Swindler Wagner Facing Forgery Charge in Virginia
Dr. Harrison Wagner, once a Frederick County medicines maker, is sought by Stafford County Virginia authorities on forged signatures in a $1.56 million Adams Express Company suit. New York reports Wagner allegedly built a vast fraud scheme with forged documents. his case involves a note dated 1886 signed by Adams Express president Wm. B. Dinsmore.
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Washington
Harrison Wagner
Adams Express Company
Stafford County
Wagner
Frederick County
Express Company
Commonwealth
Macklenburg
State and Express Company
Stafford Court House
Bryan
Express
Wm. B. Dinsmore
Wm. Dinsmore
Maryland
Presbyterian Minister in Trouble Over Marriage with Deceased Wife’s Sister
Dr Eling longtime pastor of Sixth United Presbyterian church faced arraignment before Monongahela presbytery amid congregational objection to his marriage to his deceased wife’s sister. Presbytery censured him 20 to 12 and accepted his resignation 163 to 78, with an appeal to synod due in December.
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Pittspurg
Eling
Sixth United Presbyterian Church
Monongahela
Nge
Forces move to clear Cherokee strip in 1890s action
Washington reports a Cherokee Strip action with Army troops massed at an initial point, marching toward four southern boundary points to evict settlers who refuse voluntary removal. In Deas Kansas a party of about 200 settlers heads to No Man's Land to establish Hardesty despite the proclamation.
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Washington
Cherokee Homesteaders’ Association
Harrison
Gurnate
Cherokee Strip
United States Army
Deas
Kaw
No-Man’s Land
Hardesty
No-Man's Land
Leper Scare Affects Chinese Quarter In New York
A well dressed Chinese man fled down Mott Street near Chatham Square amid rumors of leprosy. A search party combed Mongolian haunts but found nothing. Fear spread through Mott and Pell Streets as locals warned against harboring the stranger from the west.
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New York
Mott Street
Chatham Square
Hiere
Mott and Pell
Burchell Case Incomplete Discharge Notes
The fragment suggests legal action around Mrs Burchell with references to Raymond and possible discharge. details are unclear and names are partially garbled. The record lacks a clear event, date, or outcome to summarize definitively.
Report on the World's Fair sitt in Washington
Chandler presented the special committee’s report on the World’s Fair to be held in Chicago in 1892. The plan requires a $5,000,000 stock subscription with at least $50,000 paid and a further $5,000,000 from the company, totaling $10,000,000 for timely completion. Chicago and Illinois officials urged swift Congressional action to secure site and funding, noting Paris 1889 as a benchmark and promising national government aid of $10,000,000 plus site provisions.
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Washixoton
Chandler
House
Chicago
Finance Committee of Chicago
Committee On the
Congress
Treasury
Gage
Finance Committee of
House Committee
Illinois
Paris
Penany Committee
Mississippi River Crevasse Spreads Across Delta Regions
Greenville Mississippi reports widening crevasse sections with 350 feet breach and water four miles from Greenville. Clarendon in Arkansas flooded as river rises. Raleigh Louisiana crevasse 3,000 feet wide 10 to 12 feet deep with strong flows. western Louisiana flooded over vast plains as waters push toward Bayou Macon.
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Greenville
Miss
Reenville
Black Bayou
Lima
Arkansas
Helena
Ark
Clarendon
Arkansas Midland
Laxe Providence
Raleigh
Alulla
Bayou Macon
Roof collapse buries workers at Bowen Merrill building
Part of the Bowen Merrill building roof collapsed trapping many inside. Eyewitness reports vary on fatalities with estimates from fifteen to twenty five. Carpenters Peter Albin and William Meadows were buried but rescued with serious injuries as crews fear further wall collapses.
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Inpianapolis
Bowen-Merrill
Peter Albin
William Meadows
Bremarck's Successor Named in Empire Reshuffle
General Von Caprivi appointed chancellor to succeed Bremarck and to lead the Prussian ministry. Count Herbert Bismarck remains imperial force chief, with possible successor names named. Ministerial changes include Eulenberg as interior minister and resignations by Herrfurth and Maybach. Labor conference excludes children under 12 from factories. Emperor names Waldersee as chief of staff.
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Bremarck
Beatin
von Caprivi
Tenth Army Corps
Empire
Ganttle
Herbert Bismarck
von Radowicze
Constantinople
Count von Hartafeldt
Bismarck Tenders Resignation Over Age and Health
In a note to the emperor Bismarck cites old age and failing health as reasons for withdrawing from public life. Reports note his cordial greeting to Jules Simon of the French delegation during lunch with labor conference delegates and plans to dine with French delegates tomorrow.
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Bloemarck
Bern
Bismarck
Jules Simon
Beary Dry Goods Failure Shocks New York Trade
The firm John F. Plummer & Co. made a general assignment to their cashier Jeremiah Murphy and an actual assignment. Liabilities run around 30 000 borrowed money and balances due to manufacturers and trust money. Assets include stock outstanding accounts and real estate. The collapse stems from over advances on satinet accounts and fallout from the old Stoner & Darling. Plummer was active in local politics.
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New York
John F. Plummer & Co
of Pradticors
Jeremiah Murphy
Plummer
Murphy
Siemens
Stoner & Darling
Cee
Court martial resumes for Lieutenant Steele over alleged maltreatment
The trial by court martial at Cmbaco opens with evidence that Private Dell P. Wild used the alias Daniel P. Ward. Wild refuses to reveal service duration or brings witnesses for his character. A trooper panel testifies Wild treated comrades well, while Steele seeks to call every company member to support his case. Adjourned until morning.
