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Newspaper
Columbus Democrat
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1877
Page
2
The Russians retreat from Kara as Danube advancing and a $50 gold coin planned. Severe storms sweep northern Indiana with houses and barns destroyed, several killed and many injured. A July shoo ting tournament is announced at Franklin fair grounds using the Bogardus glass ball. community complains of local forecaster.
The article praises the Fourth of July as a symbol of liberty and national sovereignty. It honors the heroes of 1776 and calls Americans to moral virtue and gratitude for the freedoms won through sacrifice.
The Pall Mall Gagette lists Turkish army ranks with English equivalents. It covers commanders like Serdar Ekrem and Mushir, field officers such as Miri Alaja and Kaimakan Bey, regimental officers, and non commissioned ranks such as Sash-Tshansh and Nefer, noting titles for Pasha bearing officers.
Special to Enquirer dated New York July 92 reports rapid Russian advance into the interior from Sistova on the Danube. Detachments ride to Tiernova after securing Cistero, with Sarja briefly contested and a Turkish retreat toward Bile. Rumor says Russians entered Tisnova. Redif Pasha heads for Shumla. Servian skuptchina meets in secret. standard dispatch notes Besika Bay fleet movement.
A dispatch from Erzeroum dated Sunday says the siege of Kars was raised and Russian forces retreat toward the frontier. The Kara Sunday sortie is one of the bloodiest battles of the war with Turks fighting gallantly. In Zecin the Russian loss runs about 4000. Turks claim Russian morale collapse. Elsewhere Danube activity grows with a new crossing near Balari. Bucharest notes British fleet departure for Besika Bay and Czar visits wounded on the Danube banks.
Danube crossing at Cetate near Bucharest on July 3 shows two thousand Romanians successfully navigate the river. Officials confirm arrival points and note orderly process amid regional tensions.
Saumia July 3 Russians are definitely established at Sistova with no Turkish concentration to drive them across the river.
New York dispatch reports Russian troops about 20,000 strong maneuvering near Sistova after crossing the Danube. Turkish defenders at Bul daglar Fall fought bravely but were outnumbered. Russians advance toward Bjela. News notes bombardment of Rustchuk continues and Konak is burned. A Russian volunteer force seizes a field battery near Kars, signaling shifting control in the region.
The article reports Turkish casualties at Kars with four dead and twenty two wounded and Turkish officers bayoneted. It notes Redif Pasha's absence and Mahmoud Damat Pasha's replacement in the War Ministry. It also mentions the czar’s formal proclamation of Bulgarian independence and mobilization calls, plus a London telegraph claim on fleet reinforcement and a Grant banquet in London. Additional items cover a Marion Ind arrest of Ernest Whitehouse and Senate election inquiry into Grover.
A pigeon perched on the minute hand of Trinity Church clock at 10:45 yesterday forenoon and became wedged between the clock hands. It could not fly, was crushed, and died. The mechanism was halted by the sexton, and the bird was removed only after the hands were unshipped.
Columus reports long term residents noting the current season may yield the best crops of wheat and grass in over fifty years. Corn lags due to replanting while oats and potatoes look abundant. Wheat harvest is in regress from frequent rains.
Indianapolis items note Colonel Bob Ingersoll touring with family and visiting Ophir mine where 140 degree heat prompts quip about joining a church. New Orleans coverage hints at auditorial tax collector defaults and bond implications. Indiana political figure Ben Harrison discusses White House access with Hayes and hints Morton may be sidelined in favor of appointments.
Special to the Gentinel reports the Long Point murder trial concluding with a not guilty verdict. The Greenop Michigan jury deliberated after speeches by Thomas E. Warner and Janes M. Cropsey, amid crowds and cheers as the courthouse emptied for Terre Haute.
A Norristown Herald item cites a philosopher advising married men to keep a dog for security. The piece humorously notes the dog will deter robbers, consume stale scraps, and provide a ready outlet for venting anger if supper is late.
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