Cremation ideas and reform hope in New York debate
A New York meeting discussed cremation as a modern alternative to burials. Rev. Mr Frothingham and others weighed religious and practical questions while Bergh and Schnabel offered contrasting views on ash disposal and agricultural reuse. The piece surveys costs, apparatus, and the push for broader acceptance.
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New York
Frothingham
C. A. Dane
Heesidhe
Bergh
Ellis B. Schnabel
Scions
London
Oddball notes and scraps from distant papers
A mash of quirky facts and stray items from various dates and places. Mentions a million petal cards monthly in Gotham, a Kentucky term for illicit distillers, state prisons and sports oddities, odd cures, and humorous anecdotes including a Memphis infant described in grandiose terms.
Senate currency bill eyed as contraction by Inter Ocean
The Inter Ocean argues the Senate currency bill will cause contraction not expansion by tightening bank reserve requirements. It notes the act restricts bank reserves in greenbacks and the share banks may hold as balances with the redeeming agent, affecting overall currency in circulation.
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Inter-Ocean
Senate
Reshaped Bank Reserves Stirred By Senate Bill Proposals
The piece outlines how redemption city banks must hold larger reserves while allowing shifts to balances with New York redeeming agents. It notes changes limiting reserve balances, forcing more cash in vaults, and contrasts current practice with the proposed national banking rules. The article also covers election results, liquor questions, and party impacts, arguing the April outcomes reflect temperance sentiment and Republican struggles.
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New York
Senate
New York City
Speech Publication Sparks Sumner Controversy
Washington dispatch notes friends of Senator Sumner claim the New York Tribune published an undelivered speech sent by Sumner before its delivery urging a pledge of honor not to publish. They say Sumner suppressed the speech, Tribune kept a proof copy, and the public release lacks Sumner’s authorization, provoking fallout among his supporters and potential social embarrassment.
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Washinton
Sumner
New York Tribune
Summer
Tribune
Bose
Tennyson Publishes Verse on Alexandrovna Provoking Reactions
The piece notes the English reaction to Tennyson’s doggerel about Alexandrovna. It recalls similar poetry about Danish princes, the Queen's wish for verses on her daughter-in-law, and suggests the laureate, paid to write, produced his most outrageous lines yet.
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England
Republicans Gain Ground Across Wisconsin in Tuesday Election
A Minwauxe dispatch reports Republicans made large gains wherever party lines were drawn in Wisconsin. The Cincinnati Gazette notes Liberal Republicans united with their ally to oppose Republicans while anti temperance forces backed the Democrats, temperance groups showing little campaign interest. The Enquirer offers a Democratic take praising the result while acknowledging moderate Republicans aided by opposing fanaticism over personal matters.
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Clites
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Cleveland
Dayton
Cincinnati
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Repubicans
Republican Party
Tribuns
Lsst
S'Most
Nquor
Tzridune
Friends of Prohibition
the Gazette
The
Enquirer
Cheney Schism Splits Church Leadership and Growth
The Tribune reports Bishop Whitehouse called a meeting that formed eight officers for Cheney and two more sets chosen by separate groups, with 40 in the old organization and 60 attending the reform group. Washington inflationists hint finance will lead the next presidential campaign, reviving greenback ideas in debates.
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Cueist Crusteu
Chicago
the Tribune
Bishop Cheney
Bishop Whitehouse
Cheney
Reformed Episcopalians
Crusaders Meet in Massachusetts Amid Tragic Death
A saloon-keeper in East Douglass collapsed after a visit by crusaders and died twelve hours later, still impenitent. The incident is reported as serious in the surrounding accounts.
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Massachusette
East Douglass
Connecticut governor race shows narrow Sogercoll edge in Tar state
Tar predicts a slim majority for Democrat Sogercoll in Connecticut for governor. The Democrat Party holds a sixty vote majority on joint ballot, a gain from last year, signaling stronger party control despite a reduced margin.
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Sogercoll
Connecticut
Judge Richardson’s retirement seen as certain by public opinion
The passage notes that despite Judge Richardson’s diplomatic denial of any intention to depart the Treasury Department, every respected public figure believes his retirement is inevitable. The remark reflects prevailing sentiment about his future.
