International News Digest from The Berlin Gazette to New York
The report covers imperial and political moves across Europe and the Americas, including William I appointing law officers for San Juan boundary, France and Spain electoral shifts, Hugo's commutation, and Sherman’s audience in Paris. It notes emigration from Germany, a Glasgow mill explosion, and various U.S. incidents, including mob actions, fires, and crimes.
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Berlin
William
San Juan
de Remusat
Count von Arnim
France
Madrid
Spain
Cortes
United States
Fred.d. Grant
Thiers
Paris
Havana
Fannie
House of Lords
Victor Hugo
Henri Rochefort
New Caledonia
Frederick D. Grant
Robert Lincoln
Perez Rivac
Mexico
James Mari LeFragell
Gomez del Palacio
Favre Mejia
Ignatus Mejia
Belicas
Glasgow
Scotland
Cockburn
Earl
Alabama
Stanley
New York Herald
Aden
Arabia
Gondon
Livingstone
Africa
Nile
Djiji
Cnses
Howard
Kousrd
Sherman
Andrews
Grant Sailed for Europe Amid Drexel Family Visit
Ulysses S. Grant Jr. departed New York on the 6th with A. J. Drexel’s family for Europe. The Jubilee's finances are debated with claims of expenses paid and a $50,000 to $100,000 profit. Judge McCann died in New York from paralysis after removal from the bench amid corruption charges.
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Ulysses S. Grant, Jr
New York
Europe
A. J. Drexel
Boston
Chicago Jest
John H. McCann
Senate
Stokes
Fisk
Miss Mansfield
Decatur House
H. P. Watson
Ohio
Erie Road
John B. Spencer
Washington
Greeley
Lincoln Club
York City
Gilmore
Samuel J. Browne
Hilton Cincinnati
Grand Jury
Boy Schick
Orangemen
New York City
B. Gratz Brown
Democratic and Anti-Greeley Conventions Leave Divided Paths
The Baltimore Anti-Greeley Democrats elected Samuel J. Bayard of New Jersey as president and denounced the regular National Convention. Louisiana’s Democratic and Reform committees fused on a common ticket, while Liberal Republicans and Democrats prepared for the national campaign. Delegations from all states met in Washington to organize the Democratic National Convention, appoint credentials and resolutions committees, and set the slate for Louisville with a Sept 3 date planned.
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Baltimore
Democratic and Reform State Central Committees
Louisiana
McElroy
Ouachita
B. F. Jones
New Orleans
Daniel Dennett
H. N. Ogden
A. D. Lafargue
R. M. Lasher
Samuel J. Bayard
New Jersey
Bayard
Democratic Party
Louisville
William Williams
Indiana
Washington
Vermont
Burington
New York City
Democratic National Convention Opens Under Belmont’s Watch
The National Democratic Convention convened with August Belmont as chairman stating openness to GOP liberal nominees. Belmont signaled support for the ticket if endorsed, pledging effort and votes. Thomas Jefferson Randolph of Virginia was named Temporary Chairman amid cheers, with Frederick C. Prince and E. O. Perrin named temporary secretaries.
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Associated Press
BaLt Timone
August Belmont
Democratic National Executive Committee
Cincinnati
Greeley
Belmont
Thomas Jefferson Randolph
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Randolph
Frederick C. Prince
Massachusetts
E. O. Perrin
New York
Reading
Nominations and platform roll call at Baltimore convention
The convention opened with prayer and reports from the resolutions committee. Resolutions adopted from Cincinnati platform include a one term plank. Greeley and Brown nominated. roll call by states led to a total of 686 for Greeley and 15 for D. W. Dale, with Brown also receiving strong support and a unanimous nomination for Brown as vice president.
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Baltimore
Doolittle
Leyburn
Barr
Connecticut
Cincinnati
Delaware
Missssippi
Georgia
Oregon
Yeas
Nayh
X R. Hoffman
New York
Greeley and Brow
United States
Horace Greeley
Alabama
Arkansaa
California
Florida
Thinois
Indiana
Town
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Cerolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Groeley
Jas. A. Regard
Dale Werts
Black
Groesbeck
Greeley
Spaane
White House
B. Gratz Brown
Stevenson
Brown
Convention Adjourns Sine Die After Democratic Nominations
The convention adopted resolutions praising Mr Doolittle for presiding and thanking Baltimore citizens, with plans to appoint a chairman to notify nominees. It left the next convention’s site to the National Committee and adjourned at 1 30 p m after remarks by Mr Thacher of New York lauding Mr Greeley.
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National Committee
Baltimore
Doolittle
Thacher
New York
Greeley
Obituary Ages in 1872 Public Ledger Analysis
During the first half of 1872 the Philadelphia Public Ledger listed 859 deaths of people aged eighty or more. Of these, 121 were men and 238 were women, with women more numerous beyond ninety years.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Charles Beasten
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Charles E. Dyke
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G. L. Miller
Omaha
Thomas di. Williams
Virginia City
M. V. B. Edgerey
Manchester
T. F Randolph
Norristown
A. Schell
North Carolina
M . Ransom
Weldon
J.G. Johnson
R. J Ladd
Portland
James D. Barr
Pittsburgh
Gideon Bradford
Providence
Thomas G. Bales
Nashville
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HE. B. Smith
Milton
John Goode
Norfolk
West Wie
J. B. Hoge
Martinsburg
Geo. H. Paul
Milwaukee
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Carrie K. Ture
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