A Few Plain Words on 1871 Election Losses
The Terre Haute Journal analyzes the 1871 election results as a major setback for the Democratic party from Maine to California. It recalls gains in 1870, condemns the New Departure and negro suffrage tactics, and urges party unity, renewed discipline, and renomination of state officers at the January 1872 Indiana convention. It cites Indiana, Ohio, and northern states, urging firm platforms and honest governance. It notes supportive editorials from Jackson County and neighboring counties urging renomination of state officers.
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Democratic Party
Maine
California
Indiana
Supreme Bench
Radical Party
New York
Ohio
New York Tribune
Thomas Murphy
Thieven
Grant
New York City
South
North
Republican Party
Congress
Pathe
Indianapolis
Seymour Sun
Jackson County
Jeffersonville National Democrat
Hartford City
Convention
Martin County
Warning About Fire Refugees Dominating Chicago
The Chicago fire has drawn a crowd of imposters posing as victims, many likely not from Chicago. If genuine, they would find ample aid there, with vast supplies flowing into the city. Exercise caution and avoid deception from these vagrant individuals.
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Chicago
County Treasurer’s disbursement claim appealed to court
Major Edward Warbicon formerly Floyd County Treasurer billed 2691.83 for disbursing county funds from June 14, 1867, to February 21, 1871, a board allowance court challenges. The county had not paid such compensation before, and taxpayers appealing the 23rd seek legality, noting similar practice in Floyd and other counties.
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The
Corydon Republican
Edward Warbicon
Board of Commissioners
Major Harbison
Circuit Court
Jacob Deutsch
Harbison
Floyd
Grant and the Chicago relief gift debate
The writer notes Grant is a millionaire yet has given little financially for Chicago relief. He did supply rations and blankets via government commissaries, but the gesture is seen as largely the people’s gift rather than a personal contribution from Grant.
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Grant
Chicago
Prince and the French father a Warrick tale of marriage
From Col J B Kelley papers comes a tale of William Prince an Irish born lawyer who rose to judge and marry a French heiress after being jailed by her father. The anecdote ends with the proud union and a note on civic esteem in Gibson County Princeton and Vincennes are referenced.
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Judge Prince
William Prince
Ireland
Vincennes
Gibson
Princeton
Prince
France
Rules for Railroad Travelers Are Legal and Practical
The courts decide that railroad applicants must pay exact fare as conductors may not make change. Tickets are valid until used and lose no time limitations if not used. Lost tickets require a new purchase to avoid ejection. Passengers must show tickets on request and follow car rules. Standing on platforms or occupying more seats than paid can result in removal. An item left on a seat may not reserve it for the owner’s return.
Pestilence in Persia Seeks Immediate Aid Worldwide
A London public meeting reported vast suffering in Persia due to famine and pestilence. Provinces depopulated, towns abandoned, and 12000 deaths in Ispahan alone. Snowless mountains and drought threaten irrigation, with speculation of thousands more dead, urging continuous relief until irrigation and herds recover.
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Persia
London
Ispahan
Union Pacific seeks bricks for Council Bluffs depot
The Union Pacific Railroad advertises two million first class hard burned bricks to be delivered at Council Bluffs this fall and next spring for the depot foundation. Fourteen hundred acres have been set apart for railroad use at Council Bluffs where a large depot will be built. A social caution about young ladies and calling etiquette appears, followed by a proverb about fruit.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
Curious Concussion Idea Grips Horticultural Club
A Cincinnati Horticultural Society meeting discussed a Florida note from W H McKinney describing a Jacksonville experiment. By blasting two pounds of powder in a hollow oak with a fuse, he claims storms of concussion killed orchard insects, cured pests, and energized trees and grape vines, while allegedly purifying the air by destroying animal life.
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Cincinnati Horticultural Society
W. H. McKinney
Morrow
Ohio
Jacksonville
Florida
Hardes
The Farmer's Code of Time and Wealth in Practice
A treatise on frugality and farming as a noble profession. It contrasts true farming with mere labor, stressing economy, steady routines, soil knowledge, crop rotation, stock planning, and disciplined habits as keys to secure wealth and resilience against bad seasons. It warns against wasteful hoarding and speculative farming dreams.
The Golden Age Attacks the President’s Renomination Drive
The piece rails at the administration’s aim to secure renomination. It condemns local official shifts for loyalty to the chief executive and likens the government to a machine run to keep the president in power.
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The
Golden Age
Theodora Tilton
A Joke on A Doctor From New Haven
A late night caller used a hospital speaking tube to quiz a doctor. The exchange started with hallo and questions about Dr. Jones and Dr. Simon Jones. The prankster finally revealed he had lived there twenty years and then bounded out, claiming he was moving as the doctor woke.
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New Haven
Dr. Jones
Simon Jones
Local Democrats Rally Behind Col Sam Taylor in District
The Daviess county Democrat notes 8 H Taylor of Washington as a strong man for a Congressional candidate, while Judge Niblack is described as ambitious for governor. They express undivided support for Col Sam Taylor, praising him as the most cordial candidate in the district.
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Daviess County
H. Taylor
Washington
Niblack
Col
Sam. Taylor
Lviersburgh
Hired Man Surprises Oxford Farmer With Overnight Wood Split
An Oxford farmer keeps a hired man late after he has plowed a forty acre field. The man finishes chores and supper, then asks for the axe to split wood till breakfast. Mr. M. retires, leaving the hired man to plan an all-night task.
Plans and schemes for the Democratic party urged to lie low
The Louisville Courier Journal suggests Democrats should delay final action and keep plans discreet. It warns against premature promises and argues that many events may occur before the Fourth of July, advocating patience and caution.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Democratic Party
Public Scools Unite For Progress In Schoolrooms
Our public schools are the great arsenals of progress. Civilizing forces meet in the schoolroom among teachers and students and quietly organize for campaigns. They march through generations with shields brighter than armor and lives invulnerable to error, storming the citadel of abuse.
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the Times
Curcago
Republic Insurance Company
C. H. McCormick
Achilles
Local reporters spread patent medicine bulletin in one county
The new quarto patent medicine advertising bulletin published at Prin ceton is spreading widely with six or eight local reporters in as many places in one county. A grand local guasculus with sharp eyes and scissors oversees the operation, promising success in its new role per the Oakland Independent.
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Princeton
Oakland Independent
Removal of Postmaster Leaves Spaldingaville Leaderless
In Spaldingaville Knox county the loss of J. T. S. Devine as postmaster leaves the town without a postmaster as no other Republican in the district can read.
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Wen
J. T. S. Devine
Spaldingaville
Knox County
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Terre Haute Journal
Boonville Enquirer
Warrick Cupun
Col. J
Kelley
Socrates
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