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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1889
Page
1
A Shelbyville paper recounts a curious fight where a large chicken hawk attacked an old sow defending a pig. Spectators intervened and captured the hawk alive as the bird raged. The column also notes varied local items from Jeffersonville imprisonment to school-book debates and odd incidents across Indiana.
Items from across Illinois include J S Major of Louisville advocating hog cholera control by pen confinement and ash feeding, a White County man fined 400 for blocking mail, Mrs. Drake’s 148 descendants, White County 12 divorces and 9 penitentiary sentences, new powder magazine site near East St. Louis, Olney waterworks reservoir land, Harrisburg coal oil cure, Olney 4th of July jamboree prep, Illinois property value at 800,770,626, a Tazewell butcher’s suicide, Democrats sweeping Chicago, a six legged cow in Mt Carmel, Illinois railroads at 9,074 miles, and national items from Washington on pensions, debt, and elections alongside snow in Kansas City and Colorado train disruptions.
Washington November 5 The article reports early returns from Virginia Ohio New York New Jersey and Iowa showing sweeping Democratic gains that stun the White House and shock Republican officeholders. It notes Mahone was not in the race and suggests Republicans face a likely loss of Congress next year.
Ricamont Virginia Nov 5 elects governor legislature and officers Capt Phil McKinney heads the Democratic ticket Gen Mahone the Republican candidate The campaign was the hottest ever with Mahone accused of stirring white support and organizing blacks Returns show Mahoneism buried as hundreds of Republicans scratched Mahone McKinney’s majority estimated 18000 to 40000 The legislature likely 104 Democrats 36 Republicans on joint ballot Mahone arrested at Petersburg for shooting into a crowd wounding a man in the leg.
Commans Ohio reports a close governor race with Foraker trailing Campbell as returns from a third of the state show Democrats gaining in Cincinnati and near 8,000 statewide. In Iowa Dusvalle notes the election as the most exciting ever, with Democrats forecast to sweep the ticket by 10,000 to 15,000 and a contested legislature.
Galloping returns from multiple cities reveal Republicans and Democrats contesting governor seats and legislatures. Abbott wins New Jersey governor by 10 000 to 12 000. New York Democrats lead by 20 000 to 26 000. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania also report sizable margins for Republicans and Democrats in state tickets and treasurer races.
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