Earthquakes, politics and idle talk in a late 19th century wire
The article glides through tremors felt in Charleston and Savannah with joking ease about oystercs at dinner. It notes Hon. W. B Butt’s Senate bid in a Georgia district, comments on third party labor hopes, then wanders through political sniping, Prohibition debates, and a glimpse of national press reaction. It ends with mentions of Secretary Bayard pressuring Mexico over Caleb George’s seized coaster case.
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Washington
Bayard
Texas
Caleb George
Arthur
Charleston Earthquake Forecast Echoes the New Madrid Catastrophe
The article surveys ongoing Charleston quake shocks likening them to the 1811 New Madrid event. It quotes experts from the Smithsonian on geology, notes fears of partial sinking or destruction, and describes the city’s damaged yet surprisingly debris-free streets as observers assess the risk and visitor interest.
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Charleston
Daily Press
Mendthal
Smithsonian
New Madrid
Missouri
Macon Telegraph
Charlester
Charleston Is a Finished City Say Witnesses
The observer notes the noise was faint, heat and calm overwhelmed Georgia towns, breathing difficulties after the shock, sulphurous fumes, and dust from mortar. Press reports support the view that aftershocks persist and Charleston is described as a finished city.
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Georgia
Charleston
Haron
Earthquake sparks humor as creditors collect amid scare
The Savannah News recounts comic anecdotes from the quake era. A grocery firm notes many bad bills repaid, while another collector reports unusually friendly debtors. The piece contrasts quake fears with fiscal relief and political critiques of Republican defalcations.
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Savannah News
Geo Greey
New York Dry Goodsmen Win 88 Percent Freight Cut
The dry goods merchants of New York secure an 88 percent reduction in freight and cotton goods shipped to the West by the trance line pool after prolonged talks. The cut, aimed at aiding Southern cotton manufacturers, has led to a large rise in Western shipments and will hurt Southern industry.
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New York
North Carolina Citizens Plan Raleigh Convention And Exhibit
During the last week of October Northern born citizens of North Carolina propose a convention and mass meeting in Raleigh. They will also exhibit agricultural products grown by them manufactured articles produced by them minerals and precious stones mined by them. The convention will show the part partners people are taking in the development of the South.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
South
Scarcity of Money Spurs Debate on Treasury Bond Calls
The New Sun editorial argues money is tight due to rising demand for crops and other needs. It notes a $1,000,000 monthly gain in gold and bluebacks, total over $11,000,000 this month, and criticizes limited effect of bond calls on liquidity. It urges sweeping calls on all three percents to free about $40,000,000 and save $3,000,000 yearly in interest.
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The
New Sun
Treasury
Treasury Department
Blame and praise in the South and a frostbitten Minnesota
The article critiques Republican views on the South’s labor and prosperity, noting Blaine’s argument that cheap Southern labor could outperform the North. It cites Hartford Times on rising life expectancy and public health gains, urges citizens to prioritize the common good, and comments on Minnesota’s climate extremes and a puzzling garbled ending.
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Times
Mr. Blaine
Republican Party
Blaine
South
Rapid debt cancellation and shifting immigrant patterns
The government accelerates payoff of three per cent bonds with two thirds called by 1888 and 193,500 total calls since 1888, leaving under $100,160 to be paid. Wisconsin grows with Northern European immigrants while Alabama invites northerners and fund immigration efforts, urging state legislative support.
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Wisconsin
Europe
Consumption Cure Promised by Retired East India Doctor
A retired physician claims to hold a vegetable remedy that cures consumption bronchitis and other lung ailments plus nervous debility. He offers to mail free copies of the recipe with directions in German French or English to any reader who sends a stamp and names the paper. W A Novzs 149 Powers Block Rochester N Y
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Anold
East India
W. A. Novzs
Power's
Sheriff Sale Notice in Sumter County Georgia October
Sheriff N. H. White announces a public sale on the first Tuesday in October at the county court house in Americus Georgia. The sale includes multiple parcels of land totaling acres and personal property including a mare and a bay horse, with properties levied upon in favor of various creditors and named parties. The notice specifies parcels described by lot numbers and district boundaries in Sumter County and marks the sale as per court orders issued from the Sumter County Court. The advertisement is dated September 1 1886 and identifies Dodson and Son as the attorneys for the plaintiffs in the listed cases.
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Sumter
Georgia
J. Weatley & Co
Americus
Brace & Morgan, Architects
Atlanta
Fepa
Bawk
Americas
Somer County
Bamter County
Wit
W. Wilson
Sumter County
Harrix& Jamon
W. A. Wilson
J. A. Wilson
Dodson & Son
Plantit
Levirdon
Alice Adderton
Sumtercouty
Georgia Chemical Works
SourTen
M. Williams
Tor
M. A. Burke
A. GO. Speer
Sumrex
H D. Watte
E.J. Brooks
Nature
Speer
ScumreEr Courrr
H.A. Cheek
Miley Cheek
Bpeer
Eet
Semren
F. Braonon
John D. Brown
Webster
Preston
Webster County
F- Hardwisk
Bolton Vay
F. Wick
Dan Davis
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Chattahoochee
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Knights
Crittenden
Atlanta Constitution
Louisville Courier-Journal
Carlisle
Randall
Democratic Congress
United States
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Hartford Times
Chiea
Minnesota
St. Paul
Alabama Agricultural Society
Talladega
North
Alabama
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Lamar Street
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Tosk
Sherif Sales
J. W. Lavy
Hopson Law
Wansten Cormtt- Towll
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