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18 Apr 1877
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The Clermont Courier in Batavia, Ohio
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1877
Page
1
Glacial Exch and Wonder at a Walk Home
The narrator recalls a popular science lecture with gleeful boasting of glaciers and icebergs. She imagines an expedition with knapsack and gun while noting cold air, scenic views, and a curious animal. Mamma fears a strong mind and cutting hair as good night ends with a promise to discuss the Glacial Exch in Princetonian context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Ly Mont Blanc
Alps
Kob
Princetonian
The Story of Tweed's Escape and Flight to Spain
The illus trated weekly recounts Tweed's financial strain before trial, his plan to flee to Spain with a covert network, and the careful sequence from his Ludlow Street Jail days to his dramatic departure on December 4 1875 aided by trusted associates. It covers the secret identity John Secor, staged departures, and the voyage to Cuba and Spain, ending with his capture in Vigo and return to the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3 Weekly
Wm. M Tweed
Tweed
Ludlow Street
Charley Lawrence
England
Spain
Vermont
Bliss
Northampton
Washington
Bar
Cuba
John Secor
Emigration to California Warned By Clermont Courier
The 1877 Clermont Courier denounces California emigration as a mirage. It argues labor markets in San Francisco are overrun, with skilled workers facing despair and abandonment, while eastern youth are lured by false promises of easy riches. The piece criticizes the Alta’s siren call and portrays ongoing misery of new arrivals.
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San Francisco Mail
Golden City
New York
Frisco
Satyr
Bay
San Francisco
California
Alta
Death of a Hero at Fire Ends in Cathedral Funeral
The St Louis fire claim tells of Fifth Street night workers rushing to rescue, risking life to save women and children. Charles Tienan, partner of Mose Labonta, saved several victims before dying after leaping to a ladder, body later laid in a casket for Charlie Tienan’s funeral procession from Cathedral to Calvary. Minnesota friends will be notified, body to stay in vault until heard from.
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St. Louis
Fifth Street
Charles Tienan
Mose Labonta
South Fifth Street
Tienan
Charlie Tienan
Calvary
Minnesota
How the Indians Climb Trees in South America and Other Lands
Appletons Journal describes methods used by women and children to climb trees across regions. It notes slick bark, vines loops, African hoops, Tahitian foot fetters, Australian gum trees, and rope-and-hatch techniques enabling ascent to gather fruit, nuts, or opossums.
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South America
Africa
Australia
Ten Year Old Boys in Alabama Carry Revolvers
A report notes incidents in Alabama where young boys around ten years old are found or observed carrying revolvers, highlighting concerns over firearm access and juvenile safety. Local authorities and communities discuss remedies and stricter supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Triangular Scrimmage In Newburyport Rodent Hen and Rooster
The Newburyport Herald reports a bizarre street encounter in which a hen near a water-cask battles a large rat, interrupted by a rooster. The trio exchanges pecks and spur work in a chaotic brawl ending with the rat dismembered and blinded by the combative trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport Herald
Hari-Kari
The Pyramids Stone Transport and Construction
The pyramids used stones from Arabian quarries carried to the Nile by boat bridges and a ten year long causeway. One hundred thousand workers rotated in shifts, twenty years for erection, with stones raised by wooden machines and cemented in paper-thin layers proving enduring strength.
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Egypt
Arabian Hills
District of Columbia Marshal Fred Douglass Recalled
The St Michael s Comet recalls Fred Douglass as a Talbot County native raised near St Michael s He ran away and gained freedom He belonged to Hugh Auld in Baltimore while his brother Thomas Auld supervised him Douglass plans to visit Talbot County and St Michael s soon noting he has not been there since slavery.
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St. Michaells
Fred Douglass
District of Columbia
Talbot County
Peter Mitchell
St. Michael’s
Daniel Chaney
Douglass
Hugh Auld
Baltimore
Capt
Thomas Auld
Fred
Marshal Douglass
Beaconsfield’s Golden Sword Lies A Dummy
Speculation surrounds how the Earl of Beaconsfield in his seventy second year bore the sword of state at Parliament’s opening. Observers note the velvet scabbard masked a harmless blade, implying the weapon was a nonfunctional prop for that moment.
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Earl of Beaconsfield
Lord Beaconsfield
Longfellow
Odd Appetite Defined in Lehigh County Tale
In Lehigh County a man reportedly ate fifty raw oysters twenty buckwheat cakes a pound of Limberger cheese and a family mince pie while drinking ten glasses of beer at one sitting. The columnist uses this to illustrate a French writer’s idea that one’s character shows in what they eat, hinting at a judgment beginning with h and ending with g.
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Norristown Herald
Lehigh County
Parisian commits suicide by bleeding into ten wine glasses
A Parisian individual ended his life by slitting his veins and letting blood flow into ten wine glasses, according to the report. The incident details are noted as a self-inflicted death in the historical newspaper fragment.
