Mutual Aid and Foresters Spread of Mutual Benefit Idea
The piece surveys the long history of mutual aid in unions and fraternal orders. It highlights guild roots in the middle ages and lists groups pursuing mutual protection, including Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Foresters. It briefly notes two Forester orders, Ancient and Independent, as emblematic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Brotherhood
Order of Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Honor
Royal Arcanum
Ancient
Order of Foresters
Independent
Orders of Foresters
Independent Order of Foresters
The Ancient Order of Foresters A World Wide Mutual Benefit
The Ancient Order of Foresters is described as a global mutual benefit society founded in the 19th century with courts worldwide. It details its exclusion from Catholic ban, its member protections, endowment fund, sick and death benefits, initiation fees, and governance, plus the US-England split and development of an Independent Foresters in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Foresters
Foresters
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
Knaresborough
Eugene Arama
Old Sherwood Forest
Friar Tuck
Little John
Allan-a-Dale
Maid Marian
Asia
Africa
New Zealand
van Dieman’s Land
United States
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Rder
Grand High Court of the Order
Great Britain
England
Pittsburg
Penn
Crystal Palace
Dover Cliffs
Aineal Ocade
Independent Order of Forestry
High Court
Virginia House of Burgesses
Boston
Massachusetts
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Newark City
New Jersey
Friends of the New Order
America
High Court of
New York
A. B. Caldwell
New York City
Order
Newark
Thomas Matts
Broad Street
Cave
Executive Council
High Court of England
Brother Caldwell
Young Court
C. F
New Order
Old Order
Canada
High Court of the
St. Louis
Independent
Griffin
Witlin
Rvee
USBSZ
USSS
Benjamin Perkins
Osborne
Brackett
Open Sesame Passwords Visit Court for Year
A private note mentions an eevee password described as open sesame to access a court by a visiting brother for a year. The text presents a singular, cryptic directive and no further context.
Starved man from Buxton dies amid distressing circumstances
John Coffin, 58, of Buxton Lower Corner York County Me, died Monday February 17 after refusing all nourishment for thirty nine days. Once prosperous in New Orleans shipping ventures his fortune dwindled through war losses leaving wife and three children in poverty. He moved back to Buxton after amassing about 850000 in assets before the war.
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Griffin
Buxton Lower Corner
York County
John Coffin
Saxton
Colin
Buxton
New Orleans
Joss
Timoner
Ile
Uuxton
Jenves
First Anniversary of Pope Leo XIII Observed in Rome
Rome marked the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's election with a grand reception for Catholic journal representatives. The pontiff, born 1810 at Carpineto, was praised as a learned, pious leader. Prophecies of St. Malachy and notes from St. Bernard are cited regarding Leo XIII and future popes.
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Popero XIII
Ome
Il Papato
Mgr. Tripept
Holy See
Holy Father
Carpineto
St. Malachy
Armagh
Ireland
Leo
Evle
Heaven
Dublin
Savoy
Victor Fiamanuel
Bannearing
Pope Pius
Rome
Lyons
France
St. Bernard
Alps
Solomon
Leo XII
Ignis Ardens
Pastor Et Nauta
Malachy
Celestine
Peter
Apostle
Chinese and Russian Forces Face Off Over Kashgar Front
Curiously interesting intelligence from Lonxpox reports clashes and recoveries around Kashgar with China seeking to reclaim adjacent Kuldja from Russia. British military observers note Chinese superiority could force control of the province, while Russians defend a strong frontier line Mozart pass onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonxpox
Kashgar
Kuldja
St. Petersburg
Russia
Turkey
Mozart Pass
Paris
Central Asia
China
Medal for Dr. T Grange Simons for yellow fever service
Charleston’s Grange Simons to receive a gold six pointed star medal from Guild and Delano for heroic service during the 1877 Fernandina yellow fever outbreak and the 1878 Memphis case. Donors include the Boston Light Infantry Old Guard New York and others from Charleston and Georgia. The medal honors the centennial Fort Moultrie battle anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange Simons
Charleston
8. C
Fernandina
Memphis
Guild & Delano
Arduis
TI. Grange Simons
Caparleston
Fort Moultrie
Boston
Mary Nolte and Adolph Nolte Divorce Suit Denied Alimony
In New York on February 20 Mary Nolte sued Adolph Nolte for divorce claiming desertion in 1867 and remarriage in 1876. The court ruled insufficient proof of a 1853 marriage and denied her motion for twenty dollars weekly alimony and a two dollar counsel fee. Nolte is a German newspaper publisher with seven children by a previous native wife.
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New York
Mary Nolte
Adolph Nolte
Nolte
Teory Angus
Brooklyn
Angus
Supreme Court
Kin County
New Steering Apparatus Aids Vessel Control
A New York steamboat captain unveils a lever based steering device for steamers. A boy could steer the largest ship with ease, and the inventor foresees a revolution in guiding steam vessels.
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New York
Russian Students Face Brutal Suppression by Czarist Regime
A lengthy letter from Russian students' parents describes mass arrests, expulsions, and killings by the Third Section in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Students, branded as socialist or revolutionary, are jailed, transported to Siberia, or beaten in mass crackdowns. The account details violent reprisals, censorship, and harsh living conditions in prisons and manege halls, with broader critique of autocratic rule.
