29 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1887
Page
1
A yearling worth six dollars sparked a prolonged lawsuit in Fort Worth Texas. The case moved through several justices courts, with costs rising to about two hundred dollars. Whichever outcome occurs, appeals are planned and costs continue to mount.
The article notes how Kalakaua would be puzzled by misnaming of Hawaii and the Sandwich Islands. It recounts Chicago officials calling him King of the Cannibal Islands and Captain Cook's naming of islands with English peers later replaced by native names. Hawaii derives from the largest island with natives recognizing no other group name.
National Gazette of Berlin reports a four year case overturning a murder conviction. Albert Zeithein’s wife was killed. a farm boy confessed to the act in a drunken fit after pressuring the victim. Zeithein to be released from hard labor.
The New York Observer notes no instrument harms more workers than the car coupler and cites 450 brakemen killed yearly in the United States. A committee representing 30 000 miles of road investigates a universal safety coupling to replace link and pin systems and reduce derailment dangers.
China will soon issue officially minted coins after a long contract with Messrs Heaton of Birmingham to supply coin presses and mint apparatus. Early brass tokens with square holes will remain, while silver coins and paper money expand, and Mexican dollars circulate. The new presses can produce 2,709,000 coins daily, valued at $128,250.
In Rutherford county Tennessee a violent confrontation on a Nashville and Chattanooga line ends with Jesse Purcell dead after exchanging gunfire with Sheriff DeJarnett Deputy Manley and City Marshal Baird. Phillips is captured while Daner Grant Toover is shot dead in a pursuit near Fosterville. Purcell buried near Tallahoma.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train derailed after an open switch near Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Eight people were injured including engineer Mome who died later at the hospital and fireman Hughes. Passenger Katie Gilhooey was concussed and knocked unconscious while others sustained minor injuries. Investigators seek the cause, suspecting deliberate tampering.
A St Paul dispatch describes Southern ladies led by Col Pat Donan receiving a warm welcome with telegrams and engagements. Their Winnetonka stay includes steam boat and yacht excursions receptions and social events as biographies and portraits circulate. They plan visits to Minnehaha Fort Snelling Minnesota regiment camp and Alexandria park region with possible Dakota trip.
A Bergen Point dispatch reports the Standard Oil warehouse at Constable Hook burning with unknown cause. The barrel factory supply yard and warehouse were consumed and the fire rages among small buildings and tanks. Six loud explosions occurred as the entire fire department fought to contain the blaze. Loss is estimated over a million dollars with hundreds of workers at risk and nearby Lecoth's lumber yard and the Standard match factory in danger.
A long general notes list declares many events including 200 Smiths in New York, a London typewriter sale for $2.50, a Fudger pitcher in Fort Smith Arkansas, cholera deaths in Catania Italy, bank failures in Baltimore and South Lee Massachusetts, a yellow fever denial in Memphis, Irish evictions, a France Mexico treaty, a Peekskill fire, rail robberies, a drowning ship disaster near Calcutta, and legislative and legal shifts across multiple states and cities.
A succinct reflection on how even the lowest duties can conceal noble self sacrifice, suggesting a subliminal ascent of character beyond mere vileness, anchored by a quotation from De Quincey.
A St Thomas Ontario special reports the railroad collision killed nineteen and left over forty injured. Fire and explosions followed as crude oil tanks and refiners oil cars burned, destroying warehouses and homes and causing about fifty thousand dollars in losses. Fire Chief Walborne and Herman Ponsford suffered severe burns. An investigation will probe causes including possible air brake failure and driver intoxication.
The Louisiana Rice Crop from Talmage's Sons & Co. of New Orleans reports the arrival of the first parcel of the new crop. It will be milled immediately and shows potential for a higher output than early receipts. No major arrivals expected until mid to late August as milling shifts to peak activity. If weather disrupts, the turnout could closely match prior crops.
A report from Columbia describes a mob attack on Richard Harkness a Mormon convert living with three wives in York County. He was stripped tied to a post and whipped twenty five lashes drawing blood and warned to leave the state within ten days under threat of further punishment.
Washington dispatches report the president remaining at Oakview with Colonel Lamont handling day work and occasional Oakview visits. The secretary of state receives a German gift fund to aid Dan Neck Mills life-saving crew families and survivors. News notes appointments, and a large convict-labor report with state-by-state production and labor comparisons.
A historical note on June detailing its names from Saxon and Roman sources, meanings tied to meadows and sun’s descent, and etymologies from Juno Jungo and juniores. It describes lucky and unlucky days, wedding auspices, birthdays, and the emerald as the stone of happiness in love during the Month Round.
In London shelves display Penny biographies of Queen Victoria, pairing affordable reads with a sense of regal history. The notices hint at popular demand for accessible royal profiles amid a growth in budget literary titles.
An astrono mer notes equinoxal sun visibility hours while cotton expansion and Cau casus plantations advance. Meteorite prices range from $15 to $60 per ounce with ore values rising. Quin quac reports cold and hot baths boost oxygen use and lung activity. Aseptol may replace carbolic acid as a disinfectant.
The article explains Latin Greek roots for field terms and compares land measures. It notes English acre as 4,840 square yards, chains and square chain sizes, and lists various national definitions from Scotch and Irish acres to hectares and arpent values, with older units like jugerum and plethron.
A playful exchange among a dog and a cat is recounted with Burdette’s mockery of their complaints. The dog polishes a medieval bone while the cat vents irritation and retreating to the dairy. The observer labels such animal chatter as foolish and trifling.
Mrs. Annie Maupin of Gasconade county Missouri is ninety eight years old and still walks two miles at a stretch. She has seventy two grandchildren.
A New York Sun report discusses parrot memory and care in detail. It notes a city parrot population around twenty thousand and profiles owner John Morris who advocates a plain canary seed diet to reduce mortality.
A Philadelphia Call quip notes tailors prefer dark shops to protect eyes and disguise goods. The observer jokes that curtains, crowded windows, and dim corners create the tailors unique pallor, contrasting with other trades.
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