Year of Deaths Narrows to Notable American Figures
Necrological roundup lists William H. Seward Horace Greeley and Samuel Morse among 1872's notable losses. Also remembered are Gen Meade Lowell Mason Edwin Forrest Thomas Sully Sarah Colt Fanny Fern and church figures Archbishop Spaulding Peter Cartwright Eastburn Ide Wade and others whose lives shaped public life and faith.
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William H. Seward
Empire State
Mr. Seward
Republic
Horace Greeley
Samuel F. B. Morse
Gen. Meade
Gettysburg
Lowell Mason
Edwin Forrest
Forrest
Thomas Sully
Stuart
Washington
Delaware
Sarah Colt
Our Land
Paterson
New Jersey
Fanny Fern
James Parton
N. P. Willis
Cleveland
Boston
Brown Emerson
South Church
Salem
Mass
Archbishop Spaulding
Baltimore
United States
Peter Cartwright
West
Manton Eastburn
Massachusetts
George B. Ide
Jonathan Wade
Burmah
Year of Loss Feels Heavy on Grief and Death
A reflective notice notes that the year has brought many deaths, uniting loss and mortality as humanity confronts a heaping harvest of funerals and endings.
Louis Napoleon Dies Quietly as France Reflects
The Ex Emperor Louis Napoleon has died and his fall from power is now history. Public reaction is mixed as the world weighs his acts and lineage. A private funeral marks his final rest, within the French Republic, underscoring the swift passage of even mighty rulers.
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Louis Napoleon
French Republic
Bismarck’s Cautious Political Movements Draw Global Attention
The world watches every move of the German premier with keen interest and expects a glorious misstep from his enemies, though Bismarck remains cautious and not rash in any political event.
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Bismarck
Editorial on crime and foreigners in the country
The London Times editorial notes crime is partly committed by foreigners against the population. It questions why the mighty Commonwealth does not do more to vindicate law morality and its good name.
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London Times
The Severe Winter of 1872 3
The winter of 1872 3 ranks among the severest, bringing snow and ice across the land. Iron tracks were impeded snowed in travelers and biting air quickened pedestrians. Many poor suffered as stoves failed to keep out the cold and December January days offered little comfort.
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Jack Frost
Chicago church uses building for concerts to pay debt
The Chicago congregation rented its church for plays and other events to raise funds for debt. After a drama, the pastor found the vestry dressing room stocked with bottles labeled Ale and Old Bourbon. This reportedly unsettled him and drew criticism of the church’s method.
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Chicago
English Press and Bismarck Policy Compared in Outburst
The piece notes the English press harshly judges Bismarck for dealings with empire clerics while debating if Britain should imitate his policy. It contrasts English skepticism of a German premier with lingering admiration for decisive action and mocks the loudness of Yankee praise for English needs.
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Bismark
Empire
Bismarck
Cuban Insurrection Still Survives Despite Spanish Efforts
The piece notes the Cuban insurgents endure under Madrid suppression with about one hundred thousand sacrifices cited as expended yet the revolt persists. It expresses hope that the U S government will shift stance to show sympathy for freedom after patience with Cortes in Madrid.
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Madrid
Spain
Death toll from Lake Hinsly storm rises with many victims
A St Paul dispatch reports rising deaths after the Lake Hinsly storm. Thirteen bodies found between Fort Ridgeway and Beaver Falls, six children frozen en route to school, seven more bodies at Fergus Falls, and estimates put victims within twenty five miles at fifty. A doctor found a frozen wife and newborn child after the patient died. An observer compares the loss to the 1862 Sioux massacre.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Chicago
Lake Hinsly
Fort Ridgeway
Beaver Falls
Fuargus Falls
Incontrovertible providence theme at New Bedford church
A New Bedford paper notes Sunday meetings for an African church. The afternoon subject is The incontrovertible inexhaustibility of God's providence. The evening subject is The indubitable angelic acclamation of the ineffable austerity of the approaching woes.
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New Bedford
The Man Without a Childhood by Clarence Fairfield
A literary portrait discusses Dickens idea of the fleeting childlike heart and argues that a person can retain youthful spirit. It describes the “man without a childhood” as a hobby rider obsessed with boys novels and depravity, doomed to gloom unless he reclaims playful heartedness.
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Dickens
London
Gabriel Grub
The Times on spirit drinking and national wealth
The London Times argues that spending on alcohol wastes resources and harms society. It laments harvesting effort poured into liquor rather than national wealth, calling ardent spirits an infinite waste and an unmitigated evil reducing morality and prosperity.
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London Times
Sweden
Slushy Weather Boosts Rubber Overshoe Trade
Rubber overshoes flourish in wet streets as chiropodists report more corn-related patients, while the public favors waterproof footwear during slush season.
