15 May 1867
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Newspaper
Evansville Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1867
Page
1
A harsh report from Baltimore and Brownsville details a radical convention, a diamond theft valued at 4000, and a murder arrest. Horace Geeoley and John Minor Botts sign a bond as legal notes surface. A violent clash in Tennessee follows.
May 15 Indianapolis report says Taane Davin a known hat maker was shot last night by a prowler who tried to enter his home. Davin fought at the door using a poker and the assailant fled. Davin’s wound is painful but not fatal. Local details about a prior performance and future plans appear in fragmented text.
Fragmentary item describes a heavy robbery of diamonds and a related fatal incident. The report mentions a national bank affair, a suspect or motive near Havana and Dintille, with references to a drowned casualty and prewar tensions.
Reports from New York indicate a robbery in Maiden Lane worth 8 000 to 9 000 dollars in diamonds and a broader scene of economic trouble as banks falter and officers shift allegiance. Government actions forestall losses to depositors while notes held by former slaves are ruled invalid. A lightning strike devastates G B Argher’s store in Brooklyn, causing large material losses.
Firefighters were called when a malfunctioning bark bowle caught fire and sustained blight damage during a local ceremony. The blaze was extinguished quickly, with no injuries reported and authorities investigating the incident.
Correspondent from Fort Hays details General Hancock’s plan to gauge tribal temper, separate hostile groups, and deploy more troops on Lucky Hill and Santa Fe Road. Sioux and Cheyenne forces are identified as belligerent while Kiowas Arapahons and Comanches appear allied. Supreme Court decision affirms Blair’s candidacy after oath.
Unclear OCR from Chicago May 14 details a steamer disaster near Cascado and Sioux City. Names listed include George White pilot Willie Warselen cook James Tracey and W H Beebe among those drowned or missing. Report questions the fort reply and fate of Miner claims, with scattered dates and locations.
In Richmond Virginia May WiseWhien Davie left the Court House amid cheering locals outside the triage. About fifty gathered around a sofa and a book as he stayed quietly at his hotel. Prominent citizens and merchants signed the ball band with names including Jefferson Davia Greeley Schell Jacksan and John Minor Hotta. The Grand Jury indictments were discussed and a telegram to Judge Underwood was read in court. The article notes relief among authorities and citizens at Davie’s release and mentions potential travel to Canada and reunion with his children.
A distorted report describes a 1800s style event with names like Kraven Jeff and Davis. It mentions a release, a grave violation, a steamer Ni Pens, and plans to travel to Canada with a night departure and a future writing from New.
A large Republican convention in Baltimore reports a diverse turnout with about 2,000 attendees. Maj. fien is named temporary chair, a delegation from the Delaware Republican Association attends, and a mixed crowd of white and Black supporters fills the hall amid tight security.
The Montana from Mapama reached San Francisco May 13 as reports tell of a defeat of U S troops by the Tadiens near Lopes and Prescott. Forty soldiers killed, a raiding party moved along the Prescott road, and forty eight mules were captured. A train load of goods was seized. The wife of Governor McCormick died suddenly at Prescott on April 10.
The Roman Catholic Church prelate Hinhep Lavialla's funeral train arrived in Sotisk from Nazareth. An immense procession to the cathedral included the mayor, city council, about twenty six Catholic societies and many citizens. Remains will lie in state until Thursday. Reports from Lovivitin on May 14 show Randall's district favors Adavess over Rice by about 800, Young over McKee by about 2,000, and a general Dom-Nab mage figure around 80.
Memphis Teon May 14 The Baptist Convention adjourned at 2 am after a ferious live at Browns ville. At a Radical Convention yesterday two whites and a Negro were shot but not fatally. Radicals call it an organized plot to disrupt the meeting while others blame incendiary rhetoric by a negro speaker. Reports say the scene is quiet now.
In Washington on May 14 substantial interest attaches to the amended Mississippi bill. Complainants entertain optimism that the court will consider the amendments with care, but the bill remains under submission and was not disposed of yesterday. The outcome hinges on how the amendments are weighed in court.
The fragment lists dealers handling tinpirate sheet iron and copper among other materials. Names and locations are unreadable in the damaged OCR but indicate a trades page noting material suppliers and commodities traded. The item reads as a catalog line in a 19th century commerce column.
A report from Monroe notes Judge Underwood freed Sowers on bail after a wife murder plot involving life insurance. Meanwhile counterfeiters Ban croft and Alux Haskell are held to bail at 3 000. Impeachment proceedings faltered in the Senate as violence looms in Norfolk and Madisonian fronts. Fire destroys a Milwaukee grain warehouse with thousands of bushels and machinery losses.
Fragmentary text mentions Europe and disturbance themes but lacks clear facts, names, dates, or concrete events to summarize into a coherent news item.
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