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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1875

Page

8

Beecher Trial Becomes Focus as Beecher Testimony Looms

The piece analyzes the Beecher trial with emphasis on Henry Ward Beecher taking the witness stand. It notes Moulton Tilton and Mrs. Moulton as controversial witnesses and predicts the trial's outcome hinges on Beecher's own testimony. It also mentions other witnesses and public reaction in New York Sun coverage.

Beecher Henry Ward Beecher Moulton Mr. Beecher Mr. Tilton Frank Moulton Ovington Miss Moore Cowley Oliver Johnson Sam Wilkinson William Fullerton N. Y. Sun

Fashion and society snippets from a 19th century era

A column of vignettes on etiquette fashion and manners includes gentlemen escorting ladies across mud streets in Dubuque, chamois gloves for women, a joking clock complaint from a Michigan farmer, curio about Lucretia Borgia, and notes on Baltimore beauties. It also mentions Tilton and Be sts TURNER's sensational evidence, plus a Lyons Iowa Mozart Circus death tribute and other society curios.

Michigan Bessts Turner Tilton

Gold seekers hunted by troops amid strict government orders

The government issues stringent orders to deter gold seekers from heading to the Black Hills. Troops are directed to burn wagon trains, destroy outfits, and arrest leaders, amid exposure fatigue and hostile Indian danger. Also reports on Wendell’s 1816 Sche nectady sleigh ride and various 19th century notes.

Black Hills

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