Hero of Niagara rescues painter amid deadly rapids
Niagara villagers gathered as painter McCulloch fell from the bridge scaffold into the fast river. George Curtis and Thomas Conroy helped haul him to safety after a perilous battle with the current. The crowd cheered Conroy as the hero of Niagara for the daring rescue and recovery of the putty knife in cold water.
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Niagara
Dune
Ars
Painiter
George Curtis
Goat Island
Terrapin Tower
Curtis
Thomas Conroy
Mr. McCulloch
Conroy
Mr. Conway
MecCullough
Connecticut Senate War Echoes In Barnum Victory
New Haven correspondence recalls a foregone Democratic win in Connecticut amid Barnum money influence. Republicans were demoralized and canvassers drifted. Democratic money swayed many local reps, provoking indignation among lawmakers who valued personal popularity over payback. Barnum miscalculated in the senatorial contest.
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Senate
Connecticut
New Haven
New York Times
Buter-Sanborn
Litchfield County
Barnum
Mr. Barnum
Break Drag Breaks Colt in Kentucky in Astonishing Pace
In Kentucky last week a two year old colt, entirely unbridled, was broken in under thirty minutes using a broad break drag. The process avoided striking the animal, instead gently guiding it with sidewise pushes until it trod smoothly. Mr. Bob Strader directed the training and claimed invention of the drag. A segue notes English breach of promise suits supplying entertaining paragraphs in Scottish newspapers.
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Kentucky
Bob Strader
Mr. Strader
England
Scotland
Countess Seidlefits Wears Imperial Ballgown In Berlin Box
A Toledo Blade correspondent describes Countess Seidlefits in Berlin watching a royal event. She sits beside the writer in a box, wearing white silk with an unusual train, white fringe, and a diamond locket, with lilies of the valley corsage. Another lady in green silk with silver wheat accents completes the moment.
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Toledo Blade
Berlin
Seidlefits
Carl
Swinburne's Tragedy Bothwell Out Today in Octavo
London commentary on Mr Swinburne's new poem or tragedy Bothwell, a 532 page octavo, criticized for excessive length and repetition. The reviewer finds the verse heavy and stage unsuitable, praising only its beautiful parts and noting strong Queen Mary portrayal. Also mentions other brief items and anecdotes from the era.
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Swinburne
Duff
Mr. Froude
Chastelard
Bothwell
Rizzio
Darnley
David Rizzio
Jane Gordon
John Knox
The
Solway
Longride
England
Robert Browning
Indiana News Roundup Highlights County Affairs
Logansport nine deaths in May and tobacco planting in Warrick county are noted along with county fairs and agricultural events in Tippecanoe and Cass counties. Reports include court expenses, a new Vin by courthouse project, copyright drama, orphaned storefronts in Jeffersonville, and Fourth of July plans in several towns. Also mentioned are drownings, divorce suits, a soldier’s death, political race talk, and local crime aftermath.
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Tippecanoe
Evans
Warrick County
M. C. Kerr
Seymour
Jennings County
Vincennes
Logansport
Monroe
Seymour Times
Precocious Criminal Sentenced to Life in Auburn Prison
In Cataragus County Lilue Valley a fifteen year old named William Bourne was sentenced to Auburn State Prison for life for the murder of his stepfather Caleb Omans. The crime occurred at Steamburg in January and both men were intoxicated at the time.
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Lilue Valley
Cataragus County
William Bourne
Auburn State Prison
Caleb ‘Omans
Steamburg
Marriage Excitement in New York Church Circles
Social New York buzzes over the impending union of Rev Dr Nix to a wealthy broker’s daughter. Dr Dix, a rising Trinity rector candidate, is cited for his strict High Church leadership and ascetic look. All Souls All Souls parish plans June 30 marriage for Dr Bellows to Miss Peabody, aged 33, amid age gap and Florida sojourns.
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New York
Nix
Dix
Trinity
Bermian
Young Dix
Dr. Bellow
All Souls’ Church
Florida
E. Peabody
Peabody
Bellows
Jail Stormed in Texas Nine Prisoners Killed
A mob of 103 men stormed the Bell county jail at Georgetown Texas at 1:30 am. They killed nine inmates. Deputies and local guards were overpowered. The attackers claimed fear of a jail delivery. The report also quotes testimonials about a blood cleansing medicine.
