Wealthy widow linked to suspicious real estate transfer in South Carolina
June reports allege Mrs Williams Anderson widow of tobacconist John Anderson faces questions over a $25,000 property transfer. Friends say steps may be taken to recover the estate as speculation and fraud claims surface. In Indiana, Samuel Ailes sues Lemuel Date ley and associates over a 1839 business fraud scheme using forged abstracts to obtain property, with Miles seeking to recover his land from the alleged conspirators.
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Redions
Adelphia Rall
Williams ‘Anderson
John Anderson
Luther
Avidon
Eurone
Anderson
Miles
Wallace
Buried Treasure Unearthed in South Carolina
June 10 Camden bank officers buried $163000 in gold and jewels during Sherman's march twenty four years ago in Kershaw. Rhodes, chosen by troops, buried the stash on his deathbed. For two decades diggers sought the treasure. last Friday night two northern men named Rhodes and Swageart reportedly found it and vanished.
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Kershaw
Sherman
Anm
South
Caroline
Camden Bank
Rhodes
Swageart
Rockefeller Prostrated Under Doctor's Orders
John D. Rockefeller rests at his eastern Cleveland country seat under his physician's orders to stay during the summer and lay aside business. Friends note a marked decline in health amid a severe attack of nervous prostration. He is in close seclusion, seeing few visitors. A family-connected gentleman says anxiety existed but recovery is hoped.
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Rockefeller
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Ex City Treasurer Bardsley Oath Perjury Case Stalled
June 12 report from PHOLADELTHA states ex city treasurer John Bardsley should have been arraigned on perjury charges over earning interest on city deposits and using funds personally. An oath record appears missing from archives, and no magistrate recall exists of the oath, causing the perjury proceedings to be abandoned.
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Pholadelthta
John Bardsley
Vole
Berdsley
Court of Common Pleas
Mann
Arkabia
Priladeria
Preme Cdt
State of
Pennsylvania
Hasler
Richard Quelliers
Brsi
Tess Ranger
The
Philadelphia Record
Board of County Commissioners
W. Redwood Wight
Bir
Goreer Pattison
Oelis
Italian Counterfeit Ring Reported in Cincinnati
Seven Italians were arrested on Sycamore Street suspected of forging counterfeit coins in the area. One suspect tried to stab Officer Gibbons but was knocked down with a club and taken to the hospital.
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Cincinnati
Sycamora Street
Offer Gibbons
No More Privileges For Sing Sing Inmates
New warden at Sing Sing has stripped inmates of special favors once granted. Ferdinand Ward, once famed as the ex-Napoleon of Wall Street, now works in the chain gang after a medical clearance and standard hospital treatment. He shows interest in stock market movements while awaiting release next April.
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Maires
Wall Streat
Presi
Dent ‘Grant
Iee
Stock Exchange
Ohio Prohibitionists Nominate State Ticket at Springfield
The 12th prohibition state convention opened with Temporary Chairman McLain and nominated a full ticket: Governor J. G Ashenhurst Stark. Lieutenant Governor W. J Kisenball Jamison. Supreme Judge Newson L. Peake Erie. Attorney General W. H. Mathews Hamilton. State Treasurer Gee W. Mace Darke. State Auditor E. Ressor Clark. School Commissioner F. E. Dollars Portage. The platform denounces liquor traffic, seeks immigration law reform, woman suffrage delay, pensions for soldiers, gold silver and paper as currency, and an income tax to fund government needs.
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Springfield
McLain
J. G Ashenhurst
Stark
Leutenant-Coretor
W. J. Kiskenball
Jamison
Ffewson L. Peake
Erie
W. H. Matthvs
Hamilton
Gee W. Mace
Darke
E. Ressor
Clark
FE. P. Sollars
Portage
Indians at Cook's Inlet Devastate Alaska Village
Advices from Alaska report Cook Inlet Indians largely wiped out by the grip illness with only two children surviving in one village. The outbreak devastates the population as authorities seek aid and answers.
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Portland
Ora
Alaska
Cook’s Inlet
Earthquake Strikes Northern Italy with Widespread Damage
An earthquake rattled Northern Italy on June 12, hitting Verona Treviso and Caravena areas. The tremor damaged many houses and left inhabitants in distress as aftershocks continued through the day.
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Italy
Verona
Tregnara
Caravena
Fire Blazes Through Burrows Newyon Lumber Yard and Shops
A morning blaze destroyed the Burrows Newyon lumber yard and several nearby business houses. Providence R Lane reported heavy flames with extensive damage, while a loss estimate stood around the sixty thousand dollar mark. Fire crews fought the blaze but the exact cause remained unclear.
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Providence
R. Lane
Burrows -Newyon
Fourth Party Convention Des Mores Iowa Prohibition
The June Iowa prohibition convention in Des Moines drew the smallest crowd yet, led by ministers and women with weak enthusiasm. Nominees were urged to accept, led by Rev. D. B. Turney and A. W. Coates, and the ticket includes Isazel Gibson for governor and Daniel B Turney for supreme judge. A Wisconsin Farmers Alliance convention backed union with Knights of Labor and broader reforms, while Ohio prohibitionists in Springfield plan a strong farmer labor platform with a split on platform breadth and prohibition focus.
