01 Feb 1894
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1894
Page
1
Report notes several Kentucky counties have elected women to the position of school superintendent. Also mentioned are a memorial to Congress by the Woman's Home Missionary Society and a celebrity heir dispute involving Robert L Currine Jr. and Minnie Seligman. A Carlisle bond issue may yield no gold, with possible silver certificate effects. A Birmingham man finds a robber in his chimney, escaping after burning him.
The Tur government of the Orange Free State in South Africa has given notice of its intention to terminate the existing treaty of friendship and commerce with the United States, effective one year from the date of receipt of notice.
Harry Be Ssion, librettist of Robin Hood and other comic operas, has finished a comedy on Shakespeare life. The final act depicts the first production of Hamlet at the old Globe Theatre in London. A privately printed edition of the play will be issued.
The senate committee on public lands authorized Senator Pettigrew to draft a bill for the next committee meeting. The measure aims to compensate settlers driven from Sequoia and Yosemite national parks by the Interior Secretary during park establishment.
The article notes Dannat's appointment as a teacher at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, seen as a triumph for American art. It adds that Richard M. Hunt was elected to the French institute, with praise for his administration building at the world’s fair as a contributing factor.
Texas raises 1,200,000 bales of cotton yielding nearly 50 million dollars. Cotton seed product exceeds 600,000 tons. Brazos sugar plantations produce 12 million pounds of sugar and 1.2 million gallons of molasses. State wildlife includes 5,000,000 sheep with 25 million pounds of wool. Pecan trees yield 9 million pounds of nuts.
The New Orleans Picayune presents a table showing alien syndicates, companies and individuals owning over 2,200,000 acres of unimproved timber and swamp tracts in Louisiana. A single syndicate claims 400,000 acres while others own 100,000 or more, with many holdings ranging from 20,000 to 90,000 acres.
Naval cadets Fred W Hinds of Alabama and Frank Lyons of Kentucky received fifty demerits each and will be confined aboard the prison ship Santee for one month. Detected while attempting to leave ranks as squads marched to town churches on Christmas week, the cadets were reported by an officer and said to be visiting local young ladies.
Hartford Connecticut houses the largest steam fire engine known as the Jumbo. This leviathan stands over ten feet high and seventeen feet long, weighs eight and a half tons, and can discharge 1,550 gallons of water per minute. It outpaces a standard horse-drawn unit which weighs about 6,000 pounds and pumps 500 to 600 gallons per minute. In two minutes enough steam can be generated to power the Jumbo at thirty-one miles per hour.
A French court hears an anarchist who spent life in prison ask to alter his sentence. He argues the innocent suffer while cruel wretches and murderers sit on the bench. The president rejects the appeal and confirms six months imprisonment plus two more years for contempt of court.
The Dockery commission simplifies methods in the departments and uncovers staffing abuses in the treasury. It finds each assistant secretary has multiple private secretaries, with Assistant Secretary Curtis employing three. One is a Republican hold-over, one a Democratic appointee, and a woman promoted from elsewhere to assist the two male secretaries.
The Thirteen club of London held its annual banquet on January 13 in room thirteen of the Holborn restaurant. The yenius artist Harry Furnes presided over the event attempting to hire thirteen cross eyed waiters for the entertainment.
News of the Week covers Gov Fisupack of Arkansas announcing candidacy to succeed H Berry in the US Senate. It notes reconciled relations between Emperor William and Bismarck, insurgent dynamics in Honduras, and various confirmations and political moves in Washington. It mentions Laura Senninger-Marreson’s death, Olney’s possible resignation, and other international and domestic notes.
A heating stove exploded on a M., K. & T. train near San Marcos Texas killing one man and injuring two. Other items note a natural gas well at Bedford Illinois showing high pressure and a sixty foot flame when ignited.
Utah Senate Republicans flee to prevent voting on a Congress memorial to remove the lead ore duty, with about one hundred officers seeking them. Oklahoma blizzard toll rises with many fatalities and two tramps frozen on a Perry express train. Treasury reports $60,000,000 gold loss. Hester cites cotton move past six million bales by 26th. US failures top 430 this week. bond purchases drain gold. Sedalia charity canvass finds over fifty starving families, 150 aided with clothing and food. Fort Payne Alabama sold at sheriff’s sale for 60,000 dollars, including ore land and mills. Normandy Missouri residents form a protective society against crime wave.
The Democratic caucus met with 147 attenders rising to about 170, presided by Chairman Holman and opened by Rep Wheeler of Alabama. He argued for tariff revenue, decried the Wilson bill as Northeastern friendly, cited cotton mills and coal access, and urged balanced burdens and bounties across regions. He quoted Wilson on gradual tax cuts and warned against rapid shifts harming Southern interests.
