Grand Rapids Rail Road Bonds Issue Dues
The Sentinel discusses Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad bonds, noting Grand Rapids moved rail offices here and benefits follow. It criticizes Grand Rapids for repudiating bonds and urges timely payment, citing Michigan and U.S. court decisions and Fort Wayne’s prompt interest payments.
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Grand Rapids
The
Eagle
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Continental Improvement Company
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Michigan
Kent County
Supreme Court of Michigan
U.S. Circuit Court
Supreme Court
United States Court
Grand Rapids and Indians Road
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company
Grand Razita City
Thomas Paine and the Christian Debate in 19th Century Press
A harsh editorial stance links infidelity to republicanism and mocks a Toledo paper’s anti Christianity stance. It recalls the birthday of Thomas Paine, praising Washington and condemning Paine, stressing religion as the backbone of law and civilization and warning against moral dissolution. The piece argues religion sustains liberty and order amid political turmoil.
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the Indet
Toledo
Francis Apport
D. R. Locxx
Petroleum
Paria
Tomas Paine
Union
Snower
Hmcton
God
Moses
Mt. Sinai
Paige
Christendom
Conviction and life imprisonment urged for murderers
The Lafayette Courier argues for convicting and sentencing murderers to solitary life rather than hanging. It cites figures such as Sicxes Colz Hircucock McFarland and murderesses Mary Hanes Mrs Sevier and Lavupra Far as examples needing severe punishment.
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Sicxxes
CoLz
Hircucock
McFarland
Mary Hanes
Mrs. Sevier
Lavupra Far
Striking claim on government and divine consent
The speaker argues no American citizen saw the government as ungodly or needed divine acknowledgment in the Constitution until amended by men labeled as murderers and improprieties, referencing Sickles Sherman and Bowen as examples of corrupt leaders.
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Sickles
Sherman
Bowen
Bigamist
Remembering Janis Flax Jr. and James Fisk Jr.
A Bucyrus Forum tribute defends Fisk from harsh editorial labeling, noting his charitable deeds amid his flaws. It reflects on morality, society, and the call to charity toward the poor, urging forgiveness and humane remembrance.
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Janis Flax, Jr
Bucyras (D) Forum
Joan R. Cryer
Faulta Fisk
Fisk
Rank and File of the Democracy Rally Against Treason
A patriotic vent denounces WaL LANDIGHAM of Ohio, Gov. Jacoss of Kentucky, Senator WALL of New Jersey, and other wartime leaders as worse than Southern traitors. It credits them as representatives of the people who sacrificed wealth and home to defend freedom, then accuses all who voted with them of treason involving murder arson and perjury.
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Wal~ Landigham
Ohio
Gov. Jacoss
Kentucky
Senator Wall
New Jersey
Horace Greeley under fire in Gilded Age critique
A sharp, satirical profile argues Horace Greeley blends learning with missteps, praises amnesty yet allies against liberty, rails at tariff myths, and questions his bid for the presidency while noting the New York Tribune’s influence and Grant’s possible defeat.
Grant would be next nominee for President, satire yet bold
The piece extols Grant as a master judge of horse-flesh and wine, a tobacco connoisseur and expert card player, who forgives donors with government rewards. It mocks his political understanding, claims of impartiality, and favoritism toward relatives, while urging voters to back a man famed for travel and gifts rather than policy.
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Grant
Joan Ronin- Son
Mississippi
Leer
J. @. Freer
Federation
Bagatelle
Democrata
Old themes clash with new thoughts in political and scientific debate
The piece attacks Republican talk of democratic ignorance while denouncing Ku Klux Bill support and endorsing universal amnesty. It mocks Darwinian ideas, cautions against atheistic science, and argues that creation requires a first cause. It blends political, religious, and evolutionary skepticism.
Hon Norman Eddy Secretary of State Dies in Indiana
Hon Norman Eddy longtime Indiana Secretary of State died in Indianapolis from heart disease Sunday morning. Born in Scipio New York he emigrated in 1840 and served as State Senator congressman U S District Attorney in Minnesota and Indiana Trust Lands commissioner in Kansas. A Civil War colonel he resigned after wounds and later led state office with noted public service and devotion to family. He leaves wife two sons and four daughters amid wide condolence from neighbors and friends. May he rest in peace.
