Woman of St Michael's Poisoner Escape Brings Mystery to East Cambridge
A detailed account traces the alleged escape of Senhora Baptista from the Azores to Boston area, claiming a daring jail break and family wealth, while noting many facts remain disputed. The saga links a Boston letter, a summer voyage on a whaler, and a move to East Cambridge with ongoing uncertainty about her whereabouts and legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senhora
Addie E. Smith
Nickerson
Provincetown
Edgartown
North Carolina
East Cambridge
Senhorn
Boston
O Jornal de Noticias
Erie
Penn
Senhora Baptista
Spring Street
Cambridge
Ted
The Thorpe Divorce Case Reversed Court Ruling
The New York Court of Appeals reversed prior rulings, allowing a divorcee who remarried in Philadelphia to have the second marriage recognized in New York. Gould H Thorpe had married Laura M Thorpe abroad while still married to his first wife, and sought adultery divorce in New York. The case centers on enforcement of New York prohibitions against remarriage during coexisting marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Court of Appeals
Gould H. Thorpe
Laura M. Thorpe
Sedgwick
Superior Court
Supreme Court of
Thorpe
Powers
Laura
Philadelphia
Pegethet
James M. Smyth
Dgwick
Supreme Court
Smyth
Brothers Fatally Stab Philadelphia Officer Then Drown
William and Jacob Rusk, 26, fled Philadelphia after fatally stabbing Officer Jarvis on Christmas night. They later drowned themselves near the State Capitol, bodies found tied with clothes-line and silk handkerchief. Their clothes and hats were recovered along the bank hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
William Rusk
State Capitol
Jacob
Philadelphia
Jarvis
Mills
Willow Street
Strange Sea Fire On Gemsbok Aboard from New Zealand
Captain Hall reports a remarkable event during a heavy storm on the Gemsbok from Auckland. A burning ball passed over the bark on October 4 injuring crews Jared Brevgad Olsen Charles Blumberg and Herman Makla as gunwales and the starboard boat were damaged. The explosion occurred without lightning or thunder nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Captain Hall
Auckland
N.Z
Jared Brevgad Olsen
Charles Blumberg
Herman Makla
Figure for Jay Gould Tombstone in Chicago Inter Ocean
Jay Gould reportedly seeks illustrations for a tombstone on a new $40,000 Woodlawn cemetery plot. Proposed motifs include a shorn lamb and a life’s work theme. The piece critiques excess and chronic illness with a cautionary nod to quack remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bibles for Twelve Gifts from Godfrey to Endow 1883
Philanthropist B D Godfrey of Newtonville Mass sends twelve pocket Bibles to notable figures including General Butler Jonas H French Albert Palmer Governor Long George Hoar Oliver Ames John Forbes George W Johnson Aaron Claflin Horace Claflin Jay Gould and William H Vanderbilt with verses and a long letter urging church reform and the creation of a cooperative reformitory press to uplift religion and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Godfreys
Milford
Newtonville
Mass
Godfreys’ ‘Patehen
Godfreys
Jonas H. French
Albert Palmer
Israel
Rock of
John D. Long
George F. Hoar
Oliver Ames
John M. Forbes
George W. Johnson
Aaron Claflin
Horace B. Claflin
Godfrey
A&s
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
God
Christ
Notice of D. M. Ferry & Co seeds in Detroit
Complimentary notice urges readers to consult the D. M. Ferry & Co seeds catalog. It touts the firm's large, reliable establishment in Detroit supplying top quality seeds, widely known for purity and fertility, with a free 1883 annual seed catalogue upon application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Ferry & Co
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Susie P Oliver Arrives at Kerr's Wharf with Salt
The schooner Susie P Oliver from Bangor reached Kerr's wharf on Thursday evening carrying salt from East Harbor Turk's Island. Earlier in October while bound from Georgetown to Guadaloupe W I the voyage faced a harsh spell with fever striking John Frank and Louis Wechl ten days out, followed by Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Susie P. Oliver
Bangor
Kerr’s Wharf
East Harbor
Turk’s Island
Georgetown
D.C
Guadaloupe
W. I
John Frank
Louis Wechl
Snare and wife and crew endure sea burials at storm end
On October 31 Frank and Wearl died within an hour, buried at sea next morning. Mrs Snare, ill but aiding the sick, sustained first mate Carlson and two sailors as they worked the schooner. During the burial of Wedhl and Frank, Mrs Snare chose Bible passages read aloud before bodies were laid to rest. Captain Snare, near death, lay unaware for days.
