Nottinghams upright tomb and other odds ends
A miscellany mentions Clement Spelman buried upright in a Narburg pillar and various curious facts. It notes oxalic acid blotting, condor flight circles, the last Duke of Bedford dying by his own act, Paris National Library holdings, large Yuma oysters, Florida sponge grounds, and Auburn Maine school board ruling that six children are needed to form a school.
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Clement Spelman
Nottingham
Narburg
Duke of Bedford
National
Paris
Salt Sea
Yuma Desert
School Board of
Auburn
Shakespearean Women and Tragic Consequences, Ruskin’s View
Ruskin argues Ophelia is the only weak woman among Shakespeare’s principal figures for failing Hamlet at a crucial moment, triggering catastrophe. He notes three wicked women Lady Macbeth Regan and Goneril as stark exceptions whose destructive influence rises with their abandoned power.
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Ophelia
Hamlet
Lady Macbeth
Regan
Goneril
Ruskin
Hunting Dog Brings a Trail and Bait in a Clemature Warning
A brief dialogue references a hunting dog and its claimed prowess. The piece pushes herbal remedies and tonics like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Brown's Iron Bitters and Syrup of Figs as cures for diverse ailments including constipation malaria and nervous issues. It also advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a bold €100 reward and ends with an ominous warning about a threat to Covan and a medical product joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cuengy & Co
Toledo
C. I
Covan
Jouna
Railroads face seizure and foreclosures in Southern region
The Richmond and Danville Railway defaulted on interest to the Northern Eastern bonds, prompting Governor Northen to consider seizure and state operation. Foreclosure looms on the Georgia Southern and Florida line, with sale likely unless the supreme court acts. Augusta merchants oppose railroad rate changes used during the exposition, while dispensary profits distribute to city and county coffers. The Virginia Baptist association reports a strong Roanoke meeting and future Georgia expositions loom. A Nashville grand jury indicts George A. Carey for larceny and false pretenses involving bank drafts. Mexican revolutionists shift targets, and Ascension refugees seek safety in Deming. Augusta marks another grand exposition, and Lexington’s water works chief is jailed for embezzlement. co operative plans revive a Birmingham mill. The Richmond and Danville case intersects with liquor seizures in Greenville, while Washington litigations continue over presidential appointee legitimacy and a Mississippi grand jury pursues liquor and embezzlement charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company
Northeastern Railroad Company
Northen
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company
Baltimore
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Macon
Augusta
Cotton Exchange
Richmond
Danville
South Carolina
Stahlman
Southern Steamship and Passenger Association
Columbia
D. C
Claffey
Orangeburg
Baptist General Association of Virginia
Roanoke
Alexandria
Nashville
George A. Carey
Carey
Frank Porterfield
Commercial National Bank
New York
el Paso
Texas
Cuidad Juarez
Chihuahua
Casa Grandes
Ascension
Corraltos
Deming
N. M
Lake Palomas
Georgia State Agricultural Society
South
W. F. Putnam
Lexington, Ky
Water Works Company
Exeter
Mass
National Granite Bank
American Trust Company
Water Company
Bessemer
Als
Charlotte
Catheran
Lewis W. Perrin
Greenville
Perrin
United States Court
Birmingham
Ala
D.D. Shelby
Huntsville
Messrs. Parsons and
Ninhinger
United States
Cleveland
United States Supreme Court
Bruce
Federal Grand Jury
Jackson
Miss
W. H. Gibbs
Mississippi bondsmen spared as money shortage delays action
After a conference with the governor the attorney general ordered the execution against the bondsmen of ex Treasurer Hemingway withdrawn for the balance of 15000 due. The state is amply secured and the sureties pay interest. Forcing executions now would cause great sacrifice as property cannot be sold. The original liability of the sureties was to be. All has been paid but 1500.
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Jackson
Miss
Hemingway
The Outlook Brighter Dun & Co Trade Report
Dun and Co reports improved business and manufacturing tone after elections. Demand for manufactured goods upticks, pig iron output rises, steel rail prices drop, and ore coke and pig iron demand expands. Wool sales fall year over year, but wool market steadies. Fewer large failures. overall trade shows resilience with cautious optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun & Co
BR. G. Dun & Co
Tn Boots
New York
United States
Canada
Bomb Attack at Barcelona Lyceum Kills Fifteen
A Barcelona BarcenoLl opera house bombing during a William Tell performance kills fifteen, injuring many as bombs exploded from the gallery. Six men and nine women die, with a theater party believed among the dead. Officials restrained suspects and two known anarchists were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
William Tell
Lyceum Opera House
Tobacco men protest proposed tobacco tax increase
The Tobacco Manufacturers Association of the United States held a Washington convention on Wednesday to oppose a higher tax on manufactured tobacco. Southern and western manufacturers attended and backed resolutions against the rise, urging repeal of the 1890 revenue laws to lower taxes on leaf tobacco and directing committees to confer with the sub-committee on methods of revenue reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco Manufacturer’s Association of the
United States
Washington
Eub-Committee
President Cleveland and family move to the White House
President Cleveland and his family departed their country home on the Woodley road on Thursday morning and are now residing at the White House for the winter. Reports indicate the President aided by aides and officials as they settle into the capital residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Woodley Road
White House
Corbett to Fight Mitchell for World Title in Jacksonville
James J. Corbett and Charles Mitchell are set to meet in Jacksonville Florida on January 25 1894 for a world championship bout before the Duval Athletic Club. The $20000 purse and $10000 stake are confirmed by Wednesday articles of agreement for the glove contest.