Captain Lairbush A Remarkable 111 Year Old Veteran
Captain Frederick Lairbush, once of the British army, died in New York on April 3. He claimed to be born March 9, 1766, making him 111. He recounted Napoleonic battles, shipwrecks, and a life filled with opium and laudanum use, with breakfast celebrations by Gen. De Peyster marking each birthday. Critics doubt the age, noting a 1818 resignation implies only 52 if born in 1766, though some supporters insist on his extraordinary longevity.
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St. Paul
New York Times
Red Horse
Major Reno
Custer
Big Horn
Pioneer Press
Reno
Greasy Grass Creek
Thomas H. French
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Rice
French
Tenth Infantry
Forty-fourth Infantry
West Point
Regular Army
Frederick Lairbush
New York
Gen. de Peyster
Narrow escape in Ludlow pipe work at City Water Works
James Hancock foreman of the repair gang at Ludlow Mass braved entombing danger after entering a 24 inch pipe to inspect repairs. The quicksand flooded section held him back. he backed out after five and a half hours, exhausted but alive as coffer dam pumps fought to keep water from flooding.
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City Water Works
Hancock
Ludlow
Mass
Great Reservoir
High Brook
Senate
State Board of Agriculture
House
Bates
Haines
Ransom
J. R
Messrs. Ransom
Owens
Burrows
Stanton
Yeas
McLain
Central Lunatic Asylum
Barrett
Committee On Public Works
Board of Public Works
Mercer County
Indiana
Committee On Finance
Allery
Petroleum fuel for steam engines gains Italian patent
A Glasgow correspondent reports a new method using petroleum as engine fuel discovered in Italy and now patented worldwide. The system uses asbestos to insulate a blazing oil surface, with a pliable asbestos mill-board preventing heat transfer. Experiments in London show strong approval from engineers and agents of the American patentee.
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Italy
Abestos
London
Remarkable double shooting in New Orleans tale
A remarkable incident in New Orleans sees a shooter fire four times at a man who remains unharmed. The target warns the shooter, predicting a future reckoning, before a fifth shot is fired and severs the shooter's pointing finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Good wagoner turns in little room
An admiring note praises a skilled wagoner for efficiency and maneuverability in confined spaces, highlighting practical seamanship and reliability. The line suggests high regard for someone able to operate effectively where space is limited.
European Powers Endorse Balkan Reforms Pact 1877
The protocol from London dated March 31 1877 endorses the Ottoman reforms in Bosnia Herzegovina and Bulgaria and calls for peace footing for Ottoman forces. It notes Montenegrin frontier rectifications and Bojana navigation. It warns that failure to improve Christian conditions could threaten European peace and reserves measures to protect Christian populations.
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Bosnia
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Porte
Europe
Constantinople
London
Munster
BuEst
L. Db’ Harcourt
Derby
L F
Menabber
Schouyaloff
Lord Derby
Russia
Turkey
Bender clan arrested in Crawford CountyKeefer alias Benders linked to long mystery
A Southern letter reports that on March 4 Kansas detectives, passing through Ft Smith en route to Kansas, arrested the Keefer family in Crawford County under Gov. Governor requisition. Kate drew a shovel at the detective but arrests were quiet. The group denies being the Benders. Kate recently bore two children.
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Kansas
Ft. Smith
Bender
Crawford County
Keefer
Beard
Arkansas
York
Pierce City
Missouri
Fayetteville
Old Man Bender
Cedar Creek
George Keofer
John Bender
Lena Keofer
Kate Bender
Crawford
Kate
Blue-Glass Experiment Ends In Household Turmoil
Mr Brimley exposed a three month old baby to blue glass sunrays for hours harming the child. The infant cried out and a scuffle ensued with Brimley and his wife. The father then smashed blue glass panes and the family restrains the child while neighbors fear a wider dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brimley
Mrs. Blimley
Mr. Blimley
Clermont Courier Ad Rates and Insertion Terms
Legal and transient advertisements priced at 1.00 per square for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly advertisers receive a liberal reduction. Business cards up to six lines cost 6.00 per year.
Wrapt Mummy Of Endless Wrappings In Vegetables
A playful verse extols Wrapt as a wondrous power over vegetables, describing his mighty presence and the appetizing aroma he inspires. It mocks social behavior and ends with a witty nod to a lady’s recognition of his influence, citing the New York Evening Post.
Odds and Ends of a Curious Era in Print
A collage of quips and anecdotes from newspapers spanning writers like Emerson and Bennett, with wry observations on love, journalism, politics, and daily life. Jests about public figures, sailors, farmers, and readers abound, including a bear misidentified as a St Bernard and a milkman using blue glass in a can.
King of Dahomey Eyes War With France and Germany
The ruler vows to clash with France and Germany combined and introduces a novel weapon or device for thorough testing amid growing tensions.
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Dahomey
France
Germany
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