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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1891
Page
3
Long excerpt covers court actions and testimonies in a libel trial at Curran estate. details include cross examinations, witness recollections, and the involvement of Miss Curran and Livingstone. The piece also notes public interest, sheriff involvement, and remarks on the Livinestone episode.
Testimony details a libel action involving Miss Curran and Livingstone with conflicting affidavits and cross examinations. Witnesses describe relational tensions, alleged improper conduct, and press coverage as Madison Daily Democrat staff defend their reporting. The trial adjourned with jurors to decide damages, speculated at not less than three thousand dollars.
The Common Council with Mayor Brashear instructed the street Commissioner to clean Ferry street gutters and pavements and ensure encumbrance and paving on Mill between Main and Third. An ordinance to repeal hogs on streets was postponed to next meeting. The council also planned town duties to seize roaming animals and fowls and prepared to request 2500 dollars from county commissioners.
A reader seeks a copy of a poem to General Robert E. Lee referenced in a Sentinel piece. The item discusses Philip Stanhope Worsley’s translation and notes the poem appears in the Memoirs of Robert E. Lee. The writeup includes a long excerpt and reflections on reconciliation and loyalty amid postwar tensions.
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