21 Jun 1890
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Newspaper
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1890
Page
1
A local retailer advertises silks for 25 cents, black plaid lawns at 10 cents, and novelty suits at 15 dollars all marked down. Embroidered white lawn suits with linings are also reduced. The seller urges rapid movement this week at the listed prices.
We are clearing stock of all Remnants and placing them on the Remnant Table with plain figures at bottom prices. The offer highlights bargain basements and reduced items marked in clear numbers for customers.
News from Canada and surrounding areas reports the Park National Bank in Chicago closed its doors this morning under the charge of a National Bank Examiner J. D. Sturgiss. President Charles P. Packard led the bank which had operated only a few years and offered stock at par. assets and liabilities are not yet published.
Griffin news reports the formation of Griffin Foundry and Machine Works with $50,000 capital. President C H Osborn will open bids for buildings today and construction should start soon, aiming to open about September 15. Location is south of the Central railroad freight depot. The plant vows to hire many workers and families, boosting Griffin’s growth.
Washington June 20 Mr Grimes says the district convention time and place suit him well He hints the Moses candidacy may affect Judge Harris and notes Harris seeks the Alliance vote He jokes a clear field this time and fears no injury to his stance from a survey plan over the Chattahoochee He comments on Reed’s ruling and the silver bill turmoil as House debates proceed and adjournment alt games unfold.
A Baltimore and Ohio express train derailed near Childs Maryland after the driving rod broke incapacitating the engine. Fireman John McNamara died instantly while Charles Ackenheil chief engineer of the Staten Island Rapid Transit died en route to Philadelphia. Bishop Keane of Catholic University Washington and others were injured, with relief trains and surgeons dispatched to the scene.
John L Sullivan passes through Brr Mincham Alabama en route from New York to Purvis Mississippi for a new trial. He had engaged with Duncan Harrison for forty weeks on stage with an opera company and hopes for only a Mississippi fine. Also reported are A Robertson’s arrest and discharge, a threatening postmaster in Kennedy Louisiana, a sensational homicide in Sumterville, a rumoured Savannah to Montgomery railroad deal, and county bond sale to Fidelity Trust Company.
New York reports a week of improved crop prospects and rising trade volumes as expectations grow for tariff bill passage with unchanged features. Doubts linger over free coinage, money markets ease, and exports rise in May while imports push higher on anticipated duties. Business failures total 178 in the U S and 21 in Canada.
Chicago market notes light wheat trading with narrow price swings and overall firmness for July August and December while corn and oats show mixed demand and steady closes. New York futures buoyant but Liverpool silver news cools mood. relief party in Dunpak Pa continues arduous rescue work through slate and coal tunnel with 130 feet remaining to reach miners.
At Lawrenceville and Buford a Gwinnett field day features Hardeman and Northen with Northen backers jubilant and Hardeman seen as unlikely to win the primary. A Gwinnett primary tomorrow is expected to be heavily Northen, while Hardeman will headline at Lawrenceville to bolster Fulton support.
Seven Minneapolis census enumerators, arrested by U S Marshal Daggett, faced United States Commissioner McCafferty in St Paul on charges of fraudulent census returns. The case centers on alleged false listings amid tensions between Minneapolis residents and St Paul officials, with seized documents as key evidence and widespread public interest.
The Nevada execution at 10 45 this forenoon hanged Josiah Potts and his wife Elizabeth for the January 1888 murder of Miles Fawcett. In Quebec Fritz Dubois hanged at 8 this morning for the murder of his wife two children and mother in law with an axe. In Belleville Peter Edward Davis executed at 5 am after claiming innocence to the end, his neck broken for the September killing of his paramour's husband.
Multiple horse races at Sheepshead Bay on June 20 with winners Futurity Tipstaff Wagebond Sir John Tea Tray Gallife Vengeur and the match horse event for 5000 a side contingent on track conditions and 25 June. Railway yardmen strikes and a big fire in Buy Row Apalachicola. Cholera epidemic waning with two cases in Gangia.
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