Exciting Indiana Octo ber Election Tales From Early 1880s
Indiana in the early eighties shows October presidential elections as decisive for national outcomes. The 1880 campaign featured Hancock and Garfield for president, with Indiana then closely watched. Both parties spent lavishly, reports of plots and brass bands, and a November shift after October results. The 1889 October election produced a unique 329 chalking craze in Marion County. The 1878 push to move elections to November failed due to legal value, keeping Indiana as an October state.
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Indiana
Acre
Sam Ple
Garfield
Llanwock
Albert G. Tovter
Franklin Landers
Govenor
Washington Post
National Capital
Hancock
W. H. Barnum
Democratic National Committee
Indianapolis
Barnum
John C. New
Sanders
Post Office and Journal
Lemcke
Marion County
Proctor
Old Journal Job
Cincinnati
Thomas A. Hendricks
Hendricks
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Indianapolis News
Big Springs Community Notes Tally Family Visits and Elections
Miss Mira Winegar of West Baden visited her mother Mrs. Tom Wood. Mary Manning visited her uncle John Royce near Terre Haute. Mrs. Emma Beard and son Mirvin dined with Warren Watson. A. G. Cushman family spent Sunday at Mrs. Enos. Nobe Cochran of Kankakee Ill visited niece Mrs. Mary Medsker. Will Pogue family spent Sunday at Tom Woods. Rev. G C Enders dined with Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. Frank Gray returned for his uncle Dr Cushman funeral. Rain caused Sunday school to not reorganize. officers elected: J W Watson supt, Mrs T J Mann assistant, Nellie Gray organist, Sylvia Medsker assistant, Ella Eno chorister, Mrs Mann treasurer, Jesse Eno secretary.
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Mira Winegar
West Baden
Tom Wood
Mary Manning
John Royce
Terre Haute
Emma Beard
Mirvin
Warren Watson
A. G. Cushman
Enos
Nobe Cochran
Kankakee
Ill
Mary Medsker
Will Pogue
Tom Woods
G. C. Enders
Phillips
Frank Gray
Cushman
J. W. Watson
T. J. Mann
Nellie Gray
Sylvia Medsker
Ella Eno
Wintering in Florida Pat McEneny Expected Home This Week
Mr and Mrs Pat McEneny who have spent the winter at New Smyrna Florida are expected to return home this week according to local society notes.
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Pat McEneny
New Smyrna, Fla
Stand on liquor question split Republicans and Democrats
The Republicans urge retention and expansion of local option liquor laws at township city ward and county levels, supporting a Moore amendment and county local option law to bar saloons by vote. The Democrats advocate liberty within public good, backing local option to allow communities to decide licensure by ward or township for two years, with remonstrance protections.
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General Assembly
Supreme Judicial Tribunal
Democratic Party
Weather Outlook April Storms and Seismic Periods
APRIL weather forecast indicates multiple storm phases from the 3rd to 19th with vernal equinox effects and high temperatures. Expect thunderstorms, snow squalls, frosts around mid month, and a possible tornadic surge around the 21st to 23rd as systems move east. A seismic period centers on the 16th and culminates in varied conditions through late April into May.
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Central
Sorthern
Paxton Births and Local Incidents Reported
A son was born Saturday to Dr. Walters and wife. James P. Hays suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday morning and is not expected to recover. Will Smith of St. Louis visits his sister Mrs. Reed Douglas. Thirteenth anniversary of Henry Lambert and wife observed with a large dinner. Will Arnett and wife welcome a new girl. Mrs. Ed Nash is very ill with long trouble. Miss Pearl Bicknell of Bicknell, Ind. visits Miss Lillie White. A. L. Creager spent Sunday with home folks. B T H depot robbed Sunday night. Mrs. Frank Mickle’s trunk robbed. Mrs. Mickle visiting her father Levi Engle. C. B. Nesbit of Shelburn in town for a Union business call. recovering from typhoid fever and appendicitis. An 11 pound son born Monday evening to Mr and Mrs Harold Ken Bays, named Harold Lucas Bays.
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Walters
James P. Hays
Turnbull
Will Smith
St. Louis
Reed Douglas
Henry Lambert
Will Arnett
Ed Nash
Pearl Bicknell
Bicknell
Ind
Lillie White
A. L. Creager
Frank Mickle
Mickle
Levi Engle
Pleasantville News Briefs: Weddings and Local Happenings
A double wedding at the Hermon Spencer home united Annie and Flossie Spencer to James Wilson and Hassie Brewer. The Padgett golden anniversary was celebrated with a large church feasts. Various locals visited Terre Haute and events include a Sunday school Easter program and new marriages Paul Wilson and Gertha Herndon.
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Hermon Spencer
Annie
Flossie
James Wilson
Hassie Brewer
Fannie
William Padgett
Padgett
Bill
Bet
A. F. Hindman
James Timmerman
Terre Haute
T. N. McClung
Hud
M. B
Amb Corbin
Earl
Rev. Bair
Indian Prairie
Pleasantville Baptist Church
D. R. Newkirk
R. G. Shepherd
Freelandville
George
Paul Wilson
Gertha Herndon
Jesse Brown
Redmon
W. W. Wilson among Union's oldest subscribers
A fragmentary notice notes W. W. Wilson, one of the Union's oldest subscribers, residing in the area, and connected with the paper's office long ago.
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W. W. Wilson
Hip
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Elmar
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Paxton
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Shelburn
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