Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

We found your results!

Page 1

Aurora Commercial in Aurora, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Aurora Commercial

Location

Aurora, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1863

Page

1

Epic Ode to Major Milliken at Manchester Service

A memorial ode praising Major Milliken, son of Elias and Mary Milliken, born October 16, 1803 in Stetson Maine. He settled in Manchester Indiana, moved to Missouri in 1858, then Iowa, where he joined the army and died May 23 1863 near Vicksburg from wounds. A preacher Rev A J Cotton led the tribute on August 27 1863.

Vicksburg Miss A.J. Cotton Upper Manchester, Dearborn Co Ind Earth Friends Major Milliken Elias Mary Milliken Stetson Hancock Co Maine Manchester, Dearborn Co Missouri Freedom Union Iowa Indiana Potomac Lee Richmond Décorgia Europe Treasuey Deranment Interxat Revenue Washington Godfrey Betton Turlington War Department No 324

Loyal Caddo tribe aided by government aid in Colorado relocation

A Denver News excerpt recounts Judge Wright guiding the Caddo Indians from Texas to the Fort Lyon area in Colorado. Once anti slavery Quaker converts, the 426 members will receive houses, stock, and a 500 acre farm. The tribe remains noncombatant and aims to prosper in the Arkansas valley.

G. W. Lane Denver Colorado Judge Wright Arkansas Mississippi Indian Territory Texas Arkansas River Kansas Indiana Arkansas Valley

Adventure and a near scandal in Jersey City storm tale

A narrator recalls a tempest night in Jersey City when after a temperance lecture a charming woman lured him inside a mansion. He hides in a closet as her husband storms in, then escapes after a frantic scene with Othello references. The tale ends with the man’s comic, cautious exit.

Dever Jersey City Beason John Othello Desdemona

Also Mentioned on This Page

Milliken West Point Peter Pringle Goldier Union Abe Ste Milliken’s May Ali Akies Jane The Union Strong Hepsrr B. Carrixetos U.S. V Jarry
Search Courier

Search the Aurora Commercial Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Aurora Commercial?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication