Fragmentary Chronicle of Political and Legal Tidings
A dense, reading-room snapshot cites political maneuvers in New York and Tennessee, naval hazing expulsions, church collections, coal shipments, and local election disputes. It notes Bond and Tweed case rumors, embassy shifts, and a draft for a new city charter, alongside travel and waterway flooding reports.
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Igt
St Missionary Committee
Yesa Cenn
Putnam Fire Insurance Company
Oftford
Conn
Jay Gould
Ee Evangelical Alliance
New York
Robeson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Have
Papal Court
Benfield & Sons
Sagbaes Geert
York
Tennessee
St. John’s Church
Chicago
Market notes and political intrigue widen in New York
November 18 dispatch reports irregular prices and manipulation in markets, with bulls fearing bears. Tweed faces legal and financial troubles as he sells the Metropolitan Hotel stake to Charles Leland and eyes further transfers. Mayor Hall confirms Tweed’s resignation. political factions discuss charters and reform as health and court actions unfold.
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Wessel
Times and Chronicle
New York
Brocks
William M. Tweed
Wm. M. Tweed
Metropolitan
Charles Leland
Tammany Hall
Fourteenth Street
Tweed
Sweeny
Mayor Hall
Josephine Mansfield
Fisk
Stokes
Scranton Report On Striking Men In New York
A Scranton dispatch from November 18 reports New York workers striking over a demand for pay and terms. The article mentions a clash during a meeting and notes threats during negotiations.
New Superintendent Named After Chicago Marine Hospital Fire
Washington reports the Chicago Marine Hospital destruction prompts a new office for Marine Hospitals. E. O. F. Rose of Chicago is appointed Superintendent. Boston leaders push for the Republican Nominating Convention there and praise June as the most pleasant month to gather.
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Times and Chronicle
Washington
Chicago Marine Hospital
F. Rose
Boston
Charleston Opera House Hotel Nearing Completion
Special dispatch from Charleston West Virginia reports the new Opera House and hotel, both nearing completion, will open with a ball and banquet on the 23rd. The hotel by Dr. John P. Hale will also be finished then and will accommodate two hundred fifty guests.
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Times and Chronicle
W. Va
Ball
Bahquet
Bette
John P. Hale
Chicago Relief Subscriptions Reach Four Hundred Eighty Five Thousand
A dispatch from Washington thanks US consuls in England and Europe for aiding Chicago fire sufferers. Subscriptions collected at the Mansion House total £48,500 by last night. In Madrid a Cortes budget committee favors taxing interest on Spanish bonds abroad and at home. Minister Sickles cites former ministers vouching for fair Cuban treatment to avoid US intervention.
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Lexpos
State Department of
Washington
United States
England
Chicago
Mansion House
Mapu
Cortes
Queen Elizabeth II Health Bulletin Stresses Mental Strength
In Loxpow dated November 18 Dr McLeod confirms he has attended the Queen for over thirteen years and rejects reports of mental weakness as false. The Standard reports negotiations between Britain and France to modify the commercial treaty have been broken off with no stated cause.
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Lletin
Loxpow
Dr. McLeod
Vallely and Depew Lawrence Visit December 3
Wm H Vallely and E Depa visit Lawrence on December 3 for an event noted in local records. The brief item records a social or professional engagement with likely attendees and a schedule tied to that date.
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Wm. H. Vallely
E Depa Eve Lawrence Cee
Suspicion in Clark County over Park murders hangs on Clegg faction
From Clark County Indiana a local informant describes private opinions and rumors about the Park family murders two years ago. He notes threats linked to lawyer Matthew Clegg and neighbors, the Park dispute with Kirk, and belief that Clegg’s gang influenced events. The note to Park remains unfound, while Eveline and Helen Park linger. Helen’s prognosis is poor.
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Clark County
Ind
Henryville
Matthew Clegg
Tuten
Park
Thomas Prall
Clegg
John M. Kirk
Cyrus M. Park
Prall
Kirk
Cans
Eveline
Helen
Dark Day At Park Family Murders In Lynch Mob Execution
Journal recounts a mob hanging after the Park family murder with three men tortured and executed near the jail. Witnesses describe the vigilantes, the crowd's silence, and the condemned men confessing complicity as they faced a brutal death. The report notes the jail break and the mob’s march along Otisco road before the hangings.
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Couy
Uys
Reece
Colored M Bodist Church
Taylor
As Arts
D Johnson
Park
Ness
Mr. Park
Sasha
Tek
Strik
Congregational National Council News and Horticultural Society Briefs
The report covers the Congregational National Council sessions in Ourgutis with officers elected and addresses by Dr. Clark and Dr. Marting, plus pledges and a corner-stone ceremony in Cincinnati. It also notes the Cincinnati Horticultural Society meeting with remarks on grape wasps and insects and invites members to Milford for the annual fruit and vegetable exhibition.
