Apex Sewing Machine swindle exposed in New York Sun
The New York Sun exposes the Apex Sewing Machine swindle operated from 208 Broadway. A crimping attachment proves ineffective for sewing and the machine is a cheap, fake novelty. Marshal Tooker seizes the matter, reports correspondence, and reveals the room as a front with misleading circulars and false claims. The piece warns readers to beware counterfeit promises and dubious agents.
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Broadway
Fulton Street
Gotham
A. S. M.co
New York
Apex Swindling Machine Company
Troney
New York Tribune
The
New York Weekly
Godeyis
Ladies’ Book
Eecober
Maia
Ada
Marshal Tooker
City Hall
Marshal Hay
Quarrel Over McMicken Legacy Delays Cincinnati University
The contrast between living benefactors and those who donates by will is shown in Cincinnati where McMicken left 800000 dollars for a first class university. Trustees seek use of the Orphan Asylum to start the project but City Council balks, leaving the enterprise stalled and funds accruing.
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Georgy, Peabody
Peter Cooper
McMicken
Cincinnati
Peeeeaen
el Street
Exhibition of postage stamps at the Paris mint
A stamp exhibition noted England leading with thirty four colonies each bearing a unique design. The United States followed for beauty of designs while Turkish stamps carried the Mahomet era and Satta reign in Oriental figures. Finland planned stamp issuance in 1869.
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Paris
England
United States
Mahomet
Finland
Fraudulent gift enterprise circulates prize scheme
In Rienzi Mississippi a subscriber, J. M. Nomnent, bought three tickets for a promised prize scheme by Barker & Co of New York. The circular promised gold watches and other prizes with tickets sealed in envelopes and sold for $1 each, claiming safe remittance. The ad urged fifteen day returns and registered mail for larger sums, exposing a likely scam.
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Rienzi
Tishamingo County
Miss
J. M.” Nomnent
The
Sun
Nomnent
New York
RL. Barker,& Co
Broadway
N.Y
Messrs. Barker & Co
Barker& Co
N. Y
Watch Prize Letter and Missing Firm Mystery in New York
An enticement promise offers a lever watch and prize for a one dollar entry from Barker & Co. A letter from Mr Nomnent shows returning three tickets and three dollars. The publisher could not locate Barker & Co at 127 Broadway and the newspaper returns eight dollars, seeking the missing prize refund.
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Nomnent
the Sun
Broadway
Rouatt
Messrs. Barker & Co
New York
Fatality of New Houses In Illustrious Prairie Man
Mr A SH Lee of Prairie Du Rocher Illinois the drawer of the Crash Opera House died in Cincinnati Friday evening In active business and comfortable circumstances before his streak of luck he enjoyed the reputation of an unobtrusive intelligent and cultivated gentleman With his fortune he planned an elegant residence at his old home near completion he was to move in after a visit to Ohio relatives when illness struck in Cincinnati and he died suddenly The piece notes superstition of new houses and a curious remark by a friend about not building anew guidance on moon phases and a cautious habit regarding sight of the house over his right shoulder
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A. SH. Lee
Prairie du Rocher
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sprague Appeals to Supreme Court Over Damages
Elisha Sprague petitions the state Supreme Court for a writ of error and notifies Amanda J. Craig to appear before the Justices at Ottawa on the second Tuesday of September. The Circuit Court at Wheaton denied his appeal for a new trial and reduced Craig’s damages from 100000 to 40000 by consent. Sprague commits to contest the verdict to the end.
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Elisha Sprague
Supreme Court
Amanda J. Craig
Ottawa
Wheaton
Miss Craig
Sprague
Mormon Prophet's Death Echoes In Polygamy Debate
Fragment from a 19th century discussion recalls Joseph Smith's death and Brigham Young’s alleged polygamy. The text notes Emma Smith and Electa Cyria, Mormon figures, and recounts tensions between early church leaders, accusations of polygamy, and dissent within Nauvoo era. Readers are warned of heated rhetoric and historical controversy surrounding Brigham Young and sectarian strife.
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Baander
David Hyrum
Joseph Smith
Tormon
Rophet
Salt Lake
Aba
Avid Hyrum
Joseph
Thie
Peoples
Emma Smith
Nauvoo
Marmont
Tabernacle
Brigham
Electa
Cyria
Pope
Utah
California Supreme Court Rules Against Election Gambling
From the Sacramento Union July 17. Johnston vs Russell held gambling on popular elections illegal and wagers recoverable only if demanded before the event. If the stakes are left with the stakeholder until after the result, the loser cannot sue. the court condemns appealing to laws of honor.
