Reforming the Treasury as 25 Percent of Clerks Are Cut
Washington reports reveal a treasury commission under Secretary Manning was reviewing all bureaus for profitable reductions. Graves says data will guide actions, with women clerks largely targeted for removal. A reorganization aims to save 26 percent in Washington and consolidate districts, while keeping salaries under the $1800 level. The president’s silver policy and Greystone visits loom over the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Manning
the Treasury
Graves
Treasury Department
Greystone
Tilden
New York
Congress
Lamar
Asaiatene
Michdrow
Parks
Hasler
Interior Department
Washinoton
Treasury Examining Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Gome
Eight Thousand Applicants for Diplomatic Posts
Washington June 6. The President must fill ministers to Italy Spain Belgium Central America United States of Colombia Argentine Republic Corea Siam Uruguay and Paraguay and agents to Congo Liberia. Consuls general ranked by salary include Paris Havana Shanghai Calcutta Cairo and five second class vice consulates. By March 4 there were 260 consulates earning 800 or more with New York controlling 32 posts, Pennsylvania 14 Rhode Island 3 Vermont 7 and a consular clerkship, District of Columbia 7 and two clerical posts, New Jersey 8 California 9 Massachusetts 13 Maine 5 and the rest scattered. fifteen posts credited to the South. Through 2011 applications have been filed for these posts with the secretary of state.
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Washington
Italy
Spain
Belgium
Central America
United States of Colombia
Argentine Republic
Corea
Siam
Uruguay
Paraguay
States of the Congo Association
Orange Ef States
Liberia
Paris
Havana
Shanghai
Calcutta
Cairo
Panama
Rome
St. Petersburg
Cuador
Constantinople
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
District Ofolumbia
Gyivs
New Jersey
California
Massachusetts
Maine
Treasury probes New Orleans redemption office deficit
The Treasury Department has tracked a growing deficit at J. H. Aulde morte’s New Orleans redemption office. An April inspection revealed suspicious activity prompting a one day audit. Two clerks remain in New Orleans to investigate as detectives pursue the defaulter who may have fled toward Houston. The shortfall could climb from $25,000 to as much as $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
J. H. Auldemorte
New Orleans
Treasury
Unite States Treasury
Department
Houston
Tex
Pensions to be Re-Checked for Illegal Claims
Washington reports Hon. William E. Lean announces a thorough government review of pension lists nationwide to remove those unlawfully drawing benefits. He cites fraudulent dependent claims, including a rich widow drawing a pension for a son killed in action, and vows scrutiny across all states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E. Lean
Pension Bureau
New Interior Assistant Secretary Named in Bill
Washington June 5 The appropriation bill effective July 1 adds an assistant secretary of the interior. A decision on the appointment is near with Representative Post of Pennsylvania among favored candidates. The duties will be assigned by the secretary and no selection has been final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WaAsHisneton
Peecey
Mar
Pennyslvania
Examination for Post Office Inspectors Scheduled
In Washington on June 17 an examination will be held for post office inspectors. About 100 chosen from 600 to 700 applicants will appear, with about forty removed during the current administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Randall Talks Tariff Views After Recovery
Wasu Hincrox June 6 Mr Randall returns to health and explains a physician warned him he was a wreck from over-exertion at the last session. He asserts no man can do two men's work long and cautions against overloading the system as the President pushes tariff plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Wasu Hincrox
Washington Monument Closed and Public Stopped
Visitors cannot reach the top as the elevator is not examined and tickets are not issued. Iron treads will replace decayed wooden ones. delivery timing unknown. Public access to the interior depends on finished stairs and iron treads later this summer.
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Washington Monument
Washington
Office of the Monument Commissioners
Casey
Monument
Louisville
Revenue collectors appointed in Kentucky and Midwest
A United Press source says a new internal revenue collector for the Dayton district of Ohio will be named next week. A new Columbus collector will be chosen when Senator Payne returns from Europe, and Toledo district appointments will come last in Ohio. The President has also named Hunter Wood as collector of internal revenue for Kentucky's second district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Press
Internal Revenue
Dayton
Columbus
Payne
Europe
Toledo
Ohio
Hunter Wood
Kentucky
President appoints tax collectors and deputy auditor
Washington June 3 The President announced appointments naming Thomas B. Bronston of Kentucky John H Farley of Ohio and William Welch of Maryland as collectors of internal revenue and deputy third auditor of the treasury replacing A M Ganngewer who resigned by request in Pennsylvania The selection covers Kentucky Ohio and Maryland with districts identified and the Treasury post to be filled as deputy third auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Thomas 8. Bronston
Kentucky
John H. Farley
Ohio
William Welch
Maryland
The
Treasury
A. M. Ganngewer
Pennsylvania
Washington Notes Protest Coinage Policy
Washington June 6 Secretary Manning has received a protest from bankers and business men in South Carolina against continuing the coinage of the standard silver dollar. The commissioner of internal revenue has ordered collectors to stop using hand stamps to sign official documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wasu HiIneton
Manning
South Carolina
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Enormity of the Undervaluation Swindle Exposed at Customs
New York reports reveal a vast undervaluation scheme at the customs house, with local appraisers inflating values by 10 to 300 percent and boards sustaining appeals. Secretary Manning and President Cleveland vow to break the fraud, citing consignments and covert commissions that mask true market values and rob revenue.
