15 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1884
Page
1
Fragmentary text appears to reference thoughts on a vote or candidacy with garbled phrases. Mentions a person leading a run or campaign and buying something, plus unclear references to a “YEAS” and a date around March 1. Overall unreadable. due to damaged text, precise facts are unavailable.
A lengthy letter from Secretary Chandler replies to statements on frauds in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. It details investigations, personnel changes, and accusations against Wales and Corrigan, arguing for due process and criticizing opposition. The missive, published with other political notes, also notes a Greenback party emphasis and Irish independents organizing in New York.
Ohio readers greet Judge Thurman on return from Chicago with a thousand-strong parade, fireworks, and torches. Thurman thanks supporters for their warmth while stressing unity, praising the convention and nominees, and urging reform to lift the nation from hard times.
A dispatch from New York reports the Tammany delegation arrived at Grand Central Depot early Sunday after the Chicago convention. John Kelly refused to speak, noting no official action on Cleveland. Other leaders varied in stance but many expect Tammany to support the ticket. The Morning Journal carried an interview with Mr. Tilden doubting strong New York support for Cleveland but predicting victory.
In Dulas Texas on July 14 a pistol duel between W H Beale and Bowie ended with both men dead. In Dallas excitement rises as a wave of alleged attacks by black men targets white women, prompting a vigilance committee, increased police, and patrols. A white woman attacked near Tidlas earlier sparked the alarm.
Rattlesnake Jake and his partner Krown O’Pallon clashed with locals in Lewiston, leaving Jake mortally wounded and O’Pallon fatally shot. Jake killed a bystander before falling. O’Pallon died after a hail of gunfire as citizens fired back. The pair belonged to a horse-thief band that had terrorized the region.
A Saturday night blaze on Market street in Chattanooga destroyed the lower block near Eighth and Ninth, with losses around 39000 and insurers unknown. In New York a four story tenement at 2196 Second Avenue burned from the basement up, many residents escaping by window and awning. injuries included a woman with a fractured skull and extensive harm to others. Additional notes cover San Francisco Missida fire losses, Bastille day celebrations in New York, and other scattered incidents across cities along with baseball results.
The report details Secretary Frelinghuysen directing consular officers in London, Liverpool, Marseilles, Havre, Bordeaux, Bremen and Hamburg to inspect all departing vessels and refuse clean bills of health without a sanitary inspector recommendation. It notes Paris sanitary conditions, Marseille deaths, Toulon cases, and municipal relief efforts. Also mentions Dr Koch's arrival and forecasts of cholera spread with ongoing public health actions in several cities.
The bulletin covers British politics with franchise debates and a potential dissolution, Madagascar fighting as Hovas prepare resistance, France China tensions with Courbet fleet movements, Bastille anniversary celebrations, Orange demonstrations in Britain, and a string of political and criminal notices across Europe including Cornwall case developments and Emperor assassination attempts.
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