Important Events of the Week and Politics Report
The column reports on the DeLong party bodies lie in a St Petersburg funeral, telegraph updates from Irkutsk, and military honors. Perryman becomes Chief after Creek factions accept election results. Telegraphs underground wires policy in Washington and Columbus Government building cost extension to 400000. Northern Pacific mail service and German cremation movement in Washington. Claims against the Government and a Colored Convention plan for Richmond in July 1884 to pursue civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLong
Chandler
Hunt
St. Petersburg
Irkutsk
Petty
Jakutsk
Geographical Society
East Siberia
Oregon
Northern Pacific
Washington
le Moyne
Richmond
Train wreck fire at Gladstone kills dining car superintendent
Two C B Q trains collided at Gladstone Illinois on the 20th telescoping a Pullman car which ignited and burned completely. Richard Somers superintendent of the dining car service was killed and burned beyond recognition. Six other passengers were injured but not likely fatally. Two coaches burned. Loss about 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Ill
Richard Somers
San Francisco Losing Her Trade
San Francisco merchants report a rapid decline in trade with the northwest due to the Northern Pacific opening. Freight by steamers to Oregon and Washington Territories has fallen sharply from three ships weekly to one every five days over the last months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Oregon
Washington
Murder at supper in Carmi Illinois victim Enoch Ballentine
At a Carmi Illinois restaurant on the 20th Enoch Ballentine was shot in the head by Will C Sanders. Sanders, who was intoxicated, is alleged to have acted from an old grudge. He was arrested and jailed. Ballentine cannot recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilizeois
Carmi
Ill
Enoch Ballentine
Will C. Sanders
Sanders
Ballentine
Cut In Steel Mills Accepted By Edgar Thomson Workmen
Edgar Thomson Steel Company workers accepted a 13 percent wage cut to avoid idleness while trade improves. Mills are operating normally and steady work is promised for 3,000 men through the winter. The wage reduction applies to steel rail mills nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Thomson Steel Company
Brockton Man Sentenced for Wife Murder
Asa B. Baker of Brockton Massachusetts was arraigned on murder in August last and pleaded not guilty. He later changed to a guilty plea on second degree murder and received a life sentence in the State prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa B. Baker
Brockton
Mass
A Sure Shot Feud Ends in Fatal Shootout near Manor
Constable Covington of Manor Texas threatened to kill sheepman Rees Irwin prompting a feud. Irwin had Covington arrested for threats. The trial was set for the 17th but did not occur. On meeting before the trip to Austin Irwin fired a pistol, killing Covington and wounding William Hense. Irwin jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Manor
Austin
Tex
Rees Irwin
Irwin
William Hense
Arrest of Herbert Slade in Lawrence Kansas
Herbert Slade was arrested in Lawrence by the Sheriff and Chief of Police for unruly conduct after heavy drinking. He was released shortly after on bond by John L. Sullivan to keep the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Slade
Lawrence
Kan
John L. Sullivan
Slade
Donation Proposal for Monte Baldrino Estate to US Academy
Albert Jay Jones of Providence proposes donating fifteen acres of Monte Baldrino estate near Rome to the US government for an academy of fine arts. The property is valued at $40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Academy For Fine Arts
Albert Jay Jones
Providence
H. L
Rome
United States
Monte Baldrino
Clermont Courier Advertising Rates and Terms
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisements at $1 per square (ten lines) for the first insertion and 50 cents for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly reduction is offered. Business cards priced at $6 per year for up to six lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Courier
Sested
Loss of the Mary Ann Hulbert with twenty men aboard
A Duluth tug has confirmed the sinking of the small schooner Mary Ann Hulbert during a severe gale. Twenty railroad laborers are believed lost. The Mary Ann Hulbert, towed by the Kincardines, sprang a leak, drifted, and foundered after the tow-line was cut. The vessel valued about $3,000.
