Republican County Convention in Goshen June 10
Republicans of Elkhart County call a mass convention at the Court House Goshen on Wednesday June 10 to nominate candidates for Representative Clerk Auditor Treasurer Recorder Sheriff Coroner Surveyor Real Estate Appraiser and Commissioner 2nd District and to appoint delegates to the State convention and to adjourn the Noble and Elkhart Counties convention for the Representative nomination. By order of the Committee. E. W. Ellis Chairman W. M. Sian Secretary.
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Elkhart County
Court House
Goshen
Noah
Noble and Elkhart
W. UW. Ellis
W.M. Sian
Elkhart Republicans announce several county nominations
The Elkhart Republican slate seeks convention support with Orville T. Chamberlain for Clerk, Theodore F. Garvin for Auditor, Thomas H. Daily for Clerk, G F Mann for County Recorder, A B Woolverton for County Recorder, Frederick W. Miller for Treasurer, Col James F. Curtiss for Sheriff, and Guy C. Johnson for Sheriff. Voters urged to back these candidates at the nominating convention.
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Theodore F. Garvin
Elkhart County
Friends
Thos. H. Daily
Elkhart
G. F. Mann
Middlebury
Ossenven
Wakarass
Frederick W. Miller
James F. Curtiss
Guy C. Johnson
Osalo
Civil Rights Bill debate marks end of Reconstruction policy
The Senate passed the Civil Rights Bill and the House will now debate it amid opposition. The piece aims to prevent color based injustice and allows a colored man to ride a railroad car or stay at hotels if he pays. The measure honors Sumner, whose civil rights crusade inspired its passage.
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Senate of
United States
House of Representatives
Fred Douglass
Yale
Harvard
America
Sumner
South
Brush Remorse Over Attempts to Blacken Characters
A fragment quotes remorse as someone regrets trying to smear reputations or shade the characters of those who stood out, labeling the act as shameful toward the crusaders.
Sign and Witness Stir Goshen Debate
Fragmentary exchange in the Goshen Democrat features a dispute over a sign and an associate named Emma Mol loy. The transcript hints at an involved witness urging information while defending the sign’s shape and the witness’s role.
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Emma Molloy
Goshen
Countywide Call for Nominations Premises Strong Support
The note urges reviewing all county announcements to identify a superior candidate. It asserts every man named is worthy of nomination and every nominee will be elected, claiming no comparisons are needed since every candidate is A 1 XX extra.
John W Gilmore Seeks Sheriff Post for Elkhart County
The Goshen Times endorses John W. Gilmore as a candidate for sheriff of Elkhart County. It notes his prior run four years ago, when he was narrowly edged, and predicts a strong campaign if nominated, stating no man in the county would be a better sheriff.
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Goshen Times
John W. Gilmore
Elkhart County
John
Mr. Gilmore
Senator Eaton praised and condemned in wartime biography
The Goshen Democrat notes Connecticut legislator W. W. Eaton’s election as U S Senator and cites a Pittsburg Commercial biography accusing him of treasonous speeches and opposition to Union war aims. The piece ends with a provocative question: How do you like it?
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W. W. Eaton
United States
Connecticut
Pittsburg
Massachusetts
Washington
Hartford
Lincoln
Union
Elkhart Observer Reflects on Prosperity Amid Descriptions of Deserts
The article recounts a leisure-day tour of Elkhart with sarcasm at anti-farm desertion and benzine debates. It notes busy markets, new buildings, active merchants, and fewer dismissals due to Lake Shore road sobriety, while Goshen and Edwardsburg trade are cited as prosperous.
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Observer
Elkhart
R. A
Benzine Advocate
Lake Shore Road
Goshen
Edwardsburgh
Niles
Cleveland
Millersburg Notes Highlight New Hotel and Incident
Millersburg Indiana reports Weybern has bought and opened the former Grimes hotel. A night skirmish occurred after a derelict resisted the deputy’s order at the Air Line depot. A horse attached to Ells and Co ran loose, crashed into a ditch, flipping a buggy and injuring the harness. The new marshal arrested eight drunks in front of W.
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Air Line
T. Simpson
Ells & Co’s
Brimfield men face charges amid hot dry weather
The report notes a defendant arraigned before Justice Bean for refusing to aid the Marshal in an arrest. Brimfield parties hold a timber filling contract for railroad ties and are said to be making the wood fly in the heat. Frank Simpson and Joel Potter return from Tennessee praising a heavy wheat crop and nearing harvest as potato bugs flourish and the weather remains hot and dry.
