A Yankee's Cunning Case in Providence
The Swift life insurance case involves Peter B. Swift a Providence coachman who died of typhoid fever while Metropolitan Life allegedly doubly insured him through Owen Malley. Malley claims the policy was covertly increased to 1518 and seeks the payout, while the company contests the health of Swift noting possible consumption and alleging impersonation and collusion. The suit heads to the Rhode Island Supreme Court with Malley represented by Charles Bradley.
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Peter B. Swift
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Owen Malley
Providence
Swift
Malley
William Bond
Metropolitan Company
Booth
Insurance Company
Dr. O'Neil
E. Hi. Perry
O'Neil
Smith
Maley
Charles Bradley
Supreme Court
T. P. Shepard
Prospect Street
Bond
Perry
A Non-Complacent Husband Objects to Placing Tombstone
Portland Oregonan reports a widow seeks to place a grave stone for her late husband Rudolph Burbeck who died in an Oswero mine accident. After marrying Ana Myers, her new husband balks at transporting and erecting the memorial at Burbeck’s grave, causing friction and prompting his departure for salmon fishing to Astoria.
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Portland
Ana Myers
Burbeck
Mr. Myers
Astoria
Greely Rescue Theory From Arctic Traveler Analyzes Relief Plan
Lieutenant Frank J. Harris, survivor of the 1860s Arctic expedition, discusses a Navy report on Greely party salvage. He doubts the official relief plan, offers a theory of accidental drift from Cape York to Melville Bay, and cites open-water leads and whaler activity as possible factors. He warns against costly, parallel rescue efforts and recalls raising a flag for Lincoln aboard Cape Alexander.
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Boston Globe
Frank J. Harris
Hayes
Navy Department
St. John’s
N.F
Greely
Markham
Part
United States
Lady Franklin Bay
Littleton Island
Greenland
Garlington
Cape Sabine
Cape York
Esquimaux
Upernarik
Melville Bay
Smyth Sound
Cape Alexander
Tasnisak
Dr. Hayes
Harris
Chandler
Monastery Cloister Opens Then Closes to Public
The Monastery of the Cloistered Nuns of the Order of St. Dominic in Newark completed on Thirteenth avenue and South Ninth street opened for one hour after Archbishop Corrigan’s sermon and altar consecration. Afterward the cloistered area was sealed with double locks and guarded access, with two keys required to enter or depart. Communication with the nuns is through iron gratings and wire netting, and two nuns must be present at every outsider interview. The nuns wear white robes and black veils.
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Order of St. Dominic
Thirteenth Avenue
South Ninth Street
Newark
America
Corrigan
Wogger
Mary Jesus
New Jersey Democrats Unite For State Convention Message
The Democratic State Convention met in Trenton under Senator McPherson who urged unity beyond faction. He warned Against focusing on the minor Bit issue while urging Democrats to stand firm against the corrupt Republican party.
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New Jerey Democrata
Trenton
N.J
McPherson
Cormpt Republican Party
Rochester spiritualist swindle by Van Auken company exposed
A Rochester report recounts the Tilden Van Auken Spiritualist Company run by a sultry duo who wooed credulous clients with séances and spirits led by General Lafayette and Mary Maloney. One Mrs Dean lost over 10 thousand dollars before a plant named Goddard revealed the fraud, prompting further exposure of the scheme.
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Fox Sisters
van Auken
Harry
Dr. Tilden
Tilden- van Auken Spiritualist Company
Sophia Street
General Lafayette
Red Jacket
Starlight
Sunlight
Running Water
Mary Maloney
Topsy
Wawbansha
Dean
Tilden-Van Auren Company
Alexander von Humboldt
Humboldt
Goddard
van Arken
Harry van Auken
Inventor's Debate on Separating Cockle From Wheat
A grain dealer explains cockle weed seed separation methods in a lively downtown discussion. He describes vibrating screens, air blasts, and roller systems, noting mixed success and ongoing challenges in separating cockle from wheat to protect flour quality. He cites a three foot inclined screen as a promising design amid uneven cockle shapes and device failures.
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Aman
Mill-Wright
Astor Estate Wealth and Land Holdings Across New York
An 1880s era review notes the Astor fortune growing by 5 to 6 million dollars in recent years through purchases on Wall Street lower Broadway and land above Harlem River, with a debated total value of up to 100 million. It contrasts Astor property development with Trinity corporation and Stuyvesant land leases. mentions ground rents from the Stewart Building site and critiques of Astor Library use. Also mentions unrelated notes on a baronial will and Iowa finds a prehistoric animal skeleton unearthed in DuPage County.
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Astors
Wall Street
Lower Broadway
New District
Harlem River
New York
Trinity Corporation
Stuyvesants
Farber
Stewart
Astor Library
Alresu. de
Miracle cure tale at Gordon's ranch and bull encounter
A curious incident near Gordon's ranch north of Virginia City involves a burly man with a crippled companion and a barrow. A Spanish bull charged the pair, the cripple leapt away and vanished, leaving the barrow behind. The piece then shifts to a sensational claim about a New York man cured of catarrh by a “Worst Expert Catarrh Cream,” urging readers to buy from their druggist.
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Virginia City
Nev
Gordon
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