Joliet man commits brutal assault at Auburn House
George Freestone, 23, a Joliet boarder, entered the head cook Jane Haycock’s room and bound her to stop her screams. He fled after slashing her throat. captured with blood on his hands and later confessed, claiming intoxication. The victim cannot recover and the suspect faced threats of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Freestone
Auburn House
Joliet
Ill
Jane Haycock
Freestone
Frightful Joke Ends in Tragedy at Paris Illinois
A prank by Sandford Norris and companions led to a gun misfire aimed at his brothers Tod and Orlando Norris and friends Winston Griffin jun and Ben McLaughlin. Ted Norris was shot fifty one times and died soon after. Orlando Norris and Griffin and McLaughlin were seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sandford Norris
Tod
Orlando
Winston Griffin
Jun
Ben McLaughlin
Ted Norris
Orlando Norris
Griffin
McLaughlin
Drummer Robbed in Waterbury Jewelry Showcase
New York jeweler’s drummer L. Clark was robbed in Waterbury Connecticut while showing wares. A tray containing jewelry worth from $1,000 to $5,000 was taken in the incident, marking a bold theft in a local store display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Clark
New York
Waterbury, Conn
Guilford Woman Hangs in Kingston For Outrage
A man described as colored was hanged on the 20th at Kingston North Carolina for brutally outraging the widow Jones in May last. The execution drew several thousand spectators and death was instantaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Guilford
Kingston
N. C
Jones
Death of Brevet Major General Cram in Philadelphia Street Car
Brevet Major General Thomas J. Cram ret., of the Engineer Corps, died on the 20th after collapsing in a Philadelphia street car. He appeared to fall suddenly, and the car moved two squares before stopping. A physician arriving in time deemed the death due to apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Cram
Engineer Corps
Philadelphia
Fatal Stroke In Williamston Quarrel Over Money
Caleb Washburn confronted by niece Jennie Washburn in Williamston Illinois after a quarrel over money. Jennie seized a heavy stick and struck him on the head, causing a wound that proved fatal within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fats
Williamston
Caleb Washburn
Jennie Washburn
End of a Hero's Life at Occidental Hotel Fire
Fireman Patrick Conway, who helped at the Occidental Hotel blaze in St. Louis, fell from the building while tying a rope to the chimney. He was mortally injured and later died. Conway, famed as a Southern Hotel hero, had previously received a medal for his brave actions during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occidental
St. Louis
Patrick Conway
Conway
Wanted the Insurance Money in Leadville
Mary Ekoffard pressed Dr Rose of Leadville Colorado for a poison undetectable by autopsy offering 300 to aid an insurance scam of 5500 on her husband and his brother both involved in an affair. She was arrested. The brother in law is sixty and she thirty five. Also notes underground wires needed in New York and a series of robberies including a mail coach near Cisco Texas and Yarbrough’s store at Clyde with a stage robbery and exchange of gunfire. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ekoffard
Rose
Leadville
Col
Cisco
Tex
Yarbrough
Clyde
Henderson
Warehouses Burned in Baltimore Loss at Union Dock
A fire struck three warehouses of the Baltimore Warehouse Company at Union Dock Baltimore on the 19th. About two thousand bales were in the buildings with cotton canned goods and tin plate damaged or destroyed. A falling wall injured Captain Wm Dunn Joseph B Dougherty and Bradley. Damage estimated at 75000 dollars. The warehouses were fully insured on advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Warehouse Company
Union Dock
Baltimore
Wm. Dunn
Joseph
Charles F. Paul Argonaut of '49 and San Francisco Picayune Founder
Charles F. Paul of the Daily Saratogian died in Saratoga New York a few days ago. He was among the Argonauts of 1849 and an original publisher of the San Francisco Picayune the first afternoon paper on the Pacific Coast. Born in Strasburg Germany he came to America at age three with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Paul
Saratogian
Saratoga
N. Y
San Francisco Picayune
Pacific Coast
Mr. Paul
Strasburg
Germany
America
Ex-Police Officer William Conroy Sentenced to Death
Ex police officer William Conroy of New York was sentenced to be hanged on February 8 after killing Peter Keenan with a club and pistol on November 8, with a new trial mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Conroy
New York
Peter Keenan
Desperate Cutting Affray in Reading Saloon
Daniel Rothenberger and Jacob Finkbone visited a prominent Reading saloon for a quiet evening. A dispute sparked a fierce fight, ending with Finkbone slashing Rothenberger near the heart with a large dirk knife, causing a three inch deep wound and severe blood loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Rothenberger
Jacob Finkbone
Reading
