Sunday, January 6, 2008

WEEKLY HISTORY DIGEST, Jan. 6-12

This week in history, from the Eric Fettmann Collection:

LONDON GAZETTE, Jan. 11, 1682:
"Whereas there is a Report spread abroad of the Death of William Penn, Esq.; Proprietary of Pennsylvania ... These are to give notice, That there is no manner of ground for it ..."

THE (London) OBSERVATOR, Jan. 6, 1703:
"An Account of the Amours of the E. of A. --- ... he got with him a Paris Harlot, very pretty and very Lewd, but so Common that she was called only by her name Mademoiselle M---n, just such another as Betty S---d's ..."

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, Jan. 1738:
"The Liberty of the Press: The continual attempts by a Set of mercenary Wretches to destroy, or undermine it, make some farther Observations necessary at this Time. -- They not only assert, that the Press stands in Need of some IMMEDIATE CHECK; but that the Liberty of it ought not to be reckon'd amongst the Rights and Privileges of Englishmen ... At present, I shall only recommend an excellent little Tract, lately publish'd upon this Subject, to the Notice of the World; I mean, The [1725] Tryal of JOHN PETER ZENGER, of New-York, PRINTER &c. -- This poor Man was charged with printing and publishing a false, scandalous, and seditious Libel, against the Governor and Administration of that Province; intitled the NEW-YORK WEEKLY JOURNAL, and having been harass'd in an extra- judicial and arbitrary Manner, by some Persons in Power there, was at last brought upon His Tryal ... But he had the Happiness to be try'd by so honest a Jury, and was so gloriously defended by his Counsel, Mr Hamilton ... that he was acquitted in the most honourable Manner ... [the Jury] took but little Time to consider of their Verdict and brought in Mr Zenger NOT GUILTY; upon which there were three great Huzzas in the Hall, by a crouded Audience. ..."

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, Jan. 1774:
"Boston: ... behold what followed! a number of resolute men (dressed like Mohawks or Indians) determined to do all in their power to save their country from the ruin which their enemies had plotted, in less than four hours emptied every chest of Tea on board the three ships commanded by the Captains Hall, Bruce and Coffin, into the sea! without the least damage done to the ships, or any other property ... the people are almost universally congratulating each other on this happy event ..." (account of the Boston Tea Party)

NEW-YORK MAGAZINE, Jan. 1793:
"Phila.: Yesterday morning, Mr. Blanchard made his forty-fifth ascension from the prison court in the aerial regions ... His excellency, the president of the united states took off his hat and saluted the aeronaut ..." (first U.S. balloon flight)

NEW-YORK EVENING POST, Jan. 10, 1818:
"... We are assured in a manner that leaves no doubt of the correctness of the fact that the personal friends of (Vice President Daniel Tompkins) have lately stepped forward in a very handsome manner and furnished him with loans that have put him entirely at ease in his circumstances ..."

"Among our advertisements will be found one offering a reward for the detection of some low-bred rascals who make a practice of ruining the elegant and costly walking dresses of ladies as they pass the public streets. Surely the reputation of our city is concerned that a practice so barbarous and infamous should be stopped at once."

ESSEX REGISTER, Jan. 10, 1828:
"POSTSCRIPT. By the Southern Mail this morning we received a letter from Harrisburg: The Democratic Convention has this day adjourned ... JOHN Q. ADAMS as the candidate for President and RICHARD RUSH as Vice-President were unanimously taken up ..."

NEW-YORK MIRROR, Jan. 8, 1831:
"James Monroe: We have been much gratified with the efforts lately made in this city by some of our most influential citizens to bring the claims of this eminent statesman and veteran patriot, in an effective manner, before the congress ... Property frittered away by neglect ... and immense debts ... have left to one of the most faithful and active servants ever engaged in the government of the United States an old age of poverty and dependence. ..."

THE CARPET-BAG, Jan. 14, 1852:
In England, the high price of newspapers renders it impossible for the great mass of laboring classes to keep themselves informed of the news of the day. All the daily papers cost five pence each, equivalent to ten cents ..."

DAILY MISSOURI DEMOCRAT, Jan. 11, 1864:
ad: "Dr. Hunter Gives Medical Advice Free of Charge in all diseases of a private nature [to] young men or others who by sexual excesses or self-pollution may have brought on themselves any of the painful consequences ..."

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 6, 1865:
"THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY/Its Doom Drawing Nigh/ Hastening Signs of Its Dissolution/The Moral Strength of the Rebellion Fading/Startling Proposition of the Rebel Leaders/A European Protectorate Proposed/ The Abolition of Slavery the Price of Foreign Recognition"

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Jan. 1867:
"... There is probably no great city in any country of the world so utterly destitute of true patriotic pride and a fine sense of national honor as the city of New York. It is due, of course, chiefly to the fact that its population is so largely foreign and ignorant ..."

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 7, 1868:
"A vote of censure on acting President Johnson for removing Sheridan (was taken yesterday), considerable time was wasted in calling the Yeas and Nays ..."

GALAXY, Jan. 1871:
"Memoranda, by Mark Twain: `... the article they are praising [which appeared in the December Galaxy and which pretended to be a criticism from the London Saturday Review on my "Innocents Abroad"] was written by myself -- every line of it ... I stand guilty of the authorship of the article, but I did not mean any harm ... If any man doubts my word now, I will kill him. No, I will not kill him, I will win his money. I will bet him twenty to one, and let any New York publisher hold the stakes, that the statements I have made as to the authorship of the article in question is true ...' "

EL DORADO COUNTY REPUBLICAN, Jan. 11, 1872:
"The telegraphic dispatches of Saturday last brought the startling news that at about 4 o'clock P.M., of that day, Edward Stokes, the party who has been the principal male character against James Fisk, in the notorious Fisk-Mansfield suits, had followed Mr. Fisk to the Grand Central Hotel ... and shot at him twice as he was ascending the stairs of the hotel ... inflicting a fatal wound ..."

