30 Aug 1871
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1871
Page
1
Rites are obscured in a fragmented OCR line about copies or cassettes. The readable parts mention the Weekly Sentinel and unclear references to a copier situation. No definite names, dates, places, or outcomes are discernible.
A fragmented Fort Wayne directory lists multiple merchants and trades across Columbia Street Calhoun Street and nearby blocks. It covers wholesale and retail houses for toys books hardware grocers and textiles, plus physicians dentists and milliners with partial addresses and shop signs.
For sale a large farm of 9884 000 acres described as the northeast quarter of the southwest and northwest quarter of the southeast in section 36 township 4 south range 2 west Perry county Indiana. 35 acres cleared eight acres meadow rest well timbered with 150 apple trees 250 peach trees plus pear and cherry trees and a never failing well. One mile south from Leopold. Price eleven hundred dollars with easy terms. Inquire of T. Ward Leopold Ind. ang9d2twim
Fragmented prose and verse pieces from a Chicago Post page recount a vivid satire of a Zanesville widow and her daughter who marry into gypsy life near Bloomington. A dramatic chase ends with knives drawn and a revolver, a failed union, and three graves foreshadowing tragedy.
Saratoga correspondence recounts a speculative love triangle involving Lizzie A. and Gertie B. competing for Henry D. after staged mishaps and a fabled courtship at Grand Union and a nearby farm house. Gertie’s horse accident leads to Henry lifting her to safety and, after two days, their wedding is foretold while Lizzie applauds the rival’s triumph.
A fragmented report recalls a staged tragedy with imagined acts and a marriage altar scene. It then shifts to a meeting in Louis with about 1200 ex Confederates at Roanoke fair grounds where Gov Arnold Gen Sheldon Col Starbruck and Capt Collins spoke. Resolutions urged looking forward and leaving the past behind.
Dispatch from Atlanta reports the arrest of Joseph Fry, related to Foster Blodgett, for cheating the Georgia State Road. Fry bonded for 2000 dollars, then fled north, suspected as an accomplice in a half million dollar diversion. The case ties to Governor Bullock and Blodgett in a broader alleged swindle.
A London letter warns travelers to Asia after Mr. Cooper’s mishap in Bathang Thibet where he was ambushed by girls, married to a damsel, and later faced his mother in law. It ends with the man planning to abandon Thibet travel amid fear and scandal.
A long collage of local items reports delays in Terre Haute events, price changes in Jeffersonville, a scientist visit costing $2000, and Route items. It notes dryland ploughing struggles in Parke County, a small Almshouse population in St Joseph County, and General Packard’s Pacific Coast return amid other county happenings.
New Brunswick reports the Great Boat Race on August 24 at St Fetn's drew up to twenty thousand spectators as Tenforth collapsed after the Tyne crew’s shell. The second Tyne crew member claims Renfieth should not have rowed due to fainting fits. A coroner’s inquest will probe the fatal incidents and authorities say fifty police were sworn in for crowd safety.
At La Crosse August 2 the Wisconsin Democratic convention convened with delegates present. After siding on a platform the governor race tally showed Doolittle leading with 1255 votes, Bouck 14, Vilas 5, Dewey 43, and other totals. Dewey’s motion to nominate Doolittle carried unanimously amid strong demonstrations.
The secretary, in a letter to the secretary of state, cites dispatches from Minister Lowe and expresses that the United States should not intervene to repair Chinese coast lighthouses. He believes the Chinese government will fulfill its obligations in time.
An English vagabond aged fifty nine recounts a life of public support and varied trades. He lists cattle droving, cheap-jack selling, pot-hawking, pen and paper sales, razors, religious tract distribution, and stints with quack doctors. He admits impersonation, begging, preaching, and a habit of deception, ending with remorse over his numerous disguises and impostures.
In Bullato Burrato on August 23 the Hay makers from Troy defeated the Niagaras from this city by forty one to ten.
In Ciucaco on August 23 Bishop Whipple of Minnesota and Bishop Lee visited Cheney amid ecclesiastical controversy. The Cheney case spurred calls for public documents and a Churchman reply. Drafts on O'Brien Prince & Co of Portland faced failure, affecting wheat markets and inducing the collapse of three smaller houses.
Let it be remembered that Hon. Carl Schurz denounces three Radical policies disfranchisement bayonet bill and the President's San Domingo policy. He brands disfranchisement as injurious to free institutions the bayonet bill as dangerous and the San Domingo policy as unconstitutional.
London reports severe misery in southern Hungary where floods, ruined dams, and famine threaten after bad administration and harsh taxes. Dams fell under neglect, towns in arrears strain agriculture, trade and industry, while cattle are seized for taxes. The Times notes unrest in Paris and Italy reports a church struck by lightning with casualties.
August reports from New York describe calm in San Domingo due to loan proceeds and a favorable U S Commission report. Baez plans to mark the Dominican victory anniversary while frontiers and crops remain strong. Saratoga news cites Longfellow injuring a fore leg, large sums wagered, and notable race tension.
The Dunkers or German Baptists trace origins to Alexander Mack and his followers. Persecution sent them to the United States around 1829, settling in Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania and Virginia. They reject slavery, avoid titles, require women to cover their heads during worship, and emphasize plain dress and communal discipline. Membership grows across western states including Missouri and Kansas with strict congregational governance and temperance effort.
The Misso ure educational convention in St Louis resumed with Hon. Newton Baltenare urging large state funding for public education. He argued from district schools to high schools to a national university, calling for constitutionally broad support and a model free school system. Br. William T. Hays followed with a review supporting a national university.
A report by Mr Hoyt of Wisconsin outlines a national university with permanent committees to coordinate education policy. A diverse committee list from multiple states is named, with ex officio members from educational groups. Resolutions favor aid to U S educational system and a delegation to the 1676 Philadelphia exhibition, as convention attendees plan a visit to Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob.
A satirical take on Chinese fans showing moral quotes from Confucius. It notes characters and scenes on the fans, including tea gossip, travelers near a snowy sacred mountain, and a blend of cultural imagery with humorous misreadings. The piece critiques Western exoticism and reflects on the allure of Chinese motifs.
Reported incident Sunday morning near Rew Goshen Vigo county describes several youths arguing after a supply run. The quarrel escalated as a wagon overturned during retreat shooting Thornburg in the neck. The event halted bystanders as others fled the scene.
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