Burdell Cunninghams case provokes public protest over crime reports
The article rails at sensational crime coverage led by the Burdell affair, decrying morbid details in papers and wax figures. It notes Mrs Cunninghams not being Mrs Bardall and confirms property rights belong to blood relatives. It urges cleaner morals and bans on lurid publications while reporting local notices and the next State Normal session opening on the 16th proximo.
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Dr. Burdell
Saretied
Baibe
Cunningham
Dry. B
Burdells
Cunninghams
Death of David K Graham in a suspected accidental drowning
The body of David K Graham was found on Sprague's rock at 11 am Sunday. A coroner's jury ruled accidental drowning after testimony of intoxication and a failed attempt to reach his residence. He was about 47, leaving a widow and several children.
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David K Graham
Sprague’s Rock
Wharf Angs
Graham
G. Leavesn
Broadway
Jefferson
Madison Streets
Providence
St. Louis Democrat
Delightful Newport Visit to Block Island on Pilot Boat Trip
A Newport party aboard the Drago net captained by Hunt along with Hon. Geo. B. Knowles Rev. Malcom and others traveled to Block Island. After a calm sea and eventual favorable winds they returned to Newport aboard the Canoncus with high praise for the island’s scenery and hospitality. A later incident reports a Newport hackman insulting travelers, identified as James Stuart, son of Augustus Stuart, warning visitors to avoid his services.
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Block Island
Hunt
Geo. B. Knowles
Malcom
Pisdett
Newport
Brenton’s Reef
Nicholas Ball
Eeq
Canon Cus
Sons of Temperance excursion to Portsmouth Grove
The Sons of Temperance from Providence and parts of the State will travel to Portsmouth Grove on Monday aboard the steamship Canonicus. The boat departs about 10 30 A.M with popular speakers expected at the Grove. Also note: first mortgage seven percent Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad bonds sold in New York for twenty three dollars per hundred, with many held as collateral.
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Sons of Temperance
Providence
Portsmouth Grove
Canonicus
the Grove
Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad
New York
Panic follows Ohio Life and Trust Co failure with widespread suspensions
The Ohio Life and Trust Co collapse alarms brokers as liabilities reach 5 to 7 million dollars. Unpaid checks from the New York agency, attachments on company assets, and sheriff control signal broad disruption. Pittsburgh and Cleveland road, Bank of Norwalk, and several houses including Brewster & Co fail in the turmoil.
Unwelcome report delays Atlantic telegraph cable laying
The loss of the Atlantic telegraph cable caused national disappointment as people awaited the Niagara's success. The setback is accepted, with belief that the next attempt will be more successful and better received.
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Atlantic
Camp Meeting Report at Martha's Vineyard
Citizens returning from the Martha's Vineyard camp meeting aboard the Canonicus on Shoreday praise the season. Weather, preaching, and fare are called excellent, with many newcomers inspired to attend future annual meetings.
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Martha's Vineyard
Anti Tobacco Apostle Trask Preaches Reform in Bristol
Rev Mr Trask known as the Anti Tobacco Apostle speaks at the Baptist Church on Sabbath about the harms of vice and urges youth to sign a pledge to abstain from intoxicating liquors tobacco and profane language. A pictorial pledge card is distributed for signature by Sabbath School members.
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Bristol Phenix
Trask
Baptist Church
Surrogate Rules Against Mrs Canningham in Burdell Estate
The Surrogate court rules against Mrs Cunningham and transfers the Burdell estate to the deceased's blood relatives. The Ohio Life and Trust Company suspends operations amid rumors of large railroad stock loans and an inability to meet obligations, causing public excitement.
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Canningham
New York
Cunningham
Burdell
Ohio Life and Trust Company
Secretary of War orders Gen Scott to Washington
Waenington August 24, correspondence says the War Secretary telegrammed Gen Scott to rush to Washington. The Kansas troops and Utah expedition plan are in flux. The Harney force may shift to Utah. departure likely in spring once Scott arrives and decisions are made.
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Waenington
N. Y
Scott
Washington
Kansas
Utah
Harney
McKinn’s Suicide Attempt Before Lancaster Execution
McKinn, the condemned man, tried to cut his throat with a vein opening before the Lancaster execution on the 21st but was stopped.
