Death of Dr Ashworte Sparking Atlanta cases
The report from Atlanta on May 20 notes the death of Dr A B Ashwort in his Broad and Marietta street office, likely from morphine overdose amid asthma and personal troubles. Police pursue loafers. Sunday School tensions flare in Fulton County. multiple unearthed notices of trials, earthquakes, ship fears, and a city funeral.
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Atlanta
A. B. Ashworte
Fitten
Broad and
Marietta Street
Ashwante
Wright
Day Watch
Fulton County Sunday School Association
Third Baptist Sunday School
Hendrix Methodist Mission
Julia Mills
West End
Charles Mills
Rome
Prof. White
Boggs
University
Ashworth
United States Court
Ed. Thompson
Hall County
Pleasant Hill
Forsyth County
Columbus
Ohio
Europe’s cereal deficits map US export opportunities
May report from the U S agriculture department analyzes Europe’s net deficiencies in cereals fibres butter cheese and other goods to identify potential increases in American exports. It highlights roles for wheat cotton wool and sugar and discusses shifting production toward higher value or manufactured products while noting limited oats barley and rice trade. It also covers Mrs Maybrick and family connections in Liverpool.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
National Grange
Topeka
Kansas
Dodge
Europe
America
United States
Russia
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
France
McLean County
Ill
Germany
Roumania
Canada
Belgium
Portugal
Great Britain
Asia
Africa
Australia
Pacific
California
Gulf Coast
Hewitt
Michigan
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Alabama
Mr. Hewitt
England
Presbyterians Debate Freedmen Mission Work and Woodrow Controversy
New York May 20 Presbytery reports show 277 missions to freedmen with 202 colored workers and 154450 in contributions. Southern assembly discusses Sabbath issues and Woodrow controversy with Charleston presbytery over evolution and church authority amid heated debate.
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Southern Assembly
New York
Presbyterian General Assembly Today
J. F. McGill
Board of Missions For Freedmen
W. C. Burchard
Geo. T. Purvis
R. ©. Totten
P. Harbison
Dr. Aller
Fund For Missions
South
Africa
United States
Dr. Allen
Naval defense bill passes third reading in House of Commons
In the House of Commons last night the bill for additional naval defense passed its third reading by a vote of 181 to 101. The Times reports related legal and political items including a libel suit by Wm. O'Brien against Lord Salisbury seeking 10,000 pounds. Other notes mention the Samoan Conference and a Lords vote on women sitting in Country Council. A St. Petersburg update cites Cronstadt garrison links to a plot against the Czar and a potential dismissal of Gen. Gourke at Warsaw. A Baltimore steamer fire report details the John Hopkins burning at Locust Point after arriving from Boston.
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House of Commons
Wm. O’brien
Lord Salisbury
Berlin
House of Lords
Earl of Meath
St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
Gourke
Warsaw
Baltimore
John Hopkins
Merchants and Miners Transportation Co
Locust Point
Columbian Iron Works
Boston
Wilmington
Del
Humorous Scrapbook Bits From Various Papers
A collage of witty quips and light anecdotes from Munsey’s Weekly Drake’s Magazine New York Tribune Panch Philadelphia Inquirer and Chicago Herald. Jokes touch on weddings funerals misunderstandings and simple wordplay with playful misreadings and mispronunciations.
Breeding Stakes and Notable Eccentricities Across Britain and America
The piece notes Lord Rosslyn selling mares and foals at New Market in July from Burghly Park. It lists figures and anecdotes including Sir Julian Pauncefote and aides, Bishop Potter and Bishop Doane’s attire, Representative Laird’s recovery, Land Bill Allen’s New Albany residence, George W. Allen’s homestead advocacy, Margaret Oliphant’s literary output, and the Prince of Wales at Sandringham pursuing farming life amid a critical satirical pamphlet about his rights.
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Lord Rosslyn
Burghly Park
England
Newmarket
Julian Pauncefote
Legation
Bishop Potter
United States
Doane
Albany
Laird
Nebraska
Senator Manderson
Capitol
Allen
New Albany
Columbus
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
George W. Allen
Margaret Oliphant
Laurence Oliphant
Musselburgh
Prince of Wales
London Star
Sandringham
Prince’s
H.R. H
Gossip over Cleveland mother’s marriage in Jackson
Jackson Michigan May 21 A buzz spread as Emma Folsom mother of Mrs Grover Cleveland was to wed Henry Perrin a Buffalo merchant Mrs Cleveland herself arrived and attended the ceremony Rev R B Balcom officiated The wedding drew only a few guests and Cleveland planned a quiet trip afterward A second notice reports Louis Bird fatally stabbed his wife then killed himself in Tancoca Tennessee Bird 45 and his wife 17 are dead or dying.
