Heavy Forgery Ring Stuns CuscaGo Clerks and Detectives
A New York exchange clerk E H Kobbe and associate J R Vanarsdale forged about $100,000 in transfers and spent lavishly, with $20,000 and $25,000 hidden in a drain pipe. Kobbe confessed gains totaled around $100,000. Kobbe and Vanarsdale were arrested. $1,200 in cash and fur items were seized. Dr George A Greely, a physician, is jailed in Syracuse for bonds and mortgage forgeries.
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CuscaGo
E. H. Kobbe
New York
Liverpool Commission
Bamford Bros
J. R. Vanarsdale
Vanarsdale
Robbe
Mexico
Obbe
Kobbe
Innian
George A. Greeley
Ashland House
Syracuse
Byrnes
Greely
Greeley
Public Debt Report and Lord Coleridge Kidnap Plot
December public debt figures show total debt and interest figures with cash in Treasury and liabilities. A St Louis informant describes a Clan na Gael plot to kidnap Lord Chief Justice Coleridge in England, to secure release of Irish prisoners, thwarted by hotel watchman.
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Treasury
United States
Lord Coleridge
St. Louis
Clan-na-Gael
Coleridge
England
Leavenworth Soldier Seeks Pardon Over 1869 Fraud Claim
John Bryne appeared before U S Commissioners in Leavenworth Kansas and filed a self complaint for collusion to defraud the government of 100 dollars while serving in the 9th Infantry in 1869. He admits the final account showed 82 dollars due for clothing but the clerk raised it to 182 dollars. He wishes to confess and secure a pardon, with the case likely to reach President Arthur.
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Leavenworth
Kan
John Bryne
United States Commissioners
9Th Infantry
United Sates
Arthur
Explosion at Oxford Colliery Leaves Fourteen Men Trapped
SoranTON January 3 An explosion of fire damp at the Oxford Colliery of the D L and W Company tore lining from hoisting and air shafts and cut off contact with fourteen miners. Within an hour rescuers found all alive with three men John Hopkins John Jones and William Morgan seriously burned one fatally and others slightly hurt. Cause unknown.
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Soranton
Oxford
John Hopkins
John Jones
William Morgan
New York Fire Loss Reaches Record High in 1883
New York reports 1883 aggregate fire loss of $103 million with 196 fires exceeding $100,000. December alone accounts for $11 million, marking the year as one of the heaviest fire losses, second only to the Chicago and Boston fires of 1871 and 1872.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Kilstrom dies after drinking at Pat Sheehy saloon
In Irmaca New York on January 3 John Kilstrom drank beer at Pat Sheehy's saloon in the morning and died two hours later. Hoffman drank beer at the same race later that afternoon and is in a hopelessly poor condition, not expected to recover.
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Irmaca
N. Y
John Kilstrom
Pat Sheehy
Hoffman
Poe, Former Baltimore Orphans Court Chief Judge, Dies
Baltimore January 3 Neilson Poe late Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court died today after several months illness aged seventy six He was a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Neilson Poe
The
Orphans’ Court
Edgar Allan Poe
Forged Indorsement Note Surfaces in Barton Case
The Star reports a forged indorsement note drawn in favor of Clarence M. Barton and signed by Lucky Barton, Barton's brother in law. A forged $175 check signed by David Windger, Alexandria, was rejected by the cashier. The total fraudulent paper circulation is unclear and Barton remains missing.
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Washington
The
Star
William Dickson
Clarence M. Barton
Lucky
Barton
David Windger
Alexandria
Strange wedding in Denver shocks city
In Denver on January 4 a 14 year old white girl married a black man in a ceremony by a white Methodist preacher named Hodges. The bride’s mother, a widow who came from Canada, had previously married a man named Harris and had three children. Reports say the mother forced the union and the neighborhood is stirred.
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Denver
Col
Hodges
Canada
Harris
Four Children Die In House Fire At Kinzua Branch
At about noon a dwelling owned by J W Garver in Kinzua Branch near Duke Center caught fire from gas. Mrs Garver was away, and in minutes the house burned down. Four children aged one to six were left inside and later recovered from the ruins by Thomas McHale. The parents are overwhelmed with grief.
