The Big Fair Opened and President Cleveland Speech
President Cleveland opened the Columbian Exposition in Chicago with a grand ceremony. The crowds surged as the Allis engine roared, fountains surged, and two gilded ship models fell from sight, signaling a historic start to America's World Fair showcase.
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Diplomatic Corps
John K. Payne
Theodore Thomas
United States Senate
W. H. Milburn
Corey Semley
Man of God
Jessie Couthonn
Chicago
Davis
Cleveland
United States
The
Republic
Brotherhood of Nations
Allis
McMennies
Miners Strike Blocks Ohio Mining Valleys
About twenty thousand Ohio miners walked out on Monday demanding a five cent per ton price rise. All Hocking valley mines halted. Five thousand two hundred fifty workers stopped in Belaire and Massillon districts. A Belaire dispatch notes many willing to return or negotiate.
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Ohio
Hocking Valley
Belaire
Massillon
Progress and Prosperity Notes Across the South
Reports from Barnwell and Richmond address reactions to newspaper criticisms of the Denmark lynching while the Davis Monument Association plans reinterment for Mr Davis's children at Hollywood cemetery on June 1. A Kettrel hotel blaze destroys the Davis property with $30,000 loss. Brunswick officials discuss bank cashiers and cotton acreage in Alabama climbs as fertilizer use rises. Legal and finance notes include bond challenges for Lady Ensley and Croffutt's Georgia Central suit, plus security deposits under Hollins plan. Weather, rail damage, and fires weave through Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky, and Louisville incidents.
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Barnwell
D. C
Richmond
Davis Monument Association
Davis Section
Hollywood Cemetery
Davis
Davis Hotel
Kettrel
N. C
George A. Carey
Porterfield & Co
Commercial Bank
Montgomery
Alabama
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Washington
Henry Croffutt
Hollins
Georgia Central Railroad
Jackson
United States Supreme Court
Atlanta
United States Circuit Court
Memphis
Tenn
Lady Ensley Coal and Iron Company
Birmingham
Louisville
Lady Ensley
Savannah
Hollin
Columbia
Tillman
Chester
Paris
Texas
Boston Mountains
Frisco
Mountainburg
Greenland
Fort Smith
Third Street
Green
Louisville Steam and Electric Motor Power Company
Department of the Power Company
Debt history used in home rule minds in England
A Richmond special reports English conservatives seek a Virginia debt history by W L Royall as proof of how Ireland under home rule could fail to control its affairs. Royall, once Richmond counsel for Virginia bondholders, prepared the history two years ago and sent the manuscript to conservatives for Parliament.
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Richmond
Virginia
England
Gladstone
W. L. Royall
Ireland
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Royall
Railroad labor unrest feared after World's Fair opening
Railroad employers in New York grow uneasy over possible action by firemen train men and switchmen on roads to Chicago. Widespread belief holds western railroad workers will cause trouble soon after the World’s Fair opens in Chicago, risking organized disruption.
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New York
Chicago
Western Railroad
Licorice Plant Harvest and Trade Details
The Licorice Plant grows to about three feet high with roots near water and requires no cultivation. It thrives on red earth and light sandy soils within fifty yards of a river, with harvesting mainly in winter though year round possible. After drying for about a year, roots are cut, stored, and sent by native boats to Bussorah, London, then America for use in tobacco manufacture.
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Bussorah
London
America
Brushes for the kitchen upgrade a reader’s cleaning toolkit
In the Portland Transcript snippet readers are advised to dedicate brushes for vegetables and delicate surfaces, keep small brushes for cup handles and rough surfaces, and store them near polish and rags. A five cent paint brush aids corners where larger tools fail, plus a nail brush for cook and child use. plus dust and crumb brushes. The piece showcases practical, frugal tips to ease household drudgery.
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Thaye
Portland Transcript
Lively notes on literary men and travel tonics
A fragmentary column cites Mrs. Slimciet and Mrs. Jennie Northers of Princeton Ky with a measles note, plus varied ads for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Brown’s Iron Bitters. It mentions travel tips, a Sunday-work conviction in Charestown Md, and Beecham’s Pills.
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Jennie Northers
Princeton, Ky
Charestown
United States
Tillman Moves to Prosecute Denmark Lynchers
Governor Tillman orders formal investigation and prosecution of Denmark lynchers after urging from Barnwell solicitor Bellinger. Letter directs Solicitor Jervey to travel to Denmark and pursue case to vindicate the law, signaling bold action beyond initial reluctance.
