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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1888
Page
1
The letter argues against a protective tariff, urging cheaper iron and steel costs to aid manufacturing, shipyards, and railroads. It cites New York figures, calls for reform, and warns higher taxes depress industry and local jobs. It stresses the impact on wages, machinery, and capital needs across carriers, mills, and ports.
The writer argues against tariffs on tin plate, accusing protectionists of pursuing monopolistic profits. He notes heavy imports in 1887 and contends tariffs harm consumers and industry by forcing higher prices and inferior substitutes. The article frames tariff policy as a political motive-driven dispute benefiting certain iron and sheet-iron interests.
The Evansville Courier reports on alleged improprieties at the Studebaker shop in Evansville tied to the recent election. Foremen pinned campaign badges on workers, many of whom were poorly paid and not known Republicans, with layoffs following the election.
In 1888 John Brougham and artists linked to Punch-like circles met weekly at Windust's Park Row restaurant to discuss cartoons for The Lantern. Notables included Lester Wallack, Fitz James O'Brien, Thomas Dunn English, and Thomas Butler Gunn, all contributing to a celebrated Elizabethan era of New York journalism.
Eyewitness recalls two days of citywide alarm as rumors spread of armed Indians marching on St Paul. Neighbors barricaded homes, bridges and streets emptied, horses taken for campaign service, and a horse was killed in battle. The piece contrasts this scare with a lighter note about a child’s fall and a prior week illness.
A snippet from Popular Science Monthly notes that bounties on rabbit pelts encourage unwise hunting behavior. Australian experience shows such incentives foster excessive hunting and the rise of targeted pest control problems rather than effective pest management.
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt recounts the arranged betrothal of Caroline, educated to fit future grandeur, and her sister Elizabeth who astonished Vienna by becoming empress queen. It notes Elizabeth’s disdain for court etiquette and the Viennese mourning her unconventional reign, while Caroline bears royal misfortune with equanimity. Caroline later marries Prince of Thurmond Taxis, who dies nine years later.
A Chicago Herald clipping reports a boot dealer recounting a proposal for an advertising device hidden in the sole of a boot. The plan would print ads on sidewalks as wearers walk, though the inventor fears citizen backlash and liability questions.
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