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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1897
Page
6
Howard Weyls a barber of 114 West Mound street claims the title champion penknife whittier of the United States. He carves figures and articles from pine with a pen knife using a rapid buse-saw like motion. His shop contains many pieces including a panel figure of Mark Hanna. Weyls plans public exhibition of his work.
Old methods in Pompeii aimed at uncovering art and treasures with little regard for houses. New excavations now focus on preserving or restoring interior arrangements, furniture, and wall decorations in entire houses.
A wheel mounted frame with spindles carries multiple reels to string wires simultaneously. The text advertises tonics and patent remedies including Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for liver misery, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children, and Piso's Cure for Consumption with testimonials. It cites Henry Zurgidge Co. Chicago and Board of Trade services.
The article outlines Japan's bicameral legislature the Shingi In lower house 300 elected for four years and the Kizoku In upper house about 200 members with hereditary seats. It details voting eligibility tax requirements district quotas and the Emperor's role in appointing officers and presiding over elections. The 1898 election timeline and polling process are described with emphasis on outside campaigning and ballot handling.
A Washington special reports the U S supreme court affirmed the Georgia supreme court verdict convicting Mrs Nobles of murder. Her only chance to avoid hanging rests on a pardon petition before Governor Atkinson after appeals through state and federal courts.
A 1895 Georgia case centers on Mrs Nobles accused of plotting to kill her husband near Jeffersonville twelve miles below, tied to Gus Fambles and others. Debby Nobles and Debby Fambles were acquitted. Mary Fambles sentenced to life, while Mrs Nobles and Gus Fambles faced execution in August 1895 amid public scrutiny.
Former Nebraska auditor Eugene Moore was found guilty in Lincoln on Monday afternoon of embezzling 23900 dollars. Sentencing was deferred as Moore and attorneys admitted the shortage but argued the funds were insurance fees due to the state treasurer. Judge Cornish rejected the defense and ordered commitment.
A catastrophic rail disaster in Warsaw reports eleven killed and twenty two seriously injured when a heavy freight crashed into a stationary passenger train at the terminus due to a pointman error. The accident halted service and prompted emergency response.
Trade centers report a hopeful week with steady iron and textile activity and lifted quarantine rules reviving lumber. New ventures include bottling works in Birmingham and electric plants in Tifton and Boerne, a Galveston grist mill, mills in Lowryville and Leon, an ice factory in Boerne, a stove foundry in Sheffield, Sanford Light Co. in North Carolina, and novelty works in San Antonio. Oil mill planned for Denison. Harper's Ferry Oil Co. chartered at Wheeling. tannery planned for Big Stone Gap. knitting mills chartered at Charleston. woodworking plants planned for Clinton and Elizabethton.
A Brunswick dispatch reports a hypnotist preacher in a tent six miles from Brunswick, Georgia, drawing fervent followers as he conducts trance meetings. The religion is linked to the death of William Hickman during a trance, with followers donating valuables and tearing off clothing as they shout glory to God.
A Union Pacific mail train from Cheyenne to Council Bluffs completed 519 miles in 559 minutes with stops and delays. The trip included engine changes and an air brake hose repair, plus a five hour delay from a burned bridge near Medicine Bow. Inspectors enforced time targets to avoid fines.
The hypnotic evangelist who stirred a religious frenzy in Glynn county disappeared Tuesday. Visitors to the grounds faced a cold, windy trip and the preacher likely moved on from the place that brought him notoriety.
Atlanta Clearing House invites southern bankers to gather in Atlanta on December 15 for currency reform discussions. A special Monday meeting authorized the plan and extended invitations to bankers across the region.
The New York Mail and Express highlights foreign methods for winter comfort from pocket stoves worn in belts to fur lined slippers and pajama robes. It notes vast populations in cold lands using these devices and describes foot warmers and portable perfumed charcoal stoves to heat beds and rooms.
An African chief warns the European diplomat that his people may seize territory. The diplomat tempers the claim, saying frontier rectification could occur, but denying aggressive action. The exchange reflects colonial boundary tensions.
A collage of quotes and advertisements appears, with a Boston Globe snippet about engagement, a Georgia note praising TETTERIXE and TEAS, and various medical and tobacco product endorsements. Mentions of Hall's Catarrh Cure and local druggists appear alongside promotional lines and scattered names.
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