Rain Ruins Naval Pageant but Thousands Attend
New York awoke to heavy rain for the great naval pageant on the North River. Despite a steady downpour and mud crowds along Riverside Park and rooftops, hundreds of excursion boats carried sightseers. The review, postponed to 1 pm by Secretary Herbert, began with salutes as President Cleveland and cabinet visited the Dolphin and ships.
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Cushing
Herbert
Cabinet
Victoria Hotel
Third Street
Foreign navies parade through New York streets alive with Union bonds
A dense fog lifted as foreign warships gathered for a naval review in New York. Russians Britons Germans French Italians and American mariners marched in parade along Broadway with guards and sailors from nine nations. The procession moved from Fifth Avenue to Broadway and ended with US troops. The president did not review due to travel to Chicago.
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America
Broadway
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Forty-second Street
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Great Britain
Holland
National Guard
City Hall
Jersey City
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Vast Yardage Sale Highlights Deep Discounts on Fabrics
A flooded catalog lists numerous fabric deals including 860 yards China Dress Goods at 15c, 646 yards at 20 pieces Fruit of Loom Bleaching at 7c, 88 pieces Dress Print at 4c, and 250 yards Poplins marked from 40c to 15c per yard. Patterns and embroidered White Lawn dresses set at special prices.
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Sea Island
Charlies
Embroidery Sale At Appealing Low Prices
Embroidery sale offers 14 styles of patterns at 2 cents a yard. Also, 3 4 and 5 inch wide Nain scok Swiss or Jaconet embroidery valued 18 to 35 cents, choice at 10 cents. 26 pieces white ground striped English Cheviots offered at 64 cents a yard. 23 pieces outing flannels white or colored with handsome designs, choice at 6 cents a yard.
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Atsanta
Silk Mitts Mark Down Sale At Discounted Prices
A local sale offers 412 pairs of heavy quality silk mitts in samples priced from 35 to 50 cents, with a choice at 20 cents a pair.
Ladies Garment Sale Features Vests and Waists
An advertisement touts 14 dozen ribbed ladies vests priced at 10 cents each, 16 dozen silk lisle vests in new delicate shades at 35 cents, and 5 dozen satteen shirt waists, with values shown as 40 cents to 1 dollar, all at sale pricing.
Linen Torchon and Point de Gene Laces Sale
A special sale offers Linen Torchon lace priced from 8 to 15 cents per yard value, now 5 cents. Also available is Point de Gene Valencienne lace in 3 to 6 inch widths, valued 30 to 50 cents, reduced to 18 cents.
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Handkerchiefs Mark Down Sale At Five Cents Each
Large stock of men and ladies handkerchiefs offered at five cents per item. Men's 500 large size handkerchiefs and 300 hemmed-stitch ladies handkerchiefs valued 10 to 14 cents. 140 embroidered or lace edge ladies handkerchiefs valued 25 to 50 cents, now 10 cents each.
Infant Caps Auction Offers Two Distinct Lots
Two lots of infant caps offered. Lot 1 features Mull or Swiss caps with fall embroidery, valued 35 to 60 cents with choice at 20 cents. Lot 2 presents extreme novelties in Mull and Swiss embroidery at fine grades, valued 5 to 25 cents with choice at 40 cents.
Special Millinery Sale Inducements This Week
Special inducements for this sale with no charges for trimming this week. All hats and materials are war free for party buyers. Week only. all material marked down. Take advantage and file your order now. Positive: only one week.
Special Sailor Hats Sale in All Colors and Styles
A promotional notice offers 49 cent brim Sailor hats in straw crowns, 118 Yachts models, 100 Ladies Sailor Silk shaded straws, and 126 untrimmed La'lees Straw Hats in white and colored straw. Previous prices 35 to 75 cents drop to 20 cents in this sale, with children's Sailors and other trims discounted.
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Atlanta
Ribbon Special Sale Opens With Wide Rainbow Assortment
A local ad advertises 160 pieces of ribbon 2 to 4 inches wide in all rainbow colors. Prices range from 15 to 25 cents, with a choice of the entire lot at 5 cents per yard.
Social drive offers towels and red Oxford slippers
A large lot of towels is marked down at 3 cents each for a social drive. Also offered are 116 pairs of red Oxford slippers valued at 175, priced at 75 cents for this sale.
Sale on Women and Men’s Shoes at Special Prices
6S pairs white canvas and Ladies Ox ford shoes priced at 125. 58 pairs bronze Bluchers tagged 125. 140 pairs Ladies Dongola Oxfords offered at 45 cents each, valued 100. 150 pairs Men’s patent leather Oxfords priced to 1.00, total value 2.50 per pair. 140 pairs Men’s patent leather Bluchers newest models at 1. Ta.
