Hailstorm and harvest notes from Gibson and White counties
A heavy hailstorm at Oakland damaged windows and crops in Gibson County Indiana with new wheat at about 80 cents a bushel and harvest hands paid $2 daily. White County Illinois reports Grayville cider licenses at $25 yearly, large crowds at Grayville and Carmi celebrations, and varied local notes from Grayville to Evansville including saloon activity, weather, and notable curiosities.
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Princeton, Inc
Owensville
Louisville
Oakland
Princeton
V. Strain
Gibson Co. Agricultural Board
Gov
Porter
White County
Illinois
Carmi
Sun
Grayville
Crossville
W.M. Collins
The
Independent
Chas Garrett
Mill Shoala
Sumner
Ill
Shelbyville
Hancock County
Vincennes News
Rockport
New Albany Glass Works
Thomas Wilson
Daviess County
Centralia
Wabash
Washington
Warrick County
Fort Wayne
Henderson
Evansville
New Albany
Patoka River
Petersburg
Macon
Steuben County
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Carmel
Huntington County
Vincennes
Warrick
Decker Township
Knox County
Hook and Ladder Company
Harrisburg
Henderson Woolen Mills
Chicago
Logansport
Jasper
Albion
Monster beast sighting near Perry township farm sparks alarm
Wm Winters of Perry township reported a nine to ten foot hairy bodied serpent or monster with a shark shaped head chased him as he dug laurels on Big Salt creek. He fired at the creature which fled into a hollow tree trunk. a posse attempted to cut the tree to expose it but found nothing. The tale alarmed the neighborhood though Winters is regarded as reliable.
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Zanesville
Wm. Winters
Perry Township
Big Salt Creek
Winters
Washington Special on Arthur and Reform Moves
Washington readers react to Arthur administration momentum as officials push for his renomination. A Kentucky congressman predicts Hoadly as Democratic nominee and a Davis bid by Republicans. Civil service reform delays fill of vacancies with stalwart politicians, as most appointees would bypass exams and stay in place.
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Joe Blackburn
Kentucky
Hoadly
Ohio
Cleveland
New York
Blackburn
David Davis
Star Route Farce Draws Scorn From Widely Read Papers
A gallery of editorials from New York Times Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette New York Sun New York Graphic Rochester Journal Harper's Weekly and others rail at the star-route verdict and the Republican party. They call the acquittals a stain on public trust and predict political fallout.
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Wasumatox
D.C
Dorsey
Brady
The
New York Times
Rep
United States
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette
New York Sun
Ind
New York Graphic
Rochester
N.Y
Jerald
Indiana
Auburn
N. Y
New York Journal of Commerce
Chicago Tribune
Old Brewster
New York Telegram
Journal of Civilization
Harper's Weekly
Democratic Party
Alive and Kicking In Missouri Shooting Case
Sam Cook, the man who shot Emma Shores in Potosi Missouri last Thursday and then shot himself, was captured in St Louis and taken back to Potosi. He reportedly fired two bullets into his head during the suicide attempt, with brain exposure, yet survived.
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St. Louis
Sam Cook
Emma Shores
Potosi
Rene
Funny Iowa News It’s A Fact Republicans Fear Loss
The piece argues Iowa Republicans face a crushing defeat marked by prohibition and tariff disputes. It cites New England influence, German Republican defections to Democrats, and a possible Democratic governor victory with a cooperating legislature. It predicts strong Democratic news on October 8.
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Dunugus
Iowa
New England
Massachusetts
Washington
I. G. Kinne
Africa
Kansas
Congress
Political outlook and party splits across states
The Sun surveys the 19th century political landscape noting Republican fractures from the upper Mississippi to New England, predicting a Democratic edge in fall elections and possible bolting by factions in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New England. It mentions a potential national Prohibition convention and tells farmers to manage Hessian fly infestations in Illinois wheat belts.
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New York
N.Y
the Sun
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Cameronians
New Jersey
Sewell
Robeson
Boltera
Folger
New England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York Times
Arthur
atRy Tavor
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Mount Vernon
John Walz
U. S
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HA. P. Owen
Gibson Co
White Co
Gibson County
Ed Moon
Grant County
Cily Marshal
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Baker
Jason Brown
Petersburg Cornet Band
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Vincennes Sun
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