Paper Credit Frauds in Maine 1864 Scandal Revealed
An Augusta Maine Herald report details a vast 1864 paper credit fraud involving Governor Cony and associates, including J. H. Manley and James G Blaine. The scheme used fraudulent naval enlistment credits to boost Maine towns quotas, draining over half a million dollars from public funds and harming government and citizens.
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Augusta
The
Herald
Samuel Cony
Alanson B. Farwell
Cony
J. H. Manley
James G. Blaine
War Department
Washington
State House
Naval Service
United States
Fry
Major Gardiner
Maine
Nce
Washgton
Boston
Navy
John P. Heath
Portland
Gardiner
Adjutant-General
Heath
G. M. Delany
Auguste
Delany
General Fry
Lkely
Powerul
James G. Jalne
Farewell
Manley
Conard
N. H
Johnson
Blaine
Farwell
State Street
Pike & Colby
Marine Corps of Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Forrest
Major Little
Pike
Chamberlain
George F. Talbot
Selden Connor
UNM
Mery
Littler
Pennsylvania
Departments
Messrs. Belknap
Robeson
Talbot
Roscoe Conkling
Congress
York
House of Representatives
Mr. Blaine
Conkling
Onkling
Kangarooing in Australia interview tastes sport and danger
A San Francisco Chronicle interview describes kangarooing as a major Australian sport. Hunts involve riders, dogs, and trained horses. kangaroos are hunted, stunned, killed, and skinned for dogs and delicacies. It notes large hunts, strong kangaroos, and risks to dogs and riders.
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Muntsmen
San Francisco Chronicle
Australia
Kangaroo Grounds
Victoria
Geelong
Ballarat
Strange Freak of a Man Affected by the Heat
Heat at the Thrill’s wharf on Federal street Friday afternoon caused workmen to suffer as Timothy McCooney of 178 Maverick street East Boston suddenly rushed to 315 Federal street and leapt from the third floor to the street below. He died two hours after admission to City Hospital from a rupture of several ribs and internal injuries. Nervous weakness dyspepsia and sexual debility advertised by Wells Health Renewer.
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Thrill’s
Federal Street
Timothy McCooney
Maverick Street
East Boston
City Hospital
Ladies Day at the Soldiers Home in Chelsea
A correspondent details the Ladies' Aid Association monthly visit to the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea. Matrons, veterans, and war-widow helpers share a ceremonial luncheon, religious services, and entertainment, with care for patients and a talk on war memories. The piece also notes fashion trends including long continental boots and a vogue for yellow accessories among Boston society.
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Soldiers
Chelsea
Boston
Ladies’ Aid Association
Grand Army
Cunningham
Tine
Innstead
Glimpses of Fashion in Fall Garments and Hats
A bird eye view of fall fashions notes a shift from plain basques and hats to garment detail and drapery. Jerseys loosen plainness, sleeves evolve from coat style to tight and soon to pleated bouffant Religieuse and Cardinal shapes influence wraps and overall silhouettes.
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Fabrice
Falts
Rene
Footwear tastes divide women by class and aims
Bootmakers note three female consumer classes. Some working women still buy pointed high heel shoes. Aiming for social advancement, others prefer low flat heels with broad square toes. An “exclusive” class will wear nothing.
Fashions Preview From Summer Resorts To New Fall Hats
Clara Belle writes from Cincinnati on how fall styles emerge at summer resorts and in New York. Hats grow larger with tapering crowns and velvet or braid trimmings while brims narrow. Bonnets shrink and bands with cockades fasten under the chin. Skirts gain fullness with bouffant back breadths, yet the front remains sleek, and the bustle or tournure appears with varying emphasis.
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Clara Belle
Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
Saratoga
Newport
Sarah
Pleated Crown Leads Latest French Hat Trends
The newest imports from France in millinery feature a pleated crown made by folding a velvet half yard and joining ends. The style, along with a high narrow poke and a rolled or dented brim, dominates street wear for women, misses, and children in varying sizes.
