14 Aug 1875
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Newspaper
Eau Claire News
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1875
Page
1
War updates and court reports mingle with political notes from Europe and America. Colonels, Turkish clashes, French Assembly tunneling, and centennial exhibitions mix with floods, cholera fears, and public notices.
A special dispatch from Greenville Tennessee reports former President Andrew Johnson died at his daughter’s residence. He had traveled from Carter Station to visit family when a sudden collapse preceded his death. Early medical aid arrived, but his condition deteriorated, leaving a large circle of relatives and physicians in attendance as news spread to Bristol and beyond.
A scrambled page records various fragments including references to missing documents tied to named individuals, city ceremonies, tornado destruction in Knox County, and mixed financial quotes. It mentions July 16 entries, a centennial celebration in multiple cities, and weather and market data with numerous proper nouns and figures.
An excerpted dramatic narrative follows a grieving queen awaiting Philip the Fair as memory and fate intertwine. The tale moves through a medieval courtly passion, a convent sheltering attempt, a coffin wake, and a spectral longing that questions whether the dead forget.
A fragmentary account describes early Tuckerton and Andrews Mill inlets, the Middie of the Bhare area, and Paliski’s island developments. It notes privateering activity during the Revolution, British hazards, and an expedition involving the Zebra, with local figures like Ephraim Lippincott and Obed Ridgways considered.
A foreign journalist notes that a swimmer has determined to attempt a Channel crossing after starting training. He can stay in water for fourteen hours and swim about one and a half miles per hour, believing the goal is within reach. The report also mentions various unrelated items on law, journalism, and a London court decision regarding tolls and chapel light, plus an assault on a newspaper editor in South America.
A fragmented reminiscence describes fear of approaching a hotel clerk who judges guests by clothing. The narrator recalls being led past staff to a bellboy, feeling humbling shame as social barriers and class cues shape interactions and self resolve.
Schroeder displayed his fevet shaped flying machine in the city yesterday. The life boat, sixty-five by ten feet, is supported by two battens and steered by winglike surfaces and twin propellers at each end. A buoyant 80 cubic foot balloon with a wire frame and canvas cover powers a vertical lift aided by adjustable fins and a hydraulic eight horse power engine. The design aims to control rotation and permit stationary hovering for military observation, with safety provisions including a gas leak balloon and on board generator.
The report details Capts. Fads and Eudst jetty construction using willow fascines sunk between piles to form a concrete wall along the shore. It notes a potential 26 foot depth and a staff of about 150 men, with progress on the eastern wall and rising water depths.
A Philadelphia report alleges doctors from the Drake Medical Academy performed a public surgery and used covert branding of the academy in the operation. The account claims the patient recovered, but names are withheld due to academy membership. The piece notes Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal Churches totaling seventy nine with 13,125 communicants.
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