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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1895
Page
3
The report details a rumored $300000 cotton factory near Fayetteville and a surge of agricultural and industrial activity across North Carolina. It notes declines in river levels affecting Haw and Catawba mills, county fairs, public notices, several deaths, court cases, fires, and ongoing railroad and fertilizer developments shaping the economy.
Prof Bemis, late 80s, political economy professor at the University of Chicago, explains his resignation after public remarks following the 1904 railroad strike. President Harper’s letters show tension over labor, monopoly, and university environment, with warnings to avoid agitational utterances.
August D Prentiss, a self-identified Episcopal clergyman from Charleston, was found unconscious on a New York street after leaving the Brooklyn Christian Endeavor convention. He told police court he had crossed the bridge, drank several times, and regained awareness to face a $10 fine.
A major early morning blaze on First Avenue in New York forces hundreds of tenement residents from their beds. The Salvation Army barracks burn out while the wall collapses onto the Twenty second Street station as prisoners are removed. Salvationists salvage some property and hold a street prayer meeting.
In Woopwarp Oklahoma October 10 during a trial of a stolen keg of beer Ed Jennings an attorney for the Santa Fe road and Temple Houston son of General Sam Houston quarreled in a saloon shots were fired Houston Ex Sheriff Love and Woodward were not hurt and surrendered to police.
An Oct 10 note from D C discusses a Southern iron industry revival led by Alabama and neighboring states. It cites increased capital, rising tonnage, and a shift in perception from Pennsylvania dominance toward a robust New South mineral region including Virginia North Carolina Georgia and Alabama.
Southern states gain a new mineral belt competition, with Appalachian development expanding from Tennessee to South Carolina. A South staple believes New Orleans outlet shifts to Norfolk and rail links push the belt toward sea shipping. The West faces a temporary slowdown as eastern and southern industries rise.
J M Welter of Baltimore tours the South organizing American Railway Union lodges in major cities with railroad employees. Sent by President Debs, he aims to establish a firm base before returning North. A Atlanta meeting drew a large turnout and about one hundred members enrolled.
United States Senator Francis K Warren returned from Washington and said the only hope for silver lies in a fight within the Republican party lines. He argued reforms inside Wyoming’s GOP could do more for silver than pushing against the national party stance, noting his own silver advocacy helped him win election over Carey.
In Trenton, nearly all sanitary ware potteries shut after a feud between workers and manufacturers. Management warned workers that they would be liable for defects from glors kilns, plan to hire apprentices on standard wages met resistance. Two men opposed apprentice hires citing adequate skilled pressers already.
A cable from Brazil and Honduras reports the Freddie M a small 120 foot stern wheeler of the Mecheta line totaled wrecked with no survivors. Two New Orleans drummers were aboard allegedly among the passengers and crew remain unidentified as owners refuse to disclose cargo or crew details.
New York October 9 Judge Fitz gerald presided over the trial of Morris Schoenholz charged with arson in the first degree for setting a house fire at 250 east Fourth street in January. The case probes a broader pattern of incendiary crimes by city fire-bugs. If convicted, Schoenholz faces up to eight years in state prison.
Treasury records show 1,322 taxpayers paid income taxes totaling 77,130 before the Supreme Court ruling. Of these, 709 have filed for refunds, receiving 48,545 dollars in repaid amounts.
In Hot Springs and beyond, Arkansas officials vow to use state authority to stop the Corbett Fitzsimmons mill. Gov. Clark signals readiness to intervene, with attorney general pledging prosecution if outsiders attempt the clash.
In Genesha New York on October 9 the Mount Morris priest Father Flaherty was found guilty after six hours of deliberation for assault on a church member under sixteen. He was sentenced to seven and a half years in Auburn prison. He had faced charges from Mary Sweeney, the adopted daughter of a local resident, and had previously sought a new trial on grounds of prejudice. He served as rector of St Patrick's church in Mount Morris for about ten years.
At midnight the entire composing, press, stereotyping and mechanical staff of the New York World walked out, halting work by 12:45. The walkout, tied to Read receivers and elevator staff disputes, followed weeks of pay cuts from $12 to $10 weekly and growing labor tensions within the Pulitzer building.
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