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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1887
Page
1
Washington November 16. Democrats jubilant over state election wins portend renewed national influence in 1888. Indiana appears Democratic, New York decisive for Cleveland, and GOP under strain from Scher man Foraker rift. New York critics predict Cleveland renomination while Blaine may rebound.
Results from New York New Jersey Iowa Virginia and Ohio districts reveal Republican majorities in legislatures despite Democratic gains Independent labor and Prohibition votes figure in statewide totals with New York City gerrymander cited as example Wrexton New Jersey Des Moines and other locales report varied outcomes including Foraker and Ames races and a Grant reaction in New York Governor radio congratulations noted
Indiana reports from Indianapolis November 11 quote the state supreme court restricting voting rights for students voting outside their residence county unless they establish residency and tax assessment. Democratic optimism grows for next year while Ex Senator Harrison sees a dimmer Republican outlook after fall elections. In Indianapolis November 13 a mail sack bomb scare at the post office alarmed clerks until a handling error revealed only coal tar.
Washington report states that about 4 am the home of Dr W A Horrall burned down after a tramp, seeking food two days earlier, set the house alight. The doctor and his daughter Miss Hattie were rescued from an upper window in their night clothes. the intruder left muttering threats.
VersEILLes Nov 13. A large Poland China hog on G W Todd's Dearborn county farm defeats a valuable Jersey cow in a clash. The hog's sharp tusks strike the cow in the abdomen, sever an artery, and the cow bleeds to death.
Stella Hoover, six, walked in her sleep from a coach as the 10 oclock train passed Holmans station near the county east boundary. The train traveled about twenty miles per hour. the child sustained only slight bruises.
Reports from Jeffersonville note a large panther sighting on the Ganote farm by George Richardson who fired but missed. A hunting party failed to locate the animal. The item sits among a string of regional notes including rail upgrades, new hospital funding, local politics, and various county incidents across Indiana.
Special correspondent report from Waasumaton D C dated November 15 states Don M Dickinson of Michigan will be the new postmaster general. A Democrat from long standing he favors keeping Democrats on guard. The president is pleased by New York victory and other gains. A drive well suit ends in favor of the people. Col Morrison refuses a Mexican war pension, noting he never sought pay for Ft Donelson wound. A new equestrian school has opened as horseback riding grows popular.
Across Illinois reports range from a Chicago night worker alarmed by looming misfortune to arson threats near Tuscola and a fatal shooting in Kankakee. Notes cover a farmer defrauded over land certificates, a 104 year old veteran at Marshall, anarchist trials, a calf born to five days with no milk, giant turkeys in Edwards county, and local quirks from cucumber farms to red hair prizes at Carbondale fair.
An 1887 value estimate places California orchards and vineyards at nearly 18 million dollars, vast gold reserves in national and international banks, and a dynamic U.S. House roster with Democrats and Republicans. Montana bears bounty payments, Europe’s armies consume billions, and ocean cables cover transatlantic links. The U.S. Army numbers and costs, seafood exports to Europe, and New York oyster consumption cap the survey.
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