WEEKLY BUTTE RECORD, Jan. 7, 1882:
"A RECORD reporter stepped into the Marshal's office this morning at the Town Hall after some police news ... After thanking Marshal Rundel for his trouble, and the information he had given, the reporter gave him a fifty-cent cigar, and walked out."

NEW YORK WORLD, Jan. 12, 1887:
"RIOT IN NEW JERSEY'S ASSEMBLY/Hand-to-Hand Fight for Possession of the Speaker's Gavel"

DESERET NEWS, Jan. 11, 1896:
"UTAH IS A STATE/The Proclamation Issued by President Cleveland"

NEW YORK WORLD, Jan. 9, 1902:
"15 KILLED, 35 INJURED IN N.Y. CENTRAL TUNNEL CRASH/Engine Ploughed Into Crowded Train Ahead"

NEW YORK BOOKMAN, Jan. 1904:
"The Music Season of New York: ... First mention properly belongs to Enrico Caruso, the Italian tenor, who made his debut the opening night in Rigoletto ... It may be said at once that he is by no means a substitute for the incomparable Jean de Reszke. He is stout and has not a good stage presence ..."

THE STANDARD & VANITY FAIR, Jan. 12, 1906:
"`Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie,' a musical gem from the house of Harry Von Tilzer, is being hummed and whistled on the highways and byways by most every lover of a good song in this city."

NEW YORK EVENING POST, Jan. 6, 1919:
"EX-PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT DIES AT OYSTER BAY; PASSES AWAY IN SLEEP; BLOOD CLOT CAUSES DEATH/End Came At Four O'Clock; No One At Bedside at Time/Had Recently Left Hospital/Suffered Attack on New Year's Day But It Did Not Alarm Family -- Grieved Over His Son's Death in France"

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Jan. 7, 1920:
"`Babe' Ruth Sold to Yankees [by Red Sox] for $100,000"

NEW YORK EVENING POST, Jan. 8, 1921:
editorial: "Passive Resistance in India: ... the [Indian National] Congress accepted as the leader of the Indian people W.K. [sic] Gandhi, whose popularity and influence are greater than even those of the late B.G. Tilak. Mr. Gandhi is the inventor of the policy of `civil disobedience,' which is simply a boycott of British officials and British institutions. ... The Gandhi policy is the culmination of a gradual policy of national revolt, akin to Sinn Fein in Ireland. ..."

JOHNS HOPKINS NEWS-LETTER, Jan. 9, 1925:
"Alger Hiss, president of the Barnstormers, went over many available plays, but finally chose `A Tailor-Made Man' as the most suitable for presentation ..."

ELIZABETH DAILY JOURNAL, Jan. 7, 1927:
"SCIENCE DREAM IS REALIZED AS N.Y. TALKS WITH LONDON OVER RADIO-TELEPHONE LINK"

DAYTON HERALD, Jan. 6, 1933:
"CALVIN COOLIDGE FOUND DEAD IN HOME BY WIFE/Heart Attack is Cause of Death; Dies All Alone/Senate Quickly Adjourns; News Stuns Country"

NEW YORK POST, Jan. 11, 1935:
"HAUPTMANN WROTE ALL [Lindbergh kidnaping] NOTES, HADWRITING EXPERT SWEARS/Links Defendant to Ransom Notes by Misspellings/`7 Reasons' Given for Expert's Belief Prisoner is Author of All 14 of Ransom Letters"

ELIZABETH DAILY JOURNAL, Jan. 10, 1941:
"SWEEPING POWERS REQUESTED BY PRESIDENT FROM CONGRESS TO GIVE QUICK AID TO BRITISH"

MINNEAPOLIS TIMES, Jan. 6, 1948:
"Petting Custom Gains, National Survey Shows: Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey, professor of zoology at Indiana university and two of his research associates have compiled a frank and complete book on sexual behavior in the human male. It is based on personal interviews with 12,000 persons under auspices of the National Research Council, with Rockefeller Foundation funds. ..."

THE DAILY WORKER, Jan. 11, 1953:
"Save-Rosenbergs Appeals Pour Into Washington"

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, Jan. 7, 1962:
"To Our Readers: We regret to announce that the Los Angeles Examiner will discontinue publication after today's edition. However, starting tomorrow, Jan. 8, the Los Angeles Herald-Express will become a seven-day evening and Sunday newspaper. It will be named the Herald-Examiner and the first Sunday edition will appear Jan. 14. ... George R. Hearst will be the publisher and Herbert R. Krauch the editor. ..."

MACON NEWS, Jan. 11, 1966:
editorial: "... [Julian] Bond's statement urging people to avoid being drafted, made during an undeclared war between the United States and North Viet Nam, is not simple disagreement. It comes perilously close to treason and, as such, raises a question about the fitness of Bond to serve as a member of the [Georgia state] House."

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1993:
"Two Giants, Dizzy Gillespie, 75, & Rudolf Nureyev, 54, Die"

WASHINGTON POST, 1/8/1999:
"[Clinton Impeachment] Trial Opens With Rules Unsettled/The Bipartisan Challenge/ Senate's Search for Accord Marks Contrast to House/Robed Justice Comes to the Senate as the Ritual Unfolds"




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