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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1900
Page
3
Brief sketches of notable happenings from across the region. Highlights focus on public affairs, local achievements, and community events. Read for concise updates and names of involved organizations and individuals.
A Birmingham Commercial Club resolution urges an International and Metallic Exposition in fall 1902 to showcase Alabama iron and coal, with a 15 member committee to oversee planning and seek state and federal aid. The article also notes a Chicago report on Alabama coal contracts and other local news.
The article reviews historical state finances with deficits from 1897 to 1900 and notes differing estimates by governors and commissions. It also covers Democratic optimism for Bryan, a Montgomery visit by Wheeler and Hobson, cotton seed pricing talks in Birmingham, mine disasters in Alabama, an unknown man’s suicide in Avondale, and a Birmingham millinery trade update with Military Day prizes.
Announcement states a raise will be laid on the Oneonta and Attalla railroad in Blount county to Walnut Grove by next Monday.
Farmer Mat Bradford reports rich silver ore on his Hoe farm near Courtland. A sample taken from four feet depth in clay soil tests will be sent for analysis to confirm the find and value.
Bloodshed followed Chauncey Depew's three mile Republican march in Chicago on Monday night as masked attackers emerged from a dark alley. Several marchers were injured before the assailants were repulsed by the crowd.
Dispatches from MacArthur and Kempf confirm the capture of roughly sixty men from the Twenty-ninth Infantry on Marinduque. The Yorktown relief column landed at Torrijos and moved toward Santa Cruz but found no enemy or definite news of the captives, who have disappeared. Marinduque lies within forty miles of Luzon and rebels may have taken the captives there.
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers issued a call for a joint convention of anthracite miners in Scranton beginning next Friday. The aim is to decide whether to accept or reject a 10 percent wage increase offered by operators as the coal strike nears resolution.
Money for the South continues from Washington as $400,000 was shipped Monday to New Orleans St Louis and Chicago sub-treasurers for cotton movement. Total shipments this season reached $10,440,000 against $5,425,000 last year, nearly doubling. New Orleans received $4,340,000. Officials call the trend unusually prosperous for the South.
A Galveston report tells of a man buried under wreckage from the September 8 gulf storm who was pulled out alive and remains in a Fort Worth hospital, per a letter from James Broughton to M. D. McNeilly.
A dispatch from Pretoria reports an impending peace proclamation to be ignited by Field Marshal Roberta on Thursday, marking the anniversary of the declaration of war. The news notes the ceremonial timing and official assent as the region contemplates peace in South Africa.
By instructions from Rear Admiral Bradford the Bureau of Equipment will begin an extensive survey of the south side of Cubs island. Vessels will chart the coast from Cape May to Cape Antonis, the island's western extreme.
Washington report says Britain follows United States in the China treaty matter. Sir Claude MacDonald in London given powers to judge credentials of Li Hung Chang and other envoys and to pursue inquiry into Chinese ring leaders with Mr Conger, as the US may require.
Reports from Shanghai on an undated imperial edict indicate China plans to relocate the capital from Tai Yen to a new site in the ancient Chang An area. The Empress Dowager accompanies the royal family as acting governor of Shansi builds a suitable palace site and prepares for the journey amid hardships.
Charlon Broadway Rouss withdraws his $1,000,000 eye sight reward and resigns himself to his fate, ending any further pursuit to restore his vision.
Fragmentary OCR notes list Washington entities and names mentioning American tensions and tensions in early 1.8 era. Credit and location lines are unclear but reference government and diplomatic topics.
E Higgins of Waldo Florida is missing after leaving with a large sum of money and buying a ticket to Marengo Indiana to join family. Relatives fear foul play as he vanished days before returning home, while police speculate on a heated term causing more murders and personal crises.
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