Indiana Republican tensions sway Blaine renomination talk
Indiana readers learn that Blaine’s renomination faces strong anti sentiment among Republicans. Some support ex Governor Porter for vice president to balance the ticket. Rumors swirl about Ben Harrison withdrawing due to Indiana party discord amid criticism of Blaine and past political actions. Local items include a Terre Haute cyclone piano, a log wedge accident, a cyclorama roof fall, double peaches, a judge scuffle in Vigo county, and militia upgrades in Princeton with rifles and gear.
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Indianapolis
Ben Harrison
Indiana
Ben
Blaine
Blue Jeans Williams
Indiana News Buzz Packed With Politics And Local Oddities
Indiana items report Republican and Democratic tensions in the 1st district, noting legislators elected by Democratic votes and fears around Gov Gray’s possible vice presidential nomination. Local color covers fraud risks, fires, riverbank wells, dog taxation, gas wells, temperance pledges, and upcoming civic projects across towns like Indianapolis Evansville Muncie Fort Wayne and Seymour.
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Henry Schutz
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Muncie
Val Zimmerman
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Covington
Hovey
Parrett
Columbus
Princeton
Seymour
Lafayette
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Steuben County
Fremont
Hamilton
Tike County
Spencer County
Wabash
Somerset
Corawfordaville
Salvation Army
Marion
Franeville
Jackson County
Michigan City
Richmond
Scotteburg
Aurore
Odd Burr Oak Grafts In Illinois Woods
Reports from Illinois describe a rare natural graft where a burr oak leans through a living white oak near Yolo in Lake County, with both trees green and intertwined. Other items note a frightened Mt Vernon audience during a rainstorm, a Chicago man insane on tobacco, and various local happenings across the state.
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Lake County
Mt. Vernon
Presbyterian Sunday School
Charles Heavel
Chicago
City Detention Hospital
Republican Party
A. H. Worthen
State Museum
Chas. Clark
Decatur
Jasper County
Val Kranz
Joe Jones
Joliet
Mississippi
Quincy
Remarkable voice tale travels from Michigan to Iowa
A Michigan woman miss Hattie Cotton loses her voice for years then regains it in Iowa only to lose it again upon returning home. Her condition recurs three times, suggesting a curious pattern tied to location. Also described is a minuscule circular saw used in gold pen cutting, about the size of a ten cent piece and capable of 4000 revolutions per minute.
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Michigana
Hattie Cotton
Constantine
Iowa
Michigan
Miss Cotton
National Capital News on Blaine Rally and Convention Bets
Washington dispatch reports Blaine as likely the Republican nomination on the first or second ballot with a large delegate lead. Demands caution as anti-Blaine factions discuss possible fusion but cannot deliver delegates freely. Also covered are pension plans, Baptist convention attendance, Powell’s dam irrigation proposal, river and harbor bill progress, and senate control warnings.
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