York Sun
Kate Sprague
Canonchet
Husbland
Edgewood
Mr. Sprague
The Butler Committee Reports Damaging Testimony At Newport
The Butler committee at Newport heard testimony alleging misconduct by Providence Postmaster Brayton including use of a private office for debaucheries and being drunk on duty. Witnesses said carriers were kept at work the day before an election, delaying mail by over three hours. A second item notes heavy rain in Washington D C with the Potomac rising and a sewer cave in along Fifteenth Street, washing out street railway track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provinence
R. L
Butler Committee
Newport
Carriers’ Department
Providence
Brayton
Wasu Hineton
D. C
Potomac
Fifteenth Street
Treasury Department
Washington and
Drowning of Bank Clerk In Compass Bay Squall
Gordon B. Bedford ledger-keeper for the Bank of Commerce drowned in Toronto bay when a sail-boat capsized during a heavy squall. He was 31, son of Admiral Bedford of Fairlawn Devon England. The body has not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Gordon B. Bedford
Bank of Commerce
Admiral Bedford
Fairlawn
Devon
England
Exile for ex-commissioner Owen Murphy nears end
In New York on August 1s, Owen Murphy former excise commissioner is in talks to return from Canada where he lives in exile. He is accused of embezzling about 40000 dollars of excuse money roughly two years ago and now negotiates a possible return to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Owen Murphy
Canada
Murphy
A Terrible Murder in Yorkshire Aileen Layman Case
An 1820s English farmer George Layman unravels a brutal murder involving his sister Fannie Layman, a farmhand Miller later revealed as James Aubrey Seldon, who masqueraded as Miller and was linked to a conspiracy across York, Leeds, and Richmond. The tale follows abduction, a misplaced body, a forged marriage, and a long pursuit of truth across courts, with eventual ties to aliases, hangings, and a lunatic asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Courant
George Layman
Selby
Yorkshire
Layman
Thomas Miller
Miller
Fannie Layman
Ailller
Fannie
Teees
Sunppy
York
Lalf
Leeds
Kirkstall
Shelby
Seldon
Seldons
London
House of Commons
Bow Street
tJhere
Rook Hall
Joseph Rockeliffe
Forte
Richmond
Marfit
Slater
James Aubrey Seldon
Fanie Layman
Martin
Durham
Laysman’s
Tne
Seldor
Woman leaps to death aboard New York to Boston steamer
A well dressed woman leaped from the upper deck of a sound steamer sixteen miles from New York en route to Boston. She struck the guard, sank, and was not seen again. A purse with $12 and jewelry was found, along with a note to J Longford. The incident was described as a possible suicide after drinking wine. A Philadelphia merchant Jonas Longfeld, tied to Miss Roche by rumor, is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
New York
Boston
Bolles
Philadelphia
J. Longford
Arch Street
Joe
Sue
Lis
Kocte
Bill Remao
Hhe
Miss Roche
Jonas Longfeld
Isaac Longfeld
Longfeld & Co
Gilmore's Regiment Band Foremost in Europe Claim
A Leipsig letter argues Gilmore's Twenty second Regiment band, sixty players strong, surpasses European rivals in virtuosity and tone. It notes most German players are conscripts, often amateurish, while Gilmore's men are highly skilled soloists. The piece contends American bands could not survive Europe without government support, praising Gilmore's leadership and contrasting with Prussian bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Europe
New York
Atlantic
Newcastle
Mr. Gilmore
Twenty-second Regiment
Iast
Vienna
Paris
Rome
London
Milan
Munich
Gerlin
Dresden
Leipsig
Boia
Gimore
Wiliam
Germany
Gilmore Band Garnered Global Acclaim in Europe
An American observer notes abundant opportunity to assess both the bandsman performances and European audience reception. Every show drew ovations as Gilmore’s leadership earns praise from famed musicians, with Berlin and Leipzig papers urging directors to learn from him. The writer recalls Gilmore’s Boston brass band origins and questions critics’ labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Gilmore
Berlin
Leipsic
America
Gilmore’ Brass Band
Boston
Fire destroys Locust Grove Hotel near Coney Island
Locust Grove Hotel near Coney Island burned in about fifteen minutes after an explosion of naphtha in the pavilion. Loss estimated at 75000 dollars. Four persons burned to death James N Pierce steward William Schuschardt watchman Lauren Crane and Kate Rafter servants. One guest reports 7000 dollars in greenbacks lost. Insurance 30000 to foreign companies. Seventy six guests and twenty servants were in the hotel. several people still missing as search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Locust Grove
Coney Island
James N. Pierce
William Schuschardt
Lauren Crane
Kate Rafter
Pierce
Rochester
Lowel
Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Against Murderers of Jennie Clarke
A Boston period piece recounts detectives Harding and Gerraughty pursuing links to the Jennie Clarke murder. It details Dr. Daniel Kimball renting a horse and sleigh, mud-covered gear, and a late-night drive suggesting transport of a trunk containing the victim’s body toward Somerville and open water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Clarke
