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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1884
Page
1
An article discusses academy topics, school plans, and disciplinary issues with references to students, teachers, and administrators. It highlights aims for academy improvement, budget considerations, and the role of principal leadership in guiding curriculum and student welfare.
The article describes widespread circulars from the Republican committee, detailing campaign fundraising and staffing. It notes tensions over salaries, pressure to donate, and the political impact in West Virginia and New York, with figures like Gorman and Blaine referenced amid internal party disputes. It also recounts an incident at a New York hotel where Senator Logan met with John A. Jones, including a tense exchange and subsequent appearance at the Republican National Committee.
A lengthy report from Cleveland outlines Governor orchestrating a full workday in his office August. He dictated letters and reviewed department papers, declining meals to finish a letter about an acceptance notice. The governor and staff endured fourteen hours with visitors, then resumed work, ending with a walk and return to his office.
August 6 reports from Boston and New York describe renewed talks among the To wa tramk line Union Pacific and others amid changes to western traffic pools. Northwestern claims local business should stay with it, while tripartite partners contend dissolution looms as earnings falter.
A gas leak and boiler blast wrecked the Charles Franke dyeing establishment on West... street, causing a massive blaze in the up town trunk area. Three workers were injured though not fatally as floors collapsed and flames spread to adjacent looms and stores. Fire hoses battled the blaze amid dense tenements and falling debris across the street.
Fire discovered in a large closet adjoining the clerks office on the Capitol side. Flames burst out when opened, taking over half an hour to quell. The closet housed papers and stationery. damage limited but could have been disastrous if not found early. Watchmen blamed for forced entry to prevent spread. Other fires reported include Columbus Georgia store ruin and Oregon packing house loss. fishermen drowned in New Jersey. a Chattanooga blaze destroying a tent. a Kansas and Texas train wreck with fatalities. and an exaggerated Charlotte telegram.
August 6 New York report notes bricklayers receiving act, strike efforts, and use of school of art boys paid $1.50 daily by imitators. Carpet and horse shoer unions donate $600 to strike fund. Strikers plan a Coney Island picnic with speakers Swinton, Post. Also reports insane Holden shooting father-in-law guardian W T Hees. Broadway surface railroad decision by Board of Aldermen favors horse power after near unanimous vote.
In Coal Valley near Lynchburg a 22 pound mountain lynx fought three bulldogs in a 13 minute sequence. The first dog died in two minutes, the second after seven, and the third after thirteen. About 1,000 spectators witnessed the brutal event.
A New Yorker fires at a presumed burglar wounding a woman in an upstairs veranda. The victim, a dignoluti young girl, dies from the mortal wound. In Wall Street, Witherspoon dies by his own hand amid disclosures of forged bills and fraudulent exchanges involving the Queen Insurance and a Hong Kong Shangha banking house.
August. Photographer Alexander Merriman killed Bong Mowe at Mrs John Rodd Arch street Allegheny after a confrontation over domestic trouble. Moore lay wounded, lungs damaged, likely fatal. Merriman surrendered to the mayor, admitting he shot to kill amid a broken marriage and threats to domestic happiness. Moore, a widower, was to be married again soon and remains in precarious condition.
Reports from Woonsocket and nearby towns describe a fatal shooting after a disputed house trade between Elmer and Theo Mowry, followed by Theo’s attempted suicide. stories from Kentucky and Ohio recount further violent deaths, escapes, and a New York emigration welfare ruling on state responsibility for pauper emigrants.
August 6 dispatches from London report Prime Minister Feary sending a note to Lord Lyons about Egypt's maneial arrangements, Egypt relief plans including renewing the Rothschild loan, and cutting royal expenses. Madagascar reports French activity, naval fortifications, and troop movements as France expands influence. The Times notes ambivalent talks on China and a French-Yang diplomacy shift. Cholera cases rise in Marseille and Toulon with quarantines contested. Parliament debates monarchial eligibility and constitutional revision.
An urgent report describes General Matchose shifting HQ and moving six cavalry companies toward an offensive against Oklahoma invaders. The operation targets Roch Fail, a planned raid on a printing press and drug store, with Payne and associates to Fort Smith for court indictments. Troops will clear the valley settlement from multiple camps along the Cimarron and North Fork of the Canadian. Women and children are to be spared. Boomer leaders, about 200 strong, face destruction of improvements.
A Philadelphia physician, well known in New York and Washington society, hosted a private poker party at a Long Branch hotel. Winnings totaled about 2,700, then rose to 3,000 before a late reversal. He celebrated with a dinner for seven friends before quitting a winner.
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