National Capital Affairs of Government and Commerce
In Washington the Attorney General rules notes from corporations during currency famine are not taxable under the Hankeirculation law. Debates rise over the Wilson bill sugar bounty and tariff reform with Proctor named civil service commissioner by President Cleveland. Congress prepares a new Democratic tariff bill expanding free lists and cutting duties, with details on wool, iron ore, and agricultural implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney
Senate
Hous
Cleveland
Wven
Kentuckians
John KR. Proctor
Kentucky
Civil Service
Proctor
St «Pring
Smith
Congress
Roosevelt
Lyman
Washington
Subcommittee On Agriculture
New Orleans
Memphis
Com-Pays and Means
Bryan
Nebraska
Prairie States
Rumors and Dispatches Sweep Through a Busy Day
A wave of rumors and reports fills the day with diverse items from politics to accidents. Notices include a suspected assassination in Brazil and the death of Atlanta businessman Major M. Kiser, plus a three masted schooner ashore near Cheatham Mass and ferrying words from Milan to St Paul about a deadly train collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montivido
Peixeto
Brazil
M. ©. Kiser
Atlanta
Georgia
Elliot F. Shepard
William Walter Phelps
Germany
St. Paul
Minn
Saga
Helena
Milwaukee
The
Chronicle
Milan
Limitro
America
Venice
Brunawick
Birmingham
Jeffersdn
James R. Son
Knights of Labor
Philadelphia
Worthy B Pe
H. B. Martin
Executive Board
Soverlgn
Ong Ha
Powderly
Scranton
Perry
Oklahoma
Richard K. Fox
New York
Corbett and
Mitchell
Marc Hanta
Milwaukee Brewing Company
Nashville
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Cumberland Mills
Nashville Packing Company
Noel
Estill Springs
South Pittsburg
Drift of Her Progress and Prosperity Briefly Noted
Brief items report new yellow fever case in Brunswick and two discharges, progress on iron furnace and wheel manufacture in Raleigh, court backlog on liquor cases, and a major fire in Jasper Alabama with widespread ruins. Other notes include a rail wreck near Montgomery, pig iron price changes, receivers appointed in Birmingham, and legal actions involving Crescent City Athletic Club and Savannah rail investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Staleigh
N. C
Twenday Nya
Jasper
Ala
Western Railway of
Alabama
Cliett’s Station
Montgomery
Tennessee
Tron and Railway Company
Birmingham
J. M. Montgomery
J. B. Scott
Mary Lee Coal and Railway Company
Jefferson County
Baltimore
Louisville
Germanis Safety Vault
Just Company
Hess, Henle & Co
el Paso
New Orleans
Pilis
Crescent City Athletic Club
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Hall
Marcoh
Fitzsimmons
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
Savannah
Plant
Erwin
Haines M
Joseph
B. F
Sweomer
Flagler
J. H
Estill
FH. B. Plant
H. 8. Haines
R. G. Erwin
R. B. Smith
J. Monttrio Lee
J. G. Pleming
Chancery Court
Nashville
Tenn
N. W. Pickle
John P. Buchanan
M, FB
House
J. W. Allen
Allen
General Assembly
Love is Blind in Civil Question Sparks at Home
Mrs. Billiger scolds Mr. Billiger for not noticing her hat was crooked before leaving the house. He replies with a quip about love being blind, sparking a humorous domestic exchange in the Detroit Tribune.