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Bean
Brimfield
Frank Simpson
Joel Potter
Tennesee
Prospects Bright for Fruit Crops and Temperance Campaign
Burnston Ind May 30 1874 The fruit outlook is favorable with Hanford Co and other growers expecting a rich peach harvest though the season runs two weeks late. Temperance work progresses with a successful mass meeting and a marked decline in drunken conduct, while political parties jockey to oppose Baxter and avoid propping saloons.
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Burnston Ind
Borrors Dsserver
Messrs. Hanford & Co
Baxter
Democratic Party
Republican
Hendricks
Vaccination and Revaccination Guidance from 19th Century Essay
A historical article argues that a single successful vaccination does not guarantee lifelong smallpox immunity. Citing Dr. Gintrac of France, it notes a village case in 1854 where vaccination status did not markedly alter attack rates, highlighting the need for guidance on optimal ages and repetition of vaccination.
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Gintrac
France
Revival of Smallpox Vaccination Shows Strong Results
February vaccination and revaccination drive reached 180 vaccinations and 712 revaccinations. Of the vaccinated, 171 showed protection, 9 lacked result. among revaccinations, 302 were fully successful and 206 had no discernible effect. Overall only five contracted smallpox, while international data indicated varying immunity durations. The piece discusses ongoing debates on vaccination schedules and public health policy.
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Doctor Gintrac
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Trousseau
Hotel Dieu
Paris
Jenner
Caillot
Boulee
Berland
Genouil
Marc d’Espine
Temperance Meeting Report Held at Elkhart Opera House
A mass temperance meeting of Elkhart county friends convened at Brodrick's Opera House in Elkhart on Wednesday afternoon May 17 1874. Heat prompted moving the venue from the island. Hon S B Romaine of Bristol presided with Col H G Davis and F B Defrees as vice presidents and J O Gregg as secretary. A three member resolutions committee was named. Rev A A Brown of Mishawaka delivered an hour long address praised for its solid sense and knowledge of the subject.
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Elkhart County
Baxter
Woman’s Temperance Movement
M. F. Shuey
J. A.S. Mitchell
H. G. Davis
Elkhart
O. V. Lemon
Brown
J.O. Grea
Sec
Friends of Temperance
Brodrick’s Opera
J. O. Gregg
A.S. Davenport
Fowler
Bristol
David
Moury
Goshen
A. A. Brown
Mishawaka
Delegates from South Bend Attend Baptist Sunday School Convention
Rev. J. L. Young and several South Bend delegates including Mrs. Chord Miss Peters Mrs. Leland Mrs. Cottrell and Messrs. Frank Loring and Mack attend the Baptist Sunday School Convention meeting here today.
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J. L. Young
Chord
Leland
Peters
Cottrell
Frank, Loring
Mack
South Bend
Baptist Sunday School Convention
School Board Proceedings with Payments and Appointments
The board met with all members present. Minutes of prior meetings approved. Maxon, Parmater & Co. bill for privy, platform, and hauling wood $1995.32 approved. Watts claim for enumeration 1519 enrolled at $1.50 per hundred totaling $22.78 approved. Watts to engage lady teachers at $40 and $45 monthly. annual examination noted and public invited to attend. Adjourned. S. E. Barney, Sec.
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Maxon
Maxon, Parmater & Co
Fifth Ward
Prof. Watts
San Francisco Faces Sudden Earthquake Shock
A strong earthquake rattled San Francisco causing tremors across the city. Residents reported shaking buildings and power outages as emergency crews started assessments. Authorities urged calm and prepared for potential aftershocks.
Notice of Public Sale of Giles Jackson Estate in Indiana
At 11 oclock a m on Saturday June 27 1874 T will sell at public sale on the premises in Cleveland township Elkhart County Indiana the 8 w gr of the nw gr of sec 22 township 38 north range 4 east containing 40 acres more or less the real estate of Giles Jackson deceased four equal payments one fourth each at purchase nine twelve and eighteen months notes at 6 percent interest secured by mortgage executor G W Shipherd
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T. Will Bell
Cleveland Township
Elkhart Co
Ind
N.w
Giles Jackson
Oferus
Mortreage
G. W. Shipherd
Summer Poplins Alpacas and DeBaizes at 255 30 and 35 cents
Fragmentary notice lists prices for items including poplins and alpacas with DeBaizes at a quoted 255, 30 and 35 cents. Readable text is sparse and unclear.
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DeBaizes
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ME. C, Garvin
J.f.hunt & CO
G. Stinson & Co
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Loxa, Inc
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Jefferson
Iowa
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SaLem
Ill
B. F. Prircuarp
John Starks
John Walker
B. F. Pritchard
Washington Street
Indianapolis
J. F. Hunt & CO
Wolf & Steiner
Angest
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Sprague
EF. Hunt & Co
J.B. Hunt &Co
Eftoke
Cirk
Magamian
King of the Clothiers
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