Suspected incendiary named Schelter in Newhall House case
Special dispatch reports the arrest of Schelter on suspicion of setting the Newhall House fire. Domestic troubles and bankruptcy through stock gambling are cited as motives, with rumors he blamed the hotel’s social circle for his ruin and a wife’s flirtations. Authorities weigh the sensational but plausible theories amid public comment.
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Newhall House
Micwauxer
Schelter
Detroit
Autiedel
Weears
Scheller
Washington Wails over Panama Theft and Navy Funding
Reports from Washington note a $50,000 loss at Panama borne by the express company while the Lonse military committee orders an investigation of Hampton Soldiers Home management. Navy yard funding and Hawaiian treaty discussions loom as Congress eyes a $32,000 deficiency appropriation. The president signed the civil service reform bill as social season grows.
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Express
Lonse
Hampton
House
Harvey Watterson
Washington
Wasnixaroy
Lightning Flashes and Senate Re-elections Noted
Brief telegraph notes recount Saulsbury and Harris re-elected to U S Senate from Delaware and Tennessee on latest ballots. Reports of graveyard desecration in Montreal, a costly fire at Berditcheff circus, and a series of accidents and political threats fill the summary.
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United States Senate
Delaware
Montreal
Garland
Arkansas
Harris
United States
Tennessee
Senate
House
Prince Napoléon Manifesto Sparks Arrest of Berged Schiff Theater Managers
A British report notes heightened excitement over a predicted manifesto by Prince Napoléon. The article links the surge to the arrest of managers at the Berdet Schiff theatre, signaling potential political upheaval and cultural disruption.
Circus managers arrested after nailed doors release corpses
Special dispatch reports the managers of the Bercitscheff circus arrested for nailing shut side doors. With no room for the dead, bodies were laid in a field. When doors were opened, fifty corpses toppled out, shocking onlookers and prompting questions about the disaster and its handling.
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Viexxa
Dan
Bercitscheff Circus
Napoleonic Manifesto Sparks Bonapartist Tumult Across Provinces
Special Dispatch reports Prince Napoleon’s manifesto initially viewed as a hoax. About 18 000 placards printed in secrecy. Claimed arrests include Baron Brunet and Jolibois challenged government, with ministers urged to act. debated exile for Prince Victor and other princes. Bonapartists split over Gambetta’s influence and the republican fate.
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Evening Observer
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Figaro
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Rouher
de Chanbor
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Terome
Orleans
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Tonapartiats
Gambetta
Republic
Montana Vigilantes Kill Kid in Missouri Duel Shootout
A violent confrontation led to the death of a man described as a gunman tied to the Jersey City bank presidency. The incident, connected to vigilante activity in Montana, involved a shotgun exchange with a Missouri duel that ended with the victim starving in Pirripura Randolph town limits.
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Stely the Kid
Jersey City Bank
Such as These Good Lord Deliver Ue
Special Dispatch from Jersey City reports unnamed official praising God for blessings on a troubled institution and urging gratitude as the bank faces default. The dispatch cites Boyce, the president, in a setting described as recent and related to the institution's condition.
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Keening Abeliver
Jersey
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Nod
She Ibank
Boyce
Wealthy farmer E. T. Smith assigns assets for creditors
In NL Y on January 17 Mr. E. T. Smith, a prominent farmer and speculator, made an assignment to aid his creditors. The liabilities and assets were not disclosed. He was widely known across the surrounding counties.
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E. T. Smith
Rand
Massachusetts Demise and Wild West Happenings in One Dispatch
A multi locale item traces violent gun conflict in Missouri between Michael Vandepharg and Matthias Woodcock ending with Woodcock dead and his foe fatally wounded. Reports from Montana cite Billy the Kid Jr killed by vigilantes. Jamestown brief notes inmates starvation and Chautauqua County Fair talks of moving alternate county fair to Dunkirk.
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Keening
Brocklys
Michael Vandepharg
Matthias Woodcock
Woodcock
Billy the Kid, Jr
Heening Observer
Werssvinee
Montana
Jag
Billy the Kid
Intel
Vigilance Committee
Lo- Jay
Jamestown
Chautauqua County Agricultural Society
Chautauqua
B. T. Wilcox
Pomfret
Northern Chautauqua Agricultural Society
Dunkirk
Receptions for Mrs Burnett and political quips amuse
Telegraphic items note Mrs Burnett holds Tuesday evening receptions in Washington. General Grant being approached to head the National Rifle Association. It is thought he could win about a tenth of the vote. Michigan Governor Begole laments the governor’s role as harsh and proposes calling the executive the principal servant. The Boston Herald and New York papers weigh in with tongue in cheek titles. Oshkosh, Wisconsin humorously suggested as head waiter if Begole wears a diamond scarf pin.
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General Grant
National Rifle Association
Gov. Begole
Oshkosh, Wis
Weather Summary From Observation Note
Weather forecast notes cloudy and rainy conditions with southerly wind. Barometer falls then rises, indicating colder weather with northwest winds.
Grain Markets Report From Byefalo And Toledo
Grain prices show quiet trade with small sales and steady to firm tones. Wheat remains largely unchanged while corn and oats vary little. No 2 red seen at 101K and No 2 yellow around 38 to 39. Pork and whiskey hold steady. hogs common and light trade around 9500 to 400. butcher demand present amid mixed futures for March and May.
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Annes
Sicontrack
Toledo
Sige
Dairy and country produce and oil market notes
A fragmented local page lists dairy products including beef and poultry supplies from Thos C Jones and Cary & Whittiercy Millers, with prices for flour red and white wheat. It also catalogues various meats and produce, credits OIL MARKET AT OIL CITY with multiple railroad and financial reference points, and mentions exchanges and commodity prices across several lines and firms.
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C. Jones
Turkiss
Cary & Whittiercy
Millers
M. Harititen
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