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Richardson
Treasury Department
Tex Chicago Times Admonishes Silk Purse From Sow Car
The Tex Chicago Times bluntly notes the saying you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's car, highlighting a sharp moral lesson about value and practicality and cautions against overreaching efforts.
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Tex Chicago Times
McCarthy Attacks Deacons On Chicago Lecture
Mr McCarthy rails at Deacons after being removed from the ministry by two Deacons. He recounts a Chicago lecture titled Who Wouldn t Be a Minister and ridicules Deacons as presuming, misinformed, and controlling in church life. He wryly notes a string of marital schemes and imagined charges amid the Deacons red faced and petty.
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McCaathy
Chicago
AcCarthy
Descons
Descon
Salvaion
cMecs
Kiachurch
Beau
Deacon
Maggie
Margaret
Blanche
Panly
Is the Spring trade to be frittered away before Congress
A New York paper questions whether Spring trade is sacrificed as Congress rushes to finish financial speeches. It notes at least twenty five additional House members prepared to deliver vital financial orations, yet they must be spoken and cleared. The piece wagers that merchants’ needs risk being ignored to satisfy lawmakers’ burdens.
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New York
Congress
Washington critic questions Butler Sanborn controversy
Washington correspondent of the St. Louis Globe reports that so far nothing warrants the abundant accusations against General Butler. Sanborn’s interest appears to be fidelity to friends, not a direct relationship with Butler. The evidence suggests Sanborn sought self interest under contract while obeying the law for the government.
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Washington
St. Louis Globe
Bar of
New York
Butler
Sanborn
Reverend Hammond Missionaries Visit Texas and St Louis Report
A party of 81 Louis gentlemen including Rev Mr Hammond traveled to Texas on a missionary excursion. They found Galveston residents disinterested in salvation while noting St Louis showed strong religious interest upon their return. The remarks compare Galveston unfavorably to Chicago and St Louis.
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Mr.Hammond
Texas
Galveston
Chicago
Connecticut Election Result Not Yet Decisive
The New York Tribune notes the Connecticut outcome as a rebuke to the party of the Administration. It records a Democratic governor reelected by a smaller majority, and a legislative gain influenced by temperance voters who abandoned the Republicans for a Prohibition candidate.
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New York Tribune
Connecticut
Tribune
Gaths Letter Uses Congressman Privilege on Avenue Walk
In a letter to the Tribune Gath recounts walking up the Avenue with a Congressman the other day. The note serves as a curious glimpse into perceived privilege and proximity to power, illustrating how high status can seem in ordinary city life.
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Gath
the Tribune
Ohio man lectures in defense of Jades
A man in Ohio delivers a lecture defending Jades, seen as tardy justice yet likely to inspire many men currently alive.
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Ohio
Confederate Surgeons Convention Planned in Atlanta
It is announced in Southern newspapers that to advance science and rescue medical facts from Confederate war records a convention of Confederate surgeons and hospital staff will meet in Atlanta, Georgia on the 90th of next May. Preparations of the late Confederate navy medical staff are solicited.
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Atlanta
Temperance group confronts tavern fears at Pomeroy
In Pomeroy Iowa the temperance faction urges action as 169 indictments against saloon-keepers are cited. Twenty four have pleaded guilty and fines totaling 2250 dollars are recorded amid moral reform rhetoric from praying women and others in the community.
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Pomeroy
Thia
Ball Mountain terror linked to revivalist prayer claims
The New York Herald reports new details from its special correspondent about the Ball Mountain tremor in North Carolina. It cites Reverend Posey Owensby, a Baptist preacher, who prayed for God to shake the mountain. The first quake followed the preacher’s fervent plea, evacuations were ordered, and by morning Bald Mountain lay behind Posey as the mountains trembled.
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New York Herald
Herald
Ball Mountain
North Carolina
Mies Higgins
Higgins
Posey Owensby
Posey
Bald Mountain
Mysterious Visitor Interrupts San Francisco Wedding
A wealthy forty-niner, newly wed to a socialite in San Francisco, is confronted at the ceremony by a somber cemetery agent who warns him to look to prudence or risk death. The dispute escalates when the agent is kicked from the pew, after which the wedding resumes amid shocked spectators and whispers.
