Christmas Observed Amid Merrymaking and News from Dayton
Dayton notes a festive Christmas with religious services at Episcopal and Catholic churches. Triune mass at Nazareth College drew about 1 000 communicants. Town sees minor disorder with pistols and slingshots amid whisky disputes. Pioneer Isaac Kemp, father of Senator Kemp, dies at eighty six. Railroad interests of Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton discussed. St Joseph Church fair thrives at Huston Hall. Indiana veterans displaced by Knightstown fire to be cared for at Soldiers Home near Dayton.
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Dayton
Nazareth College
Tom McGehan
Hamilton
Kniver
Isaac Kemp
Senator Kemp
David McLaren
Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
St. Joseph
Huston Hall
Indiana
Knightstown
Bristow Resignation Sparks Political Effort in Washington
From Washington a report says Solicitor General Bristow has offered his resignation but many prominent politicians and high standing legal figures have been urging him to withdraw it. The accidental decision remains unaccepted.
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Ashington
Bristow
Soldiers' Home at Knightstown Burns. Inmates Safe
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette reports the Soldiers' Home at Knightstown burned around 5 am. The old frame structure was consumed, but most furniture and property were saved. The cellar and Christmas provisions were destroyed while the hospital and colleges nearby were saved. Inmates will be sent to Dayton tomorrow. Loss about $5,000 with $3,000 insured.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Kwicutstown
Ecldiers
Hame
Dayton
Another Boy Drowned at Marietta
Special Dispatch reports in Marietta Ohio a 17 year old named Alfred Fields drowned in the Muskingum river near the Congregational Church while three other boys drowned last Thursday are being mourned in the same church. Fields was playing on the ice and his body was recovered.
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Marietta
Cincinnati Gazette
Marietta, O
Alfred Fields
Muskingum River
Fields
MINISTER SCHENCK WITHDRAWS FROM EMMA MINE DIRECTORSHIP
Washington reports Gen Schenck has withdrawn as director of the Emma Mine Company. He consulted the State Department for guidance after criticism of his involvement, and recommended withdrawal. Fish said investors may buy stock freely and that listing him as American Minister was unfortunate.
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Schenck
Washington
Gen. Schenck
Emma Mine Company
State Department
Fish
Rockford bridge wreck claims three lives in snowstorm
At Rockford station Iowa a Burlington Cedar Rapids Minnesota railroad train broke through a bridge over the Rock River killing engineer James Judd Bartlett and fireman Robert White instantly. Baggageman Mourse was injured and the ex messenger seriously hurt as wreckage and victims were sent to Rapids for removal. The snow storm paralyzed much of northern Iowa with only the Chicago Dubuque Minnesota line maintaining limited service due to drifting snow and damaged lines.
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Perugree
Iowa
Burlington
Cedarpids & Minnesota
Hell Rock River
Rockford Station
James Judd
Bartlett
Robert White
Mourse
Chicago
Dubuque
Storm subsides but flood fears persist in Lule lands
San Francisco reports the storm has abated while flood risks loom. Levees and reclamation dumps in the Lule lands near San Josquin and Sacramento River withstood the high waters. Officials forecast major funding for reclamation this season amid continued heavy rain and rising river levels. An Oregon official, Neay, faces arrest over a $14,000 matter. an officer heads to Salt Lake.
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San Francisco
San Josquin
Sacramento River
Sacramento
Stockton
Gilroy
San Jose
Neay
State of
Oregon
Bes Detautter
Salt Lake
Woman burned to death in Nashville lamp accident
Mrs. Sturdevant, wife of the Institute for the Blind superintendent, died after a coal oil lamp exploded and set her clothing aflame. She ran into the street as flames spread. A colored man extinguished the fire but she died from burns. Earlier, James Miller shot himself with no stated cause. The day was a holiday with subdued business and mild Maylike weather.
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Nashville
Grand Duke's City Tour and Christmas Day Observances
The Grand Duke toured Everaco visiting Ft Porter with an appropriate salute. Boston reports City Marshal Dousy stabbed while quelling a disturbance. rioter wounded. St Louis notes widespread Christmas observances, large churchgoers, street drunkenness, brawls, and two self-harm attempts without major injuries. Lovutsvit describes Christmas celebrations with church services, gifts, open houses, grand dinners, and fireworks without notable incidents.
