Beechers Hell Sermon Stirs Controversy in Revival
Rev Henry Ward Beecher condemned the idea that most humanity is predestined for hell and warned that such a doctrine would deform heaven. He denounced centuries of supposed divine judgment as monstrous, likening it to worship of Satan and calling it a gruesome nightmare of theology.
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Henry Warbd Beecher
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Beecher
Adam
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Satan
Christ
Fall of Plevna and Russian Advance Threaten Turks
The Russians capture Plevna, the Turkish fortress, with 400 cannons and 60,000 captives including Osman Pasa. Duke Nicholas’s forces pursue the defeated Turks as Russia presses toward the capital. The Porte seeks European mediation, but powers remain noncommittal.
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Osman Pasa
Nicholas
Russia
Porte
Adventurers Prowl Border as Texas Seeks Troops
Reports say raiders from both sides of the Rio Grande roam the Mexican border seeking plunder. A rumored battle between Texas militia and Mexican outlaws is said to have occurred. Texas Governor requests federal troops while both governments aim to avoid deeper conflict.
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Rio Grande
Mexico
Texas
Reform Congress Adjourns After Two Months Of Work
After a session of over two months and three laws passed the present Reform Congress adjourned until after the holidays. The failure of the last Democratic House to pass the Army Appropriation bill necessitated an extra session, costing the country more than the salary grab era. The public hope is to elect better men next time.
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Reform Congress
House of Representatives
Congress
Clerk Grorck Day urged to settle unclaimed costs
Citizens question whether Grorck W Day has paid into the County Treasury all unclaimed costs received during his two terms as County Clerk. Critics claim the county could gain up to two thousand dollars by proper compliance with the law and urge immediate action before his third term begins.
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Grorck W. Day
Minister's funeral sermon attacks General Reus in Warsaw
A Warsaw minister used a Sunday funeral sermon to vent personal hostility against General Reus. The Indianian notes the act as outrageous and unfit for a sacred occasion, likening it to Beecher's warning about mud defiling heaven.
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Ind
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Williams
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Indianian
Beecher
Rooster Wars and Political Mirth Across Papers
A satirical reprint notes Jake Foster of the Van Wert Bulletin as a flamboyant rooster figure who allegedly devoured twenty seven male chickens since the election. It predicts a bid to dispose of the crop before the next election and mocks Republican optimism about ending the rooster issue.
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Jake Foster
van Wert Bulletin
Jake
Newton Democrat
Fifth Ohio Fifth District Congress hopefuls thinning out
The Cincinnati Enquirer lists leading candidates for Congress in Ohio's Fifth District. Names include General Ben Le Kever of Shelby, Hon. Frank LeBlond of Mercer, Judge Mackenzie, Hon. W. D. Hill of Defiance, Judge Cunningham, Bull Frog Layton, and ex-Senator Andrews of Auglaize, with references to recent rivalries and shifts.
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Cincinnati Enquire
Fifth Congressional District
Ohio Congressional District
Ben le Kever
Shelby
Sergeant
Tom Young
Frank LeBlond
Mercer
Mackenzie
W. D. Hill
Defiance
Cunningham
Allen County
Bull Frog Layton
Andrews
Auglaize
Treasury robbery hits Lawrence county Illinois for 39000
A special dispatch reports the Lawrence county Illinois treasury was broken into Tuesday night and robbed of thirty nine thousand dollars. The Gazette links the incident to political crookedness and notes local counties in Ohio share similar Democratic control.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Lawrence County
Illinois
Auglaize
Defiance
Clermont
Ohio
Prize Fight in Tamaqua Ends in Stampede and Arrests
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania Billy Madden is matched with Matt Frazer in a ten round prize fight at the old Greenwood coal breaker. The bout ends in a chaotic stampede as spectators break the ropes and police arrest several without the fighters.
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Chicago Tribune
Tamaqua
Billy Madden
Matt Frazer
Greenwood
At& O
Frazer
Madden
Townsend Reveals Grant Circle and Loyal Assistants
George Alfred Townsend quotes a Cincinnati Inquirer conversation with a Grant relative about Grant’s trusted associates Badeau Babcock and Sherman era aides. The dialogue notes Badeau’s loyalty, Grant’s defense of aides, and his cautious stance toward old crowd awaiting a return to public life.
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George Alfred Townsend
Cincinnati Inquirer
Grant
Badeau
T. W. Sherman
Tecumseh
Sherman
Porter
Babcock
London
St. Louis
Southern War Claim Passes House By One Vote
A Southern war claim for insurance money and dividends from New Orleans property seized by Union troops was approved by a narrow House majority. Funds paid into the Treasury will be returned by congressional order, raising questions about future Senate action and party control.
