Panic on Wall Street as Industry Stocks Collapse
A chaotic Friday on the New York Stock Exchange recalls Black Friday 1872 with a broad selloff. Panic spiked as cordage, sugar, and industrials fell. Deacon White’s suspension and Ferris & Kimball’s failure fueled the rout. London buyers and foreign capital steadied the market, bringing a late rally and hints of recovery. White plans to resume payments, aided by Havemeyers providing $1,000,000 to stabilize his sugar operations.
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New York
Wall Street
Premia
Ely
ATR
Ick Exchange
Thurs
Deacon” Whith
Stock Exchange
VY. White
American
Chicago Gas
General Electric
National Cordage
Whiskey Trust
United States Rubber
Western Union
Manhattan
Chicago
Deacon White
W. White & Co
Ferris & Kimball
S. W. White
London
St. Paul
Seville
Nashville
Wabashiref
Besh
Commission Chouges
Pepeciabiowrish
Ferris & Kimbill
Security Corporation 6
B. L. Smith &Co
New York Exchange
W. White
Atchison
Erie
New England
White
Week's business review signals market weakness and mixed results
Dan & Cos. report a broad stock decline with Industrials hit hard, Cordage and Sugar leading losses while some markets show strength. Weakness persists in iron, coal, and grain trades, with slow collections and tight money in many cities. Despite dullness in boot and shoe trades, certain regions report activity in St Louis, Nashville, and Savannah. cotton holds steady and oil declines.
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Dan & Cos. Agbhey
R. G. Dan & Co
Wallstreet
Sugar
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Port Wayne
Indianapolis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Columbus
Augusta
Savannah
New Orleans
Birmingham
Bessemer
Boston
Philadelphia
Newark
Banat
Speen
Pay and Margn The President Decides a Knotty Problem
President Higginbotham clears confusion over parade access at the World’s Fair. Any group may travel inside the grounds if they pay entrance fees. Commercial travel organizers plan to bring up to one hundred thousand people. Catholic Knights of America and foreign nations with various states pause celebrations pending approval.
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Chicago
Pateh
Clef
Higginbotham
Eeyavdor
Catholic Knights of America
Whitecapism Paralyzed. Mississippi Trial Ends in Guilty Pleas
Special from Brookhaven Mississippi reports Whitecapism dying as mob violence failed to erupt during the Mississippi white caps trial in Lincoln County. Governor Stone arrived with state troops, the courthouse was guarded, and six of nine defendants pleaded guilty. Judge Chrisman sentenced two years in the penitentiary with possible mercy after one year. remaining cases sent to next term.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Mississippi
Stone
White Caps
Judge Chrisman
Chrisman
Loth
Whitecapis Inn
Lincoln County
Ie Tob
Sunday at the fair gates closed to public
Chicago dispatch reports the world’s fair kept gates closed on Sunday except for pass holders. Workingmen and families faced exclusion while pass holders wandered freely, fueling discontent as the validity of Congress closing laws is set to be tested in the courts.
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Chicago
Congress
New Counterfeit Five Issued by Treasury Secret Service
The treasury department secret service chief issued a circular about a new counterfeit $5 silver certificate in circulation. It is from the 1886 series, bearing the signatures of W. S. Rosecrans and E. H. Nebeker with a seal. Grant’s portrait is poorly engraved with a scratched look and irregular lettering.
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Secret Service
Treasury Department
W. S. Rosecrans
Register
E. H. Nebeker
Grant
Educational Conference at Nashville Shows Strong Baptist Unity
A Nashville special reports a thousand delegates gather for the Southern Baptist convention as the Education Society and the Southern Baptist Educational conference meet at First Baptist Church. Sessions elect officers, discuss endowments, and note Chicago's large endowment while urging co education.
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Nashville
Baptist Societies
Nashville, Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Educational Conference
American Baptist Educational Society
Southern Baptist Educational Conference
First Baptist Church
W. B. Rothwell
William Jewell College
Missouri
Rothwell
Thomas Hume
University of North Carolina
H. H. Harris
Richmond College
Richmond
Edward Johnson
M. M. Riley
Kentucky
Joshua Levering
F. T. Gates
Brooklyn
South
University of Chicago
R. L. Dudley
Georgetown
Edward Judson
New York
W. J. Northen
Georgia
H. M
University of Virginia
William R. Harper
J. L. M. Curry
Spain
Peabody Educational Fund
Illinois
Michigan
Blaze destroys Pittsburg hardware firm and neighbor building
A Thursday morning fire in a six story Pittsburg building owned by B F Glockler gutted the structure and damaged adjacent Glockler property. Firemen sustained injuries from collapsing walls while rescuing six Glockler family members and the janitor, Frederick Greyer, his wife and two children. Stock losses exceed $50,000 with extensive building and insurance claims.
