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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1881
Page
3
Despatches from Elberon describe the Presidents improving condition after gunshot wounds. Reports note better cough, reduced suppuration, stable vitals, and rising strength as physicians and officials note favorable progress and plan continued rest and cautious activity.
Tuesday Nast delayed calling a physician until Saturday though Dr. Barnes visited him Sunday night. He improved Monday but suffered heart pain returning from Providence and died early this morning. Dr. Barnes confirmed severe heart pain and the patient died within moments with only his doctor and family servants present.
A highwayman stopped the Boston driver Frank W W Andrews and forced him to surrender 33800 and his watch after ordering Andrews to yield. He took a pin from Mrs Andrews, fired at pursuers, and fled into the woods as the coach sped away with horses loose and panicked passengers.
The Ohio Warriors gather in Cincinnati to mark the start of a veterans reunion. Public and private buildings glow with decoration as thousands crowd the streets. Artillery roared last night and will echo again as the camp at Carthage near the city opens. three hundred tents stand with more being set up.
A large Exeter Hall gathering last evening discussed the Ecumenical Methodist Conference. General Fisk urged growing friendship between Great Britain and the United States and prayed for no war. Rev. Dr. Tiffany and Rev. Dr. Wilson explained church positions in America. The meeting was described as instructive and enthusiastic.
In St Louis on September 10 authorities report arrests of several suspects in the Chicago and Alton train robbery near Independence the night before. Named are Andy Ryan John Hard Cracker Neck Samo Paine Steve West Saline county John Booth Jackson Jim Akinson William Murray son of ex County Treasurer Murray and a man named Land with Wilkinson posing as Jesse James.
A Post-Dispatch special reports Charles T. Harris was struck by Ward Hubbard at Hubbard’s house in Pierce City. Hubbard fired, crushing Harris’s skull and causing instant death. Hubbard surrendered to authorities. Harris’s parents live in Texas.
London reports 800 Russian nobles form a counter association named The Sacred Legion to protect the Czar. They plan a large fund, secret networks, and organized steps. In Doncaster, Iroquois won the St Leger Stakes with Geologist second and Lucy Glitters third.
A mysterious beauty appeared in a North Carolina mountain village near Asheville about fifty years ago calling herself Mary Burt. She won local favor with song and stories, later became a village aunt and country schoolteacher, then grew moody and solitary retreating to a hut with only animals and the Bible for company. The Asheville citizen reported on her life and mysteries.
A Vermonter and Miss Burt Howe, once engaged in youth, reconnected in Asheville after decades apart. Fletcher sought the editor of the Citizen, learned of Miss Howe at her home, and accompanied her as his wife. Her perilous sea voyage and shipwreck ended in reunion.
Platform outlines civil rights protections, fair elections, presidential result methods, prohibiting congressional revision of state action, civil service reforms, revenue balancing, currency with metallic standard, and education expansion. Also notes death of Jersey cow notable for butter yield and lineage implications.
Analysis by Sir Henry Thompson explains that soup does not dilate gastric juice and that it serves as a ready, easily digested starter. The habit likely arose from the immediate relief soup provides after fasting and activity, easing exhaustion and fostering sociable dining. Some warn against sher ry as a misstep.
The letter praises Saratoga Springs water trades noting Congress spring charging ten cents, Hathorn spring aiding financier Mr. Hathorn, and Geyser and Star springs sold by out of state firms. It cites profits, admissions, and bottle output with Mr. Hotchkise in Paris as owner and high daily income.
A Chelsea lady asks a London doctor to travel farther for care. He replies he already has another patient nearby and can kill two birds with one stone by treating both.
Meridian Mississippi Mercury notes a local tale of a woman who crossed a creek and was pursued by an alligator. She later bore twin sons described as half human half alligator with webbed limbs, living in a water trough and exhibited by the mother who has declined offers for display.
Attorney at law and insurance agent listings in Sullivan Indiana and Terre Haute Indiana. Notices include office addresses on South Side Sullivan and Maine Street Terre Haute with court attendance and professional focus.
A medical professional operates an office over Burks' Grocery on the north side of the public square in Sullivan, Indiana.
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