Indiana Echoes From State News Currents Drift
Local items from Howard and surrounding counties cover venerable Indiana resident born 1769 in Delaware aged 116, Lew Wallace’s travel, Vanderburgh grand jury verdicts, Greensburg divorce suit, South Bend opera house opening, Wabash Electric Light Co formation, and outbreaks like diphtheria at Seymour, with bets and fires shaping recent regional events.
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Illinois Items and Local Notes from Coles County
A mix of rural Illinois items reports a hog body found in a well after brine preservation, odd farm and courtship stories, property and crop news from McLeansboro to Mattoon, and local wildlife sightings. Notable items include a large gray eagle shot near Mattoon, a 600 foot coal vein at Decatur, a 153 pound pumpkin, unusual sheep and hog industry notes, and local political mentions in Owensboro and Hopkinsville.
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Washington political tides shift as Ohio loss reshapes Senate race
From Washington, Oct 25, the New Harmony Register reports Democrats must net four Republican seats to tie the Senate and gain Hendricks’s casting vote. Virginia and Indiana look secure. New Jersey likely lands two Democrats while New York and others stay doubtful. Congress foreseen as unusually tumultuous with clashes against the administration and renewed civil service battles.
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Town notes and incidents in Ohio November era
Mr Vernon Inv Oct 27 notes rise in the Ohio misidentified by Major Shorty Smith about amateur theater. Mr and Mrs Thomas Peckinpaugh return from wedding tour. Several drunken disorderlies jailed by Deputy John Schneider. Feather renovators active and Barter Collier relocate. Jewish Synagogue nearing completion. Gus Steffan charged after altercation with Ike Akers’s eating den. Akers shot with a navy revolver after grabbing Steffan’s coat sleeve. Steffan fined 35 plus costs. Akers released to sell hard cider.
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Ohio governor race vote totals show Republican lead with losses
The Ohio governor total votes reach 724053 with Foraker at 554794 and Hoadly 338465. Leonard 28274 and scattering 3120. Republican plurality 16329. Compared to last year, overall votes fell about 60000 with Republican loss 45000 and Democratic loss 30000. Prohibition gain about 17000. Legislature remains Republican on joint ballot. Prohibition gains chiefly from Democrats.
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Washington Notes from the October 25 Washington issue
The Washington monument repair work continues after lightning damage. President Cleveland plans to vote in Buffalo next Sunday night while Manning and Whitney travel to Albany and New York City for the same purpose. The Republican Senate shows no tariff reform prospects this session. Dakota statehood plans will reappear but likely fail. Civil service commissioners have resigned and will abdicate in November. The new board is said to include two conservative Democrats and a mugwump Republican.
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Chicago Market Report Sees Mixed Prices and Political Notes
Wheat unsettled and grains steady yet firm on the Chicago market report. Stocks improve versus last week. Prices shown include Winter wheat 79 to 894 cents, Spring 8 to 93 cents, Corn 40 to 41 cents, Oats 23 to 26 cents, Timothy seed 1.68, Clover 0 to 5.40, and hogs 3.40 to 3.80 per 100 pounds. Also notes political suppression votes in 1880 census and various US events across states.
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