Let There Be Light On State Banking Plan In Assembly
A newspaper piece laments a banking bill debate at the General Assembly. It argues against state banks of issue, warns of past bank abuses, and urges transparent public discussion before final action, referencing Jacksonian history and the national banking acts. The author urges unity for honest finance and criticizes attempts to obscure debate.
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General Assembly
Democratic Party
Sherrill
Tate
Agai
Isc
United States
United States Bank
Congress
Andrew Jackson
National Bank
Senate
Jackson
Pennsylvania
National Bank Act
United
Bill to aid stockholders of State Alliance Agency Fund
The General Assembly moves to repeal the 1859 incorporation act and authorize a court action in Wake County to revise and settle the affairs of the State Alliance Business Agency Fund. A receiver will be appointed to administer assets and distribute funds to subscribers, with allocations to defunct Alliances and their former members. Nearby chronicler Jesse Johnson of Albright Township reports a farmer killed an eight month calf weighing 244 pounds with a 47 pound hide.
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State Alliance Business Agency Fund
Withreas
North Carolina State Alliance
General Assembly
Kald Corporation
Wake County
Raleizh
Jesse Johnson
Albright Township
Chatham _ Record
Yne
Raleigh
Baece Pre
Mayettle
W. J. Crasford
Winston
North Dakota
New Berre Journal
J. FH. Fesperman
Failstown
A. Kyles
Batesville
Gastonia
T A. Bell
Clemmers
South Fork
Wilkestoro Chronicle
Sneak’s
Fairbrother
Daririm Globe
Webster's Weekly
K B Tyler
Squire Maxwell
Charlotte Observer
Durban Globe
Fayetteville Gazette
Bank of Commerce
J. E. Ruller
West
Winston Sentinel
John Hairson
Charles Bowman
Germanton
David L. Langston
Pakney
Goldsboro
Asheville
Chimney Rock
N. C
North Carolina
Rutherfordton
Steve Smith
J. T. Pinnix
Durham
Durham Sun
Otteu
Shelby Aurora
Riovy
Toyn Wenesday
Linford Express
Wilmington Messenger
Adams
Moore County
Mt. Airy Advertiser
Globe
Mt Airy Granite Company
H. L. Freeman
Davidson Dispatch
Southport
Leader
Jeff. Galloway
Southport Leader
Berne
Morehead
F. N. Carrings
Park Avenue
Rambough
Sainz
M. Isias H
Tims Nour Equist
Georgia
J. W. J. Barrett
W. G. Taylor
Neuse Township
Kinston Press
Hillsboro
Durham Recorder
Long Branch
Thomas Davidson
Miem Richardson
Richardson
Davis
Major Bilkins and Betsy at the Raleigh Capitol
A rural narrator recounts Betsy’s ire at the North Carolina capitol visit with Major Bilkins. Betsy objects to hats, carpet absence, and fish passage bills while heckling senators. The piece juxtaposes Betsy’s views with light political satire and local life at the legislature.
Who Compose Gideon's Band
A long Raleigh era column covers a heated debate over a bill to ban secret oath bound political groups. Key quotes reveal Gideon’s Band as a linked faction within the legislature. votes split along party lines with several speakers criticizing the measure before it is postponed.
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W. H. Kitchen
Hovss
Ths
Capt
Buck
Th Committee On the Judiciary
Gideon
Capt. Kitchen
People’s Party
News and Observer
Hen
Spruill
Wicker
House
Gideon's
Watson
Forsyth
North Carolina
Allen
Man hanged for Kansas City crime in 1891 case
William McCoy was executed at 9 15 this morning in Lextxetroy Missouri after confessing to murder of his mistress Morie Megruder in Kansas City on April 6 1891. The report also notes a remarkable freak in Yokohama involving conjoined sons connected by an armlike flesh bridge and seen in Nanking.
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Concord
Concard
Charlotte
Charlotte News
Belle Boyette
Edgecombe
The
Scotland Neck Democrat
Lextxetroy
William McCoy
Morie Megruder
Kansas City
McCoy
Tacoma
Washington
Yokohama
Shanghai
Nanking
Shadow Face on the Pillow Stuns Newport District
In Newport Rhode Island a gravely ill child in a garret room allegedly shows a pale face on the pillow near the child as weeks pass with paralysis and water on the brain. Witnesses including religious adherents report the vision, and the scene draws crowds while officials restrict access. The child reportedly improves after the event.
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Newport
March Street
York Times
Nore
Epidemic of smallpox hits Long Island City
Lou Island City February 15. Smallpox has reached an epidemic level and the city fears a pennine scare. Thirty four cases reported among the bitter class of families and more are believed to exist. George R Crowly, private secretary to Mayor Sanford, contracts the disease. Health board censures health officer W Remson Taylor for not removing patients to the post hospital. Coroner Meiners pushes to banish stray dogs as germ carriers. Long Island Railroad workers to see Dr Valentine for examinations.
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Lou Island City
George R. Crowly
Sanford
Gleason
W. Remson Taylor
Crowly
Taylor
Borden Avenue
Meiners
Long Island Railroad
Long Island City
Valentine
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Betsy
Capitol
George Washington
George
Larnin
Speker
Wiley Clifton
Gideons Band
Betsy Ter
Mike Jaws
Tarnin
Neuse
Legis
Chatham Record
Chatham
Siler City
Lambe & Teague
New Berne Journal
State News
Greensboro
Willie Wood
Dalton
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