Madison Area News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Local items report injuries from a farm accident near Milton and a frame house fire near Madison. Pension increases for two dealers, a theatre arrival, and river trade plans surface alongside court actions in Jefferson County._excursionists head to New York. diverse community notices wrap the brief.
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Eliza Cross
Pratt
Mail ‘Line
Kentucky
Don Marr
Madison
Batchelor
Cincinnati
Craig
Hiram Francisco
Bright
Willie Lyle
Newell
Little
Griggs
New York City
Washington
Pardoning Hope For dying convict Son In Prison Hospital
A father pleads at the Prison South for a gubernatorial pardon to release his son John Hopkins a manslaughter convict near Washington Indiana. The youth now nearly dying of consumption awaits release to die at home as Governor Chase’s pardon chances arrive by mail.
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John Hopkins
Daviess County
Washington
Ind
Jeffersonville
Chase
Excursion to Louisville by Daughters of Rebecca
The Daughters of Rebecca excursion to Louisville on the Bellaire this morning drew a large crowd. Hollis' orchestra supplied music and Davis catered. Midnight departure was planned. Notable passengers included Charles Bowman and wife, Miss Crozier and guest, Perry E. Bear and family, William Foster and wife, and many others. The event aimed to provide a pleasant ride and raise a neat sum.
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Rebecca
Louisville
Hollis
Davis
Charles Bowman
Miss Crozier
Perry E. Bear
William Foster
North Madison
Steinberger
Toole
Douglas
McQuinn
Mahaffey
Thomas
Winnefield
Davidson
Zeiser
Mesdames Muse
Zoeller
White
Duncan
Trigg
Stackhouse
Will
Joe Brashear
G. P. Mellen
French Tague
Warren Chilton
Hood's Sarsaparilla claimed to aid blood diseases
A promotional item asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla benefits for scrofula salt rheum and all blood diseases. It mentions relief for dyspepsia indigestion headache poor appetite tired feeling and catarrh and claims Hood's Pills cure sick headache.
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Hood
Quiet Homestead as Guarded after Pittsburgh Battle
Homestead Pa July 8 quiet after Wednesday clash as coroner lists seven identified dead and officials guard plant entries. Pinkerton casualties feared. guards patrol, press admitted only with oversight. tension lingers over Frick Carnegie stance and possible reemployment.
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Pittsburg
Homestead
United States
John E. Morris
Patrick Ferris
Henry Streigel
Silas Wain
Thomas Weldon
J. W. Kline
Pinketon
Chicago
Martin Foy
Patrick J. Connors
Joseph Lotock
Hungary
Pinkertons
Frick
Carnegie
Pinkerton
Monongahela
John
E. Morris
Franklin Cemetary
Death Toll Rises From Homestead Violence and Pinkerton Clash
Pinkerton guards suffer 27 injuries at West Philadelphia hospital after Homestead unrest. One man, Michael Connаs of New York, dies from wounds. many others from Philadelphia Chicago Baltimore and Brooklyn suffer gunshot, head and limb injuries. The struggle widens with steel works clashes and factory lockouts as authorities deploy guards and consider force to restore order.
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Pirrsgura
Pinkerton
West Philadelphia
Michael Connas
New York City
Alfred Fay
Pinkertons
H. W. Gregory
Philadelphia
W. R. Reger
Patrick Maguire
Baltimore
Christian Lamb
A. K. Speer
Chicago
Fred Primer
Edward McSnem
Pat McGoff
Elijah A. Covert
Brooklyn
Charles Northrop
Club
Malley
E. J. Zooler
Joseph Murphy
New York
Fred Asberry
George Wahl
George Wright
Anthony Colter
John Lutz
Lewis Flager
Will McKinnon
Fred Gerbert
James H. Pugh
Ed Wilstead
J. E. Scofield
W.H. Johnston
John Cridleon
William Foy
Twelfth Avenue
George Retter
Richardson Durham
Harrissora
Pattison
McCleary
Pittsburg
Homestead
Amalgamated Association
Wage Scale Clash at Homestead Mill Sparks Strike Threat
The Homestead plant under H C Frick rejects union terms as Carnegie succession shifts policy. A new wage scale with 3 to 30 percent cuts, averaging about 22 percent, takes effect July 1, provoking union opposition and looming strike as the Amalgamated workers resist.
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Jane
Mar Frick
Frick
Amalgamated Association
Gage of Battle
Carnegie Works
Amalgamated
Carnegie Company
Homestead
Pinkertons
Pirissura
Carnegie Cmpany
Great Homestead
Carnegie
H.C. Frick
Deafness Cure Claim Promises Relief by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement states deafness cannot be cured by local applications and urges treatment via constitutional remedies. It explains that catarrh inflames the Eustachian tube, causing hearing loss, and offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Gasoline stoves and Leonard’s refrigerators for sale
Hoffman Quinn’s at 107 East Main Street advertises gas stoves and Leonard’s refrigerators. The notice marks John Adams’ old stand as the sale location, highlighting limited available stock and bargain pricing.
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Leonard
Hoffman & Quinn’s
John Adams
East Main Street
Home Seekers Line Promises Luxurious Vestible Cars
Advertisement touts a “vestible” car service offering comfortable travel with no extra charge for passenger assistance, baggage handling, and direct routes. Agents quote rates for passengers and freight and urge buying tickets before boarding to save ten cents.
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N. B
Shipping schedules for Cincinnati and Louisville packets
Courier listings show weekly routing for Cincinnati and Louisville packets with departure times from Cincinnati at 8 p m and 5 p m for mailboats, Louisville service 1 a m, 7 a m for Big Kanawha, Warsaw packet at 2 p m, and daily or weekday options for SHERLEY CARROLLTON HATTIE BROWN and agent Agt Gen Supt J F Laidley J Winniaus.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Sherley
Carrollton
BIG Kanawha
Hattie Brown
Madison
Warsaw Packet
Warsaw
F. Laidley
J. R. Winniaus
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