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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1881
Page
5
City and county items report illnesses and staffing at the post office while a range of notices describe job ads, legal concerns, and accidents. A deputy sheriff investigation references depictions of stolen horses tied to Vigo and Hendricks counties.
A digest of late 1880s economic data, bank circulation, and federal nominations. Reports note exports of petroleum products and coal, National Bank circulation totals, and various appointments. Included are political maneuvers, legislative actions, and notable incidents from the week.
A brutal shooting at Valley Forge ends in death for Samuel Clugston after a burglar attack. Massachusetts Supreme Court strikes down a two percent tax on express companies. Pittsburgh carpenters demand a ten percent wage increase by April 1 or threaten to strike. Bartlett mills burn at Newburyport. Suspected Northampton Bank burglary suspect released. grand jury fails to indict. Henry Dillon dies after a bite by a Newfoundland dog in Buffalo. Ten year old Frederick Clark faces trial for alleged violent acts against younger boys in Boston. A delirious coroner escapes in New York shouting smallpox. Pennsylvania legislature shows sympathy for Ireland. state Senate panel reports on federal relations. New York brewer Cuandes Seitz faces heavy losses. smuggling of foods noted by chief treasury agent.
A report notes the capture of a killer linked to Colonel Potter’s murder in New Mexico. The piece also mentions Illinois Senate action on funding state government and cites a bungled execution in Marion with a fatal result.
Authorities report the discovery of about ninety pounds of dynamite at the Nihilist mine in St. Petersburg. Investigators examine the site for possible links to insurgent activities and secure the area.
The report notes Russian pressure against Swiss interests, a burned opera house in Nice with large casualties, and Virginia Readjusters calling a June convention. It covers Garfield’s nominations, Rhode Island Democrats, Senate actions by Voorhees, Morrill, Dawes, and Grant’s resignation from the World’s Fair Commission.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap as curing itching scaly and serumful humors. It cites Will McDonald in Chicago for seventeen years of salt barn on multiple body parts and inability to walk, and Geo W Brown of Providence cured of a ringworm humor spreading to ears neck and face after six years of failure.
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