11 May 1870
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Democrat
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1870
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions DAXOCEAR BR Calhoun and Wayne Streets in Fort Wayne Indiana with a price and advance noted. Not enough readable context to identify the event or action.
A historical business directory segment for Fort Wayne shows numerous shops and makers along Calhoun Street Columbia Street and adjacent blocks. The column lists galleries, drapers, grocers, clothing firms, hardware, furniture, and other trades with addresses such as Keystone Block Phenix Block Calhoun Street and West Berry Street.
A humorous missive describes a courtship where a man writes to Ned about meeting a lovely woman, her pie making, and a planned marriage next month. The scene blends domestic pies, affectionate teasing, and a playful wager on romance amid a Rocky Mountain Herald ad teaser. Also notes not generally known about Colorado’s rail lines and settlements.
A Rocky Mountain interviewer recalls Professor Goldrick of the Rocky Mountain Herald in Denver. He contrasts New York 1848 with 1860, noting Broadway, churches, turnpike news, Tammany and political figures, and early journalism. He extols Colorado’s growth, commerce, and social vitality, predicting rail links and a bright western future.
From Rensselaer Union April 11 1870 a notice describes a meeting of the Fort Wayne and Pacific Railroad Company Board at Rochester Indiana on April 13 to contract the Indiana division with Central Construction Company of Iowa. The document details conditions for a proposed consolidation with Muscatine Oskaloosa Council Bluffs lines and outlines required rights of way local aid and a twelve month build timeline once location is fixed.
The piece discusses the 1872 Republican race after George H. Thomas’s death. It argues no current figure matches his hold on voters and criticizes Grant as a suitable nominee. It notes party leaders are searching for a statesman who can rally diverse factions amid the crisis.
The British bark Morning Light arrived with conflicting reports of a crew murder. Police aboard seized Thomas W Johnston after a fight aloft left Edward Bavins fatally stabbed. Bavins died next morning and Johnston faces examination before Commissioner Osborn.
Dr Geor Nelson & Co. claim 1870 seeds prove superior to those from New England and New York and assert Fort Wayne market gardeners now buy directly from them. They guarantee growth and naming, with prices matching those of old and worthless needs.
A lengthy 1870 essay traces origins of royalist power to a mythical Idiotic City and Northern Barbarians who embrace natural rights and republican governance. It argues liberty arises from equality and virtue, contrasts Swiss resilience with feudal rule, and hints at U.S. progress toward self-government. The piece blends political polemic with allegorical history.
A Chicago Tribune article cited denounces Senator Morton of Indiana for railing against the Georgia question, accusing him of using rebel rhetoric to block Georgia’s readmission. It notes Morton’s tallies of murders in 1868 and 1869 contrast with his Texas and Georgia votes, and cites Mr. Trumbull’s rebuke and General Terry’s August report.
An 1870 letter describes a shipwreck near St Andres Island where two enslaved men and a dog were found on a guano site. They had left Philadelphia in 1869 and survived on eggs for months before being rescued and sent to Old Providence for care. The crew plans further reporting upon reaching New York.
In Trenton New Jersey workmen uncover Spanish gold during canal bridge foundation digs. Eighteen pieces valued at about 100 dollars are unearthed after earlier finds. one coin dates to 1732 and bears heraldic symbols. Investors seek curiosities while speculation grows on origin and value. Terre Haute spring races begin May 4 with 3500 dollars in premiums and half fare rail service.
A collage of odds and ends from an era paper includes remarks about three thousand wives in Kansas, French musical students, a Damascus dagger sale, goats in Savannah, San Francisco Chinese detentions, a German cenlist offer, tobacco fairs, and family jokes. It also covers theater notes, political jabs, scientific curiosities, local incidents, and criminal anecdotes with a rambling, satirical tone.
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