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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1888

Page

12

Explosion at a Fire Converting the Consols

In Lowsnow on April 13 the house of commons heard Mr. Goschen report total converted consols at £473 million with £35 million unsettled chiefly in trustees hands. Debates on county government bills and railway labor tensions follow with protests and party lines shaping the discussion amid global dispatches including Paris unrest and American fire losses.

Wr. Goschen Lowsnow House of Commons Goschen Smith Laboucher

River and harbor clash sparks heated House exchange

On April 14 a tense scene unfolded as Reed and Boutelle argued over river and harbor measures and a potential suspension of the rules. Mills returned to press a tariff fight, while others debated delaying the tariff bill to advance or stall river and harbor actions. The dispute included sharp language and near blows, then friends separated the lawmakers as the House adjourned.

Nigarox Mornis Del Eeds T Patheans Mr. Mills Reed Boutolle Maine Ntring New York My. Bontelle Commodore Thors United States Congress Capitol Commodore C. Read Fayal Dennil Armstrong England Samuel C Washington Miall Mambes Vic Carlisle Linninghaw Ala Senate Carlisle Bankhead

Still Lost the Republicans Sove Over the Fate of the Direct Pax

In the house on April 4 the clerk read a journal excerpt of ninety manuscript pages and seventy one full calls. Debates focused on suspending full reading, with a skeleton outline read in one hour. Discussions covered Senate amendments on a bridge at Chattaneosa, a post office appropriation bill, and a private calendar murder, plus a $700 claim for troops occupying Memphis in 1884. Debate centered on direct tax and war claims, with speakers from Michigan Ohio Wisconsin Tennessee weighing pay and policy.

Wasisurox Dockery Missouri Manimons v.Taylor Gros. Fenn House Crisp Senate Chattaneosa Liemt Committee On Post and Post Roads Thas Memphis United States Messrs. Grovenor Ohio Thomas Wisconsin Urewer Michigan Richardson Tennessee Alien

Murder and mayhem across several states reported

A string of violent incidents unfolds from Fort Sac to Parkville and beyond. A pair of men in Choctaw nation shoot a boy during a drunken outburst. later a white store owner is killed over a debt near Parkville by a Black assailant. additional reports cover a court case in Shelby, a mysterious death on the Kansas City line, a girl’s arrest for an alleged crime, a body found in Caswell county, and other robberies and assaults, all framed in terse, blunt telegraph prose.

Fort Sac Ark J. C. Hulsay J. T. Buat Megro J. B. Loy Hoy Hulsey Jack

Insane Man Chews Tongue in Prison Harrowing Act

Nashvalle April 13 Special An insane negro William Pelk now in the state penitentiary tried to end his life by chewing his tongue. A barber by trade he was recently imprisoned for horse stealing and has shown rapidly deteriorating health and mental state. He bit off his tongue during a wild span, leaving a ghastly scene as authorities dread his imminent death. The doomed inmate is described as wasted and consumptive with sunken eyes and pale yellow skin.

New York Mr. Conkling Mr.Conkling A Anverton Agi A. Wm Barker Conkling Dr. Barker Bin Hoffman House Agnew Conk Wy Nashvalle Wiliam Pelk State London County Polk

Catile Thieves Move and Face Departure

Arcana Florida April 13. A cow theft ring operating from Lea County near Fort Myers has been stealing cattle from De Soto County herds. Cattle marked and sold to Key West traders were identified. Corbetts captured after a confrontation with stockmen near Mayers and Punta Rossa. offered to leave within ten days. Sheriff in North Carolina reports John Gertman convicted of jail arson, sentenced to ten years. Mrs Bulkley of Wasniovarox commits suicide by poison after elopement. In Darron Georgia, a rail accident near Rawlins Springs results in a man losing both legs. died at Cedartown.

Avirny Ysanminy Shelby Thomas Fark Jind Tewari Alabama Spartanburg County Cerotia Gray Arcana Fla Steckmen de Soto County South Florida Chesters Tne Counssla Corbetts Fort Moyers Rawmon N. C Miller Asheville North Carolina John Gertman Gertman Bia Fyial Gertian Flex

German Gossip From Public Meetings in France News from Europe

The North German Gazette reports Emperor William I underwent a throat conus insertion by Prof Bergmann due to a contracted air passage. Post surgery the emperor slept. doctors say the condition is unchanged. palace intrigues and Bismarck tensions feature in court gossip with bets on marriages and resignations debated.

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