Indiana Weekly Record highlights and county notes
Special reports from Indiana counties note population discrepancies in Indianapolis and Marion county, with voting figures implying higher population. Montgomery county shows modest growth in residents versus voters. Richmond asylum opens with 40 beds, to reach 434. Campaign papers flood the state amid school-book law disputes. Vogt, famed Indiana musician, dies at 71. Republican candidates drop out, Democratic lead estimated 1,000 to 3,000. Harrison’s failure to register fuels GOP discontent.
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IndianaPolis
Montgomery County
Richmond Ingane
van Antwerp, Bragg & Co
Bernhardt Vogt
Indiana
Blacksnake Attack on Indiana Angler Ends with Knife Rescue
MARTINSVILLE IND Aug 1 Mr M Baldwin an Indiana angler encountered a live blacksnake hanging from buckeye branches while fishing. The snake coiled about his arm and neck, bit three times, until he used a pocket knife to amputate the tail near the ears. The reptile measured 64 feet in stockings and 9 inches around the waist. Baldwin escaped with only a severe scare and a sore hand.
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Morgan County
Martinsville
Ind
M. Baldwin
Indianapolis
Baldwin
Disappearance of Ezra Smith in Terre Haute years ago
Ezra Smith, a Terre Haute pork packer who built a fine house, invited guests to a party and vanished in 1856 after a lone invitation. No trace or word since, once presumed dead by drowning. His wife Mrs Smith died last week in Albion New York, recalling the mystery.
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Albion
N.Y
Herman Ruhi
Allen County
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Johnson West
Bartholomew County
Treasure trove of 400 pounds silver found near Fort Wayne
A large cache of silver bars weighing about 400 pounds was unearthed three feet underground in a west-end property. The bars, melted and formed in regular shapes, lie in a former box site with dark earth lines. Estimated value is around 4500 dollars.
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Schrueder
Dynamite plot thwarted on Vanderburgh farm and odd insect sightings
A dynamite bundle found on Peter Hitch's Vanderburgh county farm was thwarted, Day arrested on suspicion, and many lives saved. Reports also describe a huge grasshopper swarm over Adams county, dense fly plagues in East Anderson, and other unusual local incidents across several counties.
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Vanderburgh
Day
Hitch
Adams County
East Anderson
Bogard’s Fork
Crawford County
Maria Dubois
Nathaniel Straughan
Wm. Bennett
Brazil
David Logan
Franklin County
Pilot Point
Mollie Russell
Waveland
Muncie
Fort Wayne
Richmond
Kokomo
Anderson
Indianapolis
Clinton County
Treasury
Jeffersonville
David Sankins
Brown County
Warsaw
Wm. Reed
New Castle
Illinois Hay Palace Exposition Prep in Momence
Preparations for the inter state hay palace exposition set for October 1st at Momence advance. The structure will be baled hay dominant with lumber iron and glass, 204 feet long 170 feet wide, a central circular main hall 108 feet in diameter topped by an 82 foot glass dome. Three wings extend from the hall the rear wing an auditorium for 1200. Salem Advocate notes J W Fyke of Tuka preserved a Ben Davis apple four years on his desk before noticing no rot or spoilage.
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Salem Advocate
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Tuka
Ben Davis
Olney Cannery
Ilinois
H. EB. Brewer
Grayville
Paris
Sam Marshall
McLeansboro
Telegraphic Sparks From the Nation’s Political Scene
Governors of Vermont Ohio Rhode Island Florida New York Delaware and Tennessee protest the Federal election conspiracy. Louisiana Lottery Co controlled the North Dakota State convention. Powderly denounces a bill placing federal returning boards in state elections. Democrats win Alabama and Kentucky majorities. President Harrigan weighs 198 pounds and city populations are given. Japan reports cholera.
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