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The Indicator Publishes Local Notes and Military March Details
The Indicator notes its status as a Republican weekly in Westville Indiana with a 2.00 annual subscription. It reports a military march of 442 soldiers, 40 officers, 300 mules and horses, 20 band members and 60 wagons heading to Fort Sheridan and Fort Snelling, detailing routes, dates, and leadership. It lists Willing to Serve Michigan City's November election for five commissioners to name a city manager, with numerous candidate names and local political context.
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Westville
Ind
Jackson Center
Woodville
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Fort Snelling
Minn
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Camp Perry
War Department
Robert J. Binford
R. H. Barrett
F. M. Brannan
Roger B. Harrison
Harry J. Collins
Middle West
Great Lakes
Michigan City
Ella K. Barnes
Alex Brinkman
Oscar Hentschel
Theodore Last
Earl D. Brown
John Berger
Herman Albers
Otto C. Baumgarten
FE. C. Calvert
F. H. Dora
Laporte County