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Everaco
Grand Duke
Ft. Porter
Boston
Dousy
St. Louis
Calaboose
Lovutsvit
Train blockades and Arkansas unrest reported
The Blockade on the Pacific Railroad leaves Rawlins and Laramie with no trains since the 21st and no near prospects for days. Memphis dispatch notes blacks hold Chicot County Arkansas with white residents fleeing as armed actions escalate and reinforcements arrive daily.
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Pacific
Omaha
Chicot County
Ark
St. Louis
Memphis
Sapee
Steamship Periere Arrives After Eight Day Run
Marine news from Brest reports the steamship Periere, coming from New York, arrived in eight days and fourteen hours. In Hawamax New Hampshire the City of Baltimore from Liverpool reached port short of coal.
River News Reports Varied Ice and Water Conditions
December river notes from multiple ports report rising waters and thin ice. Vessels like Mountain Belle reach Ironton while Scioto Bar ice gorges form as Barpeth Shoals show two feet of rise. Weather remains cloudy and warm with ongoing river stalling and numerous Cincinnati packets set to depart.
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Cincinnati Gazette
NasHvitye
Lady Lee
Scioto Bar
Ironton
Ernees
Meseeville
America
Cincinnati
Princetons Gymnasium and Hazing Debates in College Culture
A Princeton essay argues that shifting student conduct reduces hazing by fostering self discipline and moral order. It cites the gymnasium as a constructive outlet, notes officials at Annapolis and West Point ban hazing, and urges parental and press involvement to curb offensive customs while praising religious influence in reform.
Emperor William to Visit Czar in St Petersburg
London dispatch reports the German emperor likely to visit the Czar in spring. The note also says a German Venezuela expedition will enforce Germany s national claims against the Venezuela government.
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Loxvon
Emperor William of
Germany
Russia
St. Petersburg
Venezuela
South American
Smallpox Epidemic Denied in St Louis Dispatch
St Louis dispatch cites Chicago Tribune claim of a St Louis smallpox epidemic as false noting last week’s mortality was 79 with no cases. Salina Kansas reports twelve buildings burned Sunday including a livery stable several stores and Geis and Co bank with losses estimated at 60 to 75 thousand dollars and low insurance.
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St. Louis Dispatch
Chicago Tribune
St. Louis
Salina
Wellefargo
Geis & Co
New Publcations Show Americas Social Life And Letters
A review summary lists several new books with full publication details. Wenprxe Journey by W D Howells is praised as charming and observant of American social customs. Other titles include Tuk Waxkine Dott and Whanituckle, Mysktr, Memoir of Ulric Danlgren, forms by Mrs Julian R Dorr and Emma M Bell, and Changing the Crosses and Winning the Crows by Marie A Sdeen, with publication notes and critical remarks.
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W. D. Howells
Atlantic Monthly
Hoppin
Boston
J. RB. Osgood & Co
Cincinnati
Robert Clarke & Co
New York
BR. H. Newell
Orpheus C Kerr Fame
F. B. Feit
Fadette
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincgi & Co
New England
J. B. Lippinocots & Co
Robert Clarke& Co
Ulric Danlgren
Dablgren
J. Lippincott & Co
Julian R. Dorr
Liby Huntington
Emma M. Bell
A. M
J.B. Lippincott & Co
Marie A. Sdeen
J. B. Lippincott & Co
Philadelphia to Liverpool and Antwerp by new steamship lines
An article details Philadelphia bids to join transatlantic trade with the American Steamship Company to Liverpool and the upcoming International Navigation Company or Red Star Line linking Philadelphia to Antwerp. It notes ship specs, launch dates, planned semi monthly then weekly sailings, and lists officers, directors, and agents in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
New York
Seaboard
American Steamship Company
Liverpool
Continental
International Navigation Company
Red Star Line
Antwerp
Becaue
International Company
Lloyds
James A. Wright
Clement A. Griscom
Clement A. Gris
Prince of Wales illness and Scarborough drainage debate
London correspondence describes confusion over causes of the Prince of Wales illness at Scarborough Londesborough Lodge. Reports of faulty drainage and a temporary servant’s exposure are weighed, with authorities indicating multiple cesspools and poor ventilation. Scarborough’s sanitation and the royal party’s crowded lodging are noted as contributing factors.
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Lord Chesterfield
Londesborough Lodge
Scarborough
Duke of Beaufort
Prince
Lord Londesborough
Prince of Wales
Anl
Lonnethanson
Hazing Traditions at Colleges Draw Fire in New York Ledger
The New York Ledger surveys college hazing practices ranging from midnight water pours and haircuts to silent pranks and smoking out freshmen. It defends these rites as shaping courage while noting critics call them cowardly, harmful, and contrary to student rights. It cites examples across American colleges and warns against police handling of student mischief.
