Major Discovers Graveyard Role in Political Turmoil
An anxious citizen recounts threats and plausible bribes as rival factions seek to sway him and others through violent intimidation and post office offers. Betsy, his wife, reacts with defiance as the political feud intensifies near Shady Ve Church graveyard with warnings of armed guards and retaliatory acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Notaries
Bill
Betsy
Kristmas
Eli
Zeke
Pstmaster
Maine
Post Office
Raleigh
Eight State Senators switch to the People's party in Raleigh area
The document lists eight State Senators who left the old ai a and joined the People's party in Wake County and surrounding counties including Butler Sampson Atwater Chatham Allison Granville White Perquimans Wilcor Moore Durham Cleveland Freedman Wilson Guilford Harnett Wilkes Columbus Pitt counties report large harmonious and enthusiastic conventions signaling a strong boom as the party declares they mean business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aia
People’s I Greater
Wake County
Butler
Sampson
Atwater
Chatham
Allison
Granville
White
Perquimans
Wilcor
Moore
Durham
Cleveland
Freeman
Wilson
Guilford County
Harnett County
People’s Party
Wilkes County
Columbus County
Whiteville
Pitt County
Niagara Falls North and South Views and Sights
Editorial correspondence from Niagara Falls New York contrasts Northern and Southern life, noting fewer tobacco users, more alcohol in the North, lively newspapers, and aggressive advertising. It details travel routes to Niagara, local geography, bridges, parks, the whirlpool, the Maid of the Mists, and famed stunts by Blondin and others, with historical notes on Hewennepin and Forts George and Niagara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Lakes
New York
Canada
Niagara Falls
N. Y
North
Henry Jones
Samuel Jenkins
James McDonald
Grover
Tarheel
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Hudson
New York Central
Falls
Windsor
Detroit
Mich
New York, Lake Erie and
Lehigh Valley
Buffalo
H. A. Latham
Washington Gazette
Niagara
Chatauqua Lake
America
Port Jervis
Elmira
Binghamton
Jones
Jamestown
New York State
Armour
New York City
Niagara River
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Lake
Ontario
Hennepin
Erie
Italy
Suedland
Capt. Webb
Graham
Goat Island
Lake Ontario
Fort George
Fort Niagara
Fort
Messissaga
Drummond Hill
Signor Bellemi
Blondin
Steve Peere
Drummondsville
People's party conventions sweep North Carolina counties
Jones county reports one of its largest gatherings as the People’s party grows. Surry and Granville counties see shifts toward the party while Cabarrus Halifax Durham Robeson sustain momentum with county tickets and strong enthusiasm. Leaders like Capt E A Thorne chaired Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
People’s Party
Turpentine crops and mills feature state news items
State crop notes from east to south report turpentine and grain yields, grapes and tobacco stems, corn and wheat in the west, peanuts and cotton seed in the south. Tobacco crops are stressed by heat, mills at Pineville begin bricklaying, and Maj Geo Hall's Ivanhoe mills burn. A child drowns in a county well while a veteran drowns near Wilmington. Major legal and civic notes include Rockingham seeking a Supreme Court seat, a Raleigh bar seeking Armistead Burwell appointment, and various local weather, farm, and industry updates across towns like Tarboro, Charlotte, Mocksville, and Winston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeereen
Henderson
Virginia Madison
Tarboro
Rosa
Pineville
Charlotte News
Maj. Geo. Hall
Ivanhoe
Ejima County
Haw River
Love’s Creek Association
Siler City
N. P. Bullock
Tarboro Advocate
Charlotte Roller
South
Wilmington
Charlotte Observer
Rockingham
John D. Shaw
Supreme Court
Oxford Orphan Asylum
Mocksville
Rocky Mount Argonaut
Rocky Mount Cotton Mills
Kinston Free Press
T. G. Skinner
Hell
Carolina Dispatch
Cicero Tise
Seventh Street
Piro Band Linge Veil
Becix Atomica
Winston Daily
Charlotte
Holt
Armistead Burwell
State Supreme Court
Davis
Southport
Wilmington and
Georgetown
Lockwoods Folly
W. H. Cloyd
Will Anderson
Yadkin Valley
Lenoir
Shelby
W. C. Bostick
Shelby Aurora
North Alamance
Graham Gleaner
A. M. Garwood
Fork Church
Davie County
Mocksville Times
Durham Sun
Sam Rich
Warsaw
Giles T. McAden
Baltimore
Chisholm
Winston Sentinel
Salem
Greensboro
F. W. Jin
Building collapses kill several in Leadville wreck
Denver reports a cave-in at Leadville during evening operations claiming multiple fatalities. In New York a facade collapse at Kater and Bias’ store buried five workers. Elsewhere in the city a Standard Oil tycoon perished while saving horses as a stable fire raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Leadville
New York
Kater
Constantinople
Teheran
Tacoma
Washington
J. S. Bostwick
Standard Oil
Manaroneck
Rail strike paralyzes multiple lines in New York state
Burrao New York August 17 The strike by New York Central and allied switchmen disrupts traffic on West Shore Lake Shore and possibly all Buffalo lines. Delaware Lackawanna and Western Lake Shore lines may withhold freight. State Guard arrival and arbitration board efforts noted while Erie and Western New York and Pennsylvania lines show mixed progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrao
N. Y
New York Central
West Shore
Lake Shore
Buffalo
Delaware
Lackawana
Western
State Guard
State Board of Arbitration
Curiaco
Switchmen
Sweeny
Semsrett
Erie
New York
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Road
BurFraLo
Chicago Dispatch
Erie Road
Tennessee Labor Wars at Olive Springs
Desperate fight near Olive Springs ends with heavy casualties as 12 killed and 20 wounded. Outnumbered troops surrender and are moved toward Knoxville under guard. Miners vow to attack Coal Creek stockade. 3,000 militia volunteers muster to aid. Governor Buchanan warns but remains in Nashville amid threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Olive Springs
Peos
Red
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Coal Creek
Harriman
Buchanan
Chandler
Olive
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Zeke Bilkins
North Carolina
Great
Teachers’ Assembly
Ohio
Great East Buffalo
Canada Side
Clifton
Suspension Bridge
Lewiston
Prospect Park
U. S
Queen Victoria Park
Great Falls
Surry ‘County
Cabarrus County
Halifax
E. A. Thorne
Richmond County
Granville County
Durham County
Robeson County
State News
Tennessee Labor Wars
Ennessee
Roger
Col. Woolford
Woolford
Liett
Royster
Ashville
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