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Newspaper

Marshall Messenger

Location

Marshall, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1876

Page

3

A Years Record of Major 1876 Events

A compendium lists key happenings from 1876 including the murder in Lece county Mississippi, trials and political moves in Louisiana, fires in Orangeburg Rutland and Farmington, economic shifts with the resumption of specie payments, battles and disasters across the Americas and Europe, and notable deaths and political changes such as Andrew Johnson's Senate election and Beecher Tilton trial developments.

Richard Borom Lece Ruggles Orangeburg Acapulco United States House of Representatives Alfonso de Bourbon Madrid Shaw New York Bartlett & Cassioy Paper Mills Dalton Mass Missouri River Rutland Andrew Johnson U. S. Senate Tennesse

Indiana anniversary recalls Evansville growth since 1816

The Evansville Journal notes the fifty-ninth anniversary of Indiana statehood, recounting Evansville’s early settlement, log huts from 1812, the 1819 county formation, and vivid scenes of pioneer life and German emigrant trains amid a developing frontier town.

Evansville Angel Wood Vanderburgh County Warwick Pigeon Henderson Red Bank

The Starved Child and the Dead Mother Tale

A narrator recalls a harsh fall encounter with a sick woman and her beautiful boy in a rookeried area. The mother dies and the child is taken away in a shawl, expecting prosperity but meeting death instead. The account highlights poverty and shattered hopes.

Unpublished Old John Brown Letter From 1859

A hitherto unpublished Atlantic excerpt by F. D. Sanborn contains John Brown writing from Chambersburg Pennsylvania in October 1859 to his wife and children. He mentions sending fifty dollars, four pairs of blankets, and personal blessings while urging Martha to receive her due, and guides Annie toward proper conduct and memory of her father.

John Brown F. D. Sanborn Atlantic Chambersburg Martha Bell Abbie Annie

Emigration to Pacific Coast Surges Across the Plains

The article notes large overland movement to Oregon and other Pacific states from March through November, with wagons carrying about two people each. Railroads and station agents report heavy overland travel across the plains as the westward drift accelerates. A separate tale recalls a hunter missing a bear shot and narrowly escaping.

Pacific Coast Union Fon Cane Texas Isaouri Oregon

The Reaper's Work Deaths of 1875 Year List

A chronological roll of notable deaths in 1875 with names such as Ward Hardin Pike Bramlette Delafield and more. The list records ages and locales from Detroit Louisville Providence New Orleans London Paris Rome and Washington highlighting governors senators judges generals and prominent figures across politics law science and arts.

EP. Ward Detroit Bam Sherpley Proviean J BR. Hardin Kentucky Court of Appeals Louisville Thomas G Turner Rhode Inland Providence Pike New Orleans Thomas E. Bramlette Kentucky Teai-Bhun Edward Graff Milwaukee Wis Maricell B. Field United States Treasury New York Ben Roberta Fitz John Forter Washington Wm. A. Buckingham Connecticut Norwich Samuel Hooper Congress Massachusetts Joseph Delafield Edward Delafield New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Henry Delafield Harrison Gray Dwar Rhinesbeck N. Y Chas H. Bell U.8 New Brunswick A . Cot. Caled OC Sibby A.j Chicago Charles Lyo l London Timothy Tobias Brown County John A. Tracy Erie Ats A. J. Hamilton Texas Usho Dan Bryant Col. Crane Baltimore Baron James Frederick da Waldeck Paris Senor Guterrez Cartagena Spain Henry 8. Baird Green Bay

Abigail Adams and the wedding sermon text tale

The Worcester Spy retells a story about Abigail Adams daughter of Rev William Smith of Weymouth Mass and wife of John Adams. Parents doubted the courtship and hid him at times until they consented to the marriage.

Worcester John Adams John Quincy Adams Abigail Smith Wm. Smith Weymouth Mass Abigail Boston

Mammoth San Francisco Hotel Project Outlook

New York capitalists plan a vast San Francisco hotel on a paper design by H Luedeke. The block measures 275 by 860 feet with 160 suites of eleven rooms each and space for 1,800 guests, plus a laundry, baths, and a swimming pool. Estimated cost is 1.25 million dollars with furnished rates from 60 to 120 dollars.

San Francisco New York City Hall H. Luedeke Montgomery Street

Reforming Customs in Japan Cites Abolition of Harikari

J A Francia notes progress in Japan with abolition of Harikari as punishment and ritual suicide while bowels ripping persists occasionally. Caste enforcement ends as public opinion governs social status, shaving heads fades, and blackening of Tory is rejected by educated classes.

Japan J. A. Francia Troy Times

Quotations on virtue and manners in a mixed miscellany

A curious collage of aphorisms and anecdotes explores self discipline and wisdom from La Rochefoucauld and other figures. It recounts schoolroom fashions, stage notes, a silk coated cotton process, a Pennsylvania excursion misdirection, and light social gibes about aging and health.

la Rochefoucauld Holmes Oremona Indy Eastern Seminary Capitol Pennsylvania Washington Star Scott Simppons Mataesen Siddons Lewiston Journal Colton Booth King Lear Eebals Ucullus Damon Danbury Auguste Littie

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