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Times and Chronicle
Ourgutis
Fosteriny
National Council
Clark
Toronto
Marting
Quebec
Congregational Conference of
Hellwig
Lutheran Synod of the Evangelical ‘Churches of
United States
American Board’ ‘of Foreign Missions
Roy
Chicago
Merci: Bian
Wisconsin
Pr. Striepy
Butterfield
New York
de. ‘Pinney
Oberlin
Chamberlin
New England Church
Howard
Washington
Post
Missouri
Webb
Boston
West
Anc
Worth
Council
Congregational House
Fairchild
Buddington
Cincinnati Horticultural Society
Skaats
Mitriour
Thenpoon
Phompin
Texas
France
Hammett
Warder Somthoods Tienen
State Society
Milford
Clermont County
Fire destroys barn in Mansfield, suspected arson
Mansfield November 13 A barn on South Park street owned by Manuel May burned completely with a byre and two cows. Loss about 1000 dollars with no insurance. Fire believed to be incendiary and started about two o'clock this morning.
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Times and Chronicle
Mansfield
South Park Street
Manuel May
Terrible Explosion at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
November 18 reports say cartridges ignited in the military laboratory at Ehrenbreitstein opposite Coblenz on the Rhine. A large quantity of fixed and loose ammunition exploded, badly shattering the building. Three soldiers were killed and many wounded. The fortress magazines storing ten years of powder were not damaged.
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Frankfort
Coals to Newcastle Mission Sails from England to U.S.
The first Roman Catholic mission from England to the United States sets sail from Loxton on November 18. Four priests will work among the colored population. Archbishop Manning spoke, saying England’s slave system prompted the mission to aid America’s newly emancipated race.
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Newcastle
Loxton
England
United States
Manning
America
Nashville Big Fee Attorneys Report A Fatal Incident
In Nashville on November 18 E. H. Ewing W. F. Cooper and W. B. Reese state attorneys note a legislative committee will receive bonds and deposit with the State Comptroller. A fire incident involves Mollie Green, a colored woman, suffering critical kerosene burns that are reported as fatal.
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Nashville
E. H. Ewing
W. F. Cooper
W. B. Reese
Legi
Mollie Green
Judge Refuses Mandamus on Board of Public Instruction Appointment
In Brooklyn Judge Gilbert denies a mandamus to force canvassers to reject section returns for appointing James W. Gerard to Chahalones of Public Instruction replacing Isaac Bell. Rumor links to Tweed’s influence. separate note mentions an extensive run on Bowling Green Savings Bank connected to Guardian Savings Bank.
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New York
Brooklyn
Gilbert
Mandamus
Chahalones of Public Instruction
James W. Gerard
Isaac Bell
Tweed’s
Bowling Green Savings Bank
Guardian Savings Bank
Wheat firm sales and market notes at Toledo
The report notes firm wheat sales and dull corn, with Toledo trading at 6a 8.00 and 3,000 units of unspecified lots. Mention of white oblate rye and odd spellings suggests a fragmented market summary from an early Chicago or Toledo commodity page.
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Burrao
Toledo
Court action over trust fund theft from Central Presbyterian
Superior Court case against the trustees of A. E. Chamberlain & Co alleges loan proceeds to the church fund were misappropriated. Richard Smith and A. E. Chamberlain deny consent to the loan and seek return of funds or accountability from the trustees and Thomas G. Smith. Testimony notes transfers, divisions of money, and attempts to reclaim funds for the church. Jury verdict later rendered in a separate Cameron et al. v Myrick matter, awarding $351 to the plaintiff.
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Richard Smith
A. E. Chamberlain
A. EB. Chamberlain & Co
Central Presbyterian
Ronanees
I. Eans
Thomas G. Smith
Cine
Chamberlain
oCs
Hime
Mr. Chamberlain
Ch Chambers Co
Champ
Richard Smit
Dunlap
Pias Geectee
Smith
Alain
R.A. Johnston
Church
Aoamsey
Haans
Cameron
Suit on Lease Contract and Damages
James W. O Connor sues Dwight Herrick for rent balance and breach of lease terms on a farm lease beginning February 15, 1870. Defendant remained in possession through October 1870 and failed to fulfill covenant to build a fence, with plaintiff seeking six months rent totaling $145 plus related damages. defense denies liability. Judge Avery presides. Jury formerly disagreed in related actions with Knocksvedter et al. and was discharged.
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Dwight - Herrick
Nto
Revie Ile Nets A
Smith & Shonter
Forrest
Centre
London police court humors spark lax liquor view
A Pall Mall Gazette account depicts a London police court scene with drunkenness and mischief at Haymarket and railway stations. A gentleman charged with drunkenness pleads, a dagger accusation leads to a fine and bond, a journalist tosses a novel, and a barmaid is struck in the eye over railway snacks as a warning on public debauchery and danger at transit venues.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Haymarket
Pall Mall Gazete
Sophocles
Natway
Amu
Tomer
Hornby
Rats Raid Store Stockpiling Corn for Winter
An exchange reports a hardware store pest problem as rats gnaw and haul away corn to nests and storage areas. About thirty one and a half pounds were removed in three trips through holes in doors and under stairs as the rodents worked through the night, leaving a princely winter supply hidden in the building.
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Rasa
Mormonism and Utah Emigration Discussed in Early Debate
The article argues that Mormon influence would wane if emigration to Utah increased. It contends Utah's fertile land and mineral wealth would draw people away, diminishing the Mormon Church's power. It mentions a church attendance figure and a mission led by Bishop Tuttle aiming to spread the Gospel among the Bay area.
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Utah
Tee Chasch
Andy Sheol
Bi Tuttle
Bay
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