Cotton mill expansion across Southern states noted by Manufacturer's Record
The Manufacturer's Record of Baltimore reports rising cotton production in Southern states with an average profit of about 20 percent. About $1,590,000 will fund new mills in the state, including $365,000 in Ciles County, Georgia mills expanding capacity, and similar activity in Maryland Texas and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
South
North Carolina
Cilse County
Georgia
Maryland
Texas
Tennessee
Keepsake Garden Tales Across Continents
Grant Allen describes a garden of memories with orange lilies from Canada, spider orchids found by a classically minded friend among Rome’s Monte Testaccio debris, Himalayan strawberry sent by letter, and lobelia in a jasmine porch basket. Snowdrops, crocuses, hyacinths, and saxifrages evoke Swiss and French countryside, Welsh hills, and Massachusetts uplands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Allen
Canada
Monte Testaccio
Rome
Montmorenci
Corn crop yields rise in ten Southern States
The Department of Agriculture reports the average condition of corn in ten Southern States and forecasts the season’s yield in bushels. The projected total for these states shows an increase of over 87 million bushels from last year, rising from 209,458,000 to 232,412,008.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Agricultural Department
New British coin double florin sparks money reform debate
The double florin or dollar proposed in London would replace pounds shillings and pence by a ten and five cent system. Under the plan the sovereign becomes five dollars while existing coins largely remain usable, avoiding a double standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chamber of Commerce
Mint chief notes growing demand for minor coins in 1900s
Acting Philadelphia Mint Director Mr. Preston says demand for cents nickels and dimes has surged as the bureau coins hundreds of thousands of dollars weekly. Orders ahead total 870000 dollars while gold coinage declines and bullion shifts to bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Philadelphia Mint
Tme
Philadelphia
Cremation Gains Quiet Traction Across Cities
The article notes gradual progress of cremation with crematories at Mount Olivet in Long Island Buffalo and Pittsburg using natural gas. After initial novelty, public attention waned yet cremations rise as detractors’ concerns fade and advocates cite growing acceptance and clearer arguments for the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Olivet
Long Island
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Bombs found in Chicago jail cells of seven condemned anarchists
In the Chicago jail, four loaded bombs were discovered hidden in a wooden box under newspapers during a cell search of seven condemned anarchists. Sheriff Matson ordered the weapons sent to a chemist, and security measures were stepped up with restricted visits and no out-of-cell exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alatson
Friends of the Condemned
Ling
Engel
Dlepty
Lingy
Prile
Potz
Fetz
Matson
Fischer
Parsons
Spies
Schwalch
Fielden
Linny
Linge
Sheriff Matson
Distressing Ocean Bird S Schooner Disaster
A schooner Ocean Bird carrying passengers from Nags Head to Elizabeth City sank after a squall near Pasquotank. Twelve or more lives were lost with Capt Daniels aboard. rescue teams searched the sound for survivors as upturned wreckage drifted. Names include BP Howe Elizabeth city teacher Hl Hendricks Nags Head painter Walter Midget Kitty Hawk and a son of Capt Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquotankem M
Ocean Bird
Daniels
Nagshead
Elizabeth — City
BP. Howe
Elizabeth
Cotton and Weel chartered to build Enoree mills in Laurens
The Enoree manufacturing company with capital stock of 100000 is chartered by the South Carolina secretary of state. Its object is the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods and it is led by Charleston capitalists including Mayor W A Courtnay Francis J Pelzer and Wm M Bird. They have purchased Tough Shoals on the Enoree river in Laurens county and will erect buildings at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoree Manufacturing Company
South Carolina
Charleston
W. A. Courtnay
Francis J. Pelzer
Wm. M. Bird
Enoree River
Laurens County
D. C
Tough Shoals
Georgia's First Woman's College: A World-First
Georgia started built and conducted the first woman's college in the world as a pioneering educational venture. The institution marked a historic step in women's higher education, offering structured degree programs and institutional leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
