Republican Judicial Convention Meets in Middlebury
Republicans of Elkhart and LaGrange counties are called to a mass convention in Middlebury on Thursday August 7 1873 at 1 pm to nominate candidates for Judge and Prosecuting Attorney of the 34th Judicial Circuit for the October election. Covenant chairman Elkhart County and Tsaran Prrar chairman LaGrange County co chairs.
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Ikhart and
LaGrange
Middlebury
34Th Judicial Circuit
Gro
Covenant
Republican Cowl Com
Elkhart
Tsaran Prarr
Republican
Resignation Report and Succession Call From Gero CurELAND
To the Republican Central Committee of Likhart County I request your meeting at the time and place in the call to receive my report and resignation and to choose my successor. Respectfully Yours Gero, Chairman.
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Republican Central Com
Likhart Coe
Gero
Cureland
Governor orders vigilance committees in south state dispersed
The governor issues a proclamation ordering southern state vigilance committees to disperse. The remark notes the delay and the farmer who locked the door after the horse was stolen, attributed to Dilatory Thomas.
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Dilatory Thomas
Elkhart Shops Stay. Cleveland Wins Favor in Lake Shore R. A.
The South Bend Union notes a rumored move of the Lake Shore R. A. shops from Elkhart to Toledo is untrue in two points. The shops will not relocate to Toledo and are not leaving Elkhart. Cleveland is deemed the lucky spot in the affair.
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Lake Shore
Observers comment on Franking Privilege reform
The Observes oppose a total repeal of the Franking Privilege while open to selective changes. They condemn Congress members who abused the privilege to send partisan and costly publications, flooding the mails, especially during the war, at the expense to the government. They defer further expression to another venue.
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Congress
Temperance Debate Criticizes City Leaders And Editors
The South Bend Register reports a temperance meeting where Rev G M Boyd attacked city councilors officers and editors for neutrality and inaction. The paper urges ministers to lead temperance efforts citing Rev L R Royce and Rev J H Hutchinson as local examples guiding the movement.
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G. M. Boyd
South Bend Register
Boyd
L. R. Royce
J. H. Hutchinson
Tax Assessment Revisions Under Indiana Board of Equalization
The Indiana State Board of Equalization, in session at Indianapolis, reduces county assessments by 15 percent while total taxable value rises to about one billion dollars. Indianapolis itself gains a tenth of statewide value, with railroad rolling stock valued around 65 million dollars, a sharp rise from prior levels. changes apply to land, improvements, and other property. The Lake Shore line faces about 10 thousand in tax, with other lines near eight thousand, amid broader fiscal shifts and political reactions surrounding Colfax and Ames.
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State Board of Equalization
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Sentinel
Lake Shore Road
Somebody is Mad. A Letter to the Editor
A reader defends but denounces a previous Union article signed behind the scenes. He rejects claims of a meat market surplus capital and defends local Democrats and Republicans as upstanding businessmen. He urges bank resources be directed to legitimate lenders and denounces slander against the fraternity.
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First National
St. Joseph *Valley
Eabh
St Joseph County Savings Bank declares eight percent dividend
The St Joseph County Savings Bank in South Bend announces an eight percent annual dividend on deposits under established rules. The bank remains open daily with interest paid January 1 and July 1 on funds left in for three and six months, and different rates for deposits made after the 1st through the 10th of January, April, July, and October.
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Indiana
St. Joseph
Wrightsman
Yost & Co
South Bend
Mishawaka
Vat Loring
Washington
Jackson
Clay
Lincoln
Douglas
Demanded Board Bill Targeting Author of Behind the Scenes
A discussion references a proposed Board Bill of eighty dollars against the writer signed Behind the Scenes. The speaker claims authorization by a Democrat to turn the bill into action, questioning whether a meat dealer could be implicated. The dialogue centers on political maneuvering and a potential legal-financial action.
