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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1892
Page
4
The Chicago Herald urges that ex-President Hayes be exhibited at the World's Fair opening and declares his presidency stolen by eight Republican thieves. The piece condemns Hayes as a monumental fraud and questions Catholic voting patterns noted by the Indianapolis Journal.
A Chicago era editorial argues Illinois could be a competitive Democratic state in 1892, tracing a political shift from 1860 to 1890. It notes Republican dominance waned, Democrats won state offices and tariff-focused gains, and asserts Illinois should be fought for in the presidential contest. It cites figures, past votes, and two Illinois Democrats in national roles.
A New Englander abandons a public race after discovering his opponent is a Indiana war veteran ardent Prohibitionist and prominent Presbyterian with a Sunday school post. The candidate concedes that he cannot beat this straight flush as President Trumpets goodwill but cannot alter the outcome.
The Treasury Department report contradicts Republican claims that the McKinley act lowered prices. It shows increases in coal, textiles, glass, carpets, and pig iron since 1880. Farm prices fell from Walker era gains, proving farmers pay more for goods while earning less for wheat.
Dispatches report Amalgamated Association plans to halt Carnegie works shipments with railroad union aid. Homestead cook Charles Rayburn led seventy one workers in a strike. Other items note Col James Streator’s reelection to the Pennsylvania militia and King’s commutation amid Memphis unrest and Cleveland’s sympathy rumor.
Boston and Cincinnati led the bid to host the 1895 Knights Templar triennial conclave with Boston securing 96 votes to Cincinnati’s 78. The event included election of grand officers, a new Grand Secretarial Guild, and a day of quiet city activities as Denver welcomed visitors. Local firemen parades and mountain excursions drew thousands of knights, while separate reports note: Elmer Walters was captured after a fatal shooting in Riverside, and heavy rains affect southwestern Texas with rail washouts andRio Grande flooding concerns.
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