26 Jul 1871
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Newspaper
Elyria Lorain Constitutionalist
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1871
Page
1
A fragmentary reminiscence blends poems and travel notes from Long Branch and Washington. It contrasts rural labor and the farmer's wife with urban life, references California tales, and tugs at Civil War era tensions, ending with scattered trivia and a shop clerk inquiry.
A letter describes sewer burials and exhumations during the cattle of seven days and their transfer outside the city to be reburied in trenches lined with lime. Workers wore leather aprons and gloves, graves were closed with lime, and bodies were photographed for identity. The account compares Buenos Aires burials and notes grim conditions of grave-diggers and sewer bodies amid insurgent searches.
The article reports a grand funeral procession in New York for soldiers Wyatt and Page, with crowds lining streets and regiments guarding the cortege. It also notes Governor Bullock in Georgia pardons and commutations amid ongoing executive clemency activity.
Fragments show a heated exchange about circulated speeches from Senator Summer and Mr. Pomingo. The New York delegation accuses Republicans of pushing annexation or secession rhetoric, while opponents threaten to buy copies to prompt circulation.
The Sacred College at Rome received a message from the Pope declaring action on nominations in various sees including Zipo Yun ary Opopto Capo de Verdes and Braganan Miranda. He expresses despair over lack of support from governments and notes delays in pension payments to older veterans, highlighting slow stipends from earlier Congress and promises unmet by 1860s policy.
An interview with John Quincy Adams discusses the Democratic stance on the New Departure, constitutional amendments, and civil rights. He argues for equal political privileges while criticizing disfranchisement and armed oversight, and hints at a US policy of equal treatment. The report also notes police responses in Indianapolis and other scattered notices.
A mosaic of brief items from a bygone era covers crimes, accidents, naval disasters, royal sightings, and military tallies. Reports speak of a man burned to death in a Kansas shelter, a Greek warship disaster, Queen Victoria and the Prince Imperial at a review, and stark data on British and Russian armed forces. The mix reveals tremors of daily life through sensational vignettes and official tallies alike.
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