Trade Topics and Market Movements Summary
The piece reviews trade outlook with slow growth and mixed signals. It notes railroad earnings down 8.9 percent year to date, cotton goods prices firm, and overall industrial prospects uncertain. Produce markets vary with wheat up 1 cent, corn up sharply, and coffee hog and pork prices down modestly. Cotton prices rise slightly amid cautious sentiment on a potential short crop. Weekly failures rise to 887 in the US, 84 in Canada, with liabilities totaling 3.53 million and 3.73 million respectively, signaling stress despite some large firms failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dan
Atlantic Porta
United States
Canada
Bishop Turner's Convention Draws 500 Delegates to National Meeting
The Cincinnati report notes over five hundred delegates attended the national colored convention called by Bishop H. M. Turner of Atlanta. W. H. Councill chaired temporarily with J. H. Willis as secretary, and Turner presided as president. Other officers included Dre Payne and Dr. Z. Bransland as first and second vice presidents. George W. Williams aided as assistant secretary. Bodgan envoy J. Taylor urged rapid trials for rapists and a $10,000 bounty for lynchers. Turner warned of racial strife and urged radical reform and African emigration funds of 100,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
H. M. Turner
Atlanta
National Colored Convention
Bishop Turner
Dre Payne
Z. BR
Cransland
St. Joseph
Sam D. Hill
Ginginnati
W. H. Ellis
Mexico
8. E. Gillam
Louisville
G. W. Bryant
George W. Williams
W. H. Steward
Ooh
J. Taylor
Kansas City
United States
Bodgin
Enraged Husband Kills Family Then Himself in Indiana Tragedy
A feud ends in a fatal sequence near Sycamore Indiana as Clinton Jordan age twenty shoots three members of his wife’s family at Foster home and then kills himself. A seven teen year old is among the dead and Jordan dies after fire consumes his clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore
Indiana
Clinton Jordan
Josha Foster
Jordan
Foster
Poster
Cora Poster
William Powell
Fatal Accident at Penin Hope Colliery
A mining tragedy at Penin Hope colliery Durham England after a hoisting rope broke during surface ascent. Several miners were lowered into the shaft and four men died instantly with others injured or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Penin Hope
Durham
England
Royal Baking Powder Wins Highest Award At World’s Fair
The Royal Baking Powder earned the top prize for tin class at the World's Fair, with 160 cubic inches of leavening gas per ounce, beating the closest rival 138 and the average of others at 111. Its superior quality in fineness and wholesomeness has driven strong sales across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Baking Powder
Paris
Jonne
Agricultural Department of
Washington
Marine engines for land service spark new efficiency
A report from the Age of Steel notes marine engines adapted for land use. Land engines require more space and coal per horsepower than marine quadruple expansion engines, which deliver similar power with much greater heating surface and lower coal needs.
An Easy Electrical Experiment Demonstration
A simple home setup uses a glass and a dry tray to create an improvised electric machine. Dry the glass and tray, place a small heated paper upon the tray, then spark discharge appears when a finger nears. Brighter sparks occur as drying improves and the room darkens.
Inventions by Washington Area Women Patentees
A Washington Post excerpt highlights Nancy M. Johnson a New England native who lived in Washington and sold her ice cream freezer patent in 1848 for 1500 dollars. It notes her novel handle churn and the later improvements. It also mentions her husband’s scientific library bequeathed to a local building and cites Mrs. William H. Dodge a Capital Hill patent figure who created an improved drip catching pitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Washington
Nancy M. Johnson
Smithsonian Institution
Dorilding
William H. Dodge
Capital Hill
Washington Post
Waste of Time. A witty exchange about arithmetic
A mother and daughter debate the value of mental arithmetic. The daughter claims the teacher thinks she should study it, while the mother dismisses it as waste, joking that marriage to a poor man would supply arithmetic but marriage to a rich one would not require it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street & Smith's Ceood News
A Boy Describes Bones and Joints in Simple Vision
A School Child explains bones as the body's framework noting motion from bones, joints and cartilage. He contrasts ball and socket and hinge joints with self oiling parts and observes skeletons in animals and humans with humor and cautious pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Guzette
Awful Dilemma and Quack Remedies Bring Mixed News
The fragmentary text blends a humorous dilemma about discussing cigar costs with a wife and a barrage of 19th century patent medicine pitches. It mentions Brown's Iron Bitters, Hoffetter's Etorials, and various cures, along with a Toledo wholesale druggist advertisement and testimonials. The piece juxtaposes domestic finance with loud medical claims and public notices.
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative combining taste with health benefits. It claims to cleanse the system, relieve colds headaches and fevers, and improve kidney liver and bowel function without weakening organs. Sold by druggists in 60¢ and 1 bottles, manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Mig Syrup Co
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Bloomington, Til
Stevenson
Graham
Chicago
Health Commissioner of
Southern News
Royal Baking
Marine Engines
Land Service
Hood
Doad
Amd
Sactios
Alideugsiets Vents
Mickles
Hortetter
Tirney de Oo
Worthey
Otates
F. J. Che.per
MUA
Toledo
Vanorsa
Kinxan & Marvin
Pragiggiots
Ohio
Uae
Jas. E. Dederick
Saugerties
N.Y
Sheppard
Isaac Aa
Sheppard &Co
Altimore
Lan
Ny Cue
Natuve
Cour Itewere Co
Atlanta Journal
Wrerly Journal
Bow
Georgia Normal
Milledge Ville
Georgia Millis Institute For Boys
Auclipse
Eightages
the Weekly Journal
Atlanta, Ga
P. S
Angie Gage
Lamar
Deadfield Regulator Co
McElrees
Twine OF
Cardus
Sears
All Bo All Booksellers
G. & C. Merriam Co
Ringfield
Maas
Elieap Peta
Atesent
Times
Sters International Dictionary
Seni
Maclean
Curtis & Walker
Mwnare
RSNER
Chester
Whyster
Kent Wat
Poland
Mith
Ana AL Else
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