Finkbone
Rothberger
Rothenberger
A Desperate Leap in Atlanta Jail
Henry Curry a colored murderer confined in Atlanta Ga attempted suicide by leaping headforemost from the jail corridor to the floor below. His skull was fractured and he is not expected to live. A year earlier Curry coveted the wife of a man named Daniels and the couple killed the husband. Curry eluded capture for nine months before being recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Curry
Atlanta
Curry
Daniels
Closing Down of Nail Factories in Pittsburg
At a Western Nail Association meeting in Pittsburg on the 9th, it was decided to close down for six weeks from December 29 to February 11 to restrict production. The meeting was one of the largest ever held with representation from every mill in the West by person or letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Nail Association
Pittsburg
West
Tragic Toddlers Scalding Death in Bradford Boiler Incident
The four year old son of Frederick Badger of Bradford Pennsylvania was scalded to death in a wash boiler. The grandmother moved the boiler from the stove to the kitchen floor and, returning from a momentary absence, found the child struggling in the hot water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Badger
Bradford
Terrible Death in Pittsburg Steel Works
James Weaver a sixty year old laborer at Hussey Howe and Co. steel works Pittsburg was pulled into a belting machine in the machinery department on the 19th. His arm caught in the belt he was drawn into the machinery and torn limb from limb before rescue, body parts scattered about one hundred feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Weaver
Hussey, Howe & Co
Steel Works
Pittsburg
Local tragedies and crimes reported in Monroe Crawford and Georgia regions
Reports detail multiple violent incidents including self inflicted death near Monroe County Georgia by Joan Foster after a prior ax attempt. Lib Gray accused in a Crawford County Pennsylvania murder with robbery motive. Joseph Welch found with throat cut in Atlanta hospital. a Clinton Louisiana case of a man killing his own daughter and wounding another woman, with a suspect named Ed, Eli, arrested. a deadly knife fight between Cole and Mug Grove in Burton, Missouri over a woman. final line notes the murderer was unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Foster
Monroe County
Lib Gray
Ebron
Rome Township
Crawford County
Gray
Joseph Welch
Atlanta
Welch
Jr Grorae
Clinton
French Attack on Sontay Outposts in Franco-Chinese War
Dispatches from Hong Kong report French forces attacked five fortified villages at Sontay on the 14th. Four thousand engaged. French losses 200 men and 15 officers, Chinese losses around 1,000. French government received unofficial confirmations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Sontay
Execution of Joseph Poole in Dublin for Kenney murder
Joseph Poole was executed in Dublin on the morning of the 18th for the murder of Kenney. He rose at 5:30, received the sacraments at 7:15 after a visit by a priest, and faced the execution with fortitude. On the gallows he kissed the crucifix and recited prayers in a calm voice as the drop fell. He made no public statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Poole
Kenney
Dublin
Poole
Crown Prince of Germany Arrives in Rome in State Welcome
The Crown Prince of Germany and his suite landed in Rome on the 17th, greeted by King Humbert at the Quirinal with the Prince Royal and other royals. The procession was cheered as they traveled to the Quirinal where the Queen awaited. In Rome the Pope received American prelates recently, and Bonaparte kinship and Austrian frontier tensions were noted amid broader European news.
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Rome
Germany
Suite
Humbert
King Humbert
Prince Royal
Duke de Aosta
Spain
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Quirinal
Savoy
O’donnell
Carey
Dublin
Prince Victor
Napoleon
Plon-Plon
Bonaparte
Jerome Bonaparte
Barbezieu
Department of Charente
Garmolinzi
Podolia
Russia
Hamburg
Laube
Bohemia
Austria
Frank James Surrenders to Bondsmen in Independence
Dispatch from Independence Mo reports Frank James arriving this morning from Gallatin Mo and turning himself over to bondsmen at Judge J H Glover’s office. He then left for Kansas City with plans to surrender to the U S Marshal but reportedly stayed instead at the home of Mr Ralston during the Christmas holidays with his wife’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Str. Louis
Independence
Frank James
Gallatin
J. H. Glover
James
Frank
Kansas City
Mussel Shoals
Ralston
Capture of Sontay in Anam Ends With Victory
Dispatch from Sontay dated the 17th reports the outer enceinte carried by assault at 6 pm after an all day action starting at 11 am. Foreign legion marine infantry and sailors led the attack with a bombardment by the flotilla. Citadel evacuated that night, occupied next morning. Casualties include about 15 killed and wounded. Admiral Courbet cited with three officers and 97 men killed or wounded in prior action.
