Agriculture department reports crop estimates by state
The statistician of the Department of Agriculture issued acreage and value estimates for corn, wheat, and oats. Corn harvested area totals about 72,000,000 acres with roughly 1.4566 billion bushels produced worth about 316 million dollars. Wheat covers about 37,400,000 acres with 456 million bushels valued at 300 million. Oats occupy nearly 26,000,000 acres yielding 659 million bushels valued at 200.09 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Woman in distress avoids suicide after sermon hope
In a recent Savannah morning, a city lady visited a poor woman in severe trouble and want. The caller shared the burden had seemed unbearable, yet after reading Dr. Talmage's sermon on woman, the Brooklyn preacher's hopeful words inspired the woman to reconsider and seek reasons to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Savannah News
Dr. Talmage
Brooklyn
China to recruit reporters of civilization for study abroad
The Chinese Government plans to hire about a dozen bright young men as reporters of civilization. They will be selected by competitive examination, sent abroad for two years to study foreign countries, and return to work in a specialty with monthly reports to Peking. The most promising will be ennobled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Huncas del Inca Company to Begin Amazon Operations
A Lima based firm named Huncas del Inca Company plans to search for Inca gold mines and rework ancient cemeteries believed to hold millions. Operations will span the Amazon valleys of Santa Ana Lares and Pancartamo, targeting the god amassed by 40,000 workers and buried with two sovereigns in well documented instances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huncas del Inca Company
Lima
Peru
Amazon
Santa Ana
Lares
Pancartamo
California towns to become beautiful through modern improvements
The San Francisco Bulletin reports small towns and villages in California will grow attractive within years as improvement societies organize. They are opening broad avenues, laying roads, installing superior water and lighting systems, and promoting aesthetic art to attract the best class of residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
San Francisco Bulletin
California
Mexican Congress approves loan of ten and a half million
The Mexican National Congress authorized President Diaz to negotiate a 10 500 000 loan. German financier Herr Blicheroeder will take 3 600 000 immediately at 70 cents on the dollar. London exchange stands at 43 1 5 d per Mexican dollar, making 2 600 900 equal 20 000 000 dollars, which at 70 cents yields 14 000 000 dollars. The lender may take the remaining amount within ninety days at eight percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican National Congress
Diaz
Blicheroeder
Linking the Old World and New via Siberian Rail Line
The Junean Free Pres discusses a proposed Siberian rail link as a vast future project. It envisions a land route from the New World to the Old, crossing Western British Columbia and Central Alaska toward Cape Prince of Wales, aided by coal banks and mineral regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junean
Alaska
Siberia
British Columbian
Yukon
Nulate
Cape Prince of Wales
Siberian
Newry
Slander case and civic notes from North Carolina press
News wire items report Mrs. Martha Short’s suicide in Wilkes county and Rev. A. D. Blackwood’s death at Chapel Hill. Manslaughter verdict in Willie Keen murder trial. Joseph Cabaniss killed by runaway wagon in Cleveland county. Wilmington and Seacoast Railway work resumes with July completion. Mt. Olivet Methodist parsonage fire in Wayne county. Bowden vs Bailes slander trial draws Charlotte attention. Governor Seales reassigns Superior Court terms in Greenecourt, Stanley, Montgomery, and grants D. H. Truelove a pardon for wife beating. Floral College post office robbery confession by William Ellis. property recovered. Craven county fair features and special railroad rates. Statewide experimental farms planned with $1500 in premiums for best exhibits. Death-row inmate James Thomas respite granted amid push for commutation doubts. Curiosity surrounds the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Martha Short
New Castle Township
Wilkes County
A. D. Blackwood
Chapel Hill
Willie Keen
Salisbury
Cleveland County
Joseph Cabaniss
Charlotte
M. E. Bowden
A. B. Bailes
Seales
Connor
Greenecourt
Avery
Stanley
Montgomery
Greenville Greets Gala Week and Local Incidents
George Sims is sought by Atlanta police for larceny but was arrested in Greenville by Detective Schlapback. Greenville fixes August first for Gala Week to avoid Spartanburg encampment starting August eighth. Near Abbeville James Wharton age about 21 shot 12 year old Nathan McClinton. wound mortal. A warrant issued. Wharton expected arrest. Greenville city council grants Georgia construction company a twelve month right of way for railroad line to haul construction material. In Lexington county Dixon Addy convicted of manslaughter in 1886 case. indictment lost, trial postponed, potential nolle prosequi prevents retry. papers allegedly abstracted by an Addy ally, lawyers cleared of suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
Jas. Wharton
Nathan McClinton
Wharton
Greenville
Georgia Construction Company
Gardener
Lexington County
Dixon Addy
Joseph Swygert
Supreme Court
Lexington
Nolle
Addy
Davis to be hanged for wife murder at Anderson Court House
Jap Davis, a negro, was sentenced to be hanged at Anderson courthouse on the 23d for the September 1886 murder of his wife. Convicted last February, he appealed to the state supreme court. He shot her with a nails-loaded gun. the crime was brutal and unlikely to be mitigated by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jap Davis
