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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1873
Page
2
Post Office Hours Change Effective Tomorrow
The Post Office will open at 8 a m and close at 7 30 p m from tomorrow until further notice.
President's Message Read By The Country Paper
The article explains why the president's annual message is printed in full for readers in both city and country papers. It notes the message outlines national progress, foreign relations, and guidance to representatives, aiming to curb secrecy. It calls readers to study the document, highlighting its significance amid financial strains and the Cuban situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Grant
Resignations and Plans Stir Midwest City Notices
Minister Sickles has resigned while Benton Harbor promotes a Colfax House and South Bend plans a new musical institute next summer. The Democratic Union discusses salary issues and weighs action on Fernando Wood's case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
The
Democratic Union
Fernando Wood
Two Honest Men Oppose the Salary Grabbers
The piece notes limited hope for the Democratic party with two men, Cox and Holman, standing against salary grabbers. It emphasizes the significance of these two individuals amid political struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Cox
Holman
Government to grant Belligerent Rights to Cuban Rebels
The speaker argues that Spain and Cuban revolutionists should be treated equally by granting belligerent rights, asserting justice as the basis for equal status in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Carriage Making Industry in the Nation
The carriage making business in the country is run by 14 000 firms employing 75 000 workers. They produce 1 000 000 vehicles annually valued at 100 000 000 dollars.
Democrats Seek Civil Service Reform in States of Success
The Democrats now have an opportunity in those states where they were successful to show how earnest they are about civil service reform.
Hoosier Originated Independence Exposition Idea
John L. Campbell, born in Salem on October 15, 1827, originated the proposal to celebrate the One Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence by an International Exposition in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John L. Campbell
Salem
Baxter Forces Goshen Democrat to Publish Ads
Mr. Baxter, author of the temperance law, influenced Goshen Democrat to run numerous local advertisements and stories last week, making the paper notably Baxter-centric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Goshen Democrat
Milburn Wagon Shops in Mishawaka Closed
Milburn wagon shops at Mishawaka are closed and will stay shut for a time. Some workers are reportedly to be discharged when shops reopen. Milburn shops under construction at Toledo were blown down by last Thursday morning's gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
Mishawaka
Toledo
Trade tariff debate questions tea and coffee costs
The Inter Ocean notes a demand to restore tea and coffee tariffs, arguing the nation loses millions in revenue while prices stay unchanged. It mocks free traders who claim tariffs always raise costs and conversely, suggesting the issue is perplexing to those advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Ocean
Penny wise and pound foolish Congress in war prep warning
The piece argues that war preparations are costly yet necessary and warns against opposition to essential appropriations. It urges Congress to remember that peace is preserved by being prepared for war.
Massachusetts soldier of Two Wars sparked contraband policy
A captain in Massachusetts claims he first proposed designating enslaved people as contraband in the late war, defending his action before General Butler who later issued the proclamation. He protected slaves under his care and refused to return them to Virginia masters, arguing his case before Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Butler
Virginia
Atlantic Monthly Moves Publication to New York
The Atlantic Monthly will be published in New York instead of Boston after Osgood and Co sold it to Hurd and Houghton of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
New York
Boston
Messrs. Osgood & Co
Hurd & Houghton
Democrats Endorse Salary Grab With Wood Nomination
The Indianapolis Sun states that the Democratic nomination of Fernando Wood for Speaker of the House was an explicit endorsement of the Salary Grab Act by a majority of Democratic members of Congress. The paper urges formal recording of this stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Sun
Fernando Wood
House of Representatives
Congress
Tammany Exposé Proves Press Power For Good
The excerpt lauds the press for its influence, declaring the Tammany expose demonstrates the media's priceless impact and potential to shape public policy and reform.
