Inter State commerce bill era news and politics
The article surveys national politics and policy in 1887, noting the Inter-State commerce bill signing, a proposed Cleveland and Carlisle ticket, pension bill criticism, cabinet reshuffles, and a push for a possible extra session. It discusses labor unrest, Indiana Senate race, Minnesota marital rights bill, and regional agricultural concerns alongside local farming notes. It mentions Thomas J. Fortune urging Democratic support and local syrup yield figures from Joe Steele of Mitchell County.
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Thomas J. Fortune
New York Freeman
Cleveland Hnd
Senate
Mathews
District of Columbia
Montezuma Record notes meat farming money lists
The Montezuma Record discusses meat business finances, naming farmers who profit by buying their own supplies and those raising all supplies who do not, predicting short lists. It mentions political appointments and a Richmond machine harvester for cotton, invented by O E Graves with partners from Reidsville NC.
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Montezuma Record
Richmond
Richmond Dispatch
O. E. Graves
Mesars
Henry
Samuel
Cornelius Sampson
Reidsville
N. O
Mr. Graves
Great South progress hailed by Washington bureau chief
The Atlanta Constitution reports a Washington bureau review praising the South’s recovery since the Civil War. It highlights immense gains in rail, mining, manufacturing, and agriculture, noting cotton growth, railroad mileage, tax, mineral outputs, and capital investment across Virginia to Kentucky, with a call to end dependence on Northern manufacturers.
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Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Antwerp
Switzler
Judge C. F. Chap Emerges in House Leadership
Mr. I. W. Avery notes in the Constitution that Judge C. F. Chap has formed into marked prominence in the house. He has shown special capacity for legislative work and seems equally at home on the floor or in the speaker's chair.
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I. W. Avery
Constitution
C. F. Chap
House
Durham’s growth shows how shared effort builds a city
The Atlanta Constitution highlights Durham North Carolina as a model of civic unity. From a 1865 hamlet of 90 to a flourishing 7500, with rising real estate value, low debt, and diversified taxes, the piece notes banking growth, electricity, water works, a graded school, newspapers, churches, and 23 factories. It credits the “common wealth club” of 25 leaders for guiding improvements and investments. It adds reporting on John H. Martin joining the Atlanta Journal staff and a proposal to provide congressmen with clerks to mirror senators’ perks.
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