Post Office Fights Lottery Ads and Political Returns
The Postmaster-General bans letter delivery to lottery operators and backs a bill to halt newspapers publishing lottery ads. In New York, Hoskins leads Potter, with Barr, Wadsworth, Ward, and Wendell—Republicans favored. Seymer trails Democrats. Michigan eyes Chandler successor as Fiore’s and others’ names surface. Maritime disasters claim lives from Champion and Petrel. Florence losses reported. A London letter notes Indianapolis ladies and a novel figure Miss Fletcher in Europe.
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Post Office Department
L’ost
Congress
New York
the Sun
Hoskins
Clarkson N. Potter
Barr
Wadsworth
Ward
Wendell
Horatio Seymer, Jr
John Kelley
Rail line progress and stock news drive county report
The update notes rapid work on the northern railroad, with Nichol Hollow trestle completed and track laid, Big Raccoon creek bridge finished, and Belriver masonry near completion. Engine deliveries from Grant Locomotive Works and Boxcars from Barney Smith & Co. are anticipated, while hog production and exports show strong figures and market outlook. Elections news from various states discuss potential candidates and party strategies.
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East and West
Moore
Nichol Hollow
Big Raccoon Creek
Belriver
Leeds
Grant Locomotive Works
Indianapolis
Barney, Smith & Co
Dayton
Ohio
Local notes report fatal limb accident and multiple misfortunes
Expertsville reports a 16 year old killed by a falling tree limb while hunting. A 13 year old in another town sustains hand injuries from a gun misfire and may lose a hand. Fred Davis, previously in Cincinnati, commits suicide with a pistol after a vow. A farmer near Lynn swallows false teeth and dies soon after. Local raffles, dances, and colorful vignettes fill the column with community life and oddities.
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Expertsville
Ind
Charls Walden
Inmate scalding death at asylum described by coroner
Coroner Colman reports an inmate D B Sooe from Virginia died after two fellow inmates intentionally filled a bath with almost boiling water. Boggs and ward staff rushed to aid him but he died four and a half hours later. The jury found no blame on the attendant. In a separate item James Nash died after being trapped by a burning bale of hay in a Richmond log barn.
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Colman
D.b.sooe
Virginia
G. V. Boggs
Hope
No.6
Boggs
John Hawks
Wilkins
Hove
Napa Register
James Nash
Richmond
Nash
Indianapolis LiveStock Market Report at Union Stockyards
The Union Stockyards in Indianapolis reported Nov 13 hog receipts of 2 460 and cattle 130 head. Hogs sold 3.70 to 3.90 with heavy and rough lots noted, cattle steady with prime shipping steers 4.00, common cows 1.75 to 2.25, calves 20.00 to 35.00, sheep 3.75 to 4.00 for good to prime weights, overall market active then steady.
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Union Strockyards
Local notes and social items from the community
Thanksgiving sermon to be preached at the Christian Church by Oscar Lane. Allen Darnall plans a trip to Chicago Saturday. Reverend Fyffe preached here last Sunday. Mrs. W. Price is improving. Mr. Bowers of near Fincastle died last Sunday. Bayne's teams selling logs. Elder Brazelton to preach on the fifth Sunday. Mr. Ratliff from Clinton was here last week. Sylvester White is the talk of the town. A 20 foot well with a stone pump. water pours from the spout. Park notes: Magill of Clinton township here last Monday. Clay Howard and wife of Lafayette visiting their father. Hay press shipped to Greencastle. F. A. Arnold at Carpenters last Sunday. Mrs. Charley Thornton went to Crawfordsville. A select party at J. Taylor's this week. Mead and Bro repaired their furnace. Corn worth 80 cents delivered. Married at the bride's mother's residence James Black to Miss Mary Miller. May their pathway be strewn with flowers. W. W. Davis of Brazil here last week. B. F. West went to Crawfordsville last Friday night. We had a nice rain. Talks of another wedding soon.
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Ader & Co
Christian Church
Oscar Lane
Allen Darnall
Chicago
Fyffe
W. Price
Bowers
Fincastle
Bayne
Elder Brazelton
Mr. Ratliff
Clinton To
Sylvcester White
Magill
Clinton Tp
Clay Howard
Lafayette
Hay Press
Greencastle
F. A. Arnold
Carpenters
Charley Thornton
Crawfordsville
J. Taylor
Mead & Bro
O.F. Lane
James Black
Mary Miller
W. W. Davis
Brazil
B. F. West
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Holds Martinsville Meeting
The Indianapolis District of the Indiana Conference held its semi annual meeting in Martinsville last week with Mrs. Neff as district president and several local attendees. Delegates enjoyed hospitality, reports showed general prosperity with some districts forming new societies, and organizers planned future work ahead of the State convention in May.
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Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Indianapolis
Indiana
Martinsville
Grimm
Neff
A. Hays
Langdon
Mansfield
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Real Estate Transfers and a Dream Tale
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds with buyer seller locations and prices across Greencastle Warren Cloverdale and surrounding townships. A narrative follows of Mr Cameron dreaming of an Indian massacre, resulting in a three day disappearance and recovery after being found naked and starved near Brule City Dakota.
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Mr. Cameron
Brule City
Dakota
Plight and Protests Mark Philo Local Affairs
Judge T B Redding lectured in New Castle while Prof DeMotte heads to Indianapolis next. Philo faces election tensions with a five dollar assessment after a Friday night decision. A plastering collapse under a stairway prompts concerns as mornings include Y M C A prayer week for colleges.
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T. B. Redding
New Castle
DeMotte
McNutt
Nellie Truett
Indianapolis
Philo
Plato
Carskadon
Groveland notes on rain visits and local events
Rain blesses Groveland as residents return from visits and a Center Schoolhouse institute hosts a pleasant session. Detailing weddings, stray remarks on politics and cod fish, moves to Carpentersville and Danville, a literary society, a back pension for Geo Higgins, and social gatherings at BE Adams.
Local notes from Narrowsburg visitors and village events
Miss Ada Steeg won best looking girl and the big cake at the festival, which raised about fifty dollars with one cake selling for twenty five dollars. Miss Florence Allen narrowly missed prettiest girl, Levi Vanfossen won the ugliest man keg of saar kraut, A J Burton second ugliest man. A Shilling son died of diphtheria and funeral held Tuesday. The Signal House update and road access near the school discussed. Rep Clovp.
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Alice Finley
Narrowsburg
Bridges
Brady
Kennedy
Signal House
Lane
Ada Steeg
Florence Allen
Levi Vanfossen
A.J. Burton
Shilling
Clovp
Local business moves and village notices in Belle Union
John Dinkins relocates his shop to the town west end. A J Dunnivan succeeds T Alexander in the drug business and will move to the east end. Davy C Sntt plans to study medicine next spring under B F Fisher of Belle Union. Skilling the miller is praised for good work. Matt will visit Belle Union three times weekly. John Cohn appears again. Elder Wm Bunyan holds meetings near Martinsville. Oliver Shaw’s smokehouse was burgled last week with meat stolen. neighbor Haines also robbed of coffee and sugar.
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A.J. Dunnivan
T. Alexander
Davy C. Scntt
B. F. Fisher
Belle Union
Davy
Mr. Skilling
Matt
John Cohn
Bunyan
Martinsville
Oliver Shaw
Haines
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