New Harmony physician announces permanent return to practice
Dr James W Rawlings declares he will reside in New Harmony and resume medicine with attentive service. He notes his office at Feil Kimmerling shop next to Thrall Mumford and home availability, inviting former patrons to renew favors. A brief notice also lists Mrs James announces a new millinery store opening May 6 1871 at the former Ropson office space.
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J.W. Rawlings
Aving
New Harmony
Feil & Kimmerling
Thrall & Mumford
James W. Rawlings
James
Europe
New Harmony and Vicinity
R. Ropson
London
Echard & Clark
Geo
T. Berlen
Sm New Harmony
Ind
The Register Enters Its Fifth Volume With Pride
The Register marks five years of publication and pledges to improve with volume five. It credits readers and exchanges for broad coverage of national and local news, defends its editorial stance, and thanks patrons while urging continued support and liberal aid. It vows to avoid sensational content and to fight for Democracy without personal attacks.
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Register
Posey
Illinois
Ohio
Kentucky
McEn
Locomotive Welborn’s Trial Run Electrifies Posey County
The Mt. Vernon section celebrated the first five miles of rail completion on the Chicago and Illinois Southern line as the Jos. F. P. Welborn locomotive made a successful trial run five miles out. Speeches by Mt. Vernon residents, Preats and Burke of New Harmony, and Gen. AYEns, the road’s superintendent, marked the event. Fireworks and artillery salutes accompanied the decorated locomotive and crowds anticipate future rail access to boost regional celebrations. A separate incident reports Rex-Ropent Coombs, son of Dr. Jas. A. Coombs, sustaining severe injuries when a horse fell on him. the horse died and the boy recovered after bed rest and care.
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Iron Horse
Posey
Jos. FP. Welborn
Mt. Vernon
Chicago & Illinois Southern Railroad
Messrs. Preats and Burke
New Harmony
Ayens
Rex- Ropent Coorrrr
Jas. A. Coorrr
Coorrr
Falling Star Poem from New Harmony Register
Far away in space a bright and beautiful star gleamed fixed as if hung on a golden peg. A quivering light glowed around it then quickly flew across the sky. Mortal sight cannot reveal the fate of that distant world, only seraphs can trace the star's radiant path.
Survey of the Wabash River survey and delays to Logansport
The engineers assigned to survey the Wabash River are ordered to report to Gen Westzel in Louisville, join West Point cadets, and sail upriver to determine slack water navigation to Logansport or Lafayette. If costly to reach Logansport, the project stops at Lafayette. Also notes General Piercer’s removal, Col. Tiros HL Lucen appointed, and a scathing editorial on Senator Morton.
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Corps of Engineers
Wabash River
Evanaville
Wabash
Sas
Washington
Creneral Thomas G. Pircier
Military Academy
West Point
Tiros
HL. Lucen
Young Grant
Radical Party
Larry
Ku Klux Movement
Centenary Celebration of Robert Owen in London
Reports detail a London celebration on May 16 1871 marking Robert Owen born May 14 1771 in Newtown Wales. Circulations note venue the Freemasons Hall Great Queen Street and a preliminary meeting at National Sunday League High Holborn to honor the humanitarian founder. Kangas City boast of youth theft, claiming 500 boys aged eight to fourteen live by stealing.
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London
Robert Owen
Robert Oweyx
New Harmony
Frederick Rapp and Associates
Newtown
Wales
The
Freemasons
Great Queen Street
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Mowanp Trouelove
Kangas City
Real Estate Transfers Weekly Summary 1871 Morlock to Welborn
Week ending May 1871 transfers include Morlock & Zaner to Jos F Welborn on various tracts totaling 52 acres, Welborn to A P Dovey for 4.52 acres, Seals to Seals for 10 acres, Wilhite to Hutchinson for 47 acres, St Wilhite to Laura Neal for several parcels, and multiple additional Lot transfers in Kimball Mount Vernon Poseyville and Saunders Mount Vernon, plus fees and market pricing from New Harmony Retail Market corrected May 6 1871.
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Morlock & Zaner
Jos
F. Welborn Pt. B.A
Tee
J. EF. Welborn
Wim
D. Downs
Betsy Lewis
Fletehall
Poseyville
Askongres
James T. Lewis
Anna Lew
Fletchats
Smith
James ‘I. Barrett
de Cule
Posey Ville
John Hironamens
Charlea Smith
Saunders
Mt. Vernon
Halson - Jane Rickets
Part
Neaty Culley
Elm. Spencer
Fred. Unley
Reed
J. Weir
J. WK. Duckworth
Williams
Welborn
Lowry & Sullivan
GC. UA. Gerding
Jacob i
Setakhorn
Same
S. W
N.E
Ristis
Morlock
B.Y
Thomas Knowls
Itdiat
N. EL
I.A. Pentecost
New Harmony
Thrall
Mumford
New Ianmony
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Ife
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Tacuren Bercrer, Owen & Co
Gar Franik Collins
Turan
Lieure Nuerdier
United States Senate
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Prussia
France
MiLessura
Centre Co
Penn
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Tunn
Warren Morris
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Philadelphia
W.H. Thrall
Notary Public
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New Harmony Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder Company
W. Baldwin, Jr
J.t.waco
Sec'y
Tara
NEW Harmony Marble Works
J. W. Miller
Frank Bolton
J. D. Jones
Aplay
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Jiminy Spirit
James HI. Laird
Public Square
Mount Vernon
Indiana
Johnson Type Foundry
Franklin
Vine Street
4Th
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Mark Lichtenberger
Owen & CO
Lichtenberger, Owen & CO
Thrall & Mumford's
Landreth
Thrale & Mumford
Aps Lichtenberger, Owen & Co
Henry Schafer
Aptain Jacob Breiti
A. Lichtenberger & Co
Wilisky
Arfield
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Apl Thrale & Mumford's
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Joe
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Joseph Pisely
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