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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1880
Page
2
A federal proclamation dated November 1 1880 urges Thanksgiving on Thursday November 25. It invites the nation to worship and thank Almighty God for blessings, prosperity, and unity, and to seek continued protection and peace across all borders.
A series of incidents unfolds from Carson Valley to Millard and Peru. Maurice Hoeflitch bets on hopping frogs with John Mackay, a staged contest ends in a chloroform trick, and a Nebraskan farmer fatally shoots a man in a salute gone wrong. A San Francisco love triangle ends in murder, while Peru youths convert a cave into a burglary club.
In Vernon Alabama a crowd demanding jail keys broke into the jail at a.m. shots rang out leaving Lindsey Portwood Dudley Brothers and Wesley Richardson dead in the cage. The three men confessed to grave desecration and theft of bones linked to a Mississippi charmer. local citizens prepared coffins and buried the victims, while racial tensions and superstition surrounded the aftermath.
The text describes prisoners claiming a belief that swallowing dust from a white woman's bones grants charm over white women. It notes the claims were not verified by the Sheriff, as prisoners mentioned only a different “duck,” and no corroboration was provided.
Readable fragments describe district teacher Reuben Frazier flogging pupil George Shik after he refused to kiss a girl. Shik’s parents pressed charges but Justice Staid dismissed the assault case, with potential county court action noted. Other items promote patent medicines and local notices.
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