Washington News Roundup From Jan Eighth 1888
General and personal news from Washington reports on pension office performance under Democratic management with record disbursements and efficiency gains. It covers Hovey in Congress, grabb ers pushing for spendthrift bills, lands recovered from Republican eras, a Michigan special election prospect, and other Capitol notes including Toole Voorhees Montana tour humor and tariff debate hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony Register
Washington, D. C
G.A.R
Hovey
Congress
Indiana
Carlisle
Pacific Railroads
Gen
Alvin
Indiana News Increases Odd Fellows Growth And State Ventures
Indiana items report 28 500 Odd Fellows members statewide with lodges valued up to 41 055 at Fort Wayne. 1887 building permits topped 1 152 worth over 2 million and real estate transfers surpassed 12 million. Republicans organize across counties while Democrats brace for close races. Notes from Logansport, Rockville, Princeton, Vincennes, and Evansville cover burglaries, gas wells, cholera among hogs, railroad expansion, and local society events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis, Inc
the Odd Fellowe of
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Rockville
Princeton
Logansport
Elkhart County
Board of Commissioners
Vincennes
South Bend
Elisha Malden
Scott County
H. M.gougar
Lafayette
Minois
Kokomo
Madison County
Markleville
Martin County
Gibson County
Union Labor Party
Warrick County
Goshen
Oddball Local News Roundup From Indiana Ballrooms And Clubs
A local man fainted in a ballroom and died from injuries caused by a corset tightened too tightly. Terre Haute residents arrested for stealing from freight cars after organizing a gang of boys. Peddlers hawk tinware polish made from wood ashes for 25 cents a box across the state. A Lagrange county man’s illegal den is raided by a mob that tears the building down and ejects him. Terre Haute barber Bert Paulus posts large gambling-like earnings in a single shop. An owl rides a locomotive lever near Columbus until the engineer captures it. State teachers convention pushes a law banning tobacco sales to under 16. Indianapolis News calls for higher tobacco and whisky taxes. A Evansville girl loses sight after a firecracker accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Heffner
Terre Haute
Henry Hackathorn
Lagrange County
Bert Paulus
Columbus
State Teachers Convention
Indianapolis News
Rep
Over the River Christmas News from 1886 Peoria to Shawneetown
A Christmas stocking surprise in Peoria features a smoked tongue with a tied string as a joke gift. Joliet boys steal gunpowder and cause a fatal and injuring explosion while Allen Boyt, a Johnson county deputy, is gunned down on the highway. Chicago sees many bloody affrays. Shawneetown reports a deep well. Colfax schools are overcrowded. White county totals, and a Fresno-style building boom is forecast for Carmi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Santa Claus
Joliet
Allen Boyt
Johnson County
Shawneetown
White County
Logan County
Jacksonville
Chicago
Carmi
Colfax
Fall River Mills Declare Enormous Dividends
Last year proved most prosperous for Fall River cotton mills as mill owners declare enormous dividends. At Belgrade Montana the thermometer hit 52 below zero last Sunday. James B Beck was re elected senator in Kentucky and J F Wilson was re elected senator in Iowa. Ohio reports 150000 illiterate residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Belgrade
Mont
James B. Beck
Kentucky
J. F. Wilson
Iowa
Ohio
Notary Public Henry Hunspon Promotes Services and Rentals Endorsements
Henry Hunspon remains ready to prosecute pensions and handle mortgages deeds and other notary tasks. Call for faithful service at reasonable rates. The K of P entertain at Union Hall next Friday with music acting and costumes. programme on page four. Several vacant business rooms on Main Street two of them saloons and vacant residences in town. Lyric Club Evansville performed at the opera house to good audiences. Hanny Rostyson of the Riley Dramat Troupe returned home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hunspon
Notary Public
Union Hall
The
Lyric Club
Evansville
Opera House
Hanny Rostyson
Riley Dramat Troupe
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Ford & Bennett
Lhe
Co. v. Slater
Tee
Peyvrotucu
Board of County Commissioners
Posey County
Main Street
Church and Tavern
New Harmony
J. T. Murphy
John Geiss
South Church Street
Brown
Ind
Franklin H. Hough
U.S
Washington, D.C
United States
A. D. Jones
Wells House
New Harmony, Sind
William P. Edson
Mt. Vernon
Fourth Street
Main
Court House
P. A. Sexton
Jacob Breith
Breith
Jery New Harmony, Indiana
Andrew Hofreiter
West Main Street
Weber's Tailoring Store
Eugene
Thrall
Horace P. Owen
Cashier
NEW Harmony Banking Camp
Thomas Mumford Jr
Eugene F. Owen
Charles A. Parke
William H. Owen
Alfred Dale Owen
J.T. Eagle
City Exchange
Thos. S. Ford
Fred.walz
Ford & Walz
Lichtenberger’s
Prs
Callin
Arctic
Albert S.newsom
Church St. Bet. Main & Brewery
Critic's Capital Chat
National Political Headquarters
Washington
Michigan
Representative Moffatt
House
Major Wright
Supreme Court
Iarahal Nicolay
R.C. Parsons
Judge Harlan
Maj. Wright
Wright
Judge Field
Judge Miller
Judge Matthews
Henri Watterson
Matthews
Henri
Kinsfolk
Blatchford
New York
Young Voorhees
D. C
Northwest Territory
National Treasury
Montana
J. K. Toole
Washington T
Charley Voorheis
Toole
Voorhees
Northwest
Agricultural Department
Washixaton
Legation
Chile
Spain
Washington Notes
Dubois
Dakota
Sherman
Boston
B. F. Shively
Lamar
Interior Department
Edmunds
Vermont
Faulkner
West Virginia
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
England
France
Frogipa
Indiana State News
Congressman Bynum
Representative Bynum
Bynum
Republicans Organizing
George Foglesong
Shelbyville
John Zulauf
Jeffersonville
Gov
Gray
Cleveland
Rockville Tribune
Cyrus Virgus
Virginia
I'hamea
Tecumseh
RusHin
Liz
Fly
John James
Illinois
J. W. Davis
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