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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1882
Page
3
Illiteracy in US voters sparks fears over political stability
The essay discusses mercenary politics and ballot brokers, noting 1880 US voters at 7,623,000 with 1,580,000 illiterate. It cites 20 percent nationally and 45 percent in the South unable to read ballots, and 9,297,000 total votes with about 22 percent illiterate. It also tracks literacy growth to one fifth by 1880 and predicts urban North illiteracy may rise despite South school efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen
United States
Blaine in Fight With Administration and Public Critique
The New York Herald accuses Blaine of provoking a conflict with Chili and Peru and clashing with England. It likens his plot to historic betrayals and warns he is ambitious and unscrupulous, yet notes his political appeal and argues Republicans must choose between Grant and Blaine, citing party divisions and self interests.
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Blaine
New York Herald
Chili
Peru
England
Aaron Barr
Mexico
Bisine
Str
Grantism
Grantiga
Grant
Rumor of a St Louis murder links a family’s vices to crime
General George P. Dorris and his wife are described as old time slave traders and heavy drinkers. Captain Joseph Brown, father of the murderer, was divorced from his wife. The grandson, a dissipation prone youth, chokes his grandmother to death for money, illustrating inherited vice and its tragic end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Dorris
St. Louis
Joseph Brown
Texas Capitol Land Grant Becomes Chicago Syndicate Project
The 1878 Texas Legislature allotted 3,000,000 acres for a state capitol at Austin and 50,000 for surveying. Now a syndicate of Illinois capitalists plans to fund the new State House at about 2,090,000, with vast land between the Indian Territory and New Mexico to be acquired. The region is described as prime agricultural and grazing land in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
State House
New Mexico
Jane
Property claims stretch across New England states
The report notes the value varies by state, stating Rhode Island is about three times as large, Delaware over twice as large, and Connecticut only slightly smaller, with potential gains for possessors ranging from ten to fifteen million dollars.
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Rhode Island
Delaware
Connecticut
Republicans Move to Replace Bathrooms with House Restaurant
A sharp note accuses Republicans in the House of proposing to remove the chamber bathrooms and install a high quality restaurant. The piece claims the restaurant would fuel drinking and corruption at public expense while praising Democrats for preserving the bath tub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Senator challenges Hayes as alleged Republican President
A Senate speech by Senator Ineanis labeled Hayes as an alleged Republican President. The remark appears to question Hayes's legal right to the presidency, a concession from a Republican Senator who had supported the Electoral Commission's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ineanis
Senate
Hayes
Ingalls
Electoral Commission
Danville Union Changes Hands From O H Smith
O H Smith turns over the Danville Union to creditors as Parker and Bowen buy the office and plan to merge the Republican into the Union. The paper, well managed under Smith, had flourished but wrong investors led to the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Smith
Danville Union
Smith
Messrs. Parker and Bowen
Republican
Union
Committee of Good Mormons Urge President on Utah Polygamy
A committee calling itself Good Mormons asks the President to act against polygamy in Utah. They claim to represent the true Mormon church in opposition to the Utah organization and say their sect accepts Joseph Smith III as leader, with 500 churches and 20,000 communicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Mormons
Utah
True Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
People’s Sentinel opens with motto and call for equal protection
Volume one number one of the People’s Sentinel in Rochester New York prints a motto advocating truth simplicity economy and free trade or equal protection. It argues that if manufacturers deserve protection from foreign competition then farmers and laborers deserve equal rights and protection for liberty rests on universal safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
People’s Sentinel
Rochester, N. Y
Postmasters barred from giving newspapers to nonsubscribers
First Assistant Postmaster General Satton orders postmasters not to release papers to non-subscribers or handle unsold or misaddressed copies without clear subscriber permission. Violations may lead to removal of the offending postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satton
Euch
Tariff on Steel Rails Probe Profit and Labor Struggles
The notice questions a 28 dollar per ton steel rail tariff citing a single 2 million capital mill turning 2 million profit in one year. It argues laborers in mills grow poorer while farmers shipping grain and stock bear the tariff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tgn
Pork disease warning after trichina deaths in Minnesota
A number of residents in Minnesota died after consuming raw pork contaminated with trichina. Authorities believe the infection came from undercooked meat, and warn against eating raw pork. They stress that well cooked pork is safe regarding this disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Sullivan Prize Fight Draws Big Chicago Troop To New Orleans
Sporting men show keen interest in the Ryan Sullivan bout to be held in New Orleans. Fifteen carloads from Chicago and Troy arrived last week. Authorities plan to intervene to stop the clash. Sullivan shows strong backing and appears the favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Sullivan
New Orleans
Chicago
Troy
Sullivan
Kentucky Bill Sets Move to Ban Toy Pistols for Children
A Kentucky Legislature bill would prohibit sale of toy pistols and similar firearms to children. The measure targets devices built to discharge blanks or other gunpowder loads and is described as proper and deserving of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Hoosier Boy Saddened by Bear Not Eating Italians
A Hoosier boy expresses sadness after a notorious bear did not consume two Italians who were recently making a living by displaying the bear's antics near LaPoyette.
