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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1886
Page
4
Violent market tremors ripple Wall Street as disorders rise across the East. Notices report deaths of Hughes heirs, horticulturalist P Wiper, and prominent figures like Whittier and Reed. A coal-mine collapse in Shenandoah and a fatal hotel blaze add to a wave of calamities and public notices across the era.
Peacock Bromens assign cattle and ranch interests in Colorado City Texas. Vitonta Arkansas partly destroyed by fire believed arson. McQuapr the New York alderman convicted of taking a bribe sentenced to seven years and fined $5,000. Reverend Silas Wiggins of Sutton Island committed suicide. Alden Goldswire the horseman died at Blooming Grove New York aged 67. Counterfeit twenty dollar silver certificates reappear. Senate confirms Williams Campan Botwick Beach Lang Pezues Manville. Senate salary data released. Balvator Bay begins 72 day fast in Philippeville Algeria. A Ghascow ship order to build a faster larger steamer. Seventeen smugglers killed by avalanche near Vicenza. Steamship Llanelly foundered at Holyhead with twelve drownings.
Joserh ArMour brother of the Chicago pork packer left 100000 for a kindergarten and free dispensary with a physician in charge. Phil Armour, the surviving brother, added 150000. The mission has been dedicated and annual maintenance costs are estimated at 14000.
Queen Christina acknowledged public sympathy for Alfonso with a gift. A 1,000th Alfonso baby was honored with a book bearing the inscription to the 1,000th Alfonso from a woman whose two Alfonsos made her happy.
A Washington special reports Morrison's bid to move that the House reconsider itself into a Committee of the Whole to discuss revenue bills failed. The roll call ended with 14 votes for the motion and 32 against, with various Democrats and Republicans listed as voting for or against Morrison.
The notice warns of three new counterfeit coins including a $2.50 gold piece a counterfeit half dollar 1862 dated size fifteen and a large wave of counterfeit half dollars in Boston and New England. It notes weights dates and features to identify fakes and mentions a Rock county Minnesota pauper allowance of 1.50 daily.
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