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New York
Custom House
Cleveland
Manning
Europe
China
Itain Patos
Corruption Alleged in European Imports and Examiner Abuse
The piece accuses special contracts with European manufacturers that let American buyers obtain goods at raw material and outlay costs, with European factories reportedly owned by American importers. It claims fruit importers exploit damage allowances, alleging examiners and brokers collude to skim profits, a systemic corrupt apparatus centered in the harems of the examination office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hoffman House
Phil Melliken
Sentlemen
Aparenees
A Romantic Wedding After a Quarter Century's Delay
In Hartford Belle Spencer, now 50, reunites with former suitor Converse after both endured loss. Spurred by memories of a 30 year past romance, Belle and Converse marry at the old Asylum street home following years apart and widowhoods, closing a long interval since their first proposal.
Narrow escape at Niagara Falls saves two on bridge
At Niagara Falls Ontario yesterday an excursion party from the Royal Arcanum faced a deadly plunge after their carriage approached Cantilever bridge. Mr Charles F Loring and Mrs W M Bloomer narrowly escaped when Loring shielded himself against an iron railing just feet from a 150 foot drop. Both injured parties remain at Genesee House pending further recovery days.
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Burrao
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Ont
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Manchester
Corrinne Sage
W. M. Bloomer
Charles F. Loring
Boston
Bloomer
Loring
Mr. Loring
Land Jumping Tramples San Bernardino Crops in Disputed Patent Case
Wholesale land jumping spreads across Muscopiaba rancho in San Bernardino county after a 1872 patent granted for 30 000 acres. squatters move onto homesteads as the United States sues Michael White to cancel the 1872 patent, harming bona fide buyers whose vineyards and fields are trampled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
San Bernardino County
Michael White
Hite
Covere White
Los Angeles
Robert Treat Paine Expires in Brookline at Age 80
Robert Treat Paine died at his Brookline home yesterday aged 80. He was the grandson of a noted jurist and son of a poet who died in Boston in 1811. A Harvard 1822 graduate, Paine practiced law in Boston and served on the Boston Common Council in 1820, 1883, and 1884. He had a lifelong interest in science and astronomy. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Robert Treat Paine
Brookline
Boston
Harvard College
Boston Common Council
Paine
Brent
Farmer's Radical Plan to End Apache War
Silver City NM farmer Joseph K Metcalf, resident since 1849, writes Secretary Lamar proposing a corral for Apache women and children with guards to force return of warriors within two months. He urges humane treatment for women and children but recommends hanging the male leaders in their presence.
Chicago Court House Facade Failing Amid Debris Warnings
Chicago June 7 Railings surround the main entrance of the court house to keep people away after a large stone fell from the building. The court house committee planned repairs but the $1,000,000 appropriation was defeated. Commissioners now say entrants enter at their own risk as widening crevices threaten further collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Court House
Court House Committee
Devastation After Beaver Park Reservoir Burst in Cal canyon
Lonemont Cal June 4 Reservoir in South Vrain canyon burst at noon yesterday sending a 120 foot torrent down the slope. It swept away bridges houses and barns and flooded adjacent farmland. No lives reported lost though crops and meadows suffered extensive damage along the Loch. The immense reservoir provided water for the hi land and traversed a large section of Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lonemont
Cal
Beaver Park
Vrain Canyon
Afghan frontier rumors renew tension and fear
The Afghan dispute reemerges as rumors claim the Ameer was assassinated and Ayoub Khan seized the throne. The report links British, Russian, and French interests, warning of potential war if true, and notes commentary by London papers and Sir Peter Lumsden amid political tension.
