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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1892
Page
2
Fragmentary notice from The Herald listing proprietor OES Adams and lessee Doeks with publication marks. Source text incomplete. no clear event date or location beyond a town and postal designation.
Madison March 24 report notes Republican newspapers speak well of ex President Cleveland while the House Committee is set to report favorably on Senator Paddock s pure food bill. It may have flaws but can be corrected after trial. Also comments on grammar in newspapers and a quip about the end of the world.
A collage of historical excerpts reflects Civil War era voices and local concerns. The text references Tam the youngest enlistee, Lincoln, and Kentucky, with commentary on taxation, Indiana authorship, and Madison Courier editorials critiquing state and county governance.
The contest for the congressional nomination in this district ended with Wen Jason B Brows defeating Ren Jas KR Marsh in Clark county by 500 votes. Brown’s campaign was courteous and his support strong from the populous commercial district, and the nomination is expected to be unanimous at the convention.
Charles Dana of the New York Sun characterizes Mugwumps as driven by personal spite and hatred of Blaine. He argues they shifted to Cleveland for partisan gain, then reject any strong Republican, praising Democratic triumph but lamenting their fickle loyalty and absence of genuine principle.
Six-Gov Water of Connecticut notes that the Democratic candidate for President should hail from New York and argues that Cleveland would win both New York and Connecticut. He says Flower might poll better, while Cleveland remains his personal choice though he is surprised by Connecticut Democrats openly backing others.
The Camden New Jersey death of Warr Wuiraan is reported as the passing of a venerable poet. He is described as a man of genius whose genuine poetry stood independent of his iconoclastic methods and school founding efforts.
Indiana Democratic leaders John G. Shanklin Green Smith and John W Kern praise Cleveland as the popular favorite among Indiana Democrats and Republicans. The Madison Courier supports Cleveland after previously opposing him, calling the paper unreliable and whimsical.
A nearly bare man bursts into the Nut Street station begging for shelter while a joke on his pock marked face unfolds. The sergeant remarks on the man’s scars and learns a tale of a father who once wore jewels on his face until poverty forced their removal. The sergeant then allows the man to sleep there for the night per the St. Louis Chronicle.
A domestic dispute centers on keeping two rooms for privacy while a husband argues there is no need, citing the couple's three marriageable daughters as the reason for more space. The dialogue reveals family tensions and expectations within a household.
A playful verse notes a Hoboken maid who offered her fiancé cabbage bananas dubbed Havenas as a token. The engagement ends as the couple parts.
Indiana records two log shipments to Chicago for the Forestry Building of the World’s Fair. Fulmer & Co. of Vigo County and A. W. Henley of Steuben County handle the consignments. Executive Havens travels to New Albany to discuss glass for the Indiana building with plate glass works. The rest covers political notes, swindles, local property, and church revivals in Jefferson and surrounding counties.
A miserly man inherits a fortune on condition he gives a five franc coin daily to the first beggar he meets. He first complies under duress, then disguises as a beggar to steal back the coin from his housekeeper, ending in a desperate ruse. The tale also notes Fred Foltz's improving health after surgery and a historian’s collection of colonial newspapers.
James Garland of Crawford County and William A Ferguson of Orange County brothers in law quarreled over money at John R Pace's home near Bird's Eye Indiana. Ferguson struck Garland knocked him senseless then strangled him killing him and fled on horse as searchers pursue.
Five-year-old Ida Osborne was found slain in Crawford county near Boston after allegedly being beaten by John Lane. Neighbors forced entry to the Lane home Friday. Ida had one arm broken and severe injuries. Lane is at large as authorities promise swift punishment if captured.
Two hundred Jewish traveling men organize a relief society at the Palmer House with I. M. Frank as president and Samuel Despares as secretary. They pledge to aid Russian Jewish refugees on their commercial travels and help them find positions. Speakers include Dr. E. G. Hiersch Adolph Loeb Joseph Boisiela Simon Wolf.
Winnnipec Manitoba March 28 A engineers committee reports a compromise offer of 2.90 dollars per hundred miles and an eleven hour workday with overtime at 25 cents per hour for conductors and 17 cents for brakemen. The company and the men have accepted the finding.
Abner M Gafford a traveling man from Manning Indiana shot and killed Mabel Stevens then killed himself in an Omaha assignation house Saturday night The bodies were found Sunday morning Gafford had been stopping with Stevens since arriving a week earlier He reportedly wanted Stevens to accompany him to Denver but she refused His parents live in Des Moines and Stevens parents in Denver Mooney is named as the girl involved
Patrick Dinan liveryman at 260 North Clarke Street dies at his home. His evidence helped convict Detective Dan Coughlin who hired the famous white horse that carried Dr. Cronin to the Carlson cottage where the doctor was murdered on May 4, 1889.
The American Bobbin Spool and Shuttle company led by George Munroe Endicott and Edwin A. Jones has assigned its assets for the benefit of creditors. The assignment was recorded in Woonsocket on Saturday morning naming William A. French and Leverett Saltonstall Tuckerman of Boston as assignees.
Friday night Robert Eldridge shot and killed Jesse Davis in Eldridge’s butcher shop after a dispute over an $8 meat bill. Davis was hit in the arm temple and heart. Eldridge surrendered to authorities.
Des Moines March 28. The Iowa House approved a bill declaring silver dollars legal tender. It would restrict loan and trust companies from demanding payments in gold.
Advertisement notes a method to acquire a pack of playing cards for fifteen cents via a mail request to a list of agents. The fragment hints at a promotional offer from a period newspaper, with unclear spellings and contact names.
In Washington Indiana on March 28 Adam Neidig, a German miner, shot his wife Barbara in a dispute over infidelity, then killed himself in a hay mow after being chased by townspeople. The scene drew hundreds as seven children became orphans and the city reeled from the double tragedy described as a shocking event.
Miss Lizzie Dennis aged sixteen and Mary Klinger aged eighteen were struck at the John street crossing near Union station by switch engine No. 101. No bell or whistle was sounded and no flagman was present. Both girls suffered horrific injuries and were taken to the hospital where survival was uncertain.
In Osceola Indiana Rev H M Lamport pastor of Kendallville Methodist Church and Henry Bowles a wealthy local farmer were struck and killed when gravel cars on a side track rolled toward them. They were walking and talking awaiting a passenger train. The bodies were not discovered until the following morning.
Elizabeth Riley, 94, of Battle Ground in Lafayette County, died after her clothing ignited from a pipe while she slept at about 1 am on Saturday. Neighbors detected the smoke but could not help as she gasped and died.
Nine cars of freight train No. 82 left the track near the Gem window-glass works in Dunkirk Indiana on Saturday. One car was driven into the packing room causing heavy damage. Loss is estimated at 25000 dollars. Train crew escaped unharmed. Defective switch blamed for the wreck.
Nine year old James Kelly was rescued in Evansville Indiana after seven months with a band of gypsies who abducted him from his Belleville home. He will be returned to his family immediately and details describe cruelty and suffering.
A resident of Boston Indiana reports John Lane has fled with a younger child after brutal beating of a five year old girl by Lane’s companion Osborne. Citizens pursue Lane and the child to prevent further harm.
A quip recalls that Columbus, if not for his wife, might not have conceived the idea of discovering America. It notes that without her help, Mrs. Columbus would have said, Christopher I told you 60.
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