09 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Pharos
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1876
Page
1
The itemized page reports on House actions and committee discussions. Vander repeats a law plan, Pinebhinck considered for a ministerial post, and Peart testifying to cut costs in the revenue service. The brief mentions a vote context and ongoing political maneuvering.
Justin L Warrner of the Marion Democrat died suddenly on the East Inlet at his father’s residence in Peasant Grove New Jersey. The piece notes Democratic House failures to curb fifteen years of Republican corruption and mentions lecturer Moo B Coxe among three unnamed ill fated individuals.
Report covers a court trial with delayed proceedings and witness introductions, a War Department request for fortifications funding cut by the Appropriations Committee, and commentary on Democratic economy. It also notes newspaper criticism, centralization debates, and Springfield city governance collapse leaving citizens to self patrol.
A divorced wife sues the heir of Olin Campbell claiming one third of the estate since a divorce decree was never entered on the docket. The case arises after Campbell’s death, challenging whether the marriage was legally dissolved. The article contrasts legislative fights and public service reforms with the personal legal matter and a broader editorial stance.
Obituary for John B. Durett of Kokomo and Peru settler history notes. Mentions wife and four children, burial in Crown Point Cemetery, and relatives in Peru. Also reports local religious meetings in Larwell and Roann, a humorous water works visit by Logansport officials, and a monkish quip about hellfire preaching.
A collage of 19th century items spanning Rome bequests to the Pope, Chicago skating plans, party politics in New York and Hartford, and rumors about Conkling. Also notes on Athens Georgia blossoms, a Augusta church gift, Missouri prison politics, and varied local curiosities.
A fragmented OCR of a historic railway timetable outlines routes and connections of the Chicago and North Western Railway system. It lists trains, destinations, through cars, sleepers, and depots from Chicago to Omaha, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Marquette, Rockford, and other Midwest points, plus New York and Boston offices and key ticket outlets.
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