Madison 1891 State Politics and Notable Deaths
A Madison Indiana newspaper page notes Kentucky constitutional debates with John Y. Brows and Car isle Watterson supporting and opposing. It reports Mississippi voter rolls likely favoring whites, a rumored diamond ring gift to Miss Jane Graydon, tariff critique by Ingalls, and a $100000 miser Kottinger death with $2000 found in bed. Also recounts a Gettysburg anecdote about Col Dudley saved by a Democratic editor and his wife and a sharp reply from the editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Herman Kottinger
Heidelberg University
Kottinger
H. A. Barnhart
Rochester Sentinel
Gettysburg
W. W. Dudley
Col
Dudley Blocks
Dudley
Hancock
Brown's Iron Bitters Endorsed For Strength and Vitality
An 19th century advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for weakness and fatigue promising renewed energy and health through a tonic formula. The copy targets readers seeking increased stamina and relief from general debility.
Cope Shuck Case Ends in Favor of Shuck in Jennings County
In Jennings county Indiana the State ex rel John C Cope against W A Shuck ex Treasurer of Jennings county concluded with a verdict exonerating Shuck. A balance of 415 dollars was found due Shuck rather than Cope being owed. Cope had contested Shucks election as auditor and the case prompted calls for Cope to leave the county. The article also discusses farmers hardships attributed to protectionist policies and the Farmers Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
John C. Cope
Jennings County
W. A. Shuck
Friedley
Scottsburg
Shuck
Cope
Indianapolis Council Debate Over Comptroller Audit Sparks Politics
In Indianapolis Monday night the Common Council debated a resolution directing a committee to investigate whether funds are legally collected by the comptroller and if clerks are employed without authority. The discourse centers on Comptroller William Wesley Woollen who urged adoption, claiming openness of his books and no fear of inspection. The session promises a report next Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boss Trusler
Indianapolis
Committee On Ways and Mens
The
Sentinel
William Wesley Woollen
Jack Observatory
Comptroller's Office
Journal
Gauss
Woollen
Committee On Ways and Weans
Financial insight and pie talk in comic exchange
An old man and a woman discuss paying for a pie as a metaphor for capital and value. The man quips that financial genius needs capital, while the woman notes pie could be worth more if priced higher. The dialogue ends with the man concluding capital limits financial genius. Also included are testimonials praising Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh from Henry Billings and Mary C. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Ely
Henry Billings
U. S
Washington, D.C
Mary C. Thompson
Cerro Gordo
Board of Visitors proposes age shift at United States Military Academy
The board recommends changing cadet admission age from 16 to 20 down to 15 to 18. It commends academy officers but notes hazing persists, with progress against it yet incomplete and class feeling still harmful. Other items report on a fatal accident involving Rev. Dr. William A. Schubert and various legal and diplomatic notices from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Visitors
United States Military Academy
Secretary of the Navy
William A. Schubert
James Gant
Schubert
New Jersey
Hamlin's Remains Laid In Final Resting Place at Bangor
Bangor mourns as ex Vice President Hannibal Hamlin is laid to rest. His body lay in state at the Unitarian church after a 9 am casket ceremony, with a guard of honor and services at 3:30 pm attended by dignitaries from Portland and Poland Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Hannibal Hamlin
Portland
Poland Springs
Dalton Found Guilty in Alili Train Robbery Trial
Crayton Dalton, linked to the Alili train robbery, was found guilty by a jury after twenty one hours of deliberation in WissiLa Cal. Separately, the body of Joe Zins was recovered from the river near Riverside at Anderson's ferry after a fatal skiff ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WissiLa
Cal
Crayton Dalton
Alili
Cincinnati
Riverside
Joe Zins
Anderson’s Ferry
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the Herald
John Adams Lin. C. Jones
Madison,nd
Madison
Ediaos
Office
East Main Street
Joux Youn Brows
Kentucky
Carisle and
Watterson
Mississippi
Indianapolis Sentinel
Jane Graydon
Ohe Democratic Party
Jons Yorse
Munfordville
New York
San Francisco
Farmers’ Alliance
Wm. Mckinley
Ohio
Buffalo
Dr. Vierre
Dr. Pierce
Pitcher’s Castoria
Losna
Louisville Times
Military Academy Report
Attorney General
Stata
Robert and
Minnie
Miller
Ross
Robert and Minnie
San Diego
Wasumetox
Foster
Japan
Treasury Department
Woulf
Chicago
Eugene T. Wilson
Ohio State University
Columbus
Wasuvietos
Jose Carlos Fernandez
New Orleans
Hamlin
Merriven
Conn
George H. Tuttle
Warner & Company
Hartford, Clothiers
Bakerspifld
Kiowa
Powers
Kiowan
Gibson
Gnicacgo
Collins
Whisky Trust
St. Hilare
Que
Convent of la Providence
the Sisters’ Gadbuins
Richelieu River
Beloit
Terry
Asi
New York Capital
Insurance Company OF North America Capital
John A. Zuck
H. C. Lanxay
Madison Machine CO
Vernon and
Second Streets
WM. Walch
Odlidkwly
C. B. Stribling, Secy
W. H. Miller
West Main Street
Blais IY
Pantorgan
S.W. Harding
Seymour
D. M. Hooker
West Street
Ind
Niversity
Poat-Ofice
Een Supply
Ndianapolis Esusiness
Old Bryant & Stratton School
North Pennsylvania
Thcel Ory
Steretly Business Secomes Arivale Poormmerciais
Heeb & Osborn
Orietora
Augld&wyl
Diamond Bland Vuas
Chichester
RED Cross
Chichester Chemical Co
Ali
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