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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1887
Page
1
The Register lists advertising rates for various column widths and durations. It outlines charges for legal notices, column ads, and transients, with fractional squares counted as whole and prepayment required for transient ads and job work.
A weekly Indiana report notes R C Stephenson versus Alex Marley ended with both found guilty of bribery to influence votes, leaving a vacancy to fill by appointment. Other items cover wolf hunts in Benton County, a child medium in Lafayette County revealing buried gold, and state legislature organization in Tapianapolis.
In Wells County an extensive suit by Bohemian Oats Co against farmers seeks payment on notes for seed oats priced at ten dollars per bushel. Forty Wells County farmers form a resistance group claiming the company did not fulfill its contract by not purchasing part of the crop at the same price. Thousands of dollars in notes were issued, and the outcome is eagerly awaited as a victory by defendants could prompt widespread refusal to pay.
Annie Kohr of Lawrenceburg, only 9, led a organized group of girls in petty robberies for months. Her latest act involved boarding a train to Aurora and entering a citizen's home to steal his wife's watch and chain, resulting in her arrest.
The notes summarize yearly mine outputs with silver and gold values, voter gender participation in Washington, Omaha building activity costing millions, Nevada Senate election results, Kansas City population, Maine bank deposits, Louisiana orange crop shortfalls, extreme cold at Aitkin Minnesota, heavy snow in Macon Georgia, a coasting accident in Rutland Vermont, and the Connecticut legislature’s farmer count.
The piece argues John A. Logan shaped Illinois politics, turning a Democratic stronghold into a Republican base from 1866 onward. It traces southern Illinois votes, Logan’s wartime shifts, and the lasting effect of his leadership on party loyalties, noting a looming 1888 question for Republicans.
Prof Joseph Tosso famed violinist and composer of Arkansaw Traveler dies at his Covington home at 85 after a long career spanning Paris Philadelphia and Louisville His life includes associations with Lafayette and a strong teaching legacy in Cincinnati and Ohio River regions.
Washington January 9 following patents were granted to Indiana citizens and reported for the New Harmony Register by C A Snow Co. Inventors and towns include A J Munson Indianapolis lightning rod ornament R McLain Ontario grain cleaning machine G W Freeman Frankfort harness box loop I Oil Union City rocking glass frame E M Thomson Evansville enameled ware W W Mallen Bunker Hill grain drill K W Lotz Jay County stovepipe drum H A Freeman Wesley plow J DuShane South Bend map holder J Booth Tudianapolis slide valve.
A Marshall firm gave Christmas candy and fruit to every child under 12, while Chicago’s Isaac W. Sprague, the living skeleton, died at 45 pounds after selling his remains to Harvard Medical College. Chicago and regional notes report massive building costs, water works, church resignations, and curious local incidents across Illinois.
Washington commentary notes the Indiana senatorial struggle and likely Democrat outcome. Ben Butler visits, mocks politics, and contemplates prophecy. Miscellaneous items report Lamar marriage, pension bills, clerks, Indiana senate absence, Wabash river funds, and a denial from the National Tribune about Dabney claims.
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