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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1892
Page
1
Wake Up. If you feel bitter taste in the morning or dull head ache, languor, despondency, or constipation, Simmons Liver Regulator is recommended. It claims to correct bilious stomachs, sweeten breath, and cleanse the tongue, with a safe use for all ages and conditions.
The piece cites Mr Stevenson and Mr Wilson praising sober judgment of the people and democratic equality. It notes Dun and Co weekly review shows improving trade and wheat prospects, with cautious optimism for other crops. It suggests appointing George W. Childs sole arbitrator for the Homestead dispute as a worthy idea.
A sharp critique by Daniel O’Connell is quoted, arguing protection raises prices for workers and favors the rich. The acrostic catalogs misery, low wages, killings, non-unionism, evictions, and martial law while labeling protection as robbery and extortion.
The article cites Protection papers boasting high wages at Carnegie works to indict tariff effects while contrasting Depew’s $50,000 Vanderbilt salary and Frick’s claim that only about 25 of 3800 workers earned high pay. It notes most laborers earned 14 cents an hour for ten hours, and the dispute centers on contract terms and payroll rather than wages, with witnesses pointing to pay and contractor demands as causes.
The article promotes affordable rail excursions to Denver and the West via the Pennsylvania Short Lines. It notes reduced rates, fast service, and mentions an excursion to the Knights Templar conclave in Denver with sale details to be announced by Pennsylvania Line Ticket Agents.
Homestead Pa July 26 an indirect result of Mr Fricks shooting is the case of W L Iams a private of Company K Tenth regiment who was strung up by his thumbs had one side of his head shaved and was drummed out of camp The case raises questions on corporal punishment in militia camps and potential court martial irregularities. Iams vows civil action and says many officers and men sympathize with him.
Pittsburo July 26 Hugh O Donnell leader of the Homestead strikers was released on $10 000 bail after the court ruled no first degree murder case could be made against him. Defendants Hugh Ross Martin Fay and Peter Allen were likewise released on bail with similar terms.
The New York Waiters' union leads a broad crusade accusing Pinkerton men of serving as police at summer resorts like Manhattan Beach and Glenn Island. They urge strict enforcement of the state anti Pinkerton law and call for a boycott of resorts employing Pinkerton personnel. The action targets labor disruption and aims to protect union livelihoods with a petition to Governor Flower.
London July 25 news reports say after the shooting of Mr Frick efforts were made to reach Mr Carnegie in Scotland. He is said to be at Barnech lodge on Loch Rannoch and unreachable.
James protests rage as Private Thomas Sams of the Tenth Pennsylvania National Guard is punished for proposing three cheers for the man who shot Chairman Frick. Citizens and officers, including Brigadier General Emmons Clark, condemn the action as unprecedented and barbarous and call for a court martial or civil action against Colonel Streator.
In Homestead on July 26, Carnegie mills continue operation though four non-union workers have quit and more may follow. A Tide steamer carried several non-union men to the works from Pittsburgh amid a river warning. Peter Allen, released on bail in Pittsburgh, returned to Homestead and informed Mrs. Hugh O’Donnell of her husband’s release.
A Pittsburg man Karl Knold was arrested amid an alleged anarchist plot linked to the attempted assassination of H C Frick. Berkman stayed eight days at Knold’s house after meeting in Pittsburg, with police doubting Knold’s claimed lack of knowledge. Authorities suspect an anarchistic conspiracy using Berkman as the tool, while Frick’s condition remains serious but improving under care at Carnegie operations.
Lawrenceburg Ind July 28 Sheriff Haines tailing a youth escapee amid stifling jail heat. The prisoner fled during an air break and was recaptured after a brief chase. Two other car breakers, including a 14 year old, are ill with epileptic fits and heart trouble necessitating a physician.
Indianapolis reports reveal a consolidation move among Indiana brewers to regulate prices and enforce compliance via a state association led by Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute. A commissioner and penalties are planned with a state wide meeting set to formalize the pool. Fort Wayne notes a run in fight during a single Sunday game. Police halted the contest after a dispute over refunds. Redkey reports a violent brawl with beer bottles and razors leaving one dead or near death and another severely injured.
Injury details from Niagara Falls report the first fatal accident inside the Cave of Winds. Marcus M. Mason of Boston died after slipping from rocks and plunging under the falls during a sightseeing visit. J. R. Barlow attempted rescue but was swept away. Mason’s body likely lies in the whirlpool. Eleven drownings noted in Baltimore area over two days. Other items In Honduras crisis a U S ship ordered to protect interests. Notable deaths include a London derailment victim and a Philadelphia convict dying in jail.
In Kinaston Ont on the St Lawrence river George Parks of Blakey's Bay Wolf Island fought a giant serpent that rose from the water during a Sunday sailing trip with his wife. Parks struck the creature with an oar twice, the beast vanished after a several minute struggle leaving a thirty foot tail impression and the wife swore she saw a devil in disguise.
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