Harvest notes and local news from Gibson and White counties
Harvesters wore coats during last Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Watermelons moved in by car, cherries are dull at 20 cents per station. A Princeton boys versus Evansville visitors nine played to 33 all after eight innings while trains waited. A Princeton toy dealer bought 125 dollars worth of dolls for next Christmas, direct from Europe. A horse thief chase ended in Mt. Vernon with a 50 dollar reward. White County reports high prices for stock, notable cocoons, a drowning, and a bridge unsafe to cross. Local fire, weather, and accident notes accompany census, public works, and school salaries data across the region.
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Princetox, Inc
Harvesters
Oakland
Evansville
Princeton
Europe
Silas Pollard
Owensville
Posey County
Mt. Vernon
Cakmt
Itt
Ada. Clifford
Phillipstown
A. F. Coursey
French Creek
Grayville
Jake Herman
Villa Ridge
Pulaski County
Enfield
County Board of Supervisors
Fox Island
National Politics and Economic Highlights from Washington
In Washington special notes the Philadelphia mint coinage reachs 80 691 282 pieces valued at 21483759 dollars and the nation adds about sixteen hundred post offices in a year. The June debt statement shows a decline of over 18000000 dollars. An interview with Senator Voorhees of Indiana discusses the 76 Tilden Hendricks ticket, McDonald as a candidate, chances of party division, and the impact of Judge Gresham as postmaster general on Indiana politics noting it was a political rebuke to Senator Harrison.
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Wasumatox
D. C
Philadelphia
United States
Witie Voorhees
D. W. Voorhees
Indiana
Washington
Tilden
Hendricks
McDonald
Ariff
Gresham
Haran
Congress
Harrison
Harvest Fair Weather and Town Happenings in Griffin s Station
In Griffin s Station Indiana on July 2 1883 farmers report a promising wheat harvest with average yields while showers aid rapid vegetation. The town saw a loud Saturday night disturbance raising concerns for its reputation. A building boom is planned before winter as merchants expect stronger trade post harvest. Local notes include visits to Illinois, a Fourth of July celebration at the Fairgrounds and Threshermen preparations. Missouri whiskey licenses rise to 1000 annually under a new state law as tensions grow over a trade dollar. The president celebrated Independence Day in New York with old cronies and New Orleans reports note counterfeit nickels and dimes flooding the city. Departing trains carry Evansville residents to summer resorts. Town Germans shift away from the Republican party.
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Supreme Court
Chester
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Macon
Illinois Supreme Court
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Floyd County
Jasper
Harrison County
Huntington
Illinois
Peoria
Kentucky
McDonald
Olney
Spencer County
Sullivan Democrat
Madison
Joe Lane
Ireland
Bloomington
Mt. Carmel
Daviess County
Nashville
Senderson
U. W
Grirrix
Ind
James Brydon
Hamilton County
Dr. Brydon
Vigilante Attack Prompts Mount Vernon Mob Action
Mt Vernon indiana reels as a night mob attacks four to five people on west 2nd street with brass knucks amid threats to night watchman Kampan. Reed, Wambach, and Broshears are jailed on bond, while the mayor fines Reed's mother and releases Broshears. The piece links local disorder to vigilante rhetoric and calls for citizen action to remove armed troublemakers. Also includes wedding notice from Evansville Journal and Georgia mosquito anecdote.
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Mt. Vernon
John Reed
Gus Stelfan
Gus Wambarh
J. Donn
Brosheara
Evansville
West 2Nd Street
Main Street
Kampan
Reed
Broshears
Smith
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Tallor
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C. A. Snow & CO
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East Main St
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Mumford
Family Supplies
AVING
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Co Banking Co
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