The Herald and Bennett Legacy at Fort Washington
Correspondence from Rochester describes the Bennett era at the Herald, noting autocratic control, blunt pay, and the vast building project. It contrasts Bennett and Greeley on openness, detailing editorial rooms, private doors, and a unique daily council of editors that shaped the paper’s policy and privacy. It ends with a Carbondale coal region note.
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Bennett Inservatory
Fort Washington
Col
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Bennett
Herald
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The
Europe
Daily Council of
Elece
Greeley
the Tribune
Raymond
Binpee
Tribune
Herald Office
Ted
Rochester Democrat
Boston Fire of 1872 Rips 65 Acres. 700 Buildings Burned
Many killed while saving goods as flames destroy a two square mile area in Boston. Officials report over seventy banks open, widespread destruction across State Street and surrounding districts, with hundreds missing and residents seeking loved ones amid collapsed walls and heavy smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Citi
State Street
Jordan
Boston Fire Relief Efforts Rally Chicago Community
Chicago reports excitement over the Boston fire with numerous relief meetings. Churches collected contributions yesterday and the Young Men's Christian Union formed a relief committee. The Mayor scheduled a public relief meeting and theaters plan benefits for the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Young Men’s Christian Union
Disappearance of Pat Molloy Shrouded in Ball Room Case
County records show two bills from Acting Police Court judges Carter and Wilson for services during absences. City Solicitor L. W. Goss upholds payment rights as necessary to keep the court open. In Cincinnati a separate case ties to Pat Molloy’s mysterious ball room disappearance with arrests and high bail for witnesses.
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John W. Carter
Moses F. Wilson
Carter
Mr. Wilson
Hese
Sater
Goss
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Poate
Ohio
Walter F. Strait
Hamilton County
Police Court of
L. W. Goss
Thomas O'Meara
Carr and
Orr
John Keating
Pat Molloy
Geyer
O’meara
Mike Keating
Mike Gleason
Johnny Myer
Mary Quinn
Malloy
Farrier's saloon stabbing case shocks West F street
The incident at 259 West F Street involved Thos Tydd Jr aged 14 and Wm Cavanaugh. Tydd allegedly stabbed a man in the back with a knife wounding him near the lungs. Cavanaugh was hospitalized in critical condition. Tydd was arrested and the case was continued in Police Court awaiting the injured man's status.
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Tween Thos
Wm. Cavanaugh
Farrier’s
West F Street
Cavanaugh
Thos
Tydd, Jr
Young Todd
John Rooney
Wm. Sullivan
John Owens
Dominick O’geary
Indus
Saturda
Isaac J. Smith
Sargent Borth
Third and
Plum Streets
Miss Emma Skillman Injures Leg in Street Wagon Runaway
Miss Emma Skillman lost balance when a light wagon jolted forward in front of her brother's hotel. The wagon ran onto Van Ce drug store window on Cooper Street, shattering glass and scattering items. Skillman fractured the large bone above the ankle. Dr Sollheim soon arrived and will resume practice after a six month hiatus.
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Emma Skillman
Jerraian
Cooper Street
Vance Drug Store
Conan Iealad
Dr. Sollheim
Council Proceedings on Fire Aid and Horse Epidemic
The Cincinnati Common Council met to discuss aid for the destroyed Boston area fire, appoint a joint committee, and consider measures for horse epidemic response. It approved steam power over Front Street during the crisis and set police appointment confirmations. other items included lectures, poetry events, a U.S. court verdict, and license receipts.
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Boston
Keck
Dorten
Cincinnati
Pose E Y
Common Council
Citizens’ Rea
Brookfield
J. Burnet, JR
Woolley
Board of Supervisors
J. Keck
Front Street
Corbett
Frintz
Council
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New York Herald
the Times
Carbondale
Mutade
Tve
Bosbtoim
Girona
Cummainsville
Thomas W. Knox
Siberia
Third Presbyterian Arch
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Cincinnati Life Society
Miller
United States
Oe United States
James Duncan
Seutcher’s
Vine
Sixth Street
Sciete Valley
Ross, Highland
Fayette
Pickaway
Fairfield
Pike
Sciete
Jackson
Vinton
Bes
Procter & Gamble
B. Cavagna & Som
Fifth Street
J. BR. Peebles
Hugh Keownee
If Boner
Wer
H. Weiler
P. Tracy
H. Frank
L. Koch
Harriet Street
Central Avenue
A. Hess, Thos. Shay
Clinton and Baymiller
West Court
John Taylor
General Avenue
J. Ferguson &O
Central Ave
Clinton
Epizootic
India
ART & Hickcox
Penateredepaate
West
Fourth Street
Andy Husman
Deatzer Fm
Vine Street
Musgrave
West Fifth Street
B. Dawson Musgrave
East Fifth St
Wien Ae
Ee Ae Eetesieee
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H. B. Eckelmann
East Fifth Street
Public Library of Kentucky
Libr
Kentucky
Public Library
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Farmers’ and Drovers’ Bank
Arp Drovers
Baye, Zavtsynis
Public Library of
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Thomas E. Bramlette
F. J. Dibble & CO
Washington Street
Indianapois
Inn
Sung
B. McDonaid
Sases Bridge
Joseph Mosser
J-office
B. Becker
Clinton Hotel
Covin
Alfred Warren
Buffalo & Fancy Carriage Robes
Lockwood, Nichols & Tice
West Third Street
Burnet House
Wm. Wilson McGrew
North Side
Allee
Vanteril
West F
Fourth St
Mica Lamp Chimney Co
Pearl St
Beckwith
American Agriculturalfet
Bcientific American
Mr. Orange
New York
Eamenenh
Hearth On Home
Phrenologica Journal
American Seigat Pardhanere
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Goodyear Rubber CO
Great Jones St
Goodyear’s Rubber Coo
Baroe
Independent
C. Y. Chase
Anoum
Ww. H. Bucher
Thiane WH. Cox de
Sese Ealer
Woelisbeu
Pitsburg
Railroads
Ginoint, Hamilton & Dayton
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Ichmond
Iiton
Sam Oneral Ticket Oe
Railway Matters
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Cote
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Indianapolis
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Cleveland
Buffalo
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Atlantic & Great Western
Kentucky Central Railroad
Louisville and
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Mmati Shere
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Beathern
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Ittsburg, Cincinnati
Cincinnama
Palace
York
Columbus
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