Notable Forgeries and Incidents Across States This Week
A roundup of crimes and events including Manriix Mass and Henry Von Volten alleged forgers extradited to Chicago, a northbound train wreck near Minneola Texas with one death, a $35,000 textile arts school fund in Philadelphia, a saloon arson case in St Louis resulting in ten years' sentence for Jon A Noravey, and multiple fires, strikes, and legal actions nationwide with railroads and public debt notes shaping the week.
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Comeatic
Manriix Mass
Henry von Volten
Brooklyn
Chicago
Tee
Great Northern
Minneola
Texas
Philadelphia Association of Textile Fabrics
Jon
A. Noravey
St. Louis
Jacos Shasner
Gainesville
French Expulsion Bill Threatens Assembly Dissolution
A lengthy condensed dispatch describes the tense French political scene. The expulsion bill targets princes and royal birth based appointments while parliament debates after ten hours Fabre’s measure passes 343 to 163. Report notes Madrid Cuban Deputies seek Spain US trade pacts and a German anti Jewish figure organizes a Paraguay colony.
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France
Assembly
Lorp & Mourn
Montreal
Tarrry
Limoges
Orleans
Ricnago Tuomas
Canada
Canada Manufacturing Company
Kingsville
Ontario
Alf. Allworth
Smart
Allworth
Crrewayo
Chamber of Deputies
Ist
Develle
Interior
Count de Paris
Count de Chambord
Fabre
Madrid
Spain
United States
Germany
Paraguay
Congress considers tariff duties and a naval observatory chief
A Harvard College petition urged appointing a professional astronomer to head the U S Naval Observatory. The Tariff bill cotton schedule debate continued, while a New York Chamber of Commerce memorial urged limiting silver coinage. Conferees named for Post Office Appropriation. Union Iron and Steel Bridgeport mill closed, 2000 workers affected, judgments total 1 066 802 in Chicago. Edward M Waitt reported missing with 110 000 liabilities. Judge Marston resigns to practice law in Detroit. Captain Boss of Transit of Venus expedition arrives in New York reporting complete success. Twenty three women killed in Bombay factory fire panic. Robbery hits Henry F Gillie in Springfield. New York patent medicine man arrested for $50 000 fraud. Alabama governor seeks reward for defaulting treasurer Vincent. Spanish minister defeated on commercial treaty motion. Suit filed in Chicago for 10 000 damages over a registered Procter brand.
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United States Senate
Harvard College
United States Naval Observatory
House
Chamber of Commerce of New York
Congress
Lewis Boss
Santiago
New York
Bombay
India
Ist
Edward M. Waitt
Jupee Isaac Marston
Michigan Supreme Court
Detroit
Graves
United States
Chicago
Henry F. Gillie
London American Exchange
Springfield
Mass
Alabama
Vincent
Great Britain
Cories
Thomas Dougal
Procter & ‘Able
Ao 8
Sandstorm Delays Southern Overland Train to San Francisco
The Southern Overland reached San Francisco late after a fierce Mojave sand-storm swept Sumner Kern County. Passengers endured darkness, drifting sand, and a collision with a freight train before relief arrived. By Tulare the delayed express finally gained ground, with both trains arriving hours apart in Oakland.
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Southern Overland
San Francisco
Sumner
Mojato
Sumer
Kern County
Simdon
Simoon
Tulare
Accidental Gun Discharge Kills Wife Near Kansas City
A 25 year old man in Kansas City area says a loaded shotgun discharged while he cleaned it, killing his wife instantly in their sitting room. The couple, from wealthy families, were alone. coroner notes accidental shooting likely, inquest not planned.
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Kansas City
Linds W. Hopkine
Hopkins
Courageous Rescue On Narrow Winnipeg River Bridge
A Pullman car on a Rat Port to Winnipeg River route faced disaster when a man clung to the outer edge on a narrow bridge. Conductor Trodden of the passenger train signalled the freight engine to back up, enabling a crucial coupling and reversal that saved the Pullman car and its frightened passengers. Many aboard leaped from the caboose to safety as the danger passed.
