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Newspaper
Hamilton Examiner
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1874
Page
6
A reporter recounts a seance with a four legged table a black cambric curtain and a mysterious light formed into a beautiful seated apparition named Mary by the medium. The event ends with the table shifting and the visitor being touched and addressed as if by a buried sister.
In a sorrowful scene, Elizabeth clings to her dying baby as the doctor departs, declaring the child hers in life and death. Her quiet despair follows, with a final whispered prayer. Meanwhile two Mormon farmers scheme to purchase a young neighbor girl, planning a transfer of guardianship in a disturbing bargain. Salt Lake Tribune reports odd moral contrasts in a day’s notices.
Report of Signor Benedetti, a sword swallower, performing before a Jefferson College class. He reportedly inserted up to six swords simultaneously and bent his body to keep a sword horizontal while spectators watched. Doctors Maury Gross Wallace and Pancoast examined him as he had a Spanish sabre in his throat, noting stomach displacement and leftward blade travel.
The annual sale of thoroughbreds and trotting horses was held today at Woodburn, A. J. Alexander’s Woodford County farm. Attendance was large with buyers from across the Union. Thoroughbreds grossed 30630 dollars, trotting stock 7355, led by high priced yearlings and racing stock. Most running stock headed for New York and Tennessee. trotting stock to Ohio, Wisconsin and Illinois. M. T. Sanford’s sale follows tomorrow.
A London report says the Archbishop of Canterbury plans a regulation bill that could trigger major consequences. Ritualists fear mass secessions from the Established Church and the creation of a separate church led by co colonial bishops. The text also notes the celebrated library of Sir Thomas Philipps at Cheltenham and its forthcoming access for public consultation, amid a lengthy reference to the estate and its owner.
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