Indiana News Briefs From Greencastle to Washington
Indiana discusses a new road law and a March 14 constitutional amendment vote. Martha J. Evans is named Notary Public in Richmond. Garfield’s inauguration is expected to be grand with military display. Haney Stoops breach trial and Voorhees seeks anti patent-imposition measures. McDonald’s Senate speech signals a shift toward free trade and tariff reform.
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The
Washington Star
McDonald
Senate
Funding Bill Sparks Indiana Debate And Paper Row
A letter from Russellville disputes prior publication on the church school issue and calls for publication elsewhere. The article analyzes how the new three percent funding bill may inflationary or contractionary, detailing bank fears, treasury redemptions, and Carlyle's assurances that currency impact will be limited.
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Sherman
Treasury
Carlyle
Knox
Anti monopoly leagues grow amid calls to curb corporate power
A New York anti monopoly meeting outlines principles to curb corporate power and tax abuses. It cites 4000 members in New York City and seeks laws on transportation costs, pooling bans, non discrimination on public highways, and strict stock and bribery controls while warning of press consolidation by railroad magnates.
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New York City
Congress
United States
Messrs
Vanderbilt
Gould
Scott
Garrett
Canada
Europe
Associated Press
Autocrat of the Wires Threatens Democratic Voice
The passage warns that one owner or a few control over news wires and Associated Press outlets could bias public affairs, hinder legislators, suppress independent reporting, and restrict communication, risking corporate power overruling the people and harming the nation’s wealth and democracy.
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Associated Press
Legislature Votes to Submit Constitutional Amendments to Voters
The Legislature approved resubmitting a slate of constitutional amendments to a public referendum. Governor Vorter issued a proclamation setting election day for Monday March 14 1881. Amendments cover voter eligibility definitions and broad changes to sections on elections, race wording, general election timing, judiciary structure, and debt limits on political corporations.
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Vorter
United States
Bridges
Clark
Putnam
Indiana
Greencastle
M. D. Bridges
Putnam Circuit Court
Putnam County
James Brandon
Beecher Lecture Invites Stir Oberlin Congregational Church
Excitement and protests rise in Oberlin Ohio as Rev Henry Ward Beecher is invited to speak at the First Congregational Church. Critics accuse him of doctrinal unorthodoxy and abomination, threatening town reputation and church harmony. A cannibal island tale from Millbridge Maine follows a nine year old girl sold for dinner by natives. The Captain who bought her vows to kill his own meat. A Cincinnati sausage buyer discovers a human finger in a sausage. Such discoveries spark concern over food safety and sensationalism.
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Henry Ward Beecher
First Congregational Church
Beecher
Millbridge
Capt. Means
Pacific
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