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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1892
Page
2
The Herald reports Mrs. Harrison’s illness as serious and discusses Democratic nominating prospects. It names Fuller Flower Boies Gray as leading contenders, cites Georgia delegate opposition to Cleveland, and notes British tariff debates and McKinleyism effects on workers.
The piece reports Tur Western floods and $2,000,000 in damages at Sioux City and 11,000 acres flooded near Alexandria Missouri. It notes rising Arkansas river in the South and a Hard Scramble levee near Tensas parish Louisiana. It also quotes a dialogue about Dickens and Thackeray and weighs New York state as pivotal for a Cleveland nomination.
The piece argues the Western flood could trigger a water famine in Little Rock while criticizing Blaine’s political strength and Cleveland Hill dynamics. It cites a Census misuse, a 1868 bondholder letter on gold payments, and accuses the Senate River and Harbor bill of partisan tricks, urging House rejection.
The piece critiques Southern Grand Army members who left the G A R over race ties and mocks ex Speaker Reed. It notes English protectionist worries, saying Britain’s leadership in industry makes retaliation unlikely and workers well paid.
An old advertisement describes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic that strengthens the kidneys and liver to remove wastes and purify the blood. It links chronic illness precursors to constipation and touts Hood's Pills as aiding bowel movement and liver vigor.
The Indianapolis Sentinel disputes The Journal over county settlements under the last year’s tax assessment. It argues the state receives only the six cent levy for benevolent and reformary institutions while the rest funds schools, soldiers’ monuments, and endowments, with figures from eight counties showing the split between what is paid to the state and to local funds.
The six and a half cent levy to cover state debt totals 8371.79 in Johnson county. Tax law aims to equalize assessments so corporations pay their fair share, with railroads and telegraph property tax changes nearly offsetting the state increase. Republican officials in two townships and three corporations reportedly raise revenue by 9521.46 without explanation, framed as Republicanism being a tax with a bite.
The speaker condemns the indirect tax system as unseen by the plain people and calls Harrison hypocritical for claiming the system exists due to mass ignorance. The piece argues the tax burden falls on the masses and urges impartial study to reveal the truth.
The Starke County Ledger notes Governor Chase failed to mention Judge Woods in his local addresses, calling Woods a regular antagonist to the administration and kept largely in the background. A Rockville Tribune letter quotes a free trade wool grower challenging eleven cent wool prices, arguing price parity with London. A humorous misfit exchange from Young Man contrasts social standings in a family dialogue.
The sheriff of Jefferson County Indiana offers at public sale the rents and profits for seven years of a parcel in Hanover College area, part of lot 3, southwest addition. If profits fail to cover costs the fee-simple title will be offered at the same sale. May 9 1892. John Hoagland Sheriff. May 12, 3t mayl2w3t of $16.
Jefferson Circuit Court rules in favor of State of Indiana ex rel Janes H. Crozier, auditor of Jefferson County, Indiana, against Janes E. Griffin Jr. and others. Proceedings indicate decision in a county-level tax or financial matter. Further action to be determined by court.
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