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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1895
Page
3
Laura Fain hides Confederate spy Mark Rhett in her home risking discovery. The pair plot safe passage as Union search widens, a jailer and guard mislead, and local townsfolk weigh loyalty while a promised escape unfolds. Mark assumes a Southern gentleman persona to blend in at the Fain household.
The report centers on a clash between Rear Admiral Richard Meade and U S Minister to Venezuela Seneca Haselton. The dispute involves Meade allegedly drinking excessively and Haselton accusing him of discourtesy to President Crespo. The state department intervened and Haselton was recalled as the affair unfolds. Vermont figure Haselton, about 49, praised for character and rectitude, is at the heart of the controversy.
The Rev Dr Robert KR Booth newly elected moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly at its 107th session is senior minister in New York City. Born 1830 in New York he trained at Williams College and Auburn Theological Seminary and served Stamford Conn Mercer Street and University Place churches before reviving Rutger's church. He opposed Dr Briggs at Union Seminary and recently completed a term as moderator of the New York presbytery.
Ancient Wegptian harps have been recovered with some instruments sounding after long silences. A cleaning tip suggests wiping linoleum with milk to revive its floor appearance.
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