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St. Petersburg
New York Herald
Siberia
United States
Europe
Imperial High Council
Russia
Studenta
Parsons
Liveria
Moscow
Czar
Wanege
Borsea
Peter-Paul
His Majesty
Winter Palace
Manege
Tus
Poole Shot At Stanwix Hall and Lew Baker’s Hopes
The physician Frederick Putnam recalls extracting a ball from Bill Poole after a Stanwix Hall shooting. Poole briefly recovered but overexerted himself, triggering a crowd of 800 Washington Market butchers to visit. The testimony supposedly aided Lew Baker by preventing hanging.
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New York
Feneral Putnam
Frederick Putnam
Bill Poole
Stanwix Hall
Poole
Washington Market
Lew Baker
Reverend Fulton clashes with conference in New York
The Rev. Justin D. Fulton faults Halsey Knapp and others over a suspended Baptist ministerial member. Fulton recalls funding missions to Spain, criticizing Knapp as secretary of a Madrid legation and alleging harm to the Baptist mission. He warns the conference risks decline if mismanaged.
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New York
Justin D. Fulton
Baptist Ministerial Conference
Halsey Knapp
Bricka
Knapp
Loston
Rofessor Knapp
Spain
Boston
Halsey Aoe
Baptist Mission
Fussor Knapp
Legation
Madrid
Fulton
Greenback Congressman Buys Southeastern Railway stake
Vermont's Bradley Barlow, a Greenback Congressman, reportedly purchased the entire stock bonds and securities of the Southeastern Railway where he serves as president. The total value runs to several millions though the exact amount is not yet determined and Barlow is not present.
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Vermont
The
Southeastern Railway
Sr. Albans
Bradley Barlow
Barlow
Public Printer Defrees Fires Back Over Printing Office Probe
The public printer Defrees lashes out in an open letter to Mr. Finlay amid an investigation into the printing office. He denounces the charges as lies and ridicules Finlay’s understanding of its bookkeeping, signing off with harsh and profane language directed at the town’s officials and a closing note from Joan D Defrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defrees
Congressman Inlay
Mr. Finlay
Committee On Public Expenditures
Justices of the
Joan D, Defrees
Pretty Trish Heiress Seeks Overnight Stay in Albany
Mary Sullivan eighteen, visiting Albany from Lake Superior area, asks to stay overnight at the third precinct. She claims a $20,000 inheritance awaits in Fall River and says she fled Dundalk Ireland two years ago with Michigan friends. She bought a $15 ticket, was diverted at Rochester, and with $5 reached Albany where Captain Cavanaugh helped arrange a Fall River pass.
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Troy Standard
Mary Sullivan
Albany
Dundalk
Ireland
Michian
Lake Superior
Fall River
Rochester
Empress to Visit Ireland Amid Uncertain Dublin Hospitality
The London World reports the Austrian empress will arrive in Ireland around the 25th, will not stop at Claridge's, and intends no royal hospitality in Dublin. Her majesty is due in Vienna in April, and whispers in viceregal circles suggest she may attend at least one castle festival.
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London
Austria
Ireland
Claridge’s
Hibernia
Vienna
Dublin
Houston man promotes cooperative colonies in Texas
New York report says Harry Sharpe of Houston Texas spoke at the Working men's Lyceum on cooperative colonies as a remedy for hard times. He plans to organize the city poor into groups of 1000 to settle on 60000 acres in Texas with capitalists funding via bonds at ten dollars per acre secured by a mortgage on the land.
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New York
Harry Sharpe
Houston
Tex
Workingmen's Lyceum
Texas
Cotton Commerce Promises Growth for Boston Exports
Boston cotton goods houses report strong prospects for foreign markets. Factories emphasize superior New England fabrics, deter fraud, and target China, Brazil, and Africa while highlighting gains over English exports and a rising US share of global trade.
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Boston
France
England
New England
China
East Indies
North
United States
John Chinaman
Felix O'Callahan
John Bull
Continental Mills Bee
Shanghai
New York
United States Agency For Parent Foreign Trade
M. &. Levaner Dufour
Buenos Ayres
Brazil
Canada
Manchester
London Times
Greenland
Times
Hong Kong
Italy
Miexico
Chile
Java
British India
India
Beston
Liverpool
Old England
Boston Board of Trade
New
Heston
Cou
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Ancient Order OF Foresters
Presious
Executive Council of
Charles Demond
Massachusetts Home Missionary Society
Demond
Congregationalist
Missionary Society
Massachusetts Howe Missionary Society
Amorcan Home Missionary Society of New York
Indian Fund
American Home Missionary Society
Bible House
Robert Steele
Massachusetts Missionary Society
Churches of
Treasury
Pope LO XIII
Ais
Vendarmerie
Ezzi
Peter-Paul Fortress
Manege Hall
Evar
Shpevalov
Ajesty
Count Adlerberg
Kusela
His
Afghanistan
Baptist Conference
the Empress of Austria
Cotton Commerce
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