Imposters, convicts, and Hawaiian intrigue dominate late breaking news
A mix of parliamentary maneuvering over classification clauses by IMPOSers and a New York importers committee, plus a San Francisco immigration case involving ten Russian convicts and a diplomatic twist on Hawaii. President Cleveland travels to New York for personal business amid secrecy claims, while a boxing agreement binds principals with a $5 000 stake and Duval club guarantees protection against authorities in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teo
New York
P. B. Worrall
Daniel McKeever
Wilson
Treasury
Carlisle
Gresham
San Francisco
Stradley
United States
Great Britain
England
Hawaiian Isles
Kalulani
Cleveland
Washington
Washingington
Pacific Ocean
Siberia
Treasury Department
Victoria Hotel
Dan’ Lamont
Jersey City
Lamonts
Fifth Avenue
David A. Blanchard
Duval Club
Florida
Memphis Blaze Destroys Several Businesses
A major fire in Memphis Tennessee Monday night damaged multiple establishments. The Schmalzereid Stove Company building and stock suffered a $20,000 loss, Lemmon and Gale wholesale dry goods faced $180,000 in stock losses and $35,000 in building damage, with $7,000 building loss and $108,000 stock loss from water. The Young Men's Christian Association rooms in the Schmalzereidh building trapped members who leaped from the third floor and were seriously injured, with possible fatally injured cases. no confirmed deaths yet. The blaze was halted by the fire department after a strenuous response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Schmalzereid Stove Company
Lemmon & Gale
Young Men’s Christian Association
Schmalzereidh
Uprising in Cuba Sparks Hope at Key West
A steamer from Havana reaches Key West Florida with news that Cuban revolutionists have gained fresh momentum. The movement appears to be an extension of plans at Key West, where leaders continue efforts to ignite another insurrection after a prior failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Key West
Fla
A Bad Smash-Up On East Alabama Rail Line
An Opelika special reports a wreck on the East Alabama branch near LaFayette Wednesday night at about 7 30 resulting in one death and thirty five injuries. Ten freight cars two passenger coaches a smoking car and a mail and baggage car derailed and tumbled into an embankment. The mail car caught fire and flames spread quickly. Toss Driver a negro passenger was burned to death before help could arrive. The smoker car as well as the rear of a passenger coach and the mail car were badly damaged and later deemed worthless. The loss to the railroad will be heavy and the cause remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Opelika
Ala
East Alabama
Central Railroad
LaFayette
Turney
Tennessee
Lynchburg
Moore County
Thomas McKin
Chicago
McKin
Bibb County
Centreville
South Carolina
General Assembly
Gruschinsky & Co
Montgomery
L Pollak & Co
Steiner & Lobman
C. A. Stern & Co
Claflin & Co
New York
Jud Reader
Knoxville, Tenn
J. J. Atkins
Frank L. Hood
Rufus Hicks
Barney Irwin
Coal Creek
John Shahan
Shahan
Bank of England
Frank Springer
Buck Kearns
Thomas O’keefe
Chicago City Railroad Company
Columbia
D. C
Clemson College
Mary
November Cotton Figures Show Lower Yield Across States
The November cotton returns from the Department of Agriculture indicate a diminished harvest versus 1892, with local farm estimates ranging from one fourth to three fourths of a full crop. Averaged county yields stand at 148.8 pounds per acre, by state including Virginia 152 North Carolina 174 South Carolina 143 Georgia 136 Florida 82 Alabama 148 Mississippi 143 Louisiana 175 Texas 151 Arkansas 174 Tennessee 138. Severe frosts not yet widespread, so gains may rise.
