19 Jul 1890
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1890
Page
1
A July report details how President Harrison and family members acquired real estate and stocks using insider access, including deeds recorded in Rockville. The affair sparks questions over the president’s wealth and the legality of speculative purchases while the White House faces pressure amid party splits.
The Senate debated a resolution by Mr Atleen on limiting debate time and addressing amendments, with discussion on Dawes Act boundaries and Indian lands. The House moved to consider the original package bill on finances and prescribed procedures, while Lloyd and others argued about state powers and commerce in relation to foreign liquor packages. The session featured a long exchange on appropriations for surveys and reservoirs, and a clash over the original package versus Senate substitute. The chamber adjourned after a lengthy day with the private bills to follow.
A major blaze at the Western Union Telegraph building on Broadway and Dey Street forces evacuation of about 50 operators and visitors. Fire spreads from the distributing room to the fifth and seventh floors, endangering seven on the roof as flames and smoke fill stairwells. Firefighters deploy ladders and hoses, rescuing women and men atop the roof as water pours to combat the blaze. the Associated Press and other tenants suffer heavy losses, with extensive damage to wires, instruments, records, and offices.
The Farmers and Laborers union nominee John P Buchanan is chosen after a lengthy caucus of party candidates, with Patterson and Baxter fading. Taylor withdraws, leading to acclamation after Baxter and Jackson withdrawals, as unity forms to propel Buchanan in a tense Democratic state convention marked by threats and confrontations.
A Baltimore era style report notes Richmond financiers led by Logan Pace Christian and Dooley profit from a Seattle to Spokane railroad scheme. Shares in the Lake Shore and Eastern are sold to a transcontinental group while the Northern Pacific guarantees bonds. A funeral in Go. Ja 5 18 specs closes the segment with oddities and family pallbearers.
Richmond and Danville railroad official offers gold prizes for top rifle team scores at Creedmore target under Aution2 Fufle association rules. First prize 150, second 100, third 60, fourth 40. open to white teams. includes prize for highest individual score. contest set for Lovsday August 5 in Asheville with Robert M Furman in charge.
In a charged political scene in North Carolina, Captain Tilman accuses William A Ancrin of lying in a recent letter, while correspondents report Tilman’s defiant stance and fears of private interviews amid strong guard presence. Separate notes describe home manufacture advocacy in Marian and a lengthy set of baseball and horse racing results and schedules from Philadelphia to Louisville and Washington Park.
Moorcoway Ala July 18 Special It is understood Hon HM Sommerville associate Justice will accept appointment to the board of general appraisers. His acceptance will prompt a vacancy in the supreme bench. Names of many Alabamians are suggested for successor including HC Tomp ins WS Thorington Coleman Forter and others. The resignation would set the stage for a likely expansion of the bench to four judges and Sommerville’s candidacy for the new chair. Telegraph briefs note bond offerings and other market items.
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