28 Oct 1887
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1887
Page
1
A reflective poem about a derelict boat stranded on a beach. The speaker contrasts the untamed sea with the boat that never rode the waves, noting its broken keel, torn sails, and weathered planks. The verse laments the vessel’s futility and thwarted voyage, echoing themes of abandonment and unrealized potential.
A Glasgow bound voyage on the ship Two Sisters exposes brutal shipboard discipline. After officers bully and starve the crew, mutiny erupts. Captain and first mate are killed, a second mate wounded, and Ben Lobdell leads the survivors to retake the ship. They return to Glasgow, face trial, are acquitted, and spark reforms for sailors' rights.
In Augusta Maine a pupil Stevie Jones perished when Oak Grove Seminary burned August 31. Fifteen year old Geo A Harington confessed to arson alleging abuse and poverty of the club. He set two fires and fled. the boy now faces life in States prison, described as cold and remorseless.
Paris letter notes Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria arrived quietly in Paris then departed for Jersey with a large suite. She appears worn and unhappy at twenty three, amid rumors about her marriage to Crown Prince Rudolph and suspected wandering from home.
The steam launch Mary burst her boiler at the foot of 115th street in New York, instantly killing John and Patrick Cunningham brothers. Carl Fr Schmidt, owner of the launch, was blown into the river but saved. James Cunningham was injured by boiler debris. O L Orcott nearby was thrown into the river and rescued.
The National Rubber Company of Bristol assigns for 900000 to Samuel Pomeroy Colt. 1400 workers face unpaid wages as officers run the affairs. Ex Governor Browne's old management cites 500000 promised by capitalists if creditors accept preferred stock. 87000 remains owed to workers.
Farmer John Meeks of Lincoln County Tennessee bought a Louisiana Lottery ticket that drew 35000. Two Fayetteville youths learned of his win and induced him to sell the ticket for a small premium. Meeks sued, stopped payment by telegraph, and after a court action recovered the prize money minus legal fees, ultimately receiving 200 dollars from the ticket holder while paying 500 to his lawyer.
Preliminary talks organize a national labor party conference in St Louis around mid December with representatives from all labor factions to harmonize the movement, adopt a general platform, and consider a new name such as the national Free Soil party. Henry George is expected to be a prominent figure and his land theory may influence the platform.
At Calera Alabama the Presidents train paused to change engines drawing three to four thousand locals and five hundred Birmingham workmen who arrived on a special decorated train. Three cheers rang out for Mrs Cleveland and the President as she joked about the mix up while the President felt the crowd understood the moment.
Perry Ackers in Story county Iowa drew a revolver from a hardware store and killed Justice of the Peace Schmetzer and Mayor French after saying he would settle old scores. He then proclaimed threats in the street and killed himself at the Odd Fellows Hall entrance.
A collision between a freight and passenger train on the Western North Carolina Railroad near Marshall N C occurred around 10 o clock Sunday night. One fireman suffered severe leg injuries requiring amputation. Several workers were burned by steam and debris as rescuers freed them from the wreckage. The express messenger Mr Staten barely escaped. The Spartanburg train due in Columbia at 6 30 did not arrive until 4 10 P M.
A McGill University student body in Montreal after a theatre performance paraded the streets, behaved riotously, and several were arrested. Reinforcements joined, they returned to the police station to seize control but were repelled as police fired on them to restore order.
A proverb-like remark notes that polite conduct costs little yet yields great returns, brightening even the most stern expression and suggesting kindness as a powerful social asset.
A young man asks how life began and a great man answers that life did not begin with him he arrived into existence already present. The exchange highlights a paradox about origin and existence.
R G Dunn Co notes weak stock prices despite $33 million added to circulation since September and policy shifts. Wheat and cotton decline while oil rises, coal strengthens on a strike, and iron steel slide. Exports show pockets of gain but overall business failures rise to 202 this week, with lingering doubt on sustained prosperity.
Chicago tale reports Stephen W. Rawson, head of Union Trust, shot five times as he left Third Presbyterian Church by his seventeen year old stepson William Lee. Rawson had filed divorce charges including adultery, while Mrs Rawson accuses him of perjury. Lee's motive linked to alleged public insult by Rawson. Lee was arrested by request. Rawson's condition mortal.
Grand Jury indicts R P Barham editor of Daily Index Appeal W W Evans editor and owner of Lancet organ of colored people and M M Lewis H Kennedy and W T Smith for criminal libel. Prosecutor Mayor T J Jarrett. Barham charged over resolutions from August colored meeting about Mayor Jarrett’s handling in Edward Riddley assault case. Jarrett sues Index Appeal for $10 000.
Governor John B. Gordon of Georgia will visit Ohio this week to deliver a series of political addresses. He will answer Senator Foraker’s attacks on the South and pledge Confederate loyalty to the General Government to supporters in Ohio.
A five story Sprague mill at Baltic Connecticut was completely wrecked by fire. Built in 1857 by Amasa and William Sprague, it employed about nine hundred workers. Loss estimated at 1.5 million with 257 thousand insurance.
The southern Forestry Congress will meet in Huntsville Alabama on the 26th. The Alpha oil company of Detroit, a rival of Standard, has assigned. Hon E B Washburn ex minister to France is dead. Florida towns raise quarantine against Palatka Fordham, noted English jockey is dead. John F Henry Co New York wholesale druggists have made an assignment. Mr Robert Garrett denounces Jay Gould. A car driver was assaulted in Indianapolis and died. Meeting projected between Emperor William and the Czar. Gustav Robert Kirchhoff is dead. Czarevitch and Prince George of Greece attacked by disease. David S Davids named storekeeper and ganger at Kinston North Carolina. Memphis races set in memory of President Montgomery. Andrew Fleming colored hanged at Tallulah Alabama. Fire destroys two blocks in Marinette Wisconsin. Yellow fever rises in Tampa with thirteen cases and three deaths. Delegates of printers in Chicago plan national association. Henry S Tittle in Trenton New Jersey reiterates charges against Senator McPherson. Steamship Zulda brings Andrew Carnegie and British MPs to meet the President. New York brass workers and book printers strike. no yields. Monster sawmill boiler explodes at Centreville West Virginia, killing three. Ashworth & Downey fail with liabilities $125000. Green McCoy injuries Paris Brumfield in quarrel. Brumfield dies. Layman family burned in Catskill New York from lamp accident. Holy Trinity Church New York fined $1000 for contract labor law violation. Rev Walpole Warren of England to be tried.
An Indiana mob of about two hundred captured Amer Green at Delphi and lynched him near Walnut Grove after seizing the jail. Green, accused of abducting and murdering Loretta Mabbitt, had been moved from Michigan City for trial. He and his brother Bill Green were known as dangerous criminals.
The piece portrays editor George W. Childs as advanced in years yet remarkably preserved. It compares his rosy cheeks to a young schoolgirl’s blush and notes his clear eye, agile step, and spotless attire, suggesting a life full of vigor despite aging.
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