Bank Examiner Titcomb Exposes Dexter Bank Books
Bank Examiner Titcomb presented his report on the Dexter savings bank to Governor Garcelon. He details adjustments in the trial balance from July 1877 to Barron's death, notes a $2000 entry tied to Barron's note, and discounts trustee methods. Titcomb concludes a $2104.18 debt by Barron, faulting trustees for arithmetic errors, and defers on Barron's death.
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Portland
Titcomb
Dexter Bank
Garcelon
Barron
Jedger
Bolster
Dexter Savings Bank
Abbott
National Bank
Barrow
Hooper
John Wilson Barron
Mr. Titcomb
Reno Fire Aftermath Shows Relentless Hope and Strained Relief
In Reno the fire’s devastation is followed by quick reconstruction efforts with lumber hauled to streets and carpenters at work on temporary shops. Relief buzzes with anecdotes of improvised aid while concerns rise about petty theft and bands of tramps. A frustrated responder guards funds and demands strict oversight as residents press to rebuild.
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Reno Gazette
Reno
Virginia Street
Hera
Relief Committee
Pleuro Pneumonia Detected in American Cattle Arriving at Liverpool
A London despatch reports cattle aboard the Brazilian and Ontario steamers were slaughtered at Liverpool for pleuro pneumona. Thirteen from the Brazilian cargo and fifteen from the Ontario cargo showed contagious disease. Cattle were bought in Chicago markets. The lungs were sent to London authorities. First cases since January at Birkenhead abattoirs under new rules. No Canadian cattle aboard.
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Toronto
London
Globe
Liverpool
Chicago
Ontario
Privy Council
Welsley
Birkenhead
Debarkation
Refuge of Sinners at the House of the Good Shepherd
A Globe reporter tours Boston’s House of the Good Shepherd near Parker Hill, detailing the Sisters of Charity led by Mother Aloysius and Mother Mary of the Immaculate Heart. The article paints orderly dormitories, industrious sewing rooms, a chapel, infirmary care by Dr Finn, and strict yet compassionate treatment of penitent girls and women. It includes accounts of reform successes, personal rescues, and ongoing financial strains from debt and demand for admission.
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THE
GLOBE
Boston Highlands
Brookline
Parker Hill
Begom Seon
Mother Aloysius
Unds
Little
Mary St. Aloysius
Kentucky
Boston College
Aorsius
Tomates
Mother Mary of the Immaculate Heart
New York
Boston
Aloysius
Mary Clare
House of the Good Shepherd
Finn
France
John Endes
Madame Pelletier
Angers
Europe
Asia
America
Africa
London
the Good Shepherd
Vienna
Austria
Bofton
Archbishop Williams
Allen Street
Eustis
Mounty Pleasant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mother Mary
Reform School
House of Correction
Blake
North End
Mary
Deer Island
Boon
Ann the Buffalo
Guy Underwood
Ann
Budtalo
John Chinaman in Boston Strives to Stay in the Hub
A Boston feature examines Chinese laundrymen, noting most send earnings home, few form families locally, and many view America as a temporary stop. It praises some converts to English and Christianity while warning of broader racial tensions and calls for fair competition in labor.
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John Chinaman
Boston
Athens
Joseph Porter
Republic
John
Pacific
America
China
Erigena
Durke
Sheridan
Shiel
Gratian
Moore
Honolulu
Auckland
Jeputy
Dickens
Myrtle and
Hancock Atreen
San Francisco
al Showe
Wong Ar Chong
Boston Highlands
New York
Jovn
California
Chinatown
Odge
Confucius
Cantos Sequa
Tragic tale of Emil Guillaume at New York news stand
A crowd learns Emil Guillaume owner of a First Street Second Avenue news stand lies dead from a self inflicted pistol shot after four days. Henry Stein his partner finds the scene. the dealer loved sensational crime art and had a troubled past including voyages, marriage troubles, and emigration. Police report the scene and the struggling Chinatown laundries in nearby Boston with sensational observations.
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New York Telegram
New
First Street
Second Avenue
Emil Guillaume
Enteasia
Henry Stein
Guillaume
Kailles
Stein
Pforzheim
Baden
France
M. Guillaume
Emil
America
New Bedford
Pforzheimn
Europe
Death of a Military Hero General George P Forster
General George P. Forster of Burlington Vermont died last night at age 43 from diabetes. A Wolcott native with a storied career he enlisted in 1861 and rose from captain to colonel in the Fourth Vermont Regiment serving in the Wilderness and Shenandoah campaigns. Brevetted brigadier general in 1864 he later led as US marshal of Vermont from 1870 until his death leaving a widow and two children.
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Burlington
George P. Forster
Wolcott
Lamoille County
Vermont
Wilderness
Richmond
Shenandoah Valley
O'Neill
Russia’s Finances Improve as Peace Looms in Turkey
Reports from St Petersburg say peace with Turkey will cut war costs, allow a peace footing for the Russian army, and enable savings. Turkey’s war contribution of 300 million roubles and reforms at the Imperial Bank are key factors, with a potential 7 year path to liquidate temporary paper money. Nihilist activity alarms officials as mutinous sentiment grows within the Imperial Guard.
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Porte
Imperial Bank
Ministry of Finance
Russia
Londox
Imperial Guard
St. Petersburg
Fraudster Don Crowley Arrested in Counterfeit Scam
Madison, March 19. Don Crowley was arrested at Sparta yesterday by U S Marshal Oakley and brought to the city. Charged with fraud allegedly dealing in counterfeit money. He allegedly passed off sawdust shaped like bills to victims, taking fifteen to twenty percent as payment.
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Madison
Wis
Don Crowley
Sparta
United States
Oakley
Wry miscellany and quips from the era
A column of assorted curios and anecdotes notes oddities from journalism and society. Items include remarks on fees for smallpox prevention, birthday marks for Dr von Dollinger, stage appearances by James O Neil, saloon signs near San Francisco streets, and various witticisms about pedestrians, weather, and daily life across U S cities.
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Chicago
von Dollinger
James O'Neil
San Francisco
Opera-House
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, Greeley, Col
Brooklyn
Simon
Don
New York
Wattensfield
Germany
New England
United States
Faribault
Minn
St. Cloud
Jasper
Richmond
Congress
Zur
London World
Rome
Georgia
Darkey
New Caledonia
Wesley
Morse
Salem
Tokio
Japan
Spencer
Millarwin and Draper
Lafayette
Ind
Mme
Modjeska
Countess Bozenta
New York Graphic
Atlantic
General Forrest
Hayes
Dickens
Jenny
Lincoln
Mary
Sallie
Spain
Waverly
E. C. Stedman
Tennyson
Brownin
Sarentene
Carlyle
Cheyne Ron
Faust
Sturanan
William Hamilton
Crogotee
Soren
Ned
Sigels
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Eae
Rhea
Refuge OF Sinners
the House of the Good Shepherd
the Order
Charles River
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Egypt
Tts
Magdalen
Dhad
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