A Story of Show Life and the Troubadours Rise
Nate Salsbury of the Troubadours recounts how the company built a prosperous touring show from rough beginnings. He details early losses, the Chicago to New York circuit, European travels, Melbourne triumphs, and the creed of honesty as the key novelty in the theater business.
Webber Heirs Lay Claim to Vast Dutch Land Gifts
A Maine based report recalls a year of renewed pursuit by the Van Horns and Anneke Jans heirs over ancient claims tied to Wolfert Webber. They seek titles to Trinity Church land in New York and Harlem Flats extending to Hell Gate, with potential value near 260 million dollars as they unite for a contested inheritance across New York and Holland.
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Portland Press
Webbers
Maine
Woltert Webber
van Horns
Anneke Jans
Anneke Jansen
New York
Trinity Church
Pennsylvania
Anneke Janses
Lord Waldron
Holland
Woolfert
North River
Chatham Street
Chatham Square
Peter Stuyvesant
Anneke Webber
Lovelace
Anneke
Jans
Bogardus
Wolfert Wepber
America
Gertrude Haassing
Hellecona
Philip Minthorne
Wolfert Weaber
Minthorne
Minthornes
Webber
Philadelphia
Vanfelt
Hugueman
Woolson
Carson
Johnson
Longshoro
McAllister
Townsend
Vandercrift
Beires
Harlem Flas
Hell
Central Park
Eld
Hell Gate
Pen Pictures of Political Princes in the Past at the Capital
Special correspondence recalls the long line of U S House speakers from Frederick Muhlenberg to Schuyler Colfax and Henry Clay to James G Blaine. Virginia and Kentucky figures dominate the chair with rare ties to presidency and notable resignations, deaths, and party shifts shaping the house’s history.
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Frederick A. Muhlenburg
Pennsylvania
Jonahan Trumbull
Connecticut
Jonathan Dayton
New Jersey
Theodore Sedgwick
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Macon
North Carolina
Cen B. Varnum
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Phil , Barbour
Virginia
Jobp W. Taylor
New York
Andrew Stevenson
Don Bell
Tennessee
James K. Polk
Robert I, Jimier
John W. Jones
John W. Davis
Indiana
Robert C. Worthrop
Howell Cobb
Georgia
Linn Boyd
Nathaniel Vp. Banks
James L. Orr
Southarolina
William Pennington
Galusha A. Grow
Schuyler Colfax
Theodore M. Pomeroy
James G. Blaine
Michael C. Kerr
A. J. Randall
Come to Grief The Career of a Younes Embezzler Suddenly Checked
In mid January a young man calling himself Frank Stetson appeared in South Abington using several aliases. He lived with Ander Harding, stole Violin from Calvin Hutchinson and shirts from Frank Spencer, then fled to New Britain Connecticut where Oliver Cobb arrested him. He pled guilty to embezzlement and was bound over for the Plymouth grand jury with bail set at 500 dollars. He is described as short and active with a dark mustache.
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Salsbury
Mr. Salsbury
Webster
McCauley
Hooley
California
Chicago
Lllinois
St. Loui
St. Louis
Pissburg
Cleveland
Indiapapolis
Albany
Troy
Rochester
New York
Union Square Theatre
Towp
Arch Street Theate
Philadelphia
Charles F. Judson
South Abington
Frank Stetson
Ander Harding
Stetson
Hutchinson
Spencer
Loston
O. Cobb
South Abbington
New Britain
Conn
Cobb
Keith
Plymouth
Abington
Young Stetson
Daring Robbery in Brooklyn Ends in Arrests
Mrs. Ann Bigelow of 176 Wyckoff street was attacked by a short thick-set colored man at the corner of Washington and Prospects streets as she held a satchel with 13 dollars. A razor cut her elbow as the thief fled toward Fulton street. Sergeant Cain and Roundsman McCarty arrested David Martin of 146 High street, then Franklin of 146 High street after Campbell identified the thief.
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Brooklyn Argus
Ann Bigelow
Wyckoff Street
Washington Street
Washington and
Prospects Streets
David Martin
No. 146 High Street
Martin
Campbell
Franklin
Froim Franklin
Canada’s New Tariff Stirring World Recoil
Globe specials report leading English journals condemn Canada protection policy as ruinous and predict U S retaliation. Times and Pall Mall Gazette warn Britain’s trade hurt and empire strains grow. Manchester Guardian notes deep astonishment at fiscal shift echoing close imperial ties.
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Toronto
Ont
Globe
Canada
The
Times
United States
Pall Mal Giazette
Manchester Guardian
England
Great Britain
Kropotkine Condemned to Death by Russian Socialists
Reports from the Russian Secret Press of St. Petersburg say Prince Kropotkine, governor of Charkoff, was condemned to death by the Russian Socialistic party for alleged inhuman treatment of political prisoners. An assassination is claimed to have been carried out by a party member, with charges including beatings of students and false reporting to the interior minister. The manifesto pledges death for death and terror for terror.
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St. Petersburg
Prince Kropotkine
Charkoff
Russian Socialistic Party
Borisoglevsk
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters praised as malaria cure
An old promotional passage extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal antidote against fever, malaria, and stomach liver and bowel disorders. It claims the remedy dislodges the disease from the system, prevents intermittent and remittent fevers, and should be carried by emigrants and travelers.
Somebody's Child Hope and a Cure for Consumption
A plea to save a neighbor's child from tuberculosis mentions a mother’s fear and the longing to live. The piece asserts consumption is curable and recommends Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as an effective blood and lung tonic that has cured many consumptives.
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Pierce
Boston Money Market Tightens Amid Rates At Four to Six Percent
Finance and Commerce report shows interbank balances at 4 percent with funds rising to 6 percent then easing to 4 percent. discounts and collateral loans linger between 4 and 7 percent as banks brace for bond payments and April relief. U S bonds show declines while New England railroad stocks face selling pressure. domestic and international money markets reflect a cautious but improving outlook.
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Baka
New Orleans
New York
New York & New England Railroad Company
Commonwealth
United States Bonds
Leather and commodity prices in rough market report
The report lists mixed leather demand and varying prices for rough upper leather, rough calf, and finished calf, with export totals of 30,000 sides mainly to England and the continent. It notes lime arrivals, lumber and molasses retailing, potatoes prices across regions, provisions sales, seeds, sugar stability, and wool prices with regional spreads and quality grades.
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Merchandise National Bank
Pacific
Tremont
North America
Suffolk
Central
Boston
Merchants
Xchanne
Market
Sol
Maverick
Liot
Ohawmut
Manufacturers
Blackstone
Shoe & Leather
Globe
Metropolitan
Speee National Bank of Dedham
Mred
England
Philadelphia
Houston
Maine Central
Lastern
Seealings
P. i
Aus
City and Western
City
Western
Calcutta
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michican
Low
Coles
Roth
California
The New York Markets Reported Steady With Mixed Grain
Saturday markets showed moderate activity and general steadiness. Grain prices were mixed with wheat duller and corn firm, while cotton futures weakened and coffee and sugar held firm. Provisions and oils saw varied directions amid receipts and bid ranges at Chicago and Liverpool.
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Minnesota
City
Live Stock Markets Brighton Week Ending March 19
Market reports show small cattle supply with price gains across grades. Western beef shipped to English markets, working oxen and milk cows traded actively. sheep and lambs and swine offerings noted with prices in pounds and shillings.
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Brighton
Liverpool
Hollis
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