Final look back at Charley Ross mystery and its sequels
A historian recalls the Charley Ross kidnapping era amid public sensationalism and a flood of rumors. Letters from suspected abductors and false confessions circulated, while critics blamed police and even Ross family members. Nelson Parker’s sensational claims and libel cases shaped decades of public myth surrounding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Ross
Columbus
Nelson Parker
Christian K. Ross
James Logan
Ross
Charley
Real Estate Auction Highlights at Philadelphia Bourse
Messrs Barnes and Lofland auctioneers sold real estate at public sale in the Philadelphia Bourse salesroom. Two eight story brick stores at the northeast corner of Walnut and another lot measuring 26 by 43 feet were conveyed from the John Krider estate. Additional item listed includes property on Manaseas Island in Gloucester County New Jersey, near Chester and Laton, spanning about 45 acres.
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Messrs. Barnes & Lofland
Philadelphia
Walnut Streets
John Krider
Manaseas Island
River Delaware
Gloucester County
New Jersey
Chester
Lato
Hotelkeeper’s fatal mischance near Lancaster
Josiah Buskey, a tavern hustler at the Three Mile Tavern on the Columbia Turnpike near Lancaster, was fatally shot by his employer E L Hambright who mistook him for a thief while investigating a noise at the pigeon coop. Coroner found no blame. Buskey, 57, formerly a sailor from Berks County, had worked for Hambright for about two years.
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Nelson Parker
Charley Ross
Mosher
Douglass
Bay Ridge
Clinton Institute
New York
Parker
New York Witness
South Thirteenth Street
Saunders
Paorker
Institute
Dr. Saunders
Sam Benners
Doc” Bell
James Brown
P. B. Cook
Fred Yester
Doc” Beville
Isaiah Randolph
Darkey
Mr. Ross
Josiah Buskey
Three Mile
Columbia Turnpike
Lancaster
E. L. Hambright
Hambright
Josiah Bushey
EB. L. Hambright
Bushey
Shank
Berks County
Marriages and Deaths Notices From 1890s Camden Area
List of marriage licenses and marriages with many names and partners, including Barr Watson, Collins Card Campbell Erwin Simpkins McClellan Hibberd Sprague Barr Veitch Woodhams and others. Includes dates, places such as Camden N J Philadelphia and Norristown along with church references and officiants.
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Barr—Watson
Charles Bowden
Camden
N. J
William Forse Barr
Pittsburg
Florence Watson
Philadelphia
Card Collins
Church of Our Saviour
Edward R. Baxter
Lavinia Helmbold Collins
Albert Edward Card
Wilmington
Del
Chales—Campbbell
W. H. Burrell
Cooper Street
Hiram B. Chales
Lavina Campbell
Norristown
Erwin—Simpkins
Presbyterian Manse
Franklin Street
David J. Beale
D. D
William Soby Erwin
Lyda Windfred Simpkins
Maclellan—Hibberd
Beverly Presbyterian Church
Edgewater Park
Lewis Seymour Mudge
Frank Henry McClellan
Mabel Eat YN Hibberd
Edgewater Ark
David
Emma J. Barr
Shawmont
Phila
J. Alexander Clyde
Veitch—Woodhams
St. James’ Church
Horace Alton
Alfred
Admiral J. R. Veitch
Anerley
Miano Woodhams
Charing
Kent
Ngland
Died notices and funeral patrons listed for June 1897
A dense roster of obituaries and funeral notices for Catherine Ahern Thomas Armstrong Harry Barnard Charles Blee Mary Brennan Caroline Carlin Ann Conard Prosper Dallett Hugh Dougherty Elva Egner Mary Freno Jacob Furrier Elizabeth Hanlon Edward Gallagher Jennie Glenn Mary Grant Isabella Halliday Joseph Henderson Kathryn Hurst Margaret Kelly Maud Wedge Caroline C Lasher Eleanor McConaty Thomas McCoy Hugh McGlinchy James Mullin Ann Preston Charles Preston Harriet Reading Isaac Reipsnyder Annie Rolling and others. The items include dates, ages, residences, and funeral arrangements across Philadelphia areas.
