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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1892
Page
4
The Herald editorial attacks Senator Hill supporters and Blaine’s cabinet retirement amid Washington intrigue. It condemns the Madison Courier as defending tariff robbers while arguing farm machinery should be tariff free, citing plow manufacturers selling cheaper abroad. Down with the tariff.
The 1892 Democratic State Convention at Tomlinson's Hall Indianapolis will convene April 21 with 1,808 delegates apportioned by county based on Cleveland vote thresholds from 1888. The piece also notes Rep Newberry Illinois bill to bar pensions to non citizens or non residents, and its international impact noted by officials in Canada Germany and Britain.
The Courier Journal reports lawmakers faced an awkward moment as they discussed a convict bill without using the word leg due to ladies in the hall. The paper mocks the idea and jokes about amputation as punishment.
A number of Republican newspapers and mugwumps protest the February 22 date for the New York convention to choose delegates to the National Democratic Convention. They fear bad roads will keep farmers from attending, though changing the date wouldn't satisfy all.
The Indianapolis News notes Blaine's formal withdrawal from candidacy and declares Harrison the sole strong Republican nominee. It argues the party loses reform aims and unity, with Blaine out removing internal checks and leaving Harrison with machine support and little serious competition.
The Bland bill proposes a standard silver dollar of 412 1 2 grains or a gold dollar of 25.8 grains as legal tender. It allows holders of bullion to have coinage at mints, ends gold and silver certificates, and creates coin notes from 1 to 1000 dollars. It foresees reissuing notes and, upon France reopening minting, shifts to a 400 grain standard silver dollar.
The excerpt presents Tas as a representative government figure grounded in Democratic party principles. It warns that if these ideals perish, the Republic will die with them and calls democracy a word dense with significant meaning.
Archduchess Stephanie betrothal to Prince Miguel of Bra ganza and a Boston sculptor selected to carve Harriet Beecher Stowe’s bust. A 60 year old French traveler heads globe statistics tour for the French geographical society. A 15 year old Louisville evangelist preaches in Madison. Kansas senator’s wife described as plain yet motherly. A Detroit church fair used kiss-for-25-cent cards to wipe the debt, and a Floyd county elderly man’s divorce alimony case lingers after ante nuptial agreement ruling.
Indiana state board of agriculture heard R. M. Lockhart recount a 1500 word statement detailing a $1000 bribe attempt tied to the Miller farm. The board exonerated him, while Lockhart sought to identify the briber, named George Ray of Shelbyville, amid prior linked schemes. A separate report identifies James Hibben as an alleged false pretenses offender with prison records noted.
Buel C. Webster a life prisoner in the northern prison was granted a thirty day leave by Governor Chase to visit his dying mother aged eighty three. Webster was convicted of murder in Allen County in 1864 and promised to return after thirty days.
Wilkin son Indiana on February 12 reports the Shirley sawmill blaze along with hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber and timber. The string of incendiary fires over six years includes two sawmills a tile mill a creamery a gas and toll house and nine dwellings. In Peru Indiana on February 12 citizens discuss abolishing county roads and making county pikes free, noting four toll roads currently in use. Brazil Indiana on February 12 Michael Lintner injured washing his face in lye, risking loss of sight as his skin suffers severe burns.
Many recovered grippe patients suffer a lingering cough. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy eases the cough and relieves the lungs, claiming a quick permanent cure. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles from HEBERHART & Son. jandfeb
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