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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1879
Page
1
Amusement Notes reveal busy theater world abroad
Gossip about actors singers and showmen from Rome to New Orleans highlights McKee Rankin heading to London with the Danites and Patti drawing large crowds in Hamburg. Paris theatres added eighty six new pieces in 1873 while Patrick Modjeska and John McCullough are billed in New Orleans and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mr. B. Macauley
Jarvis
Globe Theatre
Boston
Jose Extinge
Cyril Searle
Australia
India
England
F.S. Chanfrau
Ford
Opera Trouse
Baltimore
Rit
The
Arkansas Traveler
Anni Dickinson
John’ McCullough
Aurelian
Zooks
Christine Nilsson
AB. Rogaud
Astriy Diunter
Florence
Italy
Love Sharp
Bostan
Mer. Lawrence Barrett
W. D. Howells
Chippendale
Frank Mayo
Davy Crockett
David Crockett
Florences
San Francisco
Hiedeon River
Rose Bytings
Emma Abbott
New Orleans
Miss Abbott
Veripin
Mfenry Pawling
Commodore Paulding
Will
Damuary
Her Majesty's Opera Company
United States
Charles Adames
Papperheim
Owas
Erin
Paris
Napoleon
de Jones
Batdinge
Wds
Loueledales
Pauline
Worhies
Camille
Miss Price
Seteess
Clara Morris
Fanny Price
Hulk Canille
Costa
Armand
Who Shrank from the Fight in 1877
The New York World reports on William E Chandler’s testimony before the Potter committee. Chandler’s attempts to claim an agreement to halt investigation into 1876 events unravel, exposing slander against Tilden. He hints that Senator Carpenter represented Tilden, while bank-book inquiries loom. The piece cites Tilden’s February 21 1877 World telegram denying any such pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oregon
Ellis
J. Tilden
New York
Carpenter
Morton
Chandler
Hayes
New York World
Wm. E. Chandler
Potter Committee
Tilden
Gov. Tilden
Francis Kernan
DD. C
Associated Press
Senate
Hous
Republican National Committee
TILDEN'S TESTIMONY. Unequivocal remarks at Fifth Avenue Hotel
The New York Herald notes Mr. Tilden’s clear denial of knowledge of cipher dispatches and any offers to use money to buy votes. His testimony aligns with his October card, rebuking such schemes and indicating his belief in a grave wrong while urging tolerance for criticisms of his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden
Fifth Avenue
Beecher
Whitney
Wickham
Mr. Tilden
Henry A. Tilden
Bigelow
Mr. Reed
Maine
Heaven
Earth
Gov. Tilden
Reed
New York Herald
Congressional Committee
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Col. Pelton
Marblej
South Carolina
Florida Otters
Marble
Cooper
Florida
Louisiana
Dramatic Lies and Real Blood in Merrick Brain Experiment
A sensational Indianapolis Heralda report details a late night demonstration by physiology and anatomy professors and students on the Merrick murder case. Using a Sayers apparatus and bellows a defibrinated blood mix was circulated to revive a corpse, yielding a fleeting pulse before death returned. The piece notes the calm conduct, claims medical curiosity outweighed ethics, and closes with funeral details for John Achey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Herala
Nis Jiselgee
Bunsen
Sayers
Amiemy
Tost
Tanan
Seconni
Fort Wayne to hear Esther cantata soon
The Huntington Herald reports Fort Wayne residents will enjoy a forthcoming Esther cantata. organizers aim to cast a sensational Haman after citing numerous prizes won in a recent lottery drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Herald
Fort Wayne
Haman
Funeral for murderer John Achey fills St Johns Cathedral
Indianapolis crowd packed St John’s Cathedral for the funeral of murderer John Achey. Rev Aug Bessonies preached mercy and forgiveness, insisting the condemned man truly repented and was granted Christian burial despite his crime. He recalled Christ’s promise to the penitent thief and vouched Achey’s piety before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Achey
Father Rew Sonies
Indianapolis Journal
St. John’s Cathedral
Kate John Achey
Aug. Bessonies
Church of Christ
Heaven
Christ
