Large claims and wild notes fill a bustling period issue
A chaotic mix of global curiosities and hoaxes spans Europe and the Far North. Topics include alleged urban paving in Berlin and slum contrasts, life expectancy trends, Ney’s fate myth, onion trade profits in Australia, Alaska settlement prospects, Siberian reindeer, and a bold vertical handwriting push in Boston schools. A Vienna green goods swindle and Shapiro’s arrest in Rotterdam close the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Shapiro
Yumers
Shapira
Rotterdam
Snowy Day Triumph of Benaiah in Pit and Snow
A preacher highlights Benaiah son of a hero who slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day. He threads the tale through modern troubles, storms, and faith, urging perseverance with divine aid, likening trials to lions, pits, and harsh weather, and ends with hope of heavenly deliverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benaiah
Benaiahot
Naif
Horatius
Dioxippus
Alexander
Benavih
Bertholdus Schwarz
Banaial
du Chailly
Gordon Cumming
Sir Samual Baker
David Livingstone
Palestine
Banaiah
Thera
Christ
Sanhedrin
Jesus Christ
David
John Wesley
Rlég Wesley
Whitfield
M.tha
England
Valley Forge
America
Napoleon
Modeon
Caris
Ranaidh
Bensiah
Henaiah
Earth
Hell
Perdition
Heintzel
India
Africa
Zoological Gardens
Calcutta
Pompey
Kerxes
Joel
Isaiah
Heaven
Amos
Solomon
Daniel
Jeremiah
St. John
Peter
Lord Claverhouse
Bartholomew
Judah
Himalayas
Genciah
David Rae
Ens
Marine Terrace
Island of Jersey
Victor Haga
Ezekiel
Gorn Hill
Chebar
Lars
Bedford
John Bunyas
Delectebis Mountains
Milton
Michael Angélo
Florence
Baronards
Arno
Harship
Trouble
Central Must Pay Taxes Across Cities and Counties
In Savannah Judge Speer signed a decree in Wright against the Central railroad to pay taxes in all counties and cities along its Savannah to Macon line under 1889 1890 acts. The case goes to the US Supreme Court after error assigned, Wright to appear October 14 1895 to show cause why the order should not be changed. The Central argues tax assessment violates its charter contract and that laws impairing contracts are prohibited by the US Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Speer
General Wright
Central Railroad
Macon
Supreme Court of the United States
Wright
The
Central
Remains of Fred Douglass Escorted to Rochester
Frederick Douglass body arrives in Rochester New York with mayor council and Douglass League pallbearers. Police cordon clears depots and streets as crowds gather along Central Clinton East Main and Fitzhugh to city hall. Four hour procession followed to Central Presbyterian church for final services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Frederick Douglass
Lewis
Douglass League
Central Avenue
Clinton
East Main
Fitzhugh Streets
City Hall
Central Presbyterian Church
Eld
Mine Explosion at Cerrillos Leaves Twenty Five Dead
Twenty five men are confirmed dead in the Cerrillos mine disaster in New Mexico. One miner remains missing while others are accounted for. Officials attribute the blast to carelessness of two workers violating safety rules with unprotected lamps. A coroner's jury will investigate. Damage to the mine is minor. Columbus Implement Company Fails. Loss assigned to Thomas E. Knauss. Liabilities reach 75000 dollars. Assets are small. few thousand dollars to preferred creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gascogne
Elbe
Normandie
Teutonic
Boston
Fire Island
Weil
Sandy
Hook
New York Battery
Heaven
Galilee
Atlantic
Cerrillos
Darger
Columbus Implement Company
Columbus,Ohio
Closing days bustle in Congress amid debt, money, and payrolls
The Senate neared midnight as it tackled the sundry civil bill and a plan to issue 100 million dollars in certificates of indebtedness to relieve treasury deficits. Debates covered monetary conference participation, timber land protection funding, and various amendments while the House handled post office aid and a national arbitration bill for interstate carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TUE
Senate
Treasury
Voorhees
Committee On Finance
Wolcott
United States
Cockrell
Ainsworth
Bureau of Records and Pensions
The
War Department
Berry
Arkansas
General Land Office
Gorman
Congress
Tregret
Tex
Daniel
Pettingill
Northwest
Bate
Tennessee
Hoar
Massachusetts
Atlanta
Harris
Cockroll
Stewart
France
Great Britain
Germany
Colorado
Nevada
Rex Carnival Opens to Crowds Thrives in Fine Weather
New Orleans reports show showers did not dampen the Rex carnival as streets filled before Rex arrived and plans appeared for a record event. Mobile’s Mardi Gras opened brilliantly with an immense crowd, delightful weather, and widespread revelry as trains brought visitors and groups decorated the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Mobile
New Orleans
Rex
Akt
Fifteen Robbers Hold Up Express Train in Texas
A Dallas dispatch reports fifteen robbers halted the northbound Houston and Texas Central train at the Missouri Kansas and Texas crossing. They seized the engine, cut loose baggage and express cars, and sent the locomotive northward, with intent to rob Wells Fargo safes at White Rock Creek. The safes are believed to hold a large sum of money. A separate note describes Minnie Meyers suing the Louisville and Nashville railroad for 25000 damages under civil rights law after being moved from a white to a colored car at Covington Kentucky. Arkansas and Missouri Yellow Pine dealers form a new lumber company in St. Louis with capital of 100000, paid in at ten percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
