Senatorial Question Sparks Party Scrutiny
The Howard Tribune notes central committee indecision on the Senate race and urges a township convention August 6 followed by a Burlington convention August 13 to choose delegates. It condemns past vote irregularities and calls for a fair primary, supporting the strongest candidate amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Committee
Howard Tribune
Carroll
Howard
Burlington
Senate
Kistler
Woody
Darnall
Primary conflict over county offices sparks party debate
The speaker laments repeated troubles with the office and low pay while noting the committee has spoken. He rejects voiding the entire primary and a convention to exclude Democrats, urging restraint for party credit. He asserts Carroll County is not involved with county officers and supports allowing Republicans to be elected, while advising against crowding in Senate matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroll County
Jury thanks Clinton House staff after trial at Clinton House
The jury in the State v. Jonathan Binns expresses gratitude to hotel proprietor Mr. John Heiser and staff at the Clinton House for meals, beds, and courteous service during a ten day trial. They commend the Clinton House to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Binns
Clinton House
John Heiser
Boges
Bahama Islands face economic distress from changed shipping
The article notes that Nassau and the Bahama Islands suffer as steamer traffic grows, wrecks decline, and blockade running ends. It cites a shift away from reliance on wreck salvage toward pineapple farming and sponge gathering, with limited commerce and agriculture.
Trains speed from Chicago to New York in 36 hours
Trains now run from Chicago to Pittsburgh and New York on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad and Pennsylvania Central in thirty six hours. The trains make only four stops, with competition for Pacific through travel driving speed. Look out for a fearful smash up one of these days.
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Fer
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis anglers pass en route to Kosciusko Crystal Lakes
A party of piscatorial sportsmen from Indianapolis traveled through here recently on their way to Kosciusko county’s Crystal Lakes. The visitors, enthusiasts of Isaac Walton, show keen interest in fishing even in extreme heat.
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Indianapolis
Crystal Lakes
Kosciusko County
Isaac Walton
Purdue University Treasurer seeks $10000 aid for campus project
M L Pierce Esq treasurer of Purdue University files a mandate against Tippecanoe county treasurer to compel payment of a $10000 auditor order to aid in University construction.
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M. L. Pierce, Esq
Purdue University
Tippecanoe County
Independent bid for Congress by Tom Stilwell questioned
A source notes Tom Stilwell might run as an independent for Congress in this district. The remark suggests he would be easily defeated and that a certain editor faces a dilemma if Stilwell enters, potentially exposing tensions and causing a split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stilwell
Congress
Subscriptions Boost Report From Indianapolis Journal Agent
Mr. G. Haines, agent for the Indianapolis Journal,called to report a prosperous soliciting business and expressed hope to build a large city subscriber list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Haines
Indianapolis Journal
Tarkington Visits City Amid Salary Hobby Controversy
Democrat candidate Eli Tarkington in town prompts discussion over Jap's specific salary hobby. Observers warn the gentleman to beware as the issue could impact his bid for representative.
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Eli Tarkington
Eli
House action halts land grants for railroads in three states
The House on Saturday approved a bill prohibiting further grants of public lands for railroad use in Nebraska Kansas and California and in U S Territories. Lands will be sold only to actual settlers under the homestead law.
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RepThe
Nebraska
Kansas
California
United States
Peru records fifty nine deaths last year
A national health tally shows 59 deaths recorded in Peru during the previous calendar year. Officials note aging population and ongoing health risks as factors. The figure reflects all-cause mortality across regions with no breakdown provided.
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Peru
Swinging Round Hascall Faces Democratic Endorsement Fight
The piece denounces Hascall for side shows and talks with Dodd Milligan Jeff Davis followers to gain full party endorsement for Congress. It blames his war record as a cover for whisky speculation and banking aims and predicts his defeat like Johnson. The column warns of a statewide loss and a funeral at midnight without music.
