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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1893
Page
4
The article details Senate debates and executive business, including calls for committee compositions, investigations of Kansas senator elections, and Roach case proceedings. It covers departmental appointments, postmaster nominations in Georgia, and cabinet-level nominations to Turkey and federal posts.
A vast twenty five to fifty foot wide hole erupted on a cultivated Florence Alabama farm after a heavy storm. Found by lessee T W Redwing the shaft deepens into an apparent subterranean cavern. Locals plan exploration once ground stability is confirmed and no further subsidence occurs. Also notes Honolulu dispatch from The Kansas City Times about Blount and queen reinstatement rumors and a Cleveland sentiment on public education.
A broad slice of late 19th century regional happenings spans lawsuits and insanity pleas in Louisville and Button cases, a large cotton works fire in Louisville causing heavy loss, Confederate veterans events in New Orleans, a Jacksonville banking failure, Memphis coal inspector appointment, a major mule fire in Atlanta, and bank and railroad case developments in Nashville and Atlanta.
The committee fully investigates a rumor that $1,000,000 in bonds were hypothecated in New York. Mr. Hote doubts the bonds exist. The panel has not decided on a New York visit but may send representatives and would cover the expenses if required.
Two new indictments charge Lewis Redwine with misapplying bank funds by paying drafts drawn by Thomas Cobb Jackson for 5000 dollars each. The drafts, dated July 14 1891 and paid July 17 and July 27, were processed through Gate City and Atlanta National banks. Redwine allegedly concealed the drafts in a private drawer and knew Jackson had no deposits.
Cable from Belgrade reports King Alexander declaring majority and dissolving the skuplinu as regents and ministers are arrested at a palace banquet. A new ministry led by M Doketoh is sworn in, writs for elections issued, and crowds acclaim the king while loyalty to him grows. Other items note Nashville bank troubles, snow in New York and Ohio, and a Chinaman boycott opinion.
Nashville special reports J T Dobbins of Dobbins and Dazey denies ever exonerating partner George A Tazay of blame for wrecking the firm. He says Mr Dizey claims sole responsibility for the losses.
The last cash of about 315000 dollars in the Gate City National Bank at Atlanta was moved Saturday to the Atlanta National. Bank Examiner Stone says a week or ten days should reveal how the bank will be liquidated. The piece also notes a birth notice from an Alamosa Colorado newspaper showing a Dutch child in the San Luis Valley, with a mixed, multinational origin of the notice and printing. A Kinzig town disclaimer then records a witchcraft accusation about cattle foot distemper, signed by Victoria Seifriz, calming residents.
A St. Louis Republic summary lists Nineveh and Babylon walls, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Great Pyramid, and the Labyrinth of Egypt. It notes wall heights, gate openings, and construction scales, citing Onosecount and Meles era ruins. The piece emphasizes massive stones and unattainable modern demolition.
The St Louis Republic reports 1886 census figures showing Russia, Poland, and European Russia with high blindness rates. It notes 189,872 totally blind in Europe, 48,812 blind in other regions, and fewer than 23,000 in the Americas combined. Women in the Caucasus are notably more affected.
Readers praise a bread made with Royal Baking Powder as quicker and lighter than yeast varieties. It claims anti dyspeptic qualities, preserves nutritive flour elements, and offers a one loaf recipe with precise steps and a promise of a free cookbook from Royal Baking Powder Co.
A fragment describing a pleasure trip ruined by illness highlights preventives and remedies. It promotes Huptetter's Stomach Bitters for protection against digestive ailments and Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic to rebuild blood and strengthen weak individuals during travel. The ad cites emigration and general discomfort, urging joyful health.
A comic exchange shows a child bargaining between a bicycle and a Paris bonnet while a mother questions the plan. An advertising blurb touts Brown's Iron Bitters curing malaria and boosting vitality. The text notes twenty eight cities with populations over one hundred thousand.
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