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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1876
Page
2
A Philadelphia July 4 commemoration marked by grand parade and oration drew crowds from across the nation and abroad. Notably absent were the President and Congress, yet trumpets and flags highlighted a citizen led display. The city hosted 250,000 visitors overnight with overwhelming attendance at the Centennial Exposition and 47,787 paying admissions.
The Democratic State Central Committee meeting in Indianapolis on July 6 1876 authorizes conventions in the First Second Third and Fourth Supreme Court Judicial Districts to nominate or substitute ticket candidates. Delegates from counties listed are instructed to convene July 27 1876 at designated towns to report back, as the committee declines to pick candidates themselves. M D Manson chair.
From Our Own Correspondent in New York the weeklong holiday ends amid grand torchlight processions, fireworks, and a masthead salute to the centennial spirit. The piece recalls Black, Starr & Frost’s new store, Ball Black Co. history, and a shift of commerce toward a brighter season, with notes on Independence Square and West Point cadets as symbols of national vigor.
Mrs Scott-Siddons writes from Sidney to a San Francisco friend describing a Fiji islander who admires her and offers six banana bunches in exchange. She also mentions Zach Chandler's magnetism and Elo’s skill with a whisky cork.
The Terre Haute Journal argues Indiana Democrats must unite for Tilden and Hendricks despite initial doubts over Hendricks and the platform. It praises reform, attacks centralized government, and cites tax reductions as proof of reformist leadership. A playful note about a red headed cook ends the excerpt.
A periodical advertisement invites readers to sample a new amusements section by Bailey and Donovan of Danbury Connecticut and announces a legal notice in Posey County Indiana. At Mount Vernon courthouse the rents and profits of Lot Thirty seven in Eleson Cale's Enlargement Poseyville will be sold to satisfy a decree with no relief from valuation laws. If rents fail to cover, the fee simple may be sold as needed to discharge the decree interest and costs. Sheriff John L Wheeler oversees the sale with L R Williams attorney for the plaintiff.
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