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Hascall
Congress
Billy Williams
Dodd, Milligan
Jeff, Davis, &c
Democratic Party
Williams
Johnson
Iascall
Journal Tribune Columns Stir Debate On Ventilating Views
A clash emerges over Reed and Losey adopting Musselman's plan to run columns in the Logansport Journal and Tribune. Each side claims the other uses space to air radical ideas about rights and Spiritualism. The piece argues both are harmful to public morals if readers tolerate such advocacy.
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Reed & Losey
John T. Musselman
Insane Asylum
Logansport Journal
Tribune
Musselman
Doctor Keplar Dies After Horse Accident in Jerome
A Wednesday morning accident in Jerome claims the life of Dr. Keplar after he was thrown from his horse. Details are pending and a fuller report will appear in next week’s edition.
Indiana State Journal and Teacher aims to be a state magazine
The July issue of the Indiana State Journal and Teacher promises high quality reading as Professors Hoss and Bell push to make it a creditable state magazine. Subscriptions are cheap at 1.50 dollars per year, addressed to Journal and Teacher, Indianapolis.
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Indiana State Journal
Profs. Hoss & Bell
Journal and
Indianapolis
National Land Company Sells 19442 Acres Since Opening
Since the Denver office opened on April 11 the National Land Company has sold 19442 acres for 78835 dollars and received cash of 40478 dollars. Business in June rose about 14000 dollars over May. Applications for 40000 acres of Kansas Pacific lands have been received and will soon go to market.
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National Land Company
Denver
Kansas Pacific
Word to the City Council on dog laws and local vice
A letter complains four weeks of enforcement on dogs by the city but accuses the Tribune editor and Dr. James of neglecting houses of ill fame. The writer suggests bias and hints at complicity, signing T. C.
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the Tribune
Dr. James
T. C
Democratic paper to be started at Richmond
A Democratic paper is to be started at Richmond with Cal Johnson as editor. Three months will convince Cal that the way of the transgressor is hard.
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Richmond
Cal. Johnson
Cal
Stolen United States Notes Alert from Treasury
The Treasury reports two thousand Series of 1869 ten dollar notes stolen from the Treasury. No ten dollar notes above H 2,236,000 have been issued. A liberal reward is offered for information leading to the thief and for presenting the stolen notes. Notify authorities if suspicions arise.
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United States
Treasury
Advocates of Spiritualism Respond in City Papers
A dispute over a series on whether Bible texts are human or divine origin continues. Reep and Loszy declare they will publish full replies after publisher refusals, criticizing Elder Walker and asserting they still live to present their articles through city papers.
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the Democrat
Walker
ReEp & Loszy
Refuse to Publish Reed and Losey Columns
The columnists Reed and Losey push a hostile war through another channel and pressure for replies. The Democrat declined to publish their material citing poor, vile content and a desire to avoid disgrace to the paper. The editor suggests they seek the “Whangdoodle” in Indianapolis for mercy.
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Messrs Reed
Losey
Mr. Reed
Colums
Democrat
Reed & Co
Indianapolis
Child Struck by Train in Peru After Drunken Father Forcing Away
A six year old boy, driven from home by a drunken father, slept on a railroad track in Peru and was killed when a locomotive struck him. The child had stopped drinking intoxicants but died due to the influence of the liquor.
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Peru
Tar and feathers light up Cass County on Sunday night
In the southwestern part of Cass County residents on Sunday night tarred and feathered a woman tied to a nearby murder case. The incident followed local tensions stirred by the ongoing investigation and involved a public act of punishment in a rural area.
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Cass County
Democrats meddle in county Republican affairs to boost strength
The statement accuses Democrats of intruding in county Republican party matters. It argues such interference will backfire and make the Republican party stronger. Local political dynamics and party strategies are implied but not detailed.
Thanks to James Black for Keystone State temperance copy
A Pennsylvania man named James Black provided a copy of the proceedings from the old Keystone State State Temperance Convention. The note expresses gratitude for the historical document.
