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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1870
Page
2
The Richmond Enquirer notes the city’s fatal gallery collapse and ties the disaster to a broader call for reconstruction. It critiques the New York Sun and analyzes New York and Indiana politics, condemning the 1876 New York Legislature as corrupt and hypocritical in its reforms.
The article extols Washington as the state's premier manufacturing site, citing rich surrounding farmlands, abundant natural resources, rail access, and a proposed North and South road. It argues local capital and enterprising men can attract factories, iron furnaces, and machinery works to create a thriving industrial district.
A historic call to develop wool production and woolen factories in the city. The author argues that upland climate and resources support a thriving industry, potentially raising millions of pounds of production and making Washington a leading state manufacturing center. Citizens and capitalists urged to support the plan.
The Indiana North and South Railroad is under way from the Ohio River at Newburgh toward Rockville in Parke County with an expected completion by January 1871 and possible finish within three years. Directors and local officials press for immediate right of way deeds to secure land along the proposed route, promising county benefit and land value increases.
The Republican Party of Da viess county met in Washington on April 6 to nominate candidates for the October election. Dr. Wm A Worrall presided as temporary chairman with W J Puett as secretary. Delegates were allocated by township based on presidential votes, and a three member committee reported township representations and delegates for the district convention. Washington township led with 11 votes, and many townships listed their elected delegates. The convention declared a majority vote necessary for choice and adjourned with all townships represented or noted as not selected.
Delegates proceed to nominate a full ticket headed by Representative candidate Dr. D. Smith with clerical and county posts filled by John Van Trees Tolbert Barth and Wm. Helpbenatins Henry Hyatt John Totten William Shanks Daniel Agan Peter Honey J. C. Steen William Bitter. Dr C W McMillin resigns as chairman. The group endorses the State Republican platform from Indianapolis.
The piece argues Louis Napoleon seeks to calm unrest with a new constitution while preserving imperial succession. It notes radical/working-class support for republics is low and warns that plots and revolts could shape whether the reforms are accepted. Frontier tensions rise as Indian threats loom and troops concentrate at the Dakota frontier.
A $28 000 locomotive is being built for the C and M Railroad at Bluffton. Work on the Logansport Crawfordsville and Rockville line will start in June. Bedford faces a baseball challenge against Cincinnati’s renowned Stockings. Fanny Bunch, who hanged herself in Trafalgar, dies after the incident. The Terre Haute iron bridge totals 150 01 dollars and is deemed a premier western structure. A Ligonier Banner notice warns of a scamster named Charles Fallon. The Democratic Convention at Rushville on June 1 bases delegates on Seymour’s 1868 vote, totaling 133 in the district. Terre Haute Spring races open May 24 for four days with 3500 dollars in premiums and many railroads offering half fare. The New Albany Ledger mentions a legal code in the works involving up-town parties and a young man seeking a father. A Michigan City doctor’s office front shows a large crowd and questions around a mysterious figure likened to “hind udder,” provoking fuel for speculation.
Reports of roof damage from wind and rain, two dozen arrests for thefts in various towns, a fatal obituary, a note urging party unity, a river eye surgery, and a long list of pending letters in the Washington Poster mail page from May 1870.
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