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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1891
Page
7
The town papers note Prof. Virgil McKnight accepts the Lebanon Kentucky schools superintendency. Other notes cover a Sunday weather impact on picnickers, a cotton mill injury, civic incidents, auctions, accidents, church outings, and local political talk with several short reports on residents and events.
The death of Moody Park Clark at age about thirty six occurred at 8 o clock Sunday evening August 9 1891 on Third Street Madison. He was a traveling agent for a St Louis firm and was born in Madison. Funeral from his parents home at 8 o clock tomorrow morning with Rev W R Brown officiating. Interment in Springdale cemetery. His brother William Clark of Kansas City is in attendance.
A columnist admires a World newspaper piece on Mr and Mrs Cleveland at Gray Gables Buzzard's Bay noting a forthcoming episode in their lives. The passage hints at political intrigue and a potential Census focus raising expectations of early action by Porter.
A detachment of police was sent to the suburb of Haughville to shield trustees facing threats after notices urged resignation. Enraged citizens warned they would act against the trustees if they did not resign, with references to mortgage hardships and opposition to Shylock-like pockets.
Memphis Aug 3 Judge E W Hammond hands down a federal decision in the K M King Seventh Day Adventist case after prior convictions for Sabbath breaking. King remanded to pay a fine or serve the sentence. decision centers on due process rather than Sabbath law validity. Grenada Miss reports say Yallabush river floods drown fields and halt Illinois Central trains as rainfall inundates farms.
William Mc Laughlin age 28 of 125 West Fifty-seventh street was shot and killed by 50 year old William Halley during a quarrel in front of Halley’s residence at 420 East Eightieth street. Halley was arrested. In Wilkes-Barre miners John Bans and Michael Shiney died at the Boston mines in Plymouth.
An officer of the United States Navy aboard the South American squadron reports on Chile’s unrest. The letter describes a brutal war with no quarter, military dictatorship, press censorship, and paralyzed trade. It notes Balmaceda’s rule, insurgent gains, and the Tallapoosa tied at Buenos Aires as the fleet avoids peril at sea.
In Crorox Lanpixa New York on August 3 Orville Anderson shot J Newton Baker a private secretary to Robert Ingersoll in front of the town hall. Baker was struck in the arm head and near the heart and is listed in critical condition. The gunplay followed a dispute between the men over issues involving their wives and the two men had previously threatened each other. Anderson fled the scene after three rapid shots as Baker struggled with his wife who fainted during the confrontation. Anderson was formerly the New York agent for the Louisville Gas company.
The second annual National Association of Letter Carriers convention will meet in Detroit August 5 to 7. The 235 branches total about 8,000 members with at least one delegate per fifty members. Detroit will send twelve delegates. Officers include President John J. Goodwin and other city and national leaders. The group aims to provide insurance and push legislative reforms for members.
In Cleveland on August 3, about four hundred Slavs and Hungarians clashed during a church riot at St. Ladislaus. Hungarians sought a morning service with a banner dedication, but late notice to the pastor triggered a free fight as police intervened. Father Maratouve was protected after being targeted.
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