January Session Opens in Providence with Senate and House Changes
The General Assembly began its January session in Providence. In the Senate H H Richardson seated for Barrington, replacing J B Humphreys who resigned. The Governor’s message was read. In the House President Robinson led prayers and vacancies on the Judiciary Committee were filled by J Turner and J C Collins, replacing Richard W Greene and W P Sheffield.
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General Assembly
Providence
Senate
H. H. Richardson
Barrington
J. B. Humphreys
Vose
House of Representatives
Robinson
Brown University
J. Turner
J. C. Collins
North
Committee On the Judiciary
Messrs
Richard W. Greene
W. P. Sheffield
Captain Charles Vincent and Lorena Reunited After Ocean Ordeal
The tale of missing sailor Capt. Charles Vincent who left Boston for Calcutta in August 1848 and his fiance Lorena unfolds. A Liverpool letter promises a reunion if she remains alive and unmarried, ending with a dramatic return awaited after a long Indian Ocean voyage.
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Charles Vincent
Boston
Calcutta
Ormus
Ind
Lorena
Liverpool
Indian Ocean
China
Stokes Despondent as New Trial Hope Hinges on Bill
Attorneys for Stokes argue the bill of exceptions exposes multiple trial errors. They contend juror challenges, hearsay limits, coroner inquest disclosures, late evidence of threats, and surveillance claims should trigger a new trial.
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Fisk
Stokes
German Emigration Policy Change Explained by Baron Schleser
Baron Schleser explains Prussian government policy ending reduced emigrant transport fares. He notes Germany’s population growth once justified cheaper passage but two costly wars reduced emigration’s desirability and its labor and military impact. He distinguishes stopping temporary aid from outright prohibition.
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Baron Schleser
Germany
Regulations for Life-Saving Stations on the New England Coast
Secretary Boutwell issues regulations governing the life-saving service under Congress acts. Coastline is divided into three districts Cape Cod to Monomoy Rhode Island to Coney Island and Rhode Island coast. Each district has a superintendent who will nominate station keepers. A captain in the Revenue Marine will supervise the service with six surfmen at some stations. Massachusetts stations inspected by Capt Faunce. apparatus to be supplied. Treasury urges seven Maine stations one New Hampshire coast station and one Cape Ann station.
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New England
Boutwell
Congress
Cape Cod
Race Point
Monomoy
Rhode Island
Long Island
Narragansett Pier
Coney Island
The Lesson of the Season and Silent Deliverance
The piece uses winter imagery to urge readers to faith amid adversity. It speaks of coming relief as winter yields to spring, noting that relief and grace can arrive unseen, even when days are still cold and storms persist. It invites readers to read the year by faith rather than sight.
Spelling Lesson Draws Raucous Moments in Class
In a school room the class stands in place as the teacher prompts spelling. First pupil spells B double O K and is marked wrong. second pupil spells letter by letter and is sent up. Hall causes another miss with the mixed spelling. A mischievous scene ends with a gag about a leather medal for the sharp teacher.
Elder A B Warner Preaches at Advent Chapel
Providence resident Elder A B Warner will deliver sermons at Advent Chapel tomorrow with both afternoon and evening services listed.
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A. B. Warner
Providence
Advent Chapel
Rev Talbot to Preach at State Street M E Church
Rev. Dr. M. J. Talbot, presiding elder of the Providence District, will occupy the pulpit at the State Street M E Church tomorrow.
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M. J. Talbot
Providence District
State Street
M. E
Exchange Sermon Highlights at Local Churches
Rev J P Lane of the Congregational Church preached at the First Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon in an exchange with Rev H M Jones. The service drew a modest gathering and reflected shared ecumenical themes.
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J. P. Lane
Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
H. M. Jones
Buckley and Sharpley’s Excelsior Troupe in Town Hall Show
The Buckley and Sharpley Excelsior Troupe and Burlesque Opera Company performed at Town Hall last Saturday evening to a fair sized audience.
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Te Buckley & Sharpley
Excelsior
Town Hall
John Murray Theatre Company Plays to Small Town Hall Audiences
John Murray's theatrical company performed in Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. They did not advertise in the local newspaper, resulting in small crowds and many empty benches.
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John Murray
Town Hall
Meetings of the Y M C A Association Tomorrow
The Y M C A posts three meetings for Sunday. Morning session at 10:30 at the Asylum. Evening gathering at 5:45. North East District School House hosts a 7:30 p.m. meeting.
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Y. M. C. Association
Asylum
North East District
Funeral of Non Benjamin Hall Held at Home
The funeral for Non. Benjamin Hall was held at his late residence last Monday afternoon. Rev. G. L. Locke of St. Michael's Church conducted the services which were very solemn and impressive. A large number of citizens and many from abroad attended.
