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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1888
Page
1
The canal would cut about 10 000 miles off the voyage between Europe and Pacific ports if completed. Its length is planned at 46 miles with a four mile tunnel, 100 feet wide and 160 feet high. The initial cost estimate was 132 475 000 dollars, but actual spending suggests the figure is far too low.
A letter-carrier explains his rapid cold weather method for traversing slick ground. He advises bending forward, taking short steps, and keeping feet close together. When stepping, press the whole foot flat without heel-to-toe action to avoid slips and falls, a practical though ungainly approach that outpaces an ordinary pedestrian.
The London Times notes a drop in paupers from 900000 in 1870 to about 697000 in 1887 as population rose by 5 7 million. Rates fell from 40 to 24 per thousand, with London showing a drop from nearly forty to twenty one per thousand, marking the smallest ratio on record.
A recent Antwerp to New York communication reports adulterated American refined lard flooding the Antwerp market. The Citivatt notes unless U S standards rise, legislation may exclude American refined lard. The issue stems from cotton oil refined lard shipments from the West undermining genuine lard from the port.
A Washington correspondent cites reliable figures showing a slight excess of women over men in the capital. He notes that the city’s sex ratio attracts scheming individuals who move in top circles, with women seeking husbands, employment, or social advancement during the winter season.
The author mocks California’s state seal as absurd and outdated noting its female figure with a fancy headdress a stump tailed bear with a cactus a placer miner and boats on water. The piece argues for a new seal to reflect a modern California.
The article notes Volapuk’s appeal in Europe with over 100000 students and eleven periodicals. It lists the first nine numerals and explains formation of tens and phrases like man ha and moniker. It also reports Western New York fruit evaporators expanding rapidly and European buyers seeking dried apples in Niagara County.
Secretary of War reports a full tabulation of the militia force with 8 general officers 1105 general staff 1638 regimental field and staff and 5385 company officers totaling 4210 commissioned officers There are 18331 noncommissioned officers 2900 musicians and 71396 privates making 92627 enlisted men and a grand total of 100887 militia personnel The unorganized force is listed at 7920768 for potential military duty and a separate note mentions a Senate bill authorizing 30000 for a Smithsonian statue to Professor Baird Atlanta Government building needs expansion are urged by the attorney general and the House Labor Committee reports against licensing railway conductors with Burnett of Massachusetts to parties.
Early Sunday a three story and basement frame boarding house at 105 107 Clark Street Brooklyn caught fire. In escaping many tenants leaped from windows. two men and two women were injured, one with a skull fracture, another with broken ankles. A policeman saved three women. Damage估 $50 000.
A surveyor seeking shelter during a severe Orlando lightning shower found the compass on his jackstaff reversed after a nearby tree was struck. He wandered north for miles before a local settler helped him correct his course. The Record notes this is the second known case of lightning reversing a compass needle.
Five year old Willie from Glasgow dislikes pease brose at breakfast. His father insists it will make him fat like Daniel who lived on it as a boy. Willie questions if the lions spared Daniel, showing his skepticism.
The clerk notes Sabbath and holiday dates as the court closes for the week. The judge confirms adjournment until Monday observing the Turkish Sabbath Saturday Hebrew Sunday and Labor Day Tuesday. The exchange highlights multiple national and religious holidays affecting the schedule.
President Battle at Greensboro proclaimed North Carolina with rich farming potential. He cited climate, water, drought resistance, health, and proximity to New York markets, urging 100000 copies printed for wide circulation. He warned about slavery impact, schooling gaps, and freight costs, but dismissed obstacles as remediable with intelligent farming.
A messenger from Carthage arrives in Marshall Texas to report the murder of Hill Panola county treasurer. He was killed with an ax and had his throat cut. The safe holding county funds was robbed of 10000 to 12000 dollars. Bloodhounds are sought to track the killer as Carthage residents search for answers.
A house and a warehouse burned in Hinesville Ga pointing to arson. A Black suspect reportedly confessed and named others. After a preliminary hearing he was jailed but a night mob seized him from the deputy and shot him dead in the woods. Great regional agitation followed.
