Temperance dispute erupts amid Tilton libel allegations at Tremont Temple
The Independent editor of Tilton defends himself in Tremont Temple against charges of debauchery, denying a drunken Bowery visit after Dr. Armitage’s New York sermon. He notes confrontations with Tilton over a forged letter claim and recounts efforts to summon witnesses, including Dr. Armitage, to verify past preaching and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Tilton
Fulton
Independent Tilton
Imade
Tremont Temple
Theodore Tilton
Dr. Armitage
New York
Bowery
E. L. Taylor
J. L. Cuyler
James B. Simmonds
Mr. Tilton
Lton
Michigan
Crystal Palace
California
St. Louis
From a Fragmented Editorial on Sabbath Customs and War Reflections
An extended, fragmentary excerpt surveys Sabbath observance among Orthodox Jews versus Christian practice in New York. It contrasts labor on Sundays, the care for servants, and the discipline of Sabbath rest with vehicle-free streets near synagogues. It then shifts to memorial remarks on General Robert E. Lee, moral judgments, and sympathy across nations for Prussians and Bavarians, ending with US population shifts and tariff debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Presbyterian Church
Madison Square
New York
Tyng
Episcopal Church
St. Geooge’s Square
Immanuel
Fifth Avenue
Luxurious New York Homes Reflect Rising Taste in Furniture
A German decorative artist explains the surge of luxury in New York as prices soar for carved pedestals, bag relief panels, sideboards, and ornate wardrobes. Major upholstery firms report stocks worth a million dollars while art shops note strong demand for pricey paintings. Read about private mansions on Fifth Avenue with costs spanning 40 to 140 thousand dollars, averaging about 70 thousand per house, illustrating the era’s opulent prosperity.
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Rome
New York
Springfield
Mass
Genpil
Metropolia
Fifth Avenue
Peter Lorillard
D. H. Haight
Augustus “F. Smith
J. F. Sturgis
D. W. James
J W. Nash
Jacob Works
Ada
Theodore Simpson
Charles O’conor
James Brown
John Bixby
Terace Farley
Charles KE. Butler
John Walsh
Night attack by Indians but four men killed near La Prelle
Three men of Company K Second Cavalry McKenna Mc Allister Wentworth hunted near La Prelle Cannon fifteen miles from the post. A sleeping guard fired wildly wounding every man except Wentworth who escaped and killed an Indian, then fled with his pursuers in pursuit. The victors found the bodies unscalped and undisturbed equipment remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenna
McAllister
Wentworth
Company K
Second Cavalry
la Prelle
Food Medicines and War Costs Highlight 19th Century Column
Dr Hall extols fasting and lemonade as cures for biliousness and lists various home remedies including salt water, cranberries, and onions. The piece also notes German invasion casualties, the Lincoln Monument project, and a $100,000 congressional grant toward bronze statues, with total costs over $200,000 and receipts near $22,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Mosunum
National Lincoln Monument Association
Washington City
D. 8. Williamson
Congress
Lincoln
Old Time Watch From Washington Is Up For Sale
A colonial gold watch once given by Mrs Washington to Mrs Haliburton is now on the market for sale at $1,000. The piece, a Barwie London maker, bears Martha Custis on the dial and dates back over 112 years. Park Herald notes a sentimental current as readers discuss Prussia’s siege of Paris and the fate of refugees from Germany.
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Mantita Wastinatos
Misatary Phillipa
Philips
Westchester
Putsnam
George 1
Mary
George
Custis
Samuel Weller
Misa Phillips
Roger Morris
Martha
London
Newbury
Washington
Park Herald
Prussia
Paris
France
Cologne
McMahon
Germany
Mani Kixesner
Viane Blair
Mrs. Seymour
Martha Kingsley
Jenny
Hagman
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Freeport
Coring
Wadormaan
Loran
Plant River
Yankee
Stockton
Ward
Dorinda
Biternaig
Felay
Parwite
Darra
Hep
Atkin
P. M
Rad Passer Ber
Elgut Traluys
Bek Jam
Pino Ogee
Rtuwestern Railroad
Pata
Chicago
Western Union Railroad
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Rock Island
Council
Omaha
San Francisco
Chicago & North-western
Chicago & North
Prine
T D.alodin
Jose
Éywhere
Hal
Bill Core
Ufa
JM Enagogue
Helesine
Stare
Fiteason and Adjoining Counties
Bix
Fenee Sirs
Joan Holleva
Hole Aly Oral Cystee
Allie
Ron Wort
New York House
Nye
Notinist
Fe Hanton
Offesta Northwestern Alloy Company
Gransden
Emmert & Burrell, Wholesale
Retal i
Freeport, Ill
Emmert & Burrell
Nook Store
J.& P. Coats
D' Thri
Hland
Bea
Pitts
United States
Marietta News
Marietta
Ohio
Setae Eebetlelt
A. J. Fulgam
Broadway
Li. B. Darling
Worcester Street
Providence
R.I
J. H. Tuttle
Nassau Street
Jones & Morse
Wey
ELC. Allien & CO
Aubub Ta
Morgan
P.O. Box
Saraphes
Grant
Tilton &O'Stippling
Kirk & Bergman
Liedsery
Sama
Kirk & Bergialan
Liveryimen
Preeport
Ill
Farmers Insurance Company, OF
Freeport, Illinois
Join. H. Addamn
Second National Dunk
A. H. Wise
Hplemental
William Young
Stephenson Co
Burchard
Walthy &. Lunt
Seconud National Bank
Thomeson Wilcoxon
Micghall Cawver
Joan HK
LEMON
Buen Aaber i Ge
Wilcox
Farmers Insurance
L.J. Lemon
R. M. Buckman
Tt. D. Wildgoxon
Robert B. Lee
Leo
Tristory
Libby
Andersonville
Bavaria
Carnig
Ilinois
Alexander
Champaign
Cook
Effingham
Ford
Iroquois
Jackson
Livingston
Pulaski
Christain
Coles
Douglas
Fayette
Hardin
Macon
McLean
Pope
President Grants
Gen. Garfield
Mansfield
Thrilling Adventure
Strasburg
Ines
Hall
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