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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1891
Page
6
A chaotic post office notice outlines subscriptions and rates for daily and weekly editions, then shifts to a string of late 19th century political commentary. It laments Republican debt, mocks Rome and Italy, cites Durie and Bradley in Kentucky, mentions immigrant trends, and touches on President Harrison and fed workers.
The Courier- Journal editorializes on international affairs warning Italy against pursuing war with any civilized power, notably the United States. It argues Italy faces a crushing debt, Triple Alliance pressures, and a shaky economy, urging a long period of peace to rebuild finances and national spirit.
Alexander Shepard and a Vernon companion explored a hillside cave using a lantern and encountered a gorilla like wild man covered in brown hair who briefly stood his ground before retreating. They later found a store room with potatoes corn and fowls bones suggesting theft by the creature and a party forms to learn more.
Republicans move to overturn the Democratic gerrymander as they plan court suits to test the constitutionality of districting. A GOP conference in Indianapolis resolved to seek Supreme Court review to ensure equal voice for all citizens in government and to end the current system.
Farmers along the Clark and Jefferson county line report multiple mad dog incidents. A mad dog bit a horse owned by Sam Bothoff, tearing the horse to death after the bite. The horse, later in Jeff ersonville, went mad and tore itself apart. A horse owned by ex-Commissioner George B Bower also went mad, injuring his son and had to be shot. Bower’s sheep show signs of the disease and several have been shot. Mad dogs have killed and attacked other residents, causing widespread fear of hydrophobia among livestock and people.
An excerpt blends a garden poem about planting and tending a springbed with memories of April under ivy and boxwood. The verse contrasts blooming plans with weeds overtaking and includes two additional poetical fragments about enduring hardship and nurturing beauty.
In Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania April 3 a mob of about 500 attacked the Standard works and Morewood area destroying property and cutting lines. Eleven were killed and many wounded as deputies fired after rioters opened fire. Warrants issued for several leaders and National Guard units mobilized to quell the violence.
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