Floyd County costs expose ad and printing overcharges
A Floyd County fiscal critique decries 3506 dollars spent in twelve months ending June 1 1809 for advertising and stationery. The piece argues competition could cut costs by at least 1500 dollars and accuses county officials of waste to support Democratic printers. It questions a council procurement and alleges an overcharge by a city printer compared to the Commercial.
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Floyd
Indiana
Floyd County
New Albany
Copperhead
Friends of the Ledger
Ron
City budget quarrels and velocipede satire in Floyd County
Taxpayers face last year’s ad printing and stationery bills estimated under 2000 dollars. City council factions press for a costly city charter and ordinance revision in book form. A velocipede craze wanes amid sanitary inspectors reports and shifting riders. Wheat harvest begins in Warrick County with promising yields and Alabama Tennessee white wheat reported.
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Warrick County
Tennessee
Alabama
Debt reduction stirs skepticism amid political debate
The piece argues public debt decline under Grant is real and significant, despite Democratic objections and calls to challenge Treasury figures. It cites Floyd county printing costs and criticizes perceived waste, urging accountability from county officials and scrutiny of advertising expenditures.
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Entlemen
Allien
Treasury
Grant
Reorganization Papers Filed for Louisville New Albany & Chicago Railway
Articles of association filed in Indianapolis detail the reorganization of the Louisville New Albany and Chicago Railway Company with a capital stock of 3 million dollars. The list of thirteen directors includes George F. Thalman James H. Barker and John Jacob Astor. John Patterson of Ripley county was jailed for possessing counterfeit U S postal currency with bail set at two thousand dollars.
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Indianapolis
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Company
White County
George F. Thalman
Moses Taylor
Frederick Scherchardt
James H. Barker
Edward Miotorn
Charlee
City bills dispute over overcharge sparks taxpayers loss
The article details a cash overcharge where the Ledger proprietor Matthews allegedly hid Commercial's June bill to cover his own higher claim, costing New Albany taxpayers about 1150. It also notes deaths on the United States steamer, a Cincinnati inquiry into estate timing, a Purcell wagon factory fire costing 2500 to 3000, and Herschel V. Johnson's dejection at a New York Swedenborg convention.
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The
Ledger
L.G. Matsthews
Ireas
Hart
Huette
Committee On Claima
Matthews
Hubbert
Committee On Claims
New Albany
Testimony in Donaldson trial on Great Republic shooting
Capt Barr testified he slept in his cabin during the Republic incident and did not hear a conversation between Donaldson and Glover. Witnesses described the baggage room, timing around midnight, and observations of the watch, with Ray and Glover involved in the escape narrative.
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Williams
Sam
Donaldson
Barr
Capt. Donaldson
Sam Ray
Alfred B. Davett
Geo. Williama
Tom Alles
Staka
McUoole
Louis
Great Republic
Anderson
Glover
Towo
Ray
McKinley
Wm. Livingston
Acegmer
Wason
Jackson
Sem
George Williams
Bare
Mr. Donaldson
William Thompson
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Ouak
Elyn
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Ani
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Bradley
Preat
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W. E Allison & CO
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Cincinnati
Onio
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Europe
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England, Ireland
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the Daily Commercial
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James
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Terre Haute Express
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Chicago
Saturday Evening Gazette
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Purdue
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Princeton
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ST. Louis
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Blind Factory
Cobb & Cooper
New Albasy
Storea
Pubelle
Gignianind
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J. Braddon & CO
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MONRO
Real Estat
Commission
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Tank
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