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Columbia
8. C
Denmark
Tillman
Peterson
Jervey
Charleston
Barnwell County
B. R. Tillman
Bellinger
Barnwell
Growth of the South Industrial Boom Spreads Across States
The Tradesman reports rapid Southern industrial growth in the past week. New cotton mills formed by Lockhart Manufacturing Co. in Spartanburg area and Johnston Cotton Mill Co. in Johnston County. Lumber, flour, oil, and phosphate ventures chartered in New Orleans, Charleston, Bowling Green, Georgetown, and Soseland. Dozens of new factories, buildings, and utilities planned or underway from Texas to Virginia, Tennessee to Kentucky. Strong emphasis on mills, canneries, iron works, marble, and waterworks with multiple named towns and firms.
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South
Lockhart Shoal
Spartanburg
D. C
Lockhart Manufacuring Company
Jasper
Ala
F. A Gamble
Charleston
S. C
Courtenay Manufacturing Co
Johnston
8. C
Johnston Coton Mill Company
Hampton
Hampton Cotton Mill Co
New Orleans
Lombox and Neel Lambr and Manufacturing Company, Ltd
Numereograph Manufacturing Company
W. V
Bowling Green
Georgetown
Texas
R. F. Young and Associates
Soseland
Virginia Phosphate and Paint Co
Ar Csian
Eddy
Barytes
Lynchburg
Etheville
Sieglingville
Lake
N. C
Kingslend
New Louisville
Ark
Prescott
Collins
Atkins
Webster, Tenn
Hogensville
Cotnna
Tex
Farmville
Knoxville
Temm
Oranburg
Double Springs
Florence
Sherman and Waxahachie
Paris
Anniston
Als
Houston
Chattanooga
Venn
Christopher's Ashes Stolen Then Found. Vandalism at La Rabida
Chicago dispatch reports Christopher Columbus's ashes were stolen from La Rabida convent in Jackson Park. The urn was broken, thieves examined the remains at a window, a struggle ensued, but the thief escaped with the urn. sashes saved. Also reports drought in North Carolina. cotton planted, frost damage, tobacco plants plentiful, corn to be a great crop this year.
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Chicago
Christopher Columbus
Convent la Ribida
Jackson Park
North Carolin
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Beauty That Does Not Fade Plan for Self Improvement
A confident guide urges girls to pursue self development through reading and intellect rather than cosmetics. It argues that cultivating taste in poetry fiction or history enhances inner charm and makes one a truly delightful companion, lasting beyond mere surface beauty.
Employment Agent and Domestic Match Odd Couple
A dialogue shows an employment agent seeking a steady position for a domestic worker. The couple had just married a month, but the agent offers a home where the couple have been married ten years. The domestic worker prefers peace and quiet over longer tenure.
Postmaster Ruling Reversed On Real Estate Lottery Circles
Postmaster General Bissell overruled Wanamaker, ruling a Buffalo real estate scheme offering a free lot with ten bought as a lottery not mailable. The dispute tested federal patience and party politics, touched Michigan inquiry, and contrasted with a New York Weekly cartoon exchange on crowded streetcars.
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Bissell
Buffalo
N. Y
Wanamaker
Man
Michigan
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Andrew Johnson
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Works
Burnham
National Commission
T. W. Palmer
H. N. Higginbotham
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Lyman Gage
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Gresham
Davidson B. Penn
Carlisle
George V. Massey
Delaware
Herbert
Charles H. Schwab
Hoke Smith
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Hood
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Wanwen
Fond du Lar
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Christopher
Scott
O.n
All Druggiste
Aglas
Rip
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Over & Lovexsren
Pola
Thomson
Judson L
Thomsogn Mfg. CO
Waltham
Jr. G. McLane
Dr. C. McLane
Cruir
Fleming Brothers’ Co
Pittsburgh
Cat
Hostress
Bicycle Dept
Lowry Cco
FE. P. Challant
Mner
Peachtree Strat
Durham
Pub L. ScHoenex
P. O
Stevens & Bro
Whitehall St
Atlanta, Ga
L. L. Riverey
Mackey
Ind
Swirt Specific Co
Silefeans
J.F. Smith & CO
Homes For the
South Sardina
Georgia
Eames Colony
T. J. Felder
PIUM
Adare Okaw Delaf
Elizabeth
Devoe
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