Plymouth Church conference over Beecher case and council call
The Plymouth Church gathers amid Beecher Bowen libel tensions with a request for a mutual council. Deacon West seeks clarity on excused nonattendance and potential congregation action while a letter on church language reform is discussed.
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Hurpoenaing
MM. Beecher
New York
Mr. Beecher
Henry C. Bowen
Mr. Bowen
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Beecher
New Yon
Plymouth Church
Fanny BP
Exparte Council
Church of Christ
Deacon West
Gercher
Jane
Ah Court of Justice
Plymouth
Doomas G. Birramay
The Threatened Revolution in Daicolonaries
The American Philological Association studies a spelling reform proposal. The report suggests cautious steps, noting the need for a standard to avoid confusing readers. The discussion emphasizes practicality and warns against drastic changes that hinder intelligibility.
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New York Times
American Philological Association
Indian civilization advances in Indiana report
Commissioner Smith Kaya notes sustained progress among Indians with more self support and housing. Crop yields and cultivated lands rise, while 800 square miles of Black Hills are eyed for Sioux compensation. Government structure for Indian Territory recommended, with emphasis on religious groups aiding agency appointments and ongoing Congress action.
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Congress
Dakota
Black Hills
Indian Territory
Ohio
General Assembly
Indian Bureau
War Department
Our Park Improvement At Washington Square Quincy
Edina Sentinel notes progress in Quincy with a new fence sidewalk and a large fountain under construction around Washington Park. The piece urges the city fathers to prohibit bulletin boards around the square once improvements are completed to maintain the area’s improved appearance.
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Quincy
Local Secession Sparks Battle Over County Annexation
In a Brown County Democrat report the Mt. Sterling Message lobbies for annexing Clayton Concord McKee and Beverly from Adlans County to Brown County. The push argues annexation would benefit Brown and seeks to sway the Meese to secure the win, signaling a hard fought local political move with potential regional impact.
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Brown County
Mt. Sterling
Max Clayton
Concord
McKee
Beverly
Adlans County
Brown
HOW ACTORS LIVE AND DIE IN NEW YORK
A New York letter notes the grim odds for aspiring actors and writers, predicting vast poverty for most in theater and literature. It cites Mad Men like Booth and Sothern, warns against stage dreamers, and details how even top writers earn little while editors trim pay. It also criticizes Tammany Hall and urban taxes, arguing excess costs and corruption burden citizens.
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New York
Mndwin Booth
Sothern
Charlotte Cushian
Stewart
Claflin
Belmore
George Belmore
All England
Fourth Avenue
London
Fox
Fey
Eake
Longfellow
Lowell
Holmes
Bret Harte
Boston
Philadelphia
Times
Bristow demands full inquiry into whiskey ring
Bristow, secretary of the treasury, in a telegram to the U S district attorney in St Louis, urges rigorous grand jury probes and prosecution of all ring members in the whiskey fraud cases. He states the rumor about his own ties is false but insists a full investigation to root out corrupt officials and distillers be carried to the bottom. He reports to the President that no guilty man should escape.
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Wasinanocton
Kr. Dyer
United States
St Louis
Wim. O. Avery
Louisville
St. Louis
Government Hall
Thave
H. Bristow
Secretary of the Treasury
Kirk Wooe
Becky
Tary Belynap
Bol- Snap
Escape From Penitentiary After Rails and Robbery Case
A group including Jon Fore and Jane Crawford escaped from a penitentiary by removing window bars with a stone chisel and hammer, climbing a wall, and seizing a ladder. Guards fired but failed to stop them. Four prisoners have escaped since state control began. authorities pursue the fugitives.
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Crawford
Piggott
Lane
Unprecedented New England Cold Wave Reported
Boston dispatch notes record cold for the season across New England with temperatures 4 to 14 degrees below normal. Hudson River freezes from Hudson to Albany as emergency cold grips the area. Also reports the death of John E. Carpenter, longtime Toledo Mailway employee, from injuries sustained in an accident.
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New England
Here
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Hudson
Albany
John E. Carpenter
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Toledo
Mundas
Iowa Senatorial Clash Prompts Looted Field of Candidates
In Iowa the forthcoming senatorial contest draws fierce attention as Republicans field a strong slate including Belknap Kirkw ood McCrary and Price while Democrats loom with talks of coalitions. Compromise candidates and Granger support are discussed, with James Wilson noted as a possible pivot in a volatile political season.
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Iowa
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Wright
W.W. Belknap
Keokuk
Jas. Turlan
Mt. Pleasant
Interior
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Towa City
Towa
George W. McCrary
Lrother
Harlan
Allison
Hiram Phice
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