Paradise
Grave Robbing Law Follows Indiana Act on Dissection
Indiana lawmakers push an act requiring medical schools to keep a detailed record of human bodies used for dissection. The bill imposes penalties for unlawful possession or grave theft, with fines and possible imprisonment. The text also cites repealing existing misdemeanor provisions and outlines who holds custody of records. A second item notes charges against J Mapison Wells in New Orleans with calls for federal intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Indiana
Grand Jury
New Orleans
J. Mapison Wells
Sherman
Well
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Weests
Hayes
Tragedies in Kalamazoo Asylum Five Years Patient Story
Mrs Henry Kewley recounts five years in the Michigan Asylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo detailing brutal treatment and abuses. She describes restraints coercion harsh staff actions leading to deaths, including a patient named Mrs Hamilton and others, and notes shifts after Dr. Henry M. Hurd arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Port Haroun
Michigan Asyum
Port Huron
Henry Kewley
Ben
van Dousen
Leety Ouden
Lecy
Louise
Mrs. Reader
Huly
Chey
No. 15
No. 14
Hamilton
Emma
Mia
Misa Emma
Pam
No. 10
Henry M. Hurd
Dr. Palmer
Miss Lemon
Miss Caffrey
Miss Welch
State Apportionment For Indiana Legislature Begins
The Indiana General Assembly reported a bill to fix the number of senators and representatives and to apportion them by county. It sets the Senate at 34 and the House at 100 with detailed county pairings and multi-county seats for many. An emergency clause speeds immediate effect upon passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Sentinel
General Assembly
State of Indians
State of
Indiana
Posey
Gibson
Vanderburg
Warrick
Pike
Spencer
Perry
Crawford
Harrison
Washington
Dubois
Orange
Martin
Clark
Floyd
Jefferson
Ripley
Switzerland
Ohio
Dearborn
Franklin
Jackson
Jennings
Scott
Brown
Monroe
Lawrence
Daviess and Greene
Knox and
Sullivan
Vigo
Clay
Owen
Parke
Vermillion
Wayne
Randolph
Henry
Delaware
Grant
Madison
Howard
Miami
Boone
Clinton
Montgomery
Fountain and Warren
Tippecanoe
Benton, Newton and Jasper
Lake and Porter
Laporte
St. Joseph and
Starke
Marshall and Fulton
Cass
Koscidsko and Wabash
Elkhart
Lagrange and Steuben
Noble and DeKalb
County of
Tike
Crawford and Orange
Daviess
Greene
Knox
Geene
Marion
I Ton
Bartholomew
Decatur
Rush
Fayette and Union
Tipton
Wabash
Kosciusko
Minini
Huntington
Wells, Blackford and Xelains
Carroll
Jay
Libel suits against press ridiculed by era paper
The New York Herald rebuts libel lawsuits against the press noting most arise from inadvertent news errors corrected promptly. It condemns malicious acts and blackmail schemes, arguing journals should not settle for small sums like six cents and should rely on courts to protect reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New York Herald
the Herald
They Were Never Married. London Letter notes Evans identity
The Chicago Journal London Letter reports Marian Evans sworn as spinster and executrix of G H Lewes, citing her affidavit in the Adam Bede author’s will. The piece references Coen Jackson’s Best Sweet Navy Tobacco in its closing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal London
Adam Bede
G. H. Lewes
Marian Evans
Coen Jackson
Vote on the Constitution Amendment Delayed by Local Figure
A public card from J. D. SarwigHaben of Indianapolis opposes a March special election for constitutional amendments. He favors delaying until spring or fall 1880 to allow voters to study the amendments and weigh pros and cons. he supports the amendments but wants time for informed judgment. The notice ends by endorsing Governorup personal testimonials for Govehrup care and family remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staats-Zeitung
Indiana
J. D. Sarwighatben
Indianapolis
James Corrie
Baltimore
T Ee Govehrup
Thane Sein
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lear
Merrick
Crown Hill
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