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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1887
Page
1
From Rochester exchanges a strange find near the gravel pit reveals bones of five adults laid five feet below surface. Mystery surrounds the burial, while locals speculate on origin and purpose amid the frenzied town chatter.
Isaac Mullen of Jackson county poisoned himself after his son faced arrest for church disturbance. The State Christian Temperance Union grows to 750 members as 250000 pages of temperance literature were circulated. A Lafayette court witness testified by telephone due to busy schedule. The Y M C A of Indianapolis shipped two boxes of books to Orlando to start a Sunday school library. Hamilton county may see insufficient homegrown apples this fall. Indiana reports 29691 pensioners receiving 980400 in the last quarter. Daily coal inflow to New Albany from Air Line mines totals 25 carloads. Gibson county fair receipts reach 4595.75, netting about 500 for the association. Chag Peterman of Madison drowned after falling from the St Louis bridge. Logansport sees anarchist leaflets posted. Louisa Miller of Brown county, 18, goes insane from novels. A burglary gang in Princeton includes a woman. English sparrows fetch 50 cents a dozen in Indianapolis markets. Vanderburg county hosts 270 saloons, 240 in Evansville. Gibson county reports 25 babies at its baby show. Indiana faces aggressive graveyard insurance agents. Typhoid fever nears epidemic in Jeffersonville. Indianapolis voters head to polls for a full city ticket next Tuesday. Kaolin found in Daviess county as Madison experiences a boat-building boom.
Compiled from world reports Henry A Cooper of Buffalo weighs 350 pounds and stands 8 feet 2 inches claiming to be the tallest man in the United States. Other items note silver output, baseball titles, and civic achievements across nations.
Washington notes reflect revived autumn scenery and city growth as Congress returns. Commentary covers housing expansion, library construction on Capitol Hill, improving property values, and social season preparations. Political scene centers on Carlisle’s likely renomination and Senate battle to block Turpie with territorial statehood efforts looming. National bet reduction for September totals 16 million dollars.
A detailed report from Ricamono, Inc. about Shaky Hill in Fayette County Indiana notes repeated ground tremors and odd light phenomena. Residents recall house shaking, cracked cellar walls, and wells revealing strange cinders with a sulfur spring nearby. Reports credit marsh gas and a magnetic compass deviation, with experts split on cause but curiosity about further study remains.
Washington describes a year of shocks to both parties as Democratic gains collapse in Rhode Island and Kentucky swings Republican. Predictions include Maryland, Massachusetts, Iowa, New York, Ohio leaning Republican amid internal quarrels and labor vote effects. Mahone seen as beaten in Virginia.
Additional Local Items cover trips to St Louis for the fair and a veiled prophets procession, a fence wire supplier ready to fill orders, and many residents attending events in Evanaville Henderson and Uniontown. Pension totals, property purchases, visits, and a farewell sermon are noted along with planned auctions and a magical college trip. Population, travel and social life are detailed with multiple named people and places.
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