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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1882
Page
2
The article lists March as the month when public debt decreased by 16 462 946 dollars and covers a string of items including divorce law changes in Wisconsin and Utah Salt Lake delegates, earnings and pensions, foreign affairs, and legal reforms. It notes entertainment and crime topics, rail workers, smallpox reports, and a range of political actions and societal issues.
Brigham Young reportedly proposed to bring the saints to the Sandwich Islands with religious freedom as a condition. Rail interests push lawsuits over Central Pacific arrears and sinking fund contributions across Pacific lines. Interior estimates Mexican and Indian war pensions total 65.6 million dollars. Guiteau’s clothing sold to Coup’s circus for 200 and 250 before display. Electric light debate in New York has lamps priced higher than gas. Arthur administration praised for restraint by Chicago Times. New York oil output surges with southern counties producing 20 000 barrels daily and Bolivia turning into a growing oil town with multiple rail connections.
The Pond bill in Ohio would tax saloons from 100 to 300 dollars annually by location. Public interest runs high as Ohio confronts license bans and possible court challenges while broader national calls for liquor regulation persist.
United States Treasurer Gilfillan calls for a fractional currency to ease mail transmission of small sums and to aid certain businesses in New England. He notes complaints from newspaper publishers overwhelmed by postage stamps and argues for government issuance with proper appropriation. The piece also surveys assorted 1881 news items across politics, crime, and industry.
The author argues against cutting postal revenues for small gains, highlighting widespread mail delays and the burden on thousands who must travel far for weekly mail. He contends Congress should be fair and avoid harming general public access to mail services, noting that many cannot afford reduced rates or unreliable delivery.
The sentenced murderer Dr Lamson of Percy Join is reprieved to June 18 by the British Secretary of State at President Arthur’s request while sanity evidence is sent from America to London. Paris dispatches claim General Ignatieff reports Sweden and Norway pledge support to Germany if war with Russia occurs, Finland restoration promised as reward.
Richmond toll keeper Hockett spends 20 years on perpetual rotation puzzle, sinks 500 in a machine. Whittaker wife elopes with Lepper leaving infant. Lepper’s wife also in Seymour. Jeffersonville boy Eddie Fletcher impaled, gravely injured. Palmyra trader George Smith missing with money feared. Omega funeral house struck by lightning. two ladies hurt but none seriously. Richmond woman burns with benzene accident. Indiana anti vaccinationists to meet in Kokomo April 21. Mooresville jubilee convention April 24-25. Rushville explosion wrecks Wesley Maury residence. maid injured. Wesley Maury incident may be fatal. Biby Williams nominated as Charge dAffaires to Paraguay and Uruguay. Indiana statistics show strong livestock, crops, and re-election context for state officers.
In Hilo a Kanaka princess and chiefs offered fowl goats pigs flowers and liquor into Kilauea to appease Pele after an eruption threat. The act followed missionary protests and a royal ceremony ends with lava stopping short of Hilo, locals crediting the offering.
A collage of notes covers odd facts from Maple sugar in Michigan to popcorn consumption, Yale graduates turning to the clergy, and a Paris fashion note. It mentions Popes and Pullmans traveling in palace cars, beef prices to London, and a cattle milk record, ending with a link to Burns at Mossgiel.
A cold day left three children at home with parents away. The eldest climbed a table to reach a fire near the stove pipe and put it out. The middle child fetched water with a dipper while the youngest shouted amen.
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