Saugus River
Jeanie P. Clarke
Fox Hill Bridge
Saugus
Kimball
Daniel Kimball
James W. Hale
Boylston Square
Washington Street
Boylston Market
Roxbury
Adams
Somerville
Dredging Plans for Boston Harbor Shoals and Main Channel
The United States considers extensive work in Boston harbor including Anchorage and Mystic river shoals, Lower Middle shoal removal, and completion of Man-o-War shoal. Projects include a 23 foot depth, 650 foot wide channel from Grand Junction to the main channel, and a widened main ship channel from Chalk River to Watertown, with contracts starting by September 15 and finishing by June 30, 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Harbor
United States
Anchorage Shoal
Mystic River
Anchorage
Grand Junction
Boston
Navy Yard
Weeks Wharf
Mystic Wharf
Thom
Constitution Wharf
Kellup Rock
Nouth
Charnes River
Western Avenue
Watertown
Trains Collision Kills Engineer in Cumberland Run
A Baltimore and Ohio freight collision near Keyser West Virginia and Cumberland results in engineer Donally dead and nine freight cars wrecked. Livestock and grain cars are destroyed as cattle and sheep perish or are injured. clearance takes three hours to restore passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Keyser
W. Va
Donally
Martinsburg
Temperance Lyceum Speaker Warns of Crime Cure
From New York on August 18 a Temperance lyceum speaker warned that if moral suasion religious influence and prisons fail to end intemperance society may resort to drastic measures. The report notes prolonged applause and comments on Carter's Little Liver Pills hailed as easy to take with no pain or griping after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Temperance Lyceum
Taylor
Carter
Turbulent International News From August Dispatches
A long, mixed foreign column reports Nihilist activity with powder magazines near St Petersburg and several deaths amid mine explosions. A deadly France railway crash between Fleurs and Montseret leaves many dead or injured. Fires destroy thirty buildings at St Pierre Island. Erie Railway case against James McHenry leads to a court order delaying payment. Krupp cannon tests draw European interest with U.S. absence. From India, ameer Yasoob Khan receives letters urging routed communications via British channels amid virulent Cabul cholera. Rioting in Lurgan and Gilford, with Protestant Catholic clashes. England floods cause damage. powder seized in St Petersburg. Dresden socialist funeral protest. Canadian railroad tensions near rupture. Paris dispatches contradict Pauline Lucca death rumor. Paris balloon accident causes no injuries. Bulgarian police arrest Sophia prefect. duel in Lyon leaves editor wounded. Jay Gould to depart for Liverpool aboard Adriatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpoy
St. Petersburg
St. Schlosseburg
France
Paris
Fleurs
Montseret
Department
Orne
St. Pierre Island
St. Prerre
Miqueloc
Pauline Lucca
Tuileries Garden
Porte
Aleko Pasha
Roumelia
Sophia
Pesth
Widdin
M. Perron
Hussars
M. Rivier
Progea de Lyon
Lyons
Jay Gould
London
Liverpool
Jesse Pomeroy’s Escape Plan Found Hidden in Chair
State Prison scene at Concord reveals a concealed 10 inch steel chisel hidden inside a hollow chair arm. Superintendent Gideon Haynes notes the weapon was camouflaged with soap to resemble wood, intended for use by Jesse Pomeroy if the chair had reached Poweroy’s cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Gideon Haynes
Oldinge
Haynes
Jesse Pomeroy
Baynes
Wade
Poweroy
Dan O Leary Receives Irish Sprig After Marathon Return
About 2 o clock Sunday morning ex world pedestrian champion Dan O Leary returned to his Providence hotel from a seventy five hour tournament. He was met by friends including an old acquaintance who presented him with a sprig of sbillel b. O Leary accepted it with a grand and fitting speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conkling
Washington
Sprague
Vir. Chase
Senator Conkling
Professor Linck
Mr. Conkling
Canonchet
I. Sprague
Throop Martin
Auburn
Mr. Martin
Mr. Sprague
Roxbury
Mr. Hale
Kimball
Dan O’leary
Providence
Mr. O'Leary
Dap
Ayer Crossing Accident Injures Four At Rail Crossing
At Ware's crossing near Ayer, S Prada and Frank Bird were struck by a Lowell bound train while crossing the Stony Brook line. They were thrown from the carriage with minor bruises. A horse was scratched and a wagon overturned in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Mass
S. Prada
Frank Bird
Stony Brook
Ware’s Crossing
Ayer Junction
Lowell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Conkling and Sprague
Darling
Sunday Globe
Narragansett Pier
Conkling Sprague
Telegraph
Tas Giope
Canoncuet
Vapa
Conklinge
Krebel
Porta
Senator Cookling
the Twain
Senator Blaine
Don Cameron
Wormley’s
John Iouch
Mr. Combling
Mra. Sprague
Ethel
Billington’s
Trace Kimball
Mystic
Lower Middle Shoals
Foreign News
Nihilists
Erie Railway
Loypos
James McHenry
Erie Railway Company
McHenry
Master of the Rolls
Cannon
Neppen
Ameer
Viceroy of
India
Ameer Yasoob Khan
Kauffman
Cabul
Lurgan
Dublin
Twen
Gilford
Lonpox
Miborg
Herr Herlig
Lenpox
Great Western Railroad of Canada
Grand Trunk of Canada
Cable
Dan O'Leary
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