11 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1893
Page
1
Cleveland High School sets Spring Term to begin January 2, 1893 and Fall Term to begin July 10, 1893. In connection with the terms, the school will teach the terms of the public schools and invites inquiries for further particulars by contact.
A corrected weekly list shows varied prices for groceries and provisions in Atlanta markets. Items include sugars, coffee, spices, canned goods, meats, produce, dairy, and ruling rates for flour, meal, beans, and poultry, with multiple brands and units noted.
Pensacola fishermen report an enormous eagle ray taken near the bar. They fear its size and teeth, noting these devil or blanket fish can outweigh small boats and have caused deaths. A record West Indian specimen weighed 1,250 pounds. tails are short relative to body.
Advices from Valetti Malte state the court martial to inquire into the loss of the battleship Victoria rendered its decision on the rocker ice case. Captain Bourke of J dite is mentioned with findings relating to Chicago and Captain.
The South sees twenty four new industries formed or expanded in the past week. New incorporations include Brodmont Miners Company of King's Mountain North Carolina with capital 500000 and Powell Oil Company of Bantron Texas with capital 50000. Additional ventures span Goliad Water and Light Company and others in Alexandria Virginia and Louisiana. A wave of new plants and buildings reaches from Georgia to Tennessee with canneries distilleries electric plants and mills announced.
George Dale Wadley resigns Monday from the position of general superintendent of the Central railroad system. Receiver Comer appoints Mr. T. D. Kline to fill the vacancy after the board of directors sanctioned the move. Wadley cites Judge Speer’s interference in discipline and management as the reason for stepping down. He notes the resignation was prepared July 22 at Bavaswan Georgia and kept secret until a successor could be found.
Sir Edward Grey announced in the House of Commons in London that the French blockade of Bangkok has been raised. This statement confirms a diplomatic shift following ongoing negotiations and signals a change in Southeast Asian maritime restrictions.
A sermon critiques how modern education and parental pressure sacrifice children's health and faith. It contrasts Jephthah's vow with today’s cram culture, urging balanced authority, humane discipline, and prayers for children amid societal pressures. It warns against education as a holocaust and calls for parental wisdom and divine direction.
Leonard Coe later identified as Baer lived in a Bowery lodginghouse for years carrying a brown paper package. After his death his former roommate John Haller opened the package to find over $24000 in greenbacks. Authorities traced Baer to Yale and a past in law and medicine before his New York hermit phase.
Telegraph dispatches report a rise in national bank note circulation amid bank closures in Birmingham and El Paso. Sen Joseph Veat shifts free coinage ideas to 24 to 1. Blount’s Hawaiian report due. Wyman reports Cuban fever cases. Curtis orders tobacco inspection changes. reforms aim to cut World’s Fair expenses.
The piece details dire road conditions from coast to interior in Colombia and Ecuador, with Hond a to Bogota and Ginyquil to Quito cited. It notes rainy seasons, impassable tracks, and months taken for mail and goods, illustrating how geography and neglect affect trade, transit, and national character.
Graye moves serenely amid crowd and strife, a noble unseen above the rest. He bears a wreath and lily crest with clear eyes and vast intellect, an absolute patron and lover of truth who nevertheless hides a hidden memory in a world of power and awe.
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