Biggest Syndicate Formed for Global Gas Lighting
Philadelphia financier W. W. Gibbs leads a new Anglo American Gas Lighting Company plan to list 50 million dollars in stock on June 1 with backing from New York investors and former Gas Trust leaders. The move targets lighting two hemispheres and expands the United Gas Improvement Company’s reach across forty cities. Gibbs, likened to a Jay Gould figure in Philadelphia, has built support from notable locals and English capitalists via talks in New York and Newark.
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Philadelphia
New York
Anglo- American Gas Lighting Company
Old Gas Trust
W. W. Gibbs
United Gas Improvement Company of
Jay Gould
Gibbs
Smll
New York City
Mar. Gibbs
Phila
United Gas Improvement Company
Williaam G. Warden
George Philler
Thos. Dolan
Henry G. Gibson
William 4. Elkins
P. A. Bo Widen
Julian Goldsrind
Nu London
Imperial Continental Gas Company of
London
Newark
Doetonh Steamer Aids Bayou Sara In Flood Rescue
Special to the Daily State from Bayou Sara Louisiana reports the relief steamer Doetonh arrived with aid after trips to Point Rupe and back. The flood situation devastates levee districts as hundreds risk lives and hundreds of enslaved people seek safety while boats like the I B Wheelock save about 200 more near Morganze.
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Louisiana
Bayou Sara
Doetonh
Bayou Sara Landing
Point Rupe
Bayou Sare
Allendale
Texas & Pacific
I. B. Wheelock
Morganze
Asbestus Mining in Canada Detailed and Economic Insight
The article explains how asbestos is mined from serpentine hills by cutting and quarrying, with cobbing to separate fiber from gangue. It notes grade distinctions, price ranges for firsts seconds and thirds, typical mine yield of 8 to 6 percent, and mining costs of 25 to 30 per ton. It cites the Geological Survey of Canada data from 1888 showing mine output and shipment details.
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Asbestus
Fort Pillow massacre debate challenged in Nashville Round Table
The Nashville Round Table rejects the Fort Pillow massacre claim, arguing no massacre occurred. Adjutant Chiles W. Anderson shows the fort held, surrender refused, and losses from battle chaos rather than deliberate mass killing, backed by Confederate and Federal letters.
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Fort Pillow
Nashville Round Table
General Forrest
General Chalmers
Port Pillow
Chiles W. Anderson
Porrest
Cavalry Corps
Morrest
Mississippi River
Bradford
Marshal
Mra
New Gra
Newra
Forrest
Anderson
Bhatt
Stonamersa
Adjutant Anderson
Marco
Radical party aims for statewide convention in Charleston
A fragmented report notes radicals pushing for a state convention to nominate a full slate in Charleston. It mentions Chairman Brayton as a key figure and signals broader political maneuvering this year.
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Brayton
Charleston
Okra Fiber Promise for New Industrial Use
The South may gain a new fiber industry from Abelmoschus esculentus. Col A P Butler of South Carolina advances the idea that okra fiber could rival jute, with strong, silky threads and potential for rope, twine and paper. Washington reports seed trials planned next year, noting okra grows across the region and could supply large quantities without major cultivation barriers.
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Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Col
A. P. Butler
Butler
Washington
White Nile
Vietori Nyanva
India
Roxbury
Wren
Presidency
France
China
United States
Catherine
South
St. Louis Home Journal
Freaks of the Tornado and Blown Sheep Mystery
A Smithfield resident recounts a tornado near Mininenee that demolished farm buildings killed a family member, and reportedly lifted a flock of sheep into the air then dropped them far away. A sink hole contained assorted debris including a carved pulpit and bedding items carried miles from the scene.
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G. W. Doyle
Smithfield
Henry County
Mininenee
James Drane
Mir Madox
Dane
Crane Farm
Louisville Courier Journal
Leather trousers and a loom of time in Wells Maine
A Wells historian recalls old New England fashion where men and boys wore leather trousers. A tale from a matron tells of two sons who challenged long leather wear by grinding the stone to dream of homespun garments, until their father found them at work.
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New England
Wells
Memorial Window Offends In A Western Town Church
A prominent lawyer funds a stained glass window depicting Moses with a Bible caption about saving and destroying. An old townsman, recently defeated in a suit, ridicules the scene and its advertising, misreading a word as a legal boast. The exchange highlights local sensitivities to visible displays in worship spaces.
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Moses
Mount Sinai
Ian
Dan
North Queensland man carries water in skull to survive
A North Queensland report recounts a man who lost in the bush found a skull, sealed it with clay, filled it with water, and walked thirty miles on the water carried in the skull. The tale is described as a ghastly survival idea by the Falls Mill Gazette.
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North Queensland
Noiano
Fall Mill Gazeles
German Exposition Safety Posters Miss German Language
A Paris trip report recalls a five mile circulating railroad at an exposition with danger of passengers being struck by objects from windows. Posters warned in over thirty languages but omitted German. Onlookers noted the omission suggested indifference to German visitors.
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Paris
Snys the Crette
Honesis
Depew Talk Sparks Wit At Vassar College
The piece recalls Senator Depew’s visit to Vassar in which he endured a lively audience of 400 to 500 students. A Vassar escort, Miss Sanders, lightened the moment with a quip about a train and Depew’s quick retort involved a joke about slowing down.
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United States
Vassar College
Chilluncey
Poughkeepsie
Depew
Vassar
Miss Sanders
Mr. Depew
Mona J
English Roads vs American Horses Expose Urban Road Costs
The Springfield Republican argues English roads, well built and permanent, let horses perform twice the work of American horses. It cites perishable American infrastructures that wear out horses and create higher maintenance costs, while sturdy wood and macadam roads reduce road damage.
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London
Springfield Republican
Senate panel hears memorial on needs of agricultural colleges
A committee of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Stations presented a memorial urging increased federal support. It cites 10 000 students educated, high demand for graduates, and the need for better equipment and facilities. The memorial seeks at least 15 000 per state annually, rising to 25 000.
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Senate Conlitt On
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Stations
Henry J. Alvord
Maryland
James HH. Smart
Indiana
Morrill
Gates
New Jersey
James W. Patterson
Kentucky
Henry H. Goodell
Massachusetts
Mires Harrison Weds Wish For White House Reforms
A Mrs Harrison ally claims she pursues White House alterations during her husband’s term, aiming to make the Executive Mansion a creditable, habitable establishment for Americans. The piece also reports opium related scandal of Justice Peter Hawk and assorted medical testimonials and civic notes.
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Mires
Harrison
White House
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