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Boston Courier
San Francisco
States
Oak’dale
Revival Meeting at Spring Street Church Descends Into Frenzy
The Springfield Republican reports a revival at Spring Street Church where prayer spiraled into frenzied shouting and dancing. Worshipers leapt and clapped as women staggered and one girl seemed to lose reason, with multiple sessions lasting into the late hour as the crowd chanted and swayed.
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Springfield
Mass
Republican
Spring Street
Gera
Cremation debates and early adoption across nations
The article notes growing interest in cremation from public meetings in Batst and Switzer land, with Zurich members funding a burial ground drive. Germany headlines the subject as newspapers debate it and Berlin firms market cremation furnaces. An Orthodox church ward in Berlin suggests a city burial ground with such a furnace. A separate incident describes a farm fire in Greenfield New Hampshire caused by a boy lighting a sitting hen beneath a nest.
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Batst
Switzerland
Germany
Zurich
Bush
Berlin
Greenfield
N. H
Police Board Probes Sing Sing Escape Plot Details
New York World reports President Gardner of the Police Board received an official note on escapes from Sing Sing. Investigators found escapes used a screw rack and hydraulic ram, with tools ferried by boat to the prison. Internal officials allegedly connived, taking bribes to overlook the operation. Henry Smith and locksmith John Steverer linked. detectives approached Steverer undercover, prompting arrests.
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New York World
Gardner
Police Board
James Brady
James Hope
Joseph Howard
Edward Lyons
William Mitler
John Keefe
Iliss “Jonnoy
Greek
W. C. Harrison
Sing Sing
Tarrytown
Sing-Sing
Henry Smith
Soaith
John Steverer
Central Office
Steverer
Oregon Senator Hipple-Mitchell accused of bribery in election
Oregon figure Hipple-Mitchell faces allegations that he secured a U S Senate seat through bribery. Affidavits claim offers of four to five thousand dollars to legislators for caucus support. denials follow. If true, Senate should act. if false, he must prove it.
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Hipple-Mitchell
Oregon
United States Senate
Mitchell
Caucas
Mr. Mitchell
Blodgett Suicide Taints Concord Murder Case
David E Blodgett, recently sentenced to 30 years for the murder of his wife at LaConia, hanged himself in his Laconia cell early Sunday. He used a sheet noose, his feet near the floor, with a chair nearby. He had previously cut his throat with a suspender buckle but survived. A note and letters to his children were found among papers. The event sparked anger at jail officials for permitting self destruction and sparked criticism of the second degree murder verdict.
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David E Blodgett
Concord
Laconia
Springfield
Vermont
Blod
State
Blodgett
Swindler Passes Bogus Check At St Paul Bank
E. W. Wickersham presented a certified check misrepresented as from W. E. Coolbaugh & Co on a Chicago bank. The bank cashed his $3600 check, then discovered the fraud. He fled to Minneapolis where he was arrested after a telegram led to his capture and a large sum of money found on him.
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E. W. Wickersham
Merchants’ National Bank of
St. Paul
Baltimore Walkers Cover 44 Miles to Alexandria in One Day
Messrs Daniel B Worthington and Edward J Shriver began from the Thoree Tans Hotel in Baltimore at 8 45 am on the 28th and reached Capitol Washington at 5 30 pm after 45 minutes lunch in Laurel. They then walked eight miles to Alexandria taking two hours. Their total 44 miles took eleven hours and fifty minutes including rests, a notable pedestrian feat reported by the Baltimore Sun.
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Daniel B. Worthington
Edward J. Shriver
Thoree Tans
Baltimore
Capitol
Washington
Laurel
Alexandria
Baltimore Sun
Noah and tobacco critique in Jackson Standard excerpt
The Jackson Standard asserts tobacco as the root of intoxication and mocks prohibition by comparing Noah’s drinking to the spread of tobacco. It questions the link between tobacco and global intoxication, noting Noah’s abstinence yet extreme drunkenness and Europe’s later tobacco history.