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France
The Burning of the Ursuline Convent Described by an Old Gentleman
An 1870s burning of the Ursuline convent at Mount Benedict in Somerville is recounted by an elderly witness. The mob attacked the building with torches, broke windows, destroyed furnishings and sacred objects, and rifled the tombs amid reprisals. The Charlestown and Cambridge fire brigades refused aid, while Boston and other communities organized mass meetings and later rewards led to trials. Nearby accounts from a nun and residents describe terror and injury, with continued vigilance and eventual restoration of calm.
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Ursuline
Mount Benedict
Somerville
Charlestown
Cambridge
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Fenwick
Franklin Street
Hamilton
The Clergyman Who Could Not Say Foot Right
A pastor born abroad faced criticism for mispronouncing foot as fat. A committee urged proper speech, he promised reform, and during a sermon he slipped back. He paused, sweating, then quipped that saying ful might be just as well as foute.
Wealth and Will Twist in Old Farmer's Folly
A humorous tale shows an heir perking up at a clause bequeathing a servant who closes the uncle's eyes with one hundred francs. The notary rereads, sparking a grinning remark about saving money since the uncle had only one eye and the faithful servant supplied the other.
It Hung Like a Daisy West Point Letter
A playful West Point letter in the New York Sun recalls a campus hop moment when a band halted suddenly. Amid the pause a pink clad attendee cried out in jest about her bustle hanging like a daisy, drawing laughter from the crowd.
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West Point Letter
New York Sun
Consolidation and change in 19th century newspapers
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle moves to quarto form under Mrs Frank Leslie with Judge Tourgee as editor. The Denver Tribune Republican is consolidated with improvements. The Season magazine and Pittsburg Chronicle Telegrap h display fashion, news, and novelty, while Munsey's Weekly debuts modeled after Leslie and Batten.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Frank Leslie
Continent
Judge Tourgee
Denver Tribune-Republican
Ladies’ Illustrated
International News Company
New York
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
Hubbard
Chronicle-Telegraph
Bob Burdette
Munsey
Illustrated Weekly
Batpecy
Frank Lesiie
Illustrated Papers
Harper's Weekly
Cleveland
Jack Tar and the Dingley Bill in a Boston Sailors Hub
A Globe report surveys sailors boarding houses and the Dingley bill. Landlords claim advances keep men at sea while merchants and a shipping master call the clause obstructive yet reform needed. A Boston seaport merchant urges stronger enforcement to free Jack from exploitative rackets.
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North End
Jack
GLOBE
James Bagley
Dingley
United States
Seamen’s Mutual Benefit Association
Capes
Buenos Ayres
Africa
Rio Janeiro
Europe
State Street
J. E. Burtt
Shipping Commissioner's Office
Hussey
Portland Lloyds
Captain Hussey
Boston
Aoe
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State of
Mr. Delany
Goorpor
Lot M. Morrill
J. Blaine
Bureau
Sanscrit
Mount Guard
Bate
Josiah Caldwell
Grant & Ward
R. M. Morse, Jr
Lite Rock & Fort Smith Railroad Company
Warren Fisher, Jr
Caldwell
Fisher
John C. Pratt
Pratt
Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad Company
Hlouse
Little Rock & Fort Smith
Mr. Caldwell
Mr. Fisher
Northern Pacific
House of Representative
Blaine-Fisher
Congressional Record
Itarket
United States Circuit Court
Arkansas
Little Rock & Fort Smith Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Mortagages
United States Circuit Court of Arkansas
Little Rock & Forth Smith Railroad
Messrs. Shattuck, Weld and Ripley
States Circuit Court For
Eastern District of Arkansas
Henry C. Caldwell
C. W. Huntington
George Ripley
Henry
Whitney
Messrs. Huntington
Ripley and Whitney
Circuit Court of the United States
Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway Company
First Mortgage
Usto
Sun
Algo
Wyal
Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway
Little Rock Fort Smith
Devery
C.W. Huntington
H. A. Whitney
George Rivley
United States District Court
Little Rock & Ort Smith Railway Company
Bohda
United States District Court of Arkansas
Little Neck
Mesars
Huntington, Whitney and Ripley
Little Rock Company
Sores
Cestui Que Trust
Little Rock
Union Pacific Railroad
Newspaper News
Jack Tar
Tam
San Francisco
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