Illinois and Georgia celebrate at Atlanta exposition
Capital notes report high level talks on John L. Waller and Ward extradition, plus Secretary Olney's view on France freeing Waller. Tennessee attorney general and Memphis editor meet Olney over extradition of Ward Honduras fugitive. Illinois and Georgia share a grand Illinois day at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta with Governor Altgeld leading a large, orderly parade and a memorable military review.
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Olney
France
John L. Waller
United States
UN UN
Waller
Tennessee
C. G. Matthews
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Washington
Ward
Memphis
Honduras
George Wallace Jones
Iowa
Monroe
John Quincey Adams
Andrew Jackson
Jones
3Jorton
Eugene
Sonnel
Hilinois
Tilinoia
Georgia
Atlanta
Illinois
Exposition Grounds
Altgeld
Fox
Pee
Chicago
Cotton Crop Yields Show Short Harvest Across States
November department of agriculture figures list cotton yields by state with Virginia 109 pounds, North Carolina 168, South Carolina 141, Georgia 152, Florida 148, Alabama 185, Mississippi 160, Louisiana 177, Texas 161, Arkansas 183, Tennessee 181, and others 204. Many correspondents report a reported half crop and drought damage widespread, though picking conditions improve fiber cleanliness. Cuban leader Valmа to visit Washington, Palma named U S representative for insurgents.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Virginia
Orth Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiane
Lexar
Arkaneay
Tennessee
Thomas Estrada Valma
Cuban Revolutionary Party
United States
Palma
Calis
Four Men Die in Locomotive Explosion at Warwick
The Lehigh and Hudson engine No. 18 exploded Sunday due to low water, killing four men: Herbert Beetoer fireman William Cooper engineer Martin O'Neill conductor and James L Sloan brakeman. The boiler was thrown from the trucks while the engine stayed on the rails. Victims were hurled aside, clothing torn, garments found in tree branches along the tracks.
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Warwick
N. Y
Lehigh and Hudson
Herbert Beetoer
William Cooper
Martin O'Neill
James L. Sloan
Journal Building Boiler Explosion Kills Twenty Six in Detroit
A boiler explosion at the Journal building in Detroit on a Wednesday morning collapsed a 40 foot section, burying scores. Twenty six bodies recovered with many injured. the incident prompted widespread rescue efforts as firemen fought flames and smoke. Authorities confirm the blast, while laborers claim aging boilers were unsafe.
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Journal
Detroit
Mich
John
Derby
Lizzie Tapley
Henry Larvier
Michael Ward
Neh James Ross
Habbin Electrotype Foundry
Bous
Bor, Jr
Sohn Kittinger
Thousand's Slain Turks Massacre Armenians At Constantinople
Turko Armenian cruelty reported from Constantinople where Bahri Pasha, once governor accused of mistreatment, is to lead troops to Zeitoun. Death toll in the Bai burial massacre rises to 1,500 with total Armenian casualties now over 10,000. Consul Hampson says relief funds for Sassoun Armenians will be distributed again. Exile and arrests continue as three hundred Armenians are reportedly expelled.
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Constantinople
Bahri Pasha
Phillip Currie
Osmani Eh
Zeitoun
Baiburt
Hampson
Sassoun
Bradstreet
United State
Tehae
Tanneries Shut Down by Boston Firm in Wisconsin
The Payette Shaw Leather Company of Boston Massachusetts has ordered its four Wisconsin tanneries to close for sixty days. The move affects about 500 workers during this season.
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Payette Shaw Leather Company
Boston
Mase
Wisconsin
Fayette Shaw Tanneries
Fifteen Hundred Men Laid Off At Birmingham Mills
In Birmingham Alabama the Birmingham and Gate City rolling mills will close indefinitely, laying off more than 1500 workers. Managers cited a district bar iron makers meeting deciding to shut down temporarily to regulate supply and demand. The move aligns with northern plant closures and follows Manufacturers' Association agreements.
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Birmingham
Ala
Gate City
Bar Iron
Ohio River
Manufacturers’ Association
Booker to Ben Open Letter on Negro Education
Booker T. Washington writes to Senator Tillman in an open letter regarded as a defense of negro education and progress. The missive follows a New York World quote suggesting Tillman’s stance would end black education in South Carolina.
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Booker Washington
Tillman
Booker T. Washington
Booth Cacti
James Oreelman
New York World
South Carolina
State aims to ease burdens but faces heavier load
A clipped fragment discusses a desire to rid the state of a burden, yet warns the burden could multiply tenfold. It reflects cautious skepticism about policy shifts and their broader costs within governance. The text references state action, burden, and potential unintended consequences.
Legislature on Joint Ballot Balanced Between Parties
The Louisville Evening Post reports Kentucky's general assembly will be tied in joint ballot votes for senator. Democrats total 69 with 68 Democrats plus one Democratic Populist. Republicans total 69 with 68 Republicans plus one Republican Alliance. The lieutenant governor cannot vote on joint ballots, so Worthington cannot break the tie.
