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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1881
Page
3
A Baltimore tale recounts how a wealthy rival wooed Sarah Arm Brown, overcoming Peabody’s indifference. A dramatic night kiss, swift apologies, and a swift wedding followed, with Mrs Brown gaining lasting fame for bravery and resourcefulness in protecting her future husband.
A Kansas penitentiary tale recounts a boy of sixteen who confessed to killing Ferris but later exonerated his father after a careful chain of events. The son endured imprisonment to shield his father, with a burnt bag of boots found to bear the father’s guilt marks amid a family saga ending in tragedy.
The article previews a remarkable 1881 sky with Jupiter Saturn conjunction in Taurus and multiple planetary alignments. It notes Venus at peak brightness in spring, Jupiter brightening to morning star, Saturn's dazzling rings, and brighter Atara with gleaming poles attracting amateur astronomers.
A. disnaten of New Bedford reports in the Whalesmen's Ship ping Gist that the thirty seventh annual review of the whale fishery will appear. He notes reliance on right whaling due to current prices and forecasts fleets may shrink as vessels retire.
The Indiana Legislature details Senate and House compositions by professions such as attorneys, farmers, physicians, merchants, and others. It lists birthplaces, prior offices, age averages, and party breakdowns for foreign born members and southern state natives, noting nearly half the House had not held office before.
Gem Kee a Deer Lodge Chinese merchant married a so called little footed woman after traveling to California. He hosted a wedding reception with nearly 100 countrymen attending and gifts including a gold watch and bracelets. A measure of the bride’s foot was taken showing a three and two half inch shoe with a one and a quarter inch instep. Gem seems happy and proud of his status as a citizen.
In Lansing on January 19 the Michigan Legislature, assembled in convention, declared Henry P. Baldwin elected United States Senator for the unexpired term ending next May and Omar D. Gomery chosen to serve a full six year term from that date.
In early 1878 Vera Sassulitch, a young country girl, shot the St. Petersburg police chief in his private study amid rising Nihilist influence in Russia. Officials held her as a possible instrument of larger revolutionary aims as the Russo Turkish war raged and autocracy faced new threats.
In a Petersburg courtroom Vera, long jailed, recounts a brutal crackdown on a protest by police master Trepoff and a medical student Bogoli onbufi. Her vow to expose the savagery fuels her hope for justice, ending with her release and a moral verdict from the jury.
Vera Sassaliteh faces a jury verdict of acquittal amid a courthouse upheaval. A crowd applauds as she is carried out, shots are fired during the chaos, and a student Grigord Sivorutzki is killed. Vera has resurfaced in London and Geneva aiding a Russian Nihilist publication.
A physician recounts a patient who progressed from morphine to heavy opium use and distressing symptoms. Daily crossing the bay and swimming at Alameda baths led to a complete cure within months. The piece also offers sanitary errors and recipes for tartars and a fruit omelette.
A portrait of Mr Siouut, a 200 acre diversified farmer, likened to a railway magnate for enterprise. He leads with hands on work, attends public meetings and church, supports family, and manages a modern, business like farm operation described as a model for the year.
The passage mixes archaic prose and editorials with musings on morality fate and education. It cites a mayoral or ministerial voice and references to scientific topics and cultural themes. It ends with a toast to practical crafts like making a slipper and a nod to a New York publication.
A garbled account recalls Doe Jefferson’s early child appearance in a stage production likened to public fame. The piece notes the moment occurred in Washington when he was about three, with aunt and husband referenced and the infant’s poised stage walk described amid faded recollections.
An account describes a dog delivering messages and prompting visits to a physician when a child fell ill. The dog returns with the master explaining the need for another doctor, while a retriever and a canary story illustrate pets’ surprising loyalty and mischief.
The article describes collapsed caves in southern Georgia and surrounding terrain. Eroded slopes, fallen roofs, and washed earth mark the landscape. A once tall feature is reduced to a four foot wide, ten foot deep ironlike crease.
Thomas C. Platt was today unanimously elected United States Senator from New York. The vote confirms Platt’s renomination by New York delegates at the state capitol.
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