The Missing Link in the Osprey Tichborne Case Revealed
In 1877 the Tichborne Release Association sought evidence about the schooner Osprey and its link to the Bella wreck. Isaac Pebbles Newton, an old prisoner, claimed to have sailed on the Osprey in 1854 with Captain Owens and to have encountered Tichborne aboard, offering a theory on the elusive case while revealing details of a dramatic voyage and rescue.
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Hether
Strange Conduct of a Boy Dressed in Girl's Clothes
A late night Boston to suburb car ride ends with a boy about 13 dressed as a girl. Conductors and a police officer confront him. The boy cries and confesses the ruse. He says his mother forced the disguise and sent him to buy strychnine. Investigations suggest the mother aimed to poison her husband.
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Inirl
Twenty five Years a Wife Runs Away With 6000 and Then Sues
CHICAGO December 30 Lenca Dennis aged 70 owns property valued at 25000 in Melrose near Troy New York. He and his wife lived twenty five years. She demanded half his estate and deserted him after he gave 8500. Dennis grew demented, moved to Chicago for a divorcee, then returned to Melrose to sell his property. Yesterday he was served with a divorce suit by his wife seeking the remaining funds.
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Lenca Dennis
Melrose
Troy
N. Y
Dennis
Washington Holiday Docket Shows House and Senate In Turmoil
In Washington on December 30 the holidays expose discord in Congress as the House adjourns for three days amid absent members while the Senate advances the civil service bill. The chamber debates and delays loom over the Fitz John Porter case and other measures, with shipping and tariff topics shaping the agenda. The article also notes imports of potatoes and white herders on Indian lands, plus political maneuvering for the next speakership.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Robeson
New Jersey
Senate
House
Keifer
Capitol
Ways and Means
Tarif Commission
Ao Stron
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations Committee
Chewkee
Indian Territory
Teller
Price
Tufts
Muskogee
Civil Service Bill passed by Senate in 1909 era
The Senate approved a civil service bill creating a three member board to judge qualifications for public positions, with a chief examiner assisting and touring to oversee exams. Appointments would be pro rata by state population, with politics ignored and candidates not addicted to alcohol. Senators or representatives may only certify character or residence, not recommend applicants.
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Senate
Washington
Commerce trends show foreign tonnage surge since 1856
Washington reports the 1882 foreign commerce figures reveal a dramatic rise in total vessel tonnage entering U.S. ports from 4.47 million to 14.66 million tons. British and other nationalities show gains while U.S. tonnage declines. Values of imports and exports rose from 641 million to 1.567 billion dollars. In a separate note Chandler promises Navy economy and eyes on the naval budget as Congress may adjust appropriations, with Robeson slated to handle the bill.
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Boston
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Poston
United States
Nimmo
Chandler
Navy Department
Robeson
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Navy
Sleeping boy found riding in Atlantic Express car
A 14 year old boy was discovered wedged behind the truck of the first sleeping car on the Atlantic Express at Grand Central. He slept through removal attempts, awoke in alarm, fled the depot, and vanished toward Montrose. Police and railroad men seek his home and safe return.
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Hudson River Railroad
Grand Central Depot
Atlantic Express
New York Herald
Cunningham
Forty-second Street
Third Avenue
New York
Montrose
Inauguration of Governor Cleveland in Albany
Governor elect Cleveland takes the oath in the Senate chamber before Governor Cornell and staff. He pledges a humble, useful, and corruption-free administration and calls for citizen vigilance. Cornell praises peace, economy, and fit governance as he passes the office.
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Albany
N. Y
Cleveland
Senate
Cornell
Commonwealth
Eleect Cleveland
Bulkley refuses Connecticut governorship over disputed ballots
William H. Bulkley Republican candidate writes to Charles J. Cole from Hartford December 30, 1882 denying any scenario where he would accept the governorship if the Democratic black ballots of New Haven are rejected. He states he cannot hold office under the present circumstances regardless of Assembly action.
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William H. Bulkley
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Charles J. Cole
State Republican Committee
New Haven
Hartroop
Waller
General Assembly
William H. Bulkely
Goulds Control Over Judges Questioned by Times Editorial
The Times editorial for December 30 notes Jay Gould’s influence over New York’s higher court judges remains incomplete despite the favorable decision of Judge Arnoux in the Mutual Union Telegraph Company versus Western Union case.
