Silver Mines Draw Indiana County Attention and Local Boom
Indiana report details Dubois county silver mines attracting statewide interest. Haysville near White river expects a western boom. Buck Shoals yields 700 pounds of silver ore ready for market next month. Estimates claim 150000 tons exposed with rich coal veins and abundant timber. Also notes aging Indiana native Samuel Morrison, hydrophobia case, seven year old girl preacher, Studebaker expansion, and a roundup of state news.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dubois County
Haysville
White River
Buck Shoals
Samuel Morrison
Dearborn County
Indiana
Frank Tribbey, Jr
New Albany
Tribbey
West Point
Tippecanoe County
Wesley Chapel
Studebaker Brothers
Studebaker Bros
South Bend
Voorhees
Alice Reed
Clark County
Ness County
Kas
Two Halliday brothers own Cairo in a vivid portrait
A satirical sketch portrays Captains Bill and Tom Halliday as Cairo’s dominant figures. Bill, cultured and worldly, engineers grand but impractical schemes, while Tom, plainspoken and pragmatic, handles execution. An anecdote contrasts their views during bridge pier excavation, ending with a blunt, racial aside about a drowned man.
Mexico War Hopes and Patriotism Amid Diaz Regime
A Mexican crowd cheers Gen Diaz while praising the army, with 60 000 to 65 000 troops and the Ruralies regiment held in high regard. A visiting correspondent notes Mexicans blame Americans for past defeats, admire Chapultepec’s academy, and remark on Mrs Diaz teaching English. Reports of assassination of Freemasons, clerical hostility to bullfighting, and German-made tools and weapons circulate as Juanata gold rumors emerge.
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City of
Mexico
Texas
Union
Diaz
Placita
Chepultepec
Chapultepec
McCook
U.S. Army
West Point
Army
Ruralies
Ruraliats
Cleveland
Puebla
Federal
Illinois high license yields big revenue as saloons shrink
Report from Illinois shows a 25 percent drop in saloons since the high license law began four years ago while state revenue rises by 34.3 million. Chicago maintains 3,600 saloons but revenue jumps to 1.8 million. Springfield drops to 103 saloons paying 52 thousand. Other notes cover a new fish boat at Quincy, a linguistic child prodigy Corinne Colin, a mill accident fatality in Chicago, a rare 1776 two dollar bill owner Amy Horney, hair theft in Chicago, an eagle carrying a pig, livestock trade totals, school loitering orders at DuQuoin, and various local happenings.
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Chicago
Springfield
Chattanooga Busy Scene Amid Rainy Muddy Streets
Chattanooga Tenn January 23. Our city remains in a boom with brisk business yet rain and mud hinder street activity. The Booth Barrett Company will present Othello and Julius Caesar on Monday and Tuesday nights, admission including carriage and trimmings priced at $16 for gentlemen.
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Cuarranooca
Tenn
Booth-Barrett Company
Julius Cusar
Dominic
County Republican Convention Names County Committee
The Jan 22 county Republican convention drew a small turnout yet produced unanimous approval. Delegates to the district conference were named and a large county committee was chosen including J.C. Miller as chairman and Ed Rimmerman as secretary among many others.
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Mr. Veuyon, Inc
J.C. Miller
Ed Rimmerman
Wm. Hearing
Fred Leonard
L. J. Larkin
Wm. Gonnaman
Lem Osborn
T. J. Hollingsworth
N. Burlison
A. J. Martin
W. F. Dixon
Geo, Acheeber
J. Metz
Wm. Brench
F. Greathouse
Dave Wileey
M. B. Pete
J. B. Elliott
Tom Cummings
H. T. Barrett
J. B. Davis
J. Gudge
J. Adams
Critic's Capital Chat Warning to Indiana Democrats
Washington dispatch notes Indiana senator Turpie's seat depends on next election results and Republican strategy. It cites Republican aims to replace Turpie if Republicans win, with Hoosier Democrats urged to secure a legislature in November. Also mentions Chinese exclusion talk, war department inquiry on back pay for the 41st Kentucky, and the Carlisle-Tharbe contest resolution.
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New Harmony Register
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Turpie
Senate
Gray
Congressmen and political notes from the capital
A survey of lawmakers in Washington notes Russell Massachusetts as a model, praising restraint over bill sponsorship. Indiana delegates are listed with birth origins and ages, highlighting the youngest member Shively and others. Faulkner West Virginia is described as a youthful bear hunter. Democratic rule is credited with stabilizing business failures, contrasting with prior Republican critiques. Denis Kearney, famed orator of the 1879 anti Chinese riots, is shown visiting Washington with a distinctive appearance and demeanor.
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Wasutvatox
D.C
Russell
Massachusetts
Indiana
Congress
Howard
Holman
Matson
Hovey
Bynum
Johnston
Cheadle
Owen
Steele
Shively
Voorhees
Turpie
Browne
Ohio
O'Neal
South Carolina
White
Scotland
Gen. Hovey
Murgon
Faulkner
West Virginia
House of Jords
Wasarvator
Denis Kearney
San Francisco
Washington
Kearney
Merriam Sleigh Through Generations Still in Daily Use
Dr. Merriam of North Adams Massachusetts drives a sleigh made for his great great grandfather in 1663. The Merriam family has used it through the generations and he still uses it daily. Other notes include a Minneapolis restaurant owner winning a bet by eating 500 oysters in two hours and a 12 year old in Macon Georgia with a record for a large mouth able to hold two eggs.
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Merriam
North Adams, Mays
Coffee John
Minneapolis
Berry Bowden
Macon
Ife
Local Knights of Pythias entertain with praise and notices
The Robert Owen Lodge K of P thanks contributors to last Friday night’s event led by Miss Lichtenberger. Appreciation goes to the New Harmony register, Lichtenberger Cornet Band, and others for support. J H Waters forms meat partnership with John Geiss on Church Street. The Basye Davis troupe staged Only a Factory Girl at the opera house to acclaim. Wabash breeding stables rent fairground for next year. Petra Wener en route east to select spring stock. Capt Tom Botuss, river pilot and poet, was in town. Various town notes include county auditor Green, and eclipse forecast.
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Vincennes
Oakland City
Owensboro R. A
Crawfordsville
Indian Springs
Martin County
John Cunningham
Carroll County
Kokomo
Evansville
Princeton
Angola
Hendricks County
Mosby
Madison County
Sugar Grove
Howard County
Spencer County
Parke County
J. H. Waters
Poseyville
John Géiss
Church Street
Brown
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Pulaski County
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Illinois
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State Fish Commission
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Corinne Colin
Henry Colin
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National School of Languages
Frank Zaiaback
Amy P. Horney
Lexington
Edward List
Tuscola
DuQuoin
Grayville
Fred Landenberger
Olney
St. Clair County
Macoupin County
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Peoria
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Richland County
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Logan Republican Club
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Mt. Vernon
Chattanooga
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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Oglethorpe, Ga
Great Lick
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