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Sontay
Anam
Paris
Peyron
Foreign Legion
Admiral Courbet
Legion of Honor
Death of Judge Jere Black Prompts Bar Meeting
A Washington meeting in the Supreme Court room honored Judge Jere Black. Senator Edmunds chaired. McKenney was secretary. Eulogies by Merrick, Emery, Ashton, H. Smith, Bayard, Vance, Garland, and Hopkins praised his character and lamented the national loss. Resolutions expressing high regard were adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washindon
Supreme Courtroom
Jere Black
Edmunds
McKenney
Messrs
Merrick
Emery
Ashton
H. Smith
Bayard
Vance
Garland
Hopkins
Woman Dies Saving Infant From Fire Near Cambridge Md
Mrs Gabriel Kiah Jr of near Cambridge Md rushed to save her infant whose clothing caught fire. She pulled out the flames but her own clothes caught fire. She escaped to an adjoining field where a colored man helped smother the flames. Death seemed likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Gabriel Kiah, Jr
Cambridge
Woman’s Murder Speedily Atoned in Illinois
BELLEVILLE ILL December 21 Henry Babst a young German fatally shot his sweetheart Mary Hammen at Winderman Station yesterday afternoon and fled toward this city. Overtaken by a sheriff s posse he defied officers with a cocked revolver. The sheriff s son tackled Babst and caused him to drop the weapon the shot then discharged and killed Babst instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Ill
Henry Babst
Mary Hammen
Winderman Station
Babst
Blacksmith Killed by Bursting Grindstone at Work
Alexander Jardin, a Wilmington blacksmith, was struck in the head by a fragment when a large power grindstone burst at his workshop. He died within hours from the injuries sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strearor
Ita
Alexander Jardin
Wilmington
Burglary gang linked by Sunbury prisoner confession
Mount Carmel Pa December 21 Charles Weaver a prisoner of Sunbury jail has confessed ties to a burglary gang active in the county and supplied names and addresses of all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel
Charles Weaver
Sunbury
Wreck of the D. 8 Hungerford Reaches Tobermory Crew Survives
Word from Tobermory Ontario dated December 21 reports the schooner D. 8 Hungerford of Buffalo wrecked off Manitoulin Island. Six crew members built a tent on the island and endured nineteen days before reaching Tobermory in an old fishing boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atong
Wiarron
Ont
Tobermory
Lake Huron
Manitoulin Island
Hungerford
Buffalo
Georgetown, S C Hangs Jerry Cox for Murder
Georgetown South Carolina on December 21 saw Jerry Cox, a colored man, hanged for the June murder of Herbert Rembert. Cox protested innocence to the end, offered no scene, and spoke briefly from the scaffold. Also in Texas Jim Taylor, a colored man, hanged at 2 25 pm for the murder of Sarah Chappell. Taylor confessed, spoke for ten minutes, and lamented his crime before about 3000 spectators, mostly Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
S. C
Jerry Cox
Herbert Rembert
Cox
Gippines
Tex
Jim Taylor
Sarah Chappell
Taylor
Cheap Rates From Europe Reduced to Twenty Dollars
Shipping lines in New York announce third class fares from Europe have been cut to 20 dollars due to a war of rates. The move aims to boost passenger traffic amid ongoing wartime disruptions and competition among lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York
Attorney General Brewster Heads to New Orleans for Lottery Prosecution
Attorney General Brewster left Washington on the 21st to appear in New Orleans for the prosecution of lottery cases, signaling ongoing federal action against illegal gaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Washington
New Orleans
Clergyman’s five cent wedding fee joke at Trinity Church
Rev. Frederick Baylis Allin, assistant rector, recalls a wedding mishap when a groom paid a five cent coin as a fee. After the ceremony the groom returned at midnight apologetically, blushes aflame, and rewarded the clergyman handsomely for services. Also note Consul Hooper reports Munich as Germany’s cheapest city for a single man with $500 yearly living costs in Munich equating to about double in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Baylis Allin
Trinity Church
Allin
Alin
Boston Courier
Hooper
Munich
State Department
Germany
New York
Washington Congress Deliberates In Holiday Session
Senate debates officers elected and honors Haskell as Kansas mourns his death. House passes holiday recess, contemplates rules, committees, and civil service reform. Boston opens the world’s largest roller rink with extensive amenities and electric lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sherman
House
Haskell
Kansas
Ingalls
Plumb
Cockrell
Davis
D. C. Haskell
Anderson
Dudley C. Haskell
Harrison
Alaska
Hoar
Messrs. Mahone
Riddieberger
Anson McCook
Pendleton
L. Q. Washington
Cook
Ublicant
Charles W. Johnson
Minnesota
James R. You
Pennsylvania
Elias DeWitt Huntley
District of Columbia
W. P. Canaday
North Carolina
Cullom
United States
Michigan
Illinois
Fair
Nevada
Areau of
Military Justice
Corps of Judges Advocate
Army
van Wyck
Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court
Frye
Hovus E
Morrison
Blackburn
Committee On Rules
Hall of Representatives
Reed
Committee On Labor
