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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
2
The Argus notes Hamburg has outrun Liverpool to become Europe’s chief port, per German statistics. The piece warns of dwindling foreign sailors in the American Navy and cites Lewiston Journal claiming Yankee and Southern sailors built the navy’s fame and could restore it if needed.
The Duke of Bedford offers 275 acre Bedford County farm to the technical instruction committee. Of this, 149 acres are arable and the remainder grass. Twenty boys receive free scholarships from the County Council for two years of board residence and instruction in farming science and practice.
A Labor Bureau bulletin notes U S convict produced goods value dropped by over 5 million dollars from 1885 to 1895 while prisoner numbers rose from 41 877 to 54 244. The productive value fell nearly forty percent largely due to laws restricting convict labor and sale of convict made goods.
Dr Irwin Li Hung Changs physician for seventeen years denies opium use by the dauntless diplomat stating Li never smoked opium in his life and opposes the practice for himself and his suite while noting the Chinese habit of tobacco use.
The New York Tribune notes General Roy Stone at a Buffalo teachers convention urged public schools to teach and advocate road building. He argued daily road care costs money but yields benefits, proposing road leagues among older pupils and simple tools to repair local roads.
The state election proceeded quietly with few exceptions and unofficial returns from all 137 Georgia counties suggest Democrats carried the day. The Democratic majority is expected to exceed the previous two year figure by about 15,000, as county messengers sent results to nearby telegraph stations due to limited communications.
The Dauntless, carrying about two hundred men and four carloads of arms, sailed from Palm Beach to Cuba in a bold filibuster. Led by Colonel Emilio Nunez and Dr. J. B. Castillo, the mission proceeded past the St Johns bar despite U.S. Navy and revenue cutters watching the coast. The Boutwell escorted the voyage from Jacksonville before the steamer outpaced the cutter and headed south.
One hundred Yale students join a Bryan and Sewall club led by General Hughes of Denver to repudiate discourtesy at Mr. Bryan's New Haven visit. The group passes a resolution stating such acts do not reflect Yale's sentiments and offers Mr. Bryan a sincere apology.
Arkansas Democratic and Populist state committees met in Little Rock and fused the electoral ticket. Democrats retired Jeff Davis elector-at-large J. Robinson and S. Smead district electors. Populists filled vacancies with J. Sovereign elector at large A. D. Tanner and E. R. Arnold. Fusion urged by Mr. Bryan in a letter to Senator Jones to consolidate silver forces in Arkansas.
Caldwell and Dulaney of Bristol Tennessee announce a Swedish government agent has bought 5000 acres to be split into 20 acre tracts. Each tract will house a Swedish family with its own schools churches and merchant enterprises in suburb lands of Bristol.
Bradstreet's report shows moderate overall trade with measures of improvement after the election. Cotton and wheat regions lag, but Atlanta, Augusta, Charleston, Birmingham, New Orleans and Texas cities report gains. Bank clearings rise 18 percent week over week. gold imports around 4 million dollars. silver dips. September railway earnings improve versus August but lag year ago. 291 U.S. business failures this week, down from last week.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll spoke to 8000 in Galena Illinois on sound money when a section of seats collapsed just before he began. About 200 people fell five feet to the ground as others were trampled in the crush. Twenty were injured though the short fall limited more serious harm.
Earl Russell obtained a warrant to arrest his mother-in-law Lady Tina Scott on criminal libel charges. She was arrested at a Strand hotel, held at Bow Street, arraigned and remanded, then granted bail of £2000 with two £500 sureties and £1000 from Lady Russell.
H. Clay Evans accused Democratic legislators of conspiring to strip him of the governorship during a Nashville address. Senate Speaker Pillow challenged Evans to a joint debate to be set by party committees. Evans vows to defend the legislature’s action based on the constitution law and facts.
Colonel F. M. Mixon, dispensary commissioner of South Carolina, resigns after defending himself against fraud charges. He says he was vindicated, though the investigation rests with the legislature. John T. Gaston is named to run the dispensaries.
The London Times cites a Rio de Janeiro dispatch reporting Brazil’s worsening commercial and financial crisis with about 300 bankruptcy filings. Many major firms are hampered by procrastination and financial strain as delays threaten decisive action.
A reminiscence of Kit Carson as a brave loyal frontier figure. The piece recalls Carson’s humanity, a dueling wound, his quiet nature, and a humorous tale of a green hunter’s mishap at Bald Buttes with Carson and Shawnee Jake saving the day.
A descriptive passage from Arthur's Home Magazine details Egypt's rich avifauna. It lists herons ibises pelicans eagles kites ospreys vultures kingfishers snipe quail owls and pigeons. The piece notes birds’ tameness and their presence in towns, gardens and ruins across upper Egypt.
A letter from an old college friend tells of a barrister who never rose to the bench. Stranded, ill, and penniless, he waited nineteen years for a chance that never came. A final gift is his only brief, clutched in his dying hand as his widow recounts the tale.
Brookline is described as the richest town with a total valuation of 60 912 000. Personal property stands at 15 129 300, buildings 16 640 600, land 29 142 100. Personal property shrank by 169 700 while real estate rose by 2 079 100, yielding a net gain of 1 909 400 and a poll increase of 147 to 4 556 in Boston Herald coverage.
Lord Gerard settles after nine years of litigation with the London and Northwestern Railway Company over land seizure. He sought 1,800,000 dollars. the settlement amounts to 18 000 dollars per suit with expected costs around 50,900 dollars.
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