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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1892
Page
3
Betsy Rules the Township in Quiet Florida? Election Reflections
A fragmentary dialogue depicts Betsy, a dominant local figure, quelling political talk and pressuring votes. References to Gideon’s Band, eggings, and political loyalties reveal a tense pre election atmosphere in North Carolina with caution against partisan quarrels and alcohol-fueled tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Bilkins
Betsy
Wilson
North Carolina
Weaver
Butler
Col. Peck
Georgia
Tom Watson
Kansas
Another Scheme Exposer Mentioning Job Appointments
A fragmented account hints at a scheme exposer and possible appointments tied to a person named J. 3. B, suggesting scrutiny of patronage and governance practices.
Secretary Barnes Affidavit on Demand Cards in NC Race
Secretary Barnes swears a correct copy of a demand card signed by W. T. Crawford and Jno. P. Kerr. The card supports petitions by the National Farmers Alliance positions on currency, land, and anti futures trades. Crawford and allies deny forgery, while Barnes provides sworn statements filed with Wake County Clerk of Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Congress
Barnes
Superior Court of
Wake County
W. T. Crawford
Jno. P
United States Congress
Jno
P. Kerr
W. T. Crawrorp
P. Karr
W. T. Crawforp
Rodan
W. T. Crawford D. Witness
United States
United States Senate
Vance
Treasury
Berg Aga and
P. Kure
Pet
Sec’y-Treas
W. Thompson
C. C
Moye
D. C
Farmers Alliance Lecturer to Address Beaufort County
The State Alliance announced that J. S. Bell will speak in Beaufort County at Yatesville on Sept 28, Edwards' Mill on Sept 29, and Washington on Sept 30. The invitation extends to Farmers Alliance members and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Alliance
J. S. Bell
Farmers’ Alliance
Beaufort County
Yatesville
Edwards’ Mill
Washington
Union Alliance Meeting At Rock Ridge Academy
Levin Watson reports a Union Alliance gathering at Rock Ridge Academy Wilson county with five Sub Alliances meeting quarterly. Each Sub Alliance plans a choir to consolidate and furnish vocal music for future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levin Watson
Rock Ridge Academy
Wilson County
State News Roundup Reflects Local Happenings Across Counties
Reports from Rockingham to Watauga cover electric light debates, crop forecasts, robberies, burnings, and court actions. Notable items include Gen M W Ransom’s age and Senate tenure, a lively possum market in Charlotte, crop yields and prices, burglaries in Mecklenburg, cotton movements to a Rockingham compress, and a rising number of legal notices and court cases across towns like Hamlet, Kinston, and Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
M. W. Ransom
Senate
Charlotte News
Tarboro
Leaksville
Church of Christ At
Kinston
New Berne Journal
Wilmingon Star
Winson Sentinel
William M. Miller
Cherry Street
Hamlet
Lafayette Holsclaw
Reis
Taylor
Boone Democrat
Wadesboro
Will Cowan
J. M. Edwards
Edwards
Asheville
Geo. Young
Bakersville News
Wild
Henry
McLean
Asheville Democrat
Lumberton Robesonian
Isebella Graham
Lumber Bridge Township
Wilmington
Wilmington Messenger
Durham Stamp Office
Durham Sun
Tony Cotton
Moody & Roberts
Hickory Bulletin
Robert Bowman
Alexander
Tina Teague
Hickory
Lexington Dispatch
Mears
Matthews
Burlington
Dunn Times
Salisbury
Hillsboro
Skid. Riley
Riley
Isaac
Smithfield
R. E. Rose
Ba Township
Jno. F. Harbin
Statesville
Maxton
Resolutions of Sampson County Alliance
A committee of the Sampson County Alliance presents resolutions urging cooperation from county alliances across the state to aid in rebuilding the Caucasian county organ. It notes the alliance store’s loss and inability to fund editor Marion Butler’s needs and requests publication in The Progressive Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eviror
Sampson County Alliance
Brethren
County Alliance
Con Oper Ag
Marion Butler
Progressive Farmer
Fire and wreck news from multiple cities on Oct 18
A chaotic digest reports blazes in Hinglewood Carcaso and Petersburg causing heavy losses. Sailors aboard the Bokhara face presumed drownings after a wreck near the Pescadores. Officials discuss political appointments and corporate changes in Indiana West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A jail escape and ensuing chase conclude the update.
Explosion on Tennessee River Damaged Boat and Injure Workers
A seven hundred pound dynamite charge exploded on a government vessel on the Tennessee River six miles from here. Charles E. Senno, a laborer, was killed and two other laborers were injured. A deck was torn off the boat and sank. The explosion occurred as fuses ignited by a spark from the furnace. Several men nearby escaped miraculously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Thomas T
Cashie Baptist
Turtle
Plymouth
N. Y
Charlotte
R C. Reed
Newton Enterprise
Hickory Bulletin
Morganton Fair
J. L. Charles
Newton
Dan Bivins
Stanly News
Concord Standard
Charlotte News
Carolina Central Road
Heath Company
Mecklenburg Criminal Court
Meares
Wilmington
Charles Harris
Durham Globe
J. H. Berry
Trinity Park
Jonesboro
Kings Mountain
Shelby Review
John Lynch
Durham
Cole
Durham Sun
Gastonia
Hovis
Ones Creek
A. Roper
Og Igly
Tennessee River
Charles
Senno
Wreck of the Bokhara Claims Many Sailors
The Peninsula and Oriental steamship Bokhara sank after striking Island One of the Pescadores on October 10. Of 200 aboard, 32 European and 70 native crew members drowned. Only two passengers saved, two others reportedly landed on a nearby island. Survivors recalled chaotic scenes as fires were out before impact and boats swept away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sospex
Peninsula and Oriental
Bokhara
Standard
Shanghai
Renae
Bokbara
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zeke Bilkins
State News
John Smith
C. N. Ingram
Lilesville
Charles W. Byrd
Central M. E Church
South
D. H. Tuttle
Mr. Byrd
Byrd
High Point Enterprise
Burlington ‘News
A. Rosenthall
Ee Pare Com
Aieenen
John Maner
Bladwin
Hillisboro Observer
Kinston Free Press
Orion Knitting Mills
Chicago
Frank McKinney
D. G. Maxwell
Federal
Leo Hard
Coe
Derita
W. H. and
L. T. Farrow
Winston
G. T. Glascock
Greensboro
J. Greer
J. W. Koonce
W. Latimer
Wilmingon
D. D. Nolley
D. B
Charlotte Observer
Africa
Ben's Knob
South Mountain
the Express
Deep River Township
Watauga Democratics
A. G. L. Harbin
Oak Dale
Harbin
North York
Sampson. CO
Highsmith
Oman
Carcaso
Hnglewood
Ong Kone
Alas
Texas
Charleston
Edward L. Parker
Marion Artillery
Gray
Indiana
Cleveland
Gov
Petersburg
Simon Séward
S. F
Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Sand Island
Pescadores Group
Edgar Peper
Potter
Homestead
Walker
Brunswick County
Tennessee
BOKS
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