Whiteman Sentenced to Nine Years for Forgeries
Alonzo J. Whiteman, a noted forger and swindler active in London, Nashville, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, and Mexico, has been sentenced to nine years in a California penitentiary. He used forged affidavits to delay trial in San Francisco, claiming Pinkerton pursuit and innocence, but prosecutors proved the documents false. Pinkerton and others helped secure his conviction. he faces transfer to other cities after his term.
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London
Nashville
San Francisco
Chicago
Detroit
Mexico
United States
Alonzo J. Whiteman
California
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Whiteman
Frank Dixon
Pinkerton
Alonzo Whiteman
Dixon
William Pinkerton
Wuiuthangeteron
Minnesota
Joe Tilman
W. A. Pinkerton
Latonia
Cincinnati
Washington Park
Whiteman Pulp Paper Mills
Board of Trade
P Mo
Dow
Don
Nash
They Did Not Come Singly
A Elkhart Indiana couple, Mr and Mrs Charles Hitesman, faced repeated tragedies among their children. Son John died in a burn accident twenty years ago, William perished in a runaway crash in 1889, James died after leaping from a train following a dance, George was crippled for life by a rotator explosion in a paper mill, and Asa recently fell forty feet from a tree.
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Charles Hitesman
Elkhart
Ind
John
William
James
George
Asa
Man who lives in the tomb at Evergreens cemetery
Wealthy retired businessman Jonathan Reed keeps daily vigil beside his wife Mary E Reed in a granite vault at Evergreens cemetery Drooklyn. The inner chamber holds her body and a dresser with mementos while a strange collection of belongings surrounds them. Reed vows to stay until summoned.
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Jonathan Reed
Evergreens
Drooklyn
Jonathan and
Mary E. Reed
Reed
Mr. Gould
Gould
Interim of the Vault Reflects on Mrs Reed's Death and Family Ties
In a fragmentary reminiscence, Sir Rowland recalls a Tear cible woman, her loss affecting his joy to cherish her memory. Mr Red is described as reclusive and prone to railing against the modern church. Neighbors note Mrs Reed’s admired generosity and her daughter’s reliance on Mr Gould, her father.
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Rowland
Red
Couple Leave Dead Child in Doctor’s Yard After Show
In Carrollton Missouri a man and wife who drove in to see a circus stopped at a doctor's house to learn what ailed the child they had with them. The child was dead. They asked to leave the body in the doctor's back yard while they watched the show and did so.
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Carrollton
Narrow Escape on Siege Warpath Stagecoach Ride
A lone passenger, a Methodist minister, survived an Indian attack on a stage line in 1567 as gunfire ripped the coach near Godfrey’s ranch. The driver died. the minister, leaping to the lines, was tossed, saved by a cactus dash across 800 yards, and ferried to Fort Lupton by arriving officers.
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Powell
Fort Lupton
Wisconsin
Living Springs
Denver
Godfrey
Aes
Colonel Powell
Platte
Hel Powell
Fort Larame
Souri River
Mountains
Sixteenth Street
Denver News
Australia’s Rich Maz and the Melbourne Plutocracy
The Chicago Record argues Australia’s wealth elites who dominate the nation descend from convicts or their offspring. It credits this lineage as a reason many colonial magnates, regardless of wealth or generosity, are viewed with suspicion.
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Australia
Mannacles
Chicago
Perpetual Motion Claims and the Cassier’s Fraud Inquiry
Professor Coleman Sellers in Cassier's Magazine examines perpetual motion schemes and related demonstrations. He argues such devices claim high output from minimal initiation, rely on promoter funding, and prey on credulity. He notes genuine work remains elusive while exhibitions flourish on scattered investments.
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Coleman Sellers
Cassier
Banking in the Marseille Bank - A Glimpse of Fees and Delays
A Longman’s Magazine excerpt describes a crowded Marseille bank hall where customers move between guichets and porters to cash checks. Numbers on metal disks guide entry, with limited currency, frequent changes, and interbank charges eroding nominal interest. No full clearing house system exists and many checks must be traded or delayed.
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Pt Bank of
Marseilles
Longman’sagazine
Women's Wages Decline Reported by New York Sun
The New York Sun notes a two year trend of falling wages for women and predicts further declines as men and foreign workers enter jobs formerly held by women. Causes include wage competition from Poles Hungarians and Italians and employer practices to replace experienced workers.
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New York Sun
Advanso
Editor and preacher clash over mountain lot prices
The editor jokes about living near heaven as the preacher notes the high price of mountain lots. The exchange, captured in a line from the Atlanta Constitution, highlights differing views on value and aspiration.
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Sdea
Atlanta Constitution
Blood and Liver Remedy Cures Bilious Nervous Debility in New York State
Stockton New York June 28 1894 letter from Dr M M Fenner Fredonia New York describes severe bilious dyspepsia sallow complexion loss of appetite and inability to sleep a rundown system and heart palpitations. After two bottles of Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic the writer reports a complete cure.
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Stockton
N. Y
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
Fenner
Train Schedule Fragments From Brookston to Sheffield
Train 3 departs Brookston at 3 00 a m reaches Barnes at 8 17 and arrives Sheffield at 8 25 a m All trains connect at Sheffield with P and E Rand at Sheffield Junction with P and E RR Jerry Crary Sunt
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Sheffield
Gilaon
Barnes
Hovers
Donaldson
Marnt
Hammond's
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Howland
Shefield
R Rand
Jerry Crary
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Queer Financial Methods
Riley Anderson
Mary Amicesa
Mary
New York Times
Dr. Fenner
Theel
America
Privette
Duddin's Alley
Arch
Genigs
Marrele Wan
Chichester
Deere
SCC
Terleheater Chemien
Adison Sqnacth Philada
T. Case
Warren, Penna
Allegheny College
Eoliere
E. Eclient
U.S
Win. Ih. Crawford
Thieadville, PA
War‘en
Kinata
Bradford
Salamanca
iQlean
Olean Express
Clean Express
Warren Stoute
Tionesta
Oil City
Pi Buffalo Express
OIL City Express
W S. Lefard
Bill Irvinton
Tidiatsburgh
R. Bell
Sup't
A Fellows
Gen Pass
Ticke Agen
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad
B&b
Bull.Mae
New York
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Albany
Iniax
Ballo
Rochester
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Laona
Lily Dale
Cassadagt
Inclairville
Gerry
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Jamestown
Falconer Junction
Entonville
Ckleys
Russell
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Agarren
Strvineton
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Pittsfield
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Laurel
Fourth Streets
C.H. Retcham
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Philadelphia
Pullman
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Eric
Williamsport
Erie
Rane
Warren
Philaelphia
Kane
Renovo
Ridgeway
Ridgway
SS. Lefrarp Ticke
Tionesta Valley
R.R
Erie Lines
Depar Mons
Westwald
Pittsburg & Ciew
Boston
NYES
Chautauqua Express
Buffa
D. L.rozants
F. W. Buskirk
M. L. Fours
Cleveland
H. Garriend
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