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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1895
Page
1
A scrambled notice from Southern Railway Company Washington outlines a condensed passenger train schedule with names such as A Turk Hardwick Gow Pass and Ast MASHING TARDs Coaches. Officials listed include Araneta Cle W B Ryder General Superintendent and traffic manager in Washington D C with Al Green and Culp.
Rome Ga special reports Mrs Joanda Montgomery and her son Harvey Wilson were jointly indicted for murder by the Floyd County grand jury after a thorough review and several days of hearings. Lawyers for Mrs Montgomery claim she did not know her husband was being stabbed and held him to protect her child.
Dispatch from Danville Indiana reports William E Hinshaw a minister convicted of murdering his wife at Belleville January 10 after a five week trial. He was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Three jurors favored hanging the minister who did not flinch as the sentence was read.
Chattanooga grand jury indicts members of the Kentucky and Tennessee Underwriters Association for maintaining a trust. The executive committee is to be examined at the January term. Names of the indicted are not released, but the case creates a sensation locally. Women in Kentucky Will Vote in November boards. Lexington Newport and Covington women register to vote only for boards of education, prompted by Laura Clay. Danville tobacco firm assigns liabilities of 75000 with assets about the same to trustee P. H. Boisten.
The Chattanooga Tradesman lists weekly southern incorporations and expansions including Newport Grain and Milling Co in Arkansas with $100 000 capital, Thompson Oil and Gas Works in West Virginia, a Palatka Florida door and sash factory, a Roanoke Virginia manganese firm and a Brownwood Texas cotton oil company each at $50 000, plus Columbia South Carolina construction and Wheeling oil and gas ventures at $40 000. It notes a Greenville Texas cotton mill, a New Orleans oil mill and refinery, Canton Mississippi electrical plant, Madisonville Tennessee flour mill, Biloxi Mississippi ice factory, Anderson South Carolina oil and fertilizer firm, Brunswick Georgia knitting mill, woodworking plants in Alabama FloridaGeorgia Tennessee Texas, waterworks at Opelika Alabama and Canton Mississippi, plus week enhancements at Harriman Tennessee brick works, Houston Texas iron and steel works, and a capital rise for Gaffney South Carolina mills and Woodstock North Carolina woolen mill expansions.
Colonel John A. Cockerill writes from Yokohama that Osaka cotton spinners seek government subsidies to run a steamship line from Osaka and Yokohama to a west coast Mexican port. The plan aims to lower transport costs for Southern cotton and ties to a Tulmantepes railway, with Japan pursuing colonization and a goal of buying 90 percent of its raw cotton from the United States as rates improve.
The Corbett and Fitzsimmons camp discuss staging a prize fight on Slingers Island near St. Joseph Missouri, a three acre river island neutral ground alleged to tempt authorities in both Missouri and Kansas and avoid interference by a wealthy syndicate of organizers. The island sits between the Missouri and Kansas shores in the Missouri River and has drawn interest from backers hoping to sidestep bans on prize fighting.
A Birmingham dispatch reports Alabama Great Southern railroad directors elected at the annual stockholders meeting. A majority serve on the Southern Railway Company board, placing the Southern in possession of the Alabama Great Southern and extending influence from Chattanooga to Meridian and influencing operations from Cincinnati to New Orleans. The Southern Railway will begin operating the Alabama Great Southern immediately.
A head end collision between two passenger engines occurred at 7:15 am Saturday on the Atlanta and West Point line between Red Oak and Paar burn in Georgia. Fireman Alex Atkins was killed. no others injured. Both engines were demolished and rail service was suspended for several hours. No blame has been fixed yet amid possible order misunderstandings.
A Tennessee case reports the arrest of Dr Wacke on charges tied to the death of widow Teague. The incident involves a Knox County victim and earlier a separate fatality, with a reward and prominent criminal court figures referenced in a chaotic early-sentence dispatch.
