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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1894
Page
1
Readable portions mention a numeric total and a versus context with monetary figures. Names and places are unclear, but the item implies a payout or bet with values such as 7.00 and 50 and a VS reference, suggesting a competition or financial entry.
Washington January 8. It is certain the federal prison to be built south will be located in Atlanta with Secretary Hoke Smith and Attorney General Olney leading the project. Tennessee Louisiana and Georgia contenders push for other cities while Atlanta appears favored by many leaders. The piece notes costs of one to two million dollars per prison and expected boost to builders and laborers. It also covers the House week ahead on the internal revenue bill, tariff debate, and political maneuvering over recommittal and voting alignments.
A precursor Interstate Commerce Commission summary on railroad finances for year ending July 30, 1893. It covers 479 companies operating 145,800.58 miles, gross earnings 1,085,585,291 dollars, net earnings 350,257,749 dollars, with per mile figures and comparisons to 1892. It notes an increase in density and a new feature comparing 1892 and 1893 data including net earnings and dividends.
A congressional commission appointed under the 1870 act reports on safe and vault construction for the U S Treasury. It inspects Washington New York subtreasuries and private vaults noting burglars methods and recommending vaults over safes with improved protective appliances.
Jackson Mississippi January 8 A great quiet work by friends of candidates for United States senator shows mixed prospects. McLaurin and Taylor hopeful, Lowry backers optimistic, Campbell supporters discouraged. Observers see little chance to break the deadlock before February when the term expires and adjournment may extend business. Gold silver and lead found in Spruce Hill near Bonneville. prospectors plan digging. investors tied to C W Streteher of Xenia.
New York January 2 1875 secretary secretary of the treasury Carlisle speaks at the Fifth Avenue hotel to correct misreports about the governments bond issue He says the treasury may issue bonds under the 1875 act and that proceeds cannot be used for purposes beyond redemption of notes The matter concerns authority to issue bonds and how proceeds may be used not the bond validity Carlisle will depart tonight.
Washington January 28 with only three days remaining bidders may submit proposals to take the 5 percent bonds to be issued by Secretary Carlisle bearing February 1. Offers have poured in since the circular and are kept in the loans and currency division awaiting formal opening in the secretary’s presence by eight designated officials. Official conditions and amounts are withheld, but if early offers hold, the $50,000,000 issue should float with little delivery delay after secretary action and engraving and printing bureau work proceeds.
Tenn January 2 report notes a new city ordinance banning farmers from peddling their goods on streets. As a consequence stalls are in high demand and street vendors seek approved spaces to sell.
London dispatch reports Joseph Chamberlain denying knowledge of a supposed unionist plan. John Redmond argues such a scheme may exist and criticizes Blake and Healy for causing deadlock over evicted tenants. Healy allegedly promised pledges to the evicted, while Blake could raise funds from Paris sources.
The Nice carnival opened with sunny weather and crowded streets. A noon parade featured elaborately decorated floats, including a navigable bellion car, drawing large crowds. A second evening procession lit the town with extensive illuminations and many maskers.
Columbus January 28 ex governor Campbell’s friends claim he will seek the governorship in 1910 with an eye to a presidential nomination in 1912. They say the administration machinery supports him and note Campbell controlled federal appointments in Ohio as proof.
In Chattanooga on January 28 a cemetery, Pleasant Garden, ten acres on Mission ridge, was sold at public sale for $1 to J. Frank Grant. The site has long served as a burial ground for the colored community, with over 300 bodies interred. An incorporated company will continue selling grave lots and operate the burial ground under its identity, with grave space rentals yielding strong returns.
The Louisville mystery woman at the Jacksonville Corbett Mitchell mill has been identified as Norrine Willis of Louisville. She arrived home noon yesterday with a Montgomery banker’s son who invited her to the fight and is known in southern social circles for spending. Eyewitness described her in a boy’s black tweed suit with gray hair tucked up, admired by onlookers as an odd curiosity.
Louisville boxer Charles Slusher, after beating Vokes, aims for top foes and big purses. He seeks challenges from McAuliffe Gibbons Bowen Meyers Abbott and others, offering a $5,000 backing for his test against any opponent.
In Huntington Pa on January 24 George L. McCrum lay on his bed with his ten months old baby between him and his wife. He drew a .38 revolver from under the pillow and fatally shot himself. The wife fainted and the baby was bathing in blood from the wound. The scene was dramatic and tragic with immediate police and medical response.
Charleston sifts through a volatile dispensary conflict as Governor Tillman plans armed patrols to hunt blind tigers. The Washington Light Infantry, led by ex commander United States Judge C H Simonton, could play a key role in enforcing order while Elliott the constable fends off jury questions. The city remains tense, described as leaning on a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
Convict John Conroy rose during breakfast in the Ohio penitentiary dining room before 1,900 inmates and slashed his neck with a knife. He was sent to hospital where the wound was not fatal. Known for a habit of harming himself publicly, he previously sawed a finger to avoid work and is serving five years for possessing burglary tools from Muskingum County.
Frank Bowell arrived in San Antonio with news that Henry W. Carew of Chattanooga was killed by a band of Mexican outlaws while prospecting in Pecos county Texas. Carew, traveling alone after leaving a Bowell ranch, was slain near the border. money and his horse were stolen. The killer gang’s trail extends into the mountains below the Big Bend of the Rio Grande.
Mrs Stone wife of the murderer of the Ratten family visited the Southern prison in Jeffersonville Indiana with their children Ezra and Harry and his aged father to bid Stone a last farewell. Stone prayed aloud asking for mercy for his crime as his wife and children wept and a tearful procession left the prison.
Bandits led by outlaw Francisco Relseda attacked a mute train carrying silver ore from Santa Maria mines. Foreman Jose Villareal was killed. guards fled leaving burros and cargo to the bandits. A pursuing force will be sent. In Cleveland a wedding reception ended in tragedy as Annie Cowen was accidentally shot by Louisa Mayer and is dying.
Fragmentary OCR reports a man named John Townes shot by his wife at their Williams home. Details are unclear. readable text mentions a person named Joseph wear and a late January context, with no further facts confirmed.
A freight contractor connected with the Atlantic and Pacific railroad neglected his family while giving his time to dissolute women, highlighting a deterioration of personal and professional responsibilities.
A jealous husband, Ivan Klakwitz, hosted a dinner with his wife, neighbor, and family. After a toast, he revealed a dynamite dish that blew up, killing all but two, including the wife and neighbor. The servant and a younger daughter died within hours. the explosion was heard half a mile away.
In Pittsburg Kansas the body of William A Chapman, a grocery owner and A U O G W treasurer, was found in his storeroom with throat cut and body hacked. Mrs Chapman lay slain nearby with gag hands tied. Robbery suspected as bloodhounds are sought.
A disastrous Bath fire gutted much of the Sagadahoc business district. The Sagadahoc house and Lincoln National Bank were among heavy losses, with twenty buildings destroyed as water pipes failed and aid from Portland and Lewiston arrived. The blaze also damaged The Times Printing Company and several stores.
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