New York Beecher Tilton Trial Rumors Emerge on Witness Loader
Telegraphic update from New York reports possible new evidence against Beecher. It recounts a past upholsterer witness Loader and a disputed encounter at Tilton residence, plus questions about access to the jail.
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New York
Merald
Beecher
Moulton
Morris
Loader
Fulton Avenue
Brooklyn
Mr. Loader
Tilton
Mr. Beecher
Mrs. Tilton
Leader
Assassination of McGehan Ends Saloon Rampage in Hamilton
Cincinnati reports the notorious desperado Top McGehan, linked to the Vallandingham case, was shot dead in his Basin street saloon in Hamilton Ohio at midnight. A constable found him dying amid shattered glass and a pool of blood after an apparent window ambush from a wagon. No clue yet on the shooter.
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Cincinnati
McGehan
C. J. Vallandingham
Myers
Basin Street
Hamilton
Ohio
Conviction of Government Thieves at Fort Lincoln
In a U S court before Judge Barnes four men were convicted of grain thefts at Fort Lincoln opposite Bismarck and of stealing government mules. Henry Yager named as a ring leader faces additional charges. Gen Sanborn and U S Attorney Pound lead prosecutions amid multiple indictments. Nearby a mob in Missouri hung a Black person named Hung By after aiding a Simms related outrage.
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Farco
D. T
United States
Barnes
Fort Lincoln
Bismarck
Henry Yager
Winn
Dakota
Gen. Sanborn
St. Paul
Pound
Yankton
Destructive Fires Reported in Ludington Lexington and Fort Russell
Multiple fires cause heavy losses across Ludington Michigan Lexington Missouri and Fort Russell Nebraska with total damages near 25 000 in Ludington and Lexington 25 100 in Lexington and foreseen total losses in hay piles and storehouses. Grand Jury indictments against State Auditor Charles Clinton add to city notes.
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Charles Clinton
Grasshoppers Invade Plattsmouth Nebraska
Grasshoppers in immense swarms appeared at Plattsmouth Nebraska and are destroying everything as they move northward. In New Organ taco June 14 the Daily Courier proclaims itself an opposition paper after a scathing review of the Republican party.
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Daily Courier
City
Moe
Republican Party
Omaha, Neb
Plattsmouth
Neb
Late News Roundup Signals Executions and Government Changes
Bill King posts a five thousand dollar bail. Casey, Paris Illinois, faces an upcoming hanging next Friday. Nebraska constitutional convention adjourns sine die Saturday. Bristow named as key witness for Clark and Co in their smuggling trial. Avery resignation rumor denied. Bris tow commission signed for New Mexico governor and Utah governor. Two white men fight band of Cheyenne in Rawlins Kaw. seven natives killed. Mexican cattle raids persist. twelve thieves wiped out by Capt. McNeely and Texan troops. Sen. Jones ice factories thrive in the South. Chattanooga warm, Northern ice in demand diminished. joke about cooling Southern blood.
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Casey
Paris
Ill
Bristow
Clark & Co
W. Q. Avery
Chicago
Treasury Department
B. Axtell
New Mexico
Geo. W. Emery
Utah
Rawlins County
Kaw
McNeely
Senator Jones
Chattanooga
Southeyn
Speculative and Productive in Economic Thought
The text argues that speculation is unproductive across all goods including stocks and life essentials. It contends that borrowing to buy stocks yielding a 25 percent gain does not produce anything new since the underlying stocks already existed. It asserts production must add intrinsic value to a commodity.
Silver purchases hint at early silver dollar substitution
Washington dispatch reports the Mint Director foresees shifting from fractional to silver coin as silver prices fall in London and Carson City buys bulk silver at 1.07 per ounce. London quotes about 1.09. A California bank manager pushes higher silver prices. government aims to buy bullion at the lowest rate, forecasting potential silver substitution this summer amid growing paper money debate.
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Washington Dispatch
Cincinnati
London
Secretary of the Treasury
Mint
Carson City
British Quotation. This, Dr. Lindeman
McLean
New Gold Bank
California
Lindeman
Treasury
Kelley
Treasury Robbery Mystery Baffles Investigators
A Treasury robbery from years ago left twenty thousand dollars stolen with six thousand recovered. A nameless gentleman and several friends reportedly visited the vaults the same day, and the funds were credited to the U S Treasury via a New York bank. No further clues emerged.
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Severa
Washington Telegram
Treasury
Treasury Office
Treasury of
United States
New York
Regret at Destroying Money in Washington Letter
General Spinner notes the difficulty for small-salary clerks with families to destroy large notes like $500 rather than spend or hide them. He contrasts with $1 bills that are routinely burned, explaining the moral dilemma as shortages rise and banks face blame.
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Washington
Spinner
The Raver Kangaroo Draws London at Sixpence Tale
A garbled note reports a figure of 68 000 dollars connected to a raver kangaroo event in London. The sentence is incoherent but suggests a paid sum and a small unit price linked to a public gathering or performance.
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Sine Pheeh
London
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