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McKinn
Lancaster
Arrival of the America and Atlantic telegraph setback
Halifax reports the steamer America arrived from Liverpool, with earlier signals noted from vessels including Carrier Dove and Persia. The Atlantic cable is broken after paying out 335 miles, prompting experiments by Niagara, Agamemnon, and Susquehannah and plans for a new attempt after gales. India and Spain dispatches follow with mutinies, cholera, and Mexican envoy negotiations amid broader war news.
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Euroye
Halifax
Steypiship America
Liverpool
America Report
Dove
Scotland
Instrahill
Persia
General Willams
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Cyclops
Valentia
Field
London
Leopard
Portsmouth
Deptt
Agamemon
Niagara
Telegraph Company
Plymouth
England
Ireland
Tndia
Overland Mail
Trieste
Bombay
Calcutta
Delhi
Puniaub
Spain
Madrid
M Lafrague
France
Cunningham Burdell Case Clarifies Probate Versus Criminal Proceedings
The Surrogate court ruling affects only Dr. Burdell’s personal estate administration while leaving Mrs. Cunningham’s felony charges intact for Grand Jury action. If indicted and later acquitted, she and Augusta could face perjury counts. The decision permits appeal to General Term, and Mrs. Cunningham may lack funds after transferring property to counsel Stafford.
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Eoeing Post
Cunningham-Burdell
Cunningham
Augusta
Burdell
Supreme Court
Stafford
Bergen County
New Jersey
Sugar Stocks and Cuban Speculation Cloud Louisiana Harvest
Capt Stubbs from the brig Ocean Spray reports vast sugar stores in Cuba awaiting Louisiana crop results. If the crop is strong, Cuban holders may release sugar and drop prices, breaking their price control after hoarding through speculation. Bangor Union notes Cuban speculation runs high.
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Stubbs
Ocean Spray
Frankfort
Cuba
Louisiana
Bangor Union
US Revenue Projection For Current Fiscal Year
The revenue of the United States, calculated in Washington, is expected to reach eighty million or thirty million more than needed. Added to last year's twenty million surplus, the total will amount to fifty million.
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United States
Washington
Anglosaxon Arrival and Atlantic Cable Progress Report
The Anglo Saxon arrives from Liverpool after leaving on the 12th with no sighting of Telegraph fleet due to thick weather. Cable work near Valentia reports three hundred miles laid and two miles depth. Niagara signals praised, Niagara and tug Nia Gaga report all well. Atlantic and City of Washington continue westward runs after the 12th.
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Masters
Liverpool
Valentia
Nia Gaga
Atlantic
City of
Washington
Corn Prospects Loom Large in Harrison Prairie Region
The Terre Haute Express notes farm yards stacked high with hay and abundant grass, praising favorable weather for harvest. It hails corn prospects as unequaled, with some farmers predicting seventy five to eighty bushels per acre as stalks tower like young trees and fields stay deeply shaded by leaves.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Harrison Praire
Potato rot in Lancaster area milder than feared
The Lancaster Times corrects its note on potato rot stating it has appeared only in a few spots and in a mild form with no expected material injury to the crop, which is anticipated to be unusually large and of superior quality.
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Lancaster
Sugar Cane Trials Split Across New England and South
The Manchester American reports Chinese sugar cane fails to yield sugar in New England, though promising as fodder due to cool season limits. Baltimore American notes near future practicality, with Georgia Texas Carolinas Virginia and western regions reporting excellent syrup from small trials and growing interest.
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Manchester
N. H
New England
Baltimore American
South
Georgia
Texas
Carolinas
Virginia
West
Northwest
Hotel Defalcation at St Nicholas Hotel
Proprie tors of the St Nicholas Hotel New York report a heavy defalcation by an employe confidential clerk. The offender was arrested and confessed claiming losses from 3000 to 10000 dollars invested in real estate. Some accounts claim larger sums with a final confession of 8000 dollars. The culprit named Lawler.
