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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1897
Page
2
A Chipley Florida bulletin compiles scattered items from Sept 1897. Notes include Woodford to meet Spain’s queen regent on Sept 13, Canadian spelling quirks of Klondike, a surge in public debut prosperity, Florida rail road debate, and editorial praise for local newspapers as community builders.
New York Sept 3 Articles filed with County Clerk Porroy for incorporation of the Florida Trans-Peninsular Ship Canal Company. Principal incorporators include Robert May Caffall Freeman H. Baldwin H Bolet Peraza consul general for the Greater Republic of Central America Benjamin F Cromwell and Francis P Fleming. Capital 75 000 000. Canal aims to link Atlantic with Gulf via ship canal and railway to shorten maritime routes by about three days to Texas or Mexico and handle ocean going vessels. Consul General Peraza says it will aid defense and commerce and expects 15 000 000 tons annual through put with tolls to cover costs. Harbor at St Augustine to be eastern entrance. canal width 200 feet. depth sufficient for largest ships. Completion projected in about five years.
A patriotic call argues that the United States must maintain a strong navy to defend its flag and protect citizens abroad. It questions whether the nation can claim its rightful rank without adequate naval power and resources, urging collective support from government and people.
William J. Bryan writes that wheat price rise stems from a short foreign crop and that silver and wheat prices are governed by supply and demand. He criticizes Republicans for rising prices and shifts blame for India famine to their administration and politics.
A Nashville report covers a tense National Race council session where W H Council of Alabama was elected temporary chairman. His incendiary remarks blaming crimes on black men drew protests, prompting a resolution to qualify his statements, which he refused to do.
For over twenty years Scott's Emulsion has been promoted as a remedy for wasting diseases by rebuilding flesh and strength in adults and children. A physician prepared a small book explaining how and why it helps, available free by sending a postal card request to Scott & Bowne in New York today.
The council elected a permanent chairman unanimously and then proceeded with business. The sentiments of his heart were noted, and it was suggested that stronger intellectual input from listeners would recognize the truth of his statements.
The piece contrasts Klondike gold fever with Florida's summer harvests. It portrays the Arctic rush as a distant echo while Florida basks in sea winds and tropical riches. Names of places or organizations are not provided. The tone blends economic dreams with regional imagery.
The piece argues prosperity returns due to a natural economic reaction after years of extremes. It credits no single cause, noting tariff or Wall Street hype may play only part. It emphasizes stability with the tariff and money standard settled for four years, reducing ongoing economic agitation.
A tirade charges Mark Hanna with engineering price rises across commodities from wheat to potatoes and gold in Klondyke to influence politics and profits. The piece portrays Hanna as manipulating markets for an Ohio party advantage while condemning his effects on workers and the poor. It cites his Duluth yacht trip and Southern, Northern, and Argentine market impacts as evidence of alleged greed and social harm.
A compact, period-voiced note highlights a man of mark whose Buckeye influence precedes prosperity, signaling the poetic budget referenced by Bede.
A poem describing an enigmatic young woman with sparkling eyes and long black hair who smokes, flirts, and bet s, never ages, drinks sparingly, and impacts men yet remains absent from the world, existing only within a book.
The Advocate reprints a Brewer's Journal figure showing 91 million dollars invested by Britain in 79 U.S. breweries and a 6 percent annual dividend totaling 5.47 million dollars sent abroad. A small boy leads a policeman to a drunk father’s ruined home, illustrating social costs of liquor. Mrs. R. A. Foster adds a pointed inquiry on wasteful spending.
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