09 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1881
Page
1
The Register outlines subscription and advertising rates published by oa Ww Slater. It details annual costs, arrearage rules, and deadlines, plus column and column-width pricing for quarter, half, and whole columns and payment terms for ads and job work.
The Sun outlines its 1882 mission to tell all the news plainly and fearlessly, aiming for broad reach across Gotham and beyond. It pledges independent, readable reporting from Brooklyn to Bokhara, with strong political opinions, diverse departments, and affordable subscriptions including daily and weekly editions.
Buck Russell known as Elihu Russell was shot and killed by Constable Tom Cook in Phillipstown after an old debt dispute. Russell drew a knife after threatening Cook and was shot through the heart. he died within half an hour. The inquest recorded the fatal shot as the cause of death.
A New York special to the Register surveys a patchwork of issues from a cruel custody scare over an adopted child to juvenile misadventures in Richmond and dormitory pranks in Gotham. The piece lampoons vanity, pension fraud, gas meter shenanigans, and Sunset Cox’s European return with sharp, wry commentary on public life.
Local notes report rapid changes to the town and nearby areas. Christmas events invite all to a tree ceremony. obituaries note Lycurgus Wells at Black River church. The column shares farming wisdom, rail fog accidents, a new small concealed saw, theft of bonds, and various national statistics.
In Washington on December 3 1881 the Republican caucus for Speaker required sixteen ballots before J Warren Keifer of Ohio won amid Stalwart triumphs over Blaine. The session exposed factions Indiana Orth supporters and Democratic plans for strict unity while Garfield bills and medical costs loom.
The president's message urges silver restriction and national bank notes, clashing with western Republicans. Reports map political moves in Dakota statehood, Senate alignments, and cabinet shifts. Insurgent politics, chamber rosters, and business news frame a tense national scene with casualties and industry shifts noted.
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