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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 20, 1737
Page
1
From Kilkenny on December 5 a sky fire appeared at six and lasted to past eleven, with a blazing globe over a cathedral tower. Dublin reports a grieving Lady in Recitative over a lap dog’s death, and Wicklow details a violent mill dispute ending in stabbings and robberies, with several wounded and one believed dead.
The letter from Hamburg dated December 20 reports the Emperor's decision to continue the war with the Turks next year. Measures include forming two new regiments for imperial service in Hungary and enlisting sailors for ships on the Danube, as well as recruiting for Prussian troops. Maritime storms cause several shipwrecks in the Gulf of Finland.
In Edinburgh on December 15, a virtuous 97 year old woman, never married and living as a longtime servant in a single family for 45 years, died. Report notes absence of word about a man named Doug lass linked to a recent murder in Scotland, now believed to have fled to England.
St Thomas's Day elections report ward by ward with praise for reformers and hints of court influence. Obituaries include Thomas Pelham of Sussex and Charles Joye of St Thomas's hospital. candidates for succession and royal court duties referenced. Other items note the Earl of Strafford at court, Queen's funeral orders, and local incidents including a warehouse death and a shipwreck near Hartlepool.
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