Fragmentary OCR Note Hints at Local Event
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a card hall event and venue names. Readable bits reference ANN hall and Ou nights. No clear date, participants, or outcome is identifiable from the legible text.
24 Feb 1894
Page 1
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1894
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a card hall event and venue names. Readable bits reference ANN hall and Ou nights. No clear date, participants, or outcome is identifiable from the legible text.
Fragmentary OCR text references furniture items including hats racks robes and chairs. Mentions prices, daily sales, and a sale tone with vendors or names like Hoyt's and Smyrna. Lacks coherent events or clear entities beyond generic furniture mentions.
Washington report details a tense session with debates on arrest warrants and quorum rules. Reed argues Speaker's wide authority under the constitution while Turner contests it, arousing strong partisan lines. The day ends with procedural moves and calls for a house caucus as allied parties seek to advance seigniorage and tariff measures amid a stalled quorum.
England calls for both metals as the financial news reports Birmingham Chamber of Commerce notes discussions from London on reopening India mints. Guatemala and silver countries face looming default, with bimetallism gaining converts among economists and an international conference urged to resume.
Calcutta February 3 Bengal chamber of commerce votes 69 to 15 against reopening the mints, arguing best interests favor keeping them closed. Discussion notes abnormal silver movement toward ports to raise European funds on forwarded goods. London February 23 fall in silver blamed on exchange rates and budget uncertainty. Berlin February 23 Count Von Mirbach resigns from currency commission. Washington February 2 Harter introduces free coinage bill with silver and gold, bullion not legal tender.
London papers criticize Admiral Benham for offering protection to the Nasmyth in Rio de Janeiro harbor. The Pall Mall Gazette, St James's Gazette, and The Globe urge Britain to demand an apology from the United States, arguing British sailors deserve lawful protection and objecting to American intervention.
In Jackson, Judge Hammond federal court sentenced four perjured witnesses in the Howard Ross Moore and Leger trial to three years each in Columbus penitentiary and fined $19. Brockway, wife and baby in Rochester, NY, broke down. his wife had attempted suicide weeks earlier. The district attorney asked to hold the prisoners as witnesses against Howard at the April term.
Washington notes Abram S Hewitt’s remarks at the Southern Society dinner drawing sharp rebuke from southern lawmakers. Several say his critique misstates northern and southern brainpower while others defend his candor and urge unity with the west. Hewitt and supporters insist the controversy targets policy, not the South.
A historic speech condemns southern and national politicians as unfit, accusing many congress members of incompetence and demagoguery. The speaker asserts the Supreme Court bench should be above partisan locality, urging southern senators to express their views on recent court nominations. The address, drawn from a Washington audience, sparks debate without targeting the South as a whole.
Washington reports on Episcopal bishops from Georgia Ohio Kentucky and Penick of Africa meeting at Epiphany church to discuss the black population surge in the south. They outline four theories and advocate segregation with religious education as the path for the colored community.
New York February 23 8 G Dun and Co weekly trade review notes hesitancy across business as markets fall. Wheat silver cotton and raw iron drop while foreign exchange rises and gold exports loom. Domestic trade weak with 44.6 percent weekly clearing house decline. steel and textiles show slight demand boosts amid overall price pressure and reduced money circulation.
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