Secrets of the Marine Bank Swindle and Conkling's Spotlight
Long column reviews Ferdinand Ward and the Marine Bank collapse, Romanizing Roscoe Conkling, Mayor Grace, and Pryor, with reflections on the bloody shirt era. The piece links Ward’s case to Grant, Tweed, and Ward’s legal fallout while profiling theatrical figures Rose Coghlan and Margaret Mather and noting New York politics and culture.
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Agaior
New York
National Congress
Roscoe Conkling
Conkling
Mayor Grace
Empire City
Grace
Ireland
England
South America
Hewgy
Ward
Agor
United States
New York Herald
Ferdinand Ward
Grant & Ward
Ludlow Street
Meger Grace
Billy Ivins
Broadway
Roger A. Pryor
Congress
Fort Lafayette
Brooklyn
General Butler
Saratoga
Dave Hill
Pryor
Garfield
Fifth Avenue
Grant
Fish
General Grant
James D. Fish
Auburn
Forthcomin
Genera Grant
New England
Brother Politian
Chatham Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Aoe
Miss Coghlan
Clinton Perry
Rly
Coghlan
Wallack
Niblo
Rose Coghlan
Margaret Mather
New Yorker
George Edgar
J. M. Hill
Chicago
Wilernesses
Mary Anderson
Hill
Adelaide Neilson
Juliet
Mr. Hill
Pees
Paulding
Levic
John Mackay
Evangeline
Senate
Pverrear
Prents
Kennedy’s Story Of Ann Flake And The Frontier Rescue
In Laramie a tale unfolds of Ann Flake’s abduction by Indians, rescued by Snyder, then courted by Anderson. Snyder later clashes with the gamblers and a staged wedding follows in Julesburg. The teller credits Kennedy, the frontiersman, with saving his wife twice, amid boastful rivalry at a hotel gathering.
Some Queer Tales from Connecticut’s Old Hermits and Legends
A New Haven dated piece catalogs Connecticut lore from the early settlers through the Revolution. It details Wawa and Iago legends by New Milford, the Pinnacle at Lake Wauramang, Babylon’s Ostrander clan, Monument mountain hermits who tamed rattlesnakes, a Boston Corners tale, relics found in caves, Yale explorers, and oddities like gold kettles, a tiny hermit near Newtown, and onions at school. It also notes a dove at East Haven church, a boy financier, and a Torrington child’s chilly remark.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Weautinoog Valley
New Milford
Housatonic
Wawa
Wauramaug
Iago
Feather
Tago
Eagle Feather
Lake Wauramang
Chief Wauramang
King Philip
Stuart
W. H. Barnum
James Caminue
Babylon
Ostrander
Wolf Mountain
Ed Merritt
High
Ball
Monument
Everett
Washington
Cedar Mountains
Millerton Iion Company
Monument Mountain
Roberts
New England
Boston Corners
Ody
Bishop
Yale
Thomaston
Hermit
Newtown
Connecticut School Board
Preston (Coun
East Haven Congregational Church
Mr. Clark
Christ
Darby
Wall Street
United States
Missing Bostonians Heirs List Reveals 7000 Names
Lawyer James Usher cites a 7000 person list of supposed heirs to fortunes tied to estates about to revert to government. The report notes many have left Boston and changed residences, making discovery difficult. Names include Ash Samuel, Bakey Patrick, Bayley Charles H deceased, and others with origins in Ireland, England, and Scotland.
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James Usher
New York City
Usher
Tur Glopre
Myena
Peracus
Ash
Samuel
George W
Eliza
Bakey
Patrick
Matthias Bakey
Boston
Bayley
Charlies H
Harker
Wendell R
Seaman
Bumming
Joseph
Cheesman
Edward
Margate
Eng
Collins
Owen
Thomas
Richard
County Mayo
Conway
Susannah
London
Ann Conway
Devert
Hannah
Second Street
Gibson
James Alexander
James
Milchrist
James A
Horetio Harris
Grant
Michael
County Kerry
Irc
Boston Highlands
Guy
Charles
Birmingham
Harrison
Hutton
John
Scotland
Kirk
C. L. Kennealey
Segueh
Johanna
Carey
Upper Street
Magee
County Cavan
Mariner
McAndrew
Hanna
County Sligo
McDounough
Felicia
Harriet
Rachel
McDougal
Mary Ann
Martin
Blacksmith
John Scott
Tinkham
Frank J. Twiddy
William J
Middlesex
Wilson
Josephine
Josephine Braham
William
England
Massachusetts
Bradburn
Samuel T
Springfield
Brainerd
Philip
Holyoke
Bodwell
Herbert James Lovell
Campbell
Ashland
Chalmers
Ann Munro
Derrivan
County Galway
Ireland
West Roxburgh
Eager
Maria
Hayes
Dana
Farmer
Brookline
Edges
Cliffordier
Elizabeth
Jackson
Robert William
South Walpole
Norfolk County
Melnnes
Duncan
Cambridgeport
Montgomery
D. H. Montcomer
West Bridgewater
Mitchell
Joshua
Monaghan
Fall River
Lodge
Matthew
Dorchester
Mass
Nore Ents
Lexington
Putnam
Amoshe
Salem
Smith
Mill River
Berkshire County
Strong
Peleg
Perean
Northampton
May
Sarah
Maas
Toll
Henry
New Oirnance
Patrigh
Teh Meearban
Jeanor
Pa Lest Monn
Ancient street urchins run daily charades on Court street
An old tale describes young street toughs taunting a Tuscan seller, seizing his six cent measure, and after a chase, the thief is captured but the stock is gone. Report notes chestnut vendors warn guards and a second robbery at Choate's drug store where Cassidy pockets St Jacob's oil then is released by officers.
