George Bancroft Still Vigorous at Eighty Three
Washington correspondence notes the historian George Bancroft, near eighty three, as lively, active, and prolific. He travels in society, revises the Federal Constitution volumes, and prepares a second history while studying Indian ethnology and German affairs.
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Washington
N. Y. Tribune
George
Mr Bancroft
Bancroft
Gathe
Jena
Waterloo
Goethe Wis
Alte
Garis
Inet
Franklin
Gibbon
Macaulay
Prescott
Motley
Hume
Mr. Bancroft
Horace Binner
Philadelphia
Mays
Aod
Casey
What Truth is Worth to Society Antermere Debate
The London Spectator defends using informers or Queen's evidence despite moral concerns. It argues the state benefits from truthful testimony to punish crime and may remit punishment if the truth serves society, stressing the informer’s motive is private while the state’s duty remains.
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Anthony Treliepe
Harper's Magasine
Ita
Mr. Trollope
Neval
England
Antermere
Saya
London Spectator
Beard cure claim sparks playful exchange in clinic
A young physician told a pretty patient with a sore throat that the only sure cure was a beard. She quipped that she has no beard, prompting a lighthearted reply about finding another remedy.
Ohio River Flood Shuts Cities In Flooded Ohio Valley
Reports from Cincinnati Jeffersonville and nearby towns describe a massive Ohio River flood. Water crested near seventy feet at Cincinnati and surged in Jeffersonville Clarksville and Madison while Gallipolis and New Albany faced rising levels and widespread displacement. Authorities warn the crest may continue as towns brace for fuel shortages and recovery delays.
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Gallipolis
Maysville
Cincinnati
Madison
Ind
New Albany
Relief steamer Little Sandy to aid flood victims at Madison
At Madison Indiana on February 12 the Indianapolis Board of Trade Relief Committee chartered the steamer Little Sandy to begin distributing supplies to flood sufferers along the river tomorrow. The rain and rising river have displaced many families, with Milton Kentucky reporting a similar spell of rising water and evacuations.
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Madison
Ind
Indianapolis Board
Milton
Water Beset Western Hotel Forces Guests to Move Out
Report from the Western Hotel states water rising to within six inches of the second floor as guests evacuate. Authorities warn the situation is worsening hourly and residents are seeking higher ground.
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Chestnut Street
Sone Point
Ifty
Shawneetown Submerged as Ohio River Rises
Shawneetown Illinois reports the Ohio River rising above the levee flooding the city. Lower floors are flooded as the river climbs about half an inch per hour and is expected to keep rising for days. Three thousand men labored to shore out water though the fight is lost and navigation will be disrupted.
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Jeffersonville
Clarksville
Utea
Ohio
Germany
Shawneetown
Illl
Relief appeal for flooded district by Grand Lodge officers
In February 1884 the K P Call appeals to Subordinate Lodges and individual members for immediate relief for families in the flood area. D B Shideler and S L Hewkell are appointed to receive and distribute contributions, with a fall report at the June Grand Lodge session.
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Guanp LopgeKyiauts Priuras GosuEn
D. B. Shideler
G. K
W. L. Hewkell
G. P
D. B Shideler
Indianapolis
Ind
Grand Lodge
G. Harr
D. B. Sarpever
Sinkat Massacre Follows Rebel Offer to Spare Garrison
In Sinkat gorge near Cairo on February 13 Osman Digna reportedly offered to spare the garrison if Tewfie Bey were handed over, a proposal rejected. The battle left 86 rebels dead amid heavy fighting despite the defenders' weakened state. Also, Madison, Indiana, mourns Captain Samuel Polleys, 75, found dead at 6 am after a lifetime of wealth and service.
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Sinkat
Cairo
Osman Digna
Tewfie Bey
Madison
Ind
Samuel Polleys
Local notes across HAWCREER reflect sickness and weather
The report notes convalescence among the sick, frequent rain this month, and several deaths in Hope. Tol McKinzey cut his foot with an ax last Monday. Ab Lewis sold his property last Tuesday. Dick Bonwell returned from town, liking the country. Mrs Ellen Rommager surprised on her birthday the 7th. Florida orange crop valued over five hundred thousand dollars.
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Tol McKinzey
Ab Lewis
Dick Bonwell
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George Bancroft
New York
York City
Europe
Venice
Signal Service
the News-Journal
Portsmouth
Sciotaville
Commercial Gazette
Covington
Lexington
The
K. P. Call
Hawcreer
Ellen. Rommager
Florida
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