29 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1884
Page
1
A torn OCR snippet mentions a death and scattered names but provides no clear identities, dates, or locations. The fragment hints at a September reference and possible personal names but lacks actionable information for a full card.
A fragmentary notice outlines unsupervised opens and a scholarship plan involving faculty, administration, and finances. It mentions a principal, trustees, and a cost structure, with references to a late payment and the scheduling of duties. The text is garbled but indicates a formal school event or opening.
A July 28 dispatch reports the Independent Republicans of Philadelphia forming a permanent association under the name Association of Republicans and Independents of Philadelphia. Officers include Henry W. as president, Staass Weer as secretary, and Samuel Wagner as treasurer. A committee of ten will be appointed to organize and distribute signatures for the ticket. The group endorses efforts to support Logan and Bhive and calls for a Republican demonstration in Philadelphia.
The Democratic National Committee met at Chicago to notify land and Thomas A Hendricks of their nine lions. The committee discussed by executive session and prepared addresses to the candidates. They decided to depart for Albany tonight aboard the steamship Prew with plans to reach Barnegat and then proceed to Albany.
The week begins with bricklayers and laborers striking for nine hours replacing ten. Reports on striker numbers vary. employers claim 764 at most while unions say about 4,000. Strikers receive weekly stipends from the bricklayers and laborers unions treasury and other trades funds. Plasterers, hod engineers, and framers walk off jobs. unions dispatch delegates to report on sites with new union men taking up striker roles. The Senate builders’ reservation meets tonight. most strikers expect a vote favoring the nine hour demand, though employers dispute this.
The Greely relief squadron sailed from St Johns toward Portsmouth amid mourning flags and public cheers. Planes call for a naval reception August 2 in the outer harbor, a state and city welcome August 4, and a public meeting. Lieutenant Greely and survivors are reported in tolerable health as crews prepare to land and ship crews wrap up arrangements under Secretary Lincoln and Secretary Chandler.
Survivors report a thick fog at sea near Corunna when the British steamship Laxham collided with the Spanish steamer Gijon. The Laxham sank within 20 minutes as chaos broke out aboard both ships, women and men fighting for crowded lifeboats. The Gijon also sank, with about 130 perished. The report details wreckage, Captain Lothian’s danger, and passengers forced to contend with knives and wreckage.
The London demonstration last Monday sparks debate over spontaneity versus planning with radicals accusing government obstruction and Tories highlighting lavish radical funding. Protests continue in Leicester and Bournemouth amid splits between liberal leaders and followers over franchise aims and moderation versus bold action.
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