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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1895
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists several names and titles across multiple locations including W.A. Turk in Hardwick, assistant general page agent in Atlanta, W. Bryder supervisor in Charlotte, N C, Amos Ould geologist superintendent, and Washington D C references, with unclear roles and affiliations.
Bradstreets Weekly Trade Conditions notes 197 US business failures this week compared to 215 last week and 164 in early July. Canada reports 25 failures this week, with widespread price advances and rising wages for over a million industrial workers. Prices remain firm for cotton goods and wool while staple grains fall. pig iron and steel billets rise. Southern crops damaged by rains limit improvement. wholesale dealers anticipate improved autumn demand due to broader price gains.
A Democratic conference in Louisville, Kentucky, gathered prominent leaders including Henitor Blackburn and General Buckner to discuss the Senate race and state tickets. Blackburn urged free silver against a gold standard, claiming the national platform does not seal currency issues. The meeting ended with reorganization of county committees and no sudden vacancies, though local politics were shaken by Louisville’s executive committee dismissal.
Briefs from North Carolina report a Roanoke Rapids mill plan with 12 000 spindles rising to 30 000, a $60 000 Hillsboro mill, a $300 000 Mayo’s Falla mill near Madison, and a 4 percent druggist tax forecast at 86 000. Also notes Rev Fuller in Charlotte, grand jury actions on Raleigh officers, deputy Dancy attacked by moonshiners, libel cases against Pattie Barrington and Barnes, and the Italian envoy workup. An Italian explosion at Tivoli kills five.
A Jeffersonville courtroom packed as five defendants faced the Nobles murder charges. Debby Nobles and Mary Fambles were acquitted or given life terms, while Dalton Joyner was spared, and Elizabeth Nobles and Gus Fambles convicted in the first degree with hanging and life sentences respectively. The case centered on alleged family strife and a planned killing of old man William Nobles.
Heavy buying at Baltimore of Georgia Southern and Florida certificates drew attention. Daily sales rose from 20,000 to 40,000 with prices climbing to 102, while a new $4,000,000 mortgage on 285 miles from Macon to Vilatka looms. Large banks aim to swap certificates for 6 percent fifty year bonds set for mid August. The Maryland Trust syndicate, tied to Southern Railway, plans to hold or flip the new issue as it gains value.
Bradstreet s weekly report notes trade largely unchanged by mid July with strong prices in many sectors and solid fall outlook for wheat and corn. Bessemer pig iron and steel products rise. cattle hogs receipts up. sugar, dye cloths and cotton firm. bank clearings reach post panic highs. June rail earnings improve, but southern rail losses from coal strike dampen gains. Many eastern cities improve. woolens and jewelry demand up. iron and steel in demand. overall summer dullness mostly in the south.
A major collapse at a crowd of about a thousand during Elk festivities in Atlantic City New Jersey injured many, with some fatalities feared as the floor gave way and people fell into the pit below. Medical teams worked quickly to remove the injured to hospitals and hotels. In unrelated notes, William H. Anderson of Kentucky was appointed registrar of the land office at Enid Oklahoma to succeed the late W. Patterson, with Charles I. Carpenter named chief engineer and Edward Dorney and Henry O. Stayton as first assistant engineers in the revenue cutter service.
A Washington letter from the American Bimetallic League proposes a candid public discussion with the Committee on Sound Currency. It calls for a debate on distinctive propositions, with 3 to 5 representatives per side, to educate the public on money theories and policies ahead of elections. The letter, signed by A J Water, invites early agreement on terms and topics.
John W. Foster arrives in Washington from China where he counseled Chinese peace envoys in negotiations ending the Chinese Japanese war. He left December 22 and journeyed via Shanghai Formosa, reporting fatigue but optimism for lasting peace and noting Japan’s terms as reasonable amid retrocession of the Liao Dang peninsula. Also announced is a new tobacco firm Florence Tobacco Warehouse and Prize Company with 3 000 capital stock and potential increase to 95 000.
Articles of Incorporation of the Go nerolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America were filed in the district court at Washing ton Friday by Edwin B. Nay, Joseph Y. Potts, John A. Maxwell and Thomas J. King of the District of Columbia Willard Van Derlip of Boston Peter J. Campbell of Baltimore and Joseph W. Laube of Richmond Va The objects of the association are benevolent loyal and altruistic promote manly friendship and kindly intercourse and aid protect members and families Willard Vanderlip Peter Campbell and Joseph W Lanbe named as trustees for the first year Lag is the most perfect government under which a wrong to be humblent in an affront to all
The Chickamauga and Chattanooga national military park dedication announcements list speakers for September 19 and 20 with generals and governors from Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. A separate note reports the Philadelphia Railroad's London bond loan of 1,000,000 pounds sterling at 3.5 percent maturing 1945, about $5 million.
A Paris cablegram reports the one hundred sixth anniversary of the Bastile fall celebrated with elaborate decorations, crowds in the streets, visits to Longchamp for a troop review, and a city lit up at night with open-air amusements and dancing crowds.
Springfield dispatch reports Governor Altgeld urged Democrats in the Illinois House to refrain from nominating ex Speaker Crafts for the speakership, but 26 of 61 minority members protested as the nomination proceeded. Humbert sends thanks to Queen Victoria for the visit to Nogland and recognition of the Italian fleet by British officers.
The Montgomery reached Key West on Sunday carrying the Ragua Canal Commission aboard. Aimed to cut through the quadrature work.
The dispatch notes Unionists winning 28 seats on day one while Liberals take only three, with Parnellite margins also small. It highlights Liberal strategy to abandon contested districts, focus on doubtful seats, and faces backlash from Healy's revelations about Liberal whips.
Indictment filed Friday in Washington charges Benjamin O. Milliken private secretary to Senator Harris of Tennessee with felonious assault and holdup crimes. The case centers on an alleged break in at ex Solicitor General Samuel F. Phillips's home and an assault on his daughter Miss Gertrude Phillips. Details remain closely guarded as witnesses are urged to keep quiet.
The Colored Pythians Americas, under the colored grand lodge Knights of Pythias, held a two day session last Tuesday and Wednesday with delegates from major state cities. Alderman Burt welcomed visitors on behalf of the mayor and council, while Grand Chancellor H. A. Shaw of Brunswick and H. A. Rucker of Atlanta spoke in response. About two thousand visitors attended, marking the convention a success.
Hon. James K. Vardaman withdrew, narrowing the Democratic nomination contest to McCabb and McLaurin. McCabb supports the gold standard while McLaurin backs free silver at sixteen to one.
The Mobile Alabama Coal Company has shipped 825 tons of Alabama coke to Mexico marking the port’s first substantial export. The coke will be tested in a Mexican smelting furnace to gauge performance and potential market demand.
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