Fraud and sugar scheme in early Chicago operations
The account describes a London stock scheme tied to Cotterill and Sniffen, with a $100 advance and seven months of reports. It recounts attempts to push shares at low prices, misstatements about value, and a fraudulent sugar refinement setup linked to Prof. Friend in Chicago, plus later legal action by H. G. Teedwasee and S. O. Ovitt over alleged pretense.
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C. Babbitt
Prof
Friend
Chicago
Wall Street
Sniffen
Cotterill
Bates
Cotterilla
Snifflin
Blaine Will and Yet He Won't in Cabinet Talk
Harrisburg reports say Lieutenant Governor Davies believes Maine man Blaine will be Secretary of State, with Senator Rutan split on the throne. Davies, returning from Washington, predicts a long legislative session as committees and bills dominate early work. He cites delays from rapid calendar disposal and urges careful, analytical review of measures.
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Davies
Maine
Eetan
Devlin
Harrisburg
Frichey
Coase—Alligheor
Washington
Rutan
Blaine
Pennsylvania
Senate
Davics
Quy
Harrison
Bisine
Fow Seeks Australian Vote Reform in Pennsylvania
John H. Fow of Philadelphia plans to introduce in the Pennsylvania House a bill modeled on the Australian election caper. He argues bribery and intimidation taint ballots and aims to curb wealthy citizens funding dirty campaigns. Fow vows to push the measure despite opposition and procedural hurdles in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foghorn Fow
Pennsylvania
Habretssvke
John H. Fow
Forchorn Orster
Philadelphia
Gresham
House
Democrats Seek to Oust Devlin in Senate Election Fight
In Harrisburg January 6 Democrats denounce fair play fears as they contest Devlin's seat amid rumors of an Osborne victory. Speaker Grady appoints General Goblin to head the election panel, signaling strategic moves ahead of a possible U S Senate race within two years.
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Devlin
Harrisburg
Osborne
Grady
General Goblin
United States
Cleveland
Campaign Woes Linked to Arm Injury in District Talk
In a recent conversation Devlin reflects on his surprising district defeat. Osborne attributes his loss to a wounded arm that hindered his campaign, leaving him unable to pursue success as vigorously as he would have if not practically disabled.
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Devlin
Osborne
Huston
New
Porter
Harrison
Senate
Indiana
The Verribleness of Allegheny in City Class Debate
Harrisburg reports a split over classifying Allegheny for a municipal code. Louis Richards aims to speed bills through despite opposition from parts of the state. Allegheny’s demand to be in a separate class raises fears of delaying passage before the February election and could complicate Supreme Court rulings on inter municipal law.
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Allegheny
Mary
Diefatch
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Louis Richards
Supreme Court
Friends of the
Messrs
Elphinstone
Hunter and Watson
Allerheny
Rutan Weathered Yet Buoyant on Health and Session
Harrisburg dispatch reports Senator Rutan’s health improving after a discouraging day. He plans to visit Colonel Quay in Washington when able and weighs the Legislature’s length, predicting adjournment not before May 1. He discusses the inter-municipal bill, city codes, and Allegheny’s stance, noting constituent messages urging him to oppose second-class status.
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Harrisburg
Rutan
Colonel Quay
Washington
Blaine
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Controversy over Huntingdon Reformatory funds grows
Harrisburg dispatch reports stormy opposition to using over 55000 remaining from the last appropriation for the Huntingdon Industrial Reformatory. A bill will be introduced to dispose of the unexpended balance, while critics say the plan would repeal a law. The reformatory’s construction began in 1878 with about 900000 spent.
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Huntingdon
Board of Managers 24
Reformatory
Huntingdon Reformatory
Move to Increase Brooks License Fee Faces Obstacle
Harrisburg January 6. Representatives opposing raising Brooks high license fees plan to block speedy passage of the municipal code unless concessions are made. They seek to keep the $300 city license in third class cities, while the proposed code would raise it to $500 if the Brooks bill stays unchanged amid a Supreme Court ruling forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Brooks Law Co
Supreme Court
Committees to Be Named by Leaders on Wednesday
Special telegram from Haueissvree reports Speaker Boyer and President Pro tem Grady intend to announce their standing committees Wednesday evening or Thursday morning next, outlining forthcoming legislative panels and assignments.
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Haueissvree
Boyer
Grady
Harrisburg Police Demand City Officials Investigated
A discharged Harrisburg policeman urges a council investigation into Mayor Fritchey’s administration. He claims he was forced to contribute to the Democratic campaign fund and that the lieutenant offered a reimbursement if the resignation was accepted. The mayor says the so called loan was repayment to Republicans on the police force.
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Harrisburg
Fritchey
Mnacernins
Saeimel
Six Men Die in Mercer County Mill Explosion
Special telegram from Crartestos West Virginia reports a boiler explosion at William Carters gristmill near New Hope in Mercer county. Six men were killed instantly James E French Thomas Carter Levi Shields and John Wimmer with Eli Shields fatally burned Wade Shuffleburger badly burned and Jerome Carter and William Carter injured. Cause blamed on engineer letting boiler water run low.