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Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Altgeld Denies Pardons Had No Anarchy Condition
Springfield report quotes Governor Altgeld asserting he pardoned Fielden Schwab and Neebe because they were not guilty of the charged crime, with no conditions about future anti anarchist speeches. He denies there are anarchists in Illinois and calls for an end to news coverage of the issue. The governor declines further comment on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haymarket
Springfield
Altgeld
Fielden
Neebe
Schwab
Illinois
Chicago
Welcome Frost Brings Joy to Brunswick Debut of Deliverer
Frost struck Brunswick Georgia Thursday morning and caused intense joy as residents celebrated its arrival. Handshakes and smiles marked the day amid general goodwill likened to Christmas. The epidemic largely ends as people express elation over improved prospects and lighter mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswickand
Brunswick
Happenings of Two Days Chronicle Global Dispatches
Dispatches recap a London farewell for Count Kalucky in Italy and Milan, a Marseille attack on General Mathesen’s residence, and a fire that destroys Edgewood Seminary near Madison Wisconsin with about fifty girls present but no deaths. It also notes a Tennessee governor’s reward for lynching suspects near Lynchburg Moore County, plus deaths and crimes across the nation including a Chicago magnate, a jail escape attempt in Alabama, and a dynamite attack near Lafayette Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Kalucky
Italy
Montze
Milan
General Mathesen
Marseilles
Edgewood Seminary
Madison, Wis
Rockefeller's Fourth Gift to Chicago University
John D. Rockefeller made his fourth gift to the University of Chicago on Friday amounting to 500000 dollars. With previous donations his total to the university reaches 3250000 dollars. The latest gift is conditional on Martin Reyerson contributing 100000 dollars, with a requirement that 400000 dollars be raised by popular subscription by January 1, 1894.
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Chicago University
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Mr. Rockefeller
University
Martin Reyerson
Reyerson
Historical Society to memorialize Sir Walter Raleigh fort on Roanoke Island
A Raleigh special reports the Historical Society has bought Sir Walter Raleighs fort on Roanoke island. The earthwork, built by colonial Gilbert White three centuries ago, is the oldest English handiwork on the continent. The association plans to buy 250 adjacent acres and build a Virginia Dare memorial to honor the first English child born in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N
The
Historical Society
Walter Raleigh
Roanoke Island
Gilbert White
Virginia Dare
America
Chicago Anarchists Remembered at Waldheim Monument Service
Services in commemoration of the five anarchists Parsons Spies Lingg Fischer and Engel were held at Chicago Sunday at the monument to their memory in Waldheim. Nearly 2 50 persons attended the graveside observances. Samuel Fielden Michael Schwab and Oscar Neebe attended. Fielden and Schwab spoke as the day’s orators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Parsons
Spies
Lingg
Fischer
Engel
Waldheim
Samuel Fielden
Michael Schwab
Oscar Neebe
Fielden
Schwab
Storing Milk For Institutions And Hotels
The article discusses keeping milk sweet for institutions that use large quantities, stressing contracts with clean producers, cooling milk to 50 degrees promptly in pure air, and stirring during cooling. It highlights storage and easy drawing without disturbing cream, noting Milwaukee County Wauwatosa facilities with portable creameries as valuable adjuncts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Wauwatosa
Boston Man Observes Sun Spot by Sunbeam
A Boston suburban resident discovered that sun spots can be viewed without glass or lens. Through a small hole in shutters a beam of sunlight created a clear round image on paper with a bluish central spot that moved as the sun Apparent sun spot observed for several days until hidden by the sun’s rotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Binick
Boston Herald
A Boston Baby Wants To Write Memoirs
A Boston mother notes her infant’s questions about pencils and paper as the child imitates speech. The exchange highlights a milestone moment, with playful chatter and a mother’s affectionate interpretation of the baby’s early communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Ma
Boston
Nuns In China and Their Path to Convent Life
The article describes Chinese nuns forming largely from poorer families who sell daughters to convents. Children grow up in ascetic surroundings and later join the order. Widows also enter convents to support themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Old News 8S 8 Teacher and Child Quip
A short street scene features a teacher remark about Eve and trouble in the world, answered by a little girl who recalls her father telling the remark at home. The tidbit appears as a line from Street & Smith's Good News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Papa
Mamma
Fairly Healthy. Eastern Man in the Rockies
A brief exchange in a western setting questions the health of the country. Eastern and Western men discuss its condition with wary optimism and a hint of regional pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
The American Plan and Indignation
A quoted dialogue contrasts how Americans react when officials fail the public. The exchange notes indignation meetings and burning officials in effigy, followed by returning to business and reelecting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
To Clean Back Dresses In Old Cleaning Method
An old cleaning recipe suggests boiling fig leaves in water to create a stain removing solution for black dresses. The liquid is reduced to a pint and applied with a brush or sponge. For dusty black cloth a soap bark water wash without rinsing is advised.
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Peecham
Hood
K. J C. Jones
Nitan, Arkansas
S.S
J. P. Stevens & Bro
Mihalissess
Ban Diaclean
Curtis & Walker
M’ners
GENTS
Dove
Southern
Big Blaze
Altgeld Explains
Rockefeller
Edom
John F.jones
Baxter Court
Wee Lee Bright
Dr. Kinmer & Co
Birq Hawton
Scotts
Daonasod
He Scott & Bowne
N.Y
W. BAKER &CO/S
iIt
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
B. M. Woolley
M.D
Whitehall St
Chep
Atlanta
Hove
Sheppard
Isaaca, Sheppard & CO
Howe
Lee
Isis
Esse
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