Indiana Republicans back Harrison in 1888 contest says New
Indianapolis interview with Hon J C New former Republican State chairman argues Blaine lacks delegate support and Indiana favors Ben Harrison with Sherman as second choice. Gresham dismissed as candidate and Indiana solid for Harrison, with doubts about other figures.
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Indianapolis
J. C. New
Indianapolis Journal
Republican State Committee
Blaine
Geo. M. Pull
Indiana
Ben Harrison
Harrison
Republican Party
Gresham
the Treasury
Drought and gas incidents dominate Indiana notices
A 14 year old son of John Kunkle dropped a lighted match in a Portland water well causing a massive explosion that burned him. Reports note leprosy cases in Crawford county and other county conditions including filthy jails, gas prospects at Vincennes, a Bible of drought driving hay and corn prices, and multiple county projects from bridges to coal mining stats.
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John Kunkle
Hawaiian Islands
Soldiers’ Monument Committee
Thomas Harvey
Gibson County
State Board of Health
Lawrence
Perry
Tuttle Rebels Leader Questioned by Farrar in 1887 Affair
General Bernard Farrar, in St Louis, reveals Tuttle was removed from Natchez command by Slocum in 1864 after cotton scandals. Farrar recounts arrest and release of cotton traders, a St Louis lawyer tied to Tuttle, and a $74,000 total payments. He cites Tuttle’s insult to the president and suggests Grand Army repudiation.
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St. Louis
Bernard G. Farrar
J. M. Tuttle
Slocum
Department of Natchez
Tuttle
Iowa
Department
North
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Landau
Natchez
Gen
Davison
Regular Army
Gen. Tuttle
Hart
Grand Army
United States
Turtle
Rooster Delights in Music and Rail Disaster Wrecks Opera House
Items from Illinois note a Salem man’s rooster loving music as it clacks keys while his daughter plays piano. Springfield’s opera house roof collapsed last Tuesday, causing $9,000 damage with no one in attendance. Other brief items report 350 killed or wounded on a Toledo Peoria & Western excursion bridge collapse, Carmi coal borers at 500 feet, drought leading farmers to pasture corn and fatten hogs, Olney tax levy of 8020, Chicago deaths 2107, lightning killing 16 sheep, drought drying water in Bloomington, Carmi post office burglarized for 75, and Shawneetown to bore for gas.
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United States
Horeien Cometries
Scientific American
Canada
England
France
Germany
Patent Office
Mann &Co
Arican
Mann & Co
Broadway
New York
Vincennes
W. D. Foutz
Indiana
Clarke County
Lawrence County
Cairo
Steele
Marion
O. H. Morgan
Fort Wayne
Congressman Matson
Greencastle
Cleveland
Ohio Falls
Jeffersonville
Indianapolis
New Albany
Warrick County
Poseyville
Uniliana
Pike County
Logansport
Daviess County
R. H. Whittaker
Salem
Mr. Whittaker
Springfield
John Beanblossom
Mt. Carmel
Cumberland County
Olney
Chicago
Bloomington
Carmi
Shawneetown
Notable figures in the 50th Congress and other world notes
Notes from Worlds papers highlight two Mexican war veterans serving in the 50th Congress Rice of Minnesota and Hare of Texas, two ministers Stewart of Georgia and McKinney of New Hampshire, along with various curiosities from opium sales in San Francisco to a six foot tall 11 year old girl in Michigan and other items including a Canterbury find, a Boston library cost, and Indiana patents granted in Washington.
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Minnesota
Hare
Texas
Stewart
Georgia
McKinney
New Hampshire
San Francisco
Maggie Mitchell
Missaukee County
Mich
John Taylor
Mormon Church
John Allen
Maine
Tiberius Casar
Canterbury
England
New Orleans
United States
Boston
Public Library
Local Society Notes and County News From Gibson County
Additional local items report marriages of Joan B. Winsox of Cythiana to Miss Nellie French of Lynn township last Tuesday at the bride’s father residence with many county guests. Prof BU Cox may explore coal and natural gas here, planning borings at depth 350 600 feet for coal and 2000 2500 feet for gas. Wrut Wiomoth resumes duty at Thrall and Mumford’s after a fall on an iron safe injuring his foot but promising to avoid repetition. Henry Brows the clothier shows fall and winter stock of eighteen cases of hats and capes. Rev G D Worn’s mother died in Ireland. Cork Eagle notice copied. Mrs WW Barre and Mrs E F Able of St Louis visiting here with Mrs T Lichtenberger. Miss Mary Fauyt LeRoy of Evansville visiting relatives there. During the night of the storm 34 inches of water fell. Gibson county fair excursions advertise. Frank Fretaccor left for Helena Arkansas. A H Fretaccor visited Evansville. Four weeks until the fair.
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Joan B. Winsox
Cythiana
Nellie French
Lynn Township
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Thomas Mumford Jr
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P. A. Sexton
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Hiatt Block
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Breith & Auch
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Weber's Tailoring Store
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New Harmony, Ind
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Goshen
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Aurora
G. Grimble
Gilboa
T. Lamb
S. Lewis
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F. L. McGahan
W.L. Miller
van Buren
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H. A. Pershing
Ledger
M. T. Broady
Bartle
J. L. Brown
M. F. Carr
Whitestown
BE. Robards
Stitesville
Fence Post
BU. T. Cox
Wrut Wiomoth
Thrall & Mumford's
Ife
Henry Brows
G. D. Worn
Methodist Church
Ireland
Cork
Ire
Eagle
Barre
E. F. Able
T. Lichtenberger
Mary Fauyt LeRoy
Durie
Gibson County Fair
Frank Fretaccor
Helena
Ark
A. H. Fretaccor
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