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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1892
Page
3
The Watery dam sighting near Wabash is noted with no reported deaths today. Madison community reports include school and church events, farm activity, new foundations, prison wall breach attempt, and local charitable gatherings with strawberry festivals and music.
Miss Gertrude Harris of Patriot and Miss Annie Rogers of Madison visited Miss Florence Pleasants and Miss Sal lie Pleasants. Mrs Henry Anger and Miss Bertie Best of Madison visited Miss Emma Brockschlager. Several Madison residents including Carrie Gertz Lena Heck Clara Deitz visited Mr and Mrs Jacob Wahl. James Taylor Frank White Wade Luckett and Nellie Taylor Ella Dow from Madison attended Friday night commencement. Nora and Annie Scott of Madison stayed with Miss Mary Van Pelt.
Mrs S E Taylor of Mapisox resigns as Principal of the Upper Seminary effective June 8 1892 addressed to the Trestees. The letter dated June 2 1892 is signed 8 E Taylor. A convict named Harry Reinhart was captured for burglary in Jennings county and sent to prison for two years after being traced from his hiding place with stolen goods found. He was tried at North Vernon.
A nostalgic reminiscence traces Castoria as a family staple from childhood illness to adulthood. The speaker notes using Castoria for Raby during sickness and for her children as they grew, highlighting a lasting brand presence across generations.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway offers one fare for round trips to June convention sites. Republican National Convention at Minneapolis tickets valid June 2 to 9. Supreme Lodge A O U W at Helena tickets valid June 8 to 12. Democratic National Convention at Chicago tickets valid June 16 to 20 with return by July 8. Inquiries to local agents or C G Jones Vincennes Ind. April 26 to June 20.
The Wisconsin Central and Northern Pacific routes provide through service from Chicago via St. Paul with Pullman vestibuled cars. Daily departures at 10:45 P.M. feature scenic western belts and a mix of cities and landscapes. Fast 5:00 P.M. trains to St Paul Minneapolis Ashland and Duluth include vestibuled sleepers and dining cars. An excursion to Seymour Indiana marks the Big Six Jubilee with special round trip fares from N Vernon on June 6 1892.
Indiana dispatches report Harry E. Herdman, charged with using the mails for fraud, held for grand jury with $2,000 bond. He cannot post bail and remains jailed until September. Key witness is his 12-year-old stepdaughter detailing letters, offers of jobs, and fees sent to Windsor, Canada. Witnesses note alias use and nationwide victimization.
Dedication of the high water mark monument at Gettysburg took place in Get tysburg Pa with a vast gathering of union veterans. Congress man H H Bingham of Philadelphia delivered the oration. Bingham once served as captain and judge advocate on General Hancock's staff and was wounded at Gettysburg near the copse where the monument stands.
Lexington Kentucky June 3 Mrs Austin Porter young wife of Austin Porter twenty four murdered by her husband in Carter county one hundred miles east of this city He abused her after eloping and a fatal knife attack followed A mob vows to burn Porter on sight Daytona Ohio June 3 Fred Hild German citizen suicides by river plunge after wife’s death Also noted are ads for Lane's Family Medicine and Browns Iron Bitters amid this crime reporting.
In Haworths volume The Mammoth and the Flood he proposes a new theory on mammoth remains in Siberia. Vast frozen plains yield fresh carcasses, with plant remains and shells suggesting a climate vastly different from today. He argues rapid plateau elevation changed climate, preserving bodies only if frozen immediately after death.
One hundred dollar reward offered for incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonial from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo wholesalers. Cure taken internally with blood and mucous surface action. Price 75 cents per bottle. Also advertisement for Quick meal Gasoline Stoves and Leonard's Refrigerators at Hoffman Quinns East Main Street.
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