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Ameer
Ayoub Khan
Afghanistan
Aimurath
Russia
Abdurahman
Persia
London
Times
Standard and Telegraph
Peter Lumsden
Peter
Penjdeh
Earl Spencer
Ireland
Spencer
Germany
England
East African
Zibar
Niger
Chamber of Deputies
M Jules Ferry
Henri Rochefort
Max O'Rell
Phelps Diplomatic Debut Praised by London Press
London reports praise for Mr Phelps in his first public appearance as American minister. The St James Gazette lauds his refined speech at Mansion House while Globe and Echo commend his presence in English society and his smooth delivery. The Standard notes his debut as a strong start compared to Lowell. London, June 6, also covers Irish tactics in the Commons as Parnellite obstruction interrupts late supply and budget discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Phelps
St. James
Mansion House
Globe
Gosnor
Echo
Oure
Pelps
Lowell
Mhelps
Caan
Commons
Parne
Nep boat arrives at Queenstown from Penzance to New York
A small canvas yowl rigged boat named the Nep arrived at Queenstown from Penzance on a voyage to New York. It is owned by a Norwegian named Johnson, the sole occupant aboard. The craft measures 2 feet by 6 feet and will depart Queenstown soon for the next leg of its voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Neptune
Penzance
New York
Johnson
Explosion Damages Monitor Indexible in Portsmouth Harbor
In Portsmouth on June 8 a severe explosion tore through a coal bunker aboard her majesty's ironclad monitor Indexible while moored in the harbor. Gas ignited and exploded with force, injuring twelve sailors, with several feared fatally, and causing substantial damage to the vessel.
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Portsmouth
Oxford to confer honorary degree on several church figures
London June 6. Oxford University will on the th inst confer the honorary degree of doctor of divinity upon the bishops of Bath and Bristol the chairman of the committee on the revised Bible and Rev Phillips Brooks of Boston Mass Virwxa June Dr Schliemann will spend the coming winter searching for the tomb of Alexander the Great at Alexandria London June 6 Sir Julius Benedict the eminent musician and composer is dead He was born at Stuttgart November 27 1
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London
Oxford University
Bath
Bristol
Phillips Brooks
Boston
Mass
Dr. Schliemann
Alexander the Great
Alexandria
Julius Benedict
Stuttgart
Attacks Totaled 500000 Against Governor Hale's Property
The New Hampshire case centers on $500,000 in attachments tied to Governor Hale. He owned a Keene furniture factory and a Lebanon woollen mill, with debts tied to several indorsers and banks. His finances deteriorated after election expenditures and speculative ventures.
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Concorp
N. H
Hale
Keene
C.H. Parks
J Juppenn
Parks
F. Rolfe
Ale
Mee
Blair
Lebanon
Stolen frame building shocks Chicago neighborhood
A two day theft removed a fifty by sixty foot frame building from the Twentieth and Butterfield corner. About sixty feet of adjacent sidewalk vanished as the crowd of roughly 200 workers, including many women, hauled lumber for firewood amid a dense, car laden district near Wentworth and Archer avenues. Police claimed no action until formal report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Twentieth
Butterfield Streets
Twenty-second Street
South Side
Chicago City Railwa Company
Wentworth Avenue
Archer Avenue
Eve
Watch Hill porter saves boy. receives reward
In 1876 Morris King of Colchester, a porter at the Atlantic House Watch Hill, stopped runaway horses from a beach wagon. A six year old boy clung to the wagon as the steamer whistle sounded. The boy later wrote to King and the father of the boy, now deceased in Florida, left him $1000 as a reward for the heroic act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Morris King
Colchester
Atlantic House
Watch Hill
New York
Watch Hill House
King
Florida
Eye Stone Found in Long-Delayed Eye Cyst
George Allen of Woonsury Connecticut endured a tumor above the right eye for three years. In Bridgeport a doctor opened the inflamed surface and punctured a partially developed cyst. Inside the sack lay an eye stone Allen had placed in his eye ten years earlier. He is reported to be recovering well, a possibly unique case.
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Woopsury
Conn
George Allen
Bridgeport
Mr. Allen
Lying on His Wife's Grave in Mippietown
William Leonard, a tinner, was found lying on his first wife's grave by a police officer. He begged to stay, saying it was his spot and he would die there. He was drenched and taken to a police station after expressing willingness to suffer to remain. Detective watchers were placed, noting possible insanity.
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Mippietown
Conn
William Leonard
Leonard
Thompson
Massacre by Redskins terrorizes Silver City region
Roving Indians strike near Silver City Arizona in a week of terror. A boy’s alert brought 35 volunteers to ranches along Bear Creek. Families were gathered, homes sacked, and many killed or mutilated. A seven mile radius seen dead, missing, and resettlement underway as locals blame General Crook for neglect.