In a near unanimous vote the Texas legislature passed a law prohibiting prize fighting. The measure names prize fighting a felony with penalties including two to five years in prison for principals. The bill, passed after a Dallas hearing, immediately takes effect with an emergency clause.
Reports from Constantinople recount a wave of rioting and bloodshed as Turks and Softas attacked Armenians. About 600 Armenians were imprisoned. several were killed, including those at a Armenian social venue and a case frequented by Armenians. Police were absent.
Washington reports Secretary Olney has drafted a dispatch to Ambassador Bayard asserting the United States will not permit British occupation of disputed Venezuelan territory without prior arbitration. The note frames Britain's claims as an attempt to seize American land, urging Britain to choose between two options while reaffirming Monroe Doctrine enforcement.
The article notes the amphitheater Project for Corbett-Fitzsimmons' mill stalled with no resumption and a $1500 daily cost cited by Florida Athletic Club President Stuart. The Pastors' association calls a special prayer meeting urging support of Governor Culberson's legislative emergency law. Dallas residents weigh the odds of the emergency clause passage.
In Columbia a special session adopts a strict divorce clause. The motion, supported by 86 to 49 votes, declares no divorce shall ever be granted in the state under any circumstance. Senator Tillman’s effort to recognize divorces granted elsewhere fails amid the final parliamentary clincher.
Western railroad officials vow no rate cuts beyond 26 percent for the Chicago special saga and Atlanta expo train departures from the west. They reject a larger reduction by Kansas City to Memphis and refuse further cuts for the next three months, citing justification concerns.
The Age-Herald of Birmingham, Alabama, was sold to former Daily State stockholders. The paper will discontinue as a gold standard outlet and be published as the State Herald, advocating bimetallic doctrines.
Toledo police uncovered an opium joint in the city center run by a Chinaman. Seven American inmates were found inside including two young girls said to be daughters of prominent citizens. Names suppressed but one daughter linked to a leading capitalist and another to a well known railroad man. The discovery caused a major sensation.
In a late era of widespread papers a large sugar maple, long planted on the street, died not from gas but sunstroke. Observers note the trunk was angular with dead bark on sides while live wood clustered on the corners. Experts advise cutting away dead bark, painting, and letting healthy wood grow over the wound to preserve the tree.
The third great battle of the ballots in Georgia’s tenth district yielded a Democratic victory for J. O. Black over Watson. Richmond county backed Black with a large majority, while Columbia and other counties showed Watson losing ground. overall Black’s lead grew to about 6,243 in total, with disqualifications and regional shifts noted. The results indicate a strong Democratic hold and a quieter, less enthusiastic election day across the counties.
The county managers met at county seats to consolidate Wednesday votes for Major J. O. Black and Colonel Thomas J. Watson. Official district results show Black leading by 1,602 with 10,812 votes to Watson 8,710. Returns highlight the impact of the new registration law on suppressing illegal voting. General Miles arrives, issues General Orders No. 64 claiming command of the Army.
Secretary H A Herbert of the navy spoke at Montgomery Alabama on monetary policy. Introduced by ex Governor Jones he described himself as a bimetallist not for sentiment but business reasons. He argued the money question and the causes of the recent panic should be settled on business principles.
At a city board meeting in Meridian Mississippi a resolution to grant the operation of an electric street railway and the maintenance of an electric light plant to furnish city lights and motive power was unanimously passed for W. R. Hall and associates of Chattanooga Tennessee. The council concurred with the aldermanic action.
County Treasurer B. Wood of Arcadia, Minnesota, was held up by ten masked men who forced him to open the county safe and turn over about $6,000. He had been meeting the Strawberry Plants train and was returning home when attacked. Afterward he was made to count cross ties for twenty miles.
The Farmers' and Merchants' Bank at Creighton Missouri was placed in the hands of an assignee for creditors. Assets total 124000 with liabilities 60000 mostly tied to real estate. Officers call the suspension temporary and promise full deposit repayment. Counterfeit five dollar notes are circulating in Toledo Ohio scooping through many banks.
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