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Crartestos
W. Va
New Hope
Mercer County
William Carter
Will Jerome
Thomas Carter
French
W. Shuffleburger
John Wimmer
Shields
James E. French
Levi Shields
Eli Shields
Wade Shuffleburger
Jerome Carter
Man Attempts Suicide During Quarrel in Harlem
New York dispatch reports Richard N Starr and his wife, staying at 4 West 117th Street, argued over his care of the children. Starr, an invalid, pulled poison from a closet and drank part of it but his wife interrupted, splashing Paris green. Police sent him to Bellevue Hospital after a stomach pump.
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Distatch
New York
Richard N. Starr
West One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Starr
Harlem Court
Bellevue Hospital
Gentlemen's Agreement Allegedly Violated by Gould System
Rock Island officials present alleged evidence accusing the Gould system of breaking the gentlemen's agreement. Missouri Pacific sold a Kansas City Pueblo ticket at 15 dollars, a 315 dollar loss, with affidavits and copies filed by the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska group. Jewett and Pennington of Missouri Pacific are named as potential violators, denying cut-rate sales. Cable heads to New York to press Jay Gould on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuiiaco
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Pueblo
Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
W. H. Clark
Jewett
Pennington
Cable
New York
Jay Gould
Double Crime in New York Man Kills Niece Then Ends Life
William Mann an artist shot his niece Carrie Jones in an uptown tenement and killed himself. Carrie had lived with Mann as his wife for years while her husband Stephen Jones a carpenter from Poughkeepsie had not seen her in 12 years. A 14 year old son of Jones and the deserted woman, blamed for the tragedy, sparked frequent quarrels over custody. No witness saw the shooting concluding the dispute.
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New York
William Mann
Carrie Jones
Har
Mann
Stephen Jones
Poughkeepsie
Jones
Gas pipe sunk to seal Jervis farm gas find
Five hundred dollars has been subscribed to sink a two inch pipe on the Jervis farm in Newtown L I where natural gas was recently discovered. The pipe end will be tipped with a diamond point and driven into the ground to tap the gas. Plumber Heeny holds the contract and will commence work tomorrow.
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New York
Jervis Farm
Newtown
L. L
Heeny
Imperial tribunal drops case against Prof Geffeken
Berlin January 6 The Imperial tribunal declined to proceed against Prof Geffeken, aiming to prove that he was of unimpeachable character in public life. The move ends the inquiry without charges or further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Imperial Tribunal
Geffeken Ees
Parnell Heiress Transfers Ironsides Homestead to Son
Mrs. Delia Parnell deeded the Bordentown property and its furniture to Charles Stewart Parnell of Ireland to aid his funding of the Parnell Commission inquiry into the Times charges. She says he is nearly ruined and will need all money raised, while she plans to live out her years in the homestead.
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St. Lovuis
Electric Sugar Company
C. C. Babbitt
Babbitt
St. Louis Sugar Refining Company
The
Electric Company
Sniffen
Delia Parnell
Ironsides
Charles
London Times
Philadelphia
Delia
Parnell
Ireland
Dispatch
Bordentown
N. J
Charles Stewart Parnell
Parnell Commission
London
House of Commons
Times
Phanix Park
New York
Terrible Privations of starving Norwegian Farmers in Dakota
A Rev C W Riches letter from Park River N Dak reports extreme suffering among 70 Norwegian families in western Walden county now destitute. They lack clothing shoes flour and food, living on poor porridge from frozen grain and sharing potatoes as supplies run out.
Missouri Pacific Plans 10 Percent Salary Cut
Missouri Pacific Railway announces a circular to cut salaries by 10 percent for all employees earning $100 or more per month. Heads of departments and staff are included, but conductors, engineers, and mechanical department workers are exempt. The move targets reducing operating expenses.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railway
Inauguration Board Offers Private Home Rooms and Board
Washington officials announce rooms and meals in private homes for visitors during the Harrison and Morton inauguration on March 4. Prices start at four dollars daily, with lodging and meals arranged by the Public Comfort Committee chaired by the Inaugural Committee.
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Washington
Harrison and Morton
Willas Ee LP
Public
Knights of Labor Circular Calls Members to Return to Principles
Philadelphia January 6 a circular from surviving founders of the Knights of Labor denounces current leadership as departing from original aims. They pledge to reassert secrecy obedience mutual aid and scientific industry and invite interested members to respond via box B44 Philadelphia Pa to form a convention and advance the order. Names of signatories James L. Wricut N B Keen R C Macaulry Joseph S RexxEpy.
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Philadelphia
Knights of Labor
Order of Knights of Labor
Order of the Knights of Labor
Philadelpha
James L. Wricut
N. B. Keen
RC. Macaulry
Josern S. RexxEpy
Paris C Brown Sunk After Snag Strikes at Hermitage Landing
The Paris C Brown steam boat from New Orleans to Cincinnati struck a snag at Hermitage Landing Pointe Coupee Parish at 9 last night and sank to the hurricane deck. Eight men missing include five cabin crew two firemen and one passenger. Cargo included 170 tons of car wheels and sugar plus molasses old iron and sundries. The vessel valued at 24000 with 14000 insured through George W Nears agency. Captain C G Young now commanded the ship. ten cabin passengers and a few deck passengers were aboard.
