22 Feb 1884
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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1884
Page
1
fragmentary railway timetable notes show express passenger trains Nos 8 and 29 removed with other north and southbound services altered or taken off at unspecified stations, including Greenaburg and a service between West and North directions with arrival and departure times partially legible.
The text covers remarks on paying Washingtons birthday and St Patrick's day misdated as the 47th of March, opinions on a wool tariff by Ohio Governor Hoapiy, Indiana GOP editor association meeting in Indianapolis, and ongoing railway Mail Service inquiry into C J French. It urges using time before the county convention to recruit candidates and prepare the canvass. The campaign is described as young with a planned course of work.
Iron and steel interests from across the nation testified before the House Ways and Means Committee criticizing the proposed Morrison tariff bill. A. W. Wharton, B. F. Jones and George H. Ely warned that removing duties on iron ore would harm their industry and close major iron and steel works. The piece also reprints editorials and local observations on politics, reform, and court cases, including a tale of a street fight and a drunken-beer prosecution.
The Ohio River flood reaches peak then declines as Lawrenceburg and Aurora endure the hardest hit. Officials report severe living conditions in the court house area, crowded lodgings, illness, and scarce rations amid cold weather. Relief demands are estimated at up to 1.8 million dollars for two to three weeks, with aid from national, state, and local sources.
A Newcastle Courier excerpt rebuts ground hog day predictions noting Ash Wednesday falls on February 27 this year and six weeks of winter would end by mid March. The case Isaac House vs Greensburg Court of Appeals holds a non resident landowner cannot object to a street vacation outside the city line. judgment affirmed. The Breeder's Gazette, a Chicago livestock journal, costs $3.00 yearly and is advertised at $3.29 with Stanparp.
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