Attica Earthquake Shakes City With Two Shocks
Citizens of Attica in this state were unsettled by two distinct earthquake shocks. The crust here is thin, and the tremors reminded locals of a prior shaking in the same town a few years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Htte
Democratic primaries and conventions set for counties
The Democrats of Scott County plan a primary election on the 25th for county office nominations. The Democrats of Johnson County hold conventions on March 15 to nominate a ticket for the spring election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Johnson County
Democratic Central Committee Meeting Notice
Attention is drawn to an upcoming meeting of the Democratic Central Committee on Wednesday. All members are urged to attend due to important business on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Central Committee
Mine explosion traps 32 men at Midlothian shaft
An explosion in the Grove shaft of the Midlothian mines near Richmond Virginia traps thirty two men underground. Authorities report the mine is on fire and no chance of recovering survivors exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Midlothian
Richmond
Severe New England Snowstorm Rages Across Region
A severe snow storm battered New England with church closures and train delays. Roofs were damaged as the storm continued through the week ending Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Jesse Wagner Seeks Re election for County Recorder
Notice highlights Jesse Wagner announcing his candidacy for re election to County Recorder. It asserts his previous performance as a good official and urges party support for his re candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Wagner
Senator Burn Sides Remembered Praised by Press
Senator Harrison delivered an eloquent senate oration in memory of Senator Burn Sides. The tribute drew high praise nationwide. Indiana is represented by two highly capable senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Senate
Burnsides
Indiana
District Attorney Foresees Guiteau Hanged June 30
District Attorney Coorkhill says Guiteau will certainly hang on June 30 with no danger of a new trial or further delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coorkhill Saye
Guiteau
Mississippi Legislature Sees Democratic Dominance and Black Door Keepers
The Mississippi Legislature remains dominantly Democratic as Black men are elected as door keepers in both chambers. This reflects continued advancement of African American representation in state government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attocan
Mississippi
Tom and Jerry Ticket Inspires 1884 Hendricks Black Exchange
A casual line notes a playful pairing between Hendricks and Black in 1884 with a humorous reference to Tom and Jerry as a ticket idea. The fragment suggests a comic tone without clear event details or formal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendricks and Black
Township Trustee Race Sees Cochran Seeking Self Succession
The item notes Mr. Cochran aims to be his own successor as Township Trustee. It mentions Mr. Fred Harper as the sole other potential candidate, urged by many Democrats and friends to run, with Harper seen as likely to win if he consents due to his qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Fred Harper
Public Spirited Plan for Local Factories Proposed
A Vincennes Sun excerpt urges Madison leaders to back a manufacturing incentive. Jacob Cassell and forty associates pledge $250 yearly for five years to fund five factories, each year, with $10,000 to be paid as work progresses. Expected impact includes 1,000 workers and broad local spending. calls for a meeting to start the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes Sun
Madison Capitaliste
Jacob Cassell
Guiteau Plea Denied as Judge Denounces New Trial Motion
Seoville argued before Judge Cox for a new trial in the Guiteau case. The court overruled the motion and sentenced the prisoner after he declared he was not guilty, invoking divine vengeance and prophetic references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoville
Cox
Guiteau
Col
Corkhill
Execution Sentence Given for De Guiteau in Garfield Case
