Reverend Berry's Bankrupting Fraud Ends in Duel and Arrest
In Bertram, the Rev. Merchant Berry, longtime postmaster and dealer in general goods, plotted to defraud creditors. He shipped goods marked lotter nuts, faced resistance from kin, and after a pursuit involving Shattuck, Berry fired a shot injuring Shattuck and was later bound on charges of bankruptcy fraud and assault, with further legal trouble looming as he awaits court proceedings.
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Ta. Berry
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Uited States
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Nicelock
Iquintic
District Court
Igainet Ina
Fort Bradison
Judge Love
New York Carramponden A Mixed City Letter 1876
A New York correspondent shares a long letter from a local resident dated December 22 76. It discusses political intrigue around Boss Tweed and the Ring, court cases and jail sentences for a state senator, shifts in party power, and rising public interest in sermons and charity reforms. The piece comments on finance, unemployment relief, and the city’s social programs, including the City Mission and a clearing house for charities. It notes lectures by John Proctor and Charles Readlaugh, and mentions Alden Stewart’s planned park building project on Fifth Avenue and 4th Street amid a fall calm in the streets.
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Tweed
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City Mission
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Adjoin Greene and College additions to Cedar Rapids
Public notice announces a Circuit Court filing to annex real estate in Greene and College additions to Cedar Rapids. The city seeks property to be incorporated into Cedar Rapids, with a court hearing set at Marion on January 10 and defense time allotted to respondents.
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Laan
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Dave Dno Ie
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Sak County
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O. N. Sull
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Evanston's Suburban Beauty and Northwestern University Growth
The article extols Evanston as a scenic suburb of Chicago with tree shaded streets and lakeside views. It highlights the growth of North Western University and the Woman’s College, praising campus beauty, architecture, and the town’s elite character while imagining a bright future for education and local prosperity.
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Regular Connell meeting details and water works vote
Connell City Council met December 2 1873 with mayor and all aldermen present. Bills audited and orders drawn for various grocers and officials. A committee was authorized to study water works with a proposed Holly system and a public meeting set. Livingston confirmed night policeman at $30 monthly. City committee instructed to reduce costs where fines are not collected. Adjourned.
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