Industrial and Mercantile Conditions Report for the South
The weekly report notes iron production remains large, prices steady, and demand up in the southern furnaces. Mines operate fully, labor plentiful, and shipments to the Mississippi valley heavy. Cotton quiet with moderate sales as planters hold for higher prices. New industries chartered include flour mill at High Point and various factories across the South, with several power, lumber, and refinery projects planned in multiple states.
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South
Cos
Mississippi Valley
High Point
N. C
Brass
Martinsburg
W.va
New Orleans
Grand Ridge
Fla
Commercial Lumber Company
Capital
Gilmer
Texas
Hillsboro
Charleston
W. Va
Louisville
Memphis
Ten Men Entombed in Victor Mine Cave-In
At the Anna Lee mine in Victor Colorado Saturday eight men were working at the shaft bottom when a cave-in crushed the cage and rock settled. President James Burns of Colorado Springs had just reached the surface with Assistant Superintendent Sheldon when a signal to hoist failed. Rescue gangs rushed from three directions hoping to reach the entombed workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lee
Victor
Col
James Burns
Colorado Springs
Sheldon
Outrages in Kharput Reported Killing 12,708
Advices from Constantinople state that the Vali of Kharput was instructed to allow Mr Barnum to distribute England's relief fund for Armenians. Trustworthy reports say 138 towns and villages were desolated, 5,064 houses burned and 12,708 persons killed, with no Turks killed as far as known.
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Kharput
Constantinople
Philip Currie
Porte
Vali
Barnum
England
Vilayet
Explosion at Wrangel coal mine leaves many dead and missing
An explosion in a Wrangel Prussian Silesia coal mine last Tuesday caused extensive loss of life. Twenty one workers died and seventy were injured. seventeen more are missing as rescue efforts continue.
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Wrangel
Prussian Silesia
Through Georgia Being a Summary of Interesting Happenings
The Bank of Thomasville declared a semi annual dividend of 3 percent and the National Bank of Columbus a ten percent dividend. The Savannah Telephone company must ground its wires. Jones County spends 2000 dollars on courthouse repairs. Athens hospital opened January 1 with 1000 dollars less expected dispensary receipts. Griffin saloons closed during county votes and prohibition prevailed in Hall. Georgia Republican campaign begins and the state exhibit will move to the capitol third floor. Elwood park colony plans near Waycross with 10 000 settlers. Zeigler reward raised to 500 dollars for each man in Screven county. Brunswick naval reserves cheer start of state equipment with a possible monitor and new rifles arriving next year.
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G. W. Shults
Elwood Park
Ware County
Columbus
Ohio
Waycross
Alabama Midland
Brunswick
Aiken
Turner
Georgia
Washington
McAdoo
Atkinson
Georgia Wave
Unclear Grover Island mystery in Camden County Georgia
The article discusses a government claim to Grover Island in Camden County Georgia, a land dispute tied to Josiah Tattnall, with records at the secretary of state and naval files failing to confirm ownership. It notes possible mislabeling on maps, long possession by Camden Long as custodian, and a pending payout of about 20,000 dollars to approved widows and applicants, with payrolls running between the 15th and 25th of the month.
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Camden County
Capitol
Washington
Naval Department
United States
Grover Island
Georgia
Josiah Tattnall
Secretary of State
Dover Island
Graves Island
Grover
Josiah ‘L'Attnall
Camden and Glynn County
BrunsView
Crooked River
Tattnall
St. Mary’s
Fernandina
Camden Long
W. W. Williams
Williams
Pension money and veteran pensions amid legislative change
Judge Richard Johnson oversees pension claims under the late act. Initial $30,000 appropriation would pay about 500 of 1,800 Confederate veterans eligible by infirmity or poverty. The legislature increased funds to $120,000, hoping to cover more, but the backlog remains and not all will be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Johnson
Richard Johnson
Executive Department
Legielnatuure
Brewer Leads Venezuela Boundary Commission Start
Four early commissioners appointed by the president met at the state department with Secretary Olney to organize for the Venezuela British Guiana boundary work. Justice Brewer was unanimously chosen president. J. W. Blandford named temporary clerk. an inquiry for the best map was authorized. the panel recessed to January 11 and later met President Cleveland.
