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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1870
Page
2
Gen. John Peter Clever Shanks was renominated last week and is expected to be re elected in October to Congress representing the Fort Wayne district.
After a troublesome week the Indianapolis Daily Times collapsed. Dynes faces sharp critiques for his journalistic efforts and missteps in coverage as the paper ends its run.
A new paper named the Observer began in Hagesrtown. no editors named. The publication is issued by a company and wishes Mr. Company success in its launch.
BF Stoll of the Ligonier Banner wants Brady of the Tipton Times as partner because the duo would weigh half a ton yet remain light editors. The quip suggests a playful newsroom bond and humorous scale of their combined influence.
A report from Indianapolis states the Wan Woman's Suffrage Convention last week achieved little toward advancing women's voting rights, described as a minor step in the ongoing effort to secure the ballot for women.
A Toledo man who killed his wife after she scolded him may be cleared by a temporary insanity plea. The remark warns against harshly criticizing wives and suggests the same defense could be used for someone overwhelmed by heated rhetoric.
Report notes seventeen men detained in England for uttering Fenian sentiments from the United States. The piece urges the government to protect citizens' right to express opinions on home soil and warns against foreign powers policing discourse.
Receipts for the Northern Prison totaled 1 357 05 after expenses in the last quarter. The institution is self sustaining and attributed to the current board of directors management. Col Blanch serves on the board.
Whittemore, who resigned his congressional seat to avoid expulsion over selling cadetships, has been returned by his constituents. The question now is whether Congress will admit him again, a move many deem unworthy of a representative who has disgraced the body.
BV Robinson's Circus saw a cage roof collapse while the band rode atop a lion cage. Two performers were killed and several wounded before rescuers saved the rest. One lion had to be shot to complete the rescue, raising criminal negligence questions.
Lieut. Daugherty seeks bail hearing before Judge Garver who was in Tipton. The hearing will occur next Monday after the Binns case, with both sides pressing to gather all relevant homicide evidence. Meanwhile editors warn readers about phrenology articles and caution against misrepresentation.
Women with blackened faces dragged a woman from her bed and administered a rebuke for living with a man without marriage. They threatened to repeat the dose if she did not marry the man she had been living with for a year or two.
The Peru Sentinel notes the Democratic Congressional Convention will meet here on July 22. It questions the ticket, citing Snow not residing in the district and the death of Satterthwaite, implying weak prospects for nominees.
A large Wednesday afternoon convention drew many delegates including Hardesty of the Anderson Herald Major J F Wildman collector of internal revenue for this district and Mr Whisler of Noblesville.
The bill advancing through the House will add one representative to the state, bringing total membership in Congress to three hundred.
Cass county resident Miss Louisa Stratton declares she can out plow any man in the state. She challenges competitors to a two horse team event where each contestant drives the team and handles the plow.
The Crawfordsville Journal reappears at the office after months away. A joking remark about a "mailing machine" dropping the paper is noted as a bore if continued.
The note states Indianapolis papers report a county has a Woman's Rights Association, though the writer has not heard of such an organization locally. It implies potential regional interest without confirming local existence.
Possible shift of the Hamilton County Fair to Cicero this fall due to low energy at Noblesville. The Paoli Union seeks subscriber payments and questions which publisher remains unaffected in this situation.
The Terre Haute Express notes Senator Morton has been invited to deliver an address in Terre Haute and will speak there at an early date.
The National drunk Sanger fest opened in Cincinnati on Wednesday, drawing attendees and highlighting the event as a regional festivial kickoff with local participation and expected ongoing activities through the week.
Monday last the proprietor ship and editorial management of the Indianapolis Journal changed hands with Douglass and Conner retiring and L W Hasselman and W P Fishback taking their places Col Hollo way keeps his interest and Fishback assumes leading editorial charge while Halford remains as a principal editor The Journal remains the State organ of the party urging Republican workers to support it.
