Indiana Legislature Report From Wakarusa 1876
The Wakarusa Sun reports three weeks of session with eight dollar daily pay. It notes Andy Johnson’s U S Senate win, McDonald preferred to Buchanan, and Kans/as grasshopper relief debate. It covers fish propagation funds, Bull Frogs bill idea, abortion bill progress, taxes on land, and State House plans costing about two million.
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U. S
Indiana
Kansas
Senate
Wabash and Erie Canal
Indiana House OKs 1880 reassessment bill and reform amendments
A House approved measure requires a real estate reassessment in 1880 and every five years afterward. Delinquent properties will not be advertised if the owner has sufficient personal property to cover the tax. Advertising cost drops to 25 cents per description. The package includes a joint resolution urging Congress to grant pensions to soldiers honorable discharged from the Mesivan war.
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Indiana
House
Congress
Mesivan
Sovereign State of Louisiana in Uproar Over Republican Resist
A Goshen Democrat letter rails at Republican leaders in Washington opposing a third term candidate. It rails against claims of Louisiana sovereignty and cites constitutional limits on states. It argues the union must supervise Louisiana to keep order and prevent secessionist tendencies.
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Washington
Congress
Louisiana
Dawes
Foster
Roberts
Blaine
Willard
Hale
Phelps
Potter
Goshen Democrat
United States
Jackson
John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
Wigfall
Jeff Davis
Breckenridge
Uncle Sam's Boys
Murray
John C. Calhoon
Thousand and one new subscribers message
A brief note about expanding readership with a goal of adding many new subscribers. The text emphasizes outreach efforts and broad interest without specific names, dates, or figures. The tone resembles a promotional update from a newspaper or publication.
Carl Schurz as Seen by a Correspondent
A correspondent portrays Carl Schurz as industrious and well educated in music language mathematics and law. The piece notes Schurz avoids political patronage and prefers a stable frugal life, while his wife urges him to return to St Louis to resume his newspaper work and legal practice.
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Carls Schurz
Louis Pepeies
Sam Ward
Welker
Carl Schurz
Schurz
St. Louis
Circuit Court Convened With 246 Civil Dockets and Notable Juries
The circuit court opened Monday with Hon. W. A. Woods presiding. 246 civil cases on the docket. grand jury reports unusually light criminal business due to the judge’s admonitions against finding bills against non felons. Indicted Frank Rollins, released on bail then captured. and Jack Perkins with others to be tried for disturbances.
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W. A. Woods
Frank Rollins
Miller
Grand Rapids
Jack Perkins
Samuel Jackson
Goshen Democrat
Spice cabbage inquiry sparks room for men in churches
In Wakarusa Indiana Peter M Enrz asks a man where he obtained spice cabbage with a curious note about more room in churches for such men. The fragment hints at communal or religious discussions tied to local individuals.
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Peter M. Enrz
Reader Letter on Grange Views and Local Politics
A Iowa writer comments on the Macassura paper enlarging, argues Grange is a monopoly, questions savings and rail costs, and notes political shifts with the People's Party. The piece references Wakarusa, Indianapolis court rulings on Barter law, and church led dances.
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Kowa
Macassura
Manigon Co
Iowa
Wakarusa
Grange
Democratic Party
People’s Party
O. J. Scott
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