The Siege of a Seance Exposes Eddy Fraud
A New York Graphic account details an organized attempt by ten gentlemen and several women to expose the Eddy brothers and their materializations. The plan failed as the conspirators found no conclusive proof while insiders insisted the seances were fraudulent. The piece critiques ritual conditions aiding deception and notes multiple evolving theories among the conspirators.
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New York Graphic
Eddys
Prentice Mulford
Eddy Brothers
New York
Elder Eddy
Eddy
Caught in a Trap by Two Highwaymen on Stagecoach
In Leadville a coach carrying seven armed men including an army officer and two desperadoes is halted by two robbers. The attackers order the travelers to surrender and take watches rings and cash while the driver remains at his post. No one resists or speaks as the seven are stripped of valuables in ten minutes.
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Eddy
Uame
Cissreone
P.S. Larin
iDetroit Free Press
Leadville
Genta
William
Dick Turpin
Carthage
Moore County
North Carolina
Wells, Richardson & Prop's
Borlingtos, Ve
Congress
E. H. Geiston & Co
Pension and Patent Attorneys
Washington, D.C
Eirea
Long & Netman
la Sallest
Chicago
Nichois
Noetica
Long & Veinan
Lizzin KE
Cotton
Weatherham
Cumberland County
Wyst
Snd
Englanuy Medical
Tremont Row
Boston Mass
J. H. Reeves
Chatham St
Railway Officials Save Passenger and Give Birth Aboard
On a noon Boston & Lowell line train a colored woman traveling with her aunt went into labor. Conductor Reed and Hill assisted, a doctor boarded at Wilmington, and a baby was born near Lowell. Reed lent his coat to keep the infant warm as passengers cheered the event. The mother and child, named Arthur Reed Hill Haskell, continued to Warner with husband Kell.
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Boston & Lowell Road
Reed
Warner
N. H
Hill
Wilmington
Lowell
Arthur Reed Hill Haskell
Boston
Haskell
Illinois corn and wheat profits rise with steady yields
Illinois produced one fifth of the nation's corn in 1879, with the 1880 crop expected to hold similar share. The Board of Agriculture reports twenty one year net farmer profits near 1 billion from corn, average yield about 33 bushels per acre, a record surpassed only eight times since 1862. Wheat profits have boosted acreage at corn's expense, with prices higher in recent years.
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Illinois
United States
Board of Agriculture
Ilinois
Farm values show 1880 crop and livestock totals
The 1880 crop value reached 84 million dollars, a figure surpassed only twice in twenty one years. Hog value stood at 22.137 million in 1880, cattle value reached 17.026 million in 1880 and 10.761 million in 1879, reflecting large agricultural markets and price trends of the era.
Irish Oak Coffins May Outlast Metal Caskets
A New York Sunday Mercury report describes Irish oak coffins praised for long preservation in earth. An Irish coffin shown in a church vault allegedly remained intact after 54 years and 20 days, prompting orders for 100 more from Ireland and debate over metal caskets.
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Old Ireland
Daggett recalls Sharon story from Nevada paper
Congressman Daggett recounts a tale about Senator Sharon who, when not strict about sovereignty, adores history and poetry. At a Boston dinner with literary figures he forgets names until a venerable host corrects him about Bancroft, prompting Sharon to demand a carriage for a “history writer.”
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Daggett
Sharon
Nevada
Boston
Bancroft
United States
Scott
McClure House Tales From a Wheeling Stay
Minstrel Cal Wagner recalls a Wheeling visit at the McClure House. He notes tea instead of coffee, unmade beds, missing overshoes, and a sharp clerk who implies the coat covers the footwear. The anecdote highlights local hotel service quirks and independence zest.
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Pittsburg
Cal. Wagner
McClure
Wheeling
America
Sam
Price
Windfall of oysters from ice floe lands riches for Wareham captain
Captain Bije Long of Wareham benefited from a storm driven ice floe that pushed oyster beds onto his grant. As tides shifted the ice carried about 400 bushels of frozen oysters to his property, described as some of the finest seen in Wareham waters.
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Bije” Long
Wareham
Little Bay
Late-Night Wedding by Cash in Schley County
A Schley County justice of the peace, roused from bed, marries Sam and Lucy in their night clothes after they pay a dollar for the license. The officiant asks who will marry whom, and both answer affirmatively. He pronounces them man and wife.
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Sumpter Republican
Schley County
Sam
Lucy
Piewating & Oy
Money Market and Stocks Report From New York and Boston
The week brought steady money rates with discounts at 4 percent for prime notes and 4 1/2 to 5 percent for mercantile paper. New York funds discounted about 17 cents per $1000. bank loans 3 percent. New York call loans 5 to 6 1/4 percent. The New York bank statement showed declines in loans, specie, deposits, and reserve. Foreign exchange rose. The New York stock market fluctuated, later rallying. bonds firm, especially 4 and 4 1/2 percents. Boston rail stocks active. home market firm with higher prices expected.
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Seenee Lolmg
U.S
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Rutland Com
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Re Siig
Duncan
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Bell Te 'Tele
Boston Markets Report Affected by Weather Delays
The Boston Daily Group notes that severe weather briefly slowed trade but expects a rebound as roads clear. Demand remains strong across wool, meat, dairy, and grain sectors with prices varying by item and region. Stocks run low in key centers yet buyers are inclined, and spirits of overall prosperity support higher intermediate demand.
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Boston Daily Group
London
Lord
New York Markets Report Wheat and Cotton Fluctuations
Saturday February 19 market notes show flour and meal unsettled with mixed prices, cotton exports active and futures lower, grains including wheat and corn with varying spot and future levels, and meats and dairy prices edging or dipping. Declines in lard and butter contrast with firm pork and steady eggs amid a broad commodities snapshot.
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Mare
Bae
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Havre
Antwerp
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Astwerg
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Baltic
Watertown Livestock Prices Reported by Boston Globe
Watertown on Tuesday February 15 reports prices for Northern beef cattle dressed weight including beef and tallow. Sales include milk cows veal calves sheep and lambs with varied quotations and numerous buyers noted by W Scollans Aldrich Johnson Bardwell and others. activity mixed with declines in veal values and strong demand for choice beeves.
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Brighton
W. Scollans
J. Sarel
H V. Whipple
Aldrich Johnson
Messrs
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K. Rench
Jerry
Pyerere
Rae
Dow & Ihuigren
Jewett
Hall
Seaver
Bacath
Aldrich & Johnson
Monte van Beer
M. G. Flanders
B. Hasting
S. Larnera
Haverhill
N. A
G. Bana
Bela Hastings
F. Rositer
H. ‘Adsich
Hathawayt & Hee
Gloucester Fish Market Shows Light Cod Stock Amid Firm Demand
Special correspondence reports 11 arrivals from Georges Bank totaling about 260000 pounds codfish and 3000 pounds halibut, plus 150000 pounds halibut from the Banks. Market for all fish remains firm with little price movement despite light Georges cod stocks and varied prices across species. Prices given for large and medium Georges cod, haddock, hake, mackerel, Atlantic cod, and other offerings, with notes on frozen fish, herring, swordfish, and cod liver oil products.
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