Warwick Assizes: Schoolmaster Hemming jailed for fraud
At Warwick Assizes Mr Justice Archibald jailed schoolmaster Robert Hemming for twelve months over an impudent fraud. He sent circulars offering manuscript sermons to clergymen and advertised for lady copyists, taking half a sovereign as security. Hemming received 500 letters before absconding within thirteen days.
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Warwick
England
Justice Archibald
Robert Hemming
Hemming
Local Truth and Responsibility Urged in Public Speech
Fragmentary remarks urge sound civic body to act, claiming right-minded individuals should seize their share of the work and avoid idleness. The dated tone hints at reformist rhetoric, stressing accountability and timely action by citizens.
Lyman Lectures Women on Diet and Digestion at Association Ball
The NY Tribune reports Mrs Walter Lyman delivering the first of her lectures on digestion and preparation of food. She argues for refined cooking, hygienic dining, and moderation, noting oysters as brain-builders, avoidance of heavy discussion at meals, and a five minute nap after dinner to aid digestion. She emphasizes civilized dining, economy in meals, and careful selection of foods to nourish both body and mind.
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New York Tribune
Walter
Lyman
Ruskie
Mirna
Lyman Conch
The Sin of Dancing in Berchem Parish Ball
Clergy in Berchem Belgium object to dancing and oppose a public ball. Authorities confront the dancers with police and threats, but the music continues until after 3 am, with a decision pending before a tribunal.
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Berchem
Belgium
Duelista
Pall Mall Gazette
Surge in Wheat Exports Boosts Columbia River Trade
The San Francisco Bulletin notes a shift from zero exports to substantial shipments from Oregon and the Columbia River. It cites 90 000 tons of wheat and 10 000 tons of other produce exported yearly, with imports around 25 000 tons. The piece highlights rising shipping activity, outbound cargoes, and transshipment through San Francisco, signaling a rapidly growing northern commerce with future potential.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Oregon
Commercial Reporter
Columbia River
San Francisco
Portland
Liverpool
California
San Fancisco
Virginia as a Magnet for Immigrants in a New Era
A historical claim forecasts Virginia will attract the largest immigration influx in a year, arguing climate, rich soil, abundant water, and lower land costs than western states. It asserts year round outdoor work, high agricultural yields, and minimal winter fodder needs, presenting Virginia as ideal for farming and settlement.
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Virginia
Tropics
Union
Freemasons in British Parliament Reveal Notable Membership
The article notes 133 Freemasons in Parliament with 56 in the Lords and 77 in the Commons. It lists peerage members, including dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and lords, and mentions the Prince of Wales tracking Freemason seats while Mr. Whalley and Mr. Newdegate are highlighted. It adds that Gladstone and Disraeli are not Freemasons, unlike the Duke of Wellington's non dancing.
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House of Lords
Commons
Prince of Wales
Whalley
Newdegate
Rome
Peterborough
Gladstone
Mr. Disrell
Duke of Wellington
Nickel travels across states in five year journey
The Portland Press recounts a nickel marked by a man in Portland five years ago. The coin passed through eight Lowell acquaintances, reached Pennsylvania, and later a former Portland chain owner added his name. This week the original initiator encountered the exact nickel in a Lowell store as change.
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Portland
Lowell
Pennsylvania
Portlander
Private Prayer as Foundation of Faith
The passage argues that true Christians keep most prayers private, dialoguing with God rather than seeking display. If public prayer outweighs private, faith may be insincere, and one might pray to be seen by others rather than by God. Secret prayer is deemed the source of all prayer.
Art of appearing like a fool with propriety review
The piece praises Bernard Cradon for a satirical essay on photographic portraits and the social theater of posing. It extols how skilled photographers reveal character through careful manipulation of light, pose, and machinery, while noting the discomfort and humility of sitters in the quest for dignity. It contrasts the allure of true likeness with the artificiality of studio setups and the observer’s uneasy submission to the photographer’s will.
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New
York Times
Bernard Cradon
Aturdat Review
Aeco
Hidden Love Letters From Sparta Trial Revealed
A Sparta Wisconsin court case exposed intimate letters between a young man and a woman. The correspondence expresses longing, heartbreak, and disillusion after she chooses another, with the man lamenting lost love and future happiness.
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