Fragmentary News Wire From Clifton West Virginia Disrupted
A garbled OCR style column from Clifton Mason County West Virginia reports widespread unrest over an unspecified strike with references to permits damages arbitration and various named figures and places. The text names Clifton and Jom carl Wentieky Chaitewk Jum and others in a chaotic montage of local events and potential hearings.
Hotel Fire Toll List of Dead and Wounded
A chaotic blaze at a long report lists numerous victims and wounded. Witness accounts from Boston brokers and executives detail the event, with names of the dead and injured, including brokers and hotel staff, as the city mourns and investigators probe the causes.
Rascal Lawton’s schemes and a rich widow lure tale
New York report detailing Walter Lawton’s rapid cash gathering over weeks and rumors of marrying wealthy widows. It covers his land schemes at Little Ferry and a proposed park on riverfront property, plus alleged attempts to shield assets with creditors and a hidden tract on the Hackensack river.
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Seane Font Eau
Jemeph Saye
Baie, Pa
Prattaf Alluny
Fartler Hewskely
Wiebe Eaameasa
Ank
Ayn
Walter Kuluvly
Here
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Aie
Leite
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New York
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Mnesel
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Mle. Jones
Cieugiante
Little Ferry
Oil Well at Clinton Sparks Local Turmoil and Shifting Claims
A fragmentary report from Clinton, one mile below, details an oil well drilled in 1585 by the Standard Oil and Nail Co. Its depth reached 1,400 feet before a report of the fjorden sand. soon after gas and oil flows fluctuated, with a joint stock firm led by Benjamin Stevens of Clinton involved. The event triggers attention from oil operators from Pennsylvania and other states as land around the site is condemned and the operation complicated by shifting ownership and claims.
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W. Vas
Clifton
Standard Eron and Nail Co
Theoi
Pennsylvania
Obio and Weel Virginia Manufacturing Company
Henjamin Stevens
Clinton
G Torpedia
Ea Guaher
Wil Ie
Mackshung
Redmond
Herta
Boodler Cleary Identified by The Little German Girl
The Little German Girl identifies Boodler Cleary as one of the callers in a case under investigation. Authorities verify the witness accounts while continuing to build the record with other testimonies and evidence.
Trial of Thomas Cleary opens with witness repeats
In New York on March 19 the Cleary boodler trial proceeds as Mrs Harriet Mast testifies again about visits to Alderman McLaughlin and the adjacent houses. Katie Mete, the Mametz family servant, describes encounters with men seeking Mr Mack and Mr Jacklin, identifying Cleary among them on multiple visits. A wide roster of locals, officials, and visitors is noted, and various social and civic figures arrive or depart as the court sits.
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