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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1891
Page
8
North Carolina items include a World Fair commission meeting October 20 to plan exhibitions, a 200-voice chorus at a October festival, and oyster survey patrol yacht bought for 7500 dollars. Local figures mention the Young Women’s Union Bible reading, fox hunt challenges, and several visits and court actions involving Lee Jones the exoduster and other Raleigh residents.
The cold nights damage the cotton crop and picking will begin next week in a small way. Minstrels perform at Metropolitan hall this evening. Governor Seales is reported better by Greensboro papers. Several civic updates include repainting market house and electric railway pole line plans. Notable items include convicts moved to the penitentiary and machinery exhibitors preparing for the exposition.
The article discusses whether a cotton pickers strike will occur in the state, noting rumors of orders via circulars from Col. R. M. Humphrey’s Colored Farmers' Alliance of the South. It contrasts with the National Alliance stance, cites Ocala Florida remarks claiming 90,000 members in South Carolina and 639,000 across eight states, including 30,000 in North Carolina.
The Capital City land company started developing 47 acres in Raleigh's Briggs property for residences. Streets and a boulevard are being laid out. The Oakdale suburb near Mordecai grove is expected to accelerate city growth as Raleigh prepares for the exposition opening in ten days with crowds, tents, buildings, and a music festival filling 1,800 auditorium seats.
A Berlin dispatch reports talks between German and Swedish cabinets on Sweden's stance should a European war arise. Sweden is courted by both sides with Finland as incentive, King Oscar favoring Germany while popular Swedish sentiment bitterness toward Russia grows despite France’s outreach.
Prince Russell in St San Antonio reports that the Aransas Harbor City and Improvement Company, after two years, seeks to build a deep water harbor at Aransas Pass Texas with Congress approval. Lots sold for 275000. second payments due. Protest filed as work missed May 12 1891 deadline. litigation expected. Russell Harrison serves as company president.
A Columbia of brief items reports election upset in Newport and political shifts, medical notes from Paris on cholera approaching Aleppo, a death in Pennsylvania from hernia induced hiccups, a potential war note tied to the Czar, Cooley resigning over health, Virginia elder Peyton's death, Ava the English crusader missing, an abducted suspect marked by threats, and a murdered woman found aboard the Freemont with connections to New Castle police.
Jacob Aumund three and a half years old faced murder charges in Essex Market prison for allegedly pushing his younger brother from the Clinton Street dock into the East River. A judge found him too young to be responsible and the case was sent to the coroner for the next steps.
The Park Place disaster jury returned a peculiar verdict this evening finding the building timbers and walls decent but the columns not as strong as specified. No person or definite cause is named for blame or fault.
To day and to morrow we offer moquette and velvet carpets at 75 cents a yard. Our stock of body brussels and tapestry carpets equals any Raleigh display, with ingrain, two and three ply carpets superior to earlier state offerings. A bale of Smyrna rugs and plain rugs arrived yesterday. View carpet stock before buying. Daily new dress goods and silks. Respectfully D T SwrxvELt.
Seven barrels choice Bartlett pears from Florida just received at A Dughi's. Telephone No. 123. Prices shown: twenty five cent dollars for 10 cents and 50 cent cuffs for 20 cents. Also ad for Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint. Sale on 17th and 18th at Swindell's.
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