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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1895
Page
4
A theater boarder and a woman’s daughter quarrel, leaving a three year-old in the parlor who, at luncheon, declares with innocence that the woman loves the boarder. The incident is noted in a Buffalo Ex-Press item and illustrates domestic tension amid a calm scene.
The Senate and House at the capitol held a full day of debate on the Bush bill as a special order, while the bribery investigation report remained unfinished and was carried over. The reformatory home bill dominated discussion with amendments and objections to the proposed appropriation, and a resolution from the Atlanta Women's Club urged its passage.
Bradstreet reports a continued check to general trade due to mild weather and rain in the south slowing cotton shipments while demand for staples rises with cold weather. Textile employment is steady but not profitable. leather prices soften and shoe purchases lag. Overall business failures rise to 323 in the U S while bank clearings reach 1.126 billion, up 10 percent from last year.
A fierce fire swept the Dry Goods and Woolen Exchange in Chicago Friday morning. Five firemen with Engine Company No. 2 were buried under wreckage from multiple floors. four died, one survived with minor injuries. A girl died after falling from a window. Dozens injured, many rescued. Loss estimated at 400000 dollars. Names include Patrick J. OConnell and Thomas J. Prendergast among the dead. Kate Landgraf among the injured. Captain Lewia Fieone escaped. All dead and injured were from Vagina Company No. 2.
A strong earthquake struck Mexico City on Sunday, bursting water pipes and causing four adobe houses in a suburb to collapse. The initial tremor moved east to west, followed by a northeast to southwest shift, lasting about twelve seconds as recorded by the national meteorological bureau.
Advice for measuring ingredients without scales and storing staples. The text lists approximate conversions for common items, from flour to eggs, and describes storage guidelines for bread, lard, yeast, preserves, salt, and vinegar. It also notes using hard lard for pastry and proper mixing with flour.
A Boston physician treats Miss Jackson-Parka for a cold while in Somerville. The scene shows quick action with hot water and telegraph plans to Chicago. A separate note mentions a St Louis plumber inheriting the Earl of Antrim estate worth 80 million dollars, humorously suggesting long service would negate the fortune.
The article outlines Cuba with 46 000 square miles and 1 600 000 people two thirds white. Havana leads with 200 000 residents, other cities listed. Cuba's revenues 25 million, expenditures 35 million, debt per capita near 170 dollars. Exports total 90 million, main products sugar tobacco cigars molasses timber and iron ore. Two thousand vessels of 2 500 000 tonnage trade with the island annually and U.S. exports to Cuba valued at 24 million.
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