Greencastle Rail Road Meeting Adopts Report Admitting Need
The adjourned Greencastle Eel River and Vincennes railroad meeting at the courthouse drew many tax payers. Col Bosson presented a committee report praising the line’s potential to unlock coal, agriculture, and mineral wealth, but urged more data and broader township representation before action. The session noted promises from railroad leaders about shops and investment, with opinions split on local benefit versus binding commitments. The committee was expanded and a future meeting set.
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Greencastle, Eel River and
Vincennes
Court House
A. D. Hamrick
Col. W. Bosson
Greencastle
G.C
Greencastle Township
J. W. Cole
J. J. Smiley
P. Lockridge
Judge Brown
Col. Thompson
Russell
Messrs
Andrew Lockridge
William Bridges
Granville Peck
Moses Lewman
W. W. Allen
Ex-Soldiers and the Homestead Law Clarifications
Washington cor. Chicago Inter Ocean explains that soldiers cannot file original homestead entries by agent, may use declaratory statements to reserve land, and outlines rights to additional entries while meeting residence and improvement requirements. It clarifies that filing a declaratory statement does not grant title and emphasizes consequences of noncompliance.
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General Land Office
Iind
Lame
Army of the
United States
Navy
Marine Corps
Washington Cor
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Tragic Measra Mill Death Buried in Air Pipe
Anthony Kacanader, a nineteen year old laborer at the Measra Gel larta & Fuerth paper mill in Pilsen, fell asleep in an air pipe while cleaning. Bricked end sealed, his charred skeleton was found next day near the outlet after furnaces were relit. Lord Beaconsfield wore patent leather shoes and boots.
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Measra
Gellarta & Fuerth
Pilsen
Anthony Kacanader
Kacaander
Van
Anthony Kacminder
Howells Letter Inspires Jefferson School Students
A March 18 1981 letter from W D Howells read at Jefferson Educational Institution urges students to view life as their evolving book. He recalls Jefferson days and notes writing is remembering, urging truth, conscience, and personal history in all future work and study.
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Jefferson Educational Institution
W. D. Howells
Howells
Professor Arner
Boston
Deak
Jefferson Scroont
Arner
Jefferson
W. D. Howetts
Reeves
America
Mother Earth
Cor. Mlinois
Louisiana Sts
Indianapolis
Ind
Lyts
Achirs
National Publishing Vaad
Chicago
Tramp’s rise linked to Capitol Officer in Utah story
Washington correspondent describes how a July day tramp named George fell in the Capitol building and was aided by Officer Arthur Thomas. The man later prospered in Utah Territory, marrying, earning, and earning a fortune while the former policeman rose to Secretary of Utah Territory. The two men, once strangers, now roam Salt Lake together with their wives.
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Capitol Building
George
Capitol
Capitol Park
Salt Lake City
Arthur Thomas
Utah Territory
Hayes
Thomas
Salt Lake
Washington Cor
Hartford
Coun
Extravagant New York's Winter Wealth and Wrath
Demorest's Monthly notes record a winter surge in luxury in New York with record spending on diamonds and jewelry. It highlights a Madison Square Ball that occupied a full block and claims it to be the world’s largest ballroom and calls the event a brilliant yet chaotic saturnalia. The piece critiques urban wealth and moral decline while lampooning a spectator’s remark about wasteful steam flame usage.
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New York
Madison Square
A City Shows Growth in Population and Church Membership
Chicago's population rose seven percent in ten years while church membership grew twelve percent. A physician endorses Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for colds causing sore throats and headaches from damp air. A Cincinnati boy aged 12 disobeyed his father, used a gun, and died by his own hand.
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Chicago
Ayer
Cincinnati
Prominent physician jokes backfires over Hop Bitters tale
A Pittsburgh physician joked to a complainant about trying Hop Bitters for her ill heart. She used it and recovered, while the doctor regrets the outcome of his quip as it cost him a patient. Also promotes Prickly Ash Bitters for stimulant fallout and West's Vegetable Liver Pills with a West liver remedy ad offering free trials and warnings about counterfeits.
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Pittsburgh
Aetees
West
John C. West & CO
Pill Makers
W. Madison &J
Chicago
Allen's Drug Store
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Greencastle Foundry
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J. W. Earp
C.C. Gale
A. J. Smith
Ian
Vandels & Co
Beekman Street
N. Y. ml
Brown
E. A. Wilson
Penn Street
Williamsburgh
N. Y
M.L. Burn
Nassau St
John Bb
Ogden
Cedar
Burlington
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Denison
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Austin
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Galveston
Canada
James R. Wood
T. J. Potter
OF Health
Science of Health
M.D
West Sixth Street
Cincinuati
C. J. Kimble & Son
Ie Hathaway
Rmailmoad
Mareh
Lord Beaconsfield
Extravagant
Europe
Norich
Putnam County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Section Sixteen
Township Fourteen
Range Four
Crawfordsville
Indianapolis and St. Louis
Michael Murphy
Cosgh
Piso
Cnone
Nia Demes
SSS
Florenc Maching CO
Florence
Mass
GEO. P. Bent
Jackson St
Chicaso
Ed i
Rae
Aultmamp& Tavios Company
Mausteld
Vick
John Wilson
GAULT
Foutz
Pontz
Poner
Fouts
David E. Foutz
Baltimore, MD
Pension & Parest
aShington
D.C
Phineas Cockrell
Wiguland Prince
Lerington, Jr
Bloomington
Chenoweth
London
Gorner Illinois and
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