Grange calls for reducing Indiana legislative districts
The Indiana State Grange argues for fewer lawmakers, proposing that the state be divided to half its present Senate and House members. They note Indiana’s legislature lacks local legislative power and say each county need not have a representative. The Grangers urge streamlined representation as a corrective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Grange
Indiana
Impudent Army Officers Barred From Back Pay
The Attorney General upholds a Joint Resolution forbidding back pay to officers who resigned to join the rebellion. It bars payment of dues existing before April 1861 and leaves claims for back pay denied. The remark about it being a straw breaking the camel's back underscores the stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Congress
Mystery of Ames S C check linked to cotton speculation
J F Drew testifies after adjournment that a 1200 dollar check drawn June 22 1868 by Oakes Ames was paid to Amos B Merrill then employed by Ames to handle Southern cotton deals. Merrill’s books may show the fee for services in the Bob Roy cotton claim and his role in saving Ames 132648 09.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C
Oakes Ames
J. F. Drew
Amos B. Merrill
Jzsq
Ames
Republicans Move to Cut Congressional Pay and Perks
After a three hour caucus, Republicans adopted resolutions to repeal the 1873 pay raise and form a five member committee to draft a bill. The plan drops pay from 7500 to 5000 for the current Congress, ends mileage stationery and perquisites, and requires each member to refund 1806. Democrats are faulted for doing nothing and nominating a salary-grabber for Speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Conflicting accounts of ship disaster and captain’s conduct
Reports on the Virginia disaster vary on whether the captain stayed at his post or deserted. All agree on a lack of discipline and rapid sinking about twelve minutes after collision. The night accident stranded many in bed while the loss of life was heavy and the Cubans pressure a neutral government for surrender terms.
Petit Jurors Names Appearing In Local Court List
A roster of petit jurors includes Joseph Peters William Hoffman Frederick Drenkamiller John Hay Thomas A. Walker Alfred Garrison Richard Hartung Lewis F. Case David Berkey Wesley Crary David Eddleman James F. McBride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph* Peters
Wm. Hoffman
Frederick Drenkamiller
John Hay
Thomas A. Walker
Alfred Garrison
Richard Hartung
Lewis F. Case
David Berkey
Wesley Crary
David Eddleman
James F. McBride
Miller's Millinery Pitches Big Selection and Low Prices
The piece asserts Miller's at 103 Main Street offers the best place to buy millinery due to the largest assortment and low prices matching high quality. It emphasizes wide choice and affordable goods as a selling point for Miller's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller’s
Main Street
Diabolical Outrage Over Pork Fraud Ends in Payoff
A well to do farmer’s sick hog is dressed and sold in town. A tailor buys the meat and with his wife attempts to pack it into a barrel when the meat appears green and rotten. After discovery the man pays hush money of $20 and the matter is compromised, though the crime deserves ten years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Mrs Stanton Lectures At Opera House On Women’s Ballot
A rainy Monday evening draws a large audience as Mrs Stanton speaks at the Opera House. She argues for women's suffrage, recounts historical barriers, and cites Wyoming and Bushnell votes to show how the ballot could advance temperance and reform, urging all to strive for equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Territory
Bushnell
Mrs. Stanton
Powell Lecture on Spectroscope and Cosmic Distances
Professor Powell spoke at Brodrick’s Opera House Saturday about discoveries via the spectroscope and their links to astronomy. He emphasized the challenge of grasping vast cosmic scales and the common difficulty in understanding distance and time in the heavens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Brodrick
Opera House
Astronomy’s Precision and Prof Powell’s Captivating Talk
The author extols astronomy’s vast scale and proven facts grounded in geometry telescope observations and spectroscope results. Prof Powell, a master of the subject, gave a pleasing presentation that pleased attendees and left absentees missing a treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Powell
Anchor Line Souvenir Highlights Ocean Steamers Era
