01 May 1891
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1891
Page
1
In Montgomery county hunters explored a cave and found arrowheads, bows, clay pots, kettles, broken flintlock muskets, a boat gunwale, and a copper wire strung with over a hundred human teeth, suggesting a historic Indian gathering place.
A sweep of brief notices from northern Indiana reports resorts opening with crowds expected, storms causing damage, and civic happenings. Items cover population estimates for Marion, tax quirks in Michigan City, a mayoral arrest in Frankton, factory plans in Fort Wayne, and various local curiosities from across the region.
A haunting tale claims a New Orleans division freight engine linked to a Mt. Vernon lynching in 1878. Witnesses, including engineer John Thomas and fireman Buchanan, report eerie deaths and ghostly groans from the firebox. The piece also notes Prof Coulter’s rise to Indiana University president and faculty shifts as Jordan leaves for California.
Grayville Illinois records a 246 to 150 vote in favor of prohibition with a 95 margin, the strongest defeat for prohibition here. Carmi shows 634 ballots. Simon Grant is re elected mayor by 23. Mt Vernon Eldorado and Phillipstown vote for saloons while New Haven Shawnee town and McLeansboro vote against.
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