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Newspaper
Darlington Dispatch
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1887
Page
2
The readable OCR mentions citrus imports and trade references across regions, noting a shift toward independence from European sources and signaling a U S service presence. Names and specifics are unclear, but the excerpt references Florida and relations with Europe.
Debris and confusion surround a bridge wreck where a tug and passenger coaches plunged into the river after a structural failure. Authorities estimate deaths among city pier workers and aboard the wreck. engineers and crews search for survivors while a fire damages the bridge.
Robinson of the Greenback labor Democrats swung the Indiana joint convention to elect Turpie as senator with seventy six votes, though no majority was reached. The scene was crowded and chaotic with protests from Sayre and Republicans, and Smith’s accusation that the vote was usurped. The convention adjourned amid cheers and protests as Sayre declared no election. Dr Mary Whetstone heads Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
In Indianapolis on February 7 1887 the Indiana Senate debated civil service reform with speakers including Mr Griffith and Mr Jewett. The chamber discussed Patton’s bill to repeal county commissioner appointments and provisions on exams and merit in state offices, while voting on reports and delaying actions as committees discussed broader government reforms. A House action to apply the eight hour day to postal workers was noted as part of broader labor questions.
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