King Cotton Outlook Shrinks as Crop Yield Falls Short
The New Orleans Cotton World reports a disappointing season with yields below September expectations and below last year in many states. Drought and pests hit Arkansas Texas Tennessee while Atlantic states fared better. Mississippi shows gains though others lag. The belt saw early picking but top crops failed with October losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Arkansas
Texas
Tennessee
Atlantic Seaboard
Georgia
Carolinas
Alabama
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Vols
Florida
Four Big Ship for Savannah Authorized by Georgia Central
Georgia Central Railroad directors meet in Savannah and authorize Gen. Alexander to contract a new freight steamship. Built at Reach's yard in Chester Delaware, the 220 by 42 12 by 17 foot ship will use triple expansion engines and run to Philadelphia New York or Boston as needed. It will carry 8000 bales of cotton or 2400 tons gross and should finish by September 1 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Central Railroad
Savannah
Gen. Alexander
Boston Line
Reach’s
Chester
Delaware
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Ocean Steamship Company
Birmingham
Goodewater
Flaw in Timbers Triggers Franklin Church Scaffold Collapse
In Franklin Kentucky a scaffold collapse caused by a timber flaw killed merchant Joseph W Crow and fatally injured four others. Lawyers and merchants among the injured include A S Walker J B Hardee grocer George B Knapp and W R Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Joseph W. Crow
A. S. Walker
Frank Tobacco Company’s Financial Collapse in Danville
The Frank Tobacco company of Danville Virginia assigns liabilities around 44000 with assets from 7000 to 10000 and books showing 25000. Preferred creditors total 4850. Merchandise credits share the same status. The failure is blamed on dull business poor collections and business expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Frank Tobacco Company
Danville
Frank
Attempted derailment on Chester and Lenair line near Yorkville DC
An iron rail was wedged across the northbound Chester and Lenair line near a high trestle in Yorkville DC. The engine struck the obstruction and pushed it aside without damage as the train, traveling about thirty five miles per hour, continued on its route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
D. C
Chester and
Lenair
Richmond Anth Danville
Fatal shooting near Craven County ends pursuit
Luke Russel, a young farmer and son of R A Russell of Cableston Craven County, was shot in the breast by Bill Williams while climbing to an outbuilding to arrest him for stealing cotton. Williams escaped as Russell died within thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Russel
R. A. Russell
Cableston
Craven County
N. C
Bill Williams
Russell
Williams
Willis
Mussell
A Georgia Horror and the Haralson County Revenue War
A Georgia horror report details the murder of Morgan and brutal beating of his wife in Haralson County. Revenue officers faced arson and gunfire as tax authorities pursued distilleries and informers, including McAlpin's distillery and various arrests, with the Moran murder to be thoroughly investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haralson County
Georgia
United States Marshal's Office
Atlanta
Morgan
William A. Morgan
Alabama
McAlpin
Haralson
Coiquet
Waco
Moon Shiners
J. Rowe
John McAlpin
Moran
Governor Fitzhugh Lee Attends Weldon Fair
Gov Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia visits Weldon North Carolina for the Roanoke and Tar River Agricultural Fair. A crowd over 5000 greets him as veterans and local officials listen to a measured address on war causes and unity. Lee’s speech draws praise and a toast for him as a future national leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke and
Weldon
N. C
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
Gov. Lee
B. Witt
O. B. Cowardin
North Carolina
United States
Electric mower runs by power at Greenwich mansion
A Greenwich Connecticut house of E H Johnson, a new electrical millionaire, is shown lit inside and out with incandescent lamps. The grounds and tower glow with lights while a lawn mower trims the grass and is powered by an electric motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
E. H. Johnson
New York Sun
World cotton supply and receipts for week and crop in sight
The total visible supply of cotton is 2,386,842 bales with 1,886,442 bales American. Receipts this week at interior towns reach 208,875 bales, from plantations 322,382 bales, and the crop in sight totals 2,606,836 bales. Last year these figures were 2,066,126 and 1,691,626 respectively.
