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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1881
Page
5
A roundup of varied 1881 items spans finance political changes crime and law. Topics include bond payments mint estimates coin circulation lawsuits indictments rail and commerce events in New York Philadelphia Nashville and Chicago with notable figures Stanley Matthews jurists and reform resolutions.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Society of Western Maryland filed its declaration in a suit against Rev. Henry Ward Beecher claiming $10000 in damages for failure to deliver a lecture as agreed. The report also notes adjournment votes in two Illinois state houses and various other incidents across the country.
A compilation of Senate actions from May including resolutions on employment disclosures and presidential election procedures, confirmations of judges and officials, and remarks on foreign affairs. Also reports on ship canal treaty implications, Italian politics, French exports, British and Turkish events, and various international incidents and economic notes.
Multiple items report actions and events from various regions. Tippe rary baronies proclaimed under coercion act in Ireland. Paris says France gains influence in Tunis and regulates Tunisian finances. British envoy to St Petersburg named. German electric railway trial succeeds. preliminary survey planned for Mexican Southern Railroad. Mont Cenis tunnel landslide. Jewish families seek refuge in Kiev. Lincoln iron and coal merchant fails. Irish rent and ejectment issues noted. papal consistory appoints bishops. anti Jewish disturbances in Warsaw.
The report covers improved health of Mrs. Gaffeld, bond extensions at 3.5 percent totaling 141 million, a Chicago liquor conviction, Moran’s arrest, a new Italian ministry and civil unrest in Milan and Florence, 9200 immigrants arriving in New York, a trotting stallion fire in Tennessee, and celebratory gunfire for Judge Robertson's confirmation. It also notes a catastrophic landslide in the St Gothard Tunnel, a Russian governor circular, Midhat Pasha’s surrender, termite damage in Northern New York, Tunisian tribal demands, and Senate debates on interoceanic canals and Central Pacific relations. Additional nominations, including Merritt and Nichols, are confirmed or noted.
Public notices praise Cuticura products for curing itching, scrofulous humors, ulcers, and skin conditions. Reports from customers in Michigan, Ohio, and New Hampshire describe rapid, permanent improvements and restored hair after trying alternatives.
Auditor N A Raymond and others report cures from Cuticura Remedies for scald head nine years, alopecia in Boston, and dandruff in Philadelphia. Frank A Bean and Thomas Lee note hair restoration and long standing scalp issues remedied by Cuticura products.
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