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Non. Benjamin Hall
G. L. Locke
St. Michael’s Church
Calendar for 1873 from Pawtucket Gazelle and Chronicle
Messrs Nickerson and Sibley publish a neat and handsome 1873 calendar. Designed and executed by L. H. Plaisted, it displays great skill in the art preservative of all arts and will be hard to beat by any typographer.
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Messrs
Nickerson & Sibley
Pawtucket
Y M C A Library Adds Books and Lectures
The Y M C A announces new books including Livingstone and Treasures of the Seas with additions Off the Skelligs and Romance of American History. Lectures begin next Thursday with Rev J J Peck. tickets offer yearlong library access for a dollar and a half and reduced prices for current members. George Doty dies after a sudden apoplectic fit at Union Street. he was 72.
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Livingstone
Father Taylor
Garibaldi
Gabriel Vane
Gough
Derwent
Sally Williams
Shawn Straps
Dr. Willoughby
Friends of the Library
The
Christian Association
J. J. Peck
Newton Centre
Mass
George Doty
Union Street
Manual of Rhode Island 1872 73 edition reviewed
A note thanks Joshua M. Addeman for a copy of the General Assembly 1872 73 Manual. It outlines contents such as the Declaration of Independence, U S Constitution, Rhode Island Charter and Constitution, state population data, post offices, town incorporations, governors, and officers. The book by Adde man is neatly bound and valuable for reference.
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Ruoor Isnanp
Joshua M. Addeman
General Assembly
State of
Rhode Island
Addeman
The
United States
Colony of
Resolutions on Death of Benjamin Hall Senior Warden
At a January 13 1873 meeting of St Michael's Church Bristol the Rector Wardens and Vestry unanimously mourned the death of Benjamin Hall longtime Senior Warden for forty four years. They resolved to enter the record convey sympathy to his family and publish the notice in the Bristol papers.
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St. Michael’s Church
Benjamin Hall
St. Michael's
Bristol
Bristo
Puanix
G. L. Looks
J. B. Mawno
Mary M Pearse
Nathaniel Manchester
Mary M. Pearse
Bristop
Bristol Phenix
Peter Gladding
Presentation to George Burgess at State Street Sabbath School
The State Street M E Sabbath School annual meeting elected George H Burgess again as superintendent. Miss Ida Wilcox presented him a chrome titled The Changed Cress with a speech praising his devotion and spiritual leadership.
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State Street
M. E. Sabbath School
George H. Burgess
Ida Wilcox
Annual meeting elects officers for ensuing year fire company
The annual meeting held on the 7th elected officers for the next year. Foreman Alden B Fish First Assistant Clank Straight Second Assistant James Anderson Clerk L J Devol Orderly P W Bron First Pipeman Walter Brotherton Second Pipeman Charles Luther First Axeman Nelson Trudell Second Axeman Joseph Trudell Suction Hosemen Joseph Healy John Patton George Man chester B T Munro Leading Hosemen R Bullock Samuel Rawson Samuel Munro James Standing Rudolf Yazer J Irving Steward P W Bropwn. QuicksTEV FIRE the COMPANY
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Alden B.fish
Clank Straight
James Anderson
L. J. Devol
P. W. Bron
Walter Brotherton
Charles Luther
Nelson Trudell
Joseph Trudell
Joseph Healy
John Patton
George Manchester
B. T. Munro
R. Bullock
Samuel Rawson
Samuel Munro
James Standing
Rudolf Yazer
J. Irving
P. W. Bropwn
Quickstev
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Pine Street
Philadelphia
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the Modern Dictionary
Lad
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Franklin Street
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Hope and
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Daniel W. Gladding
Rosa E. Child
Peabody—Chace
S. K. Dexter
Charles A. Peabody
Abbie E. Chace
Woopwa
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Bbe Short
Read—Bear
North Providence
Charles K. Read
Mary A. Burr
Seekonk
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Jan
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Katie Parker
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Elmira
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Fall River
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Richard Conway
Taunton
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Bray
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Port of
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Hope Street
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John B. Taylor
David A. Fisht
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D Wilcox
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National Eagle Bank
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Stephen T. Church
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John W. Dearth
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Thomas W. Greene
Paul B. Murphy
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John Usher
Samuel White
Wnole Town
Matthew A Card
Ann Fletcher
Eastate
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Chas F. Herreshof
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Leonard Munro
C. Nichols
Abby Simmons
Lan
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Seth Paull
Jad
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Court of Probate
Rowland Anthony
Eatate
WN. R. Taylor
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Ellen P D’wolf
Henry D D’wolf
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Ellen M Dwolf
Jai
Rogale Court
James Sharkey
Susan Sharkey
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Kentucky
M. W. Pierce, Jr
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W. Pieerce, Jr
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