Invitation to view new goods and fabrics
An invitation invites readers to inspect new items including mings novelty suits white goods and lovely satines and urge early viewing before selections are exhausted.
13 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1890
Page
1
An invitation invites readers to inspect new items including mings novelty suits white goods and lovely satines and urge early viewing before selections are exhausted.
A passenger excursion train carrying about 1,000 travelers from the Northwest and Cincinnati bound for Mardi Gras collided with a northbound train near Coaling Alabama at 2:25 AM. Engineer Edward Doulittle was killed attempting to jump. Many injured on the accommodation train included G. Troms Martha Ohmsom W. H. Phelps Jane Coleman and Oliver Marks. Some passengers on the excursion were killed or seriously injured. Conductor Tom Bernards of the excursion train blamed for the accident. The wrecks left cars demolished and the track cleared by rescue teams. A separate fire incident at a New York Catholic orphanage claimed multiple young lives and prompted swift evacuations by Sisters of Charity.
Notes from Amenteous February 11 report a fire at Brown French & Co on Cottenaver opposite Alle House. Firemen prevented total destruction, but stock and building suffered. Monroe Adams, a known local, was arrested on suspicion. Loss estimated around two hundred dollars.
At Hawkinsville Georgia the agricultural convention adjourned amid a strong political undercurrent as delegates split with Livingstone after he announced he would seek reconsideration of a motion on testing fertilizers and agricultural implements. Alliance members left for an allied meeting as criticism grew over his actions.
The senate confirms a slate of postmasters in Alabama Florida Florida towns and Mississippi Missouri and census supervisors in several districts including Mississippi Florida and Tennessee designating names such as J W Childs K Perdue O L Oakes and J W Tompkins among others. The confirmations span Charleston Walker Marton Fernandina and Fernandina areas with regional supervisors named.
The jury, after an all night lockup, finds Edward Smith guilty of first degree murder in the Satanel Marsh case. Several co-defendants are convicted of manslaughter in the Moses Williams case, while Nermian Wooster and Edward Woodfort are acquitted. All defendants in the William Shea killing are found guilty. Shea's body has not been located.
The House spent the day airing the new code with battles over rules and Speaker powers. Morse and others pressed for reform while opponents warned of overreach, as debates stretched into an evening session and touched on taxation, quorum, and parliamentary authority.
Atlanta dispatch details Ohio farmers planned visit to Georgia lands with Messrs Colly and Giessner leading the mission. Georgia convict camps are reported in fine condition though population climbs. Also notes on school law construction inquiries and a grand Chamber of Commerce banquet.
The readable portion hints at a local notice concerning a place called Briminon or Ake with mention of a river or road and an incident. Names, dates, and clear actions are not decipherable in the fragment.
Waverly reports Mr G W Pressly from Sulphur Springs visiting the Batman family amid daily guano shipments to the farms. Dave Patrick dies at home after paralytic illness. burial at Eastview Cemetery follows his nine day speechless struggle ending in death by starvation. he used a pen to converse, uttering a final quip about dying and meeting his gold.
Mrs Grady expresses gratitude for the many expressions of sympathy following the death of her husband. She notes the comforting words from friends and organizations nationwide and thanks everyone for their kindness during sorrow.
The Guardian reports small business activity and unsatisfactory demand across markets. Weak wholesale demand and limited export yarns hinder cloth sales while a sickness among workers slows progress. China demand remains sparse and overall prices stay subdued.
Fragmentary report describes the Duke of tyters and the Countess of F Whe arriving in Piuis last week to face detention charges. The two pretenders to the Fre were arraigned again before the Tribsrugl today as the tale of the debe unfolds with unclear details.
In Opelika notes the EN QUIRER-SANT misdated a German event. it occurred Tuesday night and drew a grand turnout. The Columbus Italian band played well as the Renfrow Opera House audience enjoyed a late night conceit of loveliness amid ongoing county and school reports.
Dispatches report a general strike by Alabama coal miners risking widespread production loss. Workers from Ledford Delmonte and Cahaba mines threaten to quit, demanding safer conditions and 17 cent wage rules before returning, rallying state committee support for further action.
A sensational Boston scene reports broker Douglass Green fleeing to Europe after an alleged marriage to Mrs. Sip Metrea. Green withdraws from Green Bateman in New York and sails aboard the Louisiana amid questions about his sanity.
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