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Duke Center
J. W. Garver
Kinzua Branch
Villard Resigns and Assigns Fortune in Wreck
Henry Villard resigns and assigns property to secure 300000 owed to Oregon Railway and Navigation. He owns a Madison Avenue mansion block valued around 10000000 and a Dobbs Ferry summer home about 250000. Debts and total fortunes are unclear as Villard remains indisposed and inaccessible to visitors.
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New York
Henry Willum
Northern Pacific
Assiandison Square Palace
Dobbs’ Ferry
Oregon Railway and Navigation Geek
Villard
Madison and
Fourth Avenues
Madison Avenue
Theroperty
Hudson
Oregon Railwaynd Navigation Company
Poisonous Meat Sickens Notre Dame Boarding Students
In Montral on January 4, sixteen boarders and three Sisters at Notre Dame de Lourdes Convent fell ill after consuming meat pie. Vomiting and cramps followed soon after, with two boarders still ill while others recover. Doctors suspect tainted meat, condemned earlier by civic inspectors, sold to the convent.
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Montreal
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Anti Gambling Act Declared Unconstitutional By Judge
Judge Smith ruled the Legislature Act that allowed damages to be recovered from house owners where money was lost to gambling unconstitutional. The decision holds the act unconstitutional as it combines two subjects under one law, invalidating the legal framework cited.
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CuicaGo
Smith
Francis Tiernan
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
United States
Charles Foster
Record Cold Grips Minneapolis With Subzero Readings
January weather delivers extreme cold from morning to night. At Brainard airport the thermometer hit 42 below, while Dul Lake remains about 30 below. Noon readings show 30 below, the coldest for twenty five years, with nightly lows 30 to 26 below and predicting further drops tonight.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Tribune
Brainard
MD du Lac
Railroad conductors arrested in embezzlement case
Philadelphia January 4 James L Rollins and A J Rogers conductors on the Pennsylvania Railroad and Wm B Pettit a Bullman palace car conductor have been arrested on the reof embezzling the magnet and tickets o those corporations.
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Philadelphia
James L. Rollins
A. J. Rogers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wm. B. Pettit
Bullman Palace
Earthquake in Asia Minor Causes Property Damage
A sharp tremor struck Salyckli in Asia Minor on January 2, causing property damage but no fatalities. Reports describe it as a strong earthquake with aftershocks felt in surrounding areas. Local authorities are assessing structural impacts and safety concerns.
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London
Salyckli
Asia Minor
Coldest Day in Forty Years Hits Rockford
OCKFORD ILL January 4 The coldest day in forty years as the thermometer records 25 degrees below zero during the day and at 8 o'clock last evening the reading stood 20 degrees below zero with a biting wind and deep frost across the city.
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Ockford, Ill
Montreal Flood Delays Mill Street Factories Causing Unrest
Montreal residents report the St Lawrence river rising about three feet flooding the lower city. Mill Street factories halt operations and six hundred workers are out of work until waters subside.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Mill Street
Bailey's Nail Works Halted by Strike Over Help Pay
Five shearers at Bailey's nail works refused to work on January 3, halting production as the company planned to employ two helpers, leaving about a hundred men out of work.
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Harnissure
Bailey’s Nail Works
Montreal Train Crash Injures Nines Residents In Montreal Route
In Montreal on January 4 a rear collision on the Canadian Pacific line between Montreal and Ottawa injured nine residents of Montreal and three others. Captain R. C. received the greatest injuries but not fatal. The incident occurred at Saint Martin.
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Ottawa
Montreal
R. C. As
Saint Martin
Gift to Yale College from Albert E. Haven Adds 25000
In Haven Cr January 4 Albert E of San Francisco Class of 1858 who aided Yale with 50000 for a chemical building has added a further 25000 to the original gift and contributes toward the project.
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Yale College
Convent Fire in Belleville Claims Twenty-Seven Lives
Details from Belleville Illinois recount a devastating night at the Institute of the Immaculate Conception. About sixty girls and several teachers were inside as flames overtook the dormitory on the third story. Forty or more escaped while others perished in the blaze, including Miss Mary Campbell of East St. Louis. The rapid fire prompted chaotic evacuations and a lengthy search by volunteers. Building valued at 65,000 to 75,000 dollars and insured for 25,000.
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St. Louis
Institute of the Immaculate Conception
Sisters of Notre Dame
Belleville
Ill
Savas
Mary Campbell
East St. Louis
Governor Foster Warns Ohio Over Debt and Prison Reform
Charles Foster urges Ohio General Assembly to curb deficits, reduce taxes, and reform the penitentiary system. He highlights improved finances, seeks better jail confinement policies, calls for an advisory pardons board, and addresses temperance, railroads, tariffs, and civil rights with a focus on practical prison labor reforms.