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Silver City
Ari
Melty
Bear Creek
Juniper Springs
Little Walnut Creek
William Ogden
Gomez Ranch
Felix Marqueze
Buzzard Surrenders to Lancaster Authorities
Abe Buzzard the Welsh mountain outlaw turned himself in to Lancaster county prison authorities after a long manhunt. He left the mountain with his brothers and wife saying his aim was to serve his term and seek amnesty on other charges. He was taken to cell 57 as reports mention possible confessions about crimes tied to the Welsh mountain gang near the White Horse Hotel in Salisbury township.
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Penn
Abe Buzzard
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Springfield
Chester County
Abe
Martin
John
Buzzard
Burkholder
Prson
Buzzard Brothers
Welsh Mountain Gang
White Horse Hotel
Salisbury Township
Mystery in Regan affair linked to Seldom Rule mill blaze
Lancaster county crime report centers on Abe Buzzard surrender as the most significant event in years. The Regan incident and the Seldom Rule mill fire loom over investigations expected to be clarified.
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Regan
Seldom Rule Mill
Abe Buzzard
Lancaster County
The False Count Tomolei Returns to Old Country
An 18 year old claiming to be son of Count Temolei of Florence visits Interpreter Martella in Brooklyn seeking aid then travels to Yokohama and China before returning. he leaves Marsella with funds and writes a farewell letter claiming debt of 8200. A later court case reveals the episode as a web of deception and travel by the ambitious youth.
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Count Lonmolei
Florence
Martella
Temolei
Tomolei
Boston
Justice Walsh
Yokohama
Japan
Hee
China
Miss Lilly and John McMahon Marry to A Home
In Galena Illinois Miss Mary Lilly daughter of Peter Lilly after a three year engagement married John McMahon in April 1883 at the Lilly home. She refused to go to a home until he provided one. He claimed he had prepared a home but admitted no house was secured and they must board. She refused to live with him until a home was secured and he left. Mrs McMahon filed in Jo Daviess Circuit Court but the divorce was denied by Judge William Enn as the husband did not appear.
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Hartworp
Belle Spencer
Edwin A. Spencer
Market Street
Revere House
Mr. Converse
Ware
Mass
Woodruff, & Beach
Pardee
Winchesters
Converse
Hartford
Spencer
Belle
A. P. Brown
Asylum Street
Galena
Ill
Mary Lilly
Peter Lilly
John McMahon
Miss Lilly
Lilly
McMahon
Lewiston Postmaster's fraud nets large losses
Portland dispatch June 6 details the defalcation of Isaac Hibbs Lewiston Idaho postmaster appointed March 1884. He issued money orders to fictitious names backed by Iowa banks, cashing drafts at Missoula and Helena. Losses exceed 20000 and may reach 50000, prompting a rework of the money order system. Hibbs vanished May 30 while heading toward Canadian Pacific crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Ida
Treasury
Portland
Ore
Isaac Hibbs
Hibbs
Upper
Columbia
Idaho
Washington
Iowa
Unite States
Missoula
Helena
New Yorks Collectorship Offered to Hoss McLaughlin
A Brooklyn source reports Hugh McLaughlin has been offered the collectorship of the port of New York. Since Memorial Day he weighed the post amid talks with Governor Hill and President Cleveland. He delayed answering, then reportedly accepted verbally after an intimate associate said the offer had come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookyn
Hugh McLaughlin
Port of
New York
McLaughlin
Governor Hill
Remsen Street
Cleveland
Meaughlin
Secretary Manning's Care Moves to Fix Nine Year Gap
Secretary Manning at New York details a nine year delay in June payroll payments caused by a signed but unpaid check from former treasurer F E Spinner. He directs that the next fiscal year's funds not cover prior debts and informs employees they must wait for June pay until Congress provides an appropriation to cover the deficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary Manning
New York
F. E. Spinner
United States
Florida
Spinner
Congress
Manning
Perpetual Motion Claim From German Inventor
George H. Hermann, a German resident at Mippurvoro, reports completion of a perpetual motion device after ten years of work. The model measures thirteen inches and runs in any position, with a spring that never wears out. He says power could drive light to heavy machinery and a sewing machine motor could be built for about seven dollars, though he has no funds to pursue development.
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Mippurvoro
George H. Hermann
Famines Strides in West Virginia Districts Spark Aid Appeals
ParkKerseare June 7. Famine threats loom in Washington district and Jackson county as public meetings spread across villages and schools to seek relief. Testimonies from farmers and laborers describe hunger. 400 families near starvation are cited in New Kentuck. appeals are signed by many citizens and echoed by local editors urging immediate aid.
