Counterfeit money ring exposed in Chicago secret service HQ
The article details counterfeiting investigations led by Becon of a Saree Aetectiran serena, describing the seizure of counterfeit one thousand dollar notes, forged plates by Ulrich and Doyle, and a wide range of notes and disguises. It highlights Brockway as a key figure, three top counterfeiters, and the operation's scale with millions in fake currency and hundreds of criminals, plus a Ku Klux exhibit retrieved by officers.
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Eeetijudietles
Washington
Pons Grasses
Commlérfeitars
Mall
Aed
Tank and
Notion Si
Baldbo
Serena
Neta
Wren Carey
Badeoin
Pontaing
Brockway
Ivan
Doyle
Hstling
Smith
Brockway Money
Ian
Treasury Department
Vonteserston
R.A. White & Co
Boston
Mts
Waa Junta
Brithulao
Asia
Charles Ulrich
Onb
George White
Merolauta’ National Bank
Ror Bedford
Maan
George Albartey
Ballard
Third National Bank of New York
Ulsink
Ulrich
Alont
Lund
Mr. Knight
Anil Ilera
Servicw
Man Tried Free Rail Travel With Rope Contraption
An Englishman, George Adams of Wolverhampton, attempted to ride home by tying rope to a railway carriage axles and hanging by cords. He used two nooses, one for his legs and one for his shoulders, and rode an express to Crewe before being taken into custody. The magistrate deemed the stunt sufficient punishment and warned against repeating the dangerous experiment.
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Eng
George Adama
Wolverhampton
England
Adsma
Liverpool
Crewewaa
Teico
Desperate Soldier Asked For Death By Comrade Ends It
A Desperately wounded Union soldier asks a comrade to end his misery. The scene unfolds as the man is mortally wounded at Antietam Creek while retreating, and a fellow officer shoots himself in mercy before a lieutenant is killed by a stray bullet, leaving the author to recount the tragic episode.
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Comrads
Milwaukee
Bontinol
Henry J. Savage
Fella
Ever
G. Company
Flrst
Delaware Infantry
Weber
French
Sumner
Antietam
Gnamy
Fortress Monrose
Alabama
York
Ne Rapa
Pvao
The Duel Tales of Mon Zables Mays and Lola Montez
A long, curious chronicle recounts duels and near duels across centuries. It cites Lady de Nesle and the Countess Polignac in 1721, Lola Montez’s bravado, and others in France Italy and America, illustrating a fashion of honor disputes, pistols, and knives with moral notes.
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San Francisco
Italy
France
Lady de Nesla
Counteas Flo Pollostany
Versailles
Indies
Duc de Richelies
Lady de Nesle
Horsolf
Countess of Polignac
Lady da Nosle
Marquis de Malhuisson
Nathalie de Condacet
Countess of Polignas
Marquia
de Mulbcinson
Gonnt de Ponthievre
Polignac
M. de Remuset
Vicomts D'Allagne
Nesle
Fair Demons
Marchionesa
Paria
Milo
de Guignos
d'Aiguilion
Monasin
Paris
Scrane
Brussels
Bavaria
Lola Montez
Pisttol
Alw
Graan Valley
Cal
M. Gouvallon
M. Dujerier
Dujerier
Bouvallon
Daujarier
Countess of Lonateldt
Mlle. Loverrier
Duprez
Georgia
South
Caroline
Buffalo
Catharine Hurley
Jane Hall
Hind
Ohio Street
Allen
Diplomat’s demand ends engagement over fortune
European charge d affaires sought to control about 250000 dollars of a Brazilian heiress’s wealth, sparking a broken engagement when the diplomat insisted on disposing of her money. After returning to Europe, he now pressures a settlement or compensation via his legation. Also reported is Kate Smasley near death from self starvation after 160 days without food, and a Saratoga note on Simon Cameron’s advancing age and dignified bearing.
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Europe
Kate Smasley
Fort Plain
Sho
New York Sun
Saratoga
Philadelphia Times
Simon Cameron
Pensylvania
Anjoy
Bee tea remedy for delirium tremens cited in 19th century journal
Dr Seltzer in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal recommends a hot bee tea with red pepper for delirium tremens. A London surgeon reportedly treated 150 cases successfully with this remedy alone. In Africa some brides have wedding day dental and nail alterations with front tooth extraction and nail cutting.
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Seltzer
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
London
Africa
Preparation Notes From A Rural Arts and Foods Column
A long excerpted page covers recipes such as corn oaxis and Toote Tostvox style dishes, plus guidance on scalding poultry for market, butter concerns, and Duke of Athole tree planting. It includes poultry coop plans, remedies for milking and abortion in cows, and advice on farm exhibitions and dairy improvements from various sources.
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I Athola
Dunkelil
Scotland
Duke
Dunkeld
Poultry World
Turk’s Island
Syracuse
Syracusa
Towa Agricultural
Poultry Keeping Methods and Potato Bug Plague
A 10 by 12 foot coop can hold 25 fowls with clean, well arranged roosts and dry floor material. The text notes sanitation tips and pest warnings. In Orange and Sullivan counties potato bugs devastate potato patches, with Sullivan County especially hard hit where peacocks are kept near a patch observed by Rev Father Dalvoatx of Fremont.
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Snolia Coop
Poscocks Va
Orange
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Dalvoatx
Fremont
Soil tips for pot plants from old American Garden
Advice based on modest experience suggests mixes of loam soil and manure with garden mold and sand. The writer prefers leaf mold for some plants and recommends a balanced mix of one third loam one third soil and one third manure and mold, with extra sand for strong roots and to prevent heaviness.
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Sondaai
Mos
Birda Devouring Potatoes At Father Delvvaux Patch
In Port Jorgis N N Dispateh notes that birds began raiding a potato patch kept by Father Delvvaux. The birds quickly consumed large amounts of the crop, suggesting a preference for the potatoes as they arrived each morning.
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Father Delvvaux
Port Jorgis
Making Powder Bealthy and Baking Powder Folly
A fragment from a Germantown telegraph letter warns against excessive baking powder in baking batter. It describes cakes with overpowering odor and unappealing texture, suggests using minimal powder, and questions health risks like dyspepsia and tooth decay. The writer urges readers to share experiences.
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Germantown
Movement Decoration Boosts Italian Quarter Goods Trade
The New York Mail and Express notes a local decor trend with plaster figures busts plaques and urns made by newly arrived Italian emigrants in the Italian quarter. Women buy and finish items at home painting gilding or gilding them and selling in modest quantities. Prices range from two dollars for several nuts to two dollars more for fixes and up to two dollars per item. The practice supports many young women by providing livelihood and a chance to earn small profits.
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New York
New York Mail and Express
Landsoma
Six Grimlies in a Heap in Cloud Peak Bear Hunt
F. Clackburn reports a dramatic bear hunt near Cloud Peak, detailing a two-bear fight at close range, then four more bears on a granite knoll. He describes shooting and killing six bears totaling over 7,000 pounds, with tusks, claws, and lengths noted, and a dramatic finale as the bears lie dead in the gulch.
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F. Clackburn
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Cloud Peak
Horseshoe Canyon
Onion Wall
Wbether
A Temperance Friend Challenges a Beer Drinker
An exchange at a bar ends with a temperance advocate warning of beer as an intoxicant and adulterants. A drinker questions the claim, the glass shatters, and the advocate quips about beer being ninety five percent water. The scene unfolds with startled reactions and a sharp punchline about water content.
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Waloon
Temperance
Lis Addud
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