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Georgetown
Texas
Austin Statesman
Belton
Bell County
S. E. Wilkerson
Friends of the
Native Pearl vs Porcelain Dentists’ ware compared
The piece argues natural teeth beat artificial substitutes and endorses daily use of Sozodont to keep real teeth sound and healthy, avoiding the need for false teeth. It frames Sozodont as the cure for dental folly and celebrates nature’s dentition.
Farmers Convention resolves for honest, limited office terms
The Farmers Convention adopted resolutions condemning bribery and tax hikes, demanding limitations on public offices and a curb on litigation costs. Noyes S. White and Ebenezer Henderson head state nominations. the State Farmers Association formed with officers and a pledge to work with Patrons of Husbandry, meeting next in Indianapolis.
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Farmers
Congress
Senate
Thomas W. Reese
Randolph County
J. H. Rinehart
W. W. Borden
Thomas H. Sutton
Jesse S. Holman
Charles Legg
A. W. Rogers
G. J. Kelenberger
Indianapolis
Independent Candidates Sketches From the Indianapolis Sentinel
The piece profiles nominees for state offices from the Indianapolis Sentinel. Noyes White, a 68 year old Warrick County pioneer and War veteran, seeks Secretary of State with a background in carpentry farming and public service. Horace P. Biddle, about 61, is a long time Indiana jurist with circuit court service and a Constitutional Convention role. Exenezer Henderson, resident of Morgan County for about fifteen years, is also described as a nominee given the convention proceedings.
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Committee On
Noyes S. White
Vigo County
Ebenezer Henderson
Morgan County
N. C. Bennett
Steuben County
James A. S. Mitchell
Elkhart County
Supreme Court
Horace P. Biddle
Cass County
Or Davis
Henry County
Steuben
44Th
Indiana Regiment
Granger
Indianapolis Sentinel
Noyes White
Warrick County
Indiana
White
42D Regiment of
Indiana Volunteers
Evansville
Crawfordsville
General Grant
Terre Haute
Independent Order of Oda
Tta
Sergeant White
Supreme Bench
Ohio
Eighth Judicial District
Willard
Biddle
Exenezer Henderson
Local wedding prank turns pants into comic disaster
A Memphis style tale follows Joe Thompson on his wedding night as ill fitting pants burst. Tom Bennett improvises a cheeky repair while the couple faces a humorous mishap. A preacher jokes about a trunk full of money and other wedding day quips close the anecdote.
Reminiscence of Tecumseh and Little Turtle in Fort Wayne
Stevsen Jonson recounts 1809 1812 Fort Wayne history through his father’s government store role and the siege, noting his father’s death while urging troops. He recalls Tecumseh refusing dinners, Little Turtle dining with respect, and his mother’s accounts of both leaders. The letter ends with a crude mob scene and a man’s flogging aftermath.
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Tecumseh
Little Turtle
Stephen Johnson
Piqua
Ohio
Dr. Brown
Fort Wayne
United States
Great Britain
Samuel Hanna
Fort
Ft. Wayne
Stevsen Jonson
End of a Ladder Life at a Memphis Orphan House
Nellie Needham, daughter of Mike Needham, was found dead in her bed at Nellie Steele's house in Memphis. The deceased, a former ward of St Peter's Orphan Asylum, had a history of morphine use and multiple suicide attempts. Her husband Frank Pratt had filed for divorce two years earlier, and she had endured years of hardship and social ostracism before her death, which an inquest attributed to self-inflicted causes. Miss Nellie Steele arranged the burial, stating the girls had contributed and a metal casket was ordered. The body was interred after a justice's inquest verdict of death by own action.
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Memphis Appeal
Nellie Melrose
Nellie Steel
No. 40
Washington Street
Needham
Mike Needham
Memphis
Nellie
St. Peter’s
Union Street
Nellie Steele
Holst’s
Supreme Court Judgeship May Nominate Merrifield for Fifth District
The next October election will choose a Supreme Court Judge from the Fifth District, including Lake to Noble counties. Candidate Hon. T. J. Merrifield of Valparaiso is favored on the Democratic ticket, praised for legal knowledge, integrity, and fairness, with strong support from Warsaw Onion.