Robert Browning has purchased Casa Guidi where his mother watched Italy's birth of freedom and a porphyry slab in Rome will be placed over his father's grave in Westminster Abbey. E E Thompson, of Fredericks burg Virginia, arrives in Mexico City while walking to Bogota with no money required. John Palmer, inventor of the railroad check system, dies in Michigan after a life as a fiddler and hatter. A London farmer fined for cruelty receives community aid to cover costs amid drought. The London Star notes Mr Gladstone uses yellow contents of fake medicine to boost speech, while Mr Balfour favors watered port for oratory. A Paris beggar elevates himself by pretending distress to attract help. Scotland protests Lecky lecture calling empire the sole possession of Englishmen. the Prince of Wales says Lecky meant no insult to Scotland.
The Senate and House debated sugar bounties and tariff provisions while handling Hawaiian correspondence and a federal elections repeal bill. Key actions included abolishing sugar bounties, considering Peffer and Lodge resolutions on bonds and elections, and approving an income tax bill in the internal revenue measure amid filibuster attempts and adjournments.
The piece argues that outdoor grieving during la grippe raises death risk, noting pall bearers and mourners often wear skull caps at well run funerals. It states skull caps cover the head, lack visors, and avoid offense, while ministers and mourners may also wear them, arguing convention over ceremony.
Prince Otto von Bismarck arrived in Berlin as the guest of Emperor William I for a cordial meeting that ended a long estrangement. Crowds cheered, flowers were showered, and tears marked a warmly received homecoming at Friedrichsruhe and the royal palace.
The article notes oleander as a poisonous plant but asserts no injuries in America from it. It cites Xerxes era concerns and 1800 Spanish soldiers using wood for skewers, plus a few children dying long ago from flowers. It suggests American diets may explain immunity and dismisses widespread danger.
Jan 27 near Cross Oklahoma Mrs D W Reynolds died after a water poisoning incident at a claim where several claimants compete. The Reynolds family and stock fell ill two months earlier, doctors diagnosing poisoning. They recovered except Mrs Reynolds who died as others suspect water poisoning by a rival claimant, though the culprit remains unknown.
It is reported that warrants are out for no fewer than 250 Berlin residents charged with desertion from military service. Some of the subjects are said to belong to noble families, illustrating the breadth of the crackdown.
P W Fauntleroy a distinguished criminal lawyer and defense counsel in the Maxwell-Preller murder case has been ordained a deacon of the Episcopal Church. He will conduct nine services at Edwardaville Mig where he will have charge of sermons and guidance.
Guthrie Oklahoma January 27 reports come in of blizzard deaths. A family of three perished in Cheyenne county. Morrison family of woman and two children found frozen in Pawnee county. An unknown tramp died on a Santa Fe train. Teamster John Carter of Orlando lost both hands to freezing and faces amputation. Severe suffering among new settlers noted.
Trade review notes Carlisle’s bond issue to spur recovery and bids for them. It cites small January customs revenue, rising employment boosting purchasing power, and renewed or higher production across sectors. Iron demand improves in Philadelphia while textile and coal industries show mixed gains and dull produce markets temper optimism.
In Washington on January 27 interest centers on whether the sale of Secretary Carlisle’s $50,000,000 bonds on February 1 will actually increase the treasury gold reserve. While buyers could pay via legal tender notes, such payments would not alter the gold holdings, and Carlisle has stated bonds may be paid for in gold coin or gold certificates, aligning with the existing $77,000,000 in gold certificates and equal gold bullion deposits in the treasury.
Washington January 27 The house judiciary committee authorized Mr Bailey to report favorably his resolution regarding Secretary Carlisle's proposed bond issue The resolution states the secretary has no authority to issue or sell US bonds except under the January 14 1875 act resumption of specie payments and bond proceeds may only be used for purposes specified therein
Fort Smith Ark Jan 27 Willis Brown the train robber wounded in the Rogers gang capture at Vinita I T and hospitalized here confessed to taking part in the Mound Valley Kan bank robbery and the Chelsea Ok express agent robbery He is unlikely to recover from his wounds and may die.
News from Boise reports a fatal snowslide in White Bird gulch burying a Thompson residence. Four Thompson girls perished when the slide struck without warning, while the parents and an infant survived. The incident occurred January 27.
A fragmentary OCR reads about a week last year in New England with terse notes on events and locations. The readable bits mention regional places and dates, but specifics are incomplete, leaving a brief snapshot rather than a full report.
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