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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1895
Page
3
Fragmentary narrative recalls Booth and Herold escape, Captain Williams offering $800000 for Booth, and a man recounting aiding Booth then fleeing. Mixed with a train scene of peanut vendors and a conductor dispute over service, plus notices on railroad rates and local ads.
A Native legend from the Trembling mountain near the Hogue river north of Montreal describes the thunder god's seat and fiery chasms that appeared with his presence. The tale links to ancient volcanic action and the mountain’s name. A stage actor dismissively quips about starting a secondhand book store, with a Cincinnati Tribune remark on careers.
Colonel Woodworth recalls General Grant’s reason for removing Butler, not a West Pointer but for his independence. Grant told Major Dent that Butler’s plan often surpassed orders, making obedience impractical. Butler’s brilliance made him unreliable, leading to his replacement by a West Pointer. The article also traces Rezin Bowie’s knife creation in Maryland and its later custody by Edwin Forrest. It mentions unique preaching texts in Missouri and notes on early hats and Cambridge college boar’s head costs.
Rail timetable lists southward routes with stops from Pittsburgh areas to Saltshore and Butler Branch stations. Specifies weekday and weekend service times, station names, and a contact address for schedule details in Pittsburgh.
David McCargo and Jas P Anderson print a detailed Allegheny Valley R R timetable with northward Niagara Express and Buffalo Express from Pittsburg. It lists departures, arrivals, and intermediate stops like Kittanning Emlenton Oil City and Titusville with times across a Sunday schedule.
Heirs named include William Steel Mabon Mungo Mabon Samuel Mabon Thomas J Mabon Caroline Mabon guardian of Lilian Mabon F Pearce J Wood Clark guardians ad litem James Martin Elizabeth Martin formerly Mabon J Wood Clark guardian ad litem ofJohn Martin George Martin and Charles Martin residents of Westmoreland county Pa Writ of Partition issued returnable June 3 1895 meeting for partition of real estate of the deceased in Indiana county and Westmoreland county Pennsylvania per Orphans Court order.
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