Notorious counterfeiter Hoffman linked to long criminal career
The article chronicles Hoffman a veteran counterfeiter with a thirty year record. He faced multiple arrests in Philadelphia Baltimore Missouri and New Jersey and once formed a conspiracy in a penitentiary. Federal officers pursued him as arrests and trials continued.
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Recorder’s Court
Miller
Hoffman
Offman
Tie
Mobile
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lebanon
Missouri
Gloucester
N. J
Keitman
I’s
Western Penitentiary
Alanta
Turkish Bath Parlor Ad At Bienville Hotel
An old style ad promotes visits to the Turkish Bath Parlor at the Bienville Hotel on Tuesday and Friday for a gourd swim priced at 15 cents. The note calls out excitement and invites men to join.
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Bienville Hotel
Euverybody
Bienvillé Hotel
Attorney Sings Song and Wins for Client in Ossining
Ossining September 14 Stuart Baker a local attorney sang Miss Grace Williams a New Castle schoolgirl free when she faced Police Justice William J Chadeayne at Milwood charged with disorderly conduct The defense included a jury trial six men acquitted after Baker sang the first verse and chorus of Everybody's Downing.
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Ossining
N. Y
Stuart Baker
Grace Williams
Newcastle
William J. Chadeayne
Milwood
Miss Williams
Squire Bradley
Outlaw Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards Arrested in Des Moines
Virginia fugitives Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards were captured at the Cameron home in Des Moines after Miss Maud Iroler revealed a reward promise. Allen admitted identity. Edwards was also arrested after a hunt by local detectives. They face transfer to Virginia with possible sentences.
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Alaska
Wesley
Mount Airy
N. C
Frank Iroler
John Cameron
West
Eleventh
Locust Streets
Sidna Allen
Col
EB. E. Johnson
Wesley Edwards
Des Moines
Roanoke
Cameron
Miss Iroler
Allen
Baldwin
Munger
Grand Avenue
Edwards
Caméron
Virginia
Burlington
East
Maud Iroler
Jenny
Here
Council Bluffs
Iowa
St. Louis
Will Not Disturb General Harrison's Resting Place
Cincinnati Enquirer reports there is no chance the Maumee Valley Pioneer Association will control General William Henry Harrison's remains. Efforts focus on a government backed monument at North Bend and public cemetery inclusion, with Harrison family consent deemed unlikely for relocation. Secretary Cox pushes for markers honoring Harrison's sites and a Harrison Memorial Association formation.
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Maumee Valley Pioneer Association
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
Cincinnati Enquirer
George Lowry
Maumee
Toledo
Congress
North Bend
Lowry
Alfred G. Allen
Fort Meigs
Harrison
Russell Harrison
Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Secretary of War
Cox
Business Men's Club
Pioneer Association
Cincinnati
Harrison Memorial Association
John Cleves Symmes
Ohio River
Miami Rivers
Insignias of Office in England Passing
A historical survey notes the decline of ceremonial wigs among judges and officials in England since medieval times. It explains cost, construction, and rarity of official wigs, the rise of the peruke for legal use, and contrasts with women’s use of artificial hair and hats transformed for effect.
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England
House of Commons
Great Britain
Watson Confident Wilson Victory Dominates Talks
Senator Clarence Watson of West Virginia foresees a Wilson landslide after meetings with Democratic leaders in New York and a state tour. He cites strong Democratic enthusiasm nationwide and predicts victories from West Virginia to the national ticket, with planned domestic campaigning by automobile through counties and villages.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Clarence Watson
West Virginia
Wilson
Watson
Capitol
Wison
Democratic Party
Bienville Hotel Hosts Weekend Swim Event
A terse note advertises swim sessions at the Bienville Hotel on Tuesday and Friday for attendees. It invites participants with a call to action, mentioning a social or recreational gathering aimed at a male audience. The fragment hints at regular, casual swimming events.
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Port Sale
G. Wah
Antwerp & Son, Cor
Eiverybody
Hannan
Packard
and Jongilas
Just
Simon Shoe Co
Old Sly Fox OF the
Blue Ridge
Peerless
Adam Glass & CO
Royal Street
W. H. Harrison
Ang
Dr. Bauer, Jr
Dave S. Bauer
Dauphin and
Conception Sts
Mazda
Bell
Home
Mobile Electric Co
North Royal Street
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