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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1888
Page
1
A heavy snow storm disrupts Ben Lomond Glasgow with severe weather. Bishop O Dyer of Limerick warns Catholics attending Sunday League meetings as sinful per Papal prescripts. The National League in Cork endorses the manifesto from Parnellite MPs.
The report covers varied notes: Richmond Grays get a hearty New York welcome, Indians wearing hats rise in numbers, Jay Gould reportedly ill near Kansas City, Fort Worth and Denver Telegraph sale to Western Union, Baltimore man sent to prison for theft of a Bible, Peak and Graves in Lynchburg assigned liabilities, Henry George involved in the Twenty third Assembly District association, Greensboro College preacher sermon, Clinton Fisk as Prohibition nominee, Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley extension grading contract let, jailbreak at Greenville jail, Thurman vice presidency speculation, Middletown collision kills conductor Stebbins, Savannah Florida and Western lays off conductors, National Tube Works workers accept wage cut, Brooklyn bridge traffic tallies rising, broadening use of the bridge.
Engineers from the Tennessee Steel and Tron Company surveying in Wise county Virginia were attacked by armed locals. Two engineers were killed. Guards under Captain Sam Dotson were driven off. Authorities warn settlers to leave as conflict grows over land claims contested by the settlers and the iron company.
Hon Jeff Davis marked the eightieth birthday at Beauvoir Mississippi with a flower filled house. He received visitors and letters from old army and political friends. Davis, in improving health, showed interest in current politics and sent best wishes for General Sheridan.
A New Orleans dispatch reports at Milnburg Lake Ponchar Train resort near New Orleans that one man was killed and ten injured by a lightning strike. A sudden lakefront storm drove people into a garden tent. the tent was struck as the storm peaked, around 5 PM, causing the fatalities and injuries.
A statue of Garibaldi was unveiled in Washington Square funded by a national subscription from Garibaldi’s countrymen. Mayor Hewitt accepted the tribute for New York City. The ceremony featured bands playing Garibaldi's March.
Frederick N. Foye township clerk his wife and three children aged 5 9 and 1 were burned to death in their Uffing ton Ontario home. A 16 year old girl was the sole survivor, escaping the blaze.
Washington gossip notes the President nominates Byron Lemly in Jackson Mississippi and Jefferson T Whitman in Dalton Georgia for postmaster posts. He vetoes a Columbus Georgia public building project and three private pension bills. A Madrid cable confirms extended Spain trade terms.
In an Anglo-Indian garden an ornamental pond housed domestic waterfowl broods. The head native gardener faced accusations of theft until he revealed bull frogs devouring ducklings. A post mortem confirmed the marauder. A observer fatally noted a large bull frog’s appetite for fish during angling.
A mob of about one hundred deter mined men overpowers guards at Granstoff jail. He is dragged to the courthouse square and hanged then lowered to confess. After declining, he is hung again and later makes a claimed confession naming others, which is doubted. He is swung off a second time.
Copper decor is gaining popularity for men’s canes and umbrellas. The metal’s warm tones and durability drive new stylistic uses in personal accessories. Craftsmen showcase copper fittings alongside traditional woods and leathers.
The House passes a bill reviving the General of the Army grade for Lieutenant-General Sheridan. President Cleveland signs. Senate confirms, and Sheridan and staff take oaths. Mrs. Sheridan, Hawley, and Manderson participate in the ceremony. Sheridan calls the staff his first order as General.
The castor-oil bean grows rankly in rich soil and needs high cultivation for profitable seeds. It thrives in the South and some Northern states, with oil mills as primary buyers. Missouri's St Louis dominates castor-oil milling. may be shifted to cottonseed mills if volumes justify. Planters should consult oil-mill owners to arrange sales as castor oil remains scarce and valuable.
Many members of the National Society of American Florists are women who run large shops. Among them are the Misses Bristol of Topeka Kansas who operate the state's largest florists establishment and a clever woman florist in Cleveland Ohio.
In the Sub Treasury bond department in New York City, officials explain how registered bonds are issued, transferred, and redeemed. The article notes the role of the government, large holders like the Vanderbilts, and the rarity of counterfeit bonds, including a dangerous $1000 issue tied to Smith, Brockway, and Doyle.
The passage notes wild pears grow across temperate Europe and western Asia down to northern Persia, with long cultivation in India. It cites Homer, Theophrastus, and Roman cultivation in Pliny’s era, and mentions ancient wild pear presence from Caspian Sea to Atlantic.
A wife asks about a lecture. he says the speaker was very good, yet she notes he left the hall repeatedly, implying the entertainment seemed dull to him. The Nebraska State Journal records the remark as a humorous observation.
The final note from the famed poetess Miss Alcott closes with the question Shall I never find time to die. The remark reflects a somber mood in her closing correspondence.
A collage of facts and anecdotes covers dates from 1516 to 1867, curious discoveries, population data for Montana, legal quirks in Rhode Island and Vermont, a two foot copper spearhead near Ripon, a Volapuk clothing ad, a theft misadventure in Chicago, a runaway horse incident in Ithaca, long living elderly spouses in Pennsylvania, and a hospital mix up where the wrong leg was amputated.
A memorial to the Chinese emperor from the Shassutai governor notes swarms of rats in Outer Mongolia have forced alterations to government courier routes through three Khalkha postal stations. Two years of raid by vermin decimated pastureland. burrows endanger riders and forage shortages leave horses and camels starving.
A tramp asked for aid and the druggist offered to vouch for crackers and cheese from a neighbor. After he refused cash, the store received a call requesting eight pounds of crackers and five pounds of cheese for the hungry man, prompting the clerk to be told to eject him. The exchange reflects a clash between charity and retail caution in Detroit.
The New York Journal notes a tongue in cheek comparison between P T Barnum and Solomon. Two farmers from Kentucky and New Jersey each claim to own the world’s only three legged chicken and offer it for 1000 dollars. Barnum forwards the letters to the other farmer, highlighting the absurdity of the claims.
The 1862 and 1864 Charleston bombardments under General Gilmore are recounted from a civilian view. The Swamp Angel, an 8-inch Parrott rifle on Morris Island, and later fuse shells drove evacuation of the lower city. Fire averted and defenses shifted as Union guns fired roughly every fifteen minutes.
Galveston Vets reports a playful exchange where Pherdinand writes in phonetic spellings to woo Phiora. She responds curtly, urging him to forget him and focus on the future. The piece humorously rewrites affection in a phonetic style.
A collection of maxims on conscience education marriage wealth and self restraint. Notable lines compare goodness to opiate warn against vanity and deceit praise reading and reflection and urge forward looking compassion and unity.
A Mail and Express interview with a New York bird fancier reveals that shop girls, seamstresses, milliners, and other working women prefer canaries, love birds, sparrows, and small pets. Canaries, geraniums, and other hardy plants help them cope with long hours and crowded tenements, with neighbors sometimes caring for them in illness.
A ship brings a peculiar animal to San Francisco described as crocodile like with short bristles covering its body. The creature, about forty pounds, tolerates its crew but wars with strangers, leading locals to nickname it the woolly crocodile.
A traveling Englishman questions the illumination in a German town and hears that the Grand Duchess has just become the mother of a grand ducal infant. The waiter confirms the claim, prompting the humorous note that in Germany illumination means a royal birth.
In the hotel corridor Carker urges escape as Barker asks what is wrong. Carker notes two men are in a violent discussion likely to end in a fight and prepares to leave with Barker suggesting they move quickly.
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