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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1882
Page
1
The Register, published every Friday by A W Slater, charges rates for advertising including squares and fractional counts. Legal ads priced by law, local notices ten cents per line, quarter to whole column rates vary by duration, all in advance for transient ads and on delivery for job work.
J W Davis announces purchase of J T Hugo's Undertaker business and stock. He adds a large selection of coffins caskets robes and embalming supplies with patent cooling boards and a ready Hearse. Two local offices at Poseyville and Stewartsville will handle calls, with T M Davis and Geo Trethewey overseeing operations.
In New York a column overview notes ex South Carolina governor Moses Jr being seized by law for swindling and forgery after posing as a Colquitt brother and cashing a non existent bank cheque. It also covers theater fundraisers, train strikes, wage disputes, and a local Democratic committee meeting in Mt Vernon.
Evansville April 4 Republicans win most wards in Monday city election gaining a five to seven city council split with Democrats and Reformers. Democratic ticket for Pigeon township elected with majorities over 350 except one constable and one justice. Courier hails people’s victory over bosses and rings amid allegations against Heisman and other prominent Republicans.
Ohio municipal votes swung to the Democrats as German Republican defections and temperance laws shift outcomes. Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland show Democratic gains while Toledo and Detroit area cities also tilt Democratic. Michigan cities report Democratic wins. Wheat prospects look bright across Kansas Missouri Ohio Indiana and Michigan.
Washington dispatches report a bleak view of Congress with limited action besides Utah and Chinese bills. Lobbyists gain influence as a partisan fight grows over tariffs, naval spending, and reform, while factions scuffle for power and the presidency’s policy goals.
Harmony township delivered a decisive Democratic victory with a full ticket elected amid quiet polls. In New Harmony the Evansville Courier notes gains across Indiana, including Morgan and Vanderburgh counties, signaling a statewide Democratic surge toward about 35,000 township trustee majority and a shift from 1880 Republican margins.
Sam Elkton and P Green White, both neighbors near Litchfield Illinois, face church factionalism after Elkton accuses White of theft from his smoke house. The dispute highlights tensions over church rules and communal norms amid broader local notices including wolves, floods, a farmers quarrel, and regional travel and weather reports.
Inplayaports April 4 campaign drew state attention with anti Prohibition Dem township resolutions. Full vote polled with returns from most precincts showing the Democratic ticket winning by 800 to 2,000 majorities. trustee lead 1,500 as Republicans concede Waterloo defeat. A Democratic procession formed with a band parading the streets after results became definite.
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