20 Jun 1878
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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1878
Page
1
A fragmented verse piece paints intimate scenes of a mother, a baby and a toddler, capturing domestic tenderness and playful chaos. It contrasts a dreary, exasperated sigh with joyful glimpses of a child’s laughter, a swinging hammock, and the gentle autumn light. The tone recalls nostalgic, simple family life in soft, lyrical observations.
June 11 reports the execution of Dennis Donnelly in Pottsville after a Mollie Maguire murder case. Sheriff Matz, Warden King, Father Gallagher, and Deputy Dolan oversaw the hanging with a jury present. The scene included a restrained crowd, a female relative’s emotion, and a rope mishap as the trap released.
Donnelly died by hanging at 10 29 after a nine minute struggle. the crowd gathered as the day’s executions continued with the Reading Railroad providing transport to Girardville burial beside his mother's grave. The piece recounts earlier hangings in Pottsville Mauch Chunk Bloomsburg and Bailemynd and a tale of Jonathan Niles—a Revolutionary musician who risked discipline for a poignant flute moment with Lafayette.
New York dispatch states poet William Cullen Bryant died after a morning collapse at about five past five. Born November 3 1794 in Amherst Massachusetts, Bryant rose from child prodigy to a leading editor and translator. He edited the New York Evening Post and produced notable volumes, with later life marked by European travels and a celebrated death in his literary circle.
In a Washington Special scene, Butler confronts telegraph evidence on a cabinet reshuffle plan. The hearing uncovers telegram copies, rat-infested storage, and a scheme involving Southern Republicans and a shadow figure named Baker. The session links Hayes, Young, and key southern voices to a proposed cabinet reshuffle.
Dispatches from Berlin report all plenipotentiaries except the Turkish delegation will arrive by Wednesday. The Crown Prince will receive them in a late audience, with the first sitting on Thursday. Marquis Salisbury Count Schouysleif and Lori Beaconafield have arrived, and Turkey’s stance risks delaying the congress. In Bucharest a Russian corps advances toward Pitesti and Titu, prompting Romania to protest Moscow. King George V Hanover dies in Paris after a long illness. Republicans gather in Cincinnati and nominate a ticket, while Hayes supporters fracture.
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