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Supreme Court
Bench
Bar
Warsaw Onion
A Gay Deceiver Punished by Public Flogging at Heywood
A Manchester Examiner correspondent reports the summary punishment of a married man who deceived a girl by posing as a bachelor. After attempting to apologize and cover attorney costs, he was seized by a crowd in the street, marched to the center, and flogged by two men while several others watched.
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J. R. Duffroth
T. B. Ward
Lafayette
Archibald Johnson
Montgomery
M. C. Hester
Charleston
Clark County
Democracy
Washington County
Salem
Kerr
Congress
Johnson
Elkhart
Bury Street
Manchester
England
Heywood
Neighborhood Notes Columbia City to Dedicate Odd Fellows Hall
In Whitley County a new Odd Fellows Hall at Columbia City will be dedicated on the 24th with exercises. Thomas Underwood of Lafayette and Rev A Marine of the city will give orations. A Presbyterian minister there preached on baseball last Sunday due to lack of a biblical text. The event highlights local civic life and humor.
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Whitley County
Odd Fellows
Columbia City
Thomas Underwood
Lafayette
A. Marine
Ani
Pacific Cable Soundings Reveal Undersea Peaks Between Honolulu and Yokohama
The New York report describes six submarine ridges between Honolulu and Yokohama, five beneath the sea and one surfacing, with peaks 5 000 to 12 000 feet tall, their coral and lava-covered summits indenting the sounding cylinder. Ed Mollen aims to beat 115 miles in 24 hours and reach 500 miles in six days starting Monday at 12 05 AM. Bodwell, president of the International Topographical Union, will be hosted by New York City compositors for a reception after their St Louis meeting.
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New York
Japan
Honolulu
Yokohama
Pacific Ocean
Hell
Ed Mollen
Weston
Wm. H. Bodwell
International Topographical Union of the
United States
Canada
St. Louis
Married Man and His Quest for Quiet Life
A humorous tale contrasts a married man J Hepson and his inquisitive wife who questions every action from sniffing cloves to eyeing beef, tea, and circulation. He laments wives' suspicions and notes Alabama suitors facing shotgun weddings before leaving town.
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Mr. J. Hepson
Concentric Circles: Indianapolis Growth and City Landmarks
This city feature surveys Indianapolis growth and key projects. It highlights the new Court House of light stone, its size, and the two figures in the pediment representing harvests and metallurgy. It notes a new county coat of arms, a shift in newspaper leadership, speculation on party-stationed changes, and travel routes via the Cincinnati line.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Corea
Saturn
Vesta
Vulcan
M. C
Marion
Otto
Court House
Ridenour
Journal Company
Col
M. R. Ruckle
E. W. Halford
Journal
J. D. Nicholas
Sentinel
Keenan
Democratic Party
Tars
Sentinal
French Bonapartists Seek Dissolution of Assembly Plea
In France on June 13, reports claim Bonapartists plot to dissolve the Assembly and appeal to the country via a plebiscite. Saint Craix to be arraigned today for assault on Gamette, amid official protests over press accounts of unrest. In Spain on June 13, Madrid says the government will veto the Pope’s successor in the coming election.
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France
Pauls
Saint Craix
Polo Court
Gam
Spain
Manem
Jane
Castile
Trouble Among the Natives in Sitka Fight
A May 17 letter from Sitka reports Indians on opposing sides throwing barricades of rocks and clashing today leaving three dead and two wounded. A steamer lies between the factions and bodies are burned as U S troops refrain from intervention to avoid wider trouble.
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Alaska
Sitka
United States
The Currency Bill Rejected by House
Washington dispatch reports the currency bill has been rejected by the House on June 13. This action closes legislative consideration without passage and reflects opposition among members.
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Washington
House
Canton Fire Destroys Block of Business Dwellings
In Canton, nearly a block of business houses burned yesterday morning causing about 30000 dollars in losses with 18000 dollars insured. The fire prompted widespread damage and prompted rapid response from local firefighters.
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St. Louis
Canton
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