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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1892
Page
2
A collage of snippets on crime, politics, and society from The Register notes scandals in finance and gaming, England and America tension, English royalty succession, naval fuel debates, famine in Russia, and local humor. It mentions a Boston payment for Arion, a Goop fleecing claim, and influenza despair.
A Toronto election over Sunday street car service drew sharp church opposition. Clergy members campaigned against the proposal, and voters defeated it by about 400 votes. Supporters who cannot use other transport say they can seek revenge by skipping church, a claim reflecting strong local friction.
The long standing claim of an immense Hyde estate fortune for American heirs resurfaces but is debunked. A former American jurist who lived in England judged the report fabulous. The case is said to be in Chancery, yet there is no Chancery court in England and Hyde Park has long belonged to the Crown.
The death of the Prince of Wales' eldest son sparked debate on succession. The Duke was neither heir apparent nor heir presumptive, since surviving his grandmother would have made him heir, but his death did not entitle him to the throne. An heir presumptive can be displaced by a nearer birth.
John L Sullivan publicly signs a pledge and wears a Murphy ribbon in a bid to reform. Managers praise his willingness though warn that continued sobriety is essential. Abundant abstinence would restore trust, yet past drunken lapses cast doubt on lasting change and safety calls for strict restraint.
A Chicago man, James W. Sykes, was jailed for a $100000 fraud involving non existent property. After a three year sentence, a new trial was granted on a technicality, then a second trial led to a two year term, and now the Supreme Court has ordered a third trial due to a name change by the lender during the suit.
In a brisk breakfast exchange a husband declares he will buy the dog after a dog at Smith's across the way bit his mother again this morning. The wife emphasizes the incident and seeks a proposal for action. The terse dialogue captures domestic tension over animal aggression.
An article portrays George Washington as a meticulous estate manager who oversaw farms, crops, and slave labor. It notes his 400 enslaved people, daily supervision, and detailed correspondence with his manager, revealing a conflicted view of leadership and slavery while highlighting his insistence on order and discipline.
Description recalls General Washington in brown cloth suit with coat waistcoat and breeches white silk stockings and buckles in his shoes every article said to be American made reflecting early U S attire at the inaugural ceremony
The description lists John Adams the Vice President in similar garb wearing a wig, Chancellor Livingston administering the oath in black, and a grenadiers company in blue with red facings and gold lace. A German company wore blue coats, yellow vests and breeches, black gaiters, and tall black bear-skin faced caps.
A historical account traces the Declaration of Independence from its drafting by Thomas Jefferson in Independence Hall Philadelphia to the final vote on July 2 and July 4 1776. It notes Washington’s leadership passion for independence and the broader shift from loyalty to a new American nation.
The London Times cites a case where a nurse punished a one year old boy named Winter for minor misdeeds with twenty five lashes. General Gourko ordered completion after the tutor refused. The boy fainted at the seventh stroke and was left insensible and bleeding before being returned to his mother.
A St Bernard fought two curs at 8th and Shipley Wilmington Delaware. The bully turned away as three collies and another dog arrived from Whiteman's livery stable to help. The four dogs charged the corner and the St Bernard then departed toward Market street, leaving the cars to wag in gratitude.
City Attorney James Butler faced an awkward moment when his father Edward Butler was summoned as a witness in his first case. The elder Butler replied with brief, evasive answers causing the young attorney to stumble. In other news, there were 122 accidental railroad deaths in California in 1891.
Ice once a luxury, now essential, with early methods storing snow in pits and straw. Ancient references appear in Proverbs and Greek and Roman writings. Ice houses evolved in Europe and America, expanding from primitive cellars to modern production. Detroit Free Press notes New York used about one million tons yearly, and Tudor pioneered export, later expanding to tropical markets alongside artificial production growth.
Mining expert Mat Calhoun claims great gold, silver, and tin ore deposits exist in the Black Hills of South Dakota and California ledges offer profitable opportunities. He notes placer mining waning, new concentrators and electrochemical methods cut costs, and cites the Homestead mine in the hills as the nation’s largest paying mine at about 4.50 per ton.
In Everything Give Thanks echoes Walton urging gratitude for daily blessings and nature’s beauty. He recalls fishermen turned into fishers of men and warns against taking goodness for granted. The passage contrasts praise of God with hostile attempts to insult religion.
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