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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1891
Page
6
The Madison Indiana paper discusses national politics under Harrison and Cleveland, criticizing tax policy and party fault lines. It notes Vanderbilts' costly projects, contested Senate races, and editorial battles over law and debt.
Mrs Divine’s two daughters Nora and Fanny, aged five and four, played near an apple tree when a copperhead emerged from a hole. The children struck at it with switches, causing a scream. The farmer’s wife Nabon Benton alerted them and pulled the girls away as the snake was killed by a heavy stick. The incident left Mrs Divine faint.
A personal column recounts a McKee Merrill wedding in Lyndon near Louisville and a lavish Indianapolis reception. The author praises the decor and gifts, notes political tensions, and describes a church social at Hope Cottage plus a Northside view with electric car access to Fairview Park and a birthday reflection.
A defense of a new corporate tax law contrasts it with repealed 1889 statutes. Officials argue the old measures were unconstitutional and unenforced, costing Indiana revenue. Supporters claim the new law is fair, stronger, and needed to ensure corporations pay their share.
San Francisco May 20 report notes a smallpox case aboard the Oceanic with quarantine, a U S warship Vermont sunk in a collision, and a violent attack on Prince Imperial in Otsu Japan where a gunman was restrained. Prince Georges guards quelled the assailant. the wound seven inches? long but not serious.
Ghouls tried to rob the Barnum crypt early yesterday while watchmen Callahan and Bhikeman slept. An excavation several feet deep stood near the tomb and a two ton stone crypt blocked access. Four men reportedly hired a Milford team to aid the robbery and fled when discovered.
A Philadelphia fast line on the New Jersey Central collided with a Pennsylvania freight near the Union crossing. Engineer William Copson was badly scalded and stayed at his post to slow the train as the engine overturned. the fireman escaped unharmed. No other fatalities were reported. Later, near Ashland, a mill builder explosion killed two men and injured two others.
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