News in Brief from Sewtargh to Columbus
Proposed national skating meet at Sewtargh, ice issues delay posts. Various items cover arrests in New Haven and Dublin, massing Dervishes at Khartoum, Reeves jailed for contempt, White Caps fined, cold wave in Boston, a postmaster fraud at Rural City, a sword duel in Paris, ambush in North Carolina, Shah of Persia to visit, largest mortgage in Kanawha County, cabinet dinner with officials, Huntington printer concerns, a space monument unveiling in Washington, prohibition amendment push in Harrisburg, Gettysburg National Soldiers Cemetery planning.
Congress Debates Tariff and Territorial Bills in Long Session
In a sprawling session the Senate and House discussed tariff measures, free list additions, and a cross-cutting set of territorial bills. Debate touched on sugar duties, wool and tin plate issues, with votes on amendments and a forthcoming joint session planned for February 2. The day closed amid pension approvals and routine territorial actions.
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Gray
Shige
Coimmle
South Dakota
North Dakota
Thier
Othens
Orangeferg
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Senate
Hoar Cepertes
Amd
Allison
West
Bovey
Mnndlana
Wll Ce
E. A Eyre
Tms
Me Frye
Maine
Odds and Ends From Early Newsbriefs in A Southern Paper
A jumble of late 19th century items includes a premium paid for seat choice at Rev. Talmage’s Brooklyn event, Tennessee bank losses debated, a Alabama girl’s poisoning case, West Virginia political intrigue, treasury funding requests for Fort Smith facilities, a gold coin discovery, a Nashville fertilizer plant loss, Arkansas Senate election delays, Florida orange duties urged, and unrest over market controls and court judges.
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Tennessee Legislatur
Bank of Tennessee
Bank Eload
Daggiter
Jon Weeks Fe
Mechanicsville
Ala
West Virginia
Senate
Goff
Plemiac
Tus Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Fort Smith
Ark
Aml
Nean Evderiy, Inc
National Fertilizer Company
Nashville
Tenn
Arkansas
Berry Willa
Florida
Jay Godo
Smal L-po
Ohio
Lee
Louisville
Jins
Smokytown Feud Sparks Violent Confrontation in Newberry
Reports detail a deadly feud in Smokytown Newberry County with Butler Banks and James Banks exchanging gunfire after an early Saturday clash. Butler fires buckshot wounding James who retreats to Miss Dorothe Holerman’s home. Fire destroys Banks home and outbuildings as gunmen terrorize the family. Mrs Banks and six children flee to relatives while authorities and neighbors voice fear and indignation.
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Adare
C. Jon
Niews
Beem
Sneeptown
Newberry
Lawlescnees
James C. Banks
Mutler
James
Banks
Butler
Butler Giret
James Ant
Darrelin
Hin
Oneall
Dorothe Holerman
Batrell
Mentelle
Hiefl
Geroreine Butler
Sariesy
Jims
Miss Holerman
James Coachet
James Banks
Butler Banks
Alent
Bisake
Mrs. Baoks
Geerneer
Etuetieit
Simekytown
Carlround
Telegraph
Newberry News
Morales
Amess
Gram
Lawless White Caps Rampage Reported Near Shamokin
Jan 1 reports describe Thomas Unzu, of Coal Run, whipped by White Caps, rope bound, nearly died in a creek. Miners and bystanders were forced to witness. Warnings to abstain from vice circulated amid fear in Shamokin and Coal Township. Nearby Milton saw white men and a black man tied to trees for punishment.
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Srawonim
Thomas Unzue
Coal Ran
Hauge
Shamokin
Milton
Aml & Gegro
Scattered Crime Reports Across States Unfold in Southern Gleanings
The column recounts a string of crimes and incidents including a wife accused of poisoning, lynching aftermaths, jail breaks, murders in Louisville and Birmingham, robberies, and a new manhunt near Kosciusko. It notes arrests in Port Gibson and Pine Bluff, a farmer’s fortune from marble, and local accidents among river and rail workers.
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Robert Bains
Alan
Benjamin Na
Dem Gray
Freman
Brown
Bato Bougi
Teham
Hardis
Waftarl
Chattagooga
Rowsey
Calvin Moody
Yreak
Kosciusko
Wiss
Agm
el, Weiss
Lije Gatee
Geo. Jennings
Harty Brothers
Marper
Charles Dilger
Louieville
Hausenburg
Jones
Hawes
Birmingham
Aja
Willam Lindsey
Port Gibson
Miss
Te Monler
Yokona
J. Barnes
Pine Blatt
Ark
Wilson Crawford
Jolin Blair
Blair
Crawford
Jamestown
Newton Heim
Boriegard Starkett
Garreteburg
Hopkinsville
Starkett
Helm
Martha Wayland
Knogville Southern
Lee
James Lee
Von
James Lee, Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Lee Line
Pver
Dickey
America
Elberton
Red Bank
Carolina Central
Harp
Neo
Snown
John Wright
Frank King
Stewart & Butts
Mobile
Ala
Wright Ard King
Kentucky
Greenville
Frank Bunack
Treergr Fouarese
George Thatcher
Billy West
Thebainstirs Cmpany
Knogville
Teng
Playng
Boston Letter on Fame and Flattery in Literature
The piece discusses jealousy and publicity around notable figures like James Russell Lowell Julian Hawthorne and Dr Holmes. It references Lowell declining material for a sketch of the British minister’s ire and a New York Holmes Number tribute. The author asserts Holmes’s genius and Boston’s pride in its literary men.
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James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Mr. Lowell
Julian Hawthorne
Boston
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
New York
Alvance
Dr. Holmes
Fortunes From Small Inventions Highlighted by Garfeld
A survey notes large fortunes from trifles such as pencil tips and rivets. It cites profits from the roller skate, emery cloth, copper tips for children’s shoes, and popular toys like the return ball. The piece emphasizes inventor patience and wide opportunity.
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United States
London
John Gilpin
Novel Industry Culture of Skanks in Indiana
Reports from Huntington Indiana describe a new venture called skunk culture. Joseph Lininger operates a tank ranch south of town on Mishler road breeding skunks for oil and fur. He claims Tennessee operators succeeded similarly and that the odor is negligible if undisturbed.
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Joseph Lininger
Mishler Road
Tennessee
Huntington
Ind
Gerad
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