Lincoln body snatching case reveals counterfeiting plot origins
In 1875 Chicago chief Washburn briefs on two main targets Nelson Kriggs and Ben Boyd, master counterfeiters. The narrative traces Nauvoo links via Pete McCartney and Driggs, Parker, Sleight and Frisbie, leading to Nauvoo visits and a Clinton hire of J K Watson as investigators tighten the net.
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Indiana
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Lincoln
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United States Secret Service
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Tyrrell
Nelson Kriggs
Ben Boyd
Boyd
Boyd-Briggs
John Peter McCartney
McCartney
Shelby County
Ill
Nauvoo, Ill
United States Treasury
Greenback
Nauvoo
Coney
Pete” McCartney
Martha Ann Ackerman
Cincinnati
Martha
Pete
Milton Parker
Boyd-Driggs
Driggs
Mormor
Clinton Bank
Bad Boy Tales of Lettuce and War Dreams
In a Wisconsin grocery, a weary grocer debates wilted lettuce and military spending with Peck's Bad Boy. They mock patriotism, praise real readiness, and compare nations while planning travel as the boy hints at future adventures.
Immigrant Remittances From Austria Hungary Reach Vast Sums
The 1894 to 1903 period saw more than 48 million dollars sent home by Austrian and Hungarian immigrants to their homeland. Hungary contributed 31.13 million, Austria 16.98 million, with increasing yearly totals and substantial use of home banks and other channels. Remittances to Italy from Italian emigrants total about 30 million annually and have spurred reforms including the Bank of Naples handling emigrant funds.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Austria
America
Italy
Bank of Naples
Home Made Post Driver for Fast Fence Posts
A Farmers' Review design describes a wagon mounted post driver built from solid timber and timber windlass. The device uses a weighted maul guided by 4x4 uprights and a trip bar to drop with force, driving a post quickly with minimal operator effort.
The Peach and Plum Hybridization and Bud Types
The piece explains cross breeding of peach and plum, citing Troth's early peach on a Wildgoose plum resulting in a tree that looked like a plum but bore no fruit. It notes growth buds vs fruit buds, growth-bud placement, and differences among Domestics, Americans, and Japs. It also mentions the coddling moth enemy, the hair worm, found in worm hosts and other insects.
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Troth
Vinegar Strength From Apples Warns For Better Cider
The Farmers' Review cautions that cider vinegar may fail to reach 4.5 percent acetic acid if apples are not fully mature or if pomace was soaked and repressed. It urges using mature apples and allowing evaporation during vinegar production, especially for market sales.
Mr. Iay's Sense of Humor in a Jersey City Lunch
Walter Hoff Seely recalls an amusing incident at Pennsylvania station in Jersey City. Secretary Hay sits beside a typical American unaware of his identity. Hay smiles as the passenger jokes about the confectionery and Seely notes Hay passed the sugar.
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Iay
Walter Hoff Seely
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Congressional Limited
Hay
Mr. Hay
John Hay
San Francisco Chronicle
Doctor's Awful Threat After Quarrel With Undertaker
A Chicago Journal snippet shows Mr. Fixem vowing retaliation after a dispute with an undertaker. The exchange hints at ongoing tension and possible professional fallout, with the undertaker jokingly asking if retirement is planned.
Vanity of Man Play Reignites Old Baseball Dreams
A note reflects on a man who believes, after practice, he can still play baseball as well as in college days, illustrating enduring vanity and skill belief.
Sought After in Society Story Ends in a Twist
A society stereotype is punctured by a quip about a servant girl being "much sought after" by the high set. The joke hinges on the inversion that social worth comes from service rather than prestige.
Chinese Seek Enlistment in Canadian Artillery
Twenty Chinese residents of Victoria British Columbia claim the right to serve as British subjects and have applied for enrollment in the Fifth Regiment Canadian Artillery in Victoria. The commander referred the matter to the minister of militia in Ottawa for action.
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Victoria
B. C
Fifth Regiment
Canadian Artillery
Ottawa
The Orator Exhausts His Topic in Washington Star Quip
In the Washington Star finish, Mr. Tanxem, described as the orator of the evening, exhausts his topic while Miss Cayenne counters that it is the audience who ends the matter. The exchange captures a witty moment on stage and audience reception.
Nordy and Butts Share Summer Separation Joke
A brief cartoon caption notes Nordy telling Butts he looks sad, and Butts replies his wife is away for the summer, with Nordy quipping a lighthearted line about luck. The joke captures a common domestic joke frame in a single-panel format.
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Nordy
Butts
Luecky
Auto sparks fear as driver warns home trip fails
In a terse exchange the speaker fears the car as its sparker is out of order and insists on going home despite reassurance the auto runs smoothly. The other party presses for travel, highlighting concern over safety and the vehicle's condition.
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Houston Post
London’s Meat Destruction and Consumption Totals
Health officers destroyed 1 556 tons of meat as unfit for food last year in London. The total meat consumed reached 410 500 tons, with 23 percent country killed, 3.6 percent town killed, and 73.4 percent American or colonial meat frozen.
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London
Keep It Down Don’t Cultivate Your Conscience
A brief exhortation to suppress inner doubts and discomfort. The speaker urges silence on personal scruples, framing conscience as an unnecessary burden to be avoided.
Race death by own action and the Simple Life
A historical argument argues that a high birth rate endangers nations, citing Russia where many children die and early marriages are common. The text links women’s higher education and rights to lower birth rates, urging men to make home life attractive to mothers and noting college-educated families shrink each year.
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Russia
Sada Yacco and the Sevres Vase Gift
Paris tale of Sada Yacco, famed Japanese actress, who accepted a Sevres vase from President Loubet after a private performance. She declined to return it to Japan citing distance and risk of breakage, yet she kept the gift and the money.
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France
Sada Yacco
Paris
Loie Fuller
Sada
President Loubet
Loubet
Japan
Keep Cool in Summer Mockery Limits Revenge
A light editorial note from Somen ville Journal advises temper in summer conflicts. It humorously suggests restraining vengeance to harmless acts like throwing snowballs, reflecting a playful community tone.
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Somenville Journal
Horticultural Notes on Planting Spacing and Peach Quality
Fall planting guidelines suggest setting current bushes 4 by 6 feet or larger six feet apart to allow cultivation. The saying the package sells the fruit reflects market emphasis on packaging. Alexander type peaches are noted as low quality, while a new 2 1/2 inch peach could meet demand.
A Handy Ladder From Green Pole A Do It Yourself Guide
A farmer’s home craft describes building a light ladder from a 22 foot green pole. After trimming to five inches diameter at the butt and three at the tip, holes are drilled every 14 inches on trestles. Rounds of elastic wood are added to form rungs, joined with nails every fourth rung, with spikes at the bottom and hooks at the top for roof ladders as shown.
Handy grain crib with walk and trap bins
The illustration shows a grain crib elevation with an upper hinged stairs walk spanning the building. An alley flanks grain bins on both sides with trap doors to bins and a hoisting setup to lift bags without lifting grain. The piece also notes planting fruit trees in spring for tender varieties and early fall for sweet cherries.
Fowls Should Not Run At Large In Barn
Opinion notes poultry should be confined to avoid hay damage and pest spread to cattle. Advocate separate warm quarters for fowl to prevent lice and mites affecting livestock and barn conditions.
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