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New York Ledger
Great Britain
Yale
America
the Ledger
Shakespeare
Gosling
Gander
New Jersey
Princeton College
Harvard
Princeton
The Fashions. A Brilliant Holiday Season Costumes
From the New York Tribune. Holiday dress details describe elite New Year toilettes with black velvet corsages, rose and teal gowns, lace, Chantilly, marabout, and diamonds. Brides and young ladies wear tulle and gros grain with emeralds, pearls, and intricate embroidery in a festive tone.
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The
New York Tribune
Valenciennes
Alencon
Lace fashions and antique jewelry described in 19th century term
The article details lace making as heirloom art, describing various lace types like point d Aquirre and Valenciennes, jewelry styles including guipure and cameos, and fashion tendencies. It then shifts to the life of Von Beck, his canal work, rise to paymaster, bigamy revelations, legal battles, and inheritance disputes after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompadour
Geneva
Beecher Reflects on Pilgrim Fathers at New England Society
The New England Society of New York celebrated the 251st landing anniversary with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivering a speech. He praised the Pilgrims for building statehood and public sentiment, urged vigorous investigation in government, and urged heirs to emulate their fathers’ integrity and honesty. Cheers followed for President Beecher and potential offices.
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The
New England Society
New York
Henry Ward Beecher
Europe
New England
North America
Virginia
Calhoun
Washington
Beecher
Beecher Roze
German Engineer Von Beck Estate Litigation in Ulster
A New York Times summary reports pending Ulster County litigation over Major George F. Von Beck’s vast estate. The German immigrant, engineer, and former Salzburg mayor died last spring, leaving conflicts between a dead wife’s children and a living wife’s offspring, amid large property transfers and a tangle of international origins.
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Ronpoct
N. Y
Ulster County
George F. von Beck
George Frederick von Beck
Germany
France
Bavaria
Mary Ann de Ruyter
Salzburg
London
England
America
New York
Ttis
New Fore Low
Plenty of Gas but No Light Across City
From the Journal of Applied Chemistry the piece laments gas quality in the city. It urges a legal standard of 16 candles, an inspector, and penalties for breaches to ensure light over mere volume, arguing poor gas harms consumers and eyesight.
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Journal of Applied Chemistry
London
New York
Bunsen
Belle of the West and a Senator's Wife at National Hotel
A reflection on Washington society and a vivid tale of a belle from the West who married a senator. The anecdote trails through political salons at the National Hotel, where dreams of power and social life collide with mortality and ambition. The piece ends with a wry remark that the Senator may die before the five year teaching plan ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Hotel
Register
Patent Office
Agricultural Bureau
National
Belle
Senate
Jeanne Arene
Asia to America theory gains signal from Japanese wreck voyage
The New York Journal of Commerce reports a telegraphic note of a Japanese junk wrecked off Alaska drifting to Adaho island. Survivors, nine months at sea with scant fare, could fit ancient Asian migration to the Americas, potentially linking to Aztec and Inca origins and to broader continental settlement.
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Asia
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
San Francisco
Adaho
Alaskan
Garden of Eden
Mexico
Central America
South America
New York Journal of Commerce
A Smoky Lover Near Beypore Cobra Attack
A London journal reports a startling incident near Beypore India where a native woman cleaning her house was seized by a cobra. The snake struck fast coiling around her leg and raising its hood toward her face as she stood helplessly unable to call for help.
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Beypore
India
Nexusly Que
The Venomous Lover in the Bush
A woman tormented by a huge cobra coiled around her body. male visitors triggered the hiss and constriction. Many conjurers failed until a Nair from the interior used charms to disentangle the serpent. The snake returned to the bush and the woman is recovering.
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Herrom
Walrus Slaughter Threatens Arctic Natives Food and Fuel
In recent years whalemen slaughter walrus for oil and ivory, killing an estimated 50 000 females by 1870. Arctic natives from Cape Thaddeus to the Anadir Sea lose a vital food, clothing, and shelter source as the species nears depletion. Mothers guard pups as hunters strike, causing bloodshed and starving young.
