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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1868
Page
2
Radical press lauds Judge Butler for upholding conscience over party aims. The piece argues the judge remains fair and nonpartisan, resisting partisan pressure and protecting judicial integrity amid calls for loyalty to party leaders.
Passengers aboard the Star of the Union survive a wreck off Chile as seaman John Holmes earns praise for saving many by launching a second boat and urging others to safety. A Californian named Clark, carrying $6000 in gold, perishes when life preserver shifts and he sinks.
Advices from the Sandwich Islands report the whale ship Peru returning to Honolulu from St Pauls Island Alaska with about 40000 seal skins. Peru aided a new fur venture at St Pauls. harbor there hosts a large fleet but trade is dull due to unfavorable weather. Whaling in the Arctic shows more losses and many whalers return to Honolulu injured. Pacific reports of Pole Continent discoveries and southern belt extension this year remain uncertain.
Washington telegram reports a heated street encounter between General Howard and Dr. Boynton over allegations about Howard. Each calls the other a liar and falsehoods, with Boynton offering to fight and Howard challenging the insult as unmitigated. The confrontation ends as the Reverend walks away.
The Lille progres newspaper in Paris was fined 600 francs and jailed a month for listing subscribers to the Baudin monument in Montmartre. The Reveille editor faces two months imprisonment and 2000 francs. Tribune and L Avenue editors 2000 francs each. Tentra and Journal de Paris editors 1000 francs each for publishing subscription details.
The Manufacturers' Association agrees to reconsider a resolution banning workers with union ties and to allow non union aid on condition that the cigar makers union permits it. A joint five member arbitration committee from both sides to settle all future differences. Both Workingmen's Unions accept and factories resume operation as planned.
The Hoening Herald reports Govenan Garr urges retraction of the army’s reduction while public fleet spending rises, signaling economic reform by General Grant. An Austrian expedition under Karl Scherzer aims to extend Austrian industry to Asia and the Americas. A Charleston to Liverpool steam line begins with the Golden Horn carrying upland cotton. A Thanksgiving riot by two Washington men ends with deaths and injuries as they head to dedicate a church stone.
The Delaware court discusses the Media Company v Daniel Leary case with testimony on fraudulent naturalization papers and voting attempts. Judge Butler criticizes reliance on out of state opinions, jury returns a not guilty verdict, and proceedings are noted as not binding without an in court ruling.
Commodore Lawrence Kearney dies in Perth Amboy at 79 after 61 years of service. A nurse girl in Corning, New York, allegedly harmed a baby, resulting in its death. the coroner investigates. New York Mayor Hoffman retires. Alderman Coman acts as mayor until 1869. Scientists tour Southernbeck for alleged gold finds. Fires claim lives in Sing Sing. a woman dies from injuries after a kerosene lamp incident. Governor Scott discusses finance and political violence. North Carolina seeks Congress to remove political disabilities. Buenos Aires reports insurrection suppressed. three hundred barrels of whisky seized at Cincinnati rail depot. Two men drowned on Lake Ontario after a fishing trip. A 12-year-old girl, Carrie Pearce, abused. perpetrators charged. A produce dealer robbed in Boston for $1500 and a gold watch. counterfeit $10 note passed in Cincinnati. other distressing crime reports.
Reports from Italy cite a sharp outbreak in Bologna following tax resistance by tenants. Two people killed and seven seriously injured amid clashes. Dispatches also announce Mount Etna in Sicily showing eruptive activity.
The body proved to be Sophia Smith wife of Jeremiah Smith a brutal Sullivan County resident. Four men crossed the New Paltz ferry to Poughkeepsie answering the description of Jeremish Brith the Ulster county murderer though facial hair differed. Two detectives pursued and claimed to have located him at Otisville station on the Mineroad and expect to capture him soon.
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