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Ohio
General Assembly
Board of Managers
Freestone attack vial ends in postponed marriage plan
Three weeks after a brutal assault on Mrs. Haycock at the Auburn House George Freestone allegedly tried to cut her throat. They obtained a marriage license but could not wed today as she is believed not divorced from her first husband. Both intend to marry later.
Train wreck kills brakeman in Missouri Pacific collision
In Hannibal Missouri last night an extra Missouri Pacific train split when the engine detached. Brakeman Jacob Wordén suffered two broken ribs and internal injuries. He died at 2 p.m. after no words since the crash. Another brakeman Adams was lightly injured. The men were brought to Hannibal for medical aid.
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Hannibal
Missouri Pacific
Jacob Wordén
Adams
Worden
Reprisals Hinted Against England in Ireland Prophesied
Paris reports Deputy Talandier claims soon heavy reprisals against England will erupt in Ireland to avenge O Donnell execution. It warns Irish revolutionists will burn London and says American Fenians have studied planned operations.
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Talandier
Republique Democratique Et Sociale
Ireland
O’donnell
London
Miss Clara Thurston Killed En Route to Elmira Church
Miss Clara Thurston, eighty three, sister of Judge A S Thurston and former principal of Thurston's Female Seminary, was struck and killed by a train while on her way to church in Elmira New York on January 6.
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N. Y
Clara Thurston
A.S. Thurston
Thurston
Female Seminary
Benson Hawkins Murder Shocks South Bristol Farm
Rocue Ester January 6. Benson Hawkins an elderly farmer living alone in South Bristol was found dead in bed with head and face horribly mutilated. Police say robbery was motive and a man named Francis was arrested.
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Rocue Ester
N. Y
Benson Hawkins
Bristol
Francis
Mob injures trio in Hungarian boarding house riot
Mount Carmel Pa January 6 Jacob Sharkley John Glenter and a child were seriously hurt by a drunken mob that attacked a Hungarian boarding house breaking doors and windows and led to several arrests.
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Mount Carmel
Jacob Sharkley
John Glenter
Chewed by a Tiger at Forepaughs Circus
In Philadelphia on January 6 Abraham Schriber was seized by a tiger while feeding animals in the winter quarters of Forepaugh's Circus. He was badly lacerated on his arms and body before handlers could beat the animal off.
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Philadelphia
Forepaugh’s Circus
Abraham Schriber
Erie Engineer Fatally Injured Near Bridge Abutment
William Raynor an engineer on the Nickel Plate Road was fatally injured when his head struck a bridge abutment while passing near a bridge. The accident occurred today in Erie Pennsylvania as the train approached the structure.
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Erie
Penn
William Raynor
Marshall Slain in Rumor Rebuttal Shooting
Marshall, January 6, Tom Marshall killed Joe Neroe here yesterday afternoon over scandalous remarks Neroe allegedly made about Marshall's wife. Both involved are Black.
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Marshall
Tom Marshall
Joe Neroe
Neroe
Rural resident buys six stamps at discount
A rural resident offered a five dollar sheet of three cent stamps for 4.75 by a Philadelphia Call report. He bought them to save a quarter and still holds them, as two-cent stamps are more popular at present.
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Inspector of Mines
Union
General Assembly
Ohio
Philadelphia
Barnum Certifies Sound Mind With Three Doctors
Barnum recently had his wig made and summoned three physicians to certify on the document that he was of sound mind. The procedure follows his ongoing public interest and legal proceedings reported by the New York Sun.
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Barnum
N. Y. Sun
Chinese laundryman found murdered in New York shop
A Chinese laundryman was found dead at his New York shop with two stab wounds in the back and his trunk scattered, suggesting robbery as the motive. Ling may have faced pressure from a Chinese organization enforcing its laws, according to authorities.
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New York
Aaming
Lu Fang
Unclear OCR item about Newark police inquiry
Fragmentary report from New York and Newark mentions January events, friends harmed, a Western Union to Charles Delmonico, morning street scene, and a Chief of Police involved. Details are garbled and names uncertain.
