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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1880
Page
7
A mournful verse laments a boy named Jase whose rise is cut by a black cloud. The speaker recalls cold nights and silent tears, noting the boy’s strength and sunlit days now eclipsed, and the grief that clings to the speaker.
Assemblyman Wren recounts in the New York Sun that he once had his hand on a pistol to shoot John Wilkes Booth on the day Lincoln was assassinated. He describes knowing Booth, past military service, and a confrontation that led to the moment before the act.
A narrative recounts Booth's surrender offer and Lincoln's assassination aftermath. It recalls meeting Booth, searching his Maryland home with two others, and viewing Booth's body. The account shifts to Colorado cattle life with educated ranchers, travelers, and notable figures influencing the western herd trade.
A frigate Constellation sails to British coasts carrying food for Ireland in cooperation with British navy ships. Queen's Marlborough and Duke of Marlborough support a gunboat for cargo distribution, seen as a symbol of fraternity between nations. Some Irish patriots oppose perceived exploitation of crisis for personal aims amid widespread relief.
A Victorian guidance piece outlines preferred room furniture with a tapestry theme and practical details. The column ends with a sensational note about Archduke Rudolph proposing to Princess Stephanie of Belgium at the Chatem de Laken, followed by a royal betrothal announcement.
A Leadville Chronicle report describes a cave near Buena Vista housing unusually large spiders whose webs rival silk in strength. The strands test to fit a sewing needle and resist breakage, prompting talk of a local thread factory.
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