Georgia Lawmakers Adjourn Sine Die After Close of Session
The Georgia General Assembly adjourned sine die with the Senate ending at midnight and the House continuing briefly. Speaker Fleming bid farewell, no candidate for speaker, and an incident involving Mr Callaway and a message was discussed. Bills passed include tax, charter, school, jail and public works measures, with many local acts on the final day. A Pasteur monument fund was announced in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Fleming
Frankallaway
Mr. Callaway
Callaway
Mr. Fleming
Carrollton
Douglasville College
Glenn
W. EB. Boggs
University of Georgia
James D. McBride
Congress
Vicksburg
State Normal School
Athens
Sanford
Normant Industrial College
Milledgeville
Wenesday
Elberton
Kingston
Bruton
Statham
Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad
General Assembly
Atlanta
McPherson Barracks
Fannin
Blue Ridge
Morgantown
Branan
Boisenillet
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Lewis
Munro
Broughton
The
Code
Capitol
Judiciary Committee
Penitentiary Committee
Sony
General Committee
Asylum For the Real and Dumb
West Groves
Coweta County
Shellman
Charter of Conyers
Board of Road Commissioners
Bryan County
Liberty County
Habersham County
Clarksville
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Dahlonega
Fannin County
North Georgia Agricultural College
Pinehurst
Dooly County
Laurens
Quitman
Cordele
James T. O'Neill
H. M. V. Miller
Fulton
Henry Persons
Talbot
Henry D. McDaniel
Walton
H. T. Lewis
Greene
D. N. Davis
Bibb
Patrick Walsh
Richmond
B.L. Lamar
Baldwin
Samuel C. Atkinson
Brunswick
J. Li. Crowley
Ware
J. M. Norwood
Savannah
Through Georgia A varied glimpse of local deeds and ventures
A long summary notes Pickens marble, Franklin synod survivor Cartledge, Wilson pumpkin yield, Montgomery lynch rewards, Yonsh Land mine gold, Griffin telephone co op, Butts county party delegates, Macon slot test ruling, Augusta cotton expo bid, large 8000 acre land sale, Gate City Guard state service request, fertilizer bill push, Rome cotton mill Rome investors, Rouss relic hall drive in Atlanta, Evans order on Confederate memorial fund donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Confederate Veterans’ Association
Ladies of
Clement A. Evans
Georgia Organization of Veterans
Confederate Veterans of Georgia
United Confederate Veterans
Rouss
Confederate Brotherhood
South
Georgia
Carment A. Evans
A. J. West
St Louis Selected For Next National Republican Convention
The Republican National Committee met at the Arlington in Washington. After preliminaries, California urged San Francisco, Chicago and New York claims, St. Louis pressed for the 1896 convention site and date. By 3:30 p m the delegates debated the D C district rules, and St. Louis was chosen for June 16, 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Arlington Hotel
Washington
Carter
National Committee
N. P. Chapman
California
M. H. DeYoung
Golden Gate
Chapman
San Francisco
George A. Knight
M. H. de Young
Samuel Allerton
Swift
Chicago
St. Louis
Walbridge
Frank
M. Kennard
New York
Daniel Butterfield
Murst Halstead
Pittsburg
Dalzell
Wm. A. Stone
Powell Claton
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Virginia Senate Debates Lynchings Prevention Bill
A Virginia state senate bill mirrors the governor's recommendations to curb lynchings. It requires county or city supervisors to levy $200 per 1,000 residents when a lynching occurs, with funds collected as regular taxes and paid to the public treasury. The bill defines lynching as riotous punishment of a person charged with a crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Senate
Blaze destroys Weir Plowm pany shops in Monmouth
A fire in Monmouth Illinois caused about 300000 dollars in damage to the Weir Plowm pany shops. Insurance coverage surpasses 800000 dollars, preventing losses beyond. The blaze will render about three hundred workers unemployed.
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Monmouth
Ill
Weir Plowmpany
Exposition Notes on a Forestry Building Exhibit
An Alabama woman's vivid description praises the Forestry building with barked trees and woven designs recalling the Enchanted Hall. It notes interior stairs to the Aragon roof garden, a salt pedestal Lot's wife sculpture, chimes to Home Sweet Home, and electric lake displays. The piece also covers agricultural exhibits, cotton pickers, and schedules including Farmers' Day, C A Collier Day, and Negro Day with ramped rail discounts and public interest.
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Ellen
Douglas
Aragon
Lot
Sodom
Gomar Tab
Dead Sea
Exposition City
Clara Meer
Exposition Board
Eli Whitney
Collier
The
Press Association
Growth of the South Industrial Condition Report
The past week shows steady activity in southern iron making and coal mining with rising outputs and firm prices. Textiles hold, lumber near water transport improves, and new mills arise in North Carolina Tennessee and Florida. Several capital projects include a $250000 San Antonio electrical plant and multiple mills, factories, and utilities across the region.
