Congress and tariff notes loom in Indiana paper
The Madison Herald reports on Congress reassembling amid Speaker Crisp illness with McMillin as Speaker pro tem. It covers tariff debate, Mills bill hearings, and Republican strategies, plus editorials condemning tariff justice. Also notes a Lexington cold snap inspiring a clever collie and a Nebraska judge praising Chamberlin's Pain Balm.
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Congress
Crisp
Kerr
House
McMillin
Senator Edwards Declines Joining Republican Belt in New York
Senator Edwards, elected as an Independent Republican, will not join the proposed Republican belt. He plans to attend sessions, easing doubt about the Senate quorum. The piece notes Democratic governors in recent years and lingering Republican appointees from Cornell era, predicting turnover and political shifts influenced by David B. Hill.
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Edwards
New York State Senate
New York
Cornell
Senate
David B. Hill
Empire State
No Tariff Commission and Posture of Reform
The piece recounts 1883 Republican push for a Tariff Commission to quell tariff debates, noting the Courier-Journal critique that the panel misled reformers. It claims the commission was packed, favored business interests, and the subsequent revision raised taxes rather than reduce them, with endless hearings by Ways and Means publishing extensive records.
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Courier-Journal
Two Freight Trains Collide On Snowbound Rails
A head on collision on the Short Line division of the L. and N. railroad at 6 20 this morning left two engineers jumping for safety as both locomotives toppled and four freight cars derailed. No serious injuries among crew, but damage exceeded five thousand dollars and traffic was halted until noon.
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Short Line
The
L. and N. Railroad
Worthville
English
Evans
Frank Beeler
Frank Isgrigg
No. 31
William Hagan
Louisville Times
Montgomery Named Democratic Candidate for Indiana Lieutenant Governor
Jeffersonville News notes John S Montgomery a 40 year old Democrat long connected with Indiana’s state prison system. Since 1887 he has served as prison steward after coming from Owen county and helped push the facility toward self sufficiency. He previously represented Owen in the 1885 87 legislature and is a Christian church member and Bethany Park trustee.
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John 8. Montgomery
State Prison
South
Indiana
Patten
Montgomery
Owen County
Christian Church
Bethany Park
Jeffersonville News
Indiana Institute for the Blind reports enrollment and expanded facilities
The forty fifth annual report shows 131 enrolled, $1 684 53 returned to the state, and substantial additions completing. It notes admission of younger students from six and older adults with good character, training in trades, music, and general studies, with free board and tuition and details contact Prof. E. E. Griffith at Indianapolis.
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Indiana Institute For the Education of the Blind
State Treasury
Tne Institute
E. E. Griffith
Institute For the Blind
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Teachers Must Not Work Saturdays for Pay
Superintendent states that under Indiana law a three month term equals sixty days and a five day week. teachers cannot legally teach on Saturdays for pay. He says contracts may not forbid legally recognized holidays, and teachers are entitled to pay for holidays even if not teaching, per Michigan cases cited, to avoid disrupting school progress and pupil attendance.
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Indiana
Supreme Court of Michigan
Gage
Holloway
Mich
The Editor Threatened by Angered Reader
A Detroit Free Press incident ends with a man named Mr Johnson planning to confront the editor over disliked coverage. An office boy warns of weapons on the desk and urges restraint, saying the editor plans action but wishes to hear Johnson out.
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Mr. Johnson
Johnson
United States
New Yorker in Detroit Free Press tale of a retired fund collector
A New Yorker recounts he once held a permanent position as a collector for the Grant monument in New York, explaining his departure due to financial strain. He shares the tale over breakfast while a woman reflects on down moments and pride in past work.
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New York
Grant Monument
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