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The
Ifon
James Black
Pennsylvania
Old
Keystone State
The Odd Fellow's Talisman June Issue
The June edition of The Odd Fellow's Talisman is highlighted as the best number yet and urged for every Odd Fellow to obtain. Subscription is one dollar and fifty cents per year, with mail address to R. J. Strickland in Indianapolis Indiana.
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R. J. Strickland
Indianapolis
Ind
Akron Globe Expands its Format with Chicago Inside
The Akron Globe announces an enlarged five column paper with Chicago content inside, signaling a major upgrade for readers and broader coverage. The note highlights a shift in design and scope as part of the weekly edition.
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Akron
Chicago
Graduates Noted From Greencastle With Norton Kin
Among recent graduates at Greencastle was Norton, brother of C B Norton of Cassville. He is described as a good young gentleman. Peru’s corporate population is 3609 with note of a 6000 figure questioned. Reed questions the low estimate.
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Greencastle
Norton
C. B. Norton
Cassville
Peru
Reed
Temperance clash pits Democrat ink-slinger against whisky trade
A local notice notes a Democrat ally opposes temperance principles while every whisky seller in the city aligns with the opposite view, highlighting a contentious public moral divide.
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Democrat
Thanks for Public Speeches From Congress Sent to Hon. G. B. Orth
A letter thanks Hon. G. B. Orth for copies of recent public speeches made in Congress. The note expresses gratitude for the delivered material and acknowledges receipt.
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Orth
Congress
Fort Wayne Debt Tops Four Hundred Thousand
The Democratic city of Fort Wayne carries a debt over four hundred twenty eight thousand dollars with treasury less than fifteen hundred dollars as candidates for senatorial honors assess the mood calmly under current circumstances.
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Fort Wayne
Political shystering over Fulton Kosciusko nomination
In Fulton county a Republican mass convention on Saturday the 26th alt. yielded 308 votes for W Mackey and 269 for Calkins for Joint Representative to the Legislature from Fulton and Kosciusko. figures were allegedly distorted by a ring to declare Calkins the nominee. The piece condemns the act as shameless and harmful to the party.
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Fulton County
Calkins
W. Mackey
Fulton
Kosciusko
Mackey
Republican Party
Railroads Grow as Taxes Are Voted to Fund Roads
The article notes a stringency in money markets yet highlights that railroads are still being built and citizens vote taxes to fund road construction at five thousand dollars per mile. It argues voters find it easier to vote than to pay the tax, and emphasizes broad public effort beyond earlier economic times.
Old minister banished after alleged criminal intimacy
An eighty five year old U B Church minister in North Manchester Wabash county is accused of criminal intimacy with a seventeen year old girl raised in his family. The church annulled his parchment and banished him from the fold.
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U. B
North
Manchester
Wabash County
A Pleasant Trip
A columnist reports a leisure journey from a city to Bartholomew County then via Indianapolis to St Louis and the village of Hope. The writer notes social observations in prior towns, describes travel by freight train and a Sunday morning inspection, and praises Hope as a pleasant inland town with about 1000 residents.
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Columbus Road
St. Louis Crossing
W. L. Lennert
Hope
Moravian Female Seminary: a thriving model school
Forty years earlier Mr. Houser laid out the Moravian settlement that became the Moravian Female Seminary. Germans and Moravians founded the school, now hosting over a hundred boarders aged 7 to 20 under Prof. Holland and staff. The campus features a notable flower garden, and Misses Holland provided a generous bouquet and song.
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Houser
W. A. W. Houser
Moravian Church
Fourth of July Celebration at Rushville and Shelbyville
After prayer by Rev McCalip Camp bell of Rushville spoke for about an hour and was praised as an eloquent independent thinker. A picnic dinner fed all, followed by readings of the Declaration of Independence and short speeches. Norton spoke briefly as the crowd enjoyed plays, balloons, and fireworks. A late-evening carriage ride brought the group home after an eightteen mile trip toward Shelbyville and Indianapolis. The writers thank W L Lennert E F Lennert Smith Prof Holland and others for special favors.