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St. Nicholas Hotel
New York
Elis
Lawler
Crop prospects brighten as corn and wheat yield raise hopes
Reports on crops are favorable with corn easing fears, potatoes mainly affected by a disease limited to Chenango, and wheat expected to yield the largest harvest on record. A drop in breadstuff prices is anticipated.
Island plagued by white ants from Africa in St Helena
A St Helena letter in the Journal of Commerce warns of millions of tiny white ants swarming houses stores and trees. They chew wood cloth provisions and vegetables leaving shells and ruin. The pest threatens repairs and may force iron houses as the yearly losses reach thousands of pounds.
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St. Helena
the Journal of Commerce
Africa
C. Occ
Fearful Wisconsin hurricane devastates Woodland village
A terrible hurricane swept over Woodland Wisconsin last evening destroying every house in the village. Telegraph lines were prostrated and railroad tracks damaged. Station Agent Mr Fox was killed when a wind driven train was set in motion.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukie
Wis
Fox
Suspension of Obie Life and Trust Company Leaks Into Markets
New York reports the Obie Life and Trust Company, followed by John Thompson’s suspension, shocking investors. Banks and exchange houses halt operations as assets in bank notes and other securities lose value. Ohio Life and Trust ties fade under scrutiny with Pittsburgh and Cleveland rail liens pegged at 500000. Western travellers funds become unavailable causing widespread personal disruption. Statements are pending but expected soon.
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New York
Obie Life and Trust Company
John ‘Thompson
Thompson
DeLauney
Iselin & Clark
Munroe
Ohio Life and Trust Company
Pittsburg and
Cleavelan Road
Bank of Norwalk
Brewster & Co Bankers Fail In Rochesten Shutdown
Private bankers Brewster and Co closed their doors after a failure linked to advances to Ely and Co. Liabilities are not yet certain but not large.
New England Banks Plan Mutual Redemption Bank
About a hundred delegates from nearly all New England banks met in Boston to discuss a mutual redemption bank to replace the Suffolk bank system. A half million dollars capital has been nearly subscribed, and a board of directors will be chosen as the bank is expected to begin operation soon. Reports of bank failures caused some excitement though little credence was given. The Hancock Bank of Ellsworth, Maine, remains in good standing and its bills are redeemed promptly. Rhode Island Central and the West River banks deny failing to redeem Suffolk notes, with no confirmation of those reports.
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Boston
Bank of Mutualepenprion
New England
Bank of Mutual Redemption
Suffolk Bank
Bates
Hancock Bank
Ellsworth
Maine
Fiverton
Farmers
Rhode Iland
Suffolk
Tiverton Bank Patture Reported After New York Collapse
The Tiverton Bank of fended prysnent yesterday due to its New York redeeming agent being swamped by a storm of finance. Authorities say assets nearly double liabilities, but the market panic renders them ineffective. Full River News reports credibly on the bank's condition.
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Tiverton Bank
Prysnent
New York
Plentiful Harvests Bring Declining Grain Prices in Indiana
In Indiana’s wheat corn and oat districts after harvest, all provender declines as granaries fill. Lafayette reports oats at twenty cents, corn at fifty cents, prime wheat at ninety five cents, flour ranging from five fifty to six hundred dollars, signaling a favorable outlook for consumers.
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Indiana
Lafayette
Cleveland
Newburyport Captain Rescued After Boatman Overboard Incident
Capt. Michael Stevens of Newburyport was knocked overboard ten miles east of Cape Ann when the pilot boat American’s boom struck him. The crew awoke, found him missing, and the yacht Delight rescued Stevens after two hours in the water. He arrived home Monday to a hero’s welcome.
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Michael Stevens
Newbury Port
Cape Ann
Stevens
Portland
Delight
Newburyport
Hopkinsville Man Punishes Dentist For Kissing Wife
One day last week Mr Boyd of Hopkinsville Kentucky cane whipped Dr Badger a dentist after Badger kissed his wife who visited the office to have teeth extracted. The wife described the act to her husband who then exacted his own punishment.
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Boyd
Hopkinsville
Badger
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U.S. Senate
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Aquidneck House
Ohio Life and Trust Co
Life and ‘Irust Co
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John Thompson
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