The Crooks Congress Open At Chicago Fair
A long feature warns that Chicago will host a vast wave of crooks and pickpockets during the World's Fair. It details plans by police to guard visitors, lists notorious offenders like Mollie Matches and James Wilson, and explains arms of surveillance including Porteous’s Bertillon bureau and two police courts. It notes expected costs, staffing, and measures to deter stealings while urging visitors to stay vigilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molliez
Chicago Cronks
Fair City
Chicago
Crooks’ Congress
Banko
Jackson Park
James Wilsor
Hhe
Bertillon Bureau
George 3 Porteous
Cleveland
New York
Miman
Mollie
Mailie
Matches
Afollie
Mollie Marches
Ohio
James Wilson
Harrison
Wilson
Poodle Murphy
Chris Hoylebert
Cincinnati
Auditorium
Atlantic
Hybbert
H. Clarze
Odd Exits From Life and Mutual Deaths on Ferry Routes
A sweeping survey of suicides and fatal accidents highlights sensational self destruction, bizarre deaths, and the ferry route as a frequent backdrop. Accounts from New York, Bridgeport, Tone, and Chicago detail dramatic, often gruesome methods, with reflections on public fascination and rare coincidental fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Bridgeport
Conn
Mich
Brooklyn
Chicago
Braddock
Barrett Fostex
Emigrant Bosley Murder Trial Ends in Quick Execution
A California overland party recounts the 1852 murder of Bosley and his subsequent lynch justice. A duel of a German questions faith, and 12 marksmen execute Bosley at dawn after a jury verdict of guilty. The tale ends with burial in the hills as the party continues toward Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
California
Jay Green
Alino’s
Mr. Green
Bosley
Major Beal
Coon
Beal
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Oregon Company
Hosley
Geran
Rival of Mrs. Druse story mirrors Foote suspected murder case
The Foote murder case in Broome County parallels Mrs. Druse's firing up rural gossip. Mrs. Foote confessed to killing Richard Foote after a jealous row, aided by farmhand Lewia Furman, burning the body in a barn and attempting to destroy bones and evidence, with long, sensational local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Blaine
Washington
J Geen
Albany
Governor Hill
Richard Foote
West Colesville
Broome County
N. Y
Druse
Foote
Wicer
Furman
Nurs Foote
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Aera
Lneago
Chauncey Johnson
Chris Hylebert
Philadelphia
Johnson
August Belmont
Adams Express Company
Marine National Bank
Richmond
Alaska
Mo Savere
Justice
Caroline B. Buell
Indian Territory
Frances Willard
France
la Vendee
Boston Women's Journal
Arata
Tris
Great Southern Pty. & Mig. Co
Frederick, MD
Neil Burgess
Ghost
Felow
Neil
Stasrs