Morgan Abduction and Drowning Tale Revealed in Inquest
An 1827 Lake Ontario body case revived details of Morgan's fate with witnesses recounting hair color a dental scar and double teeth. In a gathering at Col Jewett’s home Whitney described Morgan’s abduction and the plot by Masons to exile him, culminating in a fatal dumping from a boat. The account also mentions a Passion Play project by Morse and rehearsals for Wannemacher sermon series.
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Thurlow Weed
Morgan
Associated Press
Lake Ontario
Oak Orchard Creek
Wa. Morgan
Batavia
Mra. Morgan
Dr. Strong
Mrs. Morgan
Canada
Fort Niazera
Lewistown
F. 3. Cummings
Rochester
Tor
William King
Niagara County
Whitney
Howard
Buffalo
Chubbuck
Garside
Major Barton
Fort Niagara
Philadelphia preacher joins Passion Play cast in New York
William M Wannemacher a young Baptist preacher from Philadelphia engaged by Svlat Morse to portray Christ in the forthcoming Passion Play arrived in New York yesterday. He is five feet six inches tall with blue eyes and a mustache and beard. He says he has worked in a lawyer's office a Pacific Mail Company cler k and as a temperance lecturer during a wandering career including a stop in San Francisco where he saw the Passion Play in 1870.
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Wiliam M. Wannemacher
Philadelphia
Svlat Morse
Christ
New York
Mr. Wannemacher
Pacific Mail Company
San Francisco
Prankster Cooper Targeted Metropolis With Books
A vivid tale recounts Mr. Prank Bo Cooper using literary outreach to push books in the city. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Matteson on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Avery and claiming his wife desired the works. The piece also mocks speculative investments and contains assorted anecdotes on shoe fitting and a church scene involving Dr. Reid.
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Prank Bo Cooper
Clumland
Xise
A.J. Avery
Va Tig Avenue
Avery
Clhncher
Fatima
Buffaio
Mattes
Mr. Avery
Matteson
Early Michigan tale and a watermelon wager
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls Davison seeking a warrant for Meacham after an altercation in Gratiot County. The judge-deputy scene blends frontier justice with a boastful note as a bear hunt interrupts. It also includes a humorous tale of a Texas watermelon eating feat by a hired boy, highlighting race and mischief in old times.
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Gratiot
Davison
Meacham
Lin
Strick
Ot Wuess
Cuba
Supreme Bench of Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Death of a Famous Equestrienne in Topeka
Detroit Free Press reports Miss Prinee of Greeley Colorado, famed equestrienne admired for long races, died after taking poison. Married saloonkeeper Baxter of Topeka, Kansas. Circumstances suggest she sought escape from debt and gambling losses rumored to have plagued her family.
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Equestrienne
Detroit
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Evening Observer
Lake Ootario
Wannemacher
Thle
Bari
N.Y. Tribune
Cooper “Coppered
ORE
Teals
Baltimore
Nwa
Macning
Reid
the Missionary Society
Chicago
Dr. Reid
Rel
Michigan
Jess
Gould
Texas
Bonsteel & Marsh
Didley & Blos
Gidley & Bloss
E.G. Perry & CO
Modgagall & Avery
GAS & Steam Fitters
Chautauqua Co
Center Street
Dunkirk Gas Light Company
L[taly
Lee Soh
Ani
Santa Claus
J A. Stapf
J. A Stape
Dunkirk. N
Imick
Opera House
George Heinemann
Dunkirk
Isaac Stern
Hiner von Uns Re Leu
Ix BoAcuw
D. Ralisc
A. Conrads
Nelsons
More & Smith
Dispensing Druggiste
H. P. Monroe
Dunkirk, N
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