Pension certificates and distillery lock bids noted
The Pension Bureau speeds up new pension certificates for August receipts ahead of September payments. The Interior Department clarifies that disabled soldiers may be limited to artificial limbs or commutation for officers above Captain. The IRS appoints a commissioner to solicit locks for distilleries and warehouses, with bids to be thoroughly vetted to avoid swindling like the Tice meter.
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Pension Bureau
Interior Department
Commissioner of
Internal Revenue
Great American Desert Reconsidered By Prospectors
An observer argues the Great American Desert label is misleading after traversing the plains by rail. He notes green vegetation and irrigation tests showing crops like sorghum and millet grow well near Pond Creek and Kit Carson, prompting a call to revise maps to reflect plains ecology and irrigation potential.
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Paras
B.S. Elliott
Kansas Pacific Railway
Elliott
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Colorado
Plains
Desert
Kansas
Vic RauLwig
Industrial Department
Walbace
Kan
N. Byers
Beprrork
Rocky Mountains
Old Pond Creek
Kansas Pacific
Kit
Carson
Pond Creek
Great American
Detroit River Tunnel Plans Stir Local Development
A Detroit letter surveys the city’s historical growth and future fortunes. It details the Detroit river tunnel project with a five million capital, shaft work, and a potential four year build, linking railroads and a future union depot while noting rising manufacturing, ore smelting, and civic pride in City Hall and Michigan monuments.
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Detroit
Actina
Abes
Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Hull
Canada
Brock
Michigan
Detroit River Tunnel
Jas. F. Joy
Foardman
Detroit River
Michigan Southern
Minto
Michigan Central Depot
Jefferson Avenue
W.M. Chinberg
Lake
Chicago
T.clark
D. McBarte
Lake Superior
West
Campus
Martius
America
New York
Tammany
Randolph Rogers
Urbana Camp Meeting Sees Large Crowd and Many Convert
August 15 1872 Urbana Ohio report describes a children’s meeting at Tabernacle with about forty present at the altar and around twenty converting. Rev Dr Briggs and Rev Oshom lead the services as hundreds reportedly bow at the altar and a late eight o’clock meeting continues despite a headache. The writer notes a powerful revival atmosphere as voices sweep Ashbury avenue toward the tent.
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Purbana
Tabernacle
Dr. Briggs
Oshon
Mr. O
Congression
Fom 988
Prayra Euene
Ashbury Avenue
Weaving Association Meeting Honors Livingstone and Stanley
At the annual meeting the Weave Association praised Dr Livingstone and Stanley. Stanley received cheers and a tribute was noted. Napoleon attended. troops were ordered to Belfast amid fears of disturbances from Catholic repeal act celebrations. Agricultural laborers strike continues. Government lends soldiers to farmers in Oxfordshire to harvest at risk crops. National Agricultural Union officers protest. The Paris reports Germany intends to retain Belfort with compensatory concessions. Stanleys’ supporters receive gold medals from St Petersburg and Florence Geological Societies. Fund for Steerlan closes with £14000. In Geneva, the Alabama claims tribunal met and adjourned to noon tomorrow with Sir Roundell Palmer present but ill.
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London
Ethe Weavace Association
Carpenter
Livingstone
Stanley
Dysonia Napoleon
Belfast
Ireland
Oxfordshire
National Agricultural Union
Paris
The
Standard
Thiers
Belfort
France
St. Petersburg
Florence
Steerlan
Justice Keogh
Geneva
Alabama Claims Arbitration Tribunal
Roundell Palmer
Great Britain
Vigo county corn praised as finest ever raised
Indiana items report Vigo county corn crop praised as the finest ever raised. Other notes include the African M KE Church cornerstone laid in South Bend, deaths in Laporte and Perry county, and a train wreck with injuries. Crop yields in Posey and Payette counties cited, plus a terrible coal oil fire burn death in Plymouth.
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Terre Haute Journal
Vigo County
South Bend
A. H. Robinson
Laporte
Seeonday
Rolling Prairie Station
Laporte Herald
Anton Schaus
Perry County
Posey
St. Louis
Rouse
Plymouth
Gan
Bedford
Louisville, New Albany
8. Louis Airine Railway
B. Caldwell
Payette County
Jevenh Beaven
White County
la Tayette Journal
Merom
Sullivan County
Noah
Atlou Saine
Seoay Ie Pani Ae
Theone
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Cincinnati
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Great American Desert
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Urbana Camp Meeting
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BH. Collins
Paragon
Elm Street
W.f&m
Undertakers
John F. Wiltsee
Undertaker
West Sixth Street
John, P. Epply
Ninth Street
Cor
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Walte
Metaline
Hamilton
A. H. Dugan
T. Bradford Shinkle
Sec
Treas
W. Dugan
Jas
Dugan
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Whitehead
Richmond ST. N
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Ogden & Campbell
Electrotypers & Stereotypers
Elm St
Cincinnati, O
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Howsixerén
W. Va
C. Y. Chase, Baitor
Ainters
Nassau Street
Stevhenville
Sdote Meats
Per.y
Reneco Steubenville
Rocky: Mountain News
Rcs
South River
Galifornia
Addrisa
William N. Byers
Edinburg
Ind
Tideal Paper
Bondaty
Johnson
Bartholomew
Ongheey & Riley
H. Parvin
Inginnati
Ening News
Pialcli
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Marion
Spano
Garden of the West
Colorado Chieftain
Puebla
Southeys Colorado
Serent Rio Preegeneries
Great Plains
Chieftain
Santa Fe
S Lambert & CO
Pueblo
Western Agriculturist
Upper
Mississippi Valley
I. Butterworth
Ray
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Quincy
Jackson Standard
Jackson Court House
Tren
Mackley
Springfield
Advertiser
Springfeld
Roly
Ana Raecinta
Highth Geis
Red Piper Outburst
Apeebaine
Sam Sates
Sears
Vertiser Printing
Lgcay
Citizen & Gazette
Urbana
Saxton & Brand, Publishers
Paryin
Cinsinzati
the Daily & Weekly Call
Quincy, Ilinois
Richmond, Va
Virginia
South
Vnld
United States
Fondanne of
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John 8.Hays
Postofice
Main Street
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Ledger
Dauserult
Kentucky
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Hamely
Ofners
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Vince
Thas
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Thintape
Topeka
Sinale
Perry Davis
China
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Life Tnsurance
Charles J. Hess
General Agen
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Porter
John B. Davidson
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