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Rat Portaze
Winnipeg River
Corti
Winnipeg
Rabies Inquiry at Paris Academy Reveals Curious Facts
New findings by M. Bert show inoculation with mucus from mad dog respiratory passages can cause rabies while salivary liquids do not. Reciprocal blood transfusions between healthy and mad dogs produced no rabies in the healthy donor.
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Academy of Sciences
Paris
M. Bert
West Chester woman accused in will dispute over $300000
A Bayonne or Long Island related case alleges Mrs Elvira Adelaide Cutler of West Chester Long Island let boys in Sunday school place pennies during prayer. Her cousins, seeking $300,009, claim proof of insanity to invalidate her will.
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Elvira Adelaide Cutler
Westchester
L. I
Eliza Adelaide Cutler
Herat
State Senate Passes Several Bills on 28th Session
In the Ohio Senate on the 28th and 26th, multiple measures advanced and passed. Bills authorize Meigs County fund transfers, boost regimental headquarters allowances, empower Hamilton Bitteree bonds, and fund care for incurable conditions. A veterans pensions provision moved to printing. House and Senate readings, adjournments, and new introductions followed, with several bills read a third time and passed. The agenda included school inspections, debt payments, canal and reform proposals, and liquor traffic amendments.
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Brooks
Meigs County
Norton
Ohio National Guard
Alderson
Hamilton
Bittleree
Godfrey
Judiciary Committee
Peet
United States Congress
Ohio
Congress
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Ogden
Robinson
Peseant
Wolcott
Dexter
Linkin Fund
Barger
Coshocton County
Denee River
Maninaco
Board of Education
Paris Township
Union County
Alexander
State Senate
Herr
Russell
Board of Public Works of Cities
Graham
Goshen Township
Tuscarawas County
J. Barger
White
State Board of Health
State Board of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
City of
Cincinnati
Hopkins
Yeatman
Robert D. Dumm
Girls’ Industrial Home
Kinney
J. Yeatman
Harr
Ashland
Finance Committee
Jones
Delaware
Local notices and incidents from Bainbridge to Akron
Joan Brown son of a Bainbridge merchant was severely cut by Harry Jones over alleged improper relations with his wife. A two year old in Akron burned severely when scalded by a boiler. In Findlay John Howe jailed for robbing Philip Witch of 500 dollars. Grande's child choked to death and Mrs Mary Bennett is granted a divorce from William Bennett. Wheel Mill No 2 at Ohio Powder Works exploded north of Yellow town. No injuries. Certificates of incorporation filed in Columbus include Washington Mutual Aid Association Wellsville National Sewer Pipe Company Lima Mutual Life Association Cincinnati Cass Manufacturing Company Cincinnati Hebrew United Brothers Mutual Aid Society and lease agreement of Boston Car Trust Association with Connorton Valley Railroad.
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Joan Brown
Bainbridge
Ross County
Harry Jones
Brown
Martin Fogarty
Akron
Findlay
Hancock County
John Howe
Philip Witch
Christ. Grande
Mary C. Bennett
Wm. H. Bennett
Ohio Powder Works
Yorntown
Columbus
Washington Mutual Aid Association
Washington Court House
National Sewer Pipe Company
Wellsville
Capital Stock
The
Mutual Life Association
Cincinnati
Cass Manufacturing Company
Lima
Hebrew United Brothers’ Mutual Aid Society
Boston Car Trust Association
Connorton Valley Railroad Company
Algeria Emerges as Winter Health Resort for Invalids
The Chicago Times notes Algeria is gaining popularity as a winter retreat for chest-disease sufferers, with rheumatic and gout patients finding its waters and climate comparable to leading European resorts. It adds that outdoors work remains enjoyable all winter.
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Algeria
NYC Building Costs Rise in 1632 Over 1 Million Fire Safety Focus
The aggregate cost for new buildings in New York City in 1632 was $44,778,686, rising from the prior year by more than $1,000,000. Authorities report heightened attention to improvements for fire resistance.
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New York City
Fashions Spark Kleptomaniac Waves Among Paris Ladies
It is estimated that no fewer than 4000 women annually steal from Paris counters and that many titled ladies are seized with kleptomania while examining fashions, a remarkable claim illustrating fashion retail intrigue.
