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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1880
Page
2
Year of Prosperity Ends as Death Looms Over New Century
The article reflects on end of year 1880 with praise for Christian unity and progress while noting impending mortality. It cites global events, advances in electricity and industry, and vast agricultural outputs including wheat cotton and rice. It compares 1880 production to prior years and highlights Panama Canal prospects and economic strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ork
South
Mericu
England
Ita Precessora
Elisou
Panama Canal Project
Delestep
France
American Republic
Island Bato
Heolrad
Tvo
Empire's Westward Harvest Salutes the Year
The article lauds western expansion and railroad progress, noting a diverse growing population with means, and praises the year’s record as workers awaken forests and mine riches. It crowns the era with a benediction for leadership and prosperity.
Hancock Victory Appears after 9 Million Vote Count
The Boston Globe notes General Hancock won a larger popular vote than Garfield with a 6,500 plurality among over 9,000,000 ballots. It cites official returns may shift figures, but Hancock likely leads Garfield when all are counted, and hints Democrats must reflect on past defeats and adjust strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Hancock
Garfield
Wenteres
The
Sentinel
United States
Sewanse
Democratic party in de centralization and reform
Wallace argues for a decentralized Democratic program stressing government reformation to serve the masses. He calls for equal taxation, anti monopoly measures, reform of revenue laws, and a clear split between government and banks, warning the party must embrace its historic principles to avoid enemy capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexavor Wallace
Democratic Party
Republic
Thorugh
Uasol
Robeson defends constitutional limits in Republican speech
The ex navy wrecker urged voters to uphold the Constitution and warned against overstepping its bounds. He declared opposition to expanding federal power and emphasized preserving states rights and reserved powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robeson
United States
Robeson speech sparks debate over constitutional power
Republican leaders attack Robeson for treason and Mexicanization while other voices note he asserts government power rests in the Constitution apart from self preservation. The dispute centers on the interpretation of federal authority and republican principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robeson
Southern paper objects to Senate education bill on funding
The Charlestown News argues the bill lacks sufficient funds for emergency education. It cites public land receipts from 1878 and 1879 and projects funds at 4 percent interest, showing $40,000 in year one and rising to $120,000 by year three, plus future amounts for a national fund. It says education is a state issue and some states may remain ignorant without timely funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Senate
Charlestown
S. C
Price’s admonition on self-help for scholars
Dr. Price of the New York Observer urges young men to fund their education themselves. He argues the world favors self-reliance and industry over begging or borrowing and that many already serve their generation without others grinding their ax for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
The
New York Observer
Jenna
Congress Faces Possible Extra Session After Recess
The article notes a 15 day congressional recess through January fifth with fifteen days of work so far including five appropriation bills and about a dozen private bills. It says an extra session is likely and Republicans aim to convene one despite doubts about organizing the next House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Partial Sun Eclipse Visible in Maine This Year
On December 31 the sun will be partly eclipsed, best seen in Maine with diminishing effect westward. Three quarters obscured from the North Atlantic to western Europe. This is the second solar eclipse visible in the U.S. this year after January 11 in California. The next total eclipse in the United States occurs May 24, 1900 from New Orleans to Norfolk, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Atantic
Europe
Californias
Unite States
New Orleans
Ocean
Norfolk
Ue Lethaes
Sues
Visiting Statesman in Trouble Over Election Returns
Hon. David Mopat of Philadelphia, a Republican statesman, is wanted in the Quarter Sessions to answer charges of altering and forging election returns from last February. He refused to appear. He was a Chicago Convention delegate and was blamed for coordinating events in October. Indictments explain why he was sought in Indiana, and he arrived with a questionable entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mopat
Philadelphia
David
Chicago
Boffiaen
Indiana
Public School Growth in South Carolina Cited
South Carolina has 2 973 public schools, 400 more than 1877, with 134 072 pupils and a school fund rising to 354 415. Debt from the carpet bag era limited the fund growth, while Republican journals call the state dark and retrograde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
The Farmer Kings of the West
A Dakota Territory farm owner Dalrymple runs 40 000 acres with 150 machine reapers and binders in harvest. Thirty steam threshers connect divisions by telephone while workers act like an army. This year his wheat yield reached 432 000 bushels. Other large farms include Granda 25 000 acres Cass 15 000 Cheney 16 000 Williams 15 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalrymple
Dakota Territory
Granda
Cass
Cheney
Mr. Williams
Noisy jackals disrupt Indian streets at midnight carnival
A vetrex from India reports that festive jackals fill principal streets with screeches and discordant sounds. He describes groups of fifty to one hundred jackals gathering before churches and theatres, likening the scene to a ruined native opera rehearsal and a juvenile trombone debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vetrex
India
Mrs Cross George Eliot Dies in London at Sixty
Mrs Cross known as George Eliot dies in London England last Thursday in her sixty first year. The novelist married John Walter Cross of Wybridge Surrey on May 6. Her celebrated works include Adam Bede Maggie Tulliver Daniel Deronda Romola and other renowned novels beloved by American readers.