Columbia's Gala Week at the State Fair
The Columbia week of the nineteenth State Fair featured cattle and horse exhibitions, stock inspections, and races. Events included the Old Farmers Convention, Wallace House Association address by Z S Verner, Governor's Guards military hop, South Carolina Club meetings, a grand fireworks display, Confederate survivors songs, the State Ball, and nightly gas-lit Main Street bands. The fair ran from Monday November 7 through Friday with varied premium awards and a brilliant german by the Congaree Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Agricultural and Mechanical Society
Fair Grounds
Agricultural Hall
Whitford
Old Farmers Convention
South Carolina
Wallace House Association
Z. S Verner
Oconee
Wallace
Governor's Guards
South Carolina Club
Fairgrounds
South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Society
Hall of Representatives
South
New Congaree Club
How Much a Man Eats in a Life Time
The Cosmopolitan estimate says a man age 30 consumes about twenty wagon loads of food in lifetime. With four tons per wagon that equals roughly a hundred ounces daily, about one hundred twenty in adulthood and eighty in infancy. Dr. Lankester’s London study cites 143 ounces daily as average solid and liquid intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ealls
Richard A. Proctor
Lankeste
London
Sydney Smith
Lord Durham
Durham
London Corporation
Curious Patient Observes Deathbed in St. Petersburg Hospitals
A man described as a future Hossi toured St. Petersburg hospitals to watch dying patients. He asked doctors if anyone was near death and begged to stand at bedside during last moments. He claimed stage training and studied death as Salvani and Rossi did. Some hospitals allowed his presence, others refused. He inquired about the means of death and sent gifts to poor families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cacette
Hossi
St. Petersburg
Salvani
Rossi
Supreme Court Denies Writ in Chicago Anarchists Case
Chief Justice Waite delivers a lengthy opinion holding the first ten amendments limit Federal action only, Illinois juror law is valid, no record shows juror Sanford as incompetent, admission of Most's letter and cross examination of Spies did not justify federal review, Butler’s foreign nationality challenges were not raised in State Court, so the writ of error is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Waite
Tlinois
Utah
Hoptie Territory
Sanford
Johann Most
Gen. Butler
Spies
Fielden
Whistling buoy to replace nun buoy at Fryingpan Shoals
The lighthouse board announces that around November 15 a black whistling buoy will be moored in fifty feet of water off the south west point of Fryingpan Shoals North Carolina. The buoy will be sounded by waves and emit twenty five to thirty blasts per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lighthouse Board
Fryingpan Shoals
N. C
Repairs Ordered on the Constitution at Portsmouth
Orders have been given to begin at once the work of repairs on the Constitution, now at Portsmouth, to cost $60,000. Acting Secretary Thompson approved the recommendation of Collector Magone for the dismissal of sixteen clerks in the New York customs house who had twice failed in the civil service examination for promotion. This increases the number of dismissals at New York during the past month to 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Thompson
Magone
New York
How Our Ancestors Lived By Contrast And Comparison
A study on historic living habits contrasts mud huts without chimneys glass or floors with modern comforts. It notes Edward III era furniture scarcity Henry VII diets and lack of tea coffee and varied bread. It suggests future comforts may become essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward III
Henry VII
Haumb’est
Big Bar of Bullion Melted at Helena Assay Office
The second largest bar of bullion melted in the United States was handled yesterday at the Helena Assay Office by Melter Meyendorf. The 2,506-ounce bar from the Jay Gould Mine was about 500 fine gold and worth roughly $27,000. Visitors watched the process as the molten metal was poured into a mold and cooled into a solid red-hot ingot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Assay Office
Helena
Meyendorf
Jay Gould
Montana
A Printer's Proposal in a Humorous Verse
A breezy comic verse from Toronto Grip features a suitor bowing to a maiden and asking to marry. The maid bites him on the nose and knocks him to the floor, leaving the scene played for laughs in a light, rustic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tose
Notable World Facts and Inventions in Science and Industry
A survey of global yet practical science topics details sea level depressions include the Dead Sea and Death Valley, machine shop horsepower use, a Morvi ruler enforcing communal justice, a windmill dynamo for beacons, rail length changes with temperature, and a Royal Society discussion on compressibility. It also notes Sea of Galilee fishes, an inland lake origin theory, and a Saint Louis automatic grain scale invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Death Valley
California
Sahara Desert
Sani
Morvi
Seine
Edinburg Royal Royal Society
Tait
Sea of Galilee
Mediterranean
Africa
Tanganyika
Nyassa
Jordan Valley
Red Sea
Great Lake
Central
St. Louis
Major Bluffkin Refuses Coin Matching After Stretch
The New York Sun recounts Major Bluffkin, famed as a coin matcher, offering a tramp a game with a silver dollar. Bluffkin loses the toss, doubles the wager, and astonishingly later declines further matches as the tramp walks away with the dollar on the sidewalk.
Mexican Jumping Beans Captivate Florida Curiosity
Report describes two seeds about the size of Rio coffee beans, dark and hard, called the Mexican jumping bean. When placed on a surface they perform a quivering motion and briefly flip themselves, sometimes moving slightly from their place. The specimens were brought from Mexico to Florida by E C Bassette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Bassett
Mexico
Florida
Bassette
Inherited Cancer and Family Risk Patterns
A writer notes cancer appears in multiple generations and relatives, but warns that family history does not guarantee disease. He cites examples of three generations and several aunts and uncles affected, suggesting possible inheritance from either parent while stressing uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becaus
Abany Pete
Also Mentioned on This Page
States
Louisiana
Lingg
King Cotton
Lee
Washington Gossip
Washington News Notes
Toronto
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!