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Columbus Enquirer Sun

Location

Columbus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1888

Page

2

The South wins out in political influence and growth

A column discusses Galveston News error re South political strength in Congress and electoral college. The Times-Democrat argues the South grew faster than the North and will gain electoral weight with new states, increasing wealth and prosperity.

Galveston New Orleans Times-Democrat Clorado South Times-Demcrat New England Middle States Western States Ohio River Northwest Union Times-Democrat Montana Dakota Washington North

Cotton mills follow cotton fields to the South, says Record

The Manu facturers Record argues large textile machinery makers will relocate from Philadelphia and New England to the South as cotton mills grow. It notes cheap materials and proximity to markets favor southern sites, declaring the South will develop a major textile machinery industry and diversify manufacturing. Experts flag Columbus as a leading location for mills.

Manufacturers Record Philadelphia New England South Pennsylvania Columbus

Pine straw industry eyed as South grows textile potential

South expects rapid pine straw growth with abundant supply and forest protection. Experiments show profit in processing straw for textile fibres, with Cronly North Carolina and Germany noted for forest wool use. The piece cites wider interest in pine leaf extract and oil for medicinal and hygienic applications.

New York Post Sarcoxie Germany Cronly N. C

McKinley Calls for Republican Unity and Reform Ahead of 1892

A Washington telegram quotes Representative McKinley urging harmonious prudent action by Republicans to retain power. He argues past gains cannot win in 1892 and that tariff reform efforts over the next four years will shape the party’s fate. The piece notes shifts in tariff debate and party strategy as Congress tests tax legislation.

Washington McKinley Republican Party West The New York Star Democra Senate Finance Committee Congress Cleveland Thurman Harrison Morton Philadelphia

Columbus touted as cotton goods hub by southern manufacturers

The article argues Columbus offers a two to two and a half percent productivity edge over other southern locations for cotton goods. Mills are expected to migrate south with Columbus as a leading site, likened to a southern Lowell.

Columbus Lowell

Memoirs and monarchs in odd snippets across the era

A collage of society notes mentions Queen Victoria dictating memoirs, Sir Donald Smith of Montreal owning the costliest piano in the country, Oscar Wilde's lecturing gains, Emperor William as godfather to a workman’s son, Gladstone’s Midlands tour details, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland’s White House plans, Molke’s Berlin residence, Italian court beauty Teffini, Gowen links, and a Birmingham platform portrait of Gladstone and his wife.

Victoria Donald Smith Montreal Oscar Wilde William Germany Marienburg Midlands Gladstone Wellington Rose Elizabeth Cleveland Holland Patent N. Y White House Count von Molke Berlin Humbert’stalian Mr. Gladstone

Amusing Fragments from Newspaper Laugh Lines

A collection of short jokes and quips from various papers includes a four year old asking for a Heavenly Father voice, a waiter pricing wine, an umpire predicting a Pluguglies win, and humorous exchanges about mourning, mercurial Frenchmen, and orchestral humor.

Philadelphia

Prize winner Ross leads Georgia stock show success

Fioyd county’s A F Ross returns from Columbus with a large haul of premiums. He is Columbus Exposition Superintendent and reports thirty two premiums won for cattle horses goats pigs and fowls. Totals reach 130 prizes across Rome Exposition Macon State Fair and Columbus Exposition. Ross praises Columbus hospitality and Georgia stock industry gains.

Fioyd A. F. Ross Columbus Ross D. F. Allgood John B. Gordon Macon Georgia North Rome

Judge Samuel Leevy Dies at Poker Table in Montana

Judge Samuel Leevy of Montana collapsed and died during a poker game after a tense confrontation at the table. The dealer drew a card and raised the stakes to twenty dollars, the judge responded, then fainted as the dealer revealed four aces.

Samuel Leevy Montana Deaser Philadelphia Times

Massachusetts Prohibition Gains Reported In Vote

In Massachusetts the license system showed decisive gains at the election held Tuesday with twelve cities voting for license and seven against. The Philadelphia Record says prohibition has been fairly tested as a temperance measure and found a failure, arguing virtue cannot be forced by penalties or edicts.

Massachusetts Philadelphia Guntersville Pine Apple Wedowee Midland Railroad Troy Morgan Literary Club Greenville W. S. Yancey A. H. Stephens A. F. Williamson Montgomery National Union East Alabama Fertilizer Company Clayton Marshal Roberts Anniston Woodstock Iron Company Idaho Colored University Lee Gilder Chambers County Roanoke John Murray James Horan Birmingham Mamie O. Stubbs T. B. Stubbs M. W. Walker Methodist Episcopal Church Chas. P. Beasley Shorter’s Mobile Register House of Representatives Covington County Alabama Midland W. B. Davol Huntsville Maj. Davol Decatur Sheffield Enterprise A. C. Worthy John L. Trotman Isaac Parks Messrs Worthy Trotman Alfred Billups J. D. McLendon Henderson Circuit Court Pike County Commissioners’ Court Gramblers Troy Enquirer

President extends civil service rules to railway mil service

Washington December order extends civil service rules to the railway military service in a move aimed at standardizing appointments and promotions across the defense sector. The action broadens protections and merit standards for personnel within railway military operations.

Washington Civil Service

News of Georgia Alabama twinned in one clipping

A wide 19th century column notes Savannah quarantine costs, court adjournments, murders, sales, births, robberies, rail work and local politics across Georgia and Alabama. It mentions Bishops, farmers, and officers, with details on jail terms, road bonds, bank openings, and community events in multiple towns.

Dublin Savannah Dodge Superior Court Kibbee Graham McRae Albany Sheriff's Sale Tetnall Chariton Griffin South Haygood Western Union Fort Gaines Henry Harrison Texas Cowboys Americus Vienna J. H. Powell David Moore Pulaski County Cataula Israel Johnson J. W. Biggers Harris County W. C. Sibley Augusta Women’s Christian Temperance Union Georgia State University Athens Milledgeville Dahlonega Thomasville Atlanta Baker County Babe Hayes Strezer Place M. S. Davis Albany Advertiser R. Tinsley Macon Adams Tinsley DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Minnie Holley Tatwell Marion County R. J. Perry Robert Patton J. L. O'Neal Talbotton Bredderin McMurray Crimmins Officer McMurray Morning News

Darke County Treasurer conspirator confesses in court

L. D. Bell pleads guilty to complicity in Darke county treasury robbery. Bell says Treasurer Simons planned the heist and used family and accomplices to stage a burglary while he was away. Bell gets two years. others paid sums including 600 to Bell and 500 to Guyer. Simons implicated in the scheme.

Chipley Pitman McDougal Avenue Raonane Tol Cap Bray Cap A. M. Johnson, Jr Ophelia Wilco Olin Williams Ella ‘Atillo Greenville L. D. Bell Darke County Simons Ohio Bell Guyer Hamilton

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