12 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1884
Page
1
A garbled text fragment lists various names and entities including firms and locations such as Hannins and Boston. The legible content hints at a commerce or company notice with incomplete details, dates, and a railroad reference, but the core facts remain unreadable.
The piece recounts Blaine and Arthur factions pressing for or resisting coalition tactics ahead of the Chicago convention. Belford predicts Blaine will win a Republican nomination, while others seek to block or engineer support. Government appointments and patronage moves are criticized as party leaders maneuver to influence delegate votes and nominations.
The Senate bill authorizes a 9505,000 reward to rescue the Greely expedition while the House debates and passes a pension appropriation bill. A resolution declares J Y Boynton's charges unsubstantiated. A president’s special estimate requests 500,000 for coastal fortifications. Congressman Harbaugh refutes Payne's presidential candidacy.
At Pocahontas crowds gathered as rescuers recovered two bodies from a mine after a disaster. The victims were Boony Maxey and Jim Crim among others. identification relied on clothing and personal items as officials continued work with a large anxious crowd present.
April 11 report from Key West states Aurelis Mayall, a Cuban passenger aboard the Hutchinson, was arrested by U S officials following a telegram from the Canadian governor general to the Spanish consul. Mayall appeared before a magistrate and was held to answer. A Havana dispatch notes growing unrest in Cuba with bandit and troop movements and a proposed loan from the Hispano Colonial bank. The public response condemns the loan and calls for urgent measures to protect Cuban industry.
On April 11 Wesley Debolt and Charles O Hara were arrested for contempt of court and obstructing U S mails as strikers on the northern division of the Pola lo, Gmeinaati and Lonsrad road. They were released on bond after a meeting pledged to return to work if released and pay for February. The strike ended with the men resuming work. In Newport Kentucky the coal beaters at Herpers rolling mill threaten to close tonight to protest wage restoration. About sixty strikers enforce idleness at 000 ey Pyrraseae, Pa. At Irwins Station Westmoreland and Pennsylvania Gas Coal Co with 1000 workers strike over wage cut and screen change reducing pay. In Pimuguoee the Amalgamated Association called for a wage conference with manufacturers. a meeting is likely tomorrow.
London April 11 detectives arrest James Egan amid a dynamite scare tracing to William Harcourt’s notice. Calyclias Denman jailed for explosives in Birmingham while Daly and Egan face charges. searches extend across Birmingham and Wolverhampton with further warrants sought. Charles Reade, famed author, dies at 87 in England.
Fragments recount European chatter on William and Portugal notables, amid local Macon notes. The May Day celebration advances with school processions, route details, and officials coordinating songs, games, and a crowd-friendly program.
Captain A E Spitzer of Richmond and General James O'Bierny arrived in Boston to seek cooperation from Union soldiers and sailors in raising funds for a home for ex Confederates in Richmond. About twenty grand army men met them that evening to discuss plans and a public meeting to organize the effort.
Amid telegraph briefs, the Democratic state convention will name delegates for the national event in Jackson and New Orleans. Reports note shifts in schedules, earnings for Northern Pacific, and a Detroit Times fire damaging editorial rooms and publishing offices.
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