Hosiery Lot Sale At Low Prices
An advertisement promotes a large lot of black heavy quality hose at five cents per pair. A second lot offers seamless black hose worth twenty five cents at ten cents per pair. Also offered are one hundred thirty pairs of children ribbed black hose at five cents per pair.
Lace Curtains Special at Auction Choice 65 Cents
Large auction lot features 140 pairs of taped edge lace curtains each 3 yards long. Described as high quality with a value around 150 dollars, offered for 65 cents per pair.
Groceries Sale Ad with Evening Specials
Grocery sale advertisement lists items and prices including 125 stout at 35 cents, brooms at 10 cents, 10 pounds granulated sugar at 50 cents, 24 pounds Rio Coffee at 50 cents, 5 pounds rice at 25 cents, and various extracts. Special prices on flavorings: 15 cent bottles reduced to 7 cents and 25 cent bottles to 14 cents.
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Rio
Murder at Midville Leaves Victim Struck From Behind
In Midville Georgia on Thursday, I M Francis was killed by a tenant, Summer Racken, with a plowstock head blow. The body lay in a furrow, hands folded, after which Racken resumed work. An inquest branded Racken as the murderer and he was jailed at Waynesboro.
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Summer Racken
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Gummer Racken
Waynesboro
Cleveland to probe Buck's Georgia circulars
President Cleveland agreed to review Buck's career and the circulating materials that flooded Georgia last year. Colonel Livingston urged removal, asserting broad Democratic support. Livingston prepared to gather Buck's records and deliver them to the White House for examination.
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Harrison
White House
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Onge
Livingston
Ben Russell
Colonel Livingston
Mr. Cleveland
Memorial Day Games in Southern League
April 27 reports two shutouts with Atlanta at Chattanooga 7 to 4 and Montgomery blanking New Orleans as Savannah and Macon also saw low scoring affairs. Birmingham saw Nashville beat the Birmingham home team as Mobile defeated Memphis 7 to 4 and Augusta beat Charleston at home.
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AmbanTa
Chattanooga
Nashville
Shu Macon
Executive residence move eyed as White House plans shift
Report from Washington says the president may relocate to a second floor suite in the War Department north wing to serve as a combined business office and private consulting space. The idea echoes past discussions after Lincoln and during previous administrations about an official presidential residence adjacent to government offices.
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Harrison
Oklahoma Death Toll Rises From Storms To At Least Seventy Five
Report from Gurmir dated April 28 notes seven separate cyclones in the territory and a death toll believed to exceed 75. Norman area bears the worst damage with multiple fatalities in surrounding towns and many injured across Pattawatomie and adjacent counties. Mrs. Cleveland health update confirms she was not ill and remained in good spirits after the naval review.
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Neigthbor
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Aman
Rumors of an attempted shooting of GladstoneHeadline and Exposition plans
Sensational reports from the Pall Mall Gazette claim an attempted attack on Prime Minister Gladstone, tied to a revolver found in a pocket and a suspect named Walter. In Chicago a grand Exposition opening nears, with President Cleveland expected to press a button to start the displays and a naval salute to follow. Nearby, Savannah and Thomasville brief items note the Gate City stee named death of Frank Wills, a contrite silver plating case, and fruit crop prospects in Georgia including Elberta and Amelia varieties.
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Toti
Grover
Curiaco
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Republic
Cleveland
Dollins
Central
Savannah News
Gate City
Frank Wills
Ves
Maine
Thomasville
R.C. Lambert
Connell
Libert
Lambert
Montezuma
Prowinell
Ighellville
Fort Valley
White Ladies of Grand Army Object to Negro Associates
In Lovumsville in April 97 four to five Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic circles dissolved charters over White members not associating with Afro American women. One white circle remains but may disband. a watch repair note follows with N Hauser at Palmer and Hebrew's Drug Store offering service and reasonable prices.
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Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsyla
Relief Co
N. Hauser
Palmer and Hebrew’s
Georgia Notes: Postmaster Changes and Local Developments
W E Parp is removed as Jackson postmaster with J M Mc Michael named as successor. Rev A B Vaughan Jr of Canton elected Mercer University trustee by the state Baptist convention at Dawson. Belcher loses Augusta post office role. E B Pitcher slated to become carrier supervisor May 1. Milledgeville county jail work begins. Charlton County in good debt status. W F Brown named Judge of Car West Point City Court. West Point approves bonds for electric lights water works and river dummy line to Cotton Mills. Dougherty County school census shows 3953 colored and 496 white. attendance 2052 colored and 361 white. Capt Joseph E Wells of Mayon Volunteers resigns. Lt Sam Pearson likely to fill vacancy. Col Charles H Phinizy, Augusta railroad president, noted.
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Milledgeville
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Mavon Volunteers
Sam Pearson
Charles H. Phinizy
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