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Arctic
Cape Thaddeus
Anadir Sea
The Slave Trade in Barbary Flourishes in Morocco
A London Herald correspondent reports the Morocco slave trade thriving near Tangier. He describes Moorish auctions selling African children by the fort, with buyers bidding as a man sells a mule, and notes England’s lack of action against the trade from the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Herald
Morocco
OC. W. Ligar
Tangier
England
Africa
The Silver Rule of Kindness and Silence
The piece extols the silver rule: think and speak well of others, ignore their faults, and avoid speaking ill of schoolmates. It argues praising good qualities lightens happiness and earns esteem, contrasting with finding faults that darken the soul and turn it toward carrion.
Quips and notes from a late Plymouth Church picnic
A collection of brief curiosities and society sketches from a bygone era. A joke about dancing, a Boston clergyman performing a rapid marriage, royal visits to Reading, a grave monument for John Covode, and a Dutch ship from 1568. Other items include church maps, Parisians and Louis Napoleon, Metternich’s resignation, a Liberian wedding, and Persian famine horror with vivid, somber details.
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Plymouth
Bescher
Cudworth
Boston
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Reading
Queen’s Bench
John Covode
West Airfield
Penn
John“Covode
Holland
Prince of Orange
Philip Jr
Spain
Indies
Hogllanders
Commissaries Des Koning van der Heine
Cape of Good Hope
Batavia
New York
Presbyterian Church
United States
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Louis Napoleon
Boston Transcript
Napoleon III
Prince Metternich
Paris
Foreign Office
Vienna
Napoleon
France
J. L. Lloyd
Liberia
Africa
Powell House
Thompson Street
Lloyd
Boston Journal
Journal
Traveller
African Emigration Society
Benson
Lydia S. Hall
U. S
Lowell
Adelaide
Lowell Courier
Mise Hall
Kansas
Washington
Treasury Department
Pei
Persia
Major S. A. Smith
Bushire
A.J.S. Adams
Teheran
Sunderland Times
Turkey
Pius IX
Mgr
Alexander Franchi
Rome
Rocoherty
Biblia, Deere
On Bessemer rails and French brick machine progress
A European rail report notes Bessemer cast steel rails laid in 1868 69 show no fractures and wear without brittleness despite surface flaws from ingot blisters. It also describes a French dry mold brick machine with high output and a pocket calculator for additions and multiplications by Italian inventors.
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Bessemer
Emperor of Brazil to travel Rome to Paris in five week stay
The London Tablet reports the Emperor of Brazil plans to leave Rome on the tenth and reach Paris by the thirteenth or fourteenth. He intends a five week stay in France. An earlier Naples visit saw the Empress outside a yawl as the sea roiled and the Emperor edged to balance and fell. The narrative then trails into unclear garbled text about the Empress and mishap aboard.
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Victor Emanuel I
Rome
Peitces Umberto
Eugenio di voia-Carignano
Margherita
Brezil
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Count Zalusky
Russian Empire
Baron d'Uxkuhl
German Empire
Count von Wesdehlen
Ottoman Empire
Photiades-Bey
Brezilian Empire
Senhor Loureiro
Republic of the United States
Hon. Geo. P. Marsh
Republic of France
Marquis de Sayre
Republic of Switzerland
M. Preda
Kingdom of Belgium
M. de Soloyas
Kingdom of Spain
Marquis de Montemer
Kingdom of Great Britain
Augustus Paget
Kingdom of
Bavaria
Count Diemiges
Holland
Herr Heidecher
Portugal
Ferreira de Castro
Norway
Sweden
Piper
Italy
Europe
London
Brazil
Paris
France
Naples
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Daily Gazette
Telegraph
General Council of the International Scciety
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hunter's Point
Board of Commissioners
Union Square Bank
Hanes
Connolly
Ludlow Street
Scott Russell
Hilroad
the Grand Duke
the Cincinnati
Rnceton College
Old Town
West Point
College of New Jersey
James MoCosu
Czar
NEW Publications
Philadelpha
London Correspondence
N. Y. Times
the Star OF Italy
Fiorencea
the Illuminations
Piazza di Venezia
Piazza del Popolo
Vittorio Emmanuele
Italia
Corso
Monte Citorio
Camera
Ponoercc
Quirinal
Victor Emmanuel
Prince Umberto
Prince Eugenio
General de
Gazetta d
Signori Senatori
Signori Deputati
Church Universal
Eavants
Mont Cenis
St. Gothard
Brindisi
King
the Fashions
Ware & Hudson
von Beck
Sioguinen
Usgell F. Lord
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Lord
Jane Deming
Eddyville
Vonbeck
Rondout
Mary Ann von Beck
Greer
New York Times
Switzerland
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