Indiana State News Drift Rumors on Indiana Legislature Conflict
A simmering political fight in Indiana centers on the 1888 legislative seats and the U S Senate race. Republicans threaten to unseat Democrats on joint ballot while key figures like Harrison and Dudley push for retaliation. Contests target Democratic reps and Republican senators and many counties report party realignments, with looming court cases over lieutenant governorship and contested seats amid a volatile statewide political landscape.
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Ben Harrison
United States Senate
House
Knights of Labor
Harrison
Smith
Jennings County
Senate
Robertson
Supreme Court
Nelson
Dem
Congress
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Official vote in Evansville district for lieutenant governor and congress
The Evansville district reports the official returns from the November 2 1886 election. Totals show Democratic gains with Hovey and Kleiner leading in several counties, while McCullough trails. Greenback Labor and Prohibition votes noted. The piece also discusses national trends and post offices abolish ed under reform.
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Nelson Rob'tson
McCrl
Hovey Van'burg
Gibson
Posey
Pike
Warrick
Spencer
Perry
Cleveland
Blaine
Kleiner
Gudgel
McCullough
Gibson Counties
Curiosities and records travel from Hitneis to Illinois papers
Items from Hitneis report a three-eared pig with a leaf-like ear, and a Casey hog with eight equal feet. A double egg found in a Marshall barn astonishes, while a giant pumpkin in Fairfield weighs 161 pounds. Illinois notes stem from school and political tallies, a 128 year old man, and the Albion News closing.
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Marshall Merald
John Crossly
Casey
Fairfield Press
Bach & Steiner
California
W. H L. Brown
Fairfield
Ilinois
Youngblood
Gallatin
Franklin County
Tim Cronin
Palestine
Mt. Carmel
Illinois
Benjamin Skinner
Alton
Albion
Night blooming flowers respond to Davenport light
Notes and News report that an electric light tower in Davenport Indiana shines on a flower garden causing lilies to bloom at night and morning glories to open with light. The piece also notes large wild goose hunts at Beaver Lake Canada with 50 to 100 bagged daily. Official election tallies: New Hampshire Republican 500 plurality. Connecticut Democratic. Missouri Democratic 50 636. Ohio Republican 11 581. U.S. Army strength 2 102 officers 23 946 men.
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Davenport
Beaver Lake
Canada
New Hampshire
United States Army
Connecticut
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana Citizens Receive Patents in Washington
Washington reports last week patents granted to Indiana residents noted by New Harmony Register via Do Snow & Co. Names include J. L. Riter Brownsville barbed fence wire KE D Owen New Harmony roofing retainer W B Logan Richmond bib apron and blanket C P Lancaster Fairmount painting machine W A Krag Indianapolis coffee and tea can G W Homsher Dublin wire fence machine J H Beavers Newcastle fence machine W H Dungan Rock Lane fence F A Baker Roann windmill.
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Washington, D. C
Indiana
New Harmony Register
Do. A. Snow & Co
U.S
J. L. Riter
Brownsville
KE. D. Owen
New Harmony
W.B. Logan
Richmond
G. W. Homsher
Dublin
J. H. Beavers
Newcastle
W.H. Dungan
Rock Lane
F. A. Baker
Roann
Retrenchment Delivers Big Savings in Engraving Bureau
Washington reports a government engraving and printing bureau shows $290,000 less in expenses this year under Democratic management. The unit cut its force by 328 since March 1885, saving $182,785 in salaries and costs, to be returned to the treasury.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Texas Democrats Increase Lead in Election Returns
Fort Worth Nov 16 In spite of side issues in the late campaign the Democratic majority in Texas has been increased. Official returns from eighty eight counties give a Democratic majority of 113153 a gain of about 15000 Over one hundred western and frontier counties are yet to hear from which will swell the Democratic majority over the Republicans to about 165000.
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Fort Worth
Trex
Texas
Western
Frontier
A Monster Pigeon Roost in Indiana countryside
A man reports the greatest wild pigeon roost in the United States lies about twenty miles north of Tahlequah Indiana. The area covers a mile square with trees loaded nightly by millions of pigeons and their roosting creates a sound like a thunderstorm.
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Kansas City
United States
Tahlequah
Indiana
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