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Daily Yellowstone Journal
Miles City, Custer County, Montana
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In Philadelphia on Nov. 17, James Dobson was held for issuing fraudulent tax receipts on election day, and George Holland (colored) for voting with an altered receipt. The Committee of One Hundred prosecuted, revealing a plot with bogus receipts distributed citywide, printed in New York, with more arrests expected.
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PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 17.—James Dobson has been held for issuing fraudulent tax receipts on election day, and George Holland (colored) was also held for voting on a tax receipt, in which the name of another person had been erased and Holland's substituted. The prosecutions were brought by the Committee of One Hundred. A member of that body said to-day that the investigations had convinced the committee that a well-defined plot had been made at the recent election to defeat the candidates indorsed by the committee, and number of bogus tax receipts had been distributed over the city. The committee had information that the receipts were made in New York. They expected to secure the plates upon which the fraudulent documents were printed. He hinted that other arrests will follow.
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Philadelphia
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Nov. 17
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james dobson and george holland held; more arrests expected
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James Dobson held for issuing fraudulent tax receipts on election day; George Holland held for voting on altered tax receipt. Prosecutions by Committee of One Hundred, which uncovered plot to defeat endorsed candidates using bogus receipts distributed in city, printed in New York; committee expects to secure printing plates.