26 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1884
Page
1
Reports from Marseille Toulon and Arles detail rising cholera cases, deaths, and mass migrations as authorities tighten quarantine. Sailors, stevedores, and port residents face measures while France, Italy, and Spain contend with outbreaks. Leaders debate travel bans, health certificates, and emergency actions amid a spreading epidemic.
The piece recounts a brutal assault on a Pennsylvania girl, with disturbing details of an attack near Monongahela and a woods incident. It notes a suspect Kennedy and Hungarian workers, police arrests, and a tense pursuit amid public outrage and investigative efforts by detectives and authorities.
A boiler failure caused a train engine accident in Lehigu Valley. Four riders died as the carriages erupted and the engine overturned, injuring others. Investigators traced the crash to a faulty boiler and noted the engine’s operator was among those hurt or killed.
Paris dispatch reports France pressuring China and to seize To Chow if demands are unmet. Cairo notes English circular to tax collectors forcing delayed Egyptian taxes, aiming to show need for reform at the conference. An earthquake hits Massowah, Egypt, destroying houses and port facilities. The piece also covers Irish political moves, royal visit security, and British defense funding discussions related to Egypt.
Executive committee confirms program for the eleventh demonstration at the Institute building on Thursday evening August 14. A grand chorus of 1009 voices will perform with 100 instruments, and 27009 seats offered for 1000 visiting guests. Twelve addresses of ten minutes each will be delivered. Messrs Blaze, Cleveland and Buter invited. newly elected president of the National League to preside.
A sanitized digest notes a reforming stance on steel rail prices amid a Pittsburg price point, warns of potential price rises if producers cannot profit, and cites broader iron and steel industry conditions as exceptional rather than general.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue releases a fiscal year summary ending June 30 1884 showing total receipts of 121 090 920 a net gain of 22 300 000 over the prior year. Breakdown includes spirits tobacco penalties and post office revenues with notable shifts from rate cuts and changes in duties across states.
A New York judge weighs a lunacy commission to decide if Eugene Austin, 47, regent of Athen, is mentally sound to manage his father Charles Austin’s estate. The case cites extravagant travels, a speech in Warsaw as a working man’s candidate, trips to Mentor and Irving Hall, and swindling by others, with ties to four wealthy citizens.
In South Carolina the Democratic drive to field a solid Negro voting bloc in the so called black district sparks debate among Democrats over fairness and strategy. Small’s constituency protests a plan to dilute or control the overwhelming Black vote, warning any attempt to defeat the Black majority is doomed. Meanwhile a separate report notes a Spanish coastal collision leaves 19 survivors from the Gijon steamer.
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