09 Dec 1875
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Pharos
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1875
Page
1
The December 9 edition notes shifting reputations with comments on Boss Tweed and Tweedledee. It mentions Congress member John K. Tanney of Massachusetts, press enlargements, and opposing parties in Indianapolis and Logansport. Observations include government advertising withdrawal and local council party balance.
The Indianapolis Journal criticizes the Forty third Congress for distributing letters by a former Confederate captain and a convicted thief now posing as a Minnesota Republican. It ridicules reformists and mocks Rev. Robert J. J. Matthews after his rejection as a minister, noting church divisions and a controversial lecture plan by Theo. Tilton.
Letters and notices critique Governor Hendricks and judge public figures, including Bingham and Bristow, amid accusations of corruption and currency policy. The texts argue over propriety, wealth, social status, and governance, reflecting partisan tensions and calls for accountability.
The Express ridicules Evansville as a minor village on the Ohio river above Henderson while the Evansville Courier mocks St Louis for its proximity to Vigo Village. The revenue district consolidation that taxed the Ohio river to the Wabash stirred Evansville, and with the order under reconsideration a peaceful settlement is urged.
A New York Tribune letter recalls the Sultan’s visit homeward from the Prophet’s mantle ceremony. He appears older and worn, and observes the sanded, guarded streets of Constantinople after a carriage ride. The note hints rulers hide greater city neglect behind ritual pomp.
Mr P T Barnum recounted in a Chicago lecture a Siamese twins exhibit scene in his museum. A visitor’s daughter asks about Providence linking two brothers, prompting Barnum to explain the twins are natural brothers born in Siam.
A silent farewell seals a bond severed as two souls part. She reads the bitter intent and senses a broken heart while others see a calm outward scene and an ordinary goodbye.
A collection of brief items mentions M. C Kerr's name change to P Kerr in Georgia dogs taxed nowhere else, the Countess d En aiding government work, and a third centenary for Evangelical church of Zwerfall in Germany. Other notes cover crime in Chicago, Wyandotte school tensions, Princeton expelling students, Lincoln and Fessenden dialogue, canal ideas across France, US steamer Crettysburg in Havana, temperance politics, tree-planting in Minnesota, and various European curiosities and legal actions.
Readable segments list mayor and city officers, clerk, treasurer, marshal, civil engineer, city judge, attorney, street commissioner, council members, police and fire chiefs, assistants, and engine houses with equipment mentions for Tipton area entities and station names. Names include Suvitz Barston Messainger Sharrer Osmer and others. roles span city governance and public safety.
Fragmentary OCR notes list Pt Wayne Jackson and Saginawains in a rail area incident. Details unclear, entities remain speculative, no dates or clear actions established.
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