Minstrel troupe owner Johnson in Cambridge trouble
In New Castle Johnson the minstrel show manager drew accusations after leaving Hagerstown with unpaid hash bills. A Cambridge tavern keeper pursued payment, a later chase to Middletown followed, and Johnson fled as deputies closed in while his entourage pursued grand plans for a larger house.
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New Castle
Nellie
Pickering
Cambridge
Hagerstown
Cambridge City
Middletown
Brattain
Alexander
Fall Creek
Moran
Local news items and notes from the Telegram era
The Telegram prints assorted local items from three to six commas of news. Knightstown Chronicle runs a column “Olla Podrida.” Fort Wayne taxes of Markley Schrader Co. appear. A London telegram reports John Slidell’s death. Jackson County Mississippi reports a seven horned cow. Gen Oglesby declines a Congressmen position in Illinois. Indianapolis Sentinel to get a new Hoe Power Press. State book paper and press improvements praised for Democratic organ.
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Richmond Telegram
Indianapolis Sentinel
Dean denies joining new departure movement in Louisville
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Henry Clay Dean denies involvement with the so called new departure. Friends of the movement only ask him to wear a clean shirt. The piece then notes satirical quips about lamp posts in New Orleans and includes brief local notices from Xenia, Milton, Carlisle, Vincennes, and Wabash about teachers, superintendents, and a swindler named George Carter being warned by multiple towns.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Henry Clay Dean
Mr. Dean
New Orleans
Crescent City
Xenia
Wabash
George Carter
Methodist Church
Vassar
Geo. Carter
George “Blake
George White
Indiana Ladies Propose Buttermilk Societies Amid Dissipation
The Chicago Republican notes Indiana women urging buttermilk social clubs to counter alcohol among mile admirers, offering buttermilk as a nonintoxicating substitute. The Rising Sun Recorder reprints the piece with editorials, criticizing Tribune credit.
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Indiana
Chicago Republican
Chicago
North Western Farmer August No. Bulletin
The August issue of the North Western Farmer published by Caldwell and Kingsbury in Indianapolis Indiana arrives. It follows the pattern of prior numbers with original and selected articles aimed at Western farmers and presented with value and usefulness.
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North Western Farmer
Caldwell & Kingsbury, Publishers
Indianapolis
Indiana
Evening lamp and local papers for home reading
The piece extols the value of a local paper for family evenings and self-education. It argues that neighbors' activities, deaths, marriages, and county events enrich home life more than distant publications. It cautions readers to prioritize local newspapers over metropolitan papers.
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Rich- Telegram
Musket Balls in the Human Body
In Frazer's Magazine a series of cases shows musket balls migrating from entry points. Notable: a bullet splitting forehad and traversing both sides of the head. Dr Fielding and others reported a forehead to throat motion, with a 1643 Newberry battle case where a bullet fractured the skull and later produced deafness and a removed bullet from the throat in 1672. The piece then shifts to agricultural note on Dr Parker's record corn crop and farming methods in the South.
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Frazer's
Fielding
Newberry
Almons
J. W. Parker
Columbia
D. C
Parker
South
Department of the Register
Mobile Register
Delinquent Boarder Arrested Over Bed Bug Claim
A boarder was arrested Monday night on suspicion of attempting to cut his board bill. He denied the plan and paid his claim, arguing for a deduction due to bed bugs. A traveler once lost a paper collar to a bed bug in the host’s care, prompting a note that valuables must be kept in the office safe.
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Earth
Heaven
Tam
Bobby
Mamma
Wes
Little Bobby
the Tribune
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
Beaver Lake
Newton County
Kanakee
Kankakee
Michael G. Bright
Bright
Lemuel Milk
Parliament votes aid grant for Prince Arthur
The British Parliament approved an annual 15000 pound grant for Prince Arthur. The House of Commons vote was 276 to none, while the Lords did not divide.
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Prince Arthur
House of Commons
House of Lords
Persian Minister in London Denies Persian Famine Reports
The Persian Minister in London declares reports of famine in Persia are untrue. He refutes circulating accounts and asserts stable conditions across the country amid ongoing diplomacy and relief efforts.
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London
Persia
Grandma Griffith Passes Judgment With Dignified Grace
The narrator recalls Grandma Griffith as a venerable, slightly deaf elder who praises a suitor for sticking to his business. She tests the moment by adjusting her glasses and declaring approval, a quiet toast to steadfastness and virtue.
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Griffith
Deeds Recorded Last Week In Richmond Area
A list of real estate transfers between July 2 and July 22, 1871, shows numerous parcels traded in Richmond and surrounding townships. Notable parties include Fabius Fleming, G W Redman, Ann F Brown, Cyrus Woodyard, J F Gaus, J B Craft, and Charles McGirr, with prices ranging from 850 to 4,000 dollars and multiple lots and acres in Richmond, Wayne and Clark townships.
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Fabius Fleming
G. W. Redman
Richmond
Jacob Worman
Anthony Clements
Franklin Township
J. B. Craft
Cyrus Woodyard
S. W. Quarter
Abingon Township
J. F. Gaus
R. Ft. Jenks
S. H. Shute
Ann F. Brown
S. K
Wayne
C. H. Shute
Barnard «Trieve
Will Am Otte
Rickle & Laws
Mary Grieve
Amelot
William Kelley
Chas McGirr
Has McGirr
Catharine Kelley
Henry Noble
John Henle
M. Parry
Wim. Sturzes Et
W. F. Coddington
South
Seovina Berney
Teveen
Lavina Barney
J. E. Reev
Wayne Township
D. C. Bogart
S. B. Crocker
C. M. Vaile
R. Keotlenburg
Oakland
Edward Kailferd
B. Miller
Jefferson Township
S. Wartz
L. D. Stubbs
N. J. Mendenhall
S. G. B. Fowler
Avid Fowler
Clay Township
Thunderstorm Like Weather Report Sparks Local Concern
A weather notice describes thunderstorm like conditions impacting the area. Officials warn residents to stay indoors during heavy rain and possible lightning as skies darken over the region. Local reports note brief power outages and downed branches in several neighborhoods.
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Olla Podrida
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Herman M. Nosdal
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