Saloonkeeper slain in Vincennes by masked desperado Macy Warner
Local report from Vincennes Indiana Sept 22 says saloon keeper Jacob Mandery was shot dead by Macy Warner after Mandery ejected him for trouble. Warner arrested after a gunfight. Other items note a Carmi burglary where $110 was stolen and drugged handkerchief marked M L Hopkins, a near riverbank buggy crash near Mr Vernon with no injuries, and a Hazleton youth named John Storm arrested for possessing a stolen horse inspired by Jesse James lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Jacob Mandery
Macy Warner
Warner
Mandery
Carmi
Itz
Joe Brevard
Brevard
M. L. Hopkins
Mr. Vernon, Inc
John Thomson
Henry Murphy
Wabash
Thomson
Murphy
Jesse James
Carmen
Utter
John Storm
Hazleton
Storm
Decker
Younastown
Buffalo Bill
Fairgrounds
Barber
Texas
Leg Torn Off at threshing machine in Big Prairie
Green Graham slipped into a threshing machine mouth while at work in Big Prairie yesterday. His leg was horribly mangled and nearly torn from his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi, Int
Big Prairie
Green Graham
Spectacular family gathering near Orrayville Illinois
A gathering at James Spencer’s home near Orrayville Morgen county Illinois honored Elisha Spencer aged 99. His son is 78, a granddaughter 47, a great granddaughter 28, and twin great great granddaughters 18 were present. Also notes on a Marengo cave, Corydon log cabin purchase, Edwards county taxes, a damaging hail storm, a burglary in Greencastle, and rail project levee work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Spencer
Orrayville
Morgen County
Ill
Elisha Spencer
Marshall
Marengo
Crawford County
Wyandotte Cave
Corydon
Gen. Harrison
Edwards County
Albion Journal
Greencastle
O. & M. Railroad Company
Shawneetown
Warrick County
Evansville to Vincennes crowds and county notices in Indiana
Local reports note large turnouts at events in Indiana including 15 000 at Vincennes 30 000 at Evansville and 26 000 at Crawfordsville fair. Other items cover murder docket in Vanderburgh county horse thieves in McLean county and a proposed Evansville postmaster appointment. County fairs schools and a church organization are also mentioned along with local fire and prohibition activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Barnum
Evansville
Vincennes
Vanderburg
McLean County
Chicago
Crawfordsville
Grayville
Courier
Boss Bennett
Ben Harrison
Iowa
Jefferson County
Rockport
Carmi
Daviess County
Wes Stephens
White County
Mt. Carmel
Tippecanoe County
Boonville
Patoka
Various 19th Century Demos And Weather Notes
The telegraph item reports Maryland and Massachusetts Democrats naming governors, McLane and Butler, while national events include Western cholera in Pekin and a Maine coast journey by the president. A Boston comet sighting and a Louisville exposition tie into broader political and cultural news. A Kentucky water works project and storm wrecks on a river voyage near Cincinnati are noted along with Buffalo Bill’s show and a burned mill tied to Abraham Lincoln’s early era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Maryland
Robert McLane
Maine
Massachusetts
Butler
Boston
Senator McDonald
Ohio
Pekin
China
New York
Chicago
Gilmore
Lexington
Browne Predicts Indiana Dems Split Over Presidential Hopefuls
In Washington on Sept 28 Congress man Tom Browne of Indiana discusses Indiana views on Holman McDonald Hendricks and Voorhees for 1884. He notes Holman unlikely to win the nomination, Gray likely to head the ticket, and Voorhees could win a Senate race if Democrats hold the Legislature. He cites a lingering Tilden-Hendricks sentiment and places Voorhees as the strongest statewide Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tom Browne
Indiana
Tom Hendricks
Holmap
Browne
Holman
Gray
Hendricks
McDonald
Tilden
Voorhees
Senate
Dan Voorhees
United States Senate
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Slater
Tur Register
Sernecesee
Henry Hunsdon
Illinois
New Harmony
Notary Public
Thrall
Mumford
Family Supplies
Haine
Mesars, Thrall & Mumford
Main
Church Streets
Eugene
Horace P. Owen
Cashier
William P. Ford
Hiatt
Church Street
Pilsener
Ind
Henry Brown
Viets
Ray
New Harmony, Inc
Board of Education
Posey County
Messrs
A. H. Fretageot & CO
Harvey
J.C. Scott
Sud
van Antwerp, Bragg & Co
Breith & Auch
Jacob Breith
Breith
Jes Y
William Read
Main Street
Bet
Jeby
United States
Supreme Court of the State
Posey
Vanderburgh Counties
Court House
Sepdy
Mount Vernon
Taiso
Jyl John Walz
Arctic
Albert S. Newsom
Church St
Main & Brewery
Albert
Newsom
U.S
Washington
U. S. Patent Office
C. A. Snow & CO
Washington, D.C
Joseph Ward
Boot and Shoe Maker
New Harmony, Indiana
Frank D. Bolton
L. Bingham
Auld
Duclos CO
L. Binghams
Fred. Herberhold
East Main St
Fred
Herberhold
F. Owen
HH. P. Owen
E. F. Owen & Co
Peter Weber
Maré Peter Weber
Gibson County
Paraorrox, Inc
Lynch
Vernon, Inc
Lone Stars
Poseyville, Inc
Poseyville Club
Saunders
Kroener
Peseyvilles
Civcinxati, O
Sam J. Keith
Medechar
Kentucky
Srinarieth
Menard County
Abraham Lincoln
W. G. Greene
Slicky” Greene
Lincoln
Vincennes, Inc
George W. Alexander
Knox County
Jupar Heapty
Forvernor
New York Water Service
Europe
Brazil
Island of
St. Vincent
Pernambuco
Quincy
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Internal Revenue System
Arthur
Sherman
Gen. Sheridan
Gresham
Bun
Kansas
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