Conklings Case and Corruption Stakes in Albany
Albany dispatch details William A. Wheeler and Charles S. Depew amid bribery probes and corporate influence in the New York senatorial contest. Conkling and Piatt loom as stalwart figures, with Barber’s lobbyroom and the bribery investigations shaping a possible week endgame toward compromise or adjournment.
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Albany
William A. Wheeler
Conkling
General Grant
Crowley
Niagara District
Depew
the Globe
His Serious Charges of Bribery Indictment of Chauncey M. Depew
Assemblyman H H Tuthill denounces corrupt power in New York Legislature speech. He touts voting for measures to ease unjust discrimination and inequitable taxation, defends caucus efforts, and accuses national administration influence behind Republican divisions as investigations unfold.
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A. D. Barber
Edwards
Barber
Senate of the
United States
Republican Party
New York
United States Senate
Chauncey M. Depew
Thomas C. Piatt
H. H. Tuthill
Messares
Lask
Senate of the United States
Albany Convention Ballot Results For Conkling Term
Albany June 20 The joint convention resumed at noon with ballots for Conkling’s term. Votes listed show Wheeler Jacobs Conklit Lapham Folger and Crowley among elected candidates. Platt's term ballots name Kernan Platts Crowley Folger with a 7 to 55 vote noted. After a brief debate a motion to adjourn passed 53 to 41.
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Albany
Conkling
Wheeler Jacobs
Conklit Lapham Bradley Folger
Cornell Crowley
Platt
Kernan
Platts
Crowley
Folger
Robertson
Moon Eclipse Revealed Through Telescope By New York Sun
The article describes observers viewing the lunar eclipse on Sunday morning with telescope and naked eye. It notes the earth's shadow contrast, the gradual fade of the shadow edge, and the reddened light revealing lunar features such as Aristarchus Kepler Copernicus and Ocean of Storms. The returning sunlight briefly lights the Moon’s edges and shorelines like a sunrise, gradually exposing the Moon’s landscape until full illumination returns.
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New York
Aristarchus
Kepler
Copernicus
Tycho
Bay of Rainbows
Miner Boy gains rich low level ore new pump controls water
The Miner Boy mine reports its deepest levels yielding exceptionally rich ore with assays up to 100 ounces of gold. A Cameron pump now handles the water in the shaft, enabling access to several hundred tons of second grade ore slated for Amalgamating mill treatment. The mine’s stock trades on New York exchanges. transfer office listed at 63 Broadway. Electricity costs higher than gas for incandescence, but progress aims to reduce the gap.
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Leadville Herald
Cameron
Miner Bay Mining Company
New York
Broadway
Vast pasture on border promises vast fencing plan
The Largest Pasture in the World lies on the New Mexico Texas border with Indian Territory and Colorado as bounds. It features forty miles of perpendicular fence while 200 miles of fencing will be needed to enclose it. Owner Mr. Taylor Maudlin plans to sow 1000 tons of vats and reap as much hay, feeding 100,000 cattle.
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New Mexico
Texas
Indian Territory
Colorado
Taylor Maudlin
Death by Own Action At Chicago Water Works Tower
A German man Hugo Malapert aged 25 leaped from the top of the East Chicago Avenue water works tower in Chicago. He struck the ground head first and died instantly. Eyewitnesses saw him fall from 187 feet after a brief ascent with another man, Victor Gangelin. The case notes his noble lineage, possible debts, and family letters from Germany and Yokohama. A prior self-inflicted death at the same tower is mentioned.
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Chicago
Fuller
Chicago Morning News
Huco Malapert
Chicago Avenue
Victor Gangelin
Gangelin
Malapert
Pullman
Pearson Street
Kaiser
Germany
Hugo Malanert
East Adams Street
U.S. A
Yokohama
Japan
Fritz von Malapert
Baron von Malapert
Frankfort-on- Main
Hesse-Darmstadt
Messrs
Block & Arnstein
Adams Street
Old Country
Adalbert
William
Kranktforton Main
Ween de Neuville
Empire
Block
Leap from seventy foot bluff ends in Lake Michigan tragedy
Chicago records a dramatic suicide from a seventy foot bluff at Lake Avenue. The man, chased by a witness, plunged into the lake and later died from injuries from the fall. A fragmentary clue lists a registered letter receipt for Louis Kirsch, Detroit, Michigan, dated April 21, 1881.