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Cross
George Eliot
London
England
Misa Marion Evana
John Walter Cross
Wybridge
Surrey
Adam Bede
Maggie Tulliver
Daniel Deronda
Romola
Jurist Jere Brack Urges Railways as Public Highways
In a pamphlet length opinion JupGe Jere Brack argues railroads are public highways like canals and rivers and urges government rate regulation with fixed uniform fares and no improper discrimination. The Sun lauds him as fearless and able in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JupGe Jere Brack
the Sun
Partons and Chitten Den in Garfield Era Office Distribution
The Chicago Times argues Richard Partons and Geo. R. Chitten den helped Garfield secure a $5,000 De Golyer payment and should not be overlooked in the post election office distribution. It questions if gratitude is a Guiding virtue or a Guarficklian one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Times
Richard Partons
Geo. R. Chittenden
Garfield
de Golyer
Tax on Bank Checks Rivaled by Matches Reform Debate
Friends of monopolies and national banks push to repeal the tax on bank checks while some Congressmen argue it would be fairer to lift the tax on matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Monopolies
First Female Lawyer Appears in Indiana Court
A sensation in Indianapolis court as Mrs J Ellen Foster appears as attorney for Mrs Brown marking the first time a woman lawyer took part in an Indiana court case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mra. J. Ellen Foster
Mra. Brown
Indiana
World Turns Toward New Year as Editors Promised Change
Wary readers note that even some Republican editors vow to adopt a new approach in the coming year. The passage hints at shifts in editorial stance and a move away from past rhetoric as the year ends.
Texas audience disrupts circus camp meeting with singing
In Texas, attendees grew loud during a camp meeting near a circus, singing so long that spectators could not hear the tones of the circus clown. The incident shows strong local propriety and public reaction to distraction at live performances.
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Texas
Census shows large male surplus in Iowa
The report claims Iowa has about 50 000 more men than women from the late census data. It notes a wider female surplus in New England and suggests it would have less impact if mirrored in Iowa.
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Theen
Iowa
Cenus
New England
Appointment to Supreme Bench Confirmed for June Woups
The Georgia native June Woups has finally been confirmed to occupy a seat on the Supreme bench, ending a prolonged confirmation process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Woups
Georgia
Supreme Beach
Editor with Scissors Memo Pad and Lead Pen
A quirky description portrays a Boonville editor as carrying scissors in a tie pocket a memo pad in a pocket and a lead pen in a vest with wealth tucked away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
A.m
Odds and Exbs. Witty Aphorisms in a 19th Century Column
A collage of humorous remarks and social quips from a period newspaper. Jokes touch on marriage, religion, theater, travel, and current events with playful wordplay and satirical asides about Turkish affairs, fashion, and letters from Alaska. Notable lines include misheard headlines, puns about lawyers and morality, and light ridicule of fashion and society.
Gilead Church meetings close. local notes and moves
Deputy lodgings report Rev. Mr. Walker finished a successful meeting series at Gilead M E Church. Sevier Wilen went to Kansas on business. Free Masons hold festival on the 27th. A horse was killed by a train for Jake Forburger. Rev W W Snyder to lead a week of prayer at Pisgah M E Church starting Jan 2. M C Robertson has located in Goodland Indiana to practice law. We predict a bright career for the young friend.
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Lod
Mr. Walker
Gilead M. E
Sevier Wileun
Kansas
Papal Edge of
Free Masons
Jake Forburger
W. W. Snyder
Pisgah M. E
M. C. Robertson
Goodland
Ind
Our Pres ent Duty and the South's Resolve to Stand
The Greenbrier Independent defends a pro Southern stance amid postwar politics. It urges self reliance and economic development in agriculture manufacturing and commerce, arguing for unity with Democratic allies north of Mason and Dixon while renouncing vindictiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Madison
Indiana
Polla
Mason and Dixon
Clockmaker Matthew Mears and his eight day clock
A man named Matthew Mears tended a clock for twenty four years, winding it daily. The clock proved to be an eight day model and drew the man to near madness with patience and precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Mears
Mr. Mears
Such a Man's Great Love for Life Describes His Resolve
The remark notes a man who valued life so highly he would endure every hour rather than die and lose his independence, reflecting a stoic spirit and strong will.
Virtues Remembered Over Faults In Brief Remark
A brief, reflective note recalls that people tend to remember virtues more than faults, though the member admits an embarrassment in acknowledging the fault.
Long Fast Seventeen Weeks Ends in Death at Ferbane Hamlet
Martha Terhune died after an eleven week abstention from food amid a shock to her mother Mrs. Gertrude Terhune. Neighbors and family described persistent refusal to eat, with a last official intake weeks earlier and no medicines accepted. She weighed 225 pounds at death and reportedly subsisted on fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tod
Gectrude Terhune
Martha
John Soper
Stephen Massey
Jos Terhune
Terhune
Paramus
Lodi
Miss Terhune
John Terhune
World
Expounding the Gospel and a Galveston Alley Fight
A Galveston News report describes Jim Webster and Uncle Mose quarreling after a dispute over scripture quotes and a fight that left Webster with a bloody nose. Mutual friends intervened with no serious injuries. The piece reflects colorful local speech and social notes from a segregated era.
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Jim Webster
Mose
Galveston
Jimy
Jim
Fragmentary OCR Sets Brief Local Card
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