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Newspaper
Weekly World
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1879
Page
8
A London era column reports on tense parliamentary wrangling over reform bills and party strategies while noting cultural theater news. It highlights Lord Beaconsfield and Conservative strength, Irving and Daly theatre plans, Adelina Patti and Sullivan in New York, and rising theater moves affecting public life.
Thurlow Weed recalls 1861 politics, Evarts and the New York Senate contest. He discusses party splits, Lincoln’s era, and the selection of a U.S. Senator, noting conservative and Republican dynamics and the influence of leaders like Seward and Harris amid the anti rent era.
A long review of historic court dramas and miscarriages, recounting cases like Edmund Galley and Oliver involving Dartford and Bow Street, including Cockburn and Williams figures. It notes pardons, transportations, and debates in Parliament, with later references to French persecution and rehabilitation efforts.
Cincinnati August 10 The Promotion of Marriage Association floundered amid public disillusion as a thousand attended Inwood Park with promises of marriages while only three couples wed. Mayor Moore’s philanthropic plan devolved into political gain by pickpocket politicians and improprieties, including a public picnic, wedding subsidies, and a parade of questionable participants.
A convoluted tale from Cortada Courier-Javenad details a Sarat ga widow who inherits 420,000 a year conditional on not remarrying, a stipulation seen as malicious by the deceased husband. The story hints at prior marriage and the widow's subsequent remarriage, leaving her current spouse content as the wealth impact unfolds.
Adele G Lucas sues George Bullwinkel a liquor dealer and others in Brooklyn City Court seeking $16,000 for alleged assault and injuries on July 24 and prior abuse claiming a once sober marriage, with details naming James V Moloney and Sparrow as defendants and guardian involved. Lucy Lucas is daughter of Dr. Atjenstad Waceler of Kentwyenue.
A puzzling scene unfolds on a city street car as a Western beard, a gloomy observer, and a reporter recount a deaf couple exchanging whispers. A bystander narrates how a husband’s hearing device and a mother’s baby in a cradle spark mixed reactions, while a curious artisan demonstrates an ear instrument and a shrill chorus of opinions.
A long readable fragment outlines a weekly school contest with prize notices, a letter from a student editor, assignments for readers, and various puzzles. It lists contributors, prize rules, entries due dates, and a large set of word games and riddles including anagrams and transpositions.
A chaotic report details the kidnapping of Lena McGraw and another girl by Hoste Miller and an accomplice. They forced one girl to beg while moving between Fourth Street and Elizabeth Street, detaining them at 220 Elizabeth Street and later at Police Head. Lena was later identified by her mother and questioned by Inspector Morne. The case prompts action by the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and health officials to inspect the tenement at No 2 Elizabeth Street.
Reported in Washington about the Tennessee railroad bond compromise vote. The measure failed by a clear margin as bondholders and voters opposed the plan, with emphasis on the 60 cent offer and skepticism of its benefit to bondholders. Noted deaths include actors, editors, and public figures, among others.
A chaotic newspaper fragment reports a national banker criticizing cash shortages and excessive coin hoards. The note claims the Treasury plans to retire silver denominations, while a city notice mocks election delays and a social exchange recalls a long-ago meeting amid garbled text and unrelated remarks.
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