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Chicago
Lake Avenue
Westerfield
Leipsic
Ohio
O. C. Vanayke
Louis Kirsch
Detroit
Mich
In Front Of A Train Another Chicagoan Resting On Tracks
Cuicano June 17 An unknown man about 35 years old was struck and killed at 3 50 am on the Michigan Central tracks at Twenty third street. The engineer blew the whistle but the man did not move. About 2 in silver was found along the rails and pockets torn. Likely death by his own action rather than accidental.
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Cuicano
Twenty-third Street
Michigan Central Railroad
Marine Bank
Mr. Young
United States Bank
Tom Young
Ohio
Abandoned Philadelphia House Yields Self-Destruct Case
In Philadelphia at 915 Master street an abandoned house reveals the body of Max Markusie, a boarder, with fatal self-inflicted wounds and a blood-stained dagger nearby. The report notes no sign of struggle and identifies Markusie as a tailor of irritable temperament. A second death case in New York describes Miles Corbett finding an unknown man dead in woods near Sedgwick avenue and 139th street, clutching a revolver. a bullet through the mouth killed him, age about 28.
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Philadelphia
No. 915
Master Street
August Laubsch
Max Markusse
Laubseh
Markusie
Laupsch
Miles Corbett
Ogden Avenue
Sedgwick Avenue
One
Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Street
New York
Fragmentary Description of Suspect in Missing Objects Case
A partial physical description notes a man with light moustache and side whiskers wearing a brown mixed coat and waistcoat, light trousers, white underclothes, and a light straw hat. On his underclothes are initials J. W. RK. He pockets ten cents, five pawn tickets totaling $1086, borrowed against a watch and chain, two spoons, a watch list, boat time-table, knife, and three pairs of cuff buttons.
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J. W. RK
Fort Lee
Hudsoniver
Mary Powell
Wreck of Tararu Reports Heavy Losses Near New Zealand
The Tararu bound for Melbourne and Sydney from New Zealand wrecked off the coast between Port Chalmers and Bluff. A heavy surf and lack of lifeboats led to most crew and passengers perishing after the vessel struck at 5 pm on Friday. by afternoon only a few remained in the rigging and many bodies washed ashore.
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San Francisco
Auckland Herald
Tararu
Melbourne
Sydney
New Zealand
Port Chalmers
Dunedin
Bluff
Ming
Doterel Disaster Shocked Portand Docks Explodes
A steam collier arrived with full details of the English man of war Doterel explosion on April 27 near Portland. One hundred twenty lives were lost out of 132 aboard. only twelve were saved including the commander and seven seamen. The cause remains uncertain though dynamite and blasting suspicion linger.
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Portland
Ore
Straits of Magellan
Paysmaster
Caulker
Infatuated printer plotted boat poison plot
Demorr Michigan June 11 A young printer Lane was arrested for poisoning George Allen a fellow boarder to eliminate him as husband of Lane's love interest. Lane lured Allen on a boat gave morphine laced lemonade. The plan failed and Allen fell ill at home. Lane confessed. Authorities consider Lane crazy. All parties well known.
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Allen
Lane
Oll Belng
Magnetic healer eases woman's agonizing pain in Lawrence
On June 7 at her mother's home in Lawrence, Mrs Shattuck's daughter suffered severe neu ralgia of heart and stomach. Three physicians failed to relieve her until W E Crockett of South Boston arrived and, within twenty minutes, freed her from pain with ether and a peppered milk remedy that stopped nausea. She slept and recovered, remaining free of distress.
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W. E. Crockett
Boston
Dr. Crockett
Crime of a Leadville Striker
Leadville Friday tragedy as ex Alderman John McComb shoots and fatally wounds James McDonald, a renowned variety actor. McComb, who briefly calmed children riding in a buggy, returned enraged and fired twice, one bullet striking McDonald in the head. McComb has long held political ambitions including lieutenant governor mayor and city treasurer nominations.