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Norman Eppy
Indiana
Indianapolis
Eppy
Scipio
Cayuga County
New York
South Bend
U.S
Minnesota
Kansas
I.W
Democratic Party
Treason in the Constitution Debate
The Gazette is challenged over its anti-Administration stance, citing figures such as Thaddeus Stevens and William Lloyd Garrison. The author condemns the party in power for infringing constitutional provisions, arresting and banishing dissenters, and placing civilians under military rule in ten Commonwealths. The letter warns that associating with the Gazette recalls past illegal acts of the opponent party.
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the Gazette
Thaddeus Stevens
William Lloyd Garrison
Boston Commons
Loxe Street
Grant
Lee
Gazette
Morton Quizzed on Democratic Rule in Senate Skirmish
In a Senate clash reported by the New York Herald, Thurman asks Morton when the Democratic party would govern. Morton jokes that anything is possible in Providence, cites famines and fires, calls the Democracy a kangaroo party with strength in its lower limbs, and mutters that Morton is too weak in the lower limbs to be compared to a kangaroo.
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New York Herald
Senate
Thurman
Indiana
Morton
Chicago
Persia
Fort Wayne
Mowron
Reform agitation and party power in the republic
The piece argues reform has inflamed public minds as parties differ from past eras. It blames a wealthy New England faction for pressuring centralization and military supremacy over civil authority, claiming their influence corrupted media and institutions. It urges liberal Republicans to join the party that delivered peace and prosperity.
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Our
Republic
Democratic Party
New England
Governor Baker and Indiana patronage push debated
The Gazette reports Governor Baker sought a patriot to serve as Secretary and hinted at donating office proceeds to the late Secretary Eddy’s family. The Indianapolis papers note Colonel Fanningan’s acceptance of the post, with the deputy to be appointed and emoluments paid to Eddy’s widow. The State Sentinel praises the arrangement as honorable and urges benevolence across states.
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Baker
Indiana
Eddy
Indianapolis
Fannugan
Meridien National Bank
Eppy
Gazette
Republican Party
New England
Commonwealth
What the Journal thinks of Fort Wayne
The Fort Wayne Journal denounces jurors who vote on water works and attacks local rings and saloon crowds. It argues the water works issue drew few votes and condemns critics while praising the city’s schools thrift and enterprise despite claims of corruption.
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Journal
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Journal
Zollinger
Long &c
Indiana
Tariff blamed for harming shipbuilding and trade
The Gazette says the Republican party is responsible for the tariff that benefited iron and caper producers but destroyed American ship-building and handed vast trade to England. Question: who refuses to repeal it? Answer: the Republican party. Who then killed American ship-building and handed trade to the English?
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Gazette. Q
Republican Party
Shanks Denies Pledge Against Reelection to Congress
In a public circular dated January 30 1872 Hon J P C Shanks member of Congress from the Ninth District rebuts a Fort Wayne Gazette claim that he pledged not to seek another term. He states he never agreed to bar candidacy and urges supporters to judge candidates on merit while he seeks renomination.
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J. P.C. Shanks
Congress
Fort Wayne Daily Gazette
Shanks
Oihere
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Gazette
Robertson
Committee On Indian Affairs
Joun P.C. Shanks
Grave desecration history from Black Fork Ohio prompts reburial
A Black Fork Ohio town recounts a death by own action and the community’s stormy clash over burial. Residents guarded and petitioned after the self inflicted death, fearing desecration of the body. The family finally moved the remains to a new grave, reflecting rare mingled superstition and inhumanity.
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Black Fork
Ashland County
Ohio
Aman
A Beautiful Woman and the Vital Role of Health
The piece argues women seek beauty over genius, claiming health is the grand secret of beauty. It promotes Vixecar Brews as a cure-all for digestion, blood purification, complexion, and hair and skin improvement, linking physical vitality to perceived female allure and vitality.