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Manahho
Lake City Minnesota Notes on Lake Pepin and Local Beauty
Lake City sits on Lake Pepin fifty eight miles from St Paul and three hundred fifty one miles from Chicago. Population three thousand five hundred the town is a resort for tourists on the western shore of Lake Pepin. It lies within an amphitheatre of bluffs shielding farms a prime grain shipping point in one of the state’s best agricultural counties. The scenery on Lake Pepin is praised as among the finest on the upper Mississippi River.
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America
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Lake City
Mount Pleasant
Frontenac
Newport
Pepin
Maidenstock
Reed’s Landing
Red Wing
Lyon House
A. W. Dentmers
Sherman House
A. J. Montgomery
Lake Pepin
Sugar Loaf
Maiden Rock
J. W. Kennedy
Carecil
Grand Junction
Des Moines
R. R
P. Gulick
St. Jo County
Ft. Dodge
Algona
Ackley
Mason City
Cerro Cordo County
Shell Rock Creek
Judge Call
H. Bunyan
John Henry
Young Brackford
G. W
St. Paul
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Midway
Travel journal from Council Bluffs to Carroll via Omaha
The writer describes a journey from Bedford to Creston and Council Bluffs, noting Omaha as a fast western city beset by gamblers and pickpockets. He reports robberies at the U P depot and a high Missouri River, then continues upriver to Carroll where H Woodford bought land last year.
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Mason City
Iowa
Ephors
Bedford
Creston
Council Bluffs
Bluffs
Omaha
U.P
Missouri
Us.p
Carroll
The Furious Frank and the Franking Privilege Debate
The piece argues against reviving the franking privilege, noting Congress abolished it amid controversy. It criticizes Washington correspondents and claims stamps cost nearly $500,000 for public documents, arguing abolition shifts costs to the government and punishes the public.
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Congress
Washington
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Franking Privilege Described as Expensive relic of barbarism
The piece condemns the franking privilege as a class privilege and relic of barbarism. It cites costs to taxpayers, widespread abuse, and the printing of vast volumes, including Sawyer's speech on Venus, urging the facility be ended and allowed to rest.
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England
Smith
Robinson
Jones
Congress
Sawyer
Missouri Pacific Excursion Tickets to Denver and Texas Route
Summer sale of excursion tickets from St. Louis to Denver and return at low fares. Promotes Colorado scenery and Rocky Mountain parks, Kansas on route and western states. Texas connection now completed with first class all rail from St. Louis to Texas via Missouri Kansas and Texas or Atlantic and Pacific routes. Contacts: T. G. Wheeler Buffalo NY 72 Lloyd St and E. A. Ford St Louis MO for maps timetables and rates.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Denver
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Summons in Concord Township suit in 1873
The summons in this cause against George Coburn has not been served and the writ of attachment returned. Household goods are attached as the defendant’s property. Coburn is notified the case will be tried at the office in Concord township on August 13, 1873 at 10 oclock a.m. Judge C. W Leish, J.P.
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Colfax
Washington
Dillon
S.C
Oakes Antes
John T. Drew
Drew, Bliss & Holmes
Washington City
Burlington, Vt
Europe
Department of Justice
Congress
Drew
Poland
Oakes Ames
S. C
Ames
Massachusetts
Mr. Ames
House
New Orleans
Mr. Drew
Judge Turner
Christian Christiansen
John’ ‘Duffield
George Coburn
Concord Township
C. Wleish
J.P
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Wisconsin
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Ephots Observer
Frank
Stave
Tnprana
Elkhart County
Charles.t. Greene
Bela P. Reynolds
C. W. Fish
Culverwell
Price
Gay
Peat
Chas
J.C. Kline & CO
Bowery
New York
Philip Christinan
Matin ST. Elkhart
Elias Howe
Ing Mac
R. K. Fellows
Main Street
Isaac Bucklen
Childrens Hose
JE. D. Foster
Wave
E, DB
Foster & Son
Wmiain Street
N. Freedman
Tamburg
South Bend, Ind
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