White Rock Creek
Wells Fargo
Minnie Meyers
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Jane
Cincinnati
Lexington
Covington
Arkansas and
Missouri
Yellow Pine Dealers
St. Louis
Arkansas and Missouri Yellow Pine Lumber Company
Illinois
Washington Notes on Legislation and a New Cabinet Nominee
Congress passes a sundry civil and naval appropriations package with reductions and military updates. Debates over an anti lottery bill intensify as Speaker Crisp and Rep Broderick push for action. Gold withdrawals from the treasury continue quietly, with a large Belmont Morgan purchase backing the gold reserve rise. Printing of new bonds proceeds and delivery plans are set, while William L. Wilson is named postmaster general amid tariff era leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Indian Territory
Senate
Appropriations Committee
House
Crisp
New York
Georgia
Louisiana
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Broderick
Belmont- Morgan Syndicate
Treasury
Belmont-Morgan
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
London
William L. Wilson
West Virginia
W. S. Bissell
Congressional
Cincinnati
University of West Virginia
Wilson
Charleston
Mr. Wilson
Tariff saga shapes Mills Crisp speakership duties
In the Mills Crisp contest for speaker, Wilson sided with Mills. When Crisp won, he named Springer as ways and means chairman. On re-election, Crisp then appointed Wilson as ways and means chairman, and Wilson framed the current tariff law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Columbian College
Breckinridge
East
Cleveland
Orsters
Boston
New York
Mills
Bradstreets Review of Past Week's Trade Trends
Bradstreets reports irregular general trade in a short week with modest demand revival along the Ohio River valley and Great Lakes regions as weather improves. Bond issues bolster confidence, aiding New York stock sentiment while Congress adjourns and bond syndicate controls exchange expectations. Southern cities like Galveston and Memphis show improvement, Birmingham and Jacksonville similar. severe weather and poor roads hinder demand and collections in Charleston, Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, and New Orleans where business stalled for two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Ohio River Valley
New York
Congress
Galveston
Texas
Memphis
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Charleston
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Savannah
Augusta
New Orleans
Ex-priest Slattery lectures Savannah crowd outside hall
Joseph Slattery spoke at the Odd Fellows hall to about seven hundred listeners on Thursday night. Police kept crowds moving and no disturbance occurred. He ridiculed Catholicism and alleged confessional secrets, urged joining the American Protective Association, and claimed its organizers were en route. Authorities dismissed dynamite rumors linking a Masonic crowd to morning fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Joseph Slattery
Odd Fellows
Slattery
American Protective Association
McDermott
Masonic Temple
Dr Hoge Celebrates Semi Centennial at Richmond
The semi centennial of Rev Dr Moses O Hoge’s pastorate at Second Presbyterian Richmond began with a 6 pm banquet at the Masonic temple for invited guests and a public reception. Thousands attended as doors closed to limit entry. Governor and staff, Confederate veterans, and various groups participated. Card from Cardinal Gibbons arrived. Beth Ahaba synagogue sent resolutions. Hollywood Confederate Memorial Association presented a silver berry bowl. Wednesday night services featured a sermon recalling fifty years of ministry. In England, a proposal to unite 200 iron firms into the Midland Trade Association seeks to regulate iron prices with a 20 member committee and heavy fines. Operatives reportedly agreed to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans
Stuart Horse Guard
England
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
Lancashire
Derbyshire
Staffordshire
Shropshire
Midland Trade Association
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Spain
Berlin
Cording
Talus Victoria
New South Wales
Scientific American
British Association
New York Mail and Express
Marshal Ney
Carolinas
Wellington
Western Australia
Coolgardie
Alaska
Chicago Herald
Virchow
Innsbruck
New York Observer
Board of Supervisors
Boston Public Schools
DR. Talmage
Rivine
Fred Douglass
New Mexico
Work OF Congress
Mr. Henderson
North Car
Olina
Committee On
Post Offices
Postmaster-General
Henderson
Catchings
Committee On Labor
McGann
Labor Committee
Commissioners of Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of
Eunice Putnam
New Jersey
Mexico
Crane
Ocrat
Laredo
Pacific Coast
Mex
Ois
Cockmotion
Geill
Red Cross
Yellow Pine Trust
Bradstreets’ Review of Business
Iron Makers’ Trust
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