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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1878
Page
4
The article reports Pope Leo XIII’s coronation in St Peter’s Basilica and covers varied topics from tense peace talks between Turkey and Russia to political moves in the U S Senate and House. It notes executions in Missouri, a court reversal in Bates County VP, and measures affecting Mexican and Indian War veterans. The piece references Jefferson Davis and ongoing railroad legislation.
Report outlines births and marriages including a February birth to Mrs Parks and a boy, mentions Leopold spotted in town, D C Reeds closes a four month school in the Carolina district and reenters high school, Em Estes finishes Pleasant Grove school with a crowded closing program, and W N Bartlett returns from Maine to celebrate his grandfather’s 98th birthday with a family reunion. Also references Howard Parker controversy, Sam Dixon’s Texas move, Whitesides visiting Middletown, a well attended Mr Wash Reynolds sale, Rev Barnett’s revival at Oak George church, and local sentiment on financial and river improvement questions.
Legal notices detail trust deeds, property descriptions, and impending sheriff sales in Lincoln County Missouri. Writings describe land tracts in sections and townships, trusts to secure notes, and trustees’ failures to act leading to public auction of real estate. Names include Benjamin M. Vance Elmore and Mary J. Elmore. Auctions set for April 2, 1878 at Troy courthouse.
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