Cholera death tolls and financial shifts across nations
London dispatches report 600 cholera deaths in Mecca and 2312 in Jedda since the outbreak. The Italian and U.S. finance scenes show silver purchases, Bank of England rate hike, and Colorado-based bank troubles. Georgia judge and Miss Herring wed in New York as Behring Sea arbitration nears verdict. Russia town Birsk suffers a large fire. Chicago grand jury probes a cold storage warehouse raid. Pittsburgh gas strike tests miners’ pay. Hawaiian policy items and World’s Fair funding cuts emerge.
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London
Mecca
Jedda
Ellis
Michigan
Wyman
FE. B. Young
Marine Hospital Service
Naples
Treasury
Bank of England
Logan B. Bleckley
Georgia
Chloe Herring
West Fifty- Eight Street
New York City
Paris
Behring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration
Great Britain
Canada
Birsk
Orengburg
Russia
Birmingham
Ala
First National Bank
First National
Chicago
Lazarus Silverman
John Joseph Duggan
Stony Island Avenue
Pittsburg
New York and Cleveland Gas and Coal Company
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blount
San Francisco
Severance
U. S
Hawaii
Honolulu
Mr. Blount
Washington
Gresham
Growth of the South reports many new industrial ventures
The weekly industrial review notes on King’s Mountain North Carolina forming the Piedmont Mineral Company with 500000 capital and other new concerns. It lists Branchville Clay Company Alexandria Virginia Powell Oil Company Bastrop Texas Goliad Water and Light Company and various mills factories and plants across the South plus enlargements and new buildings in several states.
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South
King’s Mountain
N. C
Piedmont Mineral Company
Capital
A. RB. Rudisil
Kiemult Controller Company
Alexandria
Branchville Clay Company
Powell Oil Company
Bastrop
Texas
W. Powell and Associates
Goliad Water and Light Company
Goliad
Mementon
E Ina
Joseph Menge
New Orlens
Clarksburg
W. Va
Butters and Butlett Folding Grate Company
J. P. Clifford
Brunswick
Faith
Forsyth
Elkin
Woodward, 8. C
Cookville
Laverne
Ala
Sheloyville
Tenn
Key West
Mia
Kinston
Gibsonville
Gastonia
Lonsville
Bladisonville
Alvin
Cahontas
Norfolk
Wytheville
Memphis
Tyer
Chattanoogs Tenn
Convention of Judges in Georgia Revises Rules of Practice
Superior court judges from multiple circuits gathered in the state capitol to revise practice rules. Judge A H Hansell called the meeting, with Logan Bleckley serving as secretary and a roll of judges from Savannah to Marietta recorded for the convention convened in the Senate chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Georgia
Senate
State Capitol
A. H. Hansell
Thomasville
Logan Bleckley
Southern
Henry C. Roney
Augusta
C. ©. Smith
Hawkinsville
Hamilton McWherter
Lexington
Northern
R. Falligant
Savannah
J. L. Sweat
Brunswick
H. Fish
Americus
C. G. Jones
Tallapoosa
W. M. Henry
Rome
George R. Gober
Marietta
Blue Ridge Circni
C. L. Bartlett
Macon
John J. Hunt
Griffin
Tweyes Milner
Cherokee Circuit
S. W
New Relief Seen for New York Bankers
A Tuesday New York special reports relief in the financial system as U S bonds become scarce enough for banks to issue currency against them. Leading banks plan to raise circulation from the minimum to ease the current strain, potentially adding eight to ten million dollars to New York’s money supply soon. Orders have been placed with the comptroller of the currency for part of the bills, with several banks preparing to deposit them in Washington.
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New York
United States
Washington
Washington Gossip: Banks Reopen and Silver Debate Grows
John 8 Payne of Tennessee joins the interior department pension board. Several banks reopen after suspensions while others fail. US notes and coinage data rise as discussions on silver, free coinage, and the Sherman act intensify in Washington. Secretary Carlisle visits Buzzard's Bay as Vest shifts to 24 to 1. A Chinese lobby threat looms over Geary exclusions amid a looming congressional session.
