Libel scheme drives editor into bankruptcy in Watha case
Dr. Jalius Fripp builds a libel plan with Silas P. Walker to promote a Chicago London venture selling the Great Indian Remedy. Walker sues, a crowded London court hears ministers and nobility testify, and Fripp loses. Damages go unpaid, Fripp declares bankruptcy, and the Speculator passes to Solomon Levy’s control.
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Jalius Fripp
Dr. Fripp
Fripp
Germany
Whrch
Basiteas
Anic Epistle
Harman
Pripp
Silas P. Walker
United States
London
Mr. Waller
Mr. Walker
Sol Levy
Solomon Levy
Walker
Mammon
Neas
Walter
Watha Company, Limited
Messrs
Walker & Guteschwindel
Chicago
Herr Guteschwindel
Oue
Watha Company
Thas Journal
Justice Littieknapp
Archbishop of
Lambeth
Guiters
Justice Littleknapp
Bare
Stetter
Dongols
Dongola
Subposna
Lon Berry Charlesford
Guteschwindel
Strand
Afammon
Hamilton Twigg
Mr. Levy
Twigg
Sam
Kingdom
America
Mr. Twigg
Watha
Waller
Levy
Stockman
TUTTLE'S QUEER RECORD AND CLEVELAND SNUB CHARGE
The Brooklyn Eagle reviews General J M Tuttle of Iowa who threatens to snub President Cleveland at the St Louis veterans encampment. It recalls Tuttle's 1860s Democratic gubernatorial bid, his poor Iowa war loyalties, and his later anti Cox and Chamberlain attacks, portraying him as a pretender to true Union loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
J. M. Tuttle
St. Louis
Washington
Copperhead
General Cox
Ohio
General Chamberlain
Maine
Legion of Iowa Satzrans
Iowa
William M. Stone
Tuttle
Cox
Chamberlain
Pittsburgh
Andrew Johnon
Philadelphia
Andrew Johnson
Copperheart
Despicable Ringster and Chandler in NH Senate
The Chicago Herald denounces the Republican rise in New Hampshire led by William E Chandler portraying him as a corrupt insider linked to Navy Department figures and lobbyists. It argues the party’s moral decay risks defeating Republicans while underscoring the importance of character over party loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
United States
Republican Party
Chase
Seward
Sumner
Stevens
Wade
Wilson
Fenton
Dorsey
Clayton
Chandler
Elkins
Blaine
Mahone
Bill Chandler
United States Senate
William E. Chandler
William B. Chandler
Washington
Navy Department
William E Chandler
New
Chandlers
Chicago Herald
Press View of Sherman Speech Sparks Divided Reactions
A collage of citations from papers nationwide assessing John Sherman after his Springfield address. editors in St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Nashville and more scrutinize strategy, plausibility, and potential for a 1888 national nomination amid disunion fears and partisan jabs.
Amusing Metaphors and Witty Ridicule Across Nations
A collection of metaphorical quips and humorous lines from various sources. It features critiques of politics, romance, wit, and human folly expressed through playful comparisons. Notable bits include remarks on presidents, bachelors, poets, and lawyers, all framed as clever observations from 19th or early 20th century humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alps
France
Europe
Greece
America
Christian Union
Strange Phenomenon Heard at Seventy Miles Over Ocean
A Farmington resident recounts Christmas night fire balloon spectacle and a calm after it, then a distant roar like surf heard the next day across seventy to eighty miles from Boothbay to Harpswell. Reports say a fierce coast storm followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Glover
Portland
Farmington
Lewiston
Ocean
Boothbay
Harpswell
Binls
Riverside Cal
Riverside
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L.h.litts & CO
Japan
Ais Ne
Oulskit
Relea
Tina
Dowhder
Ant
Alizabeth Abers
Scribner's Magazine
Walker Vs. Fripp
Columbus Dispatch
Queer Record
Ringster
Merriman
Springfield
Richmond
Sherman
John Sherman
Chicago News
Alexandria
Chicago Tribune
Petersburg
Liza Pinkston
Indianapolis News
John Sherman Ough
Fort Worth
Tex
Nashville
Tenn
New York Herald
Savannah
South
Ilinois
Brother Blaine
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hancock
Tilden
New York World
St. Louis Post Dispatch
John
Washington Post
Democratic Party
Binghamton
N. Y
Illinois
Wells
Rutherford B. Hayes
Senate
Hill
Thomas Kirby
Abilene
Kansas
Romptly
First National Bank
Asien Capital
Abilene Bank
CR Loud
JM Fisher
J. Ubbest
Heres
Cater
Lebold, Fisher & CO
Bankers
Pele
Cy Sae
DRS
Felty & Shollexberger
Jefterson
F. Garcelon, M. D
Faulkner
Broart
Seventh Street
Buckeye Avenue
J. M. Gleissner
M. Kirsch
Broadway
Syma Ese
Oolice Over Palate Drug Store
Paines Drug Store
W. P. Seeds
Attorneys AT Law
Abilene, Kansas
W. T. Davidson
aMice
Gontragtor & Carpenter
aMice, Cam of
Comnage Avenue
Gideon Folk
John E. George's Excelsior Billiard Hall
Spruce Street
Cit
Ganer
Lamberman
Canaler
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