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Republic of Venezuela
British Guiana
State Department
Andrew D. White
New York
Olney
Justice Brewer
Brewer
Alyey
J. W. Blandford
Secretary of State
Gilman
Alvey
Coudert
Department of State
White House
Cleveland
Cholera Toll Reported in Volhynia and Kiev Districts
Special dispatches from St Peters burg reveal cholera outbreaks December 8 to 14 with thirty cases and fifteen deaths in Volhynia district and forty cases with fourteen deaths in Kiev district.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Volhynia
Kieff
Congress Ends Year With Formal Session and Bond Debate
The 54th Congress adjourned Friday after a brief session with prayers and routine journal readings. Sherman's speech on finance followed by Butler's push for a public bond sale rule sparked debate. Elkins urged advertising bonds and challenged private syndicate lending, while Hill pressed for a democratic vote of confidence and cited past contracts.
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Senate
Butler
Hill
Sherman
Congress
Mills
Texas
Elkins
Secretary of the Treasury
Pasage
Mr. Hill
Senate Debates Tariff and Bond Measures Amid Resolutions
Senators debated an amendment to the tariff bill seeking extra duties on raw sugar. A resolution by Sherman urged restoring the redemption fund to at least 100 million dollars in gold. Other actions included adjournment to Tuesday, a plan for a cable to Honolulu, and a call for a convention with Great Britain on the Alaska boundary.
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Senate
Perkins
California
Committee On Finance
Berry
Arkansas
Morrill
Vermont
Chandler
Committee On Naval Affairs
Gorman
Democrat
Maryland
United States
Sherman
Congress
Mitchell
Oregon
Finance Committee
McKinley
House
Hale
Maine
Honolulu
Hoar
Squire
Washington
Great Britain
Alaska
British North America
George
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Butler
North Carolina
Hill
New York
Six Die in Columbus Home Fire at 1398 East Longstreet
A blaze swept the J H Hibbard residence in Columbus Ohio at 4 am Thursday killing Mr Hibbard Mrs Hibbard their five year old son Allen Fay Hibbard and Grace Hibbard Lee sisters of Barnesville Ohio. A 18 year old colored servant and four younger brothers escaped by leaping from a second story window. Natural gas fired origin suspected due to defective woodwork. Mr Hibbard secretary of the Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel Company and connected by marriage to the Deshlers Huntingtons and other wealthy Columbus families.
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J. H. Hibbard
Columbus
Ohio
John H. Hibbard
East Longstreet
Hibbard
Allen
Fay Hibbard
Grace Hibbard Lee
Barnesville
Palatka
Fla
Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel Company
Deshlers
Huntingtons
Quadrilateral Duel Ends in Triple Shooting Near Donkey Wise
A Christmas drunken row near Donkey in Wise county Virginia led to a two hour gun battle on the public road. Bill Wells and Gus Osborn were killed while Jim Cox and Abe Williams were wounded. A Wise county deputy sheriff was seriously wounded in the leg.
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Donkey
Pound Gap
Wise County
Virginia
Bill Wells
Gus Osborn
Jim Cox
Abe Williams
Wells
Osborn
Cox
Eugene Field Estate Valued at 25 000 Dollars
The late Eugene Field's probate filing in Chicago on a widow’s petition seeks letters of administration. The estate lists 25 000 dollars in personal property, with the poet's home valued at 10 000 to 20 000 dollars conveyed to his wife before death.
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Eugene Field
Chicago
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Savannah Telephone Company
The
National Bank of Columbus
Dalton
Jones County
Athens Hospital
Hull
Athens
W. H. Felton
Maddox
Elections Committee
Hall County
Canton
Griffin
Spalding County
Enormomvcuss
State Central Committee
Zeiglers
Corrie
Solomon Zeigler
Screven County
Uncle Law
Treasure Island
Couden
Noonan
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