Chapter of Casualties and Bogus Bonds Report
A Special Dispatch to the Evening Observer reports George Barber charged with selling bogus Albany & Susquehanna railroad bonds. William Phelps testifies about the scheme. Gilbert L. Crowell of Summit County and Talman heirs are linked to an elaborate trust and mining scheme with substantial embezzlement and an 1870s stock purchase. Other items include arson indictments for a Newhall House fire, a Miles Valley murder, a Bradford insanity arrest, and a Mount Pleasant Colliery explosion with injuries.
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Evening Observer
Puiapeieniy
George Barber
Albany & Susquehanna Railroad
William Phelps
Albany
New Youk
Gilbert L. Crowell
Empire Mining Company
Summit
Crowell
Aertion
Talman Eshite
Datia
Corneila Atwell
Catharine Talman
Carolina ‘Talman
Empire Mining Scheme
Talman Trust Fund
Caroline Talman
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Ubin
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Mira Ieker
Schiller
Newhall House
Newhall
Conrack
Maasluehter
Nash
Antisdel
Delaney
Miles Valley
Hanna
Charles Fulford
S. Pa
Mount Pleasant
Henry Bachman
Fatal Cyanide Poisoning Case In Woodcock Towne
Legrand Swift a farmer of Woodcock Towan was poisoned by cyanide of potassium taken as acetate of potash. A young worker named Perry of Woodcock supplied the prescription. Swift died within twenty minutes. Forgeries involved ten bonds held by Barber. The accused bail set at 1500 dollars. main conspirator expected to be arrested.
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Woodcock Towanship
Perry
Woodcock
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Parne ll speech on famine and Ireland unrest sparks hopes
A sequence of dispatches reports Parnell addressing Parliament about restoring order in Ireland amid famine abroad. He cites American support, claims a real opportunity for peace, and expresses confidence in victory with Irish backing. Separate items note fraud case against T. Ma, and rumors linking MPs to a murder conspiracy in Ireland.
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Parnell
Sopecia Disputch
Loxpox
Pare
New York Man Hurt Falling Between Train Cars
Thomas McGuire of New York City fell between cars while alighting from a passenger train at the New York Central railroad station. Detective Hinders was arrested for an incident earlier. warrants are out for others. McGuire’s right leg was crushed and broken, with the foot dangling in the flesh before he was removed to the station for care.
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New York Central Railroad
Hinders
State Land Rules and Bills Move Through Legislature
A communication from land commissioners notes state land in Adirondack counties is farmland and not sellable under this year’s act, with contracts pending and buyers willing to add prohibitions on tree cutting. Bills before third reading include abolishing imprisonment on final civil judgments, standard time for New York City, a donation of Governor Seymour’s chair, and creation of a state printing office with a two year term for the state printer.
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New York City
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Dane
Probabilities and Weather Notes From London Ledger
A scrambled excerpt reports on a small deficit bill, weather outlook with winds and possible snow, and a London national fishery exposition. It mentions Governor Seymour, a task force chair, and a proposed constitutional amendment for biennial trade measures amid a bank closure in Asios City with assets around 18,000 and deposits near 164,000.
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London
Fatal Fodder Bread Tragedy Reported From Camp
A dispatch from Michigan dated February 27 reports an unconfirmed fatal incident at a chamber camp where a cook allegedly poisoned bread with strychnine thinking it was soda. Several men reportedly ate the bread and died, but the report lacks confirmation.
Lands washed by swollen rivers hit near New Armagy
The swollet river floods have swept surface soil from hundreds of acres of fertile farm land near New Armagy Indiana causing heavy losses valued at about 8500 per acre. Iron works have restarted and business is rapidly reviving across the area.
Senate president pro tem resigns and markets update
The article reports the senate president pro tem's notice of resignation at noon on March third, actions by the comptroller and bank openings, arrests in a grand jury investigation for receiving stolen property, and various political debates. It notes awards, hearings, and market corrections including bonds and insurance figures, with multiple named individuals and institutions.
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Senate
David Davis
Coems
MecElfresh
Miller
Flinders
NationalMetropolitan Bank
Arthur Williams
Charles Gay
Christiancy Diamond Robbe
Grain Markets Activity Mixed Across Regions
The Toledo market reported higher prices across several grades with limited public Corn sales. Prices in Cincinnati and other markets showed firm levels for pork, whisky, and freight shares, while Pacific lines and railroad stocks posted modest gains amid scattered bids.
Five O Clock Dispatches Special Rope Fragment
The Five O clock Dispatches report a mix of brief calamities and official actions. In New York the Sun's Washington dispatch is accused of downplaying a $200,000 shortfall in the public printer's office. In Port Jervis New York five Sullivan children near Pine Grove are felled by trichinae from raw pork, with one dead and two others gravely ill. A boiler explosion in a saw mill near Bernreaup kills James CoChamberlin and WL Scott, with two other workers badly hurt. In Sewell New Jersey Henry Movell's house and family perish in a factory fire as the husband’s absence left three children unattended. the father returns to save them but smoke kills both. Additional telegraphic briefs appear on page two.
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Washington Dispatch
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