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Leadville
John McComb
James McDonald
McComb
McDonald
The
People
Will of Henry Longbotham Reveals Funeral Wishes
The New York Sun notes Henry Longbotham of Port Jefferson New York died recently leaving a will with unusual burial directives. He orders wrapping the body after death and a shirt placed over it to await decomposition with a grave between his wife and father and specific grave dimensions. He forbids powwow or priestcraft and suggests a small headstone, with possible furnishing of coffin and stone by himself.
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New York Sun
Henry Longbotham
Port Jefferson
N. Y
Murderer Tom Buford Escapes Asylum and Reaches Louisville
Tom Buford, who killed Judge Elliott, escaped from Anchorage asylum where he was held after being declared insane. He walked to Louisville, visited the jailer and friends, and bought books while saying he was treated kindly but wished to see his friends. He gave few details about his troubles.
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Cincinnati
Tom Buford
Judge Elliott
Friday
Anchorage
Louisville
Body found near canal ferry landing in Niagara Falls
The body of an unknown man was found wedged in rocks at the canal side ferry landing. He was about five feet eight inches tall and had a hemp rope tied around the neck. The remains appeared to have come over the falls and were despoiled by the water, leaving the body unclothed.
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Niagara Falls
End of the World Prediction Sparks Ottawa Earthquake
Ottawa residents felt a minor quake on Sunday morning causing consternation as believers hoped the predicted end of the world had arrived. In nearby Quebec, many stayed up all Saturday night awaiting the anticipated catastrophe.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Italian fisherman saved from octopus off Farra lonesana
A San Francisco report describes an Italian fisherman seized by a twelve foot octopus while fishing off Farra lonesana. Companions cut the tentacles, preventing a plunge overboard. The tale, titled Raven on Rats, also advertises a druggist product claimed to clear rats mice roaches and bedbugs.
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San Francrisco
Farralonesana
Grant Growsl Denounces False Stories About Himself
A Pittsburg Times interview with General Grant from Chicago to New York covers his view that New York senators were mistreated in appointive battles. He accuses Garfield of bowing to Blaine, defends Robertson’s appointment, and criticizes Conkling and Davis. He also refutes rumors about banking positions and defends his right to speak freely against the Half-Breeds press.
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Pittsburg Times
Grant
Chicago
New York
Hayes
Mr. Conkling
Ir. Conkling
Garfield
Conkling
Platt
Robertson
Blaine
Jeff Davin
Jeff Davis
Jeff
Lee
Davis
Tom Young
Treas
Marine Bank of New York
Bequests of Eli Bateg Support Local Institutions
In Chicasco on June 18 the will of Eli Bateg directs $25,000 to Unity parish for a church spire and building improvements, $20,000 to the industrial school, $40,000 to erect a Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park, $15,000 for a fountain in the same park, $10,000 to Chicago Atheneum, and $5,000 to North Star Dispensary.
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Bert Collyer
Unity Church
Samuel Collyer
George CG. Miln
Benjamin Bates
Wilmington
N.C
Sherman Bates
Wheatfield
Mass
Henry W. Bates
Boston
Carrie Hovey
Springfield
Alabama
Imogen
Sarat L. Best
Nathan Mears
Charles Mears
Isabel B. Baxter
Thomas B. Baxter
James C. Brooks
Oconto Company
George Farnsworth
Sallie Gilbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Johanna Cummings
Chicasco
Eli Bateg
Unity Parish
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln’ Park
Chicago Atheneum
North Star Dispensary
Rey
Wicked Wife’s Woe At Wealthy Jeweler’s Funeral
At Robert J. Smith's funeral in Trinity Church Pittsburg a rich jeweler, his wife Lizzie Smith in mourning veil cried and demanded one last look, her plea to see his face denied by relatives and clergy as carriages departed and the grave was filled.
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Robert J. Smith
Trinity Church
Pittsburg
Lizzie Smith
Lizzie
Philadelphia Manufacturer Buys 4 Million Acres in Florida
Philadelphia maker Hamilton Desson closed a contract for 4,000,000 acres of Florida land, a deal described as the largest by a single person. The tract lies north of Lake Okeechobee and mostly below the frost line. Desson plans emigrant bureaus abroad and an emigration scheme to boost Florida settlement.
