03 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1884
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR mentions a date the 15th and a Sharp Sand Hotel in Colorado or nearby location. No clear event or person details available from readable text.
Fragmentary text indicates an auction or sale at Willow Broad Street with names partially readable. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR. key items referenced include lots and a person or entity labeled LASS. No definite dates or outcomes can be extracted.
Washington April 2 Colonel Hardeman urged immediate passage of the tariff bill and farm bureau reforms while debate in the Senate over related measures continued. Several Democrats oppose tariff legislation, and resolutions on U S relations with Spain were discussed. General Grant attended a House reception. he was warmly welcomed and thanked for supporting the right side. The Senate and House adjourned after routine appropriations and executive session.
Information from the Spanish consul in Key West, relayed to Secretary Folger, indicates Aguero is organizing a 100-strong armed Cuban expedition from Key West and may depart soon. The Dix and Boutwell navies are ordered to pursue or assist, with continued monitoring of possible filibuster activity along the coast.
Senator Mahone’s illness is described as minor and confined by bad weather. George Bliss testified for days before Springer’s committee on ex penditures in the Department of Justice, denying ongoing counsel in the star route cases. Seven hundred white-branch carpenters struck in Louisiana, seeking higher pay amid hotel and building projects.
W N Buffin of Baffin Wolfolk Blair in Danville testified amid riot proceedings on November third. He praised the Danville circular Coalition Rule in Danville yet noted minor revision. Other witnesses described racial tensions, voting pressures, and threats tied to the coalition government and Democratic efforts.
Washington gossip from April notes rapid patent office growth crowding the interior department and prompts talk of making the patent office independent. House may cut half a million from a library bill to buy a site opposite the Capitol, with proposals to place it near the botanical garden. Congressmen buy land at Chesapeake Bay for a summer resort, while others correct telegraph errors about tax cuts on brandy. Bankruptcy bills face headwinds. Senator Butler backs education aid resisted by fellow South Carolina press. Poverty and pride clash in Congress as education and appropriations debates continue.
Cincinnati with the mob dispersed shows relief as barricades come down around the courthouse and police and militia are hailed as protectors of law. Judges plan speedy trials, prison reform spaces are discussed, and streets slowly reopen after heavy rain and gunfire.
A massive cyclone struck the Deep South and Midwest on April 2, causing widespread ruin from Alabama to Ohio and Pennsylvania. It leveled homes, killed multiple people including prominent residents, uprooted trees, and damaged public buildings. Widespread debris, fires, and uprooted timber followed as officials assess the toll.
Georgia Agricultural Society committees meet in Macon to organize the October 27 state fair with a $3,000 goal and a $2,509 city repair plan. Appointments span horse and cattle departments, premiums total five divisions, and a $100 Jersey cattle prize anchors the purse. A railroad accident injures Joe Battaway with potential amputation. a fire near Collins Manufacturing causes $2,100 in insured loss. police kill a mad dog. council debates sewer work. charitable gifts and Wesleyan Alumna association updates follow.
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