Obscure Editorial Notes and Local Incidents
Editorial notes report a $50 per car load duty on Ganapa hay imports and a series of local incidents. Henry Sco Erker, a 60 year old farmer near Madison, drowned in a cistern. Charley Timberlake near Thorntown suffered multiple injuries from a horse accident. A steamship blockage in the Suez canal halted traffic. Obelisk presentation in New York set for February 22 with William M. Evarts as speaker. Funeral customs for Fernando Wood proceed in Washington then New York. Wilcox Brothers in Toledo lose a fire with substantial uninsured losses. Philadelphia municipal election shifts party control as a Democrat wins mayor amid Republican strength concerns.
Montana stockman warns of cattle losses from severe cold
A Montana stockman says he paid 45 per ton for hay on the last purchase and fears his cattle and sheep will perish from cold and starvation. He predicts the territory may lose a quarter of its livestock as a result. He notes strong cattle can travel to market, with some following hay loads for twenty miles.
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Montana
Regulation Request to State University and Normal School
Representative Null of Allen county introduces a resolution asking trustees of the State University at Bloomington and the State Normal School at Terre Haute to provide the house with an itemized report on receipts and disbursements for 1879 and 1880 and the cash value of the buildings and appurtenances at those institutions.
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Representative Null
Allen County
House of Representatives
State University
Bloomington
State Normal School
Terre Haute
Philadelphia vote shows record local turnout and mayoral result
Philadelphia city election set a record for local ballots with a total turnout rivaling only presidential years. Democrat King won the mayoralty by 5,538, Hunter the tax collector by 26 12, and Weat the solicitor by 19 682, signaling a weakened Republican hold on the city.
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Philadelphia
King
Hunter
Weat
R Publica
PARNELL declines U S visit to aid Land League efforts
The article endorses Patrick O Dowd Parnell remaining in Parliament or with the Irish in Ireland. It urges patience under suffering and self reliance, arguing Ireland's deliverance must come from Irish action at home not from overseas agitation or large money collections. It cautions that money gifts may pose more risk than benefit.
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Parnell
United States
Land League
House of Commons
Ireland
Tvice
International Monetary Conference interest reaches congress
Secretary Evarts discussed official notification from France to join a Paris conference this year. He urged Congress to include appropriation in Sundry Civil Bill and met with Representatives Kelley and Springer and the appropriations committee.
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Washineton
Evarts
Paris
Kelley, Springer
Congress
Evarta
Committee On Appropriations
Sara Bernhardt in Moved Two Night Engagement at Temperance Hall
Mose Alabama February 15 Sara Bernhardt announced to perform two nights at Temperance hall capacity 600 with a small stage and primitive dressing rooms. The New Orleans storm delayed arrival so first sight canceled. The second show drew over two thousand dollars in revenue but Sara suddenly fell ill during supper scene and fled the stage seeking a doctor. A physician later stated she could not perform and the audience was dismissed. She was then sent to the train for Atlanta.
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Mose
Ala
Sara Bernhardt
Temperance Hall
New Oleans
Abbey
Sara
Mademoiselle
Atlanta
Wealthy farmers prospecting Texas visit Dallas Board of Trade
A party of affluent farmers now in Texas for land searches and to locate settlements for Indianians visited Dallas yesterday. They were warmly received at the Board of Trade rooms and hosted by local merchants.
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St. Louis
Texas
Dallas
Board of Trade
Thurman Opponent Declines Supreme Court Offer
Washington reports that Senator Thurman’s ally says he would not accept a Supreme Court seat from Hayes or Garfield and wishes to retire from public life. Also noted is the death in Portland of William Steel, Gladstone’s Ohio cousin and anti-slavery leader, who helped organize Ohio’s Underground Railroad and promoted the Great Petition for emancipation.
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Washington
Thurman
Stanley Matthews
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
President Hayes
Garfield
William Steel
Gladstone
England
Ohio
Portland
Oregon
Portland Oregonian
Ohio River
Henry Chay
Mr. Steel
Portland Commercial
Charles Williams
Fort Wayne Gazette
Sun
Williams
Marsh
Arthur
Health is Poor for Princess Louise in London Winter
Report notes Princess Louise shows weak health due to extended sitting posture, with doctors warning that spending three fourths of time seated prevents robust health this winter in London.