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Paris
Butler defecting to destiny or deception in Boston and Richmond
A vigorous critique of the Richmond Dispatch for predicting Benjamin F. Butler can never be nominated for President. The piece argues Butler’s political instincts defy easy forecasting, citing his persistent pursuit of nominations and his complex support across parties. It notes Butler’s past moves, opposition from Massachusetts figures, and the depth of local knowledge in Boston.
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Richmond
Benamin F. Butler
Richmond Dispatch
Butler
Boton
Old South Church
Boston
Old South
Benjamin
Fort Fisher
Massachusetts
Worcester
Assachusetts
Frank Bird
Sam’’ Bowles
Bill” (Warrington) Robinson
Hoar Brothers
Bay State House
Bird
Frank
Ben’am‘n
Bowles
Robinson
Jefferson Davis
Charleston
N. Y. Tribune
Death of General Farnsworth at Gettysburg
Colonel John B. Bachelder recounts to the Philadelphia Times that during the third day Farnsworth, taunted by his commander, led about two hundred troopers against thousands. Saddles emptied, he pressed on, and when surrounded and urged to surrender, shot himself in the head.
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Jon
Gresens
Springfield and
Memphis
Oregon County
California
Central Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake
Milwaukee Fire
C. D. Nash
Newhall Association
Scheller
John B. Bachelder
Phiadelphia Times
Farnsworth
Gettysburg
South Carolina Planter Mocking Race and Hogs
A New York Sun correspondent asks a South Carolina planter why he raises only the sand pike hogs. The planter replies with scorn that they are the only swine that can out-run a negro. The correspondent notes the hogs can out-run a blizzard and are nearly as good to eat.
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The
New York Sun
South Carolina
Comet to travel across continent spring heat feared by Detroit Post
Prof. Proctor warns that a comet will pass through the atmosphere in the coming spring creating unprecedented heat across the continent. He urges official proclamation to forbid the event, as reported by the Detroit Post.
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Proctor
Detroit Post
The Tiger's Claws and Civil Service Reform Debate
A historical column critiques Democratic blunders and profiteering, comparing the party to a tiger and later a dog, arguing Pendleton Civil Service reform failed in practice. It notes 1882 Democratic gains, 1884 expectations, and Indiana’s GOP contrasts, with reflections on honesty and reform. Also mentions a Dakota boy's cattle loss misread as death, and a Chinese maiden’s coffin garland for luck.
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Times
Oder
Party of Reform
Bummers
France
Ne’er
Pendleton
Republican Party
Indiana
Washington
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
Dakota
Denver Tribune
New York
Witty Quotations and Humorous Bits from a 19th Century Page
A collage of aphorisms and light anecdotes from various papers. It features remarks on money, education, and common sense, plus a string of quips about agriculture, mice, leather substitutes, and social missteps. It includes a comic exchange where Mr. Peet is repeatedly misnamed, highlighting newspaper humor and gossip tone.
Advertising Rates and Legal Notices for Glermont Gourier
The Glermont Gourier lists advertising charges: legal and transient ads at $2 per square (ten lines) for first insertion, 50 cents for each additional insertion. Yearly reductions apply and business cards up to six lines are $6 per year.
Young Bristol lad invents rolling mill improvement
Walter Nevegold, a 15 year old from Bristol Pennsylvania, is claimed to be the youngest inventor on Washington records for improvements in rolling-mill machinery. A Iowa company forms to manufacture iron sporting shot, claimed equal or superior to existing shot. News notes copper oxidation removal increases toughness. An Erie physician patents a preservation chemical for bodies claimed to keep them natural for five thousand years for his former patients. First California tack production begins near Oakland, with 150 workers, expanding to 300 across plants. Scotland reports jute industry metrics and wages, while hoop production aims for 20 000 eight-foot hoops in ten hours with a new machine by Boston inventors.
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Walter Nevegold
Bristol
Washington
Iowa
Erie
Pittsburgh Post
California
Oakla
Francisco
Scotland
Aheney
Patent Elopement Preventer Falls Short in Honest Effort
A Louisville Post note recounts a thwarted elopement in Jeffersonville where a couple planned to wed at a mutual friend's home. Rain, mud, and hurried changes spoiled the scheme as the groom and bride were separated by a legal guardian, ending hopeful plans for marriage.
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Jeffersony
Jeffersonville
Louisville Post
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