Anderson
State Supreme Court
Davis
Berkley
State Department of Agriculture
Monument to Bishop Pierce Erected in Sparta Next September
Citizens in Sugar Valley seized Henry Kinnebrew a Black house breaker and brought him to Calhoun with a neck chain last week. They say their prior prisoner experience taught them not to trust inmates and used the chain as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Sparta
Sugar Valley
Henry Kinnebrew
Calhoun
Washington News: Civil Service Rules and Signal Stations
Congressional items note orders dis continuing several signal service stations with Pensacola, Florida as the lone Southern outpost due to money shortage. The President signs an order placing Civil Service Commission employees in the classified service, signaling broader shifts to follow for other independent commissions and bureaus. The late W. W. Corcoran's will is probated with public bequests totaling $1,700,000 to art galleries and charities, plus smaller sums to relatives. the bulk of his estate goes to a trust for three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Indian School Service
Washington
W. W. Corcoran
Corcoran Art Gallery
Corcoran
Louise Home
Little Sisters of the Poor
Rail workers dispute voiced by Chief Engineer Arthur
Chief Engineer P. M. Arthur presents the Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen stance on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy strike. He argues workers have a right to value their labor and that the main issue is wages equal to other railways, with no demand for special favors. The statement emphasizes moral restraint and seeks public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Engineers
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Arthur
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington
Chicago
Burlington and Quincey
Chicago and Alton
Chicago and Northwestern
Milwaukee and St. Paul
United States
Southern Briefs from the Gate City of South Florida
Two copies of the Sanford Flag Journal will be printed on satin and given to President and Mrs. Cleveland during their visit to the Gate City of South Florida. An attempted robbery of the St. Louis Arkansas and Texas express at Kingsland, Arkansas ended with the robbers rifling the ear of two thousand dollars after breaking doors. A Galveston News special says Tom Forsyth, the murderer of Treasurer Hill, was hanged by a mob of two hundred at Panola county jail. Davenport, a Rome Mississippi teacher, expelled one or two pupils. ensuing schoolhouse clash led to further difficulties. James Bailey Jr fired six shots, killing R. A. Rutledge and fatally wounding his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Flag Journal
Cleveland
Gate City
South
Florida
St. Louis
Kingsland
Ark
Galveston
Tex
Tenaha
Tom Forsyth
Treasurer Hill
Panola County
James Bailey, Jr
R. A. Rutledge
Pennsylvania
Eva Harding
Soldiers’ Orphans
Atchison
Kansas
Bertha Piper
Washington Territory
House of Representatives
Iowa
House of Rep
Arkansas
Buffalo
N. Y.) University
Woodland
California
Rose Streater
Midway
Ala
Augusta Evans Wilson
Mobile
Mary L. Seymour
New York
Slavonic Society
Miss Wilkinson
London
Public Gardens Association
Chicago
Muncel
Women’s Guild
England
Congress of the Child
Tashkend
Mussulman
Rapid progress on Yorkton gunboat and cruiser
Cramp's Philadelphia yard advances on the Yorkton and a dynamite cruiser with launch within a month. Other notes report 18 injured by dynamite in Duluth rock cut, a hotel roof collapse in Kansas City killing one and injuring about a dozen, Salamanca fire causing 75000 in losses, five NY Sun shares sold at 3350 each, Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling confinement of habitual drunkards unconstitutional, San Francisco earthquake shock felt with wider tremors, and New Jersey Governor Green vetoing a local option high license bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramp’s
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Salamanca
N. Y
Nics
New York Sun Publishing Company
New York Real Estate Exchange
Wisconsin Supreme Court
San Francisco
Cal
Green
New Jersey
Six Persons Accused In Grim Edgefield Murder Case
The Court of General Sessions in Edgefield D C prepares to try six suspects four men and two women for the murder of a deaf mute husband. The plot involved a wife seeking to wed another lover and conspire with another woman and her partner to kill him, bury him in a garden, and vanish. Onlookers reported exposed fingers and toes above ground, signaling the crime. A hanging may await at least one man and one woman if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of General Sessions
Edgefield
D. C
Honoring a Good Man Funeral of W W Corcoran in Washington
The funeral for W W Corcoran was simple per his wish, held at his Washington home and at Hill Cemetery. Rev Dr Leonard conducted with Bishop Parel and Rev Dr Stuart assisting, with Mrs Cleveland present and Endicott guiding, as officials and many notables gathered. Floral tributes included a large pillow from Mrs Cleveland. orphan asylum children sang at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Corcoran
Washington
D. C
Cleveland
Dr. Leonard
St. John’s Church
Parel
Stuart
Christchurch
Georgetown
Hill Cemetery
Abbeville Votes Dry in Quiet Prohibition Result
In Abbeville District of Columbia the dry side won with 230 no license and 115 license votes, totaling 345. The town was the only wet spot in the county, surprising both sides. Officials predict countywide prohibition by about two to one. The election was discreet and largely unnoticed.
