The Penitentiary Ex Convicts Describe Brutal Abuses
John C. McCarty, freed early from Joliet, details widespread mistreatment at Illinois penitentiary. He and James Fort recount drownings, ice baths, chained torture, hole confinement, and fatal beatings by guards and staff, alleging deep institutional complicity and coverup. Fort names Guard Hall and Sleeper, detailing sustained abuse and improvised punishments.
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Cairo Bulletin
Bulletin Ofice
St. Louis
John C. McCarty
Joliet
Mlinois
Williams
Sleeper
Hall
Halli
James IF. McCarty
Indiana
McCarty
Jefferson
Chas
Davis
James Fort
Frank Murray
George McGee
Young Hall
Werden Hall
Solitary
Warden Uni Colt Itioners
Pricon
Negotiating With Burglars In Cleveland Home
A burglary at H. St. Groff’s wood street residence led to a staged ransom with staged negotiations. The thief offered to return $600 worth of marked jewelry for $300 then $200 then $150, before one thief came at night to collect the cash while Groff supplied the goods. Groff kept the jewelry and money. he suspects two or three accomplices were involved.
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Cleveland
H. St. Groff
Wood Street
Groff
Mr. Groff
Billa
FOR THE LADIES New Colors and Combinations in Costumes
Long fashion article notes an incoming change toward French patterns, revival of checks and plaids, and distended skirts. It discusses new silks, woolens, and damascene fabrics, the shift from plain silks to self colored and natte textures, and anticipated cloak revival with tailored jackets.
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Raphael
Panama
Dex
Clan
Royal Stuart
Frail Clara Morris Endures Gruesome Surgery For Spine
Jennie June reports the famed actress Clara Morris suffers from spinal curvature rooted in childhood. After a summer of rapid decline and a Paris operation involving burning the flesh with hot irons, she fainted mid procedure. She remains weak and under care awaiting strength to travel home with Mrs. Worthington, with fall engagements uncertain.
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Clara Morris
Europe
Chas. Sumner
Paris
Worthington
Doun Pinatt
Cleveland
Gabrielle Greeley
Willian Belmore
Harriott
Clara Mortis
Woe Crash and the Mines in Nevada Stock Exchange
The Sa Francisco Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange suspended operations last Thursday afternoon. The crash, unseen by most outside the movers and shakers, is blamed on a preconcerted effort by those with both inclination and power to influence the market. Authorities suggest a balance of risks and potential recovery ahead.
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Sa. Francisco Stock Exchange
Pacific Stock Exchange
Mines Not Blaming Market For Downturn Says Letter
A private letter from a prominent figure asserts market wreckage was driven by private aims to lock up gold and curb money. It claims the Comstock mines are not to blame, and developments keep promising despite current delays. prospects improve as ore output outpaces removal due to limited reducing capacity.
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Comstock
Utah
Dancy
Florida
Occidental
Apraid of Insanity in Brooklyn Eagle Analysis
A Brooklyn Eagle essay discusses sanity and insanity, citing Poe Kant and Lamb as examples. It recounts Henry Millington, 25, who shot himself three times and wounded himself, with mental illness and consumption cited as factors in his decline. The piece notes such cases are rarer than believed and comments on broader social pressures affecting mental health.
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Kant
Lamb
Poe
Vaini
Brooklyn
Faini
Henry Millington
Millington
Fa- Millington
Ongshoreman
Ralston
Accident at Eagle Mills injures worker
An Eagle Mills worker fell from a scaffold on the third floor while oiling machinery and broke his left leg. Dr. Bonney attended and arranged to have the injured man conveyed to his Madison Street residence for treatment. The fall occurred Thursday hour, the name Spalding appears in report.
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Mog
Eagle Mills
Theachinery
Spalding
Bonney
Two Dutch Ships Bring Sheep to London in Quarantine Controversy
On two successive days two Dutch ships arrived in London carrying 2,250 sheep. A single blightly wick ani mal caused the entire cargo to be condemned, killed, and kept out of the market, sparking a debate on import controls and animal health practices.
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London
Tilden Opposed Speakership by Wood and Cox in NY
Taxy reports Gov. Tilden is maneuvering against Fernando Wood and Bunser Cox for the Speakership to keep New York on a tight honor budget until the Presidential nominations occur.
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Sease
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Joan Dorrie
Mayhew
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Butler
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Jennie June
Virginia
Nev
Enterprise
Brooklyn Eagle
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