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Supreme Court of California
Johnston
Russell
District Court
Sanderson
Court of Errors of
New York
Vischer
Patent rights and promissory notes in Holland 1869
A 1869 report from Holland describes promissory notes issued to Phineas Strong for the Webster Powers potato digger rights, with notes sold to multiple parties at varied prices. An injunction bars sale of a $600 note for the digger, at 60 percent discount. Henry B Campbell et al sue for money obtained under false pretenses. bail set at $600. Lawyers Lewis and Gurney represent the complainants.
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Webster& Powers
Burrows
Gould
Henry B Campbell
Messrs. Lewis& Gurney
Ex-member Pike pushes steamship supremacy idea in London
Yon. Broderic A. Pike of Calais argues in a Portland Press piece that Maine shipbuilders cannot win against British steam and iron propellers. He urges Congress to provide cheap iron and coal to revive American maritime power and build steam vessels.
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Broderic A. Pike
Calais
Congress
London
Portland
Thames
Clyde
Maine
Barné
England
Rail officers indicted for manslaughter in Rome collision
The New York Central Railroad officers conducting a special train without notifying employees caused a wreck with a repair train. Michael Robinson died while several executives and an attorney faced manslaughter charges from a grand jury in Rome.
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New York Central Railroad
Michael Robinson
Torrance
Priest
Newell
Fairchild
Rome
Distinctive Roman Priest and Other Quirks in Briefs
A Roman ecclesiastic answers any question with a distinction on baptism in soup. George Sand adopts her pseudonym from Saint George and Sandeau. A chemist’s faux pas shows adulterations from starch to syrup, beet wine, and more. Odd berita cover council bluffs gander ride, Illinois lands additions, a Nouziers woman’s death by self-cannibalism, postal salary cuts, Brazil’s finances, John Bigslow becomes NYT editor, and Brown’s hymn omission noted.
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George Sand
Henri: Delatouche
St. George’s Day
M. Jules Sandeau
Delatouche
Sandeau
Poison Plant Said to Cause Madness in Empress Carlotta
A historical article describes a gigantic purple and white plant whose juice poisons through decoctions. It details delirium followed by insanity, and notes General Lesca was poisoned by the herb with Carlotta also affected.
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Lesca
Carlotta
Empress Demands Conditional Visit From Doctor
A fragment describes the Empress pressuring Dr. Charge a distinguished homoeopathic physician to visit by a petty staircase as a condition. He declines, saying he cannot accept the condition or visit secretly for the school, and offers to come openly by the state staircase or decline attending. The Empress refuses the terms and withdraws.
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Charge
Fragmented 19th Century News Snippets
The text compiles a mishmash of 19th century items: furloughs feeding 18,000 French troops, 41 steam boiler explosions in four months in the U.S., the Upper Mississippi Convention planned in Keob Town, the Baltic Fire Insurance Company of New York failing, clerks forming cooperatives for fal supplies, a noted elopement case in Troy Ohio, a collision or train incident near Hannibal, a potential Mississippi governor nomination by conservatives, observations on President Lincoln’s death as a judgment, and various scattered references to people like Alexander Ball and John Morrissey with assorted political and social notes.
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United States
Upper Mississippi
Keob Town
Baltic Fire Insurance Cow
New York
Washington
Hannibal Ad
Jasoph
Cameron
Missouri
Dent
Mississippi
Ta Crosse
Denard Mra
Mary Walker
Lim
Alexander Ball
Scatol Deda
Edinburg
John’ Morrissey
Fragmented OCR Keepscape Notable Words Missing
A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered words such as pretty Mo gentle beish arial ligh with no clear people places dates or events. The readable content is insufficient to identify a coherent event or entity for a full news summary.
Fragmented OCR Reads Like Puzzle Notes
The readable bits suggest names and fragments about a person aged without a clear event. Mentions of hiding something in a bed and a likely reference to a named figure Peter indicate a personal or incident note rather than a full story. The text is too garbled to confirm specifics or outcomes.
Fragmented OCR Note Opens With Partial Words
A garbled OCR fragment shows scattered letters and partial phrases likely from a news item. No clear names, places, dates, or actions can be determined. The readable content is insufficient to define a factual headline or summary.
Fragmentary Interjection Notes Three Words
A partial readable line presents a distorted exclamation about years and time. The text hints at an era of repetition or insistence but offers no clear event, name, or location for further identification.
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New York Sun
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Indianapolis
California Supreme Court
Sacramento' Union
Avery
Oran Chih
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Avons
Holland
Council Bluffs
Tawa
Vanpareil
Omaha
Baob Hart
Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad
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Kankakee
United, States
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France
Brazil
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Arial
Royce
Peter
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