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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1873
Page
2
In the Elkhart Observer a strong editorial condemns recent frontier killings, drawing a parallel between the Canby and Thomas massacre and reports of brutal attacks on prisoners. The piece laments indigenous suffering and urges reflection on the harms borne by Native peoples.
The text notes a rapid rise to General Superintendent and a company expanding to fourteen hundred miles of distance. It highlights the monthly payout from its pay-car, totaling over seventy thousand dollars for this city every thirty days, illustrating rapid growth and broad influence.
The piece extols the Republican party from its inception and its early acts from opposing slavery to emancipation and Reconstruction. It argues the party acts without delay, rejects compromise with traitors and grabbers, and contrasts it with the Democratic party which tends to wait for events.
A reader letters describe the Upper Arkansas River country in Kansas as a rich valley with sand dunes, Fort Zara, and irrigation prospects. The piece notes soil yields of forty to eighty bushels per acre in first and second bottoms, potential cotton cultivation, growing wool and cotton industries, and the 313 mile Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway expansion fueling settlement and land sales.
A review meeting at Conley's Hall on Monday evening failed with no attendees besides the organizers. The piece blames the local populace for opposing patriotic ceremonies despite the proposed 4th of July plans. The dissenting view argues others must promote any future celebration.
The article discusses paying postage for subscribers in the county starting July 1 and defends the practice against accusations of bribery. It notes no censure of the Democratic Union editor, questions the 20 cent offer to cover papers, and adds details on the death of Benham, a Wabash and White Pigeon railroad paymaster killed near New Paris.
Mr Chase of the Review spoke Wednesday claiming Elk County's printing business is flourishing though he calls the Democrat local party dull. The remarks hint at political or business commentary from the era.
A heated column reflects factional rancor over the Indiana governorship and Governor Hendricks. The writer mocks postmaster schemes and promises to sign temperance laws, while attacking a bishop and a political meddler who would "take back seats" if favors were handed out.
A Democratic Union critique ridicules a local editor as dull and hypocritical. The piece mocks his intolerance and suggests the editor might respond if children recited Ephesians 6 verses about truth and faith, likening his stubbornness to a clock wound for 30 years.
The Observer claims the paper has the largest Elkhart circulation, backed by a federal post office force, while the Democratic Union questions the Union’s integrity and notes reliance on intelligence honesty virtue temperance and religion.
The notice explains Sec 142 penalties for concealing letters or writings in mail matter to pay less than letter postage. Offenders face a five dollar forfeit and packages with writing become letter rate. Samples of merchandise under 12 ounces may go at one cent per ounce. a single written word triggers letter postage.
A fragment discusses Daniel Rollin and an opposing Review, noting that merchants who backed the Review fared poorly while those who withdrew ads found prosperity. It mentions Observer and the firm that stopped patronage, suggesting instability and shifting loyalties in business circles.
A Straitsman era column recalls a local dispute between the Observer and a rival paper over principled reporting. It describes public scene antics, including a crowd protest, a baker and barber reacting, and the editor's subsequent rebuke as the town weighs media bias and integrity.
A long dissident editorial quarrels with opinions on the franking privilege and salary grab tied to Congress. It cites press reactions, criticizes the Indiana press, and notes alliances and feuds within Goshen and Logansport reporting. The exchange mentions Credit Mobilier bribes and political maneuvering affecting readers.
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