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New York City amid crime, finance, and Grand Duke hopes
New York dispatch notes widespread building idle, wages collapsing, and rising speculation. It cites Morrisey and Tilden political tensions, banking misdeeds, and a confidential bank scandal. Miss Mary Dancer donates 335060 to charities, while telegraph monopoly shifts threaten prices. Grand Duke Alexis courting an American heiress endangers royal plans amid public fascination. Talmage's sensational sermons draw crowds as economy improves slightly with buyers from across the country.
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Washington
Jom Morrissey
Morrissey
Tilden
New York
Samuel
Atv
Jarrissey
Neis
Pand
Morrisey
Miss Mary Dancer
Miss Mary
Daniel Drew
Dancer
Mary Dancer
Vanderbilt
Western Union Telegraph Company
Scott
Hewitt
Garrett
Atlantic and Pacific
Western Union
Grand Duke
Alexis
Cronin
America
Tle
T. de Witt Talmage
Ile
Talmage
Jay Cooke
Northern Railway