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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1896
Page
6
The Argus notes the rise of free libraries as a hopeful trend. A Chicago man wins $20,000 in a lawsuit after being beaten and robbed. An economist estimates ocean gold at $120 quadrillion but offers no extraction method.
The latest Peterman Mittellungen notes that northern Greenland will be known as Peary Land, a compliment approved by foreign geographers to honor the American Arctic explorer.
Jacob H. Schiff donates $5000 to Columbia University in New York City to establish a students loan fund. The money will be loaned to students in need of temporary housing to help them pay their way through the university under set conditions.
In a dull lumber market bass wood sellers fare better as molding factories demand bass to produce picture frames. Chicago stands as the world’s leading center for picture molding.
The Volkssten records a notable sign of sympathy for Dr. Leyds Secretary of State of the Transvaal republic. Doctors forbid him to smoke or drink wine and the Chamber, led by its President, votes to leave pipes at home and ban smoking in Government offices.
St Paul Minnesota conducts a yearly flower mission giving away summer blossoms from city parks to residents who cannot afford plants. In fall 1896 alone over 120000 plants came from the largest park with thousands more from smaller parks, overseen by city staff in the main park and self-serve in others.
The Baltimore News argues typewriter instruction will spread in public schools as the device becomes essential in business and a practical skill for workers, noting rapid growth in production and employment opportunities for skilled operators.
Treasury shows cash balance 226,842,995 and gold reserve 126,060,370. Proposals for a storehouse and steel tower at Port Royal naval station. Revenue cutters to cruise Atlantic coast December 1 to April 1 for aid to distressed vessels. General Reuben F. Barnard named deputy governor of the soldiers home. Naval report notes ships generally sound, some minor machinery overhauls. Free ship bill unlikely but urged. Japan as Pacific rival. Civil service commission to test enforcement in political assessments. Navy to be strengthened due to Cuban war concerns. ships to be ready by December 1. House composition after South Dakota election totals 205 Republicans, 137 Democrats, 15 populists, with silver stance split.
The great wire and nail trust, active since June 1, 1895, has collapsed and will wind up by December 1. Chicago jobbers report nails selling below the circular price at $1.70 per keg and as low as $1.25 soon. Mills face large liabilities and possible long litigation as members bear the losses.
A two horse hayride party from Ensley City Alabama plunged into five feet of water when an iron suspension bridge at Village Creek failed Saturday night. William Shannon died from a fractured skull on Sunday and Maggie Harbigan suffered fatal head and back injuries. Ten others were lightly to seriously hurt as the party rode into the water awaiting rescue. Investigators look for a loose joint as the possible cause.
Railroad circles discuss reseating a rate war as Georgia Carolina and Northern and Seaboard Air Line Belt railroads back Seaboard officials stance. Seaboard profits during the war are cited as satisfactory, with continued demands for concessions while President Hoffman seeks peace yet protects interests. Pooling committee in Baltimore explains why a deal was not consummated.
Princeton triumphed 24 to 6 over Yale at Manhattan Field in a drizzly, crowds-filled game. Pennsylvania edged Harvard 8 to 6 at Franklin Field, marking a third straight win for the Quakers in the series.
City council investigates police ties to gambling as bribes are alleged by gamblers in Jacksonville Florida. Officials deny and some houses are shut or reopened while no definitive results have been reached. A named man is reported to have taken money in exchange for protection.
Congress leader and U S Senate hopeful Robert R Hitt told a Chicago reporter the United States should immediately recognize Cuba as belligerents amid its long struggle for independence. He argued belligerent rights are owed under international law and would aid the Cuban cause against 150,000 Spanish troops.
Advices from Leadville report the strike leaders plan to summon sympathy actions across Colorado. A stated governor’s hard line to curb violence and end the strike prompts union leaders backed by the Western Federation of Miners to press for a strategic move. Cripple Creek and Telluride expected to lead the spread as other unions follow.
The Republican National Committee proposed Samuel W. Woodward, Washington board of trade president, as chairman of the general inaugural committee. Woodward, lifelong Democrat, split from the Chicago platform and supported McKinley. General Russell A. Alger of Michigan is suggested for grand marshal of the parade.
Mary Francis Scott-Siddons died in Paris. She began on the London stage in 1867 and rose with youth beauty and press friends. She first toured the United States in 1863 and later acted in The Lady of Lyons and Shakespearean roles before a final return with a failing last appearance.
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus cars were smashed when a coal car broke loose on a side track at a Spartanburg South Carolina coal chute. Two hippos valued at 75000 each were injured and a big elephant hurt. The Cleopatra car was demolished. Estimated damages reach half a million dollars and a lawsuit will be filed against Southern Railway.
In Chicago a county court judge, Carter, declares the inheritance tax law passed by the recent Illinois legislature unconstitutional in the Drake estate case. The county attorney had filed to test the law’s validity, initiating proceedings months ago to collect the tax.
In Olneyville Rhode Island an inventor works on a wheelless carriage powered by electricity. The design uses runners on eccentrics to propel the vehicle signaling a shift from horse power to electric traction in industry.
The seventh Cavalry officer born in Venice in 1832 recounts a life from Austrian Milan to Garibaldi’s Legion and the U S Army. A near guillotine tale ends with a reprieve by the Empress secretary, exile, and escape to the United States with later riverine and battlefield adventures.
John Osman of Port Murray and companion Mayberry hunted squirrels in the Oxford Mountains near Wolf Hole. Osman encountered a huge black snake that vaulted from a rock and coiled around his neck, leaving him unable to call for help as he struggled to free himself.
In the 1870 siege of Paris, famed aeronaut Nadar engaged a hostile Prussian balloon after a view from Fort Charenton. He leaped to the net, fought the enemy with explosive bullets, and the Prussian balloon sank while Uhlans retrieved their injured airmen.
Louis Carr, a painter, was 35 feet up a ladder near Clay Street when it slipped. A homeless dog heard his cries, barked, and alerted police across the street. Patrolmen freed Carr, who credits the dog with saving his life and vows to care for it.
Motor carriages of the Daimler company are used by postal authorities in Colombo Ceylon for carting mail bags and packages between the office and the railway station. The adoption has achieved a saving of about sixty percent compared with wagons driven by horses or other means.
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