Postmistresses and deaths mark Indiana news highlights
Notes from Indiana report 195 postmistresses, a Vernon fire loss of 3000 dollars, a farewell sermon for Rabbi Wohlberg, and an electric railway bid by Cincinnati capitalists. Also covered are Floyd County election results, a Trinity revival, and Jeffersonville street railway sale to Samuel A. Miller with plans for an electric plant.
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Indiana
Prison North
Herbert Goffs
Vernon
Trinity M. E. Church
J. W. Turner
Courier-Journal
Jeffersonville
Samuel A. Miller
Louisville
Broadway thought on parks and a political phonograph
A reader laments impractical park plans for Madison Broadway between Main and Third, suggesting a Fountain Place instead of a full park while praising a fountain and shade trees over time. The text also notes delayed Cape Schuck auditorship trial and Jeffersonville carworks shipping hopper gondola cars for ore to the New Orleans and Texas Pacific line.
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Madison
Broadway
Main
Third Streets
Courier
Firth
Front Street
Fountain Square
Fountain Place
Jeffersonville
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railway
Missing Cincinnati girl Bessie Brewington traced to Aurora
In 1885 a seven year old girl named Bessie Brewington was placed for adoption with Mrs. L. E. Johnson in Cincinnati. After family disputes and multiple visits, Bessie disappeared at age 15 while relatives sought her. Authorities consider her possible travel to Aurora to stay with an aunt or Madison. Mrs. Johnson aids in the search.
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Cincinnati
W. W. Snyder
Madison
L. E. Johnson
Bessie
Aurora
Jacob Klein’s Scales Certified Correct in Madison
Jefferson County auditor James H. Crozier tests Jacob Klein’s hay scales at his Madison business corner Mill and Main streets. He reports the scales true and correct in accordance with the law and signs March 18, 1892 with the county seal.
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State OF Indiana
Jefferson County
James H. Crozier
Indiana
Jacob Klein
Mill and
Main Streets
Madison
Board of County Commissioners
River steamers and new launches proposed on Mississippi trade routes
The A. Mason enters St Louis Kansas City trade with the State of Missouri and State of Kansas following. The Campbell transfer steamer for the O W railroad will launch at Madison marine ways next Monday. The Guiding Star begins a round trip to New Orleans on March 27 with many rooms reserved. The Fleetwood replacement steamer is planned with Marietta machinery. Capt J D Hegler displays a new oil painting of the Guiding Star given by the Madison Herald editor.
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Floyd County
Jason B. Brown
Congress
Cincinnati
M. & M. Club
Belle Shaddinger
Guiding Star
George Wood
Madison
Cane
New Orleans
William Chaddick
Louisville
Olivia
Butchertown
Hepp
Chadwick
Davis
Alex Elwell
Ed Neff
Charley Osborne
Tom Norris
Chaddick
Mississippi
Mason
St. Louis
Kansas City
State of Missouri
State of Kansas
Campbell
O. W. Railroad
Madison Marine Ways
Barmore
Runnor
Missouri
Missouri River
J. D. Hegler
Jones
Madison Herald
W. M. Snyder
Commercial Gazette
Louisville and
Cincinnati Mail Line
West
Jimmy's Brown Jug Delight Turns to New Orleans Molasses
At the wharf Jimmy O Donnell receives a sample from Captain Hegler meant as Florida style rye but sent New Orleans molasses instead. The captain laughs as the mix up is revealed. The right jug is sent from Cincinnati to replace it. The rest of the column notes a funeral for Mrs. Mary Sherlock and a local gambler’s quip about gambling spreading like a fever.
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Covington
Cincinnati
Secretary of War
Board of United States Engineers
Col. Ledecker
Maj
Stickney
Lockwood
Jimmy
Guiding Star
Jimmy O’donnell
New Orleans
St. Patrick
Why the Herald Outpaced The Courier In News
The Herald claims exclusive accuracy on the McCoy affair and other Madison society events while the Courier delays reporting. It notes the Herald’s 10 cent weekly price and urges subscriptions to stay informed. A separate item reports a New York tenement case where a dog and three naked babies were found. a warrant is issued for Wm Brancha for assault, with Hunt of 206 Broadway as complainant. Brancha allegedly struck, pushed, and shot toward Hunt.
