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Foreign News
December 25, 1875
The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Havana dispatch on Dec. 24 debunks rumor of William M. Tweed's presence, citing failed inquiries at police and customs; confusion arose from a younger lookalike New Yorker on business.
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Tweed Not in Havana.
HAVANA, Dec. 24.-A careful inquiry at the office of the chief of police and at the custom house, where all passengers must land, failed to confirm the report of the presence of Wm. M. Tweed in the city. No one exactly answering his description is known to have landed here within the present week. There is a large man here from New York on business and bears some resemblance, at a distance, to Tweed. He was seen by some New Yorkers and mistaken for Tweed, but proves to be 25 years younger.
HAVANA, Dec. 24.-A careful inquiry at the office of the chief of police and at the custom house, where all passengers must land, failed to confirm the report of the presence of Wm. M. Tweed in the city. No one exactly answering his description is known to have landed here within the present week. There is a large man here from New York on business and bears some resemblance, at a distance, to Tweed. He was seen by some New Yorkers and mistaken for Tweed, but proves to be 25 years younger.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Havana
Tweed
Rumor
Mistaken Identity
New Yorker
What entities or persons were involved?
Wm. M. Tweed
Where did it happen?
Havana
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Havana
Event Date
Dec. 24
Key Persons
Wm. M. Tweed
Outcome
report of tweed's presence unconfirmed; mistaken identity with a younger new yorker.
Event Details
Inquiry at police and custom house found no one matching Tweed's description landed in the past week. A large man from New York on business resembles Tweed at a distance, leading to the mistake by some New Yorkers.