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Snare
Frank
Wearl
Share
Beating a monopoly by a 16 year old oil telegraph cipher
Mike Keating a 16 year old Western Union messenger at Oil City deciphered Standard Oil ciphered telegrams and guided brokers to buy oil. He and a broker profited by buying around 72 cents and selling near 80 cents, netting about 80 000 dollars split between them. Had the broker held longer the gain could have reached 680 000 dollars. The Standard Oil cipher was exposed and Keating lost his job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Standard Oil Company
Mike Keating
Western Union Telegraph Company
Oil City
Mike
Telegraph Company
of Exchange
The
Standard
Cleveland
Keating
Exchange
Standard OU
Tragedy as Father Fatally Shoots Two Children
Merriam A. Montgomery shot his son George six, and wounded daughter Eva four, near Packardville on a Tuesday morning. Jealousy of his wife preceded the act. Montgomery was disarmed after a struggle with Horatio Marsh, the father of his wife, and later surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Wells. He pleaded guilty to murder and was sent away.
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Springfield
Merriam A. Montgomery
Packardville
Pelham
George
Eva
Montgomery
Horatio Marsh
Dodge
Enfield
Pelham Hill
Amherst Centre
Papa
Wells
Northampton
Arsaignes
Terrible death of a beauty in Shenandoah Penn
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on a Friday evening seventeen year old Agnes Suedden daughter of merchant James Suedden was fatally burned after pouring coal oil into a stove can exploded and she was enveloped in flames. She rushed into the street where Mine Superintendent William Morgan and George Reddal attempted to aid her but she died within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Penn
Agnes Suedden
James Suedden
William Morgan
George Reddal
Miss Snedden
Fire destroys Somerset Fibre Co main building in Fairfield
A Wednesday morning fire at the Somerset Fibre Company in Fairfield destroyed the main building. A large digester exploded, hurling debris and killing John Pooler who stood twelve rods away. The new structure cost $80,000 and was insured for $50,000 with total losses around $55,000. Principal owners are E. Heath, C. Brown, and John T. Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Somerset Fibre Company
Fairfield
John Pooler
Mutual Manufacturing Company
E. Heath
C. Brown
Portland
John T. Richards
Gardiner
A Water Famine Hits Five Northwestern Pennsylvania Counties
The water famine in McKean Warren Venango Butler and Clarion counties cripples oil wells and mills. Livestock plod miles for water as streams dry or freeze. Rivers are low forcing lumber to move by rail at double rafting costs, squeezing cash in the lumber regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Elk City
Penn
McKean
Warren
Venango
Butler
Clarion
Deacon Chapin uses phone connected church service
C T Chapin long time Congregational Deacon can no longer attend services due to age. His home and church, about one and a half miles apart, are linked by a telephone connected to a transmitter that can face preacher or choir. Last Sunday’s trial proved successful and the system will be permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norrthbord
C. T. Chapin
Boston Port Vessel Totals for 1882 Report
The report tallies arrivals at Boston in 1882 by vessel type and origin, listing 2969 foreign and domestic arrivals including steamers ships barks brigs schooners and sloops, plus 2960 coastwise arrivals and 4911 total clearances. It notes Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a household remedy for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ayer
Stage pistol accident endangers Creole in Corinthian Academy
Lillian Spencer playing Cora was struck by a blank cartridge revolver discharge during Creole in the Corinthian Academy. Arthur H. Forrest fired accidentally, inflicting a severe flesh wound on Spencer’s left face. She fainted and was taken to her hotel. the audience mistook the incident for a real tragedy.
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Forrest
Frank Frayne
Miss Spencer
Academy
Young English collier shoots his love then kills himself
In Belleville Illinois Walton a 22 year old English collier learned his sweetheart Jane Milburn 21 had chosen her employer over him. After a heated plea and threats he lured her to a room and fired two shots killing her before shooting himself in the brain, leaving a note of despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
William Walton
Newcastle
Belleville
Illinois
Jane Milburn
Stevenson
Means
Walton
Lass
Jassie
Will
The Peculiar Reasons Leading to Many Suicides
A grim roundup of suicides and near suicides linked to drink and distress across multiple cities. Cases include Sergeant Rufus Somerby at Fort Lowell Arizona and Frank Johnson’s wife in Waco Texas, alongside others in Philadelphia Cohoes Jersey City and Chicago. Details note overdoses, poisonings, and self inflected harm amid financial and personal strains.
