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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1871
Page
2
Fragmentary verse evokes longing and nature with lines about birds, sunbeams, and flowers. The speaker laments not being able to share a summer hour, wishing for renewal as dawn and daybreak pass. References to birdsong and seasonal imagery frame a reflective mood.
A Boston Red Stockings victory over the Tur Troy Haymakers at Boaton boosts season hopes. The win marks a standout performance with strong pitching and hitting, reflecting the Boston club’s rising form in early season action.
Boston correspondent notes Joshua Sears left a vast estate valued around 10 million now, potentially rising to 35 million by the heir’s thirtieth. The will’s loose provisions fearfully shield trustees earning high incomes, with the son aging into a future conflict over control and vast yearly incomes. A lengthy litigation looms as the boy reaches adulthood.
The famed denouncer of four La Rochelle sergeants, Bignon, was arrested in Paris after a grandson of Pommier accused him in the Rue de Rivoli. A crowd gathered as the hunted man tried to flee, shouting that Bignon killed his grandfather. The scene moved to the mairie of the fourth arrondissement where he was taken for justice. Bignon, now about seventy eight, faces potential sentences.
The Tucson Citizen reports mounting retaliation by angry Arizona residents after four citizens were killed by Apache near Camp Grant. A vigilante group, aided by 100 Papago, attacked an Apache camp on April 30, killing 85 natives, capturing 28 children, and recovering gear including a rifle cartridge packet and a woman’s breastpin, tying the attackers to prior farm killings and thefts. The piece declares Arizona citizens will not tolerate further slaughter or loss of property.
A Boston Journal contributor recalls Cass and Van Buren crossing from New York to Jersey City with pollticians labeled as pallbearers. An exchanged quip follows about Cass hurting the old man in New York. Also reported is a tragic Rahway fire where a jeweler’s wife dies after oil on clothing ignites and the husband is badly burned.
A narrative describes smugglers posing as immigrants including a young boy with clothes stuffed with silk and silver spoons. An officer’s inspection reveals a lap-cloth padded with Brussels lace worth eleven thousand dollars. A New York man boasted of smuggling a thousand dollars of goods past duties.
An American widow with a child, living in Paris, befriended by a Frenchman who posed as a protector during wartime. He accompanied her and later to her dressmaker, secured credit, then left with dresses and other items, leaving debts for the widow to cover. Neighbors and her mother supported her. her reputation remains unblemished.
The almanac notes seasons align with the sun entering zodiac signs and solstices. Spring begins around March 21 with Aries, summer around June 22 with Cancer, and the cycle shifts due to precession. It explains current positions: vernal equinox in Pisces, summer solen in Gemini, autumn in Virgo, winter in Sagittarius.
A critique on modern manners condemns overfamiliar behavior and public familiarity. The piece notes rude back slaps and prying personal talk. It then recounts Mortimer Jones of Illinois who was tarred and feathered by a local neighbor for playing croquet a day after his wife’s death and seeks legal guidance.
Correspondents describe Buenos Aires engulfed by yellow fever with thousands fleeing to river towns and countryside. By April nearly thirty thousand dead, churches and theatres turned into hospitals, and survivors endure hunger, rain, and the diseased in crowded reform.
A Belgium Academy discussion reports copper lightning rod points fuse more readily under lightning than iron points, with 7 copper, 3 iron, and 4 platinum cases of fusion in fourteen instances. Details outline rod construction, material diameters, and joints for overground and underground ground-strings, including copper cones and screw joints.
Major General Norman outlines India and England military finances for 1871 72. India faces a net expenditure of £11 605 000 with receipts of £805 000 and a new £60 000 overland transport charge, while England shows net costs of £1 515 000. The total net military outlay drops £231 000 from 1870 71.
Farmers warned about patent right vendors and con games. Article recounts two men with a team selling a claiming new fanning-mill frames and wire cloth, signing invented contracts, then fleeing after leaving notes and forged documents. Officials pursued Stevens and Preston after Aaron S. Thomas exposed the scheme.
The article reviews bridal attire using white silks and tulles with duchesse trims and aproned overskirts. It notes fashionable ensembles for bridesmaids, long blue grosgrain gowns, and lace veils, detailing veiling options and coiffure trends. It also mentions the Fruehlend era fatalities in passing.
A detailed look at hosiery economics shows labor costs cut into profits, with a stocking priced at one dollar per dozen carrying about forty eight cents in labor. New England leads production of plain goods while Philadelphia dominates fancy styles, with Maine New Hampshire and Vermont supplying most Shaker stockings. The Bulletin notes 28 factories in New Hampshire alone producing 12,500 dozen daily and employing about 1,400 mill workers plus 13,000 women outside the mills, supporting a large female labor force in stocking work.
A correspondent recalls a ghastly scene in the Avenue Fog with barricades facing Versailles forces, shells, and mitrailleuses. Bodies of National Guards lie in a ruined house while combat rages in nearby cellars. aid comes from priests and occasional food donations amid ongoing shelling and bitter exchanges between troops.
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