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John 8. Payne
Tennessee
Board of Pension Appeals
Interior Department
First National Bank
Kendallville
Ind
Treasury
First National Bank of
Birmingham
Ala
Capital
Elpaso National Bank
Elpaso
Texas
National Bank
Blount
Washington
Gresham
Honolulu
Australia
Oceanic
San Francisco
Carlisle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Cleveland
Vest
Preston
Crisp
Congress
Middle West
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Hargis
Pensacola
Fla
Lenora
Chandeleur Station
Curtis
Hawaii
Cairese
Capitol
Great Chinese Corporation
Pxoa
Credit Mobilier
Campaign Motion Aims to Strike Down Offensive Chinese Legislation
A push seeks swift action to recover funds and erase from law any trace of offensive Chinese measures. The effort targets immediate remedies and a sweeping repeal, signaling strong bipartisan urgency.
Telegraphic Gleanings Digest of Financial Disruptions
Wholesale liquor dealers Adam Smith & Co of Chicago assigned assets $150,000 liabilities $125,000. American Rubber Co Cambridgeport closes two weeks hitting 1,700 workers. Bellingham Bay Nat Bank Whitcom Washington fails to open assets $270,000 liabilities $160,000. Bank may resume soon. North American Provision Chicago assigns to William Schwabacher assets $500,000 liabilities unknown. Fire destroys Levi P Morton's Ellesee Rhinebeck farm Barns and 100 Guernsey cattle. loss over $100,000. Bank of England withdraws 930,000 pounds. shipments to US aboard Majestic and Spree. Colonel Charles H Jones takes control at The World as Pulitzer rep. Valley Falls mills Woonsocket RI and larger Valley Falls plant suspend amid weak demand. Chicago pork market slumps with several firms failing. Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok reports uncertain colonial delimitation with France. Bangkok uneasy. World's Fair payroll cuts target July end payroll down to $210,000 weekly. monthly $420,000. further cuts planned. Tacoma Chamber endorses repeal of Sherman Act to prevent further distress. Senate and House urged not to pass new import duties or restrictions.
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Adam Smith & Co
Chicago
American Rubber Company
Cambridgeport
Mass
Bellingham Bay National Bank
Whitcom
Washington
North American Provision Company
William Schwabacher
Board of Trade
Levi P. Morton
Ellesee Rhinebeck
N. Y
Bank of England
United States
Majestic
Liverpool
Spree
Southampton
New York
Charles H. Jones
Pulitzer
Valley Falls Company
Woonsocket
R. I
Valley Falls
E. W. Bailey
F. E. T. Hemholtz
A. Feber
Wright & Haughey
John Cadahy
Paris
Bangkok
Siam
Council of Administration of the World’s Fair
Board of Finance
Council of Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Tacoma
Senate
House of Representatives
Homestead Mills Closing Over Trade Turmoil
Pittsburg special reports that Carnegie company's Homestead steel works will end night shifts in the plate mill due to unsettled trade conditions. The plant had run three shifts, now workers will rotate every third week, prompting speculation and rumors in Homestead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Carnegie Company
Homestead
Banks Hit by 30 Day Withdrawal Notice Law
Banks in New York began implementing a law that requires depositors to give thirty days notice before withdrawing funds, aiming to halt a run. Some institutions paid deposits in full to restore confidence, while others demanded longer notice periods ranging from one to ninety days.
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New York
American Bimetallic League Holds National Convention in Chicago
The American Bimetallic League convened in Chicago with broad attendance at the First Methodist church. Leaders including General A. J. Warner and Congressmen Bartine and Bryan discussed free coinage, with Governors, senators, and editors present, as sessions extended from morning into night.
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American Bimetallic League
Chicago
First Methodist Church
A. J. Warner
Ohio
Bimetallic League
Bartine
Nevada
W. K. Bryan
Nebraska
Colorado
Waite
Stewart
United States
Mantel
Montana
Shoup
Idaho
T. M. Patterson
Kolb
Alabama
Goodwin
Salt Lake Herald
Herman Taubenecke
People’s Party
Senator Dubois
Warner
Charman Warner
Carter Harrison
Lee Crandall
Washington
Amos Simpson
Illinois
C. S. Chase
Thurman
Powderly
Ignatius Donnelly
Horrific Lynching Trio in Gaston and Lexington
A Columbia dispatch reports Will Thompson was lynched at Gaston after torture with a leather strap and a long strangling, later joined by Tom Preston who suffered brutal lashes and a slow hanging. Handy Kaigler, captured in Lexington, was delivered to Gaston and hanged as mob violence spread, with state authorities taking no action to intervene.
