07 Feb 1879
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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1879
Page
1
Fragments report the Tennessee legislature repealing Memphis charter and the city council resigning to repudiate debts. The piece cites editorials accusing registration schemes of voter fraud and notes campaigns and political maneuvering in Indiana Kentucky and national races.
A critical letter from S. M. attacks John Bradley Seal alias Plebo's Nose over alleged treason, graft and kickers in 1878 politics. The piece details convention intrigues, rivalries with McLain and Faulkner, and refutes charges while recounting local power plays in Sardinia and Decatur. The narrator also shifts to praise of Iowa and Indiana progress and political ties.
Correspondent writes from Naceponta and St Louis detailing Iowa state history from territorial days to modern farming. Reports on local Hoosier settlers feeding stock, healthy orchard development by Dr Woodfill and Mike Pleak, and mentions Miss Laura Hamilton's weight gain as sign of good climate. Also notes travel westward through Illinois and Missouri and a 1875 1877 murder trial in St. Louis with juror perjury affecting outcomes.
A house special committee prepared and reported a bill for state apportionment. The measure is charged to favor localities of committee members over politics, leaving both Democratic and Republican members dissatisfied.
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