Burford for Governor and Civil Service Scrutiny
The editor notes Col Buford as a Democratic governor candidate for Virginia and criticizes the Civil Service Commission over a three day reporting rule. It discusses GOP unrest in Spain, expansionist views, and historical annexation aims, urging measured judgments about public appointments and political moves.
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Col. A. S. Bufoxp
Virginia
Col. Buford
Oue Civil Service Commission
Pulaski
Washington Post Office
Commission
Cotton as a factor in progress and state fairs fare
A Charlotte reader sends a pamphlet on Cotton as a Factor in Progress noting how power loom, power spindle, and cotton gin spurred industrial growth in America and abroad. Railway fare plans threaten fair attendance. pension frauds in Norfolk demand scrutiny. bank failures hint at broader mismanagement amid a lively Charlotte social scene and King’s Daughters’ Convention in Oxford with reports on charity work and future sites.
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Charlotte
America
England
United States
New England
Dagland
Oxford
N. C
Laura Winston
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution
Raleigh
N.C
R. H. Whitaker
Lewis Amis
Wilmington
Fanny Hayes
King’s Daughters of
North Carolina
Cherry
Greenville
Reseus
Hayes
Reserve Circle
Friends of Orphan Girls
Laura Wineton
W.C. T. U. Society
Statesville
M. E Carter
Durham
Judge Clark
King’s Daughters
Landis
Presbyterian Church
Davis
General Council of
New York
Daughters of the State
Old Town
Lanier
S W. Parker
Alice Jones
Gaura Cordon
Finlatta
Orphan Asylum
King
Wyche
Lyons
Williams
Columbus Discovery Critique Reveals Missed Timing
A concise historical remark argues Columbus reached America too early. It suggests he might have earned far greater wealth if he had waited to exploit the prize in modern times, framing timing as decisive in conquest and reward.
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Columbus
America
World Cotton Supply Figures From May 13 Report
The total visible supply of cotton worldwide stands at 3 616 511 bales with 3 003 011 bales American, compared with last year’s 4 029 939 and 3 370 639 bales. Interior town receipts total 19 552 bales and plantation receipts 14 033 bales. Sight drop amounts to 6 269 701 bales. A non sequitur joke about a dignified man follows.
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Southern Assoviated Press
New York
Untimely Laugh and Ship News From May London
A humorous tale notes a boy should not laugh at his father before age 18 as a Hambletonian colt injures a farmer. the boy laughs then learns restraint. The Paris with Campania passengers sailed May 6 from New York, arriving near London. Campania’s travellers reach Liverpool, while Paris faces slower voyage expectations.
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Cleveland
Fayetteville
John Nichols
Treasury Department
Nichols
Minneapolis Tribune
Compania
Paris
New York
Southampton
Lizard
Campania
Cunard Line
Liverpool
London
Cheap Ice and Patent Remedies Parade Raleigh
Advertisements tout cheap ice from Joxrs & Powett at the New Crystal Ice Factory Raleigh offering price matching and year round supply. Also promotion for Dr Sunken eyes purifying blood with Ayer s Sarsaparilla and Kemp’s Balsam for throat and lungs. Warns against humbug and extols Simmons Liver Regulator. Mentions a Columbus dog show absence at the Columbian exposition and muses on Columbus' dew.
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New
Crystal Ice Factory
Raleigh
N.C
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