In Glass Mountain South Carolina Benjamin A. Ross a known local figure was shot and killed in his own home. He had been ill earlier and lay on a pallet near the fire awaiting bed preparations when a rifle shot fired through a window ended his life. An unknown assailant fled the scene leaving no clues.
A Raleigh special to the New York Herald says wells near Wood in Johnson County have become violently disturbed, boiling and bubbling with loud noises. Sound is audible thirty yards from some mouths. Observed ten days ago in sandy soil. No prior occurrence known locally.
The State Auditor completed the footing of the tax report for county purposes and education. Licensed retail liquor dealers tax equals $82,757. White polls taxed $173,855 and colored polls $80,088. Real and personal property at 12 and a half cents per $100 yields $257,480. Total school taxes $605,000 and total taxes for all county purposes $920,000.
The Union passenger line in Richmond, powered by electric motive power, was formally opened to the public. Cars ran with minor interruptions over seven miles and were well patronized by passengers all day.
A freight train near Reidsville North Carolina split in two and derailed thirteen cars after a collision. A brake man was injured as several cars smashed their contents across surrounding fields. Trains faced five hours of delay due to the wreck.
The last Friday of Ramadam draws crowds to the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. A party gained secret entry through a back door to a high gallery and watched 5,000 worshipers move in unison as they chanted verses from the Koran.
The column reports on strikes idling twenty one iron furnaces in Pennsylvania, convicts recaptured in Durban, Mormon missionaries leaving Georgia, a NC residence burned, and NC state wealth rising by nine million. It covers river infrastructure, shipboard accidents, timber cargoes, a wrecked schooner, school fires, revival meetings, and a fatal tree accident involving Mrs Hammons.
The piece reports on instantaneous photography aiding ornithology, the American Light House Board’s electric buoy lighting, a parchmentlike stained-paper innovation, a year running clock with internal wind mechanism, and Berlin’s electric illumination. It notes fireproof paint tests, longevity data for eminent scientists, dynamite shell protection progress, durable African teakwood, foldable Jersey barrels, a surge in French oyster culture and exports, a new endless-rail concept, and Cotopaxi ash containing trace silver.
A daring theft at a Raleigh jewelry shop led to the capture of the robber, a man named John Staples from La Grange, who fled with eleven gold watches and a silver watch. Eleven watches were recovered on his person, and a white accomplice remained at large near the city.
The state plans to donate a $10,000 statue of Jewis Cass to the National Capitol as one of two Michigan picks. A second choice is undecided, with Stephen Mason or Zachariah Chandler as possibilities. New York already placed two statues George Clinton and Robert R Livingston, with a third funded by the government: Alexander Hamilton.
A landlord tells new arrivals he can provide a room with a single bed. The husband replies they are used to roughing it and his wife can sleep on the floor, showing acceptance with good humor.
The article discusses composting drawbacks and best practices, urges careful monitoring of heaps, and recommends sowing oats on surplus or poor land. It advises leveling fields for easy mowing, using oats and oat straw as horse feed, and notes crab grass as a fallback if oats fail. Read in Atlanta Constitution style.
A lyrical sketch exalts Mount Shasta as a colossal naked dome of rock and snow. The piece compares Shasta to distant landmarks, noting its height of 14 440 feet above sea level, its isolation, and its dramatic presence above Oregon pines and the Sacramento Valley.
Joseph Dorion an aged resident of Two Mountains died at St. Augustin at 82 leaving a widow 81 years old and sixteen children 101 grandchildren and eighty three great grandchildren making 200 in family. He spoke during the 1847 8 rebellion as a patriot not a rebel and was freed. His funeral at St. Augustin drew all his children.
Rudderwoode celebrates William Van Renterghem aging 106 with public honors. The Belgian pensioner receives praise from the mayor and clergy as waltzes and poems laud his longevity. He remains active and healthy, inspiring local pride across the Atlantic.
The remark argues that no person is deserving of authority when aiming to use it for the public benefit, implying restraint and checks on power. It reflects concerns about governance and ethical leadership.
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