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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1883
Page
2
The article surveys varied items from politics to curiosities. It notes a liquor question in Illinois Minnesota and Iowa and mentions needlework for the Vanderbilt mansion at John La Farge studio. It recounts a coach accident near Santa Barbara and a Bedouin skin manuscript discovery in Jordan.
A snake was seen near a village and hunted the next day by a party that did not locate it. A baggage scamster from Indianapolis describes trunk roping schemes, claiming travelers risk charges to have trunks secured for 25 cents, with a portion going to the railway treasury.
A visiting observer recalls Garfield once a bustling oil frontier now deserted. The town lost over 3 million dollars in land and machinery investments with only a fraction in oil recovered. One man stays to care for the widow of his partner, promising to remain until she can leave.
A satirical dialogue from Arkansaw Traveler features Benchley Sam questioning a governor about a new state constitution. He worries about debt forgiveness and fears reenslavement rumors while joking about women voting. The governor defends constitutional changes and counters the slavery rumor.
A Massachusetts north shore representative named Salem Towne begins his first term. On the session’s first day the Speaker guides his vote, but the new member is frustrated and votes against the guidance. The Speaker taps him and quips that his parents should have named him Marblehead. Vircennes, Ind. reports butter dish manufacture as 80,000 to 90,000 daily.
The speech argues that fraudulent certificates from Florida and South Carolina cannot be deemed valid evidence, urging Congress to verify authenticity and count only true votes. It asserts state sovereignty, condemns forged returns, and warns that truth will prevail as waters rise.
The piece rails at the Republican party urging a turnover, cites Dorsey and Jay Gould, notes Buackuern withdrawing from the Speakership race, and discusses Randall and Blackburn as possible Senate and Speakership contenders. It questions Dana’s cries, mocks Keifer, and muses on Hendricks as a Democratic presidential candidate, ending with a New York Sun reference.
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