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New York
Arnoux
Mutual Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
Times
Jay Gould
Tragic Horse Attack Kills Vermont Youth
Henry Fisher aged 22 and unmarried was kicked to death by two horses in Pownal Vermont. While driving a wood team down a hill he slipped and fell between the animals, dying within minutes. Local authorities report the accident occurred Thursday nine miles from Norte Adams.
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Norte Adams
Henry Fisher
Pownal
Ua Wood
Gambetta Dies in Paris After Sudden Illness
Paris reports the death of M. Gambetta at midnight after a bout of blood poisoning from what doctors call suppressed erysipelas. A state funeral is anticipated, with burial likely in Paris though Nice had been requested. Autopsy planned. no public testament found yet.
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M. Gambetta
Gambetta
Ville d’Avray
Frenzal
France
Nice
The Eventful Career of Gambetta in France
A portrait of Leon Gambetta born 1838 at Cahors rising from modest origins to lead radical politics in the Third Republic. His life featured dramatic turns from failed priestly plans to law studies in Paris, fiery oratory, a wartime balloon escape, and leadership of the extreme left while opposing imperial authority.
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M. Valette
National Assembly
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
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Belleville
Corps Legislatif
Sedan
Paris
Amiens
Tours
War Department
Metz
Bazaine
Bismarck
Spain
Chamber of Demties
RAD
Republique Francaise
The Inevitable Woman and Gambetta Wound tale
Reports vary on how Gambetta was wounded after Mme L. drew a revolver at Ville-d Avray. The Gaulois claims the shot came from a woman and names the alleged shooter as the mother of Gambetta's Leipzig child, Leon Massable. The incident follows long standing animosity between Gambetta and Mme L. and may have caused chest injury or mere grazing of the hand according to sources.
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Guiteau
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Leipzig
Leon Massable
Paris
Germany
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Ville-d’Avray
Gumnbetta
Buried Alive Child in Russian Tomb Shocks Officials
A St Petersburg report details a peasant woman buried alive in the outskirts of Moscow. After exhumation a stillborn child was found in her tomb, showing the woman delivered in coma and died from the ordeal. The incident drew intense scrutiny and horror.
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St. Petersburg
Philadelphia Press
Russia
Poland
Udielal
Alguer
A Wicked Drummer Faces Suit in New Jersey
Jacob Gebhardt a traveler for a New York house met Miss Ella Phillhower daughter of Isaac Phillhower a wealthy Somerset County resident in Peapack. He was arrested released on promise to marry the lady and a check was cashed before he fled Lebanon New Jersey. The father vows to pursue justice and officers seek Gebhardt who is said to be clever but not related to Fred Gebhardt.
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Sardou
M. Thiers
New Republic
Gambetta
Thiers
Republic
Marc Mahon
Iman
Versailles
Balzae
Capital
Francois
Paris
New York
Jacob Gebhardt
Peapack
Ella Phillhower
Isaac Phillhower
Somerset County
N.J
Phillhower
Attacked by a Bloodhound in New Haven Office
Charles H. Nichols, a book-keeper at Merwin & Co. slaughter house on Crescent street, was attacked yesterday by a bloodhound owned by the firm. The dog mauled Nichols about the arms and shoulders twenty times, severest bites an inch deep, before James Farrell arrived and killed the animal with a cleaver after the dog turned on him. Nichols sat up today.
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Conn
Charles H. Nichols
E. Merwin & Co
Crescent Street
James Farrell
Farrell
Nichols
Clerical Prohibition Bans Priests at Races Theatres
New York reports that the fourth Catholic synod of New York prohibits clergy from attending horse races or theatrical performances or wagering money and directs them to discourage funeral bier decorations with flowers.
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New York
Fourth Catholic Synod of
Explorer Henry M. Stanley Reported Missing in Paris
A private Paris letter says explorer Henry M. Stanley disappeared in Paris in a mysterious manner and is believed to have returned to Africa.
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Paris
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
A Lucky Telegraph Boy Receives New Heirship News
Montreal dispatch reports W C Anderson, Lachute telegraph operator, who recently inherited 750000 from a Scottish uncle, has been notified of a further 100000 inheritance from another uncle’s death. This doubles his fortune and adds to his young life in the telegraph office.
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Montreal
W. C. Anderson
Lachute
Scotland
Danced Herself to Death in Indiana Masquerade
Emma Benson aged 18 died at Logansport Indiana after dancing at a masquerade ball caused a ruptured blood vessel in Scruggs. She collapsed and died five minutes later despite efforts.
