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Domestic News
October 4, 1888
San Antonio Daily Light
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
What is this article about?
In Chicago on Oct. 4, Capt. Porter discovered counterfeit custom stamps produced by New York's Schumacher and Ettlinger, used to pass off domestic cigars as imported Havana ones. The firm faces prosecution.
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Counterfeit Stamps.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.- Capt. Porter, of the government secret service yesterday found a number of clever imitations of custom stamps, used on imported cigars. The general appearances of counterfeit is excellent. The difference is that on the original are the words, "manufactures of imported tobacco," and on the counterfeit are the words, "manufacturer of imported tobacco." The bogus stamps are made by Schumacher and Ettlinger of New York, and are not used to evade payment of duty, but are posted upon boxes containing the inferior domestic goods, in order to delude the purchaser into the belief that he is buying the genuine Havana weed.
The firm will be prosecuted.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.- Capt. Porter, of the government secret service yesterday found a number of clever imitations of custom stamps, used on imported cigars. The general appearances of counterfeit is excellent. The difference is that on the original are the words, "manufactures of imported tobacco," and on the counterfeit are the words, "manufacturer of imported tobacco." The bogus stamps are made by Schumacher and Ettlinger of New York, and are not used to evade payment of duty, but are posted upon boxes containing the inferior domestic goods, in order to delude the purchaser into the belief that he is buying the genuine Havana weed.
The firm will be prosecuted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Counterfeit Stamps
Custom Stamps
Cigars
Chicago
New York Firm
What entities or persons were involved?
Capt. Porter
Schumacher And Ettlinger
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Chicago
Event Date
Oct. 4.
Key Persons
Capt. Porter
Schumacher And Ettlinger
Outcome
the firm will be prosecuted.
Event Details
Capt. Porter of the government secret service found clever imitations of custom stamps used on imported cigars. The counterfeits differ in wording from originals and are made by Schumacher and Ettlinger of New York to deceive purchasers into believing inferior domestic goods are genuine Havana cigars.