The judge sentences Charles Guiteau to be hanged between 12 M and 2 P M on Friday June 30 1882 at the District jail. He declares he is God’s man and rejects the jury’s verdict, predicting posterity will judge Garfield’s removal as righteous and condemning Corkhill to hell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Jerusalem
Cam
Garfield
Corkhill
Washington News Briefs Include Pension for Mrs Lincoln
The President approves an additional pension for Mrs. Lincoln. Officials such as the Quartermaster, Surgeon General, and Paymaster General may soon retire. A Louisville public building bill caps at 500000 dollars. A measure to confiscate lands granted to railroads is proposed. Internal Revenue reports distillery taxable gallons at 173,806,914 for January. Mint coinage in January totals 10,450,000 dollars. Debates arise over Ingalls attack on Windom, with GOP critics calling it partisan. Ways and Means hearings include National Distillers and Spirits Dealers Association on tax cuts and warehouse bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Public Buildings
Willis’ Hill
Louisville
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Ingalls
Windom
Senate
Committee On Ways and Means
National Distillers and Spirit Dealers’ Association
Wine and Spirits Traders’ Society of the
United States
Gabriel GC. Wharton
Kentucky
C. 8. Clark
Peoria, Ill
Monticello Times Death Knell Sparks Weekly Plan
Monticello Times obituary note reports the paper’s demise and George Brown proposing a new weekly workingman's paper at Jeffersonville. The item also mentions local events including a jail crowd in Greensburg and a fatal drowning of eight year old Samuel Lynch at Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
George Brown
Workingman’s
Jeffersonville
Revival grows in New Albany churches as 200 join
The New Albany revival expands with leading churches reporting about 200 members united since it began. News notes marriages, arrests, illnesses, deaths, and local incidents including bigamy arrest of Robert Buchan, a Wabash road mail agent injury to John Beebe, and other county events.
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New Albany
Shelbyville
Robert Buchan
England
John H. Beebe
Rochester
Wabash Road
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Cara
Arrest in St Meinrade for Letter Theft and Liquor Tax Fight
A man was arrested at St Meinrade Thursday for stealing several registered letters from the mail sack and escaped en route to Leavenworth by leaping from his horse. Police estimate robberies total about $100. Indianapolis City Attorney drafts an ordinance taxing saloons $100 annually and sellers of vinous malt liquors $25 yearly, with permits limited to county licensed businesses. The measure, to be introduced at the next Council meeting, faces a stiff debate as liquor interests oppose it.
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James ‘J. Gilham
Greensburg
Charley Reagan
Sarah Rogers
Mt. Etna
Floyd County
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Austin
Scott County
Alexander Odel
Harrison County
Crawford County
W.S. Brundage
Yorktown
Muncie
Delaware County
Clinton County Court House
Messrs. Farum & Pierce
Indianapolis
Greencastle Post
Opera House
Coburn
Asbury
Tarbell
Order of the Health Board
Isaac N. Tindall
Shelbyville
Eclectic Medical College
Cincinnati
St. Meinrade
Levenworth
Catastrophic New York Fire Kills Six On Beekman Street
A early Tuesday blaze in the building once housing the New York World destroyed offices including Scientific American and the Times building was damaged. Six people perished and losses may reach one million dollars as residents and firefighters rescued many others with dramatic escapes and improvisational teamwork.
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The
New York World
Beckerman Street
Parks Row
Scientific American
Observer
Turf Field and Farm
Evening Press
Times
World Building
Ames
Park Row
Beekman Street
Nassau Street
Nagro
Charles Wright
Evening Mail
Hero Fire Ladder Rescues Elderly Man
Edward Moore, a compositor for the Scottish American Journal, aided an older man named Stewart by helping him down from a fire ladder. Cheers rang as the elder reached the sidewalk and the ladder operator was hailed a hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Edward Moore
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