11 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1887
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions quantities, prices, and items with unclear references. It references 4, 0.1, and various terms like gingh and Ti, but lacks coherent nouns, dates, or places to define a concrete news item. The readable bits suggest catalog or price notes rather than a complete article.
A devastating blaze swept through the Alcazar Theatre causing seventeen deaths and extensive property loss. Fire gutted the business district, with many actors and spectators perishing or badly injured. Rescue efforts continued as flames raged and nearby streets suffered heavy damage.
The report discusses the cotton market, weather impacts, and crop conditions across regions. It notes variability in rainfall, cooler northern temperatures, and recent rains easing season-long deficits, with general improvement in crop prospects and harvest progress across grain and hay areas.
The Anti poverty meeting at the Academy of Music and Irving Hall drew about four thousand people, with James J. Gabton presiding and John Feeney directing. Dr Edward McGlynn supporters cheered as speakers defended allegiance to the Church and condemned perceived Roman influence.
The Daily News notes jubilation over Paddington results while The Times questions Tory gains amid Cass affair fallout. Gladstone hosts American visitors, honors with a silver gift, and discusses Ireland, home rule, and Anglo-American sympathy, praising liberty and constitutional reform.
Paris responds to General Boulanger’s departure with a massive turnout in Clermont Ferrand and strong government warnings. Crowds of about 80,000 line the route. Boulanger proclaims republican ideals and army welfare as he greets locals.
In Milford Bracken county and nearby areas, panes in private homes and schools show red and blue figures of beasts, and animals entering an ark. Windows removed and cleaned erase the drawings, while at sunset the images appear again. Locals speculate reflections or photographic prints, with some fearing omens and calamities.
In Lom bard near Washington the trestle under construction on the Lunvis Central road collapsed killing Joseph Fay of Oswego New York and Charles Clark of Chicago. Edward Fox mortally wounded two Fox sons seriously injured and Joseph Fox in charge an experienced bridge builder. The accident occurred with minutes remaining before completion as heavy timbers fell across the site. A second item notes Stephen Hunter named collector of customs for the district of Rappahannock Virginia.
The Texas struggle over a state constitutional prohibition amendment is tearing the Democratic Party apart, pitting pro and anti prohibition factions led by figures such as Reagan Maxey Culberson and Hart against Throckmorton and Ireland. The contest widens into a national test, with northern prohibitionists organizing to weaken both major parties, while local leaders fear lasting rifts and shifting loyalties.
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