Happy Alvord Bank Theft Shocks New York
Cornered teller Cornelius L. Alvord Jr. vanished after stealing 700000 from the First National Bank of New York. A prominent Mount Vernon figure known for lavish living and high rolling at Saratoga he faced a network of social prominence while his books were secretly doctored.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
Alvord
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernion
Saratoga
Second National Bank
Sixth National
Lenox Hill
Classon
George H. Pell
Willie’ Schreiter
John T. Hill
Ninth Naiorial Bank
Seeley
National Shoe and Leather Bank
First National Bank
First National
National Bank Act
John Sherman
Treasury
Mount Auburn
Alvord Case Sees Mysterious Blonde Woman At Saratoga
A New York report notes a veiled blonde woman linked to the Alvord affair seen with him at Saratoga race tracks. Up to $263,000 in Alvord property may be recovered including real estate, horses, carriages, furniture, paintings and jewelry. Despite access to millions he was not bonded. Bank correspondents suggest possible thefts from various accounts.
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New York
Alvord
Saratoga
First National Bank
Bank cashiers as heavy race track bettors warned
A New York bookmaker cites defalcations at banks tied to cashiers who bet heavily on horse racing. He claims a dozen bank cashiers may be defaulting and notes banks may have little faith in these men, similar to the fall of Alvord at First National.
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New York
Lword
Alvord
Bank President Sentenced in Bank Failure Case
William A. Paulson, former president of the Central trust and savings bank that failed on March 3, 1896, was sentenced by Judge Brentano to an indefinite term of one to three years in the state penitentiary. He was convicted of receiving deposits knowing the bank was insolvent, with E. Dreyer also confined in the county jail. an appeal will be made.
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Chicago
William A. Paulson
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Brentano
Paulson
Dreyer
Birkce
Health and Beauty Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad
An old ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic for cleansing the system. It praises clear skin bright eyes and fresh breath and notes availability from all druggists for 10 cents to 25 cents with October as a mention.
Nominee Roosevelt Nears Endurance Test in New York Campaign
Tired and wary after eight weeks of campaigning Gov. Roosevelt leaves Norwich to drive through New York. Crowds greet him as he warns his voice may fail but his will holds firm. An amusing Pine Hill incident had a brass band strike over politics, producing a comical version of Hail to the Chief.
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New York
Roosevelt
Norwich
Empire State
Pine Hill
Doctor W T May Found Dead In Office In Crawfordsville
Dr W T May a long practicing physician and father of Capt W T May U S Army was found dead Wednesday morning on a lounge in his office Heart disease is suspected as the cause He was well known Capt May serves in Cuba with the army
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Crawfordsville
Ind
W. T. May
United States Army
May
Cuba
Burning at the Stake Ends M Skeen in a Peculiar Wish
In Muncie Indiana Meredith Skeen faces divorce after 16 years of marriage and six children as his wife Mary Skeen reportedly desires to see him burned at the stake. He says she has threatened him. The story notes a strange domestic dispute with potential legal action to follow.
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Meredith
Skeen
Roosevelt’s New York Campaign Ovation Tour
Roosevelt’s whirlwind visit through Norwich and nearby towns included 14 speeches over 159 miles. He faced cheers for Bryan and rebutted questions about trusts, distinguishing between Bryanized democracy and Jackson’s democracy while addressing the public in Roxbury Unadilla and Oyster Bay.
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Norwich
N. Y
Roosevelt
Hoe
Bryan
Jackson
Unadilla
Oyster Bay
Brazil's New Hotel Contract Awarded to Local Firm
Brazil Indiana date Oct 24 contract let Tuesday night to Flagg and Co of Brazil for the new Davis hotel at 29106 dollars with about 12000 dollars for equipment.
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Brazil
Ind
Flagg & Co
Davis
Unsettled Indiana Local News Span Readies Changes
Kokomo may buy the water works plant. Logansport gas pact delays meters until Feb 1. A 15 ton digester fell at Muncie pulp works. workers escaped harm. Welfare, crime, and political notes fill the fragment list from Hartford City to Valparaiso with local incidents and official actions.
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Kokomo
Island City
Linton
W. A. Lowe
Hartford City
Flatteners' Association
Matthews
L.A
Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas Company
Wabash
Muncie
Widespread Indiana Crimes and Local Vignettes Span Political Rumor and Disappearances
The itemized notes span a range from suspected fraud involving money orders for jewelry to a church disaster in Logansport and a minister's narrow escape. Reports mention political loyalties in Fairmount, a missing farmer near Fairmount, a stolen farm deed, and a horse sale in Lexington. Additional coverage covers Presbyterian mission convention results, a Utah address, Nome gold ventures, duck scarcity in Porter County, and a Waynesburg suicide linked to a high profile local killing.
Operators Yield on Wages and Coal Prices in Scranton
Operators in session here issued a note offering a general wage average and to sell powder at 1.50 a keg while adding 2 percent to coal prices per car or ton. Miners received the report favorably and with more concessions from holdouts. an official word from President Mitchell was expected at headquarters on Wednesday.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Tar and Feathers Flog Desperate Man in Corwith Outburst
N D Peterson, a widower with two daughters aged 16 and 18, was tarred and feathered, rolled in a feather bed, and ridden on a rail out of Corwith after a threatened attack. He later returned, was arrested, and jailed in Forest City awaiting trial.
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Fort Dodge
N. D. Peterson
Forest City
Corwith
Done Him for 31 500 Women Swindle Elderly Elevator Conductor
Andrew Leitner a crippled former county hospital elevator conductor reports to police that after a long savings he was swindled twice by two women, first losing 800 and then 680 with only 86 cents left. The women are identified as Cora Francis and Florence Walters.
