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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
1
In a Viking raid the chief dies and the halls burn as the speaker recalls fierce pillage and captive maidens. He saves Ulla from ruin, but she dies on the fire lit tower, and years later he seeks solace in faith and memory while wandering Baldersund.
A dramatic sea adventure unfolds as a ship nears a cliffside castle under a blazing sky. A frantic white woman on the tower sees the crew and cries Ulla while the narrator feels fierce inner power and leaps toward shore amid roaring surf and blood-red flames.
In a West Virginia mountain store a trader buys eggs for a calico dress. A spectator notes the bargain and the merchant’s education may not be as high as assumed, as both sides miscount eggs and miss the true value. The merchant hints the eggs many be spoiled. The traveler leaves with a wry lesson.
In Darley Dale England a ancient yew in the churchyard is said to be as old as three thousand years. Its 33 foot girth shows scars from vandals while Rev Dr John Charles Cox notes it sheltered Britons Romans Saxons and Normans and many worshippers from baptism to burial. The tree is fenced to protect it and revered as a historical touchstone.
The Children ask for a fairy tale while Grandpop complains about century runs and the word economy. He argues the world condemns thrift yet despises excess, unsure where to begin.
Surgeon General Wyman in Washington receives a telegram from Dr. Lindsley of the Tennessee board of health listing state inspectors in Memphis Grand Junction Baymer state line Chattanooga Cleveland and Ducktown and calling for full cooperation with the service Marine Hospital forces are directed to assist. Dr John Guiteras reports two mild yellow fever cases in Cairo Illinois have been isolated with precautions to prevent spread. little alarm in the city.
The Brunswick strike has grown to a general action among dock laborers over wage cuts by Mallory line shippers and Brunswick Terminal. Mallory workers seek 20 cents an hour while cotton laborers demand five dollars a day. Strikers push petitions against foreign labor, with reports of seven to eight violent incidents. City authorities prepare to shield people and property if northern workers arrive.
Hazleton Pennsylvania miners return to Pardee and Lattimer mines in small numbers as 300 of 1300 workers resume duties. Hungarian residents stage nighttime protests to deter workers from returning, with a band led by women massing as the Thirteenth regiment watches for further trouble.
Open session of the September term of the U S district court in Wheeling heard ex Governor A B Fleming seek a perpetual injunction for his Monongahela Coal Co against Eugene V Debs and others. With no defense appearance the judge made the injunction perpetual and indicated he would rule the same if a similar case came before him again.
The board of health logged eighteen fever cases on Monday evening at 6 oclock the largest daily total since yellow fever began in New Orleans. Nine cases were reported by Dr. Joseph Holt all flagged for quarantine. no deaths that day. Holt also announced nine cases in his own practice.
General Lee met with President McKinley at the White House for a near two hour review of the Cuba situation. He arrived on a special appointment and only Secretary Alger was present as visitors were excluded during the conference.
The United Mine Workers press statement says about 75,000 miners will resume work in central states bituminous fields as the strike ends in its twelfth week. Ratchford credits organized labor and urges joint annual price agreements to prevent future strikes and ensure fair mining rates across states.
A major blaze in Columbus Georgia destroyed the Butts and Cooper lumber yard sash blind and door factory and the Southern railway freight depot on Monday night. Losses include two L and N freight depots and other structures totaling about 60 000 dollars.
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