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New York Tribune
Washington
New Orleans
The
Treasury
Congress
Senate
Dog in Freight Car Escapes Chain and Attacks Express Agent
Sam Luscher ordered a bulldog from Cincinnati sent by express in a large box chained inside. The dog snapped the chain on a Kentucky Central car and gnawed through the crate. It then chased the express agent around the car until the agent drew his revolver and fired, killing the dog. The carcass was delivered to Luscher in Frankfort in poor condition.
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Frankfort
Sam. Luscher
Cincinnati
Express
Kentucky Central
It Is Well to Remember These Things
The Dayton Journal notes the Republican party has faced the Democratic rebellion debt since 1865 and reduced it by about 700 million dollars. It argues greenbacks rose from 40 to 97.4 cents on the dollar and asserts a clean Congress would improve results further.
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Dayton Journal
Republican Party
Texas Congressman proposes Galveston to Rio Grande City railroad
The Giddings bill in the House plans a 350 mile railroad from Galveston to Rio Grande City funded by two million dollars. The carrier would haul government freight and soldiers at two cents per ton mile, with no clear repayment plan, while warning that party control shapes a President’s choices and governance. A Pittsburg bookkeeper ad draw shows labor market imbalances, underscoring rising farm and urban labor tensions. England’s 300000 pair boot contract signals large wartime procurement ahead of a Crimean War precedent.
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Mr. Giddings
Texas
Galveston
Rio Grande City
Mexico
Aman
Pittsburg
Boston Post
England
Evading the Excise Law in New York Salons
A pair of friends skirt prohibition era rules by attempting to enter closed bars. A sentinel unlocks doors after names are checked, revealing a cellar saloon with improvised bartending. The men joke about evading limits while observers note the rise of illicit drinking and public appetite for loopholes.
Queen Intervenes for Staunton Mother in Balmoral Visit
The mother of two condemned men traveled to Balmoral to plead clemency with the Queen. After a difficult journey, she secured an interview with Sir Thomas Biddulph, who relayed her plea. The Queen offered sympathy and noted ministerial control, arranged transport home, and the mail bag carried the home secretary’s reprieve recommendation.
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Penge
Balmoral
Scotland
Ballater
Thomas Biddulph
Home Secretary
Coventry Sues Manchester Over Pauper Case and Odd Matrimony Tale
Coventry sues Manchester for support of pauper Patti Pamelia Anthony amid a long tale of seven marriages. The deposition outlines marriages from 1835 to 1867, including alleged bigamy and a pirate husband, with questions of validity under Connecticut law. Judge Carpenter in Hartford presides as arbitrator in a highly peculiar civil dispute.
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New York Times
Hartford
Connecticut
Coventry
Manchester
Patti Pamelia Anthony
Frederick A. Wheeler
Rogers
Wheeler
Pamelia
Henry Myers
Williamsburg
James Davis
Wisconsin
Richard Marshall
Ohio
Anthony
Bly
Son Returns Home After Five-Year Vanishing
Five years after a youth vanished from his East Boston home, a persuasive letter from the West claimed to have met him. The father traced the timing and awaited a Sunday reply, leading to the son’s promise to return. He kept his word and joined the Thanksgiving family dinner.
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Boston
Wheat trade shifts westward from Great Lakes ports
The Buffalo Courier notes a dramatic westward shift in wheat trade. Cleveland and Massillon, once dominant origins for wheat, now receive large breadstuffs from the North West as production centers move west. The trend will persist as agriculture expands and settlement brings production nearer to consumers.
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Buffalo Courier
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Massaillon
Massillon
Sunday Law in Berlin Delays Sabbath Quiet in Shops
The Berlin police illustrate the State versus individual duty as shopkeepers face fines for not pulling down Sabbath blinds. A man who partially pulled his blind was fined five marks for attempting to obscure his duty, while another who left it up entirely was fined one mark. The piece notes the contrast with the Emperor forcing Krupp workers to labor on Sundays and warns Berlin may become as dull as London on the Sabbath.
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Germany
London Examiner
Berlin
Krupp
London
Butter on a Brick: Baltimore Tramp's Bold Plea for Food
A Baltimore tramp recalls begging in Perryville for a square meal. He manipulated a householder by asking to butter a brick, then sought a mirror to show he was starving, a ploy that yielded food only after the ruse.
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Baltimore
Perryville
Germans Use Corks as Bed Coverlet Stuffing
A satirical quip from Puck describes Germans stuffing bedding with corks instead of down. It includes a joke about a Teutonic husband returning from a lodge meeting and commenting on the strong scent in the night air. The snippet preserves period voice and humor without graphic detail.
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Puck
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