Counterfeit Ring Foiled by Government Detectives
In New York 1869 to 1870 counterfeiter William M. Gurney alias Iig Bill led a major operation with Joshua D. Miner behind the plates. Detectives used bait, forged notes, and undercover work to trap the gang, arrest 20 members, and seize the plates yielding Gurney a seven year sentence after Miner surrendered the plates.
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William M. Gurney
Iig Bill
Konsacker
New York
Pblic
Gurney
Joshua D. Miner
Broadway
Seret
Butler
Orleans
Caue
Washington
Housa Street
New York City
Wil Win Gurney
Brotherhood of Crooks
Butts
Fulton Ferry
Bower
Secret Service Office
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Ninth Avenue
Miner
Sixty-ninth Street
National Shoe and Leather Bank
Grand Central Depot
W. G. Chapman
Munyon's Cold Cure Promoted With Refund Offer
Advertises Munyon's Cold Cure as prevention against colds and pneumonia. Claims fast relief, pocket size bottle, and money back if unsatisfied. Offers free medical advice from Munyon's Doctors at Philadelphia lab.
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Munyon
53D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Cascarets Promoted As Cure For Constipation Woes
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a universal cure for constipation and related suffering. It claims the product, priced 10 cents a box, is the world’s biggest seller with a monthly million boxes and offers a free mail order incentive from Mason Mfg Co Dept 7 Canton.
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Cascarets
Lover's Wedding Cake Recipe of Forever
The piece humorously blends measurements of love youth looks temper and wit into a guide for a marriage cake. It early verse style uses playful ingredients, mixing faults and laughter with common sense to yield a lasting union bakeable forever.
A Condition Not a Theory on the Labor Problem
A sociologist discusses the labor problem with a practical middle western woman. He asks if many men are out of work and learns that there are many unemployed. Her reply that they do nothing highlights the central issue of idleness.
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Gurney
Gurney Gang
Bill Butts
Bowery
Butts
Gillians
Death at St. Fashion Hotel Shocks City Society
A stranger about reporter’s size committed suicide with a 32 caliber revolver in the St. Fashion hotel. He wore a dress suit when found and was transported to the morgue. An urgent society wedding is also planned for later today.
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Secret Service
Gurney
Mike Bower
Bower
East Bleeker Street
St. Fashion Hotel
Grape Nuts Credited With Rebuilding Nerves and Weight
A Wisconsin mother recalls stopping tonics and using Grape Nuts with cream and milk to restore sleep and gain 20 pounds after two weeks. She says her child also improved from thin and ill to rosy and healthy, enabling schooling to resume. The letter promotes Grape Nuts as a reason for wellness.
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Wisconsin
Jesus
Wellville
Pkys
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Gurny
Daniel
Bleeker Street
National Shoe and Leather Bank of
Worthy
St. Clair House
Raphael Cherub
Rascal
Government
Mason Mie
Dept. 7
Canton
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