Bunker Hill Centennial and Winter Frost Hit Nationwide
The report notes the Bunker Hill Centennial events on Thursday the 17th and describes a severe frost across the eastern states harming fruit and crops. It also covers a Maryland murder case where a Black man was lynched after the victim, a young woman named Jackson, was attacked. The piece then critiques Beecher Tilton coverage and praises Cass County pauper care led by Jacob Moreheart, inviting public visits to the asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Board of Commissioners
Jacob Moreheart
Italia
Moreheart
Rich mica discovery near Salt Lake City draws attention
The Salt Lake Tribune reports a large mica deposit near North Mill Creek Canyon about five miles from the Utah Central line. The claimants Jerome Cross, Doc Smith, and the Gray boys anticipate vast beds and weekly carloads. Mica sells for up to 950 a pound in sheets and comes from a granite belt spanning about 1000 by 1000 feet with abundant nearby wood and a graded road to the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Salt Lake Tribune
North Mill Creek Canyon
Utah Central Railroad
Minera
Jerome Cross
Doc
Smith
Gray Boys
San Francisco
New York
Kentucky Couples Eloped As Caseyville Clergyman Joins All
Two Kentucky couples planned a private marriage in Caseyville Illinois but their friends joined as witnesses and, in a twist, the clergyman Rev. R W Jeffries legally tied the knot with everyone present. The ceremony led to the entire party becoming spouses in a single unexpected wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Caseyville
R. W Jeffries
The Widow Cabochard Myth Makes A Paris Tomb A Sales Ad
A Parisian tale claims a grotesque widow Cabochard statue at Pierre la Chaise Cemetery is a clever hoax. A man visiting the tomb discovers no wife and learns the monument was a paid advertisement for a grocer, who profits from the myth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre la Chaise
Paris
Pierre Cabochard
Rue M
Cabochard
Teame
Selected 19th Century Tidbits Across The Nation
A collage of brief notes notes on figures such as Kit Carson’s brother Lindsey running for California Senate and the Duke of Geneva dying in Kentucky with $10,000. cultural quips about Long Branch Sunday, California miners and new antimoney schemes. social mentions on Victoria Woodhull, German pilgrims in Rome, and Yale versus Harvard. odd anecdotes about Dan Rice, breweries, Holman Hunt, and Worcester billiards revealing a patchwork of era headlines and curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts
Kit Carson
Lindsey
California Senate
Duke of Geneva
Kentucky
Swn
California
Bradlaugh
Kenealy
Julia Perkins
Cincinnati
Connecticut
William Armstrong
Victoria Woodhull
Rome
Count von Arnini
Dan Rice
Auburn
N. Y
Kansas
Nebraska
Worcester
Masy
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Dogansport Daily
Pharos
Bunker Hill
Jackson
Annearundal County
Maryland
Annapolis
Claflin
Beecher
Star
Little Star
New
Piranos
Beecher-Tilton
Neg Pers
Mr. Beecher
Friends of
Tilton
Indiana
Iowa
Portia
Peter B. Sweeny
Ingersoll
Europe
Blackwell’s Island
Iwin Mountain
Elizabeth
Ralph
Fasthampton
Sophis
Jerusalem
David
Philadelphia
Belden
Hartford
Myr. Belden
Bridgeport
Graphic
Sheridan
O. D. Wood
Tyrone
Charlotte Cushman
Catherine of England
Miss Cushman
Capt. Perry
Mendota
Portland
Barbadoes
Widow Cabochard
W.H. Bevan & Co
Wood
van Schnack
Stevenson & Reid
John Roots
R. J. Connolly
P.S
Broadway
Ote Singer
Aosston Wheeler & Wilson
North St. and Canal
Binger
Wheeler & Wilson
Howe
Grover & Baker
Union Square
W. Washington Et
Ind’elis
Market &T
Levanuevert
Tite Singer
Niagara
Ball & Naylor
Market Street
Seneca Street
Buffalo
James McTaccart
Rimimenf
R. ©. Eversole
Fourth Sts
Western Coal Yard
Ocotz
L. P
C. E. Gridley, Practical Watchmakers & Jewelers
Rosenthal & Mack
CA AL
Market
Canal
Logansport
Dr. Fitler
J. P. Fitler
C. H. Ewing
Media
Penn
Thos. Murphy
D.D
Frankford
J.B
Highstown
Buchanan
Clarence
G. (. Smith
Pittsford
N.Y
Jos. Beggs
Falls Church
Failadelphia
Fitler
Barnheffeld, Co
Johnson's“Warehouse
Logansport, Ind
Callon Wm. Johnsoon& Barnheteel
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