02 Dec 1886
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1886
Page
1
Reading fragments from Cary Whittier and Tennyson, the pieces praise seizing the moment, honoring labor and harvest, and valuing simple faith and kind hearts over titles. The snippets mix rural work, moral sentiment, and brief musings on action and virtue.
An elderly sergeant recalls a wartime memory of Mary Delaney who ran away with Lt Barton and later returns with a child and husband. She reconciles with his wife and they rebuild life, sharing a prosperous ending from the pension and a farm.
Glanders appears among Tipton county horses and black tongue spreads among eastern Mimi cattle. Benton county corn yields are extraordinarily high. Fort Wayne resident James Peters is seriously slugged on Riverside avenue. John Bowyer from Cass county, now in Kansas, sentenced to life for murder. A large barn near Monroeville burns with two horses and two cows. loss about 34000. Multiple local incidents include a cave-in burying children near Carbon and a boy fatally wounding himself at Milroy.
L F Branaman Democrat files in Jackson circuit court to contest the state senate race for Jackson and Lawrence counties after defeat by W N McDonald. Floyd county shows election surprises with H R Meyer winning clerk by 1 581 and independent Republican auditor by 1 187. Deputy Secretary of State reports Democrats won more legislative votes, sparking Republican claims of manipulated counts.
A writer describes Wall Street security and the Stock Exchange detectives who guard the financial district. He notes professional thieves are barred and visitors must seek Superintendent Murray's permission. A conspicuous detective, 53, with peculiar features, resembles a broker but is a top Wall Street sleuth.
A Washington Post report quotes a policeman guarding a show window who says he plans to arrest a man who allegedly intends to whip his wife. The officer notes the court would not sustain the case and then withdraws.
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