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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1874
Page
2
The Elkhart Observer reports Hon. John A. Logan's speech on finances delivered in the U S Senate. It notes fewer than a dozen candidates for the late Senator Sumner's seat and says the compulsory education bill failed in the Illinois State Senate with nine votes in favor.
The Indianapolis Journal reports the full Indiana delegation in the House, thirteen members, voted to legalize the $44,000,000 reserve issue, saying they represented their constituents faithfully in the action.
The House votes 168 to 77 in favor of increasing currency volume to 400 million dollars. The Senate has backed the House action so far, and free banking is anticipated next.
The South Bend Tribune announces the hiring of D. S. Marsh, formerly of the Register, as local editor. The piece praises Marsh’s past services. A Goshen meeting opposes the current administration and the Republican party, a recurring call in the town.
Present indications show no further action on the franking repeal and the press opposes a return to free delivery. Pay as you go is praised as a suitable motto for government as well as private matters.
The article states that currency per head in the country is lower than Germany Britain or France and notes Congress recently said it wants no further guidance from bankers brokers and money-lenders on Wall Street.
The piece notes Republicans pushing cheap transportation debates while Democrats mostly oppose McCrary railroad bill over state rights. It highlights growing female participation in public life from grange committees to constitutional debates in Iowa Michigan and Ohio. A Chicago woman is named Pension Agent amid broader recognition of virtue and capability.
The Democratic Union editor accuses Hallet Kilbourne of complicity in Sanborn contracts, arguing the matters relate only to the Treasury revenue branch and not District Government. The piece predicts the pending District affairs investigation will fail, while panning Bishop Sweet as biased in the dispute.
Mr and Mrs A ALS Fowler of Go tx sal are mentioned in a clipped society notice with sparse details about their residence and event.
The Goshen Democrats long attacked Kilburn with epithets and corruption charges, but investigations found no official or personal wrongdoing by Kilburn. Critics failed to substantiate claims in formal inquiries, while accusers could not offer a single signed charge. The piece notes the vindication and silence of opponents at a Washington event.
The writer describes travel to Washington via a new rail link and praises the Lake Shore Road for comfort and efficiency. In Goshen, Indiana, a series of burglaries hits homes and stores, prompting fear and talk of vigilante action and a notorious local figure Quinlan.
The writer extols Oliver P Morton for honesty and public service, greets Congressmen H B Sayler and Billy Williams, and recounts a brief Capitol meeting before departing for Chicago via the Baltimore and Ohio. A stop in Cincinnati and Indianapolis precedes arrival in Chicago and a night at Kuhn's European Hotel after a dinner at St Elmo.
The Kokowic Democrat claims a child died at Oakford with unusual features including ten toes and fingers, no forehead, and hair on shoulders, living only a few days. The Indianapolis Journal building nearly burned in a large city fire but was saved. the paper published a full report next morning.
A case removed from La Porte county was decided in South Bend last Thursday. A boy who lost a leg while working for railroad contractors won 3500 dollars in damages in the suit. Mishawaka Enterprise.
The inquest into the Great Western Railroad disaster in Canada returned a verdict of manslaughter against the conductor engineer and brake men. Authorities of the road were censured for carelessness and for using kerosene oil on trains.
Mishawaka citizens held a meeting to push the proposed South Bend branch extension. A three member committee will confer with Michigan Central officers, present statistics, and obtain official requirements to secure the railroad. The enterprise states there is only one expression: the road must be built.
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