Indiana News Roundup Highlights Politics and Oddities
Senator Voorhees visits Indianapolis on return from Washington to Terre Haute due to his mother's illness. Republicans plan to challenge new election laws in court, aiming to seat Bozeman or Allen by holdover. next Senate expected Democratic majority. Reports detail a 104-pound eagle shot in Dearborn County, longevity of Isaac Endsily near Madison, and Gov Hovey lobbying in Washington. Local items cover crime, education funding shifts, cane growing, ice storage, and multiple county notes on weather, industry, and politics.
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Census plan aims to report state populations by July
The census chief seeks July population figures to enable a new Congressional apportionment before fall elections. Dems expected to hold the House, with Shively projecting a 50 vote majority and gains across multiple states. The piece also notes Senate farm mortgage stats, Brazil, and Ohio political tension.
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Ohio politics hinge on two counties special vote
Ohio news notes a January 26 report that in the 4th district a State senate special election next month could shift control. A Democrat who won last fall died, risking legislative fate including seven or eight Republican congressmen. The GOP national committee may push to sway the district, promising a heated contest.
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Illinois Itema. A Patchwork of Illinois News Across Regions
A Rockford man underwent a major operation in a Chicago hospital to release a spinal clot and is reported to be recovering. Lydia Sherman of Bloomington owns a Jefferson Davis scrapbook. it was stolen from Davis’ Mississippi library during the war and later passed to Mrs Emma Barons of Danville. Emma Barons, 21, slept 12 days without waking before dying. A Chicago fire last year caused about 2.25 million dollars in losses. Frank Hayes of White County reports killing a six foot wildcat at Half Moon Pond. Nashville creamery used 2,320,981 pounds of milk, costing 17,270 dollars, producing 100,512 pounds of butter. Nicholas Robe, a Waterloo veteran, died in Belleville. White County houses 6,356 horses, 2,239 mules, 6,859 sheep, 17,107 cattle and 1,948 dogs. An American Bible Society agent was arrested in Cairo for selling books without a license. Morgan County south of Jacksonville reports many wolves. Mt Carmel poultry show records 300 entries. Ice at Mascoutah measured four inches last week.
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