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N. D. Cunningham
Hiram Cobb
White
Robert Garrett
Letta J. Jones
New Kentuck
John Smith
Robert Creek
James Hatcher
J. H. Garrett
J. 5. Huffman
Parsons
A. H. Hatcher
Benjamin Poling
John Inman
William Rollings
Nate Jeney
Vid Burdett
John Parsons
Andrew Staatz
James Fields
H. R. Boggess
B. P. Manges
Andrew Searberry
Short
Jackson Herald
Terrible Winds and Rain Hit Cuicano and Other Cities
A severe wind and rain storm caused fatalities in Cuicano with workers Charles Walshort and John Rooke killed and Montagne a watchman fatally shocked. A girl unconscious, doctors unsure of recovery. The storm unroofed blocks, damaged electric lines, and toppled 200 feet of brick near a new baseball ground. Monmouth reported hurricane-force winds, several buildings ruined. In Aurora James Palmer and a hired man were struck by lightning and killed. Cedar Rapids saw large hail and a 15-foot span of a railway bridge collapse, with cars derailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuicano
Charles Walshort
John Rooke
Faller & Y Lumber Ard
Tieening
M4n
Montagne
McCormick
Rv Works
Jer
Joseph Street
Monmouth
Aurora
James Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Bridge
A Storms Terrors Hit Dakota Towns Across Regions
A powerful hail wind and rain storm swept Pierke and nearby Dak towns. Glass shattered, streets flooded, basements filled, and damage ran to thousands. The courthouse and Presbyterian College sustained the worst losses. Livestock drowned as the storm moved north. In IrmccHet the driving park wing and amphitheatre were wrecked. Yanxton reported a near tornado from Wyoming veering southeast, prompting residents to seek shelter in cellars before a heavy rain followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierke
Dak
Court House
Presbyterian College
MrIrcHett
Yanxton
Jane
Washington
Wyomi
Destructive hail storm hits Marshalltown area
Marshalltown Louisiana reports a severe hail storm from 1 to 2 am yesterday causing widespread crop damage and property loss. One half of the corn crop is destroyed in the county and northern townships saw thunder lightning and strong winds blowing down houses and barns. Full extent of destruction not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Createst Horse Sale at Madison Square Garden Begins
New York June 7 Madison Square Garden hosts a grand trotting carriage and thoroughbred horse sale by William Easton over three days. Some 150 head have arrived with over 300 expected, promising the largest and finest stock ever shown. A private press inspection noted the high value and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
William Easton
Cloud of Mosquitoes Sighted Near Diaz Creek
In New Jersey on June 7 a farmer reported a long cloud of mosquitoes seen while returning from Diaz Creek, described as a quarter mile long. The swarm headed toward the bay shore, with speculation that it may spread toward Atlantic City. observers think the insects likely arrived from the east, possibly Maryland or Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr May Court House
N. J
Diaz Creek
Bay Shore
Atlantic
Maryland
Delaware
Glanders Spreads Among Montreal Horses Warned
Wasu Hinaton reports from Montreal on May 27 that the consul general alerts the Department of State to a rising glanders outbreak among city horses. The illness threatens horse shipments to the States from Canada as weekly commerce continues, prompting a Health Board concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasu Hinaton
Montreal
Department of State
St Montennited
Board of Health
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Beecher
Herbert Foote Beecher
Puget Sound
Henry Ward Beecher
Washington, Conn
Amherst College
Oregon
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Drum
nineoTen
McConville
Botany Bay
Treasurypartment
Civil Service
Senator Payne
Man
Ning
Rochefort
Victor Hugo
India
Aden
Red Sea
Turkey
Salonica
Tunis
Tonquin
Big Bear
Riel
Strange
Loxpoy
Maprio
Valencia
Madrid
Mayoradrid
Lonpoy
Dongola
Soudan
Lower Egypt
Ney
Ambukel
Oxford
Cable Notes
Keene Chair Company
Redskins
Crook
Pinos Mountain
Bradley
Josie
Jennie
Willie Carpenter
Willie
Boone
Clark
Juniper
Stewart
Smith
Bull Creek
Loco
Stalworth
H. Smith
Luther Brothers
Peter Anderson
Robert Benton
James Montgomery
Nate Huse
Miner
Calvin Orwid
F. F
Lyon
J. H. Baxter
Thomas McKinney
John Woods
Welch Mountain
M. Countt TomMoLet
Hoss McLaughlin
Famine
Hall
Dakota
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