Strikes, sanities, and political moves across states
Indiana reports Greencastle printers dying amid strikes and vacancies. Santaya hosts over twenty five hundred insane residents as the state asylum overfills. The era promises wheat and corn booms, heat waves drive sunstroke deaths in Charleston, and Pennsylvania hints at a Tilden Randall Democratic ticket. Ex governor Allen dies of heart disease. Indiana political notes discuss Fifth District realignment and multiple ambitions for Congress with varied prospects and motives.
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Indiana
Cincinnati Gazette
MM Te‘gard
Col. Matson
Hendricks
Putnam
Morga
Owen
Monroe
Johnson
Brown
Bartholomew
Tom Myers
Willia Neff
Simon
Neff
General Assembly
Hendsveon
Baptist Protest Fails to Unite Jews and Christians in St Louis
Five Baptist pastors in St Louis oppose Dr Boyd's call for joint services with Jews after his church burned. Rabbi Sonneschein opens his synagogue for Sundays, and a devout prayer is offered as Hebrew and Christian hymns are sung in tandem. Eight ministers divide over the act as a heresy unpleasing to God, despite its popularity.
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St. Louis
Boyd
Sonneschein
St. Lous
Boyd Ag Yank
Yosemite Stage Accident and European Traveler Letters
Eleven tourists faced a deadly stage crash on a steep Yosemite descent as one horse lost a trace and a wheel shattered. A passenger died, others injured. a murder confession followed when David Morton threw his wife into a river to drown her. Excerpts from City Treasurer George B. Marshall’s Europe diary detail Paris sights, including Luxembourg, Pantheon, Notre Dame, Gobelin’s, and travels to Genoa Pisa and Rome with notes on weather and hotels.
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Yosemite Valley
Dakota
David Morton
Morton
George B. Marshall
Remarkable Career of a Southern Indiana Horse Thief
Francis M. Douglass known as Spinney Douglass, famed for horse theft across Indiana and Kentucky, was shot near Belleview, Ky., while attempting to escape officers. His career began in 1870 with a farmer near Patriot, leading to multiple arrests, trials, and sentences totaling years in the penitentiary. After praiseworthy prison behavior, he continued stealing horses, evading capture, and causing fear among horse owners until the latest wound. His mother near Patriot remains, and the community awaits further details with interest.
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Vevay
Ind
Francis M. Douglass
Rising Sun
Oirchrmett
Mr. Palmer
Douglas
Douglass
Shelbyville
David Seward
Allenville
Charles Sage
Sage
Kentucky
Ripley County
Belleview
Travelogue of Alpine Railways and Roman Sights
The writer details a snow covered journey through 40 tunnels on the Mont Cenis route into Italy, noting short transit times and a rapid passage under mountains. They describe Paris as delightful, kindness from the Bowles and Gellar families, and a Roman itinerary including St Peters, the Colosseum, Vatican galleries, Pantheon, Forum ruins, and Apian Way. They mention ancient sites like the temple of Vesta, aqueduct origins, and plan to depart for Naples then Florence, heading north as tourists thin out.
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Romer
Bank of Monroe & Co
Paris
Genoa
Turin
Columbus
Dorias
Pisa
Pesa
Minerva
Fwe
Europe
Rome
Bowles
D’angleterre
Alps
St Culoz
France
Mount Cenis
Cene
Modane
Italy
St. Peter’s
St. Paul's
Palace of the Colona
Vatican
Pantheon
Forum
St.Peters
Vesta
Sabine Mountains
Q. Marcius Rex
Naples
Florence
Burglary at S C Bishop Drug Store Reported
The S C Bishop drug store was burglarized last week with about 15 to 20 dollars stolen in cash and some drugs taken. Presbyterians voiced indignation at a Sabbath prayer meeting over practices like tournament riding, checker playing, and profanity. The meeting leader urged reforms, predicting a moral revolution for the town. A Miss Hendrix was immersed in Deer Creek on the prior Sabbath.
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S.C
Presbyterian Church
Hendrix
Deer Creek
Real Estate Transfers in Monroe and Greencastle Areas
Deleina Darnall sells 170 acres in Monroe township to W. M. Randel for 1746 dollars. Sheriff P. C. transfers parts of Lots 1 and 2 Lynch's Greencastle to Thomas H. Knight for 31708 dollars. Sheriff P. C. sells Lot 40 acres in Franklin township to Sarah Hurst for 1250 dollars. Henry and Sarah A. Daughtery along with Benjamin F. Wilson, M. M. Henry, and John Bb. Henry with D. & S. Railway right of way receive 200, 25, 140 and 309 dollars respectively. Florence Fellows sells land in Washington to Charlotte Fellows for 250 dollars.
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Deleina Darnall
W. M. Randel
Monroe Tp
P. C
Thomas H. Knight
Lynch
Greencastle
Sarah Hurst
Franklin Tp
Henry
Sarah A. Daughtery
Benjamin F. Wilson
M. M. Henry
John Bb. Henry
Tol
Florence Fellows
Charlotte Fellows
Washington
Indiana News: Fortunes, Deaths and Robbery Across Counties
Aurora leads with the suicide of farmer David Carnine near Dilsborough, while Marley of Harrisonville is found dead after a fatal mule accident in Vincennes. Carlisle saloon keeper C Padgett dies after a quarrel with a stranger, allegedly Price or Rice, in Sullivan. New Albany battles a railroad dispute over offices after a $300,000 city subscription. Connersville reports a masked robbery at Wesley Williams farm with $253 stolen. Greenfield notes Simmonds shooting Paddock, who dies from injuries.