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Court Street
Guisseppi
Choate
Revere House
Cassidy
Pemberton
Abbott
Young Cassidy
Longfellow
Irving
Milton
Shakespeare
Scott
Byron
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Bowdoin
Concord
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sctuol Children
Cambridge
George Washington
Bunker Hill
Doctors Save Girl After Tracheotomy Failure
In Hartford County Ohio district, Drs Mayer Coogan and Morrissey performed a tracheotomy on a little girl named Brown in membranous croup. The windpipe opened but the child stopped breathing. After fifteen minutes of artificial respiration a faint sign of life appeared and breathing returned. She recovered enough to swallow and sit up but pneumonia developed the next day and she died two days after surgery.
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Harrit
Yorrd
Conn
Mayer
Coogan
Morrissey
Brown
Chess Problem No 21 and a double dummy note
Problem No 21 hinges on a simple send off to confine Y and Z to six tricks while A and B reach their maximum before Y or Z gets the lead. The solution requires seesaw play by A and B, each with three suits, leading diamonds for A and hearts for B until both empty, then Y and Z take the remaining tricks. Correspondents Ivanhoe E R B C8 and W R Smith.
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W. R. Smith
Westminster Papers
Hair Vigor Promises Healthier Scalp and Growth
An advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as a scalp cleanser that removes dandruff and humors, checks falling hair, and restores vigor. It cites Mrs. George La Fever of Eaton Rapids Michigan praising its growth and color restoration, with preparation by J C Ayer & Co Lowell Massachusetts.
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Ayer
George la Fever
Eaton Rapids
Mich
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Ayers
Ozro A
Thomas
Nemaha
Kans
THE
GLOBE
General Grant
B. B. Russell
Boston
General A.S. Grant
P. ©. Headley
George L. Austin
Austin
Longfellow
Wendell Phillips
Lee
Grant
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Puck
Mr. Conkling
Adonis
Ion
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Grae
Eld
Arthur
Hancock
Glish
Ohio
Empire State
Kennedy
Laramie
Old Man Flake
Ann
Julesburg
Anderson
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Missouri
America
McTigue’s
Denver
Liebig Co
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Peterson’s Magazine
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Peterson
Paris
Charles J. Peterson
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Lilladelphia
Penn
Pia Peocene
H. G. Root
Pearl St
York
Willis, Woodward & CO
Winchester
Winchester & CO
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Allen Cocaine Mfg. Co
N. Y
Fry
Asia
University Chemical Preparation
South Sixth St
Philadelphia
Gardner
Palace
Cincinnati
Wiseman
Zoe
Reilly Ros. Co
Broomest
PB. O. Vickery
Augusta
Agen Large
Empire Copying Co
Canal Street
J. Scholbon
Clinton
John H. McAlvin
Lowell
Ptl
O.vickery
Castoria
EL A. Arczen
M.D
Oxford
Tax Centaur Company
Fulton Street, N. Y
G. L. Austin
F. D. Grant
Jesse Grant
the Weekly Globe
Great London Tea CO
Washington St
Haines
Golden Specific
Golden Specific CO
Race St
U. cowlSt
A. Merrill & Co
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McAllister, Optician
Nassau St
N.Y
Marsh
Quincey
Standard Silverware CO
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P.O
Centrebrook Yard
Centrebrook
GAY Bros
Barclay Bryney
Washington, D. C
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Samuel Hollyer
Finden
NEW England Medical Institute
Tremont Row
MAS
Drales
CMALE
CIALE
Fulton Kt
Marston Bolus
Marston Remedy CO
H. Treskow
West
Cavendish Laboratory
Sixth Av
F. Cc
Fowler
Moodus
Sany Works
Cord
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