Conscience Fund Reveals Moral Taxpaid by Unknowns
The Conscience Fund of the U S Treasury, opened in 1811, gathers small and large remittances from unknown offenders seeking to atone for past wrongs. Donors hide identity, often via ministers, friends, or anonymous notes, hoping the payment ends the matter with no legal exposure.
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United States
Washington
Sam
Custom House
Uncle Bam
Register of the Treasury
Confcience Fund
Treasury
New York
Manny
Uncle Sam
Treasury Department
London
Conscience Payments Totals Seem Amusing Yet Reflect Reform
A quoted note claims the writer owed the government sixty five dollars and sent ten with a promise of ten more later. The piece argues these confessions show the triumph of right over wrong and should not be treated as mere amusement but as signs of innate virtue.
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Vane
Conscience Fund
Treasury Department
United States
New Orleans
Beaton
Amall
Virginia
Blum
Commissioner of Pensions
California
Secretary of the Treasury
Chifford Howard
Ladies Mowe Journal
Court martials on Philadelphia ship continue cases
The Philadelphia court martial proceedings dominated yesterday and resumed this morning. Oscar J. Jensen, an ordinary seaman, faces charges of disobeying orders and threatening language. Justice is postponed to 9:15 tomorrow as his lawyers prepare a defense, with notable crew sympathy for the defendant.
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Philadelphia
Marion
Pasacra
Oscar J. Jensen
Winterhalter
McNemoore
Jensen
Aathiral Bourdslee
Humphreys & Macdonald
Macdonald
Government Band Plays At Thomas Square Tonight
The Government band will perform at Thomas Square this evening beginning at 7 30. Pieces listed include Overture The Armorna Piloge Selvetlon Robin Hood Keven Charlones Boldil Sonnambala and others with conductors DL Neone Kaywarer and Kreator.
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Thomas Square
Priend for June Mixes Missionary News and Rumor
The June issue mixes missionary items with secular intelligence and hints at a rebuke to a writer on Hawaiian affairs. It suggests the ex-Queen and secretary Palmer may be paid by the Sugar Trust to undermine the reciprocity treaty.
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Kaumehamolai
Unclear fragment hints at a local event or notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person, a line or route, a bike, a hotel, and a lively scene with a date phrase. Details are garbled. cannot determine concrete entities or a clear action.
Drowned Japanese Woman Found Near Old Fishmarket
The body of Horada Yukuno, a Japanese woman living with Matsumoto, was found floating near the Reaper at the old fishmarket wharf. An inquest, led by Marshal Brown, ruled death by drowning as a self-inflicted act around June 6 after medical testimony of prolonged illness and possible treatment for dropsy.
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E. Nunez
Reaper
Fishmarket
Hoe
Marshal Brown
Japanzee
Horada Yu~kuno
Matsumoto
Herbert
Jane
Fragmentary OCR of 19th century textile ad wording
Fragments describe duokes of clothing items including gloves and mitts with references to yardage and variations. The legible portion hints at a vendor offering a large variety of mitts, wallets, and boy shirts, but the text is garbled and difficult to fully parse.
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King Street
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Conscience Money Fund
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