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Aurora
David Carnine
Dilsborough
Sculllivan
C. Padgett
Carlisle
Price
Rice
Padgett
New York
Indiana and Illinois Central rail line and coal road appeal
Correspondence from Indiana County advocates a cheap coal road from Danville region to coal fields in Parke County. They urge Indianapolis leadership to take control, note Parke County coal seams, three foot gauge benefits, and outline route, funding, and topography considerations for a profitable link to manufacturers and coal users.
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Nam County
Indianapolia Sentinel
Indiana and Illinois Central Railroad
Indianapolis
Indiana
Board of Trade
Danville
Bainbridge
Rockville
I. and
S. C
Indiana and Illinois Railroad
Hendricks
Putnam
Parke
Parke County
Cox
Brazil
Farke County
Clay County
Indiana and
Illinois Central Railroad
Fairtie
United States
Allegheny
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi Valley
Narrow gauge rail line urged to reach coal region
J F S Bainbridge argues for a 50 mile narrow gauge route from Indianapolis to the coal region through Wayne and Hendricks counties. He cites cheaper transport, ready right of way, and potential tax donations. The plan claims strong agricultural and timber resources along the line, expects freight savings, and urges a fair, broad investigation by local committees before choosing any route. July 7 1879.
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Indianapolis
Sky
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Wayne Township
Marion County
Washington
Center
Marion
Hendricks
Floyd
Monroe
Clinton
Russell
Putnam
Union
Adams
Parke
Danville
Winchester
Groveland
Bainbridge
Morton
Rockville
J. F.S. Bainbridge
Ind
James Patent Stiffened Gold Watch Cases Offer Cheaper Strength
An article on a new method for watch cases uses composition metal with gold plates to reduce gold content while maintaining engraving and enamel work. The process yields durable cases claimed to wear well for 20 years, with certificates and a Philadelphia catalogue offered for purchase. Local dealer A. R. Brattin in Greencastle, Indiana is listed.
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Go_p
Hagator & Thorpe
Ledger Building
Philadelphia
A. R. Urattin
Greencastle
Ind
Dr Swayne Compound Syrup of Cherry Adverts Health Claims
A vintage ad touts Dr Swayne's Compound Syrup of Cherry as restoring health and reviving wasting tissues. It claims relief for colds coughs throat chest and lung troubles and notes trial bottles at 25 cents and larger sizes up to five dollars. Prepared by Dr Swayne and Son Philadelphia and sold by druggists.
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London
U.S
North Sixth Street
Philadethias ” Ayla
Swayne
Barbar
Dr. Swayne & Son
Sixth Street
Philadelphia
Tampa
Dr Kings New Discovery promises relief for lung diseases
An old advertisement claims Dr Kings New Discovery cures severe coughs colds asthma bronchitis consumption and throat lung ailments. It touts hundreds of permanent cures and offers a trial bottle for ten cents or a full bottle for one dollar at Allens Drug Store with a call to visit for proof.
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Allens Drug Store
Health hints and grave robbery claim in odd ad mix
An odd pamphlet style item promotes Liver Pris health pills with claims of liver action and vitality, then shifts to a sensational note about a grave robber Dr Linpsxy and various quack testimonials for Lindsey's Blood Seeker and related remedies, all from obscure vendors in Pittsburgh and Ohio amid dubious medical boasts.
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Linpsxy
Lindsey
G.H. Wubbard
Hampnen
Bet
Cleveland
Indsey
Brooka
Paineaville
Ohio
Oe Lindsey
Pittaargh
Joe
Beit
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the Star
Feanne A. Auxoip
Tak Stak
D Paroress
Santaya
Charleston
Pennsylvania
Tilden
Randall
Sammy
Memphis
William Allen
Fruit Hall Farm
Chillicothe
Bill Allen
Congress
Senate
President Hayes
Pencil
Woodbridge
Montana
Darnall Bros. & Co’s
Over the
Ocean
Will
Palace of the Luxembourg
Cluny
Notre Dame
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Gobelin
Morgue
Grand Opera House
Marseilles
Bois de Bologne
Bastile
Palace de L'Industrie
G.B.M
Putnamville
Indiana News
Vincennes
Marley
Harrisonville
Martin County
New Alzany
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad
Lafayette
New Albany
Coxnersville
Wesley Williams
Williams
Simmonds
Paddock
Greenfield
O. Paddock
Aston Stock Yards
Minta Barnard Hoffman
Temple of Fame
Alice Carey
Putnam County
Boswwells
Washington St
Frank A. Hays
J.D. Bence
R.E. Sellers& Co., Proprietors
Pittsburgh
Cgenta
Udon
Chew Jackson
Buchklen
Alens Drug Store
C. W. Landes & CO
South America
Joseph T. Inman
New York City
Popham
Mgm
Miller
Wis
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