Washington Letter on Gen Black and pension reform clash
Washington dispatch highlights Sen Ingalls attacking Gen John C Black as an imposter while praising Black's record on pensions and battlefield service. The piece defends Black against party critics, notes Voorhees’ defense, and mentions budget cuts and civil service reform implications for clerks. Also covered are whisky smuggling in Alaska and a list of Indiana patent grants, plus curious local discoveries and oddities.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Black
Ingalls
Kansan
J. G. Blaine
Republican Party
Union
Allinios
Lincoln
Kansas
Republic
Gen. Black
United States
Congress
Treasury
John C. Black
15Th Isola
Democrat
Voorhees
Logan
West
Treasury Department
Alaska
Indiana
New Harmony
Beprorp
Nancy Taylor
Grant Township
Democrats of
Maine
Col. Clark
Edwards
Mias
Lillian Smith
California
Washington
Hancock
Boston Post
Vilas
New York
Cincinnati
Gen. Grant
John Kelly
Acted
New York Politicien
Mt. Carmel
Hopeston
Peter Funk
McLean County
Tuscola
John Lawson
Oakland
A Wonderful Cat saves potato crop in Barnesville
Postmaster Sam Piper tenders a potatoladen tale of his cat patrolling the patch and killing potato pests by paw and tooth. Her three kittens learn the trade, and no cats are for sale. The piece blends small town charm with a quirky animal anecdote.
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Barnesville
Sam Piper
Piper
Pris Green
Prohibition slate names Indiana officials in early report
The weekly Indiana section lists nomination choices for state offices including Secretary of State Rev J H Hughes and State Auditor Sylvester Johnson among others. It also notes various local incidents from burglaries to school and agricultural concerns across multiple counties.
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Npianarotis, Inc
J. H. Hughes
Wayne County
Sylvester Johnson
Marsop County
P. C. Perkins
St. Joseph County
Supreme Court
R.S. Dwiggins
Jasper County
William M. Land
Gibson County
C. W. Hodgin
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Brennete
New Orleans
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A Brown’s Clothing House
New Harmony, Indiana
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Ind
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Nammoth
F. W. Cook Brewing Company
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Evansville
John
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Peter Weber
Cacera
General Black
House of Representatives
C. A. Snow & Co
U. S. Patent Office
D. C
J.R. Allgire
Indianapolis
C. D. Jenney
C. Lidren
Lafayette
W.J. McCoy
Jeffersonville
W. H. Ott
E.R. McKinty
Boston
E. C. Atkins
N. A. Hunt
Peru
G. W. Kiler
P. Lyon
J. Macy
Dublin
T. McDonald
New Albany
J.W. Orahood
Ora
D. Wiser
Plymouth
J. Wade
Dana
Ni. Springer
Mr. Vernon
Privaverpata
F. H. Deakin
Capt
A. Weston
U. S
George B. Rice
Yokohama
Kinuston
Catakill
Lonpoy
London
Bombay
Qeoven
Evanaviate, Inc
Menzies Hes
Vanderburg County
McCullough
Heo
Hancock County
Tenn
Polk
Indiana State News
Hoosier
Nathan Haggett
Sims Township
Grant County
Marion
Haggett
Vincennes
Edward Taylor
John A. Ross
Seymour
Adjutant-General
Columbus
Andrew Johnson
Tippecanoe County
Bynum
Leon Bailey
Kosciusko County
Fort Wayne
Spencer
Prohibition Club
Oakland City
Princeton
Congressman Matson
C. C. Terry
Mt. Vernon
South Bend
Law and Order League
Floyd County
Jeffersonville Penitentiary
Ft. Wayne
Illinois
Coulterville
Costs
Green Valley
Michael Brock
Momence
John Deere
Moline
Monticello
Fayette County
Oregon
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Clinton
Flora
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George Bristol
Plano
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