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LoGansport
Ind
Emma Benson
Belt Libel Suit Ends In 42000 Damages For Sculptor Belt
A German court awards Belt the sculptor 42000 in a libel case against Vanity Fair over claims that Belt used Verhuyden's works under his name. Experts testified on artistic merit as crowds attended daily to hear debates on the disputed authorship and authenticity of the works.
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Verhuyden
Belts
The Curfew Clause Sparks Irritation in Dublin Warily
London December 28 Karl Spencer pushes coercion bill features amid curfew clashes. Searches yield no weapons or treasonable papers, yet public irritation grows and opposition to government deepens. High profile trials of Bigwar and Harrington draw attention as fears rise of National League suppression. Irish leaders tread carefully to avoid provoking the executive.
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London
Karl Spencer
Bigwar
Harrington
National League
Doctor Maron Shoots Wife Then Commits Suicide
In Berwin on December 28 Dr. Maron, a noted political economy writer, shot his wife and then killed himself. Authorities say the act was by mutual agreement due to his financial embarrassment and her incurable illness.
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Berwin
Dr. Maron
Davitt Addresses London Meeting on Ireland’s Condition
Mr Davitt spoke at Line House London on Ireland social and political state. A resolution passed urging self government and land reform to restore peace and contentment in Ireland.
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Mr. Davitt
Ireland
London
Line House
Several Persons Killed in a Belgian Factory
Brussels dispatch reports a Dijon factory boiler exploded yesterday with the building crowded. A number of workers were killed and three bodies had been recovered from the ruins.
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Brussels
Dijon
Elberfeld Express Collides With Berlin Train
In Aix la Chapelle on Tuesday a collision occurred between the Elberfeld express from Cologne to Berlin and the Berlin express. Nine persons were injured in the crash.
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London
Elberfeld
Cologne
Berlin
Aix la Chapelle
Large Flour Mill at Belfast Destroyed by Fire
London reports Hugh's flour mill in Belfast burned, with a loss around 40,000 pounds and several firemen killed. Also noted: McLauchlin's sugar refinery at Greenock burned, and France and Italy. Decrais’s credentials as French ambassador to Italy express friendship. Humbert responds. Times says Zululand to be divided with native resettlement plans and no European farms, each area to have a British resident.
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Romer
M. Decrais
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Cetawayo
Conclusion of the Hansburg Festival in Vienna
The festival closed in Vienna with a grand banquet at the Hofburg last night. The Emperor hosted various deputations as they delivered congratulations, marking a formal close to the event.
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Hofburg
Eminent German Sculptor Dies as Floods Rage Abroad
Cable notes report the death of prominent sculptor Rere and Afinger in Germany while Prince Frederick Charles begins an Egyptian tour. London mourns Walker, president of the Society of Telegraph Engineers, dead. A Bradford mill chimney collapse hits nearby building. casualties rise. Rhine floods persist with Cassel station inundated and Worms partly submerged. Press censorship tightens in St. Petersburg as the Ruski Courrier, Moscow Telegraph, and Golos face actions. United Ireland reappears after seizure amid government-prosecuted presses.
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Afinger
Prince Frederick Charles
Co. V. Walker
Society of Telegraph Engineers
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Eng
Rhine
Cassel
Worms
St. Petersburg
Ruski Courrier
Moscow Telegraph
Golos
United Ireland
Karl Spencer
Lord Leutenant
Randolph County farmer burned to death with family
Beverly West Virginia December 31 A Currence a Randolph county farmer was burned to death Wednesday night with four of his children His wife also fatally injured They had been watching a sick neighbor when smoke erupted from their home as flames consumed the house before rescue could reach them Mrs Currence suffered burns likely to prove fatal and the charred bones were recovered yesterday
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Beverly
W. Va
A. Currence
Randolph County
Currence
Lee
Search for Denis Doyle heirs yields funds in Chancery case
In 1806 Denis Doyle owned money in the Court of Chancery. By 1882 it grew to 16000 dollars. Staten Island lawyers pursued heirs after confirming Doyle's death. James Doyle, a Boston gardener and Denis Doyle's son, had his identity verified and the money was remanded to him by the County Treasurer.
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Denis Doyle
Doyle
Court of Chancery
Staten Island
James Doyle
Boston
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