19 Mar 1868
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1868
Page
1
Rhyme urging readers to remain on the farm for safety and lasting reward. Emphasizes patience, risk avoidance, and the calm value of orchard and field life over rapid wealth from urban ventures. Encourages not rushing to city markets despite enticing prospects.
A long obituary details Kate Warn of Pinkerton’s National Police Agency who rose from poverty in Erin New York to head the female detective division. She aided the Adams Express theft chase recovered most funds and helped secure Lincoln's sleeping car berths. She served in Washington and New Orleans during the Civil War and is praised as the best female detective in America.
The Chicago Republican notes the death of Mrs Warn a devoted private detective who served the poor and distressed in the district prison ward. She was praised for keen human insight and quick judgment in directing aid. Her passing leaves a void in the female detective sphere, as she was described as a strong pure devoted woman. Her remains lie in Mr Pinkerton’s private lot at Graceland Cemetery.
In 1866 the Fifth direct horse rail line stables burned leaving five to six dozen mules roasted. City dumped carcasses in Hilsdorf quarry as river rose. When revealed, stench polluted area and prompted a $10,000 lawsuit by Hilsdorf. Council member Kriger testified for the city. Also notes an elopement report and Paris duel tally.
The Cleveland Leader reports a night burglary at Union depot, where a mail room window was forced open and three pouches containing letters and valuable papers were stolen. Several parcels were later found in nearby locations, with money contained in only a few, while investigators had no solid suspects. Cardinal Antonelli plans retirement with a 60 million franc fortune. Pope grants dispensation for Prince Humbert’s marriage to Princess Margherite. bride’s trousseau being prepared in Vienna and Paris.
A Philadelphia report surveys incomes and fortunes of many actors. Edwin Forrest tops with about 750000, while Edwin Booth exceeds 100000 and Lizzie Price shows modest savings. The list notes founders, marriages, investments, and prospective gains across Broadway names and Chicago paths.
The passage lists prominent names such as Laura Keene Robert Craig and Chewell of the Boston museum, noting substantial fortunes and careers in theatre and writing. It cites $1,000 government sums $2,500 annual receipts from magazines and inheritances of tens of thousands, portraying a wealthy cultural milieu with mentions of the Worrell stater and Everly lineage.
The article recalls Shakespearean rehearsals with Nick Bottom and Pyramus and hints at the era’s actors. It then profiles Julia Dean, tracing her stage rise, marriages, divorce, travels, and struggles, noting her fame for classic tragic roles and later decline.
Mary Gannon of Wallack's The ater died Saturday afternoon. Born in New York October 8 1829 she began on stage as a child and appeared at the Old Bowery Theatre in 1835. She later performed as Mary Netley in Ours and announced she would never wear stage dresses again.
An Ohio citizen Robert Knopf, visiting Prussia, bribed a gens d arms to locate a girlfriend who swindled him and vanished. He faces imprisonment. the woman is to be sent to a penitentiary. Also recounted is a Texas incident where D McKinney shot Clay Searcy and was lynched after a dramatic mob rescue attempt.
An 8 machine in Hartford can make 9000 pins per hour. Reports from Denver talk of a bold railroad project and a vast silk venture in San Jose with a $100000 capital. Observations on crime, marriages, and social trends fill pages, including vitriol attacks in San Francisco and Worcester’s wedding boom.
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