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Louisville Evening Post
General Assembly of Kentucky
Blackburn
Republican Alliance
Worthington
Acuate
Dr. Robert Battey Dies Noted Surgeon of South
World renowned surgeon Dr. Robert Battey died at his Rome Georgia home on Friday. He originated the Battey operation now used nationwide and ran a famed Roma sanitarium drawing patients from across the south. Born November 26 1828 in Augusta Georgia he studied at University of Pennsylvania and Jefferson Medical College. During the Civil War he served as a Confederate surgeon and later taught obstetrics at Atlanta Medical College. He edited the Atlanta Medical Journal from 1873 to 1876 and led the Georgia Medical Association in 1876. He authored many works on surgery and women’s diseases and was regarded as a martyr to his profession for decades of patient service.
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Robert Battey
Rome
Gna
Battey
Roma
Augusta
University of Pennsylvania
Jefferson Medical College
Atlanta Medical College
Atlanta Medical Journal
Georgia Medical Association
Accident on the L. and N railroad near Franklin fatalities reported
A Nashville CPsOial received at 2 oclock Monday morning says an accident occurred on the Louisville and Nashville road near Franklin, eighteen miles south of Nashville. Reports claim both engineers and several passengers were killed. A New Orleans train and a freight train collided four miles south of Franklin, with five passengers among the dead.
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Cpsoial
Nashville
Loninville and
Jranklin
Orleana
Franklin
Costly fire devastates New York block damage 750000
A blaze at the Bleecker street and Broadway corner in New York destroyed most of the block between Broadway and Crosby street. The Manhattan Savings Bank building on the opposite side was leveled. Loss estimated at 750000 with about 25 firemen seriously injured as flames burned until midnight before being brought under control.
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New York City
Bleecker Street
Broadway
New York
Crosby Street
Manhattan Savings Bank
Werner Offich Unionizes Printers at Akron
The Werner Printing Company of Akron Ohio will hire only International Typographical Union members for all future composing room work. The move marks a significant victory for union labor, as the firm had long employed non union workers.
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Great
Ohio Publishing Company
Werner Printing Company
Akron
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
International Typographical Union
Thurman in Critical Condition After Falls From Sofa
Ex Senator Allen G Thurman lies in a rapidly failing state after a fall in his library. Physicians report no broken bones but fear he may die within days. His son Allen W Thurman notes slim chances of recovery. In other news the Supreme Court invalidates the Sawyer Munn patent in the Consolidated Electric Light Co. versus McKeesport Light Co. case, with Justice Brown delivering the decision.
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Columbus
Allen G
Thurman
Allen W. Thurman
United States Supreme Court
Consolidated Electric Light Company
McKeesport Light Company
Brown
Brarkers enjoined from interfering with Great Northern trains
United States Judge Hanford issued an injunction restraining strikers from interfering with Great Northern property or train operations. The strike's direction shifted, with the railroad showing preference for work, and no additional workers leaving. The American Railway Union maintains nightly picketing and has formed strike committees.
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Great Northern
United States
Hanford
Chis
American Railway Union
Rich Georgia merchant dead in New York home
Christopher Gray, an aged long-time dry goods merchant with ties to Brooklyn Savannah and Augusta, died at his Brooklyn home at seventy five. He immigrated from Ireland in 1850 and built a vast wholesale and retail business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Gray
Brooklyn
N. Y
Savannah
Augusta
Mr. Gray
Ireland
Atlanta Market Groceries Reflect Market Slips and Prices
A rundown of city market items with mixed pricing across groceries and produce. From coffee, sugar and flour to meats, dairy and produce, figures show regional price levels and quality grades, noting weak local cotton market.
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New Orleans
Sugarhouse
Ancka
F. W
Georgia
Burbank
Tennessee
California &E
Ted
Free Coinage Stirs Debate Over Money Policy
The article discusses Free Coinage for gold and silver without discrimination, opposing contraction policies pushed by Bogland and adopted in Washington. It argues that such contraction taxes tribute on every farm product, all valuations, and all labor compensations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The Constitution Great Southern Weekly Newspaper Expansion
A historical notice promotes The Constitution as the leading weekly newspaper. It boasts broad worldwide correspondents, congressional coverage, and Southern emphasis. An enlargement adds twelve columns to twelve pages per week.
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Coun Ani
Constitution
America
Europe
Special Features In The Constitution Described
The Constitution features a Farm and Farmers Department, Women’s Department, and Children’s Department under Clark Howell with renowned contributors like Mark Twain Bret Harte and Joel Chandler Harris. It promises weekly service from writers such as Bill Arp and Wallace Reed, offering a distinct Southern flavor for readers from Virginia to Texas and Missouri to California. It also cites persistent coverage of financial relief delays and policy debates, praising editorial views on wreckage and bond policies.
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Clark Howell
Mark Twain
Bret Swarte
Frank KR. Storson
Joel Chandler Harris
Betsy Hamilton
Bill Arp
Barge Plunkety
Wallace P, Reed
Frank IS. Stanton
Virginia
Texas
Missouri
California
Constitution salutes free people oppose rulers overreach
The Constitution honors citizens who resist becoming subjects and notes a special arrangement with the paper published in this issue at a favorable rate. The statement reflects the press’s stance on governmental restraint and public accountability.
Dismissal Denied in United States Appeal Case
The Bell Telephone Company’s motion to dismiss the appeal is denied. The case involves the United States and references the Deyliner speaking microphone avophone. The decision maintains the appeal proceedings against the Bell Telephone Company.
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Bell Telephone
United States Supreme Court
Bell Telephone Company
United States
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