12 Jun 1875
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1875
Page
1
Laura Lennox secretly secures a cottage and a marriage, aided by her brother. The couple travels briefly before returning to Elmatreet where Laura reveals the plan and the “lost engagement ring” story behind their unexpected homecoming.
The Daily Gazette notes Mr. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, defended his railroad policy. He declares the B and O is in splendid condition and counters press criticisms. Earnings for 1874 and the past month show strong gains while rate comparisons favor his line over rivals.
The text discusses the Baltimore and Ohio Company financing rival lines, loans totaling over 3 million to support other roads, and the impact on the company’s credit. It notes extensive road construction to Chicago, 260 miles of line built cash, and absence of mortgage debt. It warns of potential Water Department exposures and coverups likely to fail.
A Gulf cable dispatch reports a quake in New Grenada’s Caurcata valley near the Venezuelan frontier with sixteen thousand alleged deaths. The Department of Bogrea, home to over half a million people, is cited as the quake’s location. A New York conference involving Col. Thomas A. Scott A J Cassatt and John King Jr. aims to form a basis to end the railway war and will be presented to directors within ten days.
Weather outlook for the Middle and Eastern States shows falling barometer higher temperatures increasing cloudiness southeast winds and possible rain from Pennsylvania to Maine with winds shifting to cool northwest. The International Vypo Epphion Union in Boston elected officers Walter W. Bell as president Jus Harper as vice president C F Sheldon as secretary treasurer and Wm A Hutchinson as corresponding secretary. next session will be in Philadelphia. Canadian press again questions U S duty on canned lobster cases and accuses a treaty violation, calling US action unjust.
Mrs Svovyvorn's illustrated paper lauds Bey barren and Merrimac associations, noting Concord links and John Paul Jones era naval history. Harper's May June issues feature Wanderings in Brittany and Rau on Stone Age remains, alongside Thackeray and Hawthorne essays. The Cumberland safe recovered near Norfolk with gold estimates, plus details on the Vicksburg wreck, cargo and passengers.
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