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Philadelphia
Hamilton Desson
Florida
New Jersey
Board of Internal Improvement of
New York
Boston
London
United States
Belgium
Sanford
Desson
Lake Okeechobee
Oence
England
Scotland
France
Germany
Holland
Italy
Supposed Real Heir to Tichborne Found in Winnipeg
In Winnipeg a man named James Riches Coles claims to be the heir to Sir Roger Tichborne. He says he is 52, uneducated, and injured in a Pacific railway section accident. He traveled from England to Canada via Australia and admits a later life in the sea trade.
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Winnipeg
Man
Sir Roger Tichborne
Pacific Railway
James Riches Coles
Riches
Tichborne
England
Australia
Canada
Black-listed Workers Barred From Local Mills
Newburyport Germ reports thirty persons were placed on a black list for refusing to work at a mill on Memorial Day. Some found jobs elsewhere, but upon discovery their names on the list led to immediate discharge, making employment in local mills impossible due to the holiday refusal.
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Newburyport Germ
California Returns Lead as Cats Play Odd Bounty
California waits for all returns before tallying results. A cat in the state reportedly owns a litter of four kittens two squirrels and three chickens. The squirrels were taken in as youngsters and the hens hatched from eggs after their arrival. The cat allegedly shows affection for the chicks squirrels and kittens.
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California
San Francisco Speculator Trades Invalid Coins in Virginia City
A San Francisco man arrives with a sack of mutilated ten cent and two-bit coins thrown out of circulation there. He offers what should be 3525 in silver for $5 in gold and threatens to hood Virginia City with the coins unless local businesses buy the lot.
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Virginia City Chronicle
San Francisco
Virginia City
Plin White’s long career as a noted confidence man exposed
Boston police report on Plin White, famed 19th century swindler, detailing his 1849 51 California scams with bogus gold dust and securities, long spree across New York Missouri Kansas City and Boston, multiple arrests, and a web of extortion and fake deposits. Letters from Pinkham and others reveal wide losses, alleged poisonings, and calls for harsher penalties.
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Plin” White
New York
Walling
William L. Hall
White
California
New York City
Harnden’s
Adams Express
Kansas City
Missouri
New England
West
Kansas
The
Bostonian
Dinsmore
Hoe
Adams Express Company
Nebraska
A Stony Snarl of Snakes Found Near Milan
A bundle of petrified snakes was found three miles southwest of Milan. The snakes appear to have died in mortal combat with heads interlocked. Three heads remain visible each gripping another body as the tangled mass formed.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Milan
Boston Lawyer’s Quiet Persuasion Wins Cases
Hartford Times notes a Boston attorney differs from inland lawyers by his calm, persuasive style. He speaks softly to appeal to jurors’ understanding, valuing a favorable verdict over oratorical display or dazzling spectators. He avoids harsh witness abuse and seeks substantive truth.
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Boston
Hartford Times
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Tuthill
Lunar Topography
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United States Electric Light Company
Leo Daft
New York Electric Light Association
H. W. Beecher
J. Tock
Hugo
Lake Michigan
Jim Blaine
Sherman
Columbia
Mason and Dixon
Chambersburg
York
Penn
McClellan
Richmond
Mr. Smith
Taliste
An Meir
Moger
Enoch Arden
Penny Press
James Dyer
Jake Michigan
Andrews
Dyer
Charleston
Hollis C. Pinkham
Pinkerton
Charles Street
Jack Leggett
Kanas City
Thagrisoner
Wethersfield
Vermont
Pinkham
Sr. Paul
Hollis C
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Plin White
John M
Denver
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Ebey
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Minn
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Enen
John
Robinson
Chase
Brooklyn
E. D
H. C. Pinkham
Pim White
Commonwealth of Old Massachusetts
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Medina
Lisbon
U.S
John Medina
Paris
Toute Street
Boston, Mass
J. A. Sherman
St. Louis
Milk Street
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