Arson and Perjury Case Tangles Oil Trust War
A five year feud between Buffalo Lubricating Oil and Standard Oil of New York escalates as four oil magnates John Archbold Ambrose McGregor and partners are indicted for conspiring to ruin Buffalo Lubricating Oil. Allegations include false lawsuits perjury and sabotaged refinery fires aimed to destroy operations and steal trade secrets with cross country witness manipulation. The grand jury accuses actions dated June 3 1881 and June 14 1881 involving deliberate unsafe practices and engineered accidents to force the company out of business.
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Standard Ql company
New York
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Vacuum Ol
Buffalo company
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Charles W. Goodyear
Byram B Everest
Charles M. Everest
Rochester
Buffalo Lubricating Oil company
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Alcart & Miller
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Miller
Albers Mi
Boston
California
Vacuum company
Scott Wilson
United States
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Ham- Siehrt RONEE DE Coper
Knights of Labor leaders visit Cincinnati amid internal dispute
National executive committee members W H Bailey of Shawnee Ohio and T B Barty arrive at Hunt's hotel in Cincinnati to conduct a thorough probe of the ongoing controversy. A local manufacturers’ meeting discusses the issue with Burnkley & Co, while plans for further talks with the local assembly are outlined amid calls for conciliatory measures.
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Shawnee
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T B Barty
Cincinnati
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Barrymith poleas auphesus
manufacturers’ association
Burnkley & Co
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Walia Retch
Dutros
Baggy Biollow
Former Cincinnatian to practice law in Japan
Charis B. Storrs, a former Cincinnati resident and Congregational church member, departs for Japan to teach English common law at the Imperial University in Tokyo. He will be assisted by young lawyers naturalized under local law as he helps foster legal understanding amid Japan’s modernization. Storrs seeks to advance cross cultural legal ties and has meetings with President Cleveland and Secretary Bayard before sailing.
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Bayard
San Francisco
Tokio
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Portland
Fire consumes German farmer's home and two children found
In Derrott Michigan on December 17 a fire engulfed the home of Franz Knoch a German farmer and market gardener. A search party recovered charred remains of Enock and a child near the ruins. Two other children George 3 and Frank Albert 9 months were inside the house at the time. The fire is believed to have started from an oil tire used to heat food for a baby.
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Babes
Derrott
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Frans Kuoch
Enock
Enoch
George
Frank Albert
agatha
en oil tyre
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Chance of Chanogry and Dublin's old debt tale
A Boston dated column recounts a vanished English debt saga linked to a penniless American man who once aided a family in Maine and later died. It mentions property near Dublin and a lifetime away from home. The report shifts to Philadelphia politics with Alexander Cunningham’s assault arrest and a shooting incident with an organ grinder. Additional notes cover postmaster recommendations and a new Xenia Torchlight ownership group. A Wisconsin bishop’s age is listed in a final brief.
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Golden
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Ireland
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Debate on Appropriations Committees Hides Power Shifts
Washington dispatch notes a long House debate over distributing the appropriation bills among committees. Speakers including Long, McAdoo, Kelly, and Randell argue about power, responsibility, and economy as reform proposals aim to curb riders and control spending.
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wen
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Gladstone's Home Rule schema shocks England many voices
London reports a wild sensation across party lines as the Home Rule for Ireland plan attributed to Gladstone fuels debate. Opinions from Lord Salisbury, Mr Heath, and Irish leaders show sharp divides over local parliament, police reform, and constitutional risk.
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Hadstone
United Prom
Pall Mall
Canada
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Farnell
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Birmingham
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Morning Post
Respite Granted to Two Prisoners in Louisiana Case
Governor McEvery issued a thirty day reprieve for John Murphy and Pet. Ford who were scheduled for execution in New Onyxans on December 13. The decision triggered mixed reactions with petitions and calls for pardons board reconsideration. Public sentiment differed, sparking both rejoicing and indignation as authorities weigh a potential renewed appeal.
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