30 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1884
Page
1
News of the Week laments missed chances and the allure of Mecca’s promises. It speaks of Father Time, draft protests, and yesterday’s wrecks along a hopeful yet haunted path toward tomorrow. The piece laments delays, urging action before mercy’s gates close.
In a memoir styled tale a young man seeks a burglary career under masterful tutor Stoneleigh. After years of training and a dangerous night, an elderly gentleman traps him with a peculiar wager, forcing surrender to a patrolman and a long struggle with memory and guilt.
A lengthy narrative contrasts Sing Sing's brutal regime with Chinatown in New York. It describes Chinese language schools, daily life, and commerce, then shifts to vivid notes on Sing Sing prison conditions, cell architecture, harsh punishments, and reform discussions, including observations by a metropolitan reporter.
The session notes debate on naval and civil service measures. Key figures included Senators Anthony, Bayard, Pendleton, and Hayne, with discussions on wealth, pensions, and foreign import policies. A woman’s death from a house incident and a parade of legislative items follow, including river improvement funding and federal authority questions.
A garbled historical clipping presents fragmentary references to notable figures such as native Texan congressmen, journalists, and politicians. It mentions Matthew Arnold, a Western lecturer tour, and various civic leaders, with scattered notes on resignations, pay rates, and district politics amid a turbulent early 20th century Texas political landscape.
The item cites a string of events from a gubernatorial inauguration in Columbus to hangings in Walla Walla and Bodily violence across states. It mentions Sen Morton’s unveiling in Indianapolis and Paige’s election, labor questions, and military actions, plus postal, taxation, and diplomatic notes. The piece reads as a dense, misread OCR digest of multiple items with many garbled names and places.
A torrent of theatrical and musical announcements spans London Covent Garden and New York theatres. Productions include Fan on the Po eile in a smmicat comedy, The Outenats of New ark, and Memnoh by HG Carlton. Notables such as Savinar and Wheelock are featured in operatic and dramatic plans, with licensing and rights valued at substantial sums.
A Washington dispatch reports strong cross party interest in establishing a national postal telegraph. Sen Edmunds and Hill defend a government run system while warning against Western Union monopolies. A future where messages move by electricity could upend current mail and banking, reshaping government and private enterprise.
The account recounts Kate Shelley’s heroic act at Bonneville on July 6 1851. Amid howling winds and driving rain a train derailed after a bridge collapse. Shelley crawled along wreckage and trestles to reach the line and warn the engine crews careful steps, saving passengers from a deadly crash.
Reports from scattered incidents across multiple states describe strong earth tremors shaking regions near Contos cank and Allentown, with casualties and damage. Elsewhere explosions at mills and dynamite works claim lives and injuries. Political shifts include cabinet resignations in Spain and U S Senate appointments and treaties under discussion.
A terrible disaster befell a steamer wreck on the Massachusetts coast, with many lives lost by drowning or exposure. The captain and officers acted with bravery while passengers faced a rapid capsizing and sinking. The Berlin Turkish consul general Quek Tadena and several merchants were among the travelers aboard the City of Columbine, valued at $200,000 with insurance of $170,000.
A passenger train from Wollesville to Bradford struck an oil spill near Tarport causing instant inferno. Dozens burned, three women killed, many passengers injured as cars melted into flames. Engineer and crew escaped as relief trains arrived. hundreds sought safety in snow while the wreckage burned along the track. The disaster left witnesses describing it as one of the worst scenes seen.
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