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Columbia
8. C
Will Thompson
Arch Leightler
Gaston
Tom Preston
Thompson
Preston
Lexington
D. H
Handy Kaigler
Kaigler
Lexington Village
End of World’s Fair Comes Into View
After three months the great exposition is halfway complete with 7 000 000 in attendance. Three months remain before exhibitors begin tearing down the White City and packing up displays, after which the park reverts to the people for general use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White City
Sir Edward Grey to Speak at Commons Session
Sir Edward Grey, parliamentary secretary of the Foreign Office, to address the House of Commons Wednesday afternoon as part of the ongoing parliamentary agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Grey
Foreign Office
House of Gommons
Washburns Circular On Silver Question From People's Party Chief
George F. Washburn, Boston national chairman for the eastern division of the People’s Party, sends a circular condemning the silver scheme as a world-spanning conspiracy led by Rothschilds. He calls for American resistance, renunciation of foreign influence, and support for the party’s money plank while urging rallies at silver conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Washburn
Boston
Mass
People’s Party
State Committee
Baron Rothschild
America
Southern Progress Briefs From Many States
Notes on diverse events across the South report the Anniston Cordage Company starting up in Alabama with 75 workers. a California sugar factory employing 2,700. a naval incident near Hatteras. a Birmingham meeting seeking repeal of the Sherman silver purchase law. a brutal Texas lynching after an attack on a Montgomery area family. railroad and banking news from Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and South Carolina, including bank failures and lease cancellations. Charleston whisky war resumes with a seized barrel and potential federal case implications.
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Anniston Cordage Company
Anniston
Ala
Pioneer Citizens’ Society
Atlanta
Chino
Cal
United States
Beaufort
5. C
Charles
Hatteras
L Edmund
A. B. Wheeler
Biltmore Brick and Tile Works
Asheville
N. C
Charles Moname
George W. Vanderbilt
Wheeler
Birmingham
Commercial Club
Montgomery
Texas
M. Marsh
Savannah
M. Comer
Central Railroad
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Stone Mountain
State Agricultural Society
Nashville
United States Grand Jury
W. H. Scoggins
Commercial National Bank
F. Porterfield
G. A. Carey
George Childress
Second National Bank of Columbia, Tenn
Louisville
Charleston
South Carolina
Statesville
Financial gloom but signs of resilience across markets
The report notes Bank stress with many Western failures and reduced lending amid tight money, yet New York banks show soundness and reserve strength. Grain and wool markets move. cattle, iron, and steel demand wavers. Trade varying across Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, and other cities with overall cautious banking and steady crop prospects.
Southern Confederate reunion postponed again to October in Birmingham
The Southern Confederate reunion, moved from Birmingham to September, is rescheduled for Monday and Tuesday October 2 and 3 in Birmingham. Officials cite heat, harvest needs, hoped financial improvement, and the aim to offer veterans cheaper World’s Fair rates. Adj Gen Moorman announces the plans from New Orleans and notes the Chicago Confederate monument unveiling on October 7 at Oakwood Cemetery. Commanding Gen. Gordon urges veterans to form clubs and use the cheap excursion rates. Hon W C P Breckinridge is mentioned among others in the report.
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Chicago
New York City
Karmania
Naples
Jenkins
Health Board
Baden
Keil
Germany
Oelsner
Zambach
Birmingham
Moorman
New Orleans
Oakwood Cemetery
Gen
Gordon
Supreme Court of Georgia Rules on Porter Stocks Case
The Georgia Supreme Court affirms Judge Clark in a pivotal murder case ruling on mistrial and former jeopardy. Porter Stocks, convicted of voluntary manslaughter after a series of mistrials and juror issues, faces impact as a legal precedent with rare, detailed scrutiny of trial discontinuation and double jeopardy claims.
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Supreme Court of Georgia
Porter Stocks
Atlanta
Union
Clark
Alph Cassin
Las
Clarke
Stocks
Supreme Court
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Marseilles
France
Jackson, Miss
Chrisman
Postal Telegraph Company
Postal
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Convention OF Judges
Superior Courts of
Washington Gossip
Homestead Mills
Carnegie Steel Works
Senator Stewart
Dougherty
Knights of Labor
St. Louis
Assembly No. 4
Hill
Washburn
BR. G. Dun & Co.’s
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Omah
Kansas City
Denver
Knoxvill
Littl Rock
Columbus
Mobilf
Jackson‘ville
West
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