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Cleveland
Jackson
Mich
Emma C. Folsom
Grover Cleveland
Henry E. Pirin
Buffalo
N. Y
Jaan Cadman
France Street
Folsom
Perrin
Hubbar House
New York
R. B. Balcom
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Cadman
Barry Risch
Buffalo N. Y
Elisha Flynn
Detroit
M. Harmon
Frank Welch
Tancoca
Tenn
Louis Bird
Bird
Georgia Supreme Court Macon cases argued May 21
Macon circuit docket shows cases argued including Riley vs. Fordos use of mortgage from Houston with Hardeman Davis for plaintiff in error and Fleming Laflin vs. Shepard from Macon City Court with Claud Estes and Turner Willingham for plaintiffs and Reid for defendant Adjourned to Wednesday 9 am The Baptist and Methodist Sunday Schools picnic at Wildwood Park Columbus on June 7th Rain and a lightning strike split a large oak tree nearby.
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Macon
Riley
Olin Fordos
Houston
Hardeman & Davis
Clifford Anderson
H. Hall
Fleming & Laflin
Shepard
City Court of
Claud Estes
Turner & Willingham
S.A. Reid
Baer
Christian
Rynolds
Baptist and Methodist
Wildwood Park
Columbus
Glorious Fourth Exposition Meeting Sets Fall Date
The Chattahoochee Valley Exposition Company directors met in Columbus to decide on a second exposition October 24 to November 3 1890 and plan a July 4 grand jubilee inviting regional visitors. Committees on executive amusements transportation public comfort and advertising were formed. The group will convene weekly at 4 pm. Also Persian minister Hadji Hussein Ghooly Khan briefly recovered after an earlier shock from a doorstep rejection by a government official.
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Caldwell
Birmingham
Ala
Caldwell Hotel Company
Chattahoochee Valley Exposition Company
Gunby Building
Eleventh Street
G. B. Day
Georgia
Alabama
Buena Vista
Columbus Southern Railroad
Exposition Company
Columbus
H. R. Goetchins
J. K. Orr
G. Gunby Jordan
T. M. Foley
G. M. Williams
L. H. Chappell
E. H. Jenkins
L. A. Camp
J. F. Flournoy
D. E. Williams
D. P. Dozier
L. F. Garrard
J. H. Gabriel
F. B. Gordon
H. C. Hanson
J. A. Ki
Hadji Hussein Ghooly Khan
Washington News on Samoa Dispatches and Iron Trade Debates
Washington dispatches report Commodore Walker receiving Farquhar's notes on Samoa with troop movements and famine relief requests. The Iron Trade debate features ex-mayor Hewitt arguing tariffs hinder US iron and steel leadership and require price equalization to boost domestic production and global exports.
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DR. Ashworte
Aoner Capital Chat
William B. Derby
Mutual District Messenger Company
Western Union Telegraph Co
Derby
Western Union Telegraph Company
District Company
Western Union
Lick Observatory
Cal
Paris
Carnot
McLean
Whitelaw Reid
Beaufort
N. C
Emily R. Dyer
Weeks
Howard
Wm E. Howard
Suger
Electric Sugar Refining Company
Fortson
H. J. Theatford
Harris County
Geo. Crouch
Minerva Theatford
A. E. Williams
Bealwood
Richmond and Alleghany
Richmond, Va
Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
Circuit Court
New Richmond and Alleghany Company
Edwin Davis
Chesapeake and Ohio Company
London
Seaton
Council of
Danley
Lard Dudley
Thigpen
Newnan
A. M. Thigpen
Carrolton
L. 8. Hopkins
Methodist Church
Presbyterian and Baptist Church
Stacy
Newman
Sandy Hook
Castle Garden
Arizona
Liverpool
Cincinnati
Cincinnatii
Kentucky
Insania
Lee
War Department
Fourth Artillery
Bochum
Torm
Prrrsbuurg
Welkesbarre
Lackiwanna
Charles Robinson
Charles White
Postal Telegraph Company
Dey Street
Mrs. Maybrick
Maybrick
Chantler
Mobile
Presbyterians
Joe” Williams
Assembly
Joe
B. J. Saunders
Board of Missions For Freedom
Hamlin
Washinton
Southern Presbyterians
Chattanooga
General Assembly
George D Armstrong
Virginia
Asheville
Charleston
Woodrow
Synod of
South Carolina
Committee of the
Charleston Presbytery
J. C. Wheeling
Dr. Woodrow
Baltimore Assembly
Whaling
Woodrows
Cholmondely
Reginald
Hong Foy
Drake
Idler
Old Boozler
New York Tribune
Johnny
Brownjones
Mel
Panch
Maindane
Mr. Poorfellow
Miss Maindhance
Philadelphia Inquirer
George
Chicago Herald
Supreme Court OF Georgia
Peeples and Stevens
Wildwood
Washington News
Samoa
Walker
Secretary of the Navy
Farquhar
Trenton
San Francisco
Rockton
Mare Island
Brown
Reamy
Scott
Main
Golt
Matthews
McAllister
Sorzeom White
Baltor
McLaughter
Carpenter
Ferold
Butwell
Conlin
Wilson
Culvers
Gibbons
Heath
Green
Webster
Harvey
Ensign Field
Nipsic
Auckland
Apia
Kimberly
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