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Texas
Leakeville
N. C
Luling
Fayetteville
San Antonio
Empire Press Co
Capital
McGregor
Pensacola Taland Navigation Co
Pensacola
Florida
Thompson Lumber Co
Augnata
Gulf Coast Canning and Preserving Co
Alte Lama
East Birmingham
Ala
Marshall
Melbourne
Fla
Birmingham
Martinsville
Palatka
Macon
Jackson
Searcy
Ark
Anderson, S. C
Marietta
Knoxville, Tenn
Mariette
Valdosta
Charleston
W. Va
Chattanooga
Mississippi Methodist Conference Bars Women Preachers
The Mississippi Methodist Conference at Yazoo City ruled that the church does not recognize the right of women to preach. Bishop Duncan upheld St Paul’s doctrine, amid sharp debate sparked by Rev. Grimes inviting evangelist Mollie McGee Snell to assist in revival.
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Mississipi
Mississippi Methodist Conference
Yazoo City
Weems
Vicksburg
Grimes
Mollie McGee Snell
Duncan
Methodist Church
St. Paul
Mississippi
Tennessee
Thurman Dies at 82 in Columbus Home After Fall
Judge Allen G. Thurman of Columbus Ohio, aged 82, died at his residence following a fall weeks earlier. Born November 13 1813 in Lynchburg Virginia he rose to prominence as a leading lawyer and politician serving in the U S Senate from 1869 to 1881 and as Ohio governor candidate before his death this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen G. Thurman
Columbus
Judge Thurman
Thurman
Allen W. Thurman
Lynchburg
Virginia
P. Thurman
Nathaniel Allen
William Allen
Ohio
Congress
Snd
Judiciary Committee
House
Supreme Court
Rutherford B
Hayes
Ben Wade
Mr. Wade
Senate
Blaine
Mr. Thurman
United States Senate
Cleveland
Democrats Carry Boston By Josiah Quincy Election
A Boston mayoral race ends with Josiah Quincy winning the mayoralty for the Democrats by a large plurality. The Republican administration, led by E Curtis, is ousted as all city offices shift to Democrats. Turnout exceeds 75,000 votes, the highest in city history, with broad gains across all districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Quincy
Boston
E. Curtis
Hayward Hanged Takes the Guilty Step In Murder Case
Harry Hayward was executed at Minneapolis jail at 2 10 a m on Wednesday after confessing to the murder of Catherine Ging. He spoke with nerve, forgave many, and declared Claus Blixt a willing tool, detailing the plot and his failed attempt to kill Blixt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hayward
Minneapolis
Hayward
Mike Quinlan
Steven
Mike Kierce
Catherine Ging
Burton
Claus Blixt
Blixt
Frank
Harry
Labor Meeting at Madison Square Garden Debates Chicago Labor Rifts
At the AFL session in New York a Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly complaint blames lawyers and others for unrest in Chicago unions and urges an executive council committee to stabilize the labor movement there. A two-member delegation to Chicago was recommended to investigate. Several resolutions were sent to committees, including Cuban belligerent rights and Sunday labor restrictions. A proposal for a separate charter for so called type-setting engineers sparked lengthy discussion.
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American Federation of Labor
Madison Square Garden
New York
Trade and Labor Assembly of
Chicago
Trades Unions of
Executive Council
Federation
Executive Council of
The
Congress
Cuba
Committee On Organization
Cotton Report Indicates 67.3 Percent of Last Year’s Output
The U S Department of Agriculture reports final returns show cotton crop at 67.3 percent of last year, about 6,375,000 bales. Mean farm price 7.57 cents, up from yesterday and 9 percent above 1893. Returns say weather was disastrous, drought accelerated early marketing, but lint quality remains high.
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U.S. Agricultural Department
Agricultural Department
Liabilities of Whitten Burdetts Seek Extension in Boston
Whitten, Burdett & Co., Boston's largest wholesale clothing house, have asked creditors for an extension. The firm failed six cars ago for 1,200,000 and its credit has been weak since. It is probable liabilities will not exceed 500,000.
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Mesers
Trainer
Chester
Lowell Mills
Lindale
Rome
Silver Creek
Rounsraville & Co
Whitten, Burdett & Co
Boston
Mass
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Northeastern
Pasteur
Paris
M. Pasteur
Institute
Pickens County
Groves H. Cartledge
Bold Springs
Franklin County
First Synod of Georgia
Andrew Wilson
Montgomery County
Perdue
E. T. Whatley
Yonsh Land and Mining Company
Calhoun
Griffin
People's Party of
Butts County
Hans
E. C. McCandless
T. J. Newton
People's Party
Bible Superior Court
Judge Hardeman
Hardeman
Augusta Indorses II
Augusta Commercial Club
Augusta Cotton Mill
United States
Charles T. Root
New York and Chicago Textile Publishing Company
Gadsden
Rock Hill
8. C
Dalton
Athens, Ga.; Dallas, Tex
Galveston, Tex
Durham, N. C
Wilmington
Danville, Va
Columbia, S. C
Savannah, Ga
Montgomery, Ala
Augusta Chronicle
Thomson
Columbia
McDuffie
Augusta
James S. Hamilton
John E. Smith
Gate City Guard
State of Georgia
Atkinson
George F. Payne
Dr. Payne
Dr.Payne
Rounsaville
Alabama
Texarkana
Missouri
Louisiana
Roner
Central Viaduct
Ho River
Miss Ging
the Cotton Report
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