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B. F. Glockler
Pittsburg
Glocklers
Abram Arnfeld
Glockler
Arnfeld
Frederick Greyer
German Army Bill Defeated and Reichstag Dissolved
Berlin dispatch reports the army bill rejected by 210 to 262, prompting Kaiser signed dissolution of Reichstag. Chancellor read imperial message ordering dissolution amid wild democratic cheers, with social democrats leading festive uproar. Also notes New York governor Flower signing a false circulation law and heavy snow blocking traffic in Vienna and Hungary.
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Berlin Cayls
Reichstag
Gapriyi
Imperial Messag
Berlin
Flower
New York
The
World
Horrific Big Four Wreck at Lafayette Indiana
A passenger train leaving Chicago suffered a catastrophic wreck on the Big Four line at Lafayette at 1:15 a.m. caused by air brake failure. Ten men died and many were injured as the engine crashed through the depot and sheds, with cars torn apart and bodies scattered amid a frantic rescue by locals and physicians.
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Big Four Road
Lafayette
Ind
Chicago
Cnd
Wabash River
Wabash
Michael Welch
Indianapolis
McInnis
BH. D. Myres
Logansport
Mr. McMahon
Cincinnati
A. R. Chadtrick
Charles Meyers
Hackman
John Lennon
Jesse H. Long
Lebannon
Charlies
Cahill
Otto Gesselson
Alhambra Hotel
Union Station
Gates Open Sunday at World's Fair in Chicago
A Chicago special reports the World's Fair gates will remain open next Sunday for the public at 50 cents entry. No formal order to close exists, but gates, halls, and green horses will be accessible. guards stay on duty and machinery stays off.
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Chicago
Jackson Park
Tucker
Bureau of Admissions
Packer
Fire devastates Kowoai Poland wiping out one hundred families
A Vienna dispatched cable reports a disastrous fire at Kowoai in Poland about eighty miles south of Warsaw. The blaze destroyed 116 houses including the infirmary and asylum. At least eighty people were killed and many more left homeless as the town of 3,000 to 4,000 residents suffered this calamity.
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Poland
Vienna
Austria
Kowoai
Warsaw
Gourd Violin From Tennessee Captures Public Fascination
A gourd violin thirty nine years old journeys from Greenville Tennessee described as a queer instrument with fine soft tones. It was played by James Anderson Taylor governor of Tennessee at Andrew Johnson’s reception in Greenville and reportedly enjoyed by the president. The instrument features a poplar neck leather sounding board and horse tail bow. Owner H C Atkinson asserts the older the fiddle grows the better it is.
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Greenville
East Tennessee
James Anderson Taylor
Tennessee
Taylor
Andrew Johnson
United States
Virginia
Johnsville
H. C. Atkinson
San Francisco Examiner
When An Inch Of Rain Becomes A Foot Of Water
A technical note argues an inch of rain over an acre yields about 100 tons of water, 22,000 gallons, and 6,272,640 cubic inches, illustrating why reports of giant buckets of rain are implausible. The piece ends with a rural quip about cold feet.
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St. Louis Republic
Life in Hawaii from the Washington Star
Descriptive portrait of Hawaiian people praising amiability and equestrian skill. It notes little violence toward women and a casual lifestyle with natives riding, socializing on grass mats, and enjoying leis and colors, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Hawaiian Islands
Washington Star
Presidents Who Married Widows and Their Courtships
Three of the first four presidents married widows. John Quincy Adams’s wife stirred Washington as educated in England. Martin Van Buren’s wife Hannah Hoes died before his election. Tyler, Polk, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce are noted for their marriages, faiths, and social roles in or near the White House.
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United States
John Quincy Adams
England
Martin van Buren
Hannah Hoes
Tyler
Polk
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
White House
Detroit Free Press
Odors in Milk and Health Tonic Advertisements
Odors and tastes in milk reflect cow feed such as garlic or turnips, with direct flavor changes most evident at milking time. Later fermentation signals indicate barn management issues. Also brief humorous pieces and multiple medicinal ads mention brands like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Brown’s Iron Bitters, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Beecham’s Pills, and Dr Isaac Thomas’s Eye-water.
U. S. Baking Powder Tests Endorsed
The item proclaims Royal Baking Powder as absolutely pure with superior leavening power compared to all other powders according to U. S. Government tests.
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U. S
Chemical Division
Ag’s
Dep't
SoapmakersMarketedToPrivateClub Members
Street and Smith and the New York Sun note early modern life quirks in advertising and fashion. A city soapmaker offers to order toilet soap with purchaser names for clubs and private buyers, the cake showing the club name prominently on one side and the maker’s name on the other. Janius Cagsan hides baldness with wreaths in hopes of concealing a shine.
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Coapmaker
New York Sun
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Pure Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, effective laxative that cleanses the system without harming kidneys, liver, or bowels. It claims wide medical approval, promises health benefits, and notes availability in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles from druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Lator CO
Atlanta
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Isaac Thomson
Nemesis
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Smsrhen
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