Katy's Boarding-House Chapter VII Prison Trial
Bobby Grout is arrested for a watch found on the sidewalk. Jimmy Ikey and Katy rush to prove his innocence, face a stern station house, and attend a court hearing. Bobby is released after testimony, and the friends celebrate with a makeshift feast and cheers at Katy's tenement.
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Bobby
Jimmy
Pet
Ikey
Katy
Master Dolliver
Billy
Master
Jim
Tkey
Impiceengey
Roasting turkey and cranberry subs in social chat
In a San Francisco Post piece a father pits his daughter against Miss Gluckerson in a comic social experiment. The scene unfolds as the girl repeats the line roast turkey and cranberry sauce while their talk about hats parties and school graduates bursts through, revealing the quirks of feminine conversations and the stubbornness of the female mind.
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San Francisco Post
Pungleup
Nob Hill
Pangleup
Miss Gluckerson
Miss P
Clark's
Jennie Giggles
Milly
O'Neil
George Shelley
Tilda
Miss Pungleup
Hes Naga
Robbing bodies of passengers in Narragansett case
William Langshaw of East Lyme and Julia Clark were re arrested at the depot in New London after a June discharge for lack of evidence. A trunk contained Mrs Lillie’s watch and trinkets from H J Horton. Langshaw confessed to body robbery and named Daniel Loomis, with whom he divided spoils including $30. Luce Brothers aided in locating the bodies and freight.
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New Lonpoy
William Langshaw
East Lyme
Narragansett
Julia Clark
I C. Morris
Langshaw
Loomis
Luce Brothers
George E Chipman Wins Lottery Half Prize Thanksgiving Note
A Thanksgiving feature follows George E. Chipman of Chipman Brothers who wins half of a New Orleans lottery prize. He calmly accepts $15,000, retrieves gold bags at Adams Express, returns home, and continues his cautious, steady business routine. The piece also notes the public’s gratitude season and ends with a sales pitch for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup.
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George E. Chipman
Ife
Chipman Brothers
Washington and
Court Streets
Labrador
L. I. Crosby
New England
Louisiana Lottery Company
Chipman
New Orleans
New York
Adams Express Company
Mr. Chipman
Dr. Bull
Flannels and Health Views of Old Physicians Ignite Debate
An old Globe piece surveys physicians who favor wearing flannel next to the skin, noting varied opinions and practical tips. It highlights skin care, fabric warmth, and texture, with anecdotes about remedies and climate practices, and discusses how different materials affect heat retention and comfort.
A Female Enoch Arden in New Bedford Bigamy Case
John Marshall a Portuguese born man known as Decunha married Miss Mary Paul in New Bedford in 1866. After years apart his wife vanished and he then wed Eliza Morehouse in good faith. The first Mrs Marshall returned with a baby, prompting a suit to annul the second marriage, restore Morehouse’s name, and decide the child’s legitimacy and education expenses. The matter, with witnesses, was heard before Judge Allen on November 15 with all parties consenting to dissolve the ties.
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New Bedford
San Francisco Chronicle
John Marshall
Decunha
Mary Paul
Mass
Marshall
Morehouse
Allen
Old 102 Year Old Narrates Colored Witch Tale
Arkansas Gazette reports in a county near town a 102 year old Black woman recalls cooking for a man named Jones and tells a familiar Negro story of a fire side encounter with a witch, highlighting rumors of veracity and memory.
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Arkansas Gazette
Gazette
Washington
Jones
Stellsger
The Nautch Dancers In New York Society Scene
A Hindu and Muslim company imported by Mr. Daly arrives in New York. The group includes dancers Sahebshan Bhoombai and others, with jugglers, musicians, and exotic animals. Women perform the Nuthe dance while men seldom dance, amid cultural notes and reception in India with cargo of snakes monghose and scorpions for stage use.
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New York
Daly
Brussels
Mohammed
India
Lach
Sahebshan
Bhoombai
Vageirbat
Ala Bundi
Snd Oondabat
Abdoolaliy Esmailjee
Bombay
Goulamboosan
Oomarkhan
Mallaya
Imambakheri
Khajoolalla
Subrang
Sajad
Moobare
Capetlo
Slavery Among the Chinese Reveals Dark Trade in California
A San Francisco Call report on Wong Ah Sing, a Chinese woman testifying in a police court case against Lee Chuen, details her history from purchase in China for 20 dollars to years of being kept as a wife and slave by multiple owners in California, ending with threats to be sold to Grass Valley and a plan to throw her overboard. The testimony exposes systemic abuses and coercive control by several Chinese parties in the city.
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San Francisco
Wong Ah Sing
Lee Chuen
Hore
China
Ner G
Lia Vo Pastor
California Street
Grass Valley
Bare Legs on the Stage at Booths Theatre
A Cincinnati Enquirer letter describes Lizzie Simms in Cinderella at Booths Theatre revealing her final costume. The dancer switches outfits swiftly from a Spanish zingara to a German peasant, ending with a bare leg pose as the plaid Scotch dress shows unstocked skin between skirt and stockings.
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Booth's Theatre
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Clara Belle
Lizzie Simms
Joe Tooker
Joe
Rob Roy
Curious multiple marriages of Adolphus A Hoagland in Virginia
James Partonism doubled up describes Shadeville Va resident Adolphus A Hoagland, seventy, who married three times to his wives and their daughters, all while claiming remarkable happiness. The piece notes step relations and children by each wife, with statements on inheritance of youth and a long, tangled family history. It also mentions endorsements of Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver cure, a Genesee river reference, and a note on Japanese paper air cushions as superior to rubber in size, odor, strength, water resistance, and use as life-preservers.
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Bobby
Toibs
Katy
Gray
Jimmy
Ikey
Sean
Grey
Hin
Robert Grout
Hobby
Jitomy
Lttte
Court House
Reese Govern
Bob
Teddy McGovern
Moses
Dolliver
Katy Kelly
Bobby Grout
Tom Dolliver
Tom
Mr. Grout
Jim Joyce
Ton
James Partonism
Adolphus Andrew Hoagland
Shadeville
Albemarle County
Hoagland
Electric Review
Wulu
Phlvermasher Galvanic CO
Broadway
New York
National Finances Report of the Comptroller of the Currency
A portion of the comptroller of the currency report outlines national bank security holdings as of November 1, 1880, detailing United States bonds and state bonds used as collateral, notes outstanding, small denomination reductions, and coin reserves. It cites bank failures, dividends to insolvent banks, assessments on shareholders, and proposed banking tax amendments to curb excessive state taxation and simplify checks costs.
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WaAsahindivox
United States
National Banks
Pacific Railway
Congress
Ocean National Bank of New York
United Banks
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Abigail Perkins
Celi
Ferther
Skey
Bolby
Curbstone
Mr. Barker
Master Deliver
Billy Wicks
Bill
Teady
Man
Nerv
Narragansett Wietings
Ware
Channing
Bigelow
Butler
Oman
Enoch Arden
California
Dansenuse
Warner
Genesee River
Lake
Eet
J. E. Rankin
LD. D
Washington, DC
Redding
Russia
Uncle Sam
Nature
J. E. Hetherington
Prop
Park Place
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