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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1891
Page
1
A family of five in Springfield Ohio consumed cabbage containing arsenic suspected from insect powder. The incident joins a string of reports as labor unrest spreads with evictions and clashes in Scottdale Bradford and surrounding areas.
Pittsburg spot sees no concessions in building trades strikes. Carpenters stand firm while Builders' Exchange holds mass meeting. Tile layers, about 150, to strike eight hours. About 5,000 men likely idle in Pittsburg due to the dispute. In Evansville, coal miners near 600 or 700 workers walk out demanding eight hours.
The Ville De Paris arrives from Iquique with reports of a three regiment revolt in Quillota that was crushed and leaders executed. Destruction followed in Poza Almonte with looting abuse and deaths as soldiers and laborers joined the melee. Insurgents face shortages while coal and provisions dwindle for rebels and squadron.
An eastbound Big Four night express near Bloomington struck an oak log after a man named Simes signaled the train with his lit cotton shirt. The blaze and alarm caused braking and a log-vehicle impact damaging the engine and crossing fences with 100 passengers aboard.
The organization led by Charlotte Smith commends ex Senator Blair for his stance on Chinese exclusion and his advocacy for industrial workers, calling his reception by China’s emperor a high honor for a U.S. citizen.
In the Barnum parade in Jersey City a horse owned by Albert Broner bolted after fright from elephants. Several people were knocked down. two, Colon Walker nine, and Mrs Michael Lange, were hospitalized with multiple injuries. Both in critical condition.
Elizabethown Kentucky May 5 Charles Moore after a two day examining trial was held without bail and committed to jail for killing William Showers. Showers was slain in court recently and his wife and Moore’s sister was found dead under suspicious circumstances about a year earlier fueling the feud between the two men.
Cincinnati May 5 A Nolan backer says Nolan will fight Slavin at any time for 5000 aside. Five responsible backers are ready to put up the money for Nolan.
D E Richardson of the Chicago board of trade telegraph committee reports a proposal from a reliable construction company to build a four wire line to New York for under 500000 dollars.
In Indianapolis on May 5 the superior court ruled the old state board of agriculture is a private corporation with perpetual succession, rejecting abolition by the legislature. The decision, delivered by Judge Walker with two colleagues concurring, is treated as law and likely to be upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court.
The article contrasts doctors with patent medicines and notes public distrust of cures marketed as universal remedies. It highlights the World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo and its products Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription Pleasant Pellets and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy with a money back guarantee if they do not perform as advertised.
Cincinnati reports wheat at 106 112, corn 71 74c, various Merino wools priced by grade, bacon and hog ranges with mid 4s to 5s, sheep and lambs listed. Pittsburg shows cattle prime 600 6 30, hogs 4 60 4 80, New York notes red winter wheat 11 3 4, corx mixed 79c, oats 543c. Chicago markets list hogs 4 85 5 05, cattle up to 8 00, lambs 6 00 7 25, Toledo grain prices and seed trades noted.
Market report listing Furoun-Perfection and other goods with prices for metals, seeds, coal, groceries, sugars, dried fruits, meal, molasses, oils, and farm products. Includes wheat, corn, oats, hay, hides, and wool prices with per unit details and ranges.
The Burlington Route is a first class line from Chicago to St. Louis and through Illinois Iowa Missouri Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska and Colorado with 7000 miles of track. It serves Deadwood and Black Hills mining country and offers daily passenger service and wide connections. For tickets rates and info contact C M Levry or Howard Elliott at Keokuk Iowa or St Louis Missouri.
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