10 Sep 1874
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1874
Page
1
The fragment shows a weekly publication named Indiana Progress with address corner Philosophia and Glyme Streets in Indiana, Pennsylvania, listing price 49 per annum in advance or 2.00 during the year, and 32 if paid at year end, plus a note about job work offered.
A dated report from Rocky Mountains August 25 1874 outlines rumors of vast gold in the Black Hills linked to Custers expedition and earlier Indian lore. It recounts prior sightings along Powder River Big Horn and Tongue rivers, the Big Horn Gold Expedition, and estimates from experts like Agassiz and Austin on a central deposit. It notes Indian resistance to revealing locations and the high stakes of uncovering mineral wealth for settlers and the U.S. Government.
A brutal crime occurred Sunday August 28 in Minnequa Tedford county Pa as Albert Brown, a 28-year-old former convict, assaulted and killed five-year-old Core May Greenleaf. He murdered the child after raping her, severing her throat with her grandfather’s razor. Brown fled toward Minnequa but was struck by a freight train, fracturing a leg. He survived, professed religious reflections, and was placed in Canton after rescue. News spread rapidly as crowds gathered at a local hotel to witness the suspect. lynching threats arose but were checked by calmer counsel. The parents discovered their daughter’s body and an inquest confirmed the assault and murder before the authorities.
A prisoner with a broken leg was hastened to Towanda when a masked party ambushed the guards and fired on him, killing the inmate. The brutal act sparked widespread fear and three thousand mourners attended the little girl's funeral as Rev. Dr. Shepherd led the service, her coffin laid among flowers from schoolmates.
A letter from J A Latta era critic revisits Copperhead accusations tied to Latta and 1863 campaign meetings in Greensburg. The writer cites Argus and Republican files, recalls Governor Johnson denouncing treasonous proceedings, and urges loyal voters to judge Latta's platform amid 1860s party conflicts. The piece also references James Buchanan's 1842 stance on equality and universal education for Pennsylvania youths.
The New York Sunday Democrat claims a sensational deathbed conversion for Horace Greeley noting a daughter educated in a Catholic school and a dying wish to die Catholic. It cites a Catholic priest baptism via a trusted friend who visited him as he sank, with the editor backing the account as truthful.
The National Cotton Exchange reports August crop conditions across states. Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee face drought and mixed prospects. picking may begin earlier or later than last year depending on state. Alabama Virginia North Carolina South Carolina show similar to last year. Georgia Florida suffer crop injury from drought. Missouri prospects somewhat unfavorable. Kansas condition better than last year. Indian Territory plants suffer from heat. picking 10 to 15 days earlier than last year.
A report notes about three hundred Russian Mennonites arriving from Poland in New York last week and soon to move to Dakota Territory. They seek land for settlement, bring capital, and flee imperial military service due to conscientious objection. The item praises their industrious nature and welcomes them.
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