War President Garfield Triumphs Over Mob in Crisis
A Cincinnati Gazette reminiscence recalls General Garfield’s decisive eloquence after Lincolns assassination. In New York crowds sought vengeance as Butler arrived, then Garfield spoke with divine imagery guiding a frightened republic, turning mob fury into calm support and proving a leadership crisis moments.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Garfield
Lincoln
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New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Wall Street Exchange
Exchange Building
Gen. Butler
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Scenes in Damascus and a French trial anomaly
Fraser's Magazine sketches Damascus streets and bazaars with Bedouin scenes and hotel comforts. The piece ends with a French Oise department trial where a blacksmith is found guilty despite doctors' insanity opinions and life is imposed penal servitude.
Death of a centenarian reverend with many marriages
A very old man dies in Gijon at 112, having endured five marriages and a last wedding on his birthday. His large brood includes 26 sons from prior unions and two new sons from the latest union with a seventeen year old bride. The piece notes Langdon W. Moore, famed bank robber, convicted in Boston to sixteen years, and his fear of fellow inmates seeking him harm.
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Gijon
Spain
Mr. Weller
Iberman
Langdon W. Moore
Concord National Bank
Villa
Y Pieneleis
Boston
Lost Cumberland heir case and strange royal betrothal tale
The article recounts a 1830s England chancery case about Isaac Atkinson and a later comparison to James Anderson who shared Isaac’s Cumberland roots and wrestling skill. It notes Isaac’s delayed knowledge of his inheritance, a 1877 death, and a family compromise. It touches on the Count of Erbach Erbach’s morganatic marriage and a Gibley London firm legacy. It ends with a humorous remark about a telephone call resembling conscience.
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Aral
Court of Chancery England
Isaac
John Atkinson
James Anderson
Rome
Italy
Erbach-Erbach
Charlemagne
Emma
Eginhard
Fraulein
Luck
Alfred Gilbey
Winmerchant
London
Gilbey
Gibley
Pantheon Bazaar
Oxford Street
City Directory Religious Services Schedule
A listing of churches by denomination and location with service times and Sunday school for Evangelical Lutheran German Catholic Jewish and Protestant congregations. Includes pastors' names and street locations across Pleasant Exchange Williams Stephenson and nearby streets.
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Williams St
Corner Union
Wernley
Methodist Episcopal
Embury
Williams
Washburne
Stephenson St
Northwest
Cor Cherry
C E Mandeville
Chicago
Cor Spring
Rey Hiller
Presbyterian
Cor Walnut
Rey H D Jenkins
Presbyterian—Second—Exchange
Wwcor Pleasant
St. Joseph German - Williams St
West of Exchange
IL Kalvelage
St Mary’s
St.s of Mary
Mangan
Zion Episcopal
Ferris
Local City Officials and Ward Aldermen Listed
Mayors office clerk treasurer attorney marshal street commissioner surveyor and aldermen by ward named with their offices and locations in the council and court house areas. This roster lists H Cronkrite Hutchison Breed Stearns Chamberlin Huenkemeier Josef Dorman Waddell Zartman Brown Taylor Wagner Porter with court house access noted.
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E L Cronkrite
Cronkrite
Procery
Peepee
H. C. Hutchison
Nes Block
D. B. Breed
Journal
ZJ H Stearns
Neff & Stearns
E S Chamberlin
H Huenkemeier
F E Josef
Court House
H Dorman
TL Waddell
Zartman
J Brown Taylor
J R Wagner
H J Porter
County Officials and Office Locations Listed
Clerk I F Kleckner and Treasurer W W Hutchison named for county roles. Recorder Danl Brewster Sheriff J R Leigh Surveyor Hiram Shons assigned. All county offices located in the Court House.
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I F Kleckner
W.W Hutchison
Dan’l Brewster
J R Leigh
Hiram Shons
Court House
School Board and Superintendent Office Details
Board names include Wm. C. Wright President W. G. Barnes and H. J. Porter. Superintendent Chas. C. Snyder with office in High School building and office hours from 7:30 to 9:00 a. m.
Freeport Post Office Receives Incoming Mails and Closing Times
Freeport Post Office lists mail arrival and closing times for the day detailing when mails are accepted and when operations end. The notice specifies service hours and cutoffs for mail processing and pickup.
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Freeport
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