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Wild
Cmbaco
Steele
Eighteenth Cavalry
Dell P. Wild
Daniel P. Ward
Congressional debate on tariff and farmer relief in Wasinotom
Vice President Morton presided as Voorhees opened a tariff and farm relief discussion. He argued the war’s end doubled public debt, demonetized silver, and set a high tariff that hurt farmers on corn wheat and hogs while raising costs on farming implements. The Blair educational bill and revenue measures were also discussed before adjournment.
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Wasinotom
Morton
Voorhees
Senate
United States
Wilson
Iowa
Indiana
Pierce
Evarts
Call
Allison
Finance
Danforth Knocked Out in Twenty Rounds by Conore
In New Orleans on March 17 Professor James Conore of Buffalo Athletic Club knocked out Tommy Danforth of Harlem in twenty two rounds. Danforth led early and fought hard but was stopped. Also, Ben Collins, noted minstrel, died last night of pneumonia in Boston.
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Danforth
New Oaceans
Professor James Conore
The
Buffalo Athletic Club
Tommy Danforth
Harlem
Ben Collins
Boston
Prohibition conflict erupts in Denver citywide
In Denver the long running war between prohibitionists and liquor supporters spills into violence. Mayor Stockbridge's home was burned, with a second residence and an adjoining hotel sustaining damage. Firefighters from Colorado Springs arrived as mobs roamed streets, weapons in hand, with calls for state militia and police to restore order amid widespread indignation.
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Denver
Colorado City
Stockbridge
Colorado Springs
Eight Hour Day Movement Faces Optional Adoption
The conference of the federation of labor in New York states no trade will be ordered to demand the eight hour law nor strike to enforce it. It will be left optional with each trade, though many trades report readiness to win eight hours. New York Boston stone masons may lead in breaks, with Chicago to publish a summary in the Knight of Labor.
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Executive Council of Federation of Labor
New York
Martin
Pittsburg
Heeling
Boston
Stone Masons
Chcaco
The
Knight of Labor
Salisbury's Tactics in House Debate
A March 20 conference of conservative MPs at the Carleton club discussed parliamentary duties to thwart the obstructive opposition. The remarks focused on maintaining Britain’s top position amid ongoing tensions with the United States over unsettled matters.
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Salisbury
Loxton
Carleton Club
Lord
Britain
McCalla Testifies In Ensign Kline Confrontation
In New York on March 20 Commander McCalla gave his account of the incident with Ensign Kline aboard the Enterprise off Antwerp. He described waking to find the spar deck empty and Kline asleep at his post, leading to arrest actions and conflicting testimony from crew members about watch duties during squalls.
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McCalla
New York
Kline
Enterprise
Antwerp
Kline Asl
Graham
Flynn
Post Office Clerk Accused in Embezzlement Case
The Mail reports an investigation into James R. Kennedy Jr a foreign money order clerk at the post office with accounts showing 668 money orders in value up to unknown amounts. Kennedy claims he has been ill and confiding. $2,000 was found on his person by a marshal. He allegedly said embezzled sums could total $15,000 to $19,000.
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Chance
James R. Kennedy, Jr
Kennedy
Matshal
Bieumarck Orders Early Vacate of Nantelior Palace
Bieumarck announces arrangements to vacate the palace of the Nantelior at an early date. The action sets the stage for a swift transition in royal residence plans and signals forthcoming changes in court housing.
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Bieumarck
Unclear historical note on Duke of Laufenburg and Bismarck
Fragmentary text praises the Duke of Laufenburg and Prince Bismarck for counsel and peace policy. It mentions the emperor’s gratitude for services to Germany and Prussia and a life of dedication alongside Bismarck, with references to army leadership and lasting memories.
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Duke of Lawenberg
Count Herbert Bismarck
Emror
Prince Bismarck
Prusia
Germany
Biomarck
Duke of Laufenburg
Chahiry
Congress Debates Meat Inspection Bill and Election Challenge
March sessions in Washington and statements from Henderson and Compton address meat inspection proposals and a contested election case. The debate features votes on seating Compton, with subsequent motions on committee actions and adjournment.
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Henderson
General Assembly of Laws
Compton
Moore
Texas
Morrow
California
House
Furt
Vonei Periees
W Flocker
Oisaleippt
Steele court martial features testimony on Wild case
In a Steele court martial today counsel for the prisoner presented a statement from recruit Wendrih about his case. Witnesses described Wild as an officer with a good demeanor while noting prior disobedience and prison terms in various units.
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Wild
Cusenco
Steele
Wendrith
Beecle Wan
Reitersten
Eighth Cavalry
Ward
Train shooting ends in murder and wounding
On March 20 at the Louisville and Nashville line, Jake Daniels, a Black man, refused to pay fare. Conductor McCurry tried to detain him. Daniels shot the conductor in the breast. The conductor fired dye shots and stabbed him, killing the conductor. the conductor survived with non fatal injuries.
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Louieville
Nashville
Jake Daniels
McCurry
Daniels
Untitled Advice Fragment on Physical Interaction
Fragmentary text discusses kissing and flirtation dynamics between two people, with hints of posture, eye contact, and the idea of equal height. The tone suggests instructional or advisory content from a past era, mentioning restraint and careful exertion in social interaction.
Catarrh. No Charge for Consultation at Normandie Hotel
Odd phrasing notes free consultation at the Normandie Hotel in Cheyenne Wyoming. Ladies enter on the second floor while rooms and office names appear garbled.
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Oflies
Fooms
Normandie Hotel
Chayenne
Wyo
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