21 Feb 1872
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1872
Page
1
The brief item appears to note dispatches reported for a specific route or outlet, referencing the Daily Sentinel and a mode of express coverage. Limited legible details restrict precise entities and events.
The City of Montreal Algeria and Queen arrived from Liverpool. A fire at the D C Beggar Oil Manufactory on Cedar Street spread to nearby firms, with losses around 60000 dollars. Tammany Society discussed reorganization and installed Grand Sachem School. Local politics cover national council delegates and Judge Cardoza habeas corpus case. A Delaware and Lackawanna passenger car fell from an embankment after a broken rail, injuring several. The Bar Association debated a marine and district court abolition and a municipal court. Horace Greeley leaves Migration Bureau, Stokes case adjourned, and Foster sentenced to be hanged.
The final bridge span over the Missouri River was finished at 4 p.m. with the permanent trackway to follow, enabling Union Pacific to begin crossing freight and passengers tomorrow. The bridge, four years in progress, will link Atlantic and Pacific rail lines, as Eastern and Southern roads push transfer operations. Citizens plan a celebration for the completion, while reports of gold findings in the Black Hills circulate from a Dakota resident with ore samples.
Maramonas reports eight thousand revolutionists attacked San Luis Potosi on the 16th, driving government forces into barricades and cutting off reinforcements. A conductа bearing a million and a half dollars reached the frontier near Carmar yesterday, guarded by 500 rebels, the first specie money arriving since the revolution began.
In Charleston WV the Constitution Convention voted 42 to 26 to omit a clause on paying Virginia indebtedness from separation of West Virginia. Counties may not debt exceed five percent of property value and taxes cannot exceed twenty cents per hundred unless three fifths of voters approve. Other items include Ohio River improvement plans and a proposed permanent interstate commission, plus resolutions on wharfage, signals, and congressional action. Agricultural notes: Ohio State Fair to be held at Mansfield with increased premiums. National Labor Convention convened. Senate debated delaying vote until Journal approval.
A blaze at Sweet's Hotel in Grand Rapids, the largest hotel in western Michigan, destroyed the top three stories last night. The building was fully insured.
Wasuminron Feb 21 Speer of Pennsylvani a mounts a challenge to the Miners and Laborers Association stance on tariff reductions for coal and iron in the Civil Service Reform Bill. The Ways and Means Committee is to study free rotation of spinning machines and the Attorney General is asked for civil and criminal case details in Utah. The House sets March 11 to take up the salt duty repeal. Adjourned until Friday.
In London on February 21 Mr Dalrymple announced a Friday question in the House of Commons about measures to prevent collisions between the American Cabinet and fishermen during the upcoming fishing season. The steamer Holland had arrived. King Amadeus is reportedly upset over the unruly Spanish populace and urged abdication. Emanuel counsels patience. A new ministry has been formed in Madrid.
Financial notes report money ease at per cent and dull steady government bonds. State bonds stay steady as stock levels show heaviness with Pacific shares especially weak.
Telegraph reports a quiet New York market on February 21 with mixed receipts and varied prices. Cotton middling at 83 cents. wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, butter, cheese, whiskey, sugar, and coal shown with receipts and bid ranges, while leather and wool are listed as in fair or quiet demand.
Mitwavers notes February 2 trading shows flour unchanged and wheat firm at 126 for No 3. Barley remains nominal at 6 for No 3 with price stability across the market.
Detroit Market by Telegraph notes wheat inactive with a decline of 4 cents, No 1 white at 168 and 162 for different grades, Treadwell and Nod amber around 15134 and 148, corn steady at 60 cents, cloverseed quiet at 56 dollars and timothy firm at 37.5, dressed hogs priced at 58.5 for heavy and 55.0 for light.
Telegraph from Carcago reports pork weak and lower at 1942 4 cash and 1250 1953 1/2 for March while lard sits at 88 3/4, hogs active but 10 cents lower for May. Meats steady and whiskey dull. No Board session tomorrow.
Market telegram from Tortoo dated February 91 reports flour steady while wheat and oats ease. no 2 red and No 1 quality grains listed with mixed prices for corn and oats. dressed hogs noted at lower prices amid dull activity.
By Telegraph Burraro February 31 market dull with steady Wheat and 9300 bushels sold. Corn quiet and weak with 9000 bu sold. Western markets quoted 60 cents for 60 index and Barley heavy while steady.
The author questions whether recognizing God in the Constitution would be a barren gesture or the start of an organized system. If political action follows, religion becomes ecclesiastic and intertwined with the state, yielding piety fused with party and church over state.
Lavinia Labire of Erie Pennsylvania, described as poor yet honest for many years, attempted to secure luxury by forging a rich old gentleman’s signature on a $10,000 check. She adopted a false identity and faced further legal actions and related proceedings.
A collage of 19th century items notes women in public life from a proposed college for women and long servant tenure to legal disputes, gifted sums, and social curiosities. It cites Gail Hamilton, Thackeray’s daughter, Mrs. Scales of Toronto, and a Newark wedding turned jailward, among many other quick glimpses.
Ex Attorney General Black recalls a Buchanan era voyage on the Harriet Lane with a party of dignitaries and Miss Lane. Cobb initially pays, then surprises the Treasury by admitting reimbursement, ending the privileged excursion. The anecdote reflects changing times and political proprieties.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.