New York Dime Museum show leads to police action
Officers in disguise as countrymen uncover a scam at the New York Dime Museum on Bowery, arresting proprietor Nathan Morris and capping a wider effort by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Two 12 year old girls are rescued, while other bunko operators are chased from the city.
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New York Dime Museum
Bowery
Perlite
Philip Spieldock
Thomas Wilson
Maggie Murphy
Elizabeth Street
Sarah Ballance
West Tenth Street
Wilson
Stocking
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Nathan Morris
WN. Y. Times
Vick’s
Vick
James Vick
No Bunko Steerers: Philadelphia Only Great City Free
Philadelphia Chief of Detectives Kelly asserts the city is free from bunko steerers and confidence men. He credits police vigilance and monitoring of criminal reports in other cities for deterring crooks, noting they watch suspects and obtain descriptions of new operators.
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Philadelphia
America
Bunko
Kelly
Cura Vy
Whitmer and Lincoln Advertise Cash for Coal Salt Fertilizers
Coburn Pennsylvania August 1 1884 Whitmer and Lincoln lease the Grain House of Smith and Co for years and offer cash for coal salt and fertilizers. The notice lists schedule times and stops for westward and eastward trains including Coburn Mifflinburg Lewisburg Laurelton and Millmont with additional trains at 7 30 PM and a note about trains to Lewisburg.
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Smith & Co
Coburn
Whitmer & Lincoln
A. M
M. P
MontAndon
Isburg Ar
Lewisburg,ly
Fair Ground
Biehl
Vicksburg
Mifflinburg
Millmont
Laurelton
Aery
Spring
Cutee Hall
Linden Hall
Mifflinburg, Ly
Ee Biehl
Lewisburg
Eetuanen
Tandon
Our. M
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New York
Little Dan
Littlew
Chicago
Hayti
Formosa
China
Emperor of
Germany
Sitting Bull
Washington Territory
Victoria
Denver
Atlanta
Young Men’s Christian Associations
Joseph Pettijohn
Boston Savings Bank
France
Spain
Madison
Dakota
United States
Commission of Pensions
Millheim Journal
Coop Palsses
Millheim
Marsle
Estey
Bill Heads
D.I. Brown
Tinware &c
Pennsylvania
Main St
Kauffman Millheim
A. Simon & Sons
Grocers
Main Street
Lock Haven
Simon Brothers
THE
Boss Clothiers
Deininger & Musser
Bridge
Millheim, Pa
Jb Sai
Tie Nota Truss
Charce Loret
St. Lou's
Jones
BineuamTon
N. Y
Leo
Rovemeyer N.Y
DR. BE
Bexoa
Eisner
Eisner & Bande
Melson
Race Street
Burdette
Bellefonte
Cpeesese
Sese Seer
Shoninger
Coburn, PA
Lewisburg and Tyrone
Eave Lewis Bui
Monve Montan
Rowell Co
Mreau
Nesses
Chickering
Steinway, Haines, Arion
Bunnels & Atkewss
N. H. Downs
Tenry, Johnson & Lord, Props
Burlington, Vt
Spigelmnyer’s
Mittheim & Madesorinerg
Man
Henry, Johnson & Lord, Proprietors
Ui Spigelmyers
Millheim & Monisonbury
Por
Henry Baxter
Henry
Spigelmyer's
Mittheeim & Mattventurg
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