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Rufus Somerby
Fort Lowell
Arizona
Frank Johnson
Waco
Tex
Albert Murray
Cohoes
N. Y
Thomas Hanrahan
Jersey City
Paris Green
Sarah Kerr
Isabel Chipman
San Francisco
Charles Rowe
Lafayette
Ind
Leo Neilbrick
Chicago Public Library
la Salle Street
Chicago
Edward Skinner
William
Jacob Rush
Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
J.C. Freeman
Greeley
Col
Fourth Avenue
William Clegg
Low Moor
England
Clegg
Isaac Batten
William H. Clark
New Haven
Conn
Knickerbocker
New Orleans
Excelsior
Clark
Boston Market Notes on Apples Beans and More Prices
Commercial matters from Boston markets detail apples demand and high quotes, beans with mixed sales, and steady to firm prices across commodities. News covers boots and shoes, cheese, coffee, copper, coal, flour, fish, meats, and produce with regional supply trends and upcoming seasonal expectations.
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Boston Daily Ee
Naval
Franklin County
New York
Vermont
Nova Scotia
Cumberland
Choice
Java
Maracaibo
Rio
Winter Carnival at Montreal Opens With Planned Delights
Montreal prepares for a five day winter carnival starting Tuesday January 20 featuring sports and displays. The Montreal and Boston Air Line offers Boston visitors round trip tickets from January 20 to 25 for 10 dollars. General agent is W Raymond of 240 Washington Street.
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Montreal
Montreal & Boston Air Line
Passumpsic
Southeastern Railways
W. Raymond
Washington Street
Fous Sanderson Wedding Notice in Dedham Mass
Marriage notice from Dedham Mass states FOUS SANDERSON of Dedham to Catsie L Sguderign of Bethel Maine with Rev Beach officiating. Frank Fos of New York credited in the record.
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Fous— Sanderson
Dedham
Mass
Rev
Market Echoes End of Year Trade Slump Amid Sparse Demand
Saturday trading reports show dull flour with weak prices for shipping, steady pork and bacon, and varying meat sales. Wheat, corn meal, oats, and rye mixed with firm notes for cash but softer options. sugar and lard oils move with cautious demand. Shipping terms cited for exports and deliveries, with prices listed for several commodities and futures stretching into February and May.
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Iresa
Worcester County
Woresster County
Northeau
Malaga
London
Valencia
Citron
Turkey
Norfolk
Florida
Messina
Astern
Manila
Buenos Ayres
Montevideos
Calcutta
Hge
Iver & Fb
Rockland
Dimension
Porto Rico
Barbadoes
Cienfuegos
Western
Lord OF
Boston
Elaine
Lara
Mareh
Aacos A Ae
Stare
Western Dairy
Lersey
Pennavivanta
Peern
Harley
Yue
Eheia
Wesker
Susan Hay
New Bedford
Glasgow
du Ukirk
Gloucester Fish Market weekly report from December 9
Special correspondence reports a week of arrivals from Georges with about 115000 pounds codfish and 6000 pounds halibut, shore codfishermen landing around 155000 pounds codfish, total receipts about 400000 pounds codfish and 6000 pounds halibut. Quoted prices cover diverse fish and products including large Georges Codfish at 7 per quintal, various codfish grades, tank, hake, haddock, pollock, mackerel, halibut fins, tongues, corlfish, swordfish, herrings, smoked halibut, cod sounds, fish oils and livers with numerous unit prices listed. Market tone notes slim prospects for Breapens cargoes and no herring arrivals from Grand Menan.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Georges
Wit
Grand Menon
Mediam Ao
Mediuim
Haddock
Bilock
Livestock Arrivals at Brighton and Watertown, Week Ended Dec 29 1832
Markets report livestock arrivals for Brighton and Watertown for the week ending Friday December 29 1832. Totals show cattle 2462 consisting of western astern northern cattle and more, sheep and lambs total 10010 with regional breakdowns, swine 19000, veals 205, horses 103, with beef cattle prices by live weight and hides and tallow values noted amid noisy OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Watertown
Wright
Nepal
Musical Herald Co Sample Notice
Monthly $2 issue advancing music in all departments with editorials reviews notes and correspondence. Describes sample copy request and address at Marvelin Square Boston.
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Musical Herald
Corpu
Musical Herald Co
Ravilin Square
Bosten
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Beaufort
N. C
Morehead City
Goldsboro
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Syen
Augusto da Silva Baptista
St. Michael’s
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Hisoe
Belog
Emnally
Hcused
Africa
Portugal
J. J. Rebello
Rebello
St. Michael's
Oahu
Freitas
Ainail
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GLOBE
Senhora Nist
Monroe's Block
Silva
Boston & Albany Railroad
Joseph Rego
Kego
Providence
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New York Court of Appeals
Gould
Vanderbilt
General Butler
Day Gould
B. F. Butler
Willam H. Vanderbilt
Isaiah
House of
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Bb. D. Godfrey
Godfreys’ Patchen
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Rochester
Lillian Spencer
Cora
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Gloucester Fish Market
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