Beecher Defense Imagines Innocence Claim Unfolding
The correspondence outlines a Plymouth brief style defense denying any wrong to Tilton while detailing Beecher and Tilton family dynamics. It sketches Tilton as vain and worldly, Mrs Tilton's perceived loss of charm, and Beecher's alleged entanglements. Storrs, Moulton, and others are named as witnesses in the unfolding church and public drama.
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Chicago Tribune
Beecher
Nsy
Evarts
Tilton
Lyceum
Ilia
Mra. Tilton
Christendom
Moulton
Theodore Tilton
Frank Moulton
Charlie Storra
Indianapolis
Plymouth Church
Congregational Council
Storrs
Delusions of Smell in Insanity Proceedings
The article discusses delusions of smell as part of sensory disorders in insanity. It notes such delusions are rarely isolated and often accompany other hallucinations, with sufferers reporting fetid emanations or exquisite perfumes. Cases involve inmates at La Saltpetriere and descriptions of intolerable musk or tobacco odors linked to perceived stimuli.
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M. Prevost
St Saltpetriere
Popular Sciences Monthly
Lelat
la Saltpetriere
Brierre de Boismont
Foreign Ministers Cast at Washington Ball in 19th Century Waltz
Washington Mailroom scene features Sir Edward Thornton among dignitaries from Denmark France Haiti Mexico Peru Russia and Turkey at Attorney General Williams ball. Descriptions highlight stature attire and lineage with generous note on marital matches and diplomatic prestige.
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Washington
lIrs
Williams
Albany Argus
Mire
Foreign Legation
Edward Thornton
United States
Edward
Baron Henri d’Offenberg
Mexico
Don Ignacius Mariscal
Peru
Senor Coronal
Don Manual Freyre
Docus Freyre
Gregoire Aristarchi, Bey
Turkey
The Hired Girl of the Period and Moralism
Extensive critique of the hired girl as a social evil. The author asserts the average nineteenth century hired girl is the unpardonable sin, detailing her presumed virtues and vices. She is depicted as essential yet detestable, with faults from cooking misdeeds to temper and neglect of babies, praised and blamed in sharp satirical prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Greenland
India
Tiphur
Brody
A Calm After the Storm How the People Excite Themselves
A New Orleans correspondent argues that after a wave of civil unrest the city returns to routine while forecasts of further upheaval fade. He notes historical cycles of riots and popular uprisings, asserting the current calm stems from public appetite for excitement rather than genuine reform.
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New York Times
New Oxnzans
New Orleans
United States
Louisiana
Kelloge
State House
New York
New England
Ex President Johnson Senate election fought in Tennessee
The Knoxville Chronicle outlines how Johnson’s U S Senate win came amid a clash of Union and ex Confederate forces in the Tennessee Legislature. It notes that without Republican votes and Union Conservative support, Johnson would have failed, and that many ex Confederates voted under instruction. The piece frames the result as a countrywide verdict.
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Senate
Johnson
Tennessee
Knoxville Chronicle
United States
Nashville
Dow
Ubat
Union
Exrebel
East Tennessee
Brown
Bate
Mr. Stephens
Ewing
Henry
Isue
Gordon
Railroads and Production
The piece argues against inflation accusations in the wake of panic, noting railroads unlock value in quarries, mines, forests, and brick cities. It says building lines creates markets for farmers and supplies for labor and capital, transforming unused resources into developed centers, countering claims of inflation with a view of development.
Producers and railroads the true national engine
The text argues that production spans all saleable goods and services including railroads which create towns, farms, mills, and mines. It defends labor being used where trained, warning against diverting skilled workers from productive rails into other lines. It asserts expansion in mining and manufacturing aids recovery from panic and urges returning to active capital deployment. A vivid dream of hellish torment then follows, ending with the narrator waking after a night amid dead streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Development
Snch
Hsa
Sagaciong
Luther Benson's Struggle with Drink and Hellish Visions
An account from Cambridge City Times recounts Luther Benson’s brutal battle with alcohol withdrawal. He endures tremors, visions of snakes and devils in saloons, and a terrifying hotel room encounter with a corpse that becomes a demon. He flees toward Cincinnati seeking relief from the torment and deathlike sensations.
