Adama Defeats Pal in Six Day Duel at Atlante
Adama versus Pal ended in a six day contest at Atlante with Avante Arbitua officiating. The match drew a sizable crowd as both sides showcased defensive grit and tactical discipline.
02 Aug 1887
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1887
Page
1
Adama versus Pal ended in a six day contest at Atlante with Avante Arbitua officiating. The match drew a sizable crowd as both sides showcased defensive grit and tactical discipline.
The president outlined a plan to skip formal engagements, preferring mail communications from c ies proposing study delegations for his western trip. He may depart late September visiting St. Louis Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Chicago Nashville and Atlanta with trips along the usual routes. Local invitations to receive him were extended by Knoxville Augusta and New Orleans chambers of commerce and city officials seeking formal visits in October or this fall.
The Georgia Central syndicate gains harmony through John H. Inman joining the group. Calhoun brothers are credited with persuading him, as Inman acquires five to ten thousand shares at about ten dollars each, solidifying his rise as a premier figure in southern railroads and New York finance.
Kentucky voters backed a solid Democratic ticket in statewide and local races while indications show Republican gains in interior counties. Louisville and Lexington produced large Democratic majorities. labor and prohibition votes fell short of expectations. a state constitutional convention question drew strong turnout but may fail. The legislature likely remains Democratic and a U S senator will be elected in January.
August 1 report from Philadelphia notes no new public statement on the Columbian bank failure. President Phillips claims assets exceed liabilities by about 200000, with some assets vulnerable to forced sale. Assignees will seek court appointment of appraisers to value the bank's holdings as work continues.
Reports from Shanghai claim an American financier group has formed a bank in China with a 90 million dollar capital and exclusive control of financial development, drawing a denials from Lord Rosebery and Prime Minister Salisbury. In New York a painter fell 160 feet from scaffolding on the Brooklyn Bridge but survived.
A dam burst on the mountain side floods Parsons causing complete town evacuation. A little girl Annia Quinn drowns after being swept away five miles downstream. Four embankments wash away. 500 feet of Jersey Central track carried off. Air traffic halted. Melrose House damaged but inmates rescued. Laurel Run floods bury coal cars and derailments occur. Ash Street homes wiped clean. Railroad losses near 95 000 and town property near 000. Delaware and Hudson workers repair lines.
August 1 reports from Curenco show Judge Shepard overruling a petition for a new trial in the McDonald and McGarrigie case. Dr. St John, tied to the Blake schooner and alleged to aided the escape, is jailed on conspiracy charges after bail plans failed. Court crowds await the boodlers trial as witnesses defend character and reveal tensions and possible corruption. McGarigle remains at large in Canada with ongoing efforts to arrest him.
A report from Craig Montana details the shooting of Officers Anthony De Long and Gideon Bostwick by Fletcher Franklin and accomplices after a horse theft pursuit. Sheriff Denny says another chase near Forest City failed to capture them. A Kuklux-like terror campaign in Hardin County prompts warnings to residents to flee and a county meeting set for August 6 to address the violence.
A Virginia jury trial begins for Frank Langston son of ex envoy John M. Langston. The April indictment was quashed as invalid due to juror eligibility, a新的 jury was chosen, and proceedings continue with witness examinations set to start tomorrow in Prince George.
J Whitman a Central Union telephone bookkeeper was arrested on forgery charges after banks uncovered two twenty thousand dollar checks signed by him. He waived examination and was committed to criminal court under fifty thousand dollar bond. Employed three years, Whitman is described as an excellent accountant and skilful penman. Banks allege an additional twenty thousand dollars stolen. He remained jailed after failing to post bond.
A Seguin special reports two Texas boys named Bramley and Robinson in Seguin area aged about seventeen to eighteen. Bramley confessed to a gang robbery plot and that Robinson shot Henry, the gang captain, in a cave last May. Bramley led officers to the cave where the body and relics were found as described. Bramley says Robinson aimed to rival Jesse James.
Paratma August 1, William F. Forward, clerk of the circuit court and leading wholesale merchant, is suspended by the governor on charges of malfeasance embezzlement mutilation of records and various private disreputable transactions estimated by friends at 25000 dollars. No county funds are involved. Embezzlement under Floresian law is declared larceny. The alleged crookedness spans nearly his whole term of office.
In South Camden William Willwhite, a drunkard, shot and killed his wife Justice Dart, then killed himself after the confrontation at the justice’s office. The couple’s conflict stemmed from a court order requiring Willwhite to pay six dollars weekly for support of his wife and three children. Earlier, Jacob Sharp endured severe pain and illness in Ladlowmere jail, his dangerous condition prompting physicians to be called.
In London August 1 the government signaled possible withdrawal of unsettled land bill clauses to speed adjournment. Ireland undersecretary King Harman denied notable unrest in the Royal Irish Constabulary. Parnell and nationalist leaders pledged to withdraw extraneous amendments. Debate touched Canadian fisheries talks, rent repayment schemes, and bankruptcy provisions, with several amendments passed before the bill's fate.
From Carcina on August 1 advices report the ameer of Afghanistan has posted a proclamation in the bazaar stating Britain holds six infantry divisions with horse and artillery ready to march into Afghanistan to suppress internal revolts. The ameer invites rebels home and warns Britain against Aynab Kahn near the frontier while opponents call it his last trump.
Dr Amos Fox received a telegram from Calhoun announcing the death of his brother-in-law Mr John Jones a Garden county planter. Jones a tall man born in Nelson county Kentucky served in the Confederate forces and died of typhoid fever in Calhoun at about forty three. He leaves a wife seven children.
Union Springs reports a smallpox case prompting mayoral action to quarantine along the Mobile and Tennessee line. Other items note cholera in Italy, yellow fever cases in Florida, and weather damages in Pennsylvania with flooding and washouts. Baseball scores and a county fair report alongside miscellaneous updates fill the rest of the page.
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