Investors and impostors in New York and Hempstead
A broker recalls a dead man’s heirs plan to pin a forged will on a witness who claims ten thousand dollars invested. A Hempstead farmer jokes about meeting Jay Gould. a fake Gould distracts him with talk of an orphan asylum and a costly piano fiddle. Advertisements tout Dr. King's New Discovery and various remedies.
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New York
Old Blank
Hempstead
Stock Exchange
Jay Gould
Gould
Russell Sage
Dr. King
J. H. Young & Co
Lewis
Friendship Street
Providence
R. J
Richmond Street
Broad Street
Lewis & CO
New Haven
Conn
Clark Johnson
W.3d St
New York City
Oneida Community
N. Y
CynRx Johnson
John Mack
Gray
Gray Medicine CO
Buffalo
N.Y
Bristol
State St
Kilby
Boston
United States
Great Britaan
France
Washington
R. H Eddy
Eddy
Charles Masur
Edmund Burke
R. H W. Eddy
Philadelphia
George Draper
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Phil
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George Patchem
Cassius Clay
Seeley
American Star
Old Vermont
Black Hawk
Tom Jefferson
Sir Raymond
Balla Gilderoy
H. Howe
Roanoke
A. E. Burnside
American Jersey Cattle Club
Raymond H. Perry
Toksy
The
Bristol Phenix
Durham
East Pembroke
Sun
I. Calvin Shafer
Telegraph
New Orleans Picayune
Buckien
Annica
J. A. Yeung & Co
Dr. Lewis
C.J. Lewis
Hope Street
Kristol
R. I
St. Michael’s Church
C. S. Cummings
White
B. M. Lincoln
Vermont
John Lake
Bianne
Stee
Penny Royale
Tae Crawford Munro
Otis Munro
Messns, Lewis & Co
W. I. Foote
Dr. Lawrence
Srixson &Co
Portland
Maine
Theookout
W. H. Spooner
EALER
W. Corner State
Thames S
Baltimore
Otis Mune
Oclé Lake
Olled Avena
Crawford
Munro
Ss Pooner
Mark
Golors
T. T. Allan
C. Wardwell
P. K
Bradford Street
Bristol, R
William F. Bowler
Barrington
Fosephus Gooding
Phenix
Hage Street
F. H. Richmond & Co
Fountain Street
F. A. Richmond
Wheelwright
Horace E. Burdick
J. Lanphere
Hightreet
Insurance
Eornelin Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Wood’s
South Main
Corner College St
Providence, R. 1
A.B. Dike
Benj. B. Adams
Edward A. Greene
George Q. Nighting
Enoch Steere
Resolved Waterman
Thomas Brown
William H. Chan
Francis M. Smith
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Lewis Dexter
Amos M. Bowen
Charles F. Mason Matthew W. Ingraham Nolder
Borden Bowen
Koh OT Goddard
Chas. UV. Uawcu
We Assenn
UBEDG
John R. Wheaton
P. Shinner, JR
Edward S. Babbitt
Fire and
Marie Thsurand
Equitable
Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Providence Washington Insurance Co
Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company
Orlem
Providence Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Westminster Street
H. R. Barker
Sec
J T. Snow
H.C. Waters
Agsat
William Andrews
Joseph T. Snow
Sturgig P. Carpenter
Henry L. Parsons
Jug
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Stephen P. Fink
Thomas Moses
George L. Walker
Woaww
Fire Insurance Agency
Aetna Insurance Company
Hartford
P. Skinner, JR
Bristol County Savings Bank
W. I. Bell
Sibley
Gibley
Ted
Sibley & CO
Rochester
Chicago
WM. M. Coit
Lyken’s
Cc. &c. &c. Paull
Charles V. Perry
Franklin Coal Jast
Franklin Coal
Sepgeants Valley
Schuylkill
Lehigh and
Lackawanna
Woorn
Wese
Tim
James Connery
M. Fred
Chadwick’s
Hope and
Wardwell Streets
Janete L. BE. Chadwick
Lake
Fellow
Byfield
Fred
M. Lincoln
Lope Street
P. S
Subalimo
Poeeaniare
Hiliarterr & Co
Poms
Gall
Waldron & Spencer
Dels
Firub
Owen Shelf
Richard
Gladding
Bay State Range
State Street
R. Arnold Gladding
Squays
Ayter
Elterria
Vourate Bot Co
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Mica Sant
Crawford Munro
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Itom
Mocket
Urk's Island Salt
Otis Monro
VAL
Eame
Crawford Munro's
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Warren
Fall River
Newport
A. M
P. M
A.M
Cara
Exchange Place
Market Square
Waterman ST
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Richard Borden
Bristol Ferry
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Rock Island & Pacific
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Leavenworth
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Richmond
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Augusta
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Lexington
Cincinnati
Indiatapoha Aid Lawyette
Omaha
St Paul
United
Great Rock Island
CABLE
E. ST. John
Tht & Peat Agty
R. H. Eddy
U.S Patent Office
Patent Office
Desdi
C. A. Snow & Co
F A. Lehmann
Wasington
D.C
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Preston E. Day
Hoph Striht
Bristol Pee
DR. Chases
Canada
Jr. Chase
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Address Tree & Co
Ohn Lake
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