26 Aug 1874
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1874
Page
1
The item reports on Moulton the Scavenger stirring to foul depths and the stink rising from a filth-cart as it dumps waste. Beecher discovers the trouble of a Mutual Friend, noted with sorrow over the situation.
The document recounts Theodore Tilton and Henry Ward Beecher related conflicts from 1870 71, detailing Bowen’s accusations and Tilton's reaction. It includes Tilton describing Beecher's alleged improprieties and the open letter Bowen pressed Tilton to deliver. The narrative covers drafts, notes, and mutual pressures surrounding the Plymouth Church controversy.
A long sworn statement recounts Beecher Tilton and Tilton family feuds, confessions, recantations, and arbitration amid a press of letters, reconciliations, and legal threats. It details Moulton and Claflin involvement, Woodhull tie‑ins, and Beecher’s attempts to protect families while facing public accusations.
In Indianapolis a shooting between George C. Harding and Sol. Moritz near East North and Vermont streets left Moritz wounded and dying in his home. Harding confronted Moritz and fired four shots, with Moritz later dying. Harding then went to his home on East Pratt street where Miss Flora Harding lay dying from a self administered opiate overdose. The scene drew police and crowds as the family grieved, while business leaders offered support for Harding. A separate note promotes the Northern Indiana Fair at Fort Wayne with reduced fares and premium lists.
Mr Henry Beecher the eldest son lives with his family in his father’s house on the Heights. He runs Beecher and Benedict in Brooklyn Court Street as an insurance firm and is a former war colonel. Other sons William Yale graduate studying law, Herbert Amherst undergraduate, daughter Harriet married minister Scoville. The family mourns two or three lost children. A Chicago library note on self culture was rebound as A Young Man on His Muscle.
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