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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1881
Page
6
The Sullivan Union announces reorganization in the county town with plans for renewed meetings and community outreach. Officials urge residents to participate in upcoming sessions and vote on proposed bylaw reforms.
A collage of brief items: Garfield life insured for 60000. Republicans gain in France. Oregon wheat surplus 300000 bushels. surviving Buchanan brother aged eighty eight. 565,?07 immigrants in July. anti vaccination congress in Vienna. Chicago murder tally in 1881. rain complaints from Colorado papers. 60 million eggs bought in Cincinnati annually. Britain mine employment 378000. London Lord Mayor is Methodist. New York bath program 266350 people. Northwest spring wheat crop expected average. Minnesota wheat surplus 10,000,000 bushels vs 1880. Austria-Hungary large wheat export surplus since 1868. whales and sharks noted. Yorktown militia estimate 30000. Lincoln quotes on pluck. Catholic priests oppose Sunday beer picnics. Berlin theater at 6:30 am. Castelar Liberals win Spain. Hartman N Nihilist seeks U.S. citizenship. unpaid tax sales hamper NYC real estate boom. $6,000,000 gold in transit to arrive in NYC. Des Moines grain gamblers ahead. 120000 prize. 7 months exports total 52708977 vs 80286016 prior year. Governor-elect Robert Lowry taught to read by wife. weapons confiscated in St Louis. crop compensation law in effect. wheat short but potatoes fine. European coal shipments resumed. City of Richmond brings $500000. Mutual Union telegraph line near completion. Luke Francie barn fire. NYC savings banks deposits up. Dakota land values assessed.
Hon Alexander H Stepheny drafts a reply to correct what he calls crooked passages in Jeff Davis's Rise and Fall of the Southern Confederacy. The note mentions a projected $30,000,000 increase, up 50 percent in a year, as context for the dispute.
The article notes excitement near Fort Sill in Indian Territory due to Wichita mountains gold deposits ten miles away. It mentions global slave trade flows, pensions for Union prisoners, Bishop Talbott's serious illness, Queen Victoria signing the Irish Land Bill, national bank totals from 1881, a large Jefferson county peach orchard, extreme heat in Yuma, and Vice President Arthur alerting that Congress alone must replace the President, dismissing rumors.
A feature of the Atlanta cotton exhibition shows a suit of clothes crafted from raw cotton in twenty four hours. The process includes picking ginning spinning dyeing weaving and sewing to complete the outfit for Senator Brown within one day.
Regions across Europe faced alternating heat and cold effects this summer. Swiss June saw vegetables freezing in fields and grass in meadows. In northern Scotland potato and turnip crops suffered significant damage.
Captain W. H. Howats, prominent in recent years, was arrested for a $50,000 defalcation and taken to Washington. He is reported ill at his Washington residence. The case involved a treasury clerk who was the woman connected to the affair.
The petroleum trade expanded sharply with June shipments totaling 5,553,268 dollars, double the June figure from the prior year. For the last fiscal year petroleum shipments reached 40,515,596 dollars, indicating strong export growth.
The two Virginia gubernatorial nominees resume joint discussions amid lively campaigning as supporters flood meetings. General Hancock avoids public entertainments after President Garfield's shooting, citing respect for his commander in chief while the nation observes the tumultuous political climate. The Times notes grain markets and forecasts a harvest near last year's level with cautious optimism.
The report notes a likely fall in bread output in France, suggesting a potential surplus for America that Europe will need.
The Sprague divorce trial will occur in Providence Rhode Island in early September. The presiding judge warned that any indecent evidence would be heard privately to shield the public from such material. The New York Medical Record lauds the careful treatment of the President’s condition and the skill of the physicians involved.
A British officer's wife recalls a Burma incident where owl eggs left in a cool drawing room hatched in succession. The eggs were in a plate at the center of the house, surrounded by rooms, and the temperature reached 105 degrees, making the improbable event plausible to those who have endured such heat.
The article traces escalating powder charges from 15 pounds after the Monitor and Merrimac clash to 950 pounds for new Elswick guns to arm Italia and Lepanto. It notes prior 20-ton 15-inch guns used 35 to 100 pounds, then 150 pounds for 25-ton 124-inch Woolwich rifles and 235 pounds for 35-ton 11-inch Armstrong guns built at Elswick for the Chinese navy.
The Springfield Republican recalls President Garfield as a unifying symbol whose life and death will be remembered through family ties and national trials. It links his legacy to personal moments, including a mother’s reaction and a president’s illness, shaping a lasting national memory.
A window into early 19th century governance argues the presidency burdens are overstated. Officials say no executive usurpation or major disruption has occurred as Cabinet heads direct routine government. A Washington correspondent notes the government runs smoothly with minimal direct presidential action.
Governor Porter probes state printing practices over laws sold to private buyers. Kansas Governor St Joan endorses prohibition, noting crime drops and prosperity with strong support for the liquor ban. He cites local option groundwork and predicts a large margin if matters were voted again.
A quarrel over door width ends with Mr Donlevy demanding a piece cut from the door to fit his hand width. The carpenter struggles to measure precisely and Donlevy storms off to find a craftsman who understands the measure.
A farmer, John Mansey, keeper of a large St Louis county farm near Bridgeton, lost his blind horse after the animal wandered into a bee yard of twenty seven stands. The horse toppled into the bees and was killed within about twenty minutes as thousands of stings covered its body. No relief could be found as the swarm relentlessly attacked the animal.
A reflection argues that moral improvement comes not from endless toil but from rising to a higher viewpoint. By ascending metaphorically above the mist of temptation, one can gain a clearer, more powerful hold on virtuous change.
A scattered column mixes travel notes on a Melbourne London voyage priced at 250, plus family budgeting tips. It mentions thoroughbred stock in Kentucky, Baltimore Gunpowder Works costs, and a long list of curiosities from torpedoes to viper skin legends.
The Cleveland Leader reports two of the nation’s oldest doctors, Drs Snort and Bilkins, met by chance in a Cleveland hotel while traveling. They agreed to share a room describing the reunion as long overdue and pleasant.
Near Major Mc Farland's place Miss Mc Farland fired from a distance at a tree where a giant gopher snake rested. The snake, 7 feet 3 inches long with a 14 inch girth, had devoured poultry and a pig before meeting its end on the ground.
August 24 reports from Chicago and New York show wheat futures edging up in early trading while corn and oats move moderately. Prices vary by month and grade across regions with futures at selective highs and spot markets steady to softer.
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