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Louise
London
Bishops Gib and Jam Charm Cannes at Tea Parties
Two bishops, the Bishop of Gibraltar and the Bishop of Jamaica, are staying in Cannes. Known locally as Gib and Jam, they are immensely popular and in high demand at 5 o'clock tea gatherings.
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Cannes
France
Gibraltar
Jamaica
Lampworks by Mr Fox Echoes Edison Principle
Mr 81 George Lane Fox works on an electric lamp sharing Edison like principles. A report from a private source hints at progress and parallels with the famous inventor’s method.
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George Lane Fox
Mr. Edison
Farmer and sons held for stealing corn near Montpelier
A well to do farmer and his sons in Blackford county near Montpelier were arrested for stealing corn. Fifty bushels were located hidden under hay. Examination was waived and they were bound over to the next term of the circuit court.
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Montpelier
Blackford County
Breach of Promise Trial in Putnam Circuit Court
Elizabeth Hanley aged sixty one sues James Stoopes sixty six in a breach of promise case. The report notes the plaintiff and defendant in a trial context with a pun on Stoops.
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Putnam Circuit Court
Elizabeth Hanley
James Stoops
Roman Catholic School Union Proposal in Cincinnati
A proposition is reported in Cincinnati to merge or consolidate Roman Catholic schools with the public school system. The move signals a potential shift in the city’s education structure and governance.
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Cincinnati
Indiana Senate Outlook on Temperance and Road Legislation
The Indianapolis dispatch reviews legislative progress in committee stasis. It notes revisions to the civil code and a stricter liquor law push, with Republicans torn between pledges and votes, plus talk of an extra session and road reform attention in Allen County.
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Indianapols
Commission
House
Senate
Maine
Bell
Allen County
Sinclair
Poindexter
Advertising Ethics and Notable References in 19th Century Writings
The piece discusses how readers react to advertisements that imitate popular cures and the need for sincerity in ad pitches. It cites Dr. Bull’s syrup as an example of overfamiliar appeal and notes a pastor’s pulpit reference on medicine’s comfort value. It ends with a quoted remark on vast annual spending.
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Dr. Bull
Bull
Ayrup
Indianapolis Journal
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Henky Sco Erker
Madison
Suez Canal
Vesela
Cuarley Timberlake
Thorntown
City of
New York
William M. Evarts
Fernando Wood
Capitol
Trinity Cemetery
Ment
Messrs. Wilcox Brothers
Toledo
Bessis
Fox
British Electric Light Company
Bowling Green
Leutenant
Hardee
Voorhees
The
Times
Chicago Times
Chicago
Eckleey B. Cox
Pennsylvania
Wilkes Larre
the Bernhardt
Senator Thurman
Indianapolis
Ead House
Tra
Sentinel
BOOTS
Ernst Vordermark
E. Vordermark
Fort Wayne and Allen
Mapoolat Penton
ALL
E. Vordermark & Sons
Ayer
Allen
Hall
Schenkk
Wistar
Mordhurst’s Drug Store
Calhoun St
Cor Berry
Piso
Ransom
Zadoe Papena
Wert
Boshee
Universal
Mordhurst’s Brag Store
Cor Barry
Kaag & Bros
Queensware
Off
East
Columbia Street
Tutt’s
Tutt
N.Y
Murray St
NOME
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company
Oral
Grand Rapids
Conteen
J.H.P Ghart
Grand Rapids, Mich
Ray
Fine New Castle and
Rushville Railroad Company
New Castle
Ind
Trrederick H. MccCulloch
Amok Richey
Fort Wayne
Indiana
McCulloch & Richey
McCulloch
F. H. McCulloch
AM Chey
H. C. Sites & Bro
Nils Block
Calhoun Street
Deel-Lydaw
M. Baltes & CO
Harrie Street
Maton
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