The Weekly Echo Editorial Lineup
The Weekly Echo lists J. W. Bryan and B Hutchins as proprietor and publisher in this periodical record.
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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1872
Page
2
Weather and business notes from Lake Charles 1872
Local tidbits detail cold unsettled weather with sleet and snow showers, plus a plan for gum arabic coating coins to deter pests. Advertisements promote Home and Health magazine and a new patent stem winding watch. A full dispatch from New York reports renewed Texas railroad building terms and leadership, hopeful for linking New Orleans to Texas by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart, Graham & Co., Jewelers
Whitehall Street
New York
Christian Weelly
Texas Railroad
Messrs
Charles A. Whitney & Co
Brashear
West Bank
Sabine River
Bailey
J. L. Macaulay
Telegraph Window Stop Reveals Odd Exchange
A brief, garbled account describes a man stopping at a telegraph window where a young woman appeared distracted. He and a companion exchange a quick remark about a woman’s knowledge, ending with a cryptic line about Finch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomang
Orton
Bill
Contests with Warmoth governance draw federal involvement
A New Orleans editorial notes the eight day clash between Governor Warmoth and his opponents in the Louisiana General Assembly. It accuses President Grant of mixed moral and material support to Warmoth and argues federal troops were used to subvert state government. The piece criticizes Gen Emory and calls for federal intervention to protect the legislature and uphold Republican governance amid alleged election manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warmoth
Grant
Carter
General Assembly
United States
Emory
Gov. Warmoth
House of Representatives
State House
Legislative Department
Menate
Thiscoati
Louisiana
End of the Struggle at Mechanics Institute
A исторical brief notes that the opposition Senators' return to the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday was seen as surrender to Warmoth and that the House seats should be reclaimed. It mentions Mr. Carter's Sunday journal address urging assembly on Monday to discuss the State House, said to be done without his associates or party knowledge and deemed unwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Warmoth
Washington
Grant
Harpers
General Assembly
Carter
N. O. Beo
Mechanics’ Institute
Bribe charge against Pinchback shocks Louisiana
The National Republican reports that P. S Pinchback, claiming to be Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, is accused of receiving a $10,000 bribe for locating the City Park. The article urges Legislature to investigate amid public events, warning that unrefuted charges damage state credit and honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Republican
P. S Pinchback
Louisiana
Tthe City
New Orleans Times
Informal Illinois retirement plan wins Democratic support
Springfield reports a Democratic Central Committee meeting on the retirement proposal from the presidential contest received with unanimous favorable views. The Missouri Democratic address and Western state Democrats bolster the plan, signaling cross state approval for a strategy against Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Central Committee
Springfield
Douglas
Illinois
Grant
St. Louis Republican
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly Echo
J. W. Bryan
B Hutchins
Lake Charles
Sincs
Macaulay
New Orleans
Hunter of Macaulay
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Company
J. B. Griswold
G. W. BR. Bailey
Texas
N. C
Neono
Jay Warren Ford
Sem Johnson
James
Onante
Methodist Recorder
Boston
On¢E
Menstion Sr
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