How the Romans Lived and Luxuries of Empire
A vivid survey of Roman splendor, detailing metalwork, mosaics, glass, perfumes, and furniture. It highlights Nero and Heliogabalus palatial excess, golden serving ware, jeweled garments, and imported luxuries from across the ancient world, illustrating a society obsessed with opulence and display.
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Italy
London
Japan
China
Alexander Severus
Nero
Heliogabalus
Tiberius
Desillus
Drusus
Paulina
Babylon
Bythinia
Numidia
Corinth
Athens
Venetian Needle Key and a Fatal Love Plot
In Venice about 1600 a dangerous man named Tebaldo, a brilliant yet criminal mind, built a large spring-loaded needle weapon. He sought to kill the bridegroom at a wedding and later attempted to attack a maiden at the convent gate. The weapon’s trail led to Tebaldo’s capture and execution, with two lovers dead or maimed and a society haunted by the mysterious deaths.
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Venice
Tehaido
Tebaldo
Telesaldo
Tebsido
Curious Social Statistics and the Irish Question
The piece argues against blaming Irish Catholics for urban vice, citing The Social Evil as showing most degraded women in New York’s concert saloons were American-born, with few or none Irish Catholics. It condemns New England moralists for scapegoating immigrants and stresses data over rhetoric in evaluating city morality.
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New England
Trish
New York
England
France
Canada
Germany
United States
Statistics on Chicago prostitutes defy Yankee anti Irish claims
A Chicago report catalogues 927 fallen women and their nativity, religion, and roots. It shows 642 from New England and scant Irish representation, arguing Irish poor status is not proof of innate vice. The piece derides Irish prejudice and links morality to geography and birth.
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England
New York
Chicago
United States
Europe
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Germany
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
New England
Alabama claims loom in British press before Queen's speech
London reports a tempered tone on the Alabama case as the government readies for the Queen's speech. Republican crowds in Trafalgar Square press Dilke allies, and papers debate treaty interpretations and potential arbitration outcomes. A Geneva tribunal stance is urged, while in Catcorra fifty Kokow mutineers face execution by cannon fire.
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London
Charles Dilke
Trafalgar Square
Times
Washington
Times of
Alabama
America
The
Post
United States
Daily News
Geneva
Powder House Explosions Kill Five Near Xenia
Five powder houses of the Miami Powder Co. between Xenia and Yellow Springs exploded at about ten this morning. Five men were killed and one missing. The ground lay strewn with timbers for half a mile and Yellow Springs windows were shattered as the city reeled in alarm. Further details awaited. Bruta l murder reported near Paris Kentucky as Mose Moore shot a blacksmith named Goodman four miles from Paris last Saturday.
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Springfield
Miami Powder Co
Xenia
Yellow Springs
Little Miami
Cincinnati
The
Enquirer
Paris
Mose Moore
Goodman
Fire destroys Best & Cost copper shop and Empire Brewery structures
A morning blaze in Milwaukee district consumed the copper shop barrel shed and a large stable owned by Best & Cost Empire Brewery. The fire also burned several wooden dwellings and damaged a thousand empty kegs and stacks of staves. Loss set at twenty five thousand dollars, insured. Brewery operations continue despite the fire.
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Miwauker
Best & Cost
Empire Brewery
Fire kills 75-year-old man in Erie county home
In Eatrz February 5 a house at Henry Marlin in Washington township Erie county burned at about three this morning. Mr McLellan, 75, died in the flames while other inmates escaped thinking he had left.
New York Market Financials and Commodities Report
Financial and commercial brief from New York market with cotton at 38 1-8 cents middling uplands. Flour steady, receipts and sales 4,000 bbls. Wheat details with prices for No 3 spring in store and various western futures. Rye quiet, corn firmer with mixed western prices, oats firm with Western and Ohio offerings. Pork prices, lard at firm quotes, whisky and petroleum notes, plus Milwaukee and Detroit market mentions with cereal and hog prices.
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New York
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