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McCalip
Campbell
Rushville
Lennert
Norton
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Bros. W. L
E. F. Lennert
Smith
Prof. Holland
Burning waters at Fort Scott inspire wonder
A visitor describes a boiling oil well at Fort Scott that erupted as a fountain instead of oil and burned like fire. The well collapsed and flamed like a chaldron when a piece of paper was ignited, with seven foot flames and waves of fire visible as the water boiled. The observer recalls the phrase how can God burn water and notes the strange phenomenon.
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Fort Scott
Preston
Agricultural advice notes from Howard county bulletin
The county editorial urges rest and labor for success and reports a death from inhaling fumes of burning Colorado potato beetles near Jonesboro. It advises sowing buckwheat in July, notes wheat prospects in Howard County, and predicts a favorable corn season with a likely large surplus if favorable weather continues.
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Jonesboro
Colorado
Howard County
Care on Wheat Shocks Raises Harvest Quality
Farmers are urged to keep cap sheaves properly placed on wheat shocks and adjust any fallen or twisted shocks immediately. Stacking should be done neatly. delays due to sickness, accident, or bad weather may worsen poorly stacked wheat.
Nursery stock prices from Brown and Tempein
Advertises sharp-cut nursery prices including apple trees at 15 cents each and peach trees at 15 cents. Lists standard pear at 75 cents, dwarf pear 50 cents, cherry varieties at 50 cents, plum 40 cents, and evergreens at 20 cents per foot.
Indiana State Fair Aims To Exceed Past Exhibitions
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture invites statewide participation in the premium fair beginning October 3 1870 with about 15000 in premiums and medals. Organizers urge all residents to contribute and attend to showcase the state's agricultural production and industry.
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Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Premium List For Howard County Agricultural Society
The premium list issued two weeks ago invites attention and aims to be affordable as the young society funds improvements. Members debate fair value for each branch, especially fast horse events, hoping premiums attract distant entrants and crowds despite limited rewards and moderate growth.
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Howard County Agricultural Society
J. M. Leach
Peter Hoss
Peter Tobey
L. J. Tompiln
Society
Devoted Swine Herds Boosted by Fermentation Feed
A Northington Massachusetts farmer, famed as a top pork producer, fed hogs a corn and cod meal with pumpkins fermented in a potash kettle. Hogs grazed in an apple orchard, then moved to a sheltered enclosure with a hog house and ample feeding, resulting in rapid growth and famed pork quality.
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Northington
Massachusetts
Ife
Handy Milk Rack Construction from Scantling
A correspondent outlines a cheap milk rack method using a scantling and 1.25 inch by 26 inch strips nailed on each side. Space is left for pans and a second set of strips above. The finished rack or mil tree holds twenty five or thirty pans and allows air circulation around the milk.
Mill Reopens for Public Use Near New London
Levi Branson buys the Strath ton mill and fits it up for public use. The facility offers steam and water power, with easy access two miles east of New London and one mile north of the Kokome New London Gravel. Hollingsworth and White employed to ensure quality and satisfaction.
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Levi Branson
G. & J. L. Strathton
New London
Hollingsworth
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Toomery
Kokomo
Alax
F. A. Hoffman
Cass
John D. Evans
Marion
Robert H. Milroy
Nelson Trussler
Fayette
Barnabas C. Hobbs
Wayne
Supreme Court
A. L. Osborn
Laporte
J. T. Elliott
Henry 3d
Chas. A. Ray
R. C. Gregory
Tippecanoe
James N. Tyner
14Th Judicial District
William Garver
Elliott
Carroll County
W.R. Kistler
T. M. Kirkpatrick
H. H. Winslow
Luther S. Gray
I. W. Rayburn
John
Samuel Richey
Jesse Leeka
Silas Stout
Ommissioners
John Rodkey
G. P. Pitzer
J. A. Ellis
Bahama Islands
Nassau
Journal
F. E. Spinner
Washington
Bartholomew County
Devenish
Longfellow
Spencer
Moravian Female Seminary
Holland
Germany
L. J. Templin
Brown & Témpiin
State Fair
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