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Newark
N. J
Janus Western Union
Charles Delmonico
River Gorges By Sewall Island Before Sulphur Springs
The river runs high above Sewall Island with sections between here and Sulphur Springs as far as twenty five miles below. The steamers Centennial and Rob Roy are hard aground at Liberty Island Bar fifty miles below but face no immediate danger.
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Eeassewall Island
Sulphur Springs
Centennial
Rob Roy
Liberty Island Bar
Bursting of a Range Demolishes Room in PittspurG
A range explosion in the Robert Mathews residence on Bedford street PittspurG Jan 7 wrecked the room and furniture severely injuring his two daughters. The younger child suffered serious burns and possible steam inhalation. The incident prompts medical attention and a grim wait for recovery.
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Pittspurg
Robert Mathews
Bedford Street
Death of Paul Taglioni Ballet Master Dies in Berlin
Paul Taglioni, ballet composer and master at the Royal Theater, dies in Berlin at seventy six. Born in Vienna in 1808, he was the brother of Maria Taglioni, famed danseuse.
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Berlin
Paul Taglioni
The
Royal Theater
Vienna
Maria Taglioni
Hunters Perish From Cold In Chickasaw Nation
Litre Rock Arkansas January 7 reports James Anderson Edward and Henry Shields hunters from Missouri perished from cold in the Chickasaw Nation Indian Territory. They became lost and wandered until frozen to death.
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Litre Rock
Ark
James Anderson
Edward and
Henry Shields
Missouri
Chickasaw Nation
Indian Territory
Senate Adopts Rules After Pro Tem Change in Washington
In Washington on January 7 the Senate, acting as committee of the whole, examined petitions for tobacco rebate funding and adopted most new rules. An amended rule empowered the President pro tem to appoint a temporary presiding officer for three days. House actions included resolutions requesting Civil Service conduct updates and information on German and French hog product exclusions. Bills referred covered army retired lists, Chinese Immigration Act amendments, post office funding in Los Angeles, freight rate caps, and universal pensions for veterans and widows.
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Senate
Garland
Reed
Townsend
Germany
France
Randall
Rosecrans
George W. Getty
Hendley
Tully
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Summer
Union
Central Pacific
Thomas
Tennyson and Rothschild Noted for Word Worth in Paper
A Chicago Times quote praises Tennyson for turning a worthless sheet into a hundred dollars with few words and contrasts it with Rothschild who could render a similar sheet worth fifty thousand dollars, calling it genius and capital.
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Tennyson
Rothschild
Chicago Times
Theft of Steam Boiler Sparks Denver Scandal
The Denver theft followed the red hot stove case and involved a large steam boiler carried away in a transfer wagon. It was later found repurposed for use by a velocipede factory, per the Dencer Tribune.
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Denver
Dencer Tribune
Ohio railways report gains and safety concerns
The Ohio railways show total capital stock of 250.7 million, up 4.9 percent, with gross earnings near 49.9 million and net 16.3 million. Passenger and ton mileage rise, steel rails common, 38,723 employed, and output up 126 percent since 1869. Yet accidents rise, 372 killed and 94 injured. brakemen face high coupling risks. Calls for safer switches and improved signals. temperance notes on liquor taxes and reform debates amid public sentiment.
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Ohio
Peo
Cincinnati
Mui
Ton
Commissioner of Railways
A Democratic Thoroughbred Parole and Cyrille anecdotes from trainer Frank McCann
Frank McCann, trainer for Pierre Lorillard, recalls Parole as a rough yearling who surprised everyone with speed and later became a racehorse. He describes Parole’s preference for plainly dressed people and his disdain for slick showiness. Cyrille is praised for clever race preparation and nose for hidden rubbing cloths.
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Frank McCann
Pierre Lorillard
Parole
Lorillard
Old Leamington
Dude
Cyrille
McCann
New York Sun
He Knew How to Boom Business
A druggist's clerk confirms stock levels for lint bandages arnica salves and other remedies. The proprietor notes a cold night and instructs cleaning the steps, signaling brisk business and preparation for bad weather.
Wedding Outfit Refusal Sparks Suit Over Loan
Miss Lizzie Keifer of St Louis lent William 8 Frazer 17 to buy a wedding outfit. He bought the clothes and refused to marry. She sued in court and won a judgment. The column notes a sleigh ride remark by a six year old and a playful line about Uncle Eugene’s toothache.
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Lowell
Lizzie Keifer
St. Louis
William
Frazer
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