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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
6
The Argus notes the wide-fire law started July 1, 1896 in Connecticut but is not enforced. The New York Recorder says it is a good law yet reforms move slowly.
The report notes bicycles are reducing demand for silk hats and fall trade. Canes and walking sticks face near ruin as cycling reshapes styling and consumer purchases.
An old Georgia law allowed medical colleges to claim pauper corpses for dissection. The law was repealed years ago and now colleges fear they must dismiss classes unless new subjects are provided.
The machete is a staple in Cuba used in sugar fields to cut cane. It combines knife and hatchet, inflicts severe wounds, and nearly every Cuban owns one, seen as essential as an ax in New England.
A narrator praises French aptitude for arranging funerals and receptions, noting their taste for the picturesque and their choice of capable talent. The account of the Russian Imperial visit to Paris is described as romance, highlighting the city’s cultural display through the best actors and poets.
The Charleston News and Courier laments the widespread slaughter of game birds allowed as sport. It argues the practice harms the nation by eroding the birds that act as insect police and notes the issue is a national matter, not mere sentiment.
English roads now permit motor carriages at fourteen miles an hour and cycle industry leaders anticipate a major national impact. Major manufacturers in Leeds Preston and Bedford have prepared for the new industry but Coventry is seen as the center due to its early grasp of bicycle trade potential.
F L Stanton notes poets lines in rough world. An editor paid Samuel Minturn Peck five dollars for verses. They were published and set to music by a composer. Minstrel groups and opera troupes sang them, bringing fortune to the music house and composer. Peck sought royalties but was told he was unknown in this business.
The New York Sun notes Princeton University’s 150th anniversary and highlights the 469 graduates from the era. Clergy accounted for 114, including 13 who led colleges. James Madison led as eight year President. others served as Vice President, Continental Congress members, Senators, Representatives, Governors, Supreme Court Justices, and Revolutionary officers. Hibben’s data credit Witherspoon administration for Princeton’s distinguished standing and future progress.
In Washington, officials verify Sweden and Norway’s King Oscar II as the fifth arbitrator in the Venezuela dispute. Congress shows 207 Republicans, 137 Democrats, 13 Populists. free silver vote 153 for, 204 against. Navy moves toward war readiness. Ericcson finally joined after failed trials.
A Washington dispatch says the administration does not anticipate trouble with Spain over Cuba and will defer policy changes to a future administration. Meantime, cabinet members promise readiness, with Atlantic coast army officers rushing heavy ordnance as fortifications and naval defenses are quietly strengthened and secrecy maintained. Secretary Lamont notes efforts to recoup defense expenditures while the old adage in time of peace prepare for war remains influential.
Judge Speer in Macon Georgia signed a decree for the sale of the Atlantic Short Line railroad at Swainsboro Emanuel county on December 17. The sale will be conducted by John R. Young Savannah receiver for the company assets with no minimum price. The road previously failed to draw bids at Swainsboro three months earlier with a $210000 minimum. Colonel Wallis R. Charlton and Receiver Young filed for a new sale date and all parties agreed.
A close combination among United States nut and bolt manufacturers was formed at a Pittsburgh meeting on a Saturday. Each factory received an allotment proportional to its output, with heavy fines for overproduction. Previous attempts to form the arrangement had failed three times before this success.
A heated exchange unfolds as a patron accuses a vending machine of being empty after dropping a nickel. An agent explains that no output indicates an empty machine, while the patron demands information as the apparent outcome.
Gov. Atkinson ends his bid for United States senator after caucus with supporters. He cites wish to avoid further party division and urges selection of a worthy Georgia successor, inviting colleagues to present a candidate to the people.
The statement envisions faction and gratification for Georgia's people as a means to add to the state's greatness and glory, aligning policy aims with civic advancement and patriotic sentiment. It frames collective progress through public welfare and state pride.
William J. Bryan spoke in Lincoln Nebraska urging continued organization of silver advocates. He praised supporters for their loyalty, urged monthly club meetings, and emphasized not abandoning the free coinage cause despite electoral defeat.
The state Democratic chairman asserts the party did its duty for Mr. Bryan and blames fraudulent registration and voting by disqualified Black voters for Republican triumph. He claims Watson led the ticket but illness and packed wards swung City results, with Democrats gaining in most white counties.
Miss Daisy Medders and Jason Huckleberry exchange affectionate dialogue about love, with Daisy coyly prompting and Jason affirming his feelings. The light interaction hints at a developing romantic closeness between the two individuals.
Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the populist national campaign committee, released a Sunday letter to Thomas E. Watson explaining that Watson’s acceptance letter was delayed for postage. Butler warns that Watson’s electoral advice could aid McKinley and hurt Bryan, urging support for joint tickets and urging Watson to retract the guidance.
The Knights of Labor report criticizes window glass manufacturers for monopoly power and calls for reorganizing the New Orleans assembly and shifting tariffs toward immigrant glass workers. It details 1895 receipts and disbursements, including $40,110 total receipts and $39,793 disbursements with $326 on hand. It notes 250,000 documents for the silver convention and 800,000 for the Democratic congressional committee, plus printing for Illinois and The Journal.
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