National Association of Photographers held in Cleveland with attendees from thirty one states. H G Fetter of Logansport Indiana led the delegation and was elected Vice President. Next convention set for Philadelphia. The piece notes meetings are profitable and adds a Georgia joke about heads shaved of drunkards.
The paper goes to press before the Congressional Convention assembles in the city and cannot report its proceedings. Tyner is expected to be renominated, while Judge Garver has no apparent opposition. The Cleveland Plaindealer labels critics as rebels and rebukes the paper for supporting repudiation and Ku Klux sympathy. Bennett plans to stamp for David Rush, arguing other writers from that sheet are not his equals.
The West Virginia Democratic Convention passed resolutions opposed to the Fifteenth Amendment. The speech suggested those in power should have praised the defunct Southern Confederacy for its Democratic virtue.
The writer questions Jap’s candidate for recorder, asking if he is a resident of this county or Tipton and suggesting a renewed column puff would ruin his chances. The piece implies political maneuvering and local candidate visibility.
McFarland now claims he was never insane. Despite the plea, after being cleared by law, he is judged by the public as a cold blooded assassin.
The piece notes Hon. J. N. Tyner's speech opposing land grants to the Northern Pacific Railroad and comments on his outspokenness both in Congress and at home. It mentions the National Young Men's Christian Association gathering in Indianapolis next week with many delegates expected, and the Ohio Republican State Convention set for August 10. Indianapolis is served by six daily newspapers.
Judge Garver set 2 30 pm Monday for the trial of Binns and co defendants with Brouse Granger and others for defense. Fifty three jurors chosen from sixty five examined. Dr Hornaday testified detailing the victim Mrs Binns shot January 31 and dying March 31. The court adjourned for the week with next week to reveal further testimony and court findings.
The manager launches a week long promotion at his theater, giving away a $1000 life insurance policy paid up for five years each night to a ticket holder chosen by lot, attracting audience interest and publicity.
Temperance meetings at Peru show much apparent success with broad attendance and active discussion among participants and organizers.
A local notice laments Dr. Fuller leaving the Republican ranks for the Democratic party and predicts a weakened GOP in the county. It mocks opponents, references a Board of Commissioners, and notes a Tipton show by Jim Davis with Sheriff George reacting to the trapeze act and crowd nerves.
Mrs. John T. Campbell delivered a May address on temperance in Rockville as reported by the Rockville Republican. She stated that the greatest temperance movement is the enfranchisement of women and that such a movement could suppress the whisky ring that festers at capitols and Washington.
The Lebanon Patriot mocks Jap and defends the tariff debate at the editorial convention over reducing printing paper duty from thirty to ten percent. It recalls the Democrat editor's alleged vote for the measure while condemning allied moves and foretelling further political maneuvering.
Hathaway the Jokist visited the city on Wednesday and praised the Hatha way collar as best in the market. His visit caused talk of new collars, though his dreams involved threats of shooting that proved to be only a dream.
The Reconstruction Committee removed all differing provisions from the Georgia bill except the clause organizing the militia, aligning it with the Virginia measure in all but that element.
Prof Bell of Indianapolis son of Mr N Bell of this city plans a pleasure excursion to Europe.
A lyric praises rain as a spring gift opening Nature to blossom and song. The verse celebrates renewed life with vivid images of skies clearing, green fields, birds singing, and waters flowing, signed by Peart Pansy from Moore’s Hill Indiana on June 7.
Report from Kokomo describes a tumultuous scene led by Philips Kistler and others as they swore at the Daugherty case. The dispute moved first to Tipton county with plans for further rounds. Kistler denounces the claims, saying he never signed an affidavit and was not present at the hearing.
Tipton Times reports two young men from Kokomo visited Tipton last Sunday. One shop mate says one keeps his hide full of tangled foot most of the time.
A telegraph report describes a new subter ranean outlet to Great Salt Lake that could drain the basin. If accurate the vast lake measuring about 70 by 30 miles may empty, converting lakebed to dry land and altering regional conditions, a change scientists will watch closely.
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