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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1887
Page
1
A wild grapevine growing by Sawhatchee Creek near Blakely is claimed as the largest known, twelve inches in diameter. Another vine near Tocoi FL is cited as a close rival, nearby a live oak with an eight yard circumference, its roots wrapping the trunk.
Cuban authorities publish regulations permitting American citizens to enter and depart Cuban ports without a passport or Spanish Consul document. A certificate from the American Consul at entry will allow U S citizens to travel anywhere in Cuba and stay or leave freely without molestation.
A Hindoo worker takes twelve days to cut an acre using a small cured blade and squats while severing stalks. Wages are about thirty cents per week without board. He rejects modern threshing machines and favors the bhoosa or tramping method, cleaning grain with the Wind.
The text lists average lifespans by occupation, noting gardeners mariners and fishermen fifty eight years butchers fifty four carpenters and bricklayers forty nine shoemakers and tailors forty four compositors and lithographers forty one and laborers thirty two. It then groups clergy men sixty seven teachers fifty seven lawyers fifty four and physicians forty nine years.
A writer in Frank Les Lies contends Europe excluding Russia has 244 million people, with low population density and scarce bread, while the United States crowds 19 per square mile and offers cheaper bread with higher perceived humanity. The piece argues bread is cleft and humanity cheap in Europe versus the U S.
A Buffalo inventor’s endless chain with feathering buckets is slated for a practical Niagara power test. Rights for Pirie and Niagara counties sold for 65000 dollars. A stock company with one million dollars capital planned if the test succeeds.
Western towns boost their weeklies through subscriptions and Write-ups paid abroad and locally. Tuccson Arizona buys thousands of copies monthly and pays 200 dollars for features, Lamar California and Fort Scott Kansas also spend heavily to support the press.
The 1886 global steamship count reached about 9,960 vessels with 10,531,843 tons. UK and colonies held 5,792 ships totaling 6,505,871 tons, while Germany France Spain United States Norway Russia Denmark Italy Holland Brazil Japan Greece Turkey Belgium Chile Argentina China Portugal Hawaii Mexico and others composed the rest. Despite trade downturn, the afloat fleet rose by 137 ships from 1885.
Athaenum in Englewood burning causes $100,000 loss while rail lines near Mt Airy NC near completion. Garfield statue unveiling in Cincinnati. Judge Jamison denies stay in Chicago.Burns and explosions plague Boston and Hyde Park. Gas bomb found in Chicago. Mecklenberg bank hills afloat in Guilford NC. Greensboro builds fire dept efficiency and colors a hook and ladder unit. Pittsburg American Bank closes with $200000 capital. Greensboro eyes electric lighting contracts.
The Cinennati Commercial Gazette first reported boodle after a Cincinnati express robbery where a one horse wagon carried a safe to Kentucky. Detective Larry Hazen recovered most of the money and shouted Weve got the boodle. The term came to describe dishonest funds and boodlers in politics, expanding nationwide.
A Sanitary Era note urges severe penalties for ear boxing in families and schools. It cites medical records with fifty one injuries to children leading to brain disease and insanity. Proposes public notices, health inspections, and police arrest of offenders. mentions timber theft on Cascade public lands in Oregon.
In Fulton County Georgia Atlanta rejected Prohibition after a fierce campaign driven by women and community groups. The Anti Prohibitionists carried the county and city, with turnout rising and active church led efforts, despite heavy campaigning on both sides.
Jacques Wissler who printed virtually all Confederate States money and bonds died at his Camden home aged 84. Born in Strasburg in 1808 he studied in Paris and spoke five languages. He came to the United States in 1849 and later worked in New York before being sent to Richmond to print Confederate paper money. He gained wealth during the war but his estate was confiscated as the conflict ended. He later settled on a farm near Macon, Mississippi, before moving to Camden.
A remarkably tall and heavy man of supposed Lidian descent, Pickett Nelson, lives in Essex County Virginia. Standing over seven feet, he weighs about 340 pounds with a 7 foot 4 inch arm span and a 14 inch foot, wearing a No. 18 shoe. At about twenty five years old, he is described as quiet, even diffident, and works at a sawmill in Fasex.
More students at the University of Michigan come from farmer families than from any other occupation, highlighting agriculture’s strong presence among the student body in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A letter from Oates Bros of Charlotte challenges the bureau and Cotton World estimates for the cotton crop. They cite a strong July crop, favorable September October showers, and expect yields between 4.0 and 7.0 million bales, arguing reports misread last year’s actual crop and inflate the perceived decrease.
News from near Perida on the Louisburg and Nashville Railroad describes eight year old Carlie Baker killing his sister and brother with a butcher knife, slashing their throats and then taking his own life. The surviving boy is recovering slowly as authorities investigate.
In Blackville Maryland Rivers Carroll shot John Cummings a Black resident near his rural home. A town dispute over fodder preceded the fatal shooting. An inquest returned a verdict of justifiable homicide amid conflicting rumors about the details.
In Granville County North Carolina Sandy Bridges shot and killed John C Ray with a pistol at a home two shots entering the head Ray died within minutes Bridges a sister in law of the victim fled the scene a posse pursues him Ray lived in New Light township Wake County left a wife and four children
The article recalls Samuel Slater’s spinning innovations at Pawtucket around 1790. It notes an early machine freed muds and was later entrusted to Brown University for safekeeping before a possible move to the Washington Patent Office. It mentions overstocked yarn after rapid initial adoption.
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky arrives with strong views on reducing the tariff and surplus. He argues most items on the tariff list are taxed for necessities in the United States but not in England. Senator Berry of Arkansas and Representative Barry of Mississippi echo calls for a moderate duty reduction and removal of tobacco taxes, while opposing free whiskey or tobacco.
A collage of jokes and society notes with snippets on advice to young men, a postmasters report summary, political chatter from Senator Butler, and humorous vignettes from Detroit and Chicago, plus stray sketches about a zoo keeper and a fateful family scene.
An Eastern ruler’s palace is described as luxurious mainly in costly carpets and servants with plain walls, two mirrored wardrobes, a marble statue, and a dining room center covered by a red silk cloth. Russian guests drink tea in tumblers while Bokheran guests have green tea in china cups. The Ameer seizes valuables from his father’s heritage as local traders buy items at low prices. Watches set with diamonds appear in private hands at private sale prices.
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