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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
7
Narrative profiles Jim Redmond and Bouldin in illicit still raids through North Carolina and Tennessee. Officers chase, ambushes, and homestead attics figure in a rugged exchange of pistols and buckshot. Redmond’s account frames the perilous life of United States Revenue agents amid shiners and vigilante violence.
Davis shoots Jordan and his son in a violent confrontation. Smith and Davis fight, Jordan elder fires a shotgun, Smith loses his right hand, then shoots the elder Jordan. Smith is described as a former shiner who knows the territory and its lethal habits. The narrative paints a harsh, lawless frontier scene with repeated killings and dismissive commentary on justice.
A print essay argues that women bear the humiliation of dependence on male breadwinners. It urges husbands to provide a regular allowance, reducing shame for wives and daughters while promoting financial independence and egalitarian sharing of the family purse.
A Tennessee boy William Howard, now grown, inherited a farm at Columbia Murray County where phosphate was found. He refused to sell and has now leased the land to a company. He collects a royalty of 1200 tons mined earning around 1000 dollars daily as production reaches 000,000 tons on the property.
The Director of the Mint reports last year gross earnings of 4,495,000 from mints and assay offices across Philadelphia San Francisco Carson City and others with 3,073,958 from silver seigniorage and net earnings of 3,432,664 after expenses. It lists detailed costs for acids chemicals copper and fuels and notes salaries as the largest expense while noting small items like sewing bags and laundering tools.
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