Vote totals and county wonders from Tapianapolis paper
Special and Prew reports from other counties show mayoral results 26 248 total with Sullivan 14 320, Herod 11 598, Bond 330, and a Sullivan lead of 2 722. The piece notes Republican anger, a rumored mob, odd quotes from Billy Herod, crop estimates, Studebaker hints for governor, newspaper rivalries, odd local curios, hog losses, rattlesnakes, and other scattered items across Indiana counties.
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Tapianapolis, Inc
Sullivan
Herod
Bond
Indiana Inventors Win Patents in Past Week
Washington D C Oct 18 the New Harmony Register lists patent grants to Indiana residents. Recipients include H R Allen Indianapolis refrigerator W J Buchanan Huntington toy gun L I Case Goshen vehicle gear YB Deniston Peru saw throat piece H Fekler Seymour road wagon E Heuer Ft Wayne steam boiler crown sheet H P Kurtz Goshen windmill regulator F L McGahan Indianapolis commutator oiler G Meader Fowler corn harvester J G Mettler Indianapolis electric signal H G Olds Ft Wayne letter box J H Pickett Annapolis baling press WH Sanders Marion mailing machine B R Shover Indianapolis electric railway.
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Indiana
New Harmony Register
C. A. Snow & Co
U. S. Patent Office
Washington, D. C
H.R. Allen
Indianapolis
W. J. Buchanan
Huntington
L. I. Case
W. Colvin
Delphi
YB. Deniston
Peru
H. Fekler
Seymour
E. Heuer
Ft. Wayne
H. P. Kurtz
Goshen
F. L. McGahan
G. Meader
Fowler
J. G. Mettler
H. G. Olds
J. H. Pickett
Annapolis
Baling Press
WH. Sanders
Marion
B. R. Shover
Electric Railway
Giant red fox squirrel shot near Seymour
Seymour, Inc. Oct. 16. H. W. Godfrey, prominent local businessman, was hunting 12 miles south of Seymour when he spotted and killed an enormous red fox squirrel about 60 yards away. The animal measured 3 feet 9 inches from nose to tail. No similar specimen has been seen in the area. Godfrey is having it mounted.
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Seymour, Inc
H. W. Godfrey
Here
Godfrey
Sparrows Slaughtered for Pot Pie Supply in Laporte Barn
J. M. Garwood, a prominent farmer near Laporte, keeps a vast barn where thousands of English sparrows roost. He enters to stir them with lanterns and kills them by the bushel with a long pole, supplying the neighbors for pot pies.
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J. M. Garwood
Laporte
Blaine and tariff debate amid political tensions
Ohio Republicans challenge the secret ballot law in their supreme court. Blaine writes to an Ohio editor opposing McKinley tariff with calls for reciprocity. An opium smugglers ring allegedly involves federal officials and U.S. senators. Mrs Catherine Heath of Salem Mass dies by self immolation after her dog is killed. Greece population growth noted. Virginia reports snow. Mrs A G Thurman dies.
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Blaine
McKinley
U. S
Catherine Heath
Salem
Mass
Greece
Europe
Ohio
Washington
Virginia
A. G. Thurman
Will Eclipse The Eiffel World Flag Tower Planned At Paris
The American flag will fly 1,120 feet above the Paris world fair from a tower atop the Eiffel site, built by Andrew Carnegie. The 440 by 440 foot base, cost about 1.5 million dollars, and will house restaurants, booths, and a four-elevator system to viewing platforms and a lighthouse with a powerful revolving light.
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Curiaco, Inc
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Lookout Station
United States
November Elections in Several States Listed
Washington Oct 20 elections to be held November 3 include governors and legislatures in New York Massachusetts Ohio Maryland and Iowa. Virginia New Jersey and Mississippi also vote for legislatures with Nebraska and Colorado choosing supreme court judges. South Dakota and Michigan 4th district elect congressmen and Pennsylvania chooses a state treasurer. Congress member Fellows of New York cites a GOP gerrymander hindering New York Democrats in the legislature.
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Washington
D.C
New York
Massachusetts
Ohio
Maryland
Iowa
Virginia
New Jersey
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Colorado
South Dakota
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wasamaton
Fellows
New York City
Putnam County
Maud 8 Beaten as Sund Sets World Record Time
Sund rotted a world record in 2:08 for a 880 yard or similar race in Strockton Canada, beating Maud 8 who previously held the 2:08:3 record for many years. The split times were quarter in 31.3 seconds, half in 2:04, three quarters in 1:38.7, final 2:08. There were six timers who all agreed on the result.
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Strockton
Can
Maud
New Bridge at Grayville to Rise Over Wabash
Contracts have been let for a steel bridge over the Wabash at Grayville Illinois. The new P D E span will be 740 feet long with five spans and is to be completed by next June.
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Grayville, Ill
Wabash
Small town notes and regional bids and curiosities
The Grayville Mercury reports a rumor about New Harmony girls in male disguise at the fairgrounds, denied by the group who say they stayed in their rooms. Other items note a massive coal lump found near Carterville, a 4,500 pound world‑class ore, political shifts in Illinois, invites from 35 nations to Chicago's fair, a jelly cake contest with prizes up to 260 dollars, river pearls, Mt. Carmel airship ties, and state tax and lodge statistics.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Wilber
New York
Congression Wilber
Journal
Grayville Mercury
New Harmony
Fairgrounds
Carterville
Williamson County
Illinois
Macoupin County
Chicago
Springfield
Sangamon River
Mt. Carmel
Delavan
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Attorneys-at-Law
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Amphlet
C.A
the Register
Co. WW. Slater
Aey Brown
Hmmry Brown’s Mote Clothing House
ST Maly Atr Uet
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Gussand & CO
Tod. D. Owen & Co
J. A. Wilhelm
Hf. C. Hushand
Gealers IN
Owen Block
ALIND
TELE
Patsa Weber
Merchant -Tatlor
Peter Wheber
Henry Hunsdon
Notary Public
U.S. Pension Claim
Commercial Attorney Office
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
John Walz
A.D. Jones
Attorney At Law
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Ford & Bennett
THEAS
Stobbart & Co
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City Exchange
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Ford & Walz
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Breith
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Billy
Billy Herod
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Hyde
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Sendinel
Harrison
Sentinel
Clement Studebaker
Clem
Mr. Studebaker
J.M. Studebaker
Studebaker
Mr. Harrison
Clement
St. Joseph County
Studebakers
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Martinsville
South Bend
G. A.R. Ball
W. RB. C
Bettie Schultz
North Carolina
Brown County
R. W. Jeffries
Kentucky
Geo. Phillard
Michigan City
New Orleans
Illinois River
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Myers Heller
New Albany
Muncie
Isaac Warner
John Taylor
Jenckes
Grant County
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McIntyre
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David Hamilton
North Manchester
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New Albany Glass Works
David Spear
Delaware County
Thomas Weaver
Johnson County
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Thomas Fry
Congress
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Terre Nlante
Wom
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Ohio River
Leavenworth
Crawfordsville
Mt. Vernon
Warrick County
Noblesville
Eiffel
Grayville
J. T. Eagle
Olney
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