17 May 1873
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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1873
Page
1
An 19th century style scene unfolds at a Quaker meeting where gray attire gives way to crimson hints and a shy smile from Anne draws attention. Martha Bennet and Patience True are central figures as interwoven prayers, roses, and quiet witness illuminate a solemn hour.
An 1785 Versailles crow once favored Marie Antoinette at Petit Trianon and later haunted Empress Marie Louise, inspiring superstition in Napoleon. The tale intertwines with a maskeaded tale of Captain Sammy Pickles in a Massachusetts seaside town, where two aging captains cling to a sea lore pledge while love, marriage, and a pink-bundled baby reshuffle loyalties and fortunes.
The Prussian House of Peers adopted four laws to limit Catholic influence, granting the Education Minister control over clergy and appointments, with Germans preferred for church roles and state oversight of religious education. A royal court for ecclesiastical matters is created, and absentees from the church may leave by paying a fee, signaling a decisive move against Catholicism in Germany. Y. Sun reports the goal is to sever ties to Rome. A beautiful bride dies after asking her husband to kiss her goodbye in San Francisco. In Town, 9,805 of 15,193 teachers are women earning half the male salary.
A compendium of obituaries and incidents from May 4 to May 11, 1873 recounts the deaths of Ilan James L. Orr in St Petersburg and Venezuela’s ex president Antonio Paez in New York, plus Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase in New York. Reports cover trials, fires, accidents, crimes, and political moves across the United States and abroad, including Louisiana politics and rail or bridge disasters.
An old item discusses cow milk withholding after calf removal and recommends gentle, persistent milking and cold udder baths. It warns against harsh treatment and details milk duct obstructions and the risks of improper devices. It also notes M Howe? zgar on animal language and a Chicago mayoral bid rejection by Jose MED.
Modern crime records hail unprecedented Bank of England forgeries recovery through rapid cables and police actions. Macdonnell mistress identified after missing ship. Bidwell tracked in Havana. Byron captured in Scotland after a postmarked Edinburg letter triggered pursuit. Within a month arrests and most property recovered as international formalities concluded. News speed reshapes justice.
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