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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1890
Page
1
Indiana headlines report a Democratic sweep boosting prospects for the party in the county and state races while noting federal officeholders from Washington who “fixed things” then failed. The piece stacks county items from Henry to Vigo, highlighting race tensions, school-book funding, court pay rulings, local curiosities, disasters, stunts, and a Terrible list of oddities including a timber wall, cave-ins, and notable deaths.
Mt Vernon Indiana reports a county election with Democrats faltering against a split Republican side. Fifteen candidates seek six county offices amid flood damage delaying planting while a patent pursuit for a repeating firearm is noted and the river recedes eight feet.
Washington April 5 The following is a list of patents granted to citizens of Indiana during the week reported for the New Harmony Register by C A Snow & Co patent lawyers and solicitors opposite the United States patent office. Names include G H Adams New Albany steam engine J Admire Smiths Valley corn planter L Gutman Fort Wayne choking electromagnetic nets D Hershberger Huntington wiring fence pickets N H Long Muncie filter J E Lowell Boonville hedge trimmer 8 Maxfield Angola pipes from tubular wells O E H Reichling Marion farm gate F Schefeld New Albany transferring pots containing molten glass F Ulrich Pera axle for vehicle C H Van Eppes Scott fence wrench J H Zelier Richmond elevator gate. Drawings and specifications of any above will be sent for government price 25c in stamps. Always give date of paper and address C A Snow & Co.
Evansville April 9. In this Congressional district township trustees results are Democrats 38, Republicans 20, independents 4, vs prior 31 Democrats and 31 Republicans. Democrats won all counties except Vanderburgh where Republicans gained.
The Sentinel reports Democratic gains across numerous states with large margins in Rhode Island and Ohio, while Indiana, Michigan, Kansas City and Columbus show Democratic wins. Tornado destruction at Prophetstown and rail disasters tally fatalities and injuries across the Midwest and Illinois.
In Indianapolis April 7 Democrats routed Republicans across city county and township races. Statewide gains included 26 more Democratic townships, and Fort Wayne Allen county trustees majority. Republican chairman Michener reportedly resigning amid demoralization.
In Cynthiana and surrounding areas on April 7 to 8, Democrats won most trustee seats including Reister in Black and Smith in Harmony, with Republicans taking Dixon and Baker in several towns. Dixon carried the city by 327 votes amid charges of illegal votes. Osborne led county precincts, and Gus Schierbaum defeated Geo Rowe for assessor.
Inpranavouis reports a sweeping shift as Republicans survive in few counties. With 70 counties counted, Marion, Clay, St Joseph, Vigo, Montgomery, Clinton, Miami, Fountain, Greene swing Democratic. Overall, 22 counties remaining suggest a net Democratic gain of township trustees totaling 114 and a statewide Democratic majority around 27,000.
Evansville and surrounding counties show strong Democratic gains. The city votes by about 1100 to win all wards except one tied. Tom Groves reelected by 104, Billy Kreipke by 81 in the 6th ward. County results favor Democrats in Vanderburgh, Pike, Perry, Spencer, Warrick, Gibson with multiple trustee gains and township wins.
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