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Bayou Sara
Paris C. Brown
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Hermitage Landing
Pointe’ Coupee Parish
Brown
A. M. Ny C. G. Young
George W. Near
Marine, Railway and Teck Company
A. M. Halliday
C. G. Young
Hanna Blanks
West Baton Rouge
Mataafa Defeats the Germans in Samoa Clash
Relay from Apia reports Mataafa followers engaging German forces led by Adler and Olga. German losses include 15 killed and 36 wounded. German gunboat bombardments target Vailele and surrounding villages. Mataafa entrenches near Apia with renewed ammunition and readiness to meet British and American warships.
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Berlin
Apia
Mataafa
Adler
Lanly
Vailele
Olga
Eben
Sieger
Spengler
Burchard
Matafa
Letoga
Matesfaga
Matafas
Matanfa
Iself
Panama Canal Safe and Le Belleu to Lead New Company
The Petit Journal reports a Panama Canal bondholders meeting offered M. de Lesseps the chairmanship of a new canal company with several million francs capital to take over from the old Panama Company. The article notes Senate debate arouses ill will and recalls General Noyes's 1877 reply indicating no official U S stance was obtained.
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de Lesseps
Pants
Petit Journal
Panama Canal
M. de Lesseps
Panama Company
American Senate
General Noyes
Knight of the Road Robbery Report Near Cloverdale
A double stage robbery occurred last night between Mendocino City and Philo. A masked highwayman halted the stage, demanded the treasure box, and, after taking it with a pistol in hand, thanked the driver and ordered him to proceed. The Cloverdale express boxes were also reportedly taken.
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Cloverdale
Cal
Mendocino City
Philo
Fire destroys McWade and Tighe homes in Philadelphia
Fire in Philadelphia last night razed the residences of Robert McWade city editor of the Public Ledger and J H Tighe on Lancaster avenue Wayne Station. Total loss estimated about 000.
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Philadelphia
Robert McWade
The
Public Ledger
J. H. Tighe
Lancaster Avenue
Wayne Station
Cabinet Talk Signals Harrison Plan to Fill Top Posts
A telegraph dispatch from Indianapolis reports General Harrison moving toward a finished Cabinet within a week. A 12 to 15 name list spans parties and regions, with strong bets on Proctor for War or minor posts and Platt possibly serving in Navy or Treasury, while Allison faces uncertainty over the Treasury. Indiana’s influence remains slim, with New and Huston shaping local chances amid party maneuvering.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
New York
General Harrison
Blaine
Maine
Proctor
Vermont
Platt
Evarts
Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
Henderson
Missouri
Sherman
Ohio
Alger
Michigan
Spencer
Wisconsin
Allison
Clarkson
Iowa
Manderson
Thurston
Nebraska
Indiana
Swift
California
Wharton Barker
General Longstreet
Chauncey de
Alvin Hawkins
Tennessee
Fred ©. Buck
Georgia
Bradley
Kentucky
Bisine
War Department
State
Navy
Treasury
John
New
Colonel New
Huston
State Committee
Wisconsin Members Face Seat Challenges Over Citizenship
Congressmen-elect Brickner and Barwig, German-born in Wisconsin districts, face protests over naturalization proof. With tiny majorities, Republicans may seek to vacate their seats as evidence of incomplete citizenship records emerges, casting doubts on their eligibility to take office.
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Wisconsin
Dispatch
Washington
Brickner
Barwig
Germany
Congress
Peranta
United States
CAN'T MUZZLE THE PRESS An Independent Newspaper Not Dowed
January 6 reports describe an attempted bribe of Times employee Mr Cloud to steal documents tied to James Doolittle attorney for elevated railroad franchises. The bribe exceeding $700 was paid in advance. Cloud retains the money and still enjoys editor West's confidence.
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Chicago
the Times
Cloud
James Doolittle
Doodle
The
Times
Doolittle
West
Bull Fight Breaks Out At Texas Fiesta
In Larepo Texas on a Friday night an acrobatic show gained license then shifted to a bull fight in the regular bull pen. A large crowd of mostly Mexican attendees cried el too and four savage fights left three bulls dead as police stood by.
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Larepo
Tex
Will Maintain Rates For Western Railway Lines
Chicago January 6. The Managers' Committee of Five on Reorganization did not adopt the Executive Board plan. A report recommending continuing the present organization was made and articles of agreement were discussed without conclusion. The session focused on regulating mileage tickets. Adjournment was set for Wednesday with roads pledging to maintain existing rates.
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Chicago
Western Railway Association
Fraud charge against Denver clerk Stickney cited by Boston police
A dispatch from Chief of Police Henry Brady of Denver reports that H C Stickney, confidential clerk for C L Davenport in Boston, is accused of defrauding his employer by approximately $5,000 through raised credits or false entries.
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Boston
Henry Brady
Denver
Col
H C. Stickney
C. L. Davenport
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E. 8. Refining Company
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Son Charles
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Mendelson
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Hinche
San Domingo
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