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Leitner
Cora Francis
Florence Walters
Peace Expected Soon in China Negotiations Favorable
Li Hung Chang reports to Sheng telegraphs director that peace talks have turned favorable and an early settlement seems likely. London dispatch notes General Liang forces control Singanfu court and the empress or emperor may be unable to depart.
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Li Hung Chang
Sheng
London
the Times
Liang
Sing- An-Fu
Joe Leiter Wins Mrs LeRoy After Paris Courtship
Paris dispatch reports Joe R. Leiter has left Paris for America after two weeks of devoted courtship with Mrs. Stuyvesant LeRoy. It is understood they will marry soon. Leiter showered costly gifts and spent every minute pressing his suit as Mrs. LeRoy sails for America on November 14.
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New York
Paris
Joe R. Leiter
America
Stuyvesant LeRoy
Leiter
LeRoy
Portland Axe Murder Terrifies Community
Lulu Jones, 13, died in an attack by Claude Vaughan, 18, in Portland Oregon. Vaughan lured her to a basement after she refused his advances and beat her to death with an ax. He was captured and confessed, with fears of a lynching rising.
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Jerry
G. W. Sipe
Kokomo
Pittsburg
Claude Vaughan
Vaughan
Tentions
Hemo
Saloon Lecture Ends in Suicide by Conductor
Chicago report says Wabash railroad conductor Charles A. Smith forced patrons to listen to a temperance speech at a saloon before placing a revolver to his head and fatally shooting himself. He declared it his last drink and warned others to quit drinking.
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Chicago
Charles A. Smith
Wabash
Postmaster Eberlein Praises U S Rule in Philippines
John F. Eberlein former postmaster of Mishawaka and ex party renouncer in 1896 reports his world tour return and claims improved conditions under American rule in the Philippines. He says ending Aguinaldo’s influence would win natives to United States protection.
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John F. Eberlein
Mishawaka
Cleveland
Philippines
Aguinaldo
United States
Madison county hosts largest colored meeting to date
Judson W. Lyons the United States treasury registrar addressed a large colored gathering in Anderson on Tuesday night. The meeting was described as Madison county's largest ever. R. H. Langford of Lincoln Nebraska spoke at the Denison on Wednesday about party dynamics and ticket strength. Helen Gougar spoke at Greenfield Tuesday night for the Democratic cause. John W. Kern Bailey of Texas and D. W. McKee toured district 6 delivering speeches during the day.
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Judson W. Lyons
United States Treasury
Anderson
Madison County
R. H. Langford
Lincoln
Neb
Denison
Nebraska
Helen Gougar
Greenfield
John W. Kern
Bailey
Texas
D. W. McKee
City Markets Prices Guide for meats, produce and staples
The page lists retail and wholesale prices for smoked meats, pork products, bacon and lard, vegetables, fruits, nuts and candies, canned goods, fish and game, oysters, seeds, hides, flour and feed, cheese, butter, live poultry, coal and drugs. It notes ranges for items like hams, sausage, fresh pork loins, potatoes, apples, cranberries, oranges, raisins, and cannery goods with vendor terms and unit measures.
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California
Indiana
Bermuda
Michigan
Brazil
Best Baltimore
Best Selects
New York
Timothy
Kentucky
Canada
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Gle
First National Bank of New York
the Bank
Eral
W. J. May
M. Skeen
Muncie, Ind
Mary Skeen
Richmond
State Presbyterian Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
J. B. Kendall
Laporte
F. F. McCrea
Indianapolis
J. E. Brown
H. G.rice
Monticello
George Leby
Alder
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Fort Wayne
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Stover
Logansport
Rohbuck
Bartlett
New Albany
Wagoner
Whitewater
Locke
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Teddy
Indiana Inklings
Kankakee River
Knox
Jesse Meyers
Delaware County
Joseph Footer
Auburn
Leonidas Ritchey
Frankin
Capt
Thomas B. Wood
Goshen
The
Elmer Gable
Windsor
McAbee
Valparaiso
Rough Rider
Charles Thurston
Jennie Bridgewater
Scottsburg
Aaron Baker
Anary
Greencastle
Northwest Indiana
Terre Haute
Mary Pietro
Michigan City
Frank Pratt
Wanatah
Poland
Mary Long
Windfall
Thomas F. Hart
American Window Glass Company
the Trust
E.G. Melendy
Eagle
Melerdy
Fremont
T. G. ‘Shipman
T.G. Kemp
Rossville
Colfax
Church of God
Alexander Reid
Providence
Fairmount
William Kennedy
McKinley
Arthur Seale
Colorado
Ed Sweeney
Eoralma
Lexington
Handrey Osborn
Jonesboro
Convention of State Presbyterian Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Sarah J. Elliott
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. H. Rhoades
E. C. Cooley
Abner Enoch
Cape Nome
Enoch
Cooley
Nome
Porter County
Emma Swift
Waynesburg
William Barton
Beck
Swift
Andrew Leitner
China
Gen. Liang
Joe Leiter
Claud Vaughan
Portland, Ore
Lulu Jones
Mr. Eberlein
Political Chat
Illinois Street
City Markets
Groceriee
Standard
Ridgewood
Phoenix A
Empire
Ideal
Ariosa
Lion
Jersey
Singapore
Young Hyson
G. S
New York State
Wisconsin
Ohio
Limburger
Kanawha
Winifrede
Raymond City
Braai
Blossburg
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