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the Courier
Herald
McCoy
Henator
Madison
Courier
Hanover College
George Crawford
Bedford
William Branda
New York
Wm. Brancha
Guiding Star
Wm. Hunt
Broadway
Brancha
Hunt
Cincinnati
Methodist Critique Sparks Agreement On Ignorance
An anecdote recalls a Meth odist man denouncing theology schools before a ministerial gathering and thanking God for never rubbing his back against one. The bishop notes the irony. In a city incident, William Hunter, 23, son of Mrs. Margaret Hunter, died in Indianapolis when a wall collapsed at the fire wreckage of Surgical Institute, his mother traveling to retrieve the body for tomorrow’s funeral.
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Wm. Hunter
Margaret Hunter
Indianapolis
Surgical Institute
Denture Bridge Proposal in Dental Letter
Dr W A Heckard of Albany outlines a dental solution in Madison Ind dated March 16 1892. He describes a case where No 1 shows a lower jaw with all upper teeth extracted and a plate that tips due to irregular remaining teeth and many missing teeth. He proposes reshaping teeth and adding bridgework as shown in No 2 to stabilize the bite.
To a live tooth and the value of new cuts
The speaker claims a lifelong project involving a live tooth and asserts spending much to purchase new cuts. Readers are invited to observe weekly for education and interest.
Dental bridges and stable cemented bridges described
The text discusses a person eating without tipping while wearing an upper set. It notes teeth present above may receive bridges on both jaws. The bridges shown are stationary and are cemented in place.
Congress Set For Busy Week As Silver Debate Opens
Washington dispatches say the House will focus on the Bland free coinage silver bill with a two thirds rule suspensions day and a Friday private bills session. Other measures include a land purchase repayment bill, a West Virginia tax refund resolution, and Mississippi and Columbia river improvement bills. The week also covers pension bills, tariff items, and district appropriations.
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Senate
Washington
Wasuixer
Congress
House
Berry
Arkansas
West Virginia
Morrill
Vermont
Gibson
Louisiana
Mississippi
Allison
Upper
Dolph
Mitchell
Columbia River
Oregon
District of Columbia
Senator Hill Reports Southern Trip Success
Senator Hill returned to Washington from a southern tour arriving Sunday morning aboard the Richmond and Danville express. Accompanied by District Attorney Ridgeway of Brooklyn and Assistant Adjutant General McEwan of Albany, he visited the Arlington hotel and praised the trip as very enjoyable with broad audiences and cordial welcomes. He plans to stay in Washington for now and has no immediate speaking engagements planned.
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WashIndon
Senator Hill
Richmond
Danville
Ridgeway
Brooklyn
McEwan
Albany
Arlington Hotel
As iI
South
Hill
Washington
Senate
Hill Club of
St. Louis
Condition of the Sick in Washington D C
Secret Blaine is improving and was out briefly yesterday. Senator Morrill and Representative Springer show steady improvement, with doctors noting a rapid betterment over the past three days. Lord Salisbury reportedly refused to extend the modus vivendi for another year in a dispatch received by the state department.
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Washington
Blaine
Busey
Senator Morrill
Representative Springer
Custis
Lord Salisbury
State Department
Direct Process May Transform Steel Making at Carnegie Firm
A new direct process at Carnegie Phipps & Co. Homestead works claims to revolutionize iron and steel trading with higher quality output and lower costs. Four heats per turn replace two, wage scales shift to future conditions, and a practical monopoly is anticipated as trade secrets remain guarded.
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Pirrspurg
Homestead Steel Works
Carnegie, Phipps & Company
Playing Cards Offered by P B Q R Agent
A brief notice advertises obtaining a pack of best quality playing cards by sending fifteen cents in postage to P B Eustis Gen's Pass Agent with B Q R Chicago Illinois. The ad appears in a historical period newspaper fragment dated February 18.
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Eustis
Gen
Chicago
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Omaha
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Toledo
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Cooper
Kentucky
Rising Sun Recorder
Harry Doolittle
Peder Thines
Lonesome Hollow
The
Madison Courier
Trinity
Air
Tevis
Haigh
Sulzer
Vanosdol
Sid
Judge Applegate
New Albany Ledger
Harrison
Wreteh
Applegate
Billy Johnson
Holman
Harri
Jennings County
Bessie Brewington
River News
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W. A. Heckard
East Fain St
Madison, Ind
W. A. Heckard, D. D.S
House of Congress
Gallagher
Himself
Jackson, Mich
James Gallagher
Joseph Butler
Detroit
Butler
Auckland
San Francisco
Duncan Monroe
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