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Abbeville
D. C
City of Mexico Imposes Fifteen Percent Bull Fight Tax
The City of Mexico levies a tax on bull fights at fifteen per cent of gross receipts, applying to all such events within the city limits. The measure targets revenue from bull ring activities and aims to fund municipal needs.
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City of
Mexico
Russian Rail Route Aims to Dominate Asiatic Trade
A proposed vast overland railway across Siberia by the Russian government could shift control of Asiatic commerce, enabling Russia to dominate trade routes and markets. The plan envisions a transcontinental line linking European Russia with Asia, enhancing strategic and economic influence.
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Siberia
Scattered Facts and Folklore Across Time and Places
A collage of curiosities and historical notes covers rail signals, lightning strikes on horses, a New Haven boy’s death near tracks, rare Greek pottery, a temperance pledge in Japan, silver crosses and buckles from 1150, a five foot cotton plant in Narcoossee, and historic hospitals in Rome and Constantinople. It also mentions Denver pen collections, a spelling note on cocoa-nut, Broadway Hebrews, Herat’s changing rulers, a Paris animal trainer, and the 1812 flag with fifteen stripes and stars.
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Wilbur French
Flint
Mich
New Haven
van Benschoten
Wesleyan University
Japan
Ohio River
Narcoossee
Fla
Rome
Talian
Constantinople
Charles Lyon
Denver
Johnson
Broadway
New York
Herat
Nadir Shah
Dost Mahomed
Yakoob Kahn
Paris
United States
Andrew Jackson
Winfield Scott
Wendover
Maine
The Proud and chivalrous Japs and their mythic past
A colonial era portrait extols Japanese soil climate and yields while portraying the people as romantic and chivalrous. It recounts myths, Mikados, and their first written Bible from the sixth century, tracing imperial lineage to the sun goddess and the present ruler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syiyasu
Dvinmu Tenno
Mikado
Boston Deuriia
Inkstand gift from Lincoln era gains a Chicago keeper
A costly silver inkstand, molded by Tiffany & Co. from 400 ounces of silver sent by an Arizona delegate in 1865, once sat on the White House desk. After Lincoln’s assassination it lay in a vault for 22 years before reaching Liebert T. Lincoln of Chicago. A Puena Vista man gifted his fiancée a yearling heifer instead of an engagement ring, creating a growing herd the husband wishes to sell, but the wife resists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liebert T. Lincoln
Chicago
White House
Arizona
Congress
Lincoln
Tiffany & Co
Blank
Puena Vista
Adulterated Coffee and Milk Endanger Health
A historical examination describes coffee adulteration with clay beans, chicory, and stale bread, detailing green bean substitutes, improper roasting aids, and safeguards. It notes dangerous chicory use, extensive tea and milk adulterants, and widespread mislabeling in markets, urging consumer caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Dumas
M. Dumas
Havana
Wabash Avenue
River Street
Cook County
Hassell
Professor Beer
Vienna
Wiley
United States Department of Agriculture
Naples
New York
A Gem of Art Auctioneer Sells Old Master Oil
Auctioneer presents a two hundred year old oil painting of Andrew Jackson, claiming antiquity and value as a grand old master work. The jurist remarks on the painting’s age while urging bids from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Michigan University Highlights 500 Sons of Farmers
A report notes that more than 500 students at Michigan University are sons of farmers, illustrating rural family ties to higher education and the farming community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michiigan University
News and Notes for Women in Vintage Couture
A roundup of spring fashion trends, fabrics, and accessories for women, noting cream colors, bustles, sealskin mantles, and pelisses. It highlights notable figures like Dr Eva Harding and Miss Bertha Piper, plus fashion observers and events across states. It also mentions women in public service, education, and philanthropy, including a Russian embroidery tribute and a large charitable bequest.
Misunderstanding Ends With Harsh Threat At Office
A gentleman argues with his wife over a clerks disturbance and threatens to knock the top of the clerk head off. He returns home to a cold dinner and an hour of debate about the meaning of his remark.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dixie
Mt. Olivet
Wayne County
K. Laberthy
D. H. Truelove
Harnett County
Truelove
William Ellis
Floral College
Robertson County
Craven County
James Thomas
Hendersonville
South Carolina
George Sims
Atlanta
Schlapback
Spartanburg
Winnsboro
Oool
W. Doty & Co
H. M. Timmus
Lendeker & Co
Episcopal Church
Paul Jenkin
State Board of Agriculture
General Stovall
Dr. Alexander
Augusta
Georgia
Sincle Sams
Capitol
Congressional
Pensacola
Southern Briefs
Davenport
Miss
Fourth Street
Duluth
Minn
Mr. Corcoran
Mrs. Cleveland
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