Georgia Insane Asylum Annual Report Details Increases
The Argus reviews Dr. T. O. Powell’s report for the Georgia lunatic asylum covering September 1895 to September 1896. It notes 2,002 patients on September 1, 1896, with 1,273 white and 629 colored, 332 whites and 209 colored admitted that year, and expenses totaling $226,868.78 against receipts of $234,649.88, forecasting $280,000 for 1897 and $290,000 for 1898 with 35 cents per diem per patient.
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T. O. Powell
Georgia Lunatic Asylum
Powell
Ryder Hangs Now 24. Convicted Murderer Ryder Sentenced Again
Dr W S Ryder, condemned for the murder of Miss Sallie Emma Owen of Talbotton Georgia, was resentenced at a Talbot superior court special term to be hanged on November 24. The court corrected a date error from the previous term and the motion for a new trial will be heard in Columbus on November 7. Ryder, transported from Columbus, remains in severe physical decline and has spoken little in a week.
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W. S. Ryder
Sallie Emma Owen
Talbotton
Talbot Superior Court
Rydser
Batt
Rydey
Columbus
Pulbotton
Ryder
General Assembly
Aounty
Governor Atkinson's Georgia Annual Message to Assembly
Governor Atkinson presents a comprehensive report to the General Assembly detailing Western and Atlantic survey progress, penitentiary investigations, state depositories, bond sales, Northeastern rail lease, printing of Georgia Reports and school code, pensions, education, tax reforms, and calls for public hangings on certain assaults, accountability for lynching, and executive upgrades. He reviews pardons, prison management, criminal justice, and proposes a state publication commission and a pension department with focused reforms.
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Atkinson
Western
Georgia
Executive Department
Scott and Hayes
Roget Ee Chase
Parsons
General Assembly
T. R. Whitley
C. C. Bush
W. 8. Humphries
H. A. Jenkins
R. E. Davidson
Northeastern
Hon
RR. E Reeves
Messrs. FE. A. Richard & Company
Supreme Court
John L. Hopkins
Atlanta
W. A. Wright
Gordon
Northen
Penitentiary Department
R. F. Wright
Wright
Trade Conditions Show Dull Week Amid Election Looms
Bradstreet reports a reduced trade volume across staple lines as election interest dominates. Bank clearings reach 969 million dollars, down 7 percent from last week and 10 percent from a year ago, with mercantile failures at 246 nationwide, down from 292 and 229 in prior periods. Texas merchants cautious. Louisiana discount rates rise, dulling trade.
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Bradstreet
Texas
Louisiana
United States
Conspiracy to Overthrow Haitian Government Uncovered
New York Sun dispatch from Kingston reports a plot to overthrow Haiti s government discovered at Aux Cayes. Exiles and many officials implicated, with arrests including AM Boozey director of customs. Canalist faction tied to plot, Port-au-Prince gripped by disquiet.
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New York Sun
Kingston
Jamaics
Port-Au-Prince
Hayti
Aux Cayes
Haiti
AM. Boozey
Anx Cayes
Isesaid
Canalist
M. Bonzey
The Man With A Secure Income Seems Calm About Outcome
A cautious observation notes that steady earnings give a sense of stability, reducing concern over potential results. The piece suggests financial security shapes attitudes toward risk and the future.
Crater Lake Depth Revealed and Oceanic Speed Rails
Crater Lake Oregon, deepest U S freshwater body, is about 2000 feet deep with a five mile diameter. Studies will tow nets to measure food si det, study temperature at depth, and confirm bottom presence. A separate note describes 212 miles per hour rail suspended trains in France Ireland and Brussels showing rail safety via inertial clinging to the rail.
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Oregon
Crater Lake
America
Baikal
Washington
Portland
Crater
Papette Lake
Idaho
Tropics
France
Ireland
Brussels
Post Office Letter Traffic Highlights Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine notes the British Post Office last year handled about 41 million letters to the United States, ranking second only to all European powers combined. It contrasts this with roughly 4?0,000,000 to Europe, underscoring vast transatlantic exchange.
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Strand Magazine
United States
Europe
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