The publication from Henderson Brothers celebrates the Anchor Line excursion on the California in 1872 with 600 attendees and press members from across the states. It catalogs steamship progress from the Savannah voyage of 1819 to the modern Anchor Line fleet of 21 ships, offering through rates to all seaports and railways worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Brothers
Anchor Line
California
North Ri- River
Drew
Savannah
New York
New York Republican
Rogers
Liverpool
Glasgow
Temperance work in Goshen progresses amid praise and heat
Goshen Indiana December 7 1873 correspondence notes a temperance meeting on December 28 adopting resolutions to support enforcement of the temperance law. A committee will organize meetings raise funds and inform authorities about violations. Lectures by Thomas K Beecher and others draw crowds as residents discuss abolition purity and local social improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Baxter
Plymouth Rock
Thomas K. Beecher
Robert Colyer
Chicago
Lillian
Elkhart
Mike
Court House
Miss Edgarton
America
Mr. Shuey
State OF
Indiana
Elkhart County
State of Indiana
Sarah Messier
William Messier
Henry H. Wilkinson
William A. Wilkinson
Thomas
Wilkinson
Mary A. Tucker
Belinda J. Lyons
John H. Lone Elizabeth Wilkinson
Martha A. Benham
Baecher Benham
Harriet Wilkinson
Margaret Wilkinson
Mary Wilkinson
William Wilkinson
James Wilkinson
Elkhart Circuit
Ab- Laporte Heefner, Bt, Wilson & Osborn, Pifs
Local Business Failures and Civic Notes in Goshen
Miss E. captivates with impressive air as Holt & Co. settle with creditors at 50 percent on all claims due next spring. Circuit Court handles damages claim over Brodrick's opera house and adjoining building. Commissioners’ Court adjourned. new members sworn in Merrick, Garman, Stauffer. Local notices urge liquor permits require majority signers from last election. Winter relief organized. churches plan Christmas festivals. Lectures, editorial bits, and ads feature merchants, jewelry, sewing machines, fabrics, and household goods. National figures mentioned include Frazer and Medill. political shifts and appointments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt & Co
Ruffle & Co
Circuit Court
Brodrick
Opera House
Elisha Irwin
Alfred P. Wright
Messrs
Garman
Stauffer
Merrick
Temperance Meeting Forms Local Alliance in Mippiesury
A temperance gathering at Stauffer's Hall on December 6, 1873, elected Andrew Elliott as president and established a local Temperance Alliance. Mrs. R. Tefft became vice president, O. O. Prescott secretary, William Palmer corresponding secretary, William Alley treasurer, and Rev. J. M. Mann chaplain. An executive committee of five was named, and about twenty attendees signed the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephors Oxsserver
Friends of Temperance
Stauffer’s Hall
Friends of the Cause
Andrew Elliott
R. Tefft
O. O. Prescott
Wm. Palmer
Wm. Alley
Salt Barrel Mix Up At Local Grocery
A merchant ordered two barrels of rock salt but received one barrel of sugar and mixed salt with another barrel by mistake. After several exchanges the correct salt barrel was rolled to the merchant but its head came off and salt spilled on the sidewalk. Also noted is an introduction to Thos Hunt Bonham, agent of Prof Melville Bonham, who will perform at Brodrick's Opera House under the Elkhart Lecture Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
A. Ward
A. F. Wilden
Goshen Lyceum
Hank Clark
Thos. Hunt Bonham
Melville Bonham
Bonham
Brodrick
Opera House
Elkhart
Humphreys
South Bend
Kidd
Griffith
Putnam
Murdoch
Reinhard & Berolzhime
D. Reinhard
Erand
Joe
Berolzhime
Ind
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Wolf & Steiner
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R. K. Fellows
Elias Howe
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J.B. Davenport
James 8. Frazer
Joint Claims Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Joseph Medill
Cincinnati Commercial
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United States
West Virginia
Parson Brownlow
Tennessee
Flanagan
Texas
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St. Louis
Circuit Court of Elkhart
Cynthia . A. Oakes
Sarah Callean
James HL. M.calley
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C.E.C.C. Gro
W. Beat
Temperance Meeting
Mippiesury
ST Had
Doty Bros. & Ward
Jackson ST
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Christman
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Dbserver
Merino Underwear
Ladies’ Bazaar
EK. A. Sherwood
Dan. W. Smith
POST
Sir Bildniffe Aller Weten
Jn Dann
IW. Smith
115 Malnfreage
Hitlider Seite
Star Millinery
Boommaomnm
Variety Store
Geyss
Red Star
M. J. Bollom
J. F. Curtiss
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D. Foster
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