The Escaped St Louis forger Jakebird-Ms BPrevious Exploits
Pete McCartney, a man in his 50s, is linked to a long history of counterfeiting stretching back before the war. Once a prolific offender with peers like Boyd and Beebusch, he allegedly now holds wealth around 20,000 dollars and owns farms in Illinois and Ohio. He is said to have printed twenty dollar notes and two fifty-cent notes, and, with Ballard, to have solved fiber paper issues. An indictment from 1866 rests in Springfield, Illinois, citing plates and other materials found on him, with prior jail breaks and elusive bail. He claims quiet residence in the Indian Territory.
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St. Louis
Jakebird
Pete McCartney
Anch
Boyd
Sleight
Beebusch
Piper
McCartney
Illinois
Ohio
United States
Ballard
Springfield
Peter
Wood
Sam Felker
Chicago
Liberty
Whitley
Louisville
Indian Territory
Fire destroys frame house on South Eighth Street
At 3 80 this afternoon fire alarm sent firefighters to 12 South Eighth near York. A low frame house owned by Mr. O Connor and occupied by Barney Conaughman and John McClintock burned rapidly, threatening neighboring property. A brick saloon survived, while another frame to the north burned badly. Litter owned by Mrs. O Donnell and occupied by James O’Brien, all furniture saved. Total loss about 1200.
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South Eighth Street
York
O'Connor
Barney Conaughman
John McClintock
Hook and Ladder
Bear Upends Fox Hunters Near Canton Penn
A Canton letter describes J R and J R Matteen of Chautauqua County N Y who hunted fox then encountered a bear at South Mountain seven miles southeast of Canton. They fired. the bear charged, mauling J R before dying from three shots. The bear weighed about 895 pounds.
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Canton
Penn
Elmira
Brain
J. R
Patents Issued in Week Ended Jan 19 1875 Western District
The Western Patent Office list reports numerous patents issued for the week ending January 19 1875. Entries include vehicles signals and industrial devices by inventors in Illinois Chicago Galesburg Moline and other cities, with items such as switch signals mounted horsepower calving equipment stove polish bread slicers egg carriers wheel scrapers and more. Also noted are meat choppers trade marks and related devices with several assignees and locations across Iowa Missouri and Illinois.
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United States Patent Office
Tuk “Waia
Western Patent Office Agency
W.B. Richards
Galesburg
Willinois
A. T. Bird
Chicago
F. D. Coy
Marseilles
Sears
Palmer
F. G. Johnson
Afecon — County
M.* Anderson
W. A. Brown
Eureka
A. I. Bryant
Gilpin Moore
Moline
W. T. Nichols
J. Yates
Murray _ Iron Works Co
Burlington, Iowa
J. D. Husbands, Jr
St. Louis
Spuce
Lewis & Co
J D. Husbands, Jr
Boston Clubs Rise to Nation's Largest City for First Class Societies
Boston now hosts more first class clubs than any U S city with groups such as the Commonwealth Athenian Papyrus Apollo Bolston Orpheus Art Somerset Union Temple Central Tremont B Suf folk Thursday Evening Saturday Bird Massachusetts and Banks. The Somerset club leads with unmatched house appointments including parlors dining rooms grand billiard halls fine tapestry Louis Seize clocks mantel ornaments Venetian mirrors and convex glass pieces.
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Boston
Commonwealth
Athenian
Papyrus
Apollo
Bolston
Orpheus
Art
Somerset
Union
Temple
Central
Tremont
Suffolk
Bird
Massachusetts
Banks
America
Louis
Boston Gazetis
Mary Ballard of Quincy Ill dies after forty one years home
The community mourns Mrs. Mary Ballard a revered Quincy resident who died Christmas morning. A mother of six, she helped plant schools churches and missions, sheltered fugitives, and supported benevolent causes. Her family legacy spans children who became missionaries educators and clergy.