Committee On Education and Labor
Committee On Education
Willis
Calkins
Secretary of State
Patrick O'Donnell
Hee Corp
Hoblitzell
Cabell
Wilson
W. Va
Kasson
Texas Pacific Railway Company
Southern Pacific Railways
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Patriot Forces of America
Geddes
Miscellaneous Historical Snippets and Quotes
The text mentions M Cosgrove of Jersey City facing a six month sentence after a failed poisoning attempt. It also references Heralt and Oscar Wilde predicting poetry enduring beyond Shakespeare. It notes the Emperor of China enjoys spinning a top and that Tennyson earns about $20,000 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Cosgrove
Jersey City
N. ¥. Heralt
Sewer completion in Columbus cited as lasting civic benefit
Columbus reports the completion of two trunk sewers after four years of work, totaling over four miles with twelve and a half million bricks and twenty thousand barrels of cement. About $185,000 was paid for labor, and the system pledges to drain a vast city area and provide enduring benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Cincinnati
Inventors
National Association of American Inventors
J. H. Terbe
Jessie Hare
Newark
Barney Lewis
Brighton Car Stables
P. B. Martin
Springfield
Cleveland
Ep. O. Rangy
Lowellville
Mahoning County
Pa Peter Burns
Struthers
Youngstown
E. C. Topp
Fort William
Clinton County
Frank R. Brewer
Cuyahoga River
EvGent Wart
Akron
Jennie Lams
South Charleston
Court of Common Pleas
Clark County
Tack Mattinson
Mattinson
Andrew BaGan
Fostoria
Hale House
Wickham
Norwalk
Jutta Norris
JoHan Lancaster
John Hines
War
Ford Fell
Burg Hill
Elmira
Beauregard replies on Northern capital in the South
The Chicago Tribune cites General Beauregard replying that Northern capitalists coming to Louisiana for business will be welcomed regardless of party, but the Times-Democrat and Tribune point to ongoing disfranchisement and violence in the South. They argue Bourbon power suppresses Republican majorities and questions the sincerity of Beauregard’s assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Marsh
New York
General Beauregard
South
North
Mr. Marsh
Poole
Louisiana
New
Marsh
Wall Street
Str
T. Beauregard
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Beauregard
Times- Democrat
Danville
Copiah County
Mississippi
Bourbon
Beaard
Chicago Tribune
Parrot Cry Hushed Reflects Democratic Reckoning
The Democratic editor abandons the parrot cry Turn the rascals out and the need for a bold victory. After sober national results in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts the piece argues for disciplined, issue based campaigning. It predicts a hard, skillful effort to elect a Democratic President next year with strong candidates and persuasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenner
Butler and Kelly
New York
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Jericho
Democratic Party
Greeley
Not a Simple Racial Issue in the Virginia Massacres
The Indianapolis Journal argues that the Virginia massacres reveal a deeper civil conflict beyond race. It contends the core cause lies in Southern aristocracy’s power struggle with Northern labor, the terror and coercion fueling political unity, and the potential need for stronger Civil Rights legislation to protect all citizens. The piece warns that sectional tension threatens national life and could trigger a broader, militancy-driven national divide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Testestran
United States
Germany
China
Indianapolis Journal
Democratic shift demands stronger future campaign
The Albany Evening Journal notes a change of front in Democratic newspapers and urges Republicans to heed the shift. It argues that Democrats must campaign harder, act prudently, and earn continued national trust, warning against overconfidence that could invite defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Evening Journal
The Southern Outrages and Political Stand
A National Republican Committee session adopts a resolution condemning efforts to suppress human rights and free suffrage. It pledges aid to those committed to free education and equal rights, irrespective of race or politics. The item notes Illinois figures Dunham and Finerty with humorous clan distinctions and mentions a Philadelphia to Baltimore time change by a new southbound railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Republican Committee
Late Bishop Hunter Born and Reared a Quaker
The Bishop Hunter of the Mormon Church is noted as having been born and raised in the Quaker faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Hunter
Mormon Church
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Perryman
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company
Converse
Secretary of the Treasury
Seid
Murdeer
Jennie Cramer
John Wilton
Brooklyn
Julia Pedding
Wilton
Malley Boys
Malleys
Board of Aldermen
Mr, James
Judge Black
Boston
Boston Herald
Oscar Wilde
Emperor of
Tennyson
Jacob Hanaway
White County
C. A. Beatty
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Charles Bryant
Portsmouth
Bloomfield
James H. Barr
Ontario
Richland County
Michael O’brien
Pan-Handle Railroad Company
Aclon
Hoadly
Hompson & Co
Dime Museum
Frank Evans
North Fairfield
Dunham
Buffalo Express
Philadelphia Press
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