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Ahern
Catherine
Armstrong
Thos
BE. Barnard
Harry E. Blee
Charles
Brennan
Mary A. Carlin
Caroline
Chamberlin
John
Conrad
Ann R. Dallett
Prosper M. Dougherty
Hugh. Egner
Elva A. Farrell
James
Freno
Mary F
Farrer
Jacob
Gallagher
Edward
Gayer
Thomas
Glenn
Jennie F. Grant
Mary Calliday
Isabella
Hanlon
Elizabeth
Blee
Charles Blee
Pine Street
Market Street
Mary A
John Brennan
Cecilia McDevitt
South Sixth Street
Camden
Curry
William Curry
North Second Street
Dallett
Prosper Martin
Josephine D
Gillies Dallett
Dougherty
Hugh
Susan Dougherty
Manton Street
Holy Cross Cemetery
Egner
Elva A. Egner
J. B. Coleman
Quakertown
Mary. F
Paul
Mary A. Freno
German Street
Furrer
Jacob Furrer
Clos
Callowhill Street
Bridget Hanlon
Cambridge Street
Edward Gallagher
John O'Donnell
Olive Street
Jennie F. Glenn
John Batchelor
Frankford Avenue
Church of the Immaculate Sception
Cathedral Cemetery
Grant
Mary D
James C. Grant
North Sixteenth Street
Halliday
William Halliday
Joseph
Susannah McDowell
Sepviva Street
Henderson
Joseph Vance
Joseph V
Hester Y.henderson
Mary
Thomas Mullen
Jackson Street
Hurst
Kathryn
Kate
William J. Hurst
North Thirteenth Street
Kelly
Margaret
Paul B. Kelly
Green Street
Germantown
Wedge
Battle Creek
Maud
Sauger
Luther M
Maggie Kirk
Philadelphia
C. A. Quimby
North Twentieth Street
Fernwood Cemetery
Lasher
Caroline C. Conyers
George F. Lasher
Powelton Avenue
Lutton
West Philadelphia
Prohibition
Aspen Street
Centenary M. B
Spring Gardens
Mount Moriah Cemetery
McConaty
Eleanor McConaty
Hugh McAnany
South Broad Street
McCoy
Thomas Albert
Albert
Kate McCoy
Andrandson
Pauline Gheen
Sergeant Street
Setae McDonnell
ILIP
McDonnell
M Linchey
Ugh McGlinuneral
Belgrade Street
Mckeown
Patrick
Mary aReoee
Watkins Street
Mullin
Ann
Nourishment Secrets for Weight Gain in Thin People
The text urges that thin individuals suffer weakness in cold weather due to poor digestion and lack of nourishment. It promotes stimulating nourishment as the best method to build up the body and improve vitality and stamina.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Advertising Claim
An old advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic that feeds tissues, tones the digestive organs, improves assimilation, enriches blood, and quickens circulation. It claims to fortify the body against colds and pneumonia and urges readers to request only Duffy's from grocers or druggists.
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Duffy’s
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North Eighth Street
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Spruce Street
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Tesch
Moan
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George Pelstring
Mary Hasson
David J. McDonald
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Felix Bradley
Mary Coyne
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A. C. Nackewicz
Charles H. Kraft
Mary Lewze
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Harriet L. Hargrave
Isaac Farley
Mary D. Engle
Nitold Kochanowsky de Korvin
V. Kemska
John Neill
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Spencer K. Weymer
Lizzie B
Annie Travers
William P. Phillips
Conley
John M. Dunlap
Rosina R. Cooke
Michael Rebmann
Grace Carr
William H. Blatchley
Lizzie A. Richmond
Joseph Widecan
Victoria Marshalsky
William J. Riddle
Mary Downing
John K. Garrison
Ella R. Shaw
George W. Parsons
Florence Davis
James Doyle
Annie Devlin
James Hughes
Hannah Gould
Hannah McLaughlin
Harry A. Klauser
Margaret Adair
Daniel F. Carlin
Jennie R. Kendell
Harry E. Roessler
Mary E. Crossett
Charles H. Richardson
Rosa Reed
Charles .Cohen
Eloise Brown
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Preston
Charles B. Preston
Cricket Avenue
Ardmore
St. Dennis
Reading
Harriette Flagg
J. Herbert Reading
Reipsnyder
Isaac Reipsnyder
North Broad Street
Rolling
Annie Louise
Mary Rolling
Dickinson Street
New Cathedral Cemetery
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Jerson
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Tor
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Regent Square
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North Twenty-first Street
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Penn Widows’ Asylum
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Tole
Henry
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Gillingham Street
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Ceme- Turner
Jacksonville
Fila
John Turner
Thomas Turner
Germantown Avenue
Walker
Francis
Ellen Walker
Relatives and Friends
Altar Society
League of the Sacred Heart of the Epiphany
Winton Street
Equiem
Church of the Epiphany
Waterson
Ee Tee
Kate Waterson
Oakford Street
White
Annie C. Blyler
North Fifth Street
Ae.an
Yale University
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Sheffield Scientific School
Eastburn Academy
North
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William WN
Ely
United Gas Improvement Company
Drexel Building
Philada
Edward C. Lee
LA Franco
St. Cloud Pharmacy
Arch
Hoffman
Robert H. Davis
South Fourth St
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Chestnut
Harper
J. M. Parker
Lina R. Levick
SON & CO
Stiles Street
R. Dehardt
Antry
Seashore Hotel
Brown Street
E. Conley
Munford, Ala
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Poplar
Eerless Carpet Cleaning Works
North Broad
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Olman & Buettner
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Kodaks
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North Eighth St
Plunkett
Spring Garden
Amu
Rasarred Creneetta
Sharon
Corbett Fitzsimons Crand
Montgomery Ave
Penzance
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Beat European Museum
Chestnut Street
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Sdiatsion
Sphia Ball Park
Washington
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Cherry
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Keystone
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T. Berkholz
Cheery Street
J. L. Smith
Green
Chase & Campbell
Union Sq
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Iliaard
Frank Rosatto
South Eighth St
United Secur Life Insurance and Trust Co. OF Pennsylvania
Aands Avenue
Pifpty-Second Street
Ate
George's Hill
Fairmount Park
Mecouchi
H Brothers
Moore Station
W. H. Knowles
Burd
S. W. Cor. Ltd and ChestNut
Walnut ST
Penn Building
Pleasantville
West Jers
Richard J. Boyle
Bullitt Building
Sea Isle City
Bath
Continental Hotel
Apply
Gir Avenue
Thos. J. Hunt
AK Lane
City
Kirby
Thomas J. Hunt
Woney
Penn Mutual Loan Institution
Hale Building
HE Sternberg
Cape Ann
Mass
Atlee
P. O
Pigeon Cove
Massachusetts
Watt Paper
Thomas M. Dudley
Passyunk Ave
P. Lms College
Ees
Filbert Street
Tyton OK
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Goodyear West
Lice
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David Cohen
Vici Kid
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