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Quincy
Mary Ballard
Chicago
Asha
Templeton
Maas
Washington
Goodell
Constantinople
Asa ‘Turner
Iowa
E. Ballard
Athol
Mass
George UI
Asell
Illinois
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Ohio
Mississippi
Lovejoy
Ballard
Theological Seminary
Mission Institute
David Nelson
Africa
Bethel
Foretaste of the Future in National Politics
The New York Times piece argues Democrats gain ground while Republicans fall behind. It criticizes party leaders for inviting failed schemes and predicts Democrats will control Congress, with hostile debates in the House this week. It cites McLean and Butler remarks and Brown’s blows about civil rights and Burke.
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New York Times
Congressman Platt
Senator Spencer
Alabama
Organa
Platt
Republicans
Public Journal
Washington
Damnerata
Congress
McLean
Texas
Ben Butler
New Orleans
Butler
Cox
New York
Brown
Philippie
Elijah Pogram
Junius
Burke
S “Peroration
Pennsylvanis Avenue
Capitol
Mr. Lamar
Mississippi
New Hampshire Gubernatorial Race Begins With Three Tickets
The 1875 campaign opens in New Hampshire on March 9 with three tickets Republican Pearson C. Cheney Democrat Hiram S. Roberts and Prohibitionist Nathaniel White. Last year Governor Weston, a Democrat, won by plurality but not a majority and was chosen by the Legislature. Republicans hope to regain supremacy amid Prohibitionist support. The race also includes congressional contests and a spirited campaign outlook.
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Grant
Arkansas
Chicago Journal
Senate
Ward
Brooks
Garland
Messrs
Poland
Scudder
Sloas
Sayler
Congress
New Hampshire
Weston
Pearson C. Cheney
Hiram 8. Roberts
Nathaniel White
How He Saved a Choking Child in Reno Nevada
A Reno correspondent describes saving a choking child in Nevada. While hauling wood from a timber ranch to Austin Reese River, a mother cried for help as a child’s throat blocked by a pine-nut shell. The rescuer used a board across a doorjamb to create a jar effect, dislodging the shell and reviving the child. The grateful mother praised the quick action and notes this method has succeeded in other cases.
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Reno
Neyv
Sacramentn
Temperance Convention Feb 2 at Camp Point Adams County
Washington's Birthday temperance gathering in Adams County plans a 10am convention at Camp Point on February 2. All interested in temperance progress urged to attend with Mrs J F Willing invited to address the women. An evening mass meeting will feature speakers. Horquas presiding Savage secretary. County papers asked to copy.
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Washington
Adams County
Camp Point
J. F. Willing
Womens’ State Temperance Union
H. O. Horquas
E.B. Savage
Sec’y
Trifling with his cold leads to latent disease take over
A man neglects a cold and drifts into a worsening condition that allows a latent illness to take full possession of his system. The ad promotes Jayne's Expectorant as a remedy for throat and lung ailments.
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Jayne
An Inquisitive Yankee and a Bit Off Leg Mystery
An inquisitive New England traveler questions a man missing a leg after a battle, asking about his accident. The responder refuses further questions and finally reveals the cause was "bit off" in a curious exchange that ends with bafflement over how the injury occurred.
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Jonathan
Eaanerd
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Luther Benson
Cambridge City Times
Thad
Fand
Miama
Cincinnati
Geome
A. Wake Tims
Canaan
Jesus
Pearl
Dr. Foote
Mr. Anderson
Prise
Earth
O. Schulthels & Co
Ene & Frelnks
J. Fo
Sumami
Anna Menee & Vo
Graham & Co
Young Brown
Kentucky
Cock-eye
Bere Les
Bongleigh
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Tinmane
New Hampshire Campaign
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