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Des’ Mores
D. B. Turney
A. W. Coates
Iowa ‘People’s Party
Prohibition
Isazel
Gibson
Salem
J . G. Little
Perry
Public Instruction
H. 3
Dunham
Burlington
Reilwasy
Hart
Coin
Daniel B. ‘Turney
Bennett
Wisconsin Allience
la Crosse
Wwis
Farmers
Alliance
Knights of Labor
Eau Claire
Gom. Butt
Viroqua
St. Louis
Springfield
Tky
Prohibitionist Party
Sam Small
Georgia
Samuel Dickie
Wnion
Minnie Palmer and John Rogers Admit Second Courtship
A London dispatch reports Minnie Palmer claims reconciliation with her husband John R. Rogers after a period apart. Observers note recent sightings of the pair together in public venues as they renew their relationship and arrange a second courtship despite past estrangements.
Underground River Rumor Draws Seventy-Foot Chamber Near Sedalia
In Sedalia Missouri John F Miller reports a vast subsurface river beneath prairie land near his farm ten miles south of town A hole discovered after a rumbling noise grew from six to sixteen feet across with a water line extending to five feet deep and a current carrying objects downstream Local investigation calls the cavity a remarkable natural phenomenon and a potential threat to the Miller home and farmstead.
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Sedalia
John FH. Miller
Miles Southee
U Allier
Missouri
Enon
F. P. Clayton
Min
Political Speculation in Indiana Circles Concerning Gray Visit
Rumors rise after a secret visit by ex Governor Gray of Indiana to this city. He met unnamed prominent Democrats and discussed a possible bid for vice president if Harrison is renominated. Aimed at bolstering Indiana support, the talks hint at a political realignment and a feud with Senator McDonald being sidelined.
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Gray
Indiana
Iit
Harrison
Graf
A McDonald
Meeting of Commissioners at CHrcaco on Fair Board agenda
The national board of control at the World's Fair will meet to consider major items including a proposed reclassification of the horticultural department to reduce its prominence. Walter S Maxwell of California is named chief of horticulture, while Secretary Jonn T Rick qinson arrives from Texas amid reports of a strong exhibit from that state and hopes from the Texas association.
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Chrcaco
Ft. W. Palmer
National Board of Control
Horticultural
Walter S. Maxwell
California
Department of Horticulture
Jonn T. Rick Qinson
National Commission
Texas
Coal Miners Seek Eight Hour Day Support
Walter S. Scott of the United Mine Workers appeals to workers to back coal miners in their strike for an eight hour workday not higher wages. He notes fund exhaustion and urges aid. mentions colored men entering strike districts and operators’ stance.
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le UrTumwa
Walter S. Scott
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Nore
Honeless
Diplomatic Relations to Gease and Wasitxéros
A June dispatch reports Wasitxéros claiming the government ponders the question of all diplomatic ties. The note says St. Nicholas’s port coaling station remains in question, and Washington resents the tone. President Hyppolite is accused of violating tacit pledges amid his war with Legitimes’ adherents.
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Wasitxéros
Ibis
Penian
St. Nicholas
Phate Coaling
Washington
Hyppolite
Legitimes
Prominent actor Degenerates into Home Care Amid Decline
Jute "12 George" Piratelpedeta once famed stage figure is an inmate in Newark under treatment for softening of the brain. He has been moved to his mother's home in this city by his wife Sophie Weorrall. His condition worsens as plans for care unfold. A secret conference among Republican politicians in the city last night discussed opposing Harrison, with Alger, Conner, Nulty, Fairbanks, and Gresham among attendees.
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A. Demedte
Betore Piladelpeta
George
Newark
Eyain
Avife
Sophie Weorrell
Thig City
Tyre
Syithin
Esyhim
Piasaroris
Dame
Farrison
Alger
Conger
Ohio
Jamés ‘Mex Nulty
Tiltinéis
Fairbanks
Otto Gresham
Indiana
Kehoe Dies in Caving at Dey and Church Streets
John Kehoe a wealthy contractor was killed and several workmen seriously injured in a cave-in at the corner of Dey and Church streets this morning in New York.
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New York
John Kehoe
Unclear OCR Item on Legislator's Death by Suicide
Fragmentary report states James J. Gilchrist, a Montgomery county legislator, committed death by morphine. Location and timing are unreadable due to damaged text.
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Morcowsry
Ala
James J. Gilchrist
Montgomery County
Maryland Hanging and World Travel Tales
A fragment from a 19th century column recalls a Maryland execution for murder of relatives, cites William Blaney hanged at 30:13, and mentions Sir William Gordon Cummings. The piece shifts to an American tourist in Paris and a dialogue about safety for Americans in Italy with jokes about abstinence and debt.
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Maryland
Baltniors
William Blaney
May
Ambiguous OCR Item About Local Cabinets and Papers
The readable fragment references cabinets and papers in Dubuque with mentions of Harrison cabinet and customer inquiries. No clear event, date, or identifiable individuals are stated. Text appears as partial dialogue and garbled OCR.
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Street & Saith
Dubuque
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