04 Dec 1874
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Newspaper
Hamilton Guidon
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1874
Page
1
A long poem praising the plains as a vast land of silence and mystery. It describes silent red men, fur trappers, buffalo herds, and lone birds. The speaker foresees future prophets arising from the land and a Christ figure appearing when humanity again seeks guidance.
A compact poem speaks of fatherless children seeking shelter and pity near Edinburgh, while a paired verse recalls a Pyrrhic romance of Bonnie Jockey and Jenny in springtime. The North River boat tale ends with witty retribution as table manners prompt comic shock.
A rainy December night in San Francisco follows a young girl fleeing danger and a determined man who vows to escort her home. They enter a sinister thieves’ den, where a brutal intruder confronts them. a hidden escape and a daring rescue unfold as the pair survive and form a bond. The next day the man helps the girl, who is related to one of the thieves, find work and later becomes his wife.
French papers recount the Paris guillotine executions of two murderers, Moreau and Boudas, at Place de la Roquette. Roch the executioner and aides prepare the scaffold, perform the toilette, and carry out the beheadings with brief intervals between them while witnesses describe the events with stark detail.
A mountain owned by Lord Faversham, made mobile by mine damage, slipped from its home and settled on Lord de Lisle’s property blocking a half mile of turnpike. The issue prompts legal action and fault claims, with a York assizes case looming. Local residents fear further incidents as the mountain arrives in pieces and uncertainty grows.
The Chicago Tribune recounts Meade, left in charge of the Venice consulate by W D Howells, winning his bride after a long, language barrier courtship. Their union faced Catholic restrictions, resolved by a civil marriage in Florence and a church blessing in England, celebrated with Meade’s statue dedication in Springfield.
Narrative fragments recount Richard I and Saladin at Acre and the siege of Jerusalem. Anecdotes cover Ludicrous Mistake on a train with a pineapple misdelivered, War Horses at Waterloo and Kirk, a sun crust theory, Wordsworth Gypsies camp life, and a description of Gypsy tent living and utensils.
A historical critique laments Grant era governance, faulting political appointments and leadership. The author argues lack of political insight led to partisan influence, weak undertakings, economic crisis, and southern unrest, with blame tied to Treasury mismanagement and strategic missteps.
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