Widespread Views on War, Industry, and Bicycles in 19th Century Notes
A compilation of scattered observations cites the army worm impact, Baltimore as a center of industry, and high per capita density in Italy. It discusses a New York school of letter writing, a Cleveland merchant trialing commission-based sales, and Edward Atkinson on wheat lands. It notes British date notation, World War I context, and England as the leading railway nation with vast passenger totals. It closes with remarks on bicycle use in military and civilian life, highlighting German and American adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Atkinson
Royal British Comimington
Argentine
Ife
Paraguay
Parsan
Washington Notes On Trials And Treasury Projections
From Washington the report covers Judge Cole dismissing the habeas corpus petition in the Smith stamp robbery case and remanding him for trial. It notes post office actions against bond-investment mailings, the president and family traveling to New York, army officers filling Indian agency vacancies, requests to send troops to the Indian Territory, naval coal costs, and a predicted October deficit of about 12 million. Also included are smallpox transmission at a pension office boarding house, stamp thefts in Wilmington, and a planned coal-coaling test by the Montgomery at Key West and Mobile. The attorney general’s view on county bonds for general circulation is summarized, with taxation implications left undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Smith
Post Office
Perrin
Rose Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
New York
War Department
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of War
Commodore Chadwick
Bureau of Naval Equipment
Navy
Bureau
Cleveland
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thurber
Executive
Pension Office
E. M. Rucker
Law Department
Pension Bureau
William Owens
Judge Rucker
Post Office Department
Wilmington
N. C
Montgomery
Mobile
Ala
Gulf
Key West
Caribbean Sea
Herbert
Southern Coal Companies
Pensacola
Carlisle
Court Opinion Affirms Support Of Government Law Officers
The opinion states that the court side with the government, noting the backing of the law officers of the government. It underscores a unified stance on the matter, reflecting official endorsement and legal authority backing the decision.
New York Cops Indicted on Bribery Charges
A New York Grand Jury returned true bills of indictment for bribery against former Police Captain Michael Doherty and several former wardmen sergeants including John Hock Bernard Meehan George Lieberg Hugh Clark Felix McKennan James Jordan and Charles Parkerson all of whom were dismissed from the force recently. Some ex captains Gross Stephenson and Devery await consideration and Captain Schmittberger's case remains undecided. Several prisoners including Bernard Meehan John Hook Hugh Clark Felix McKenna Charles Parkerson and J W Jordan were released on bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
New York
Michael Doherty
John Hock
Bernard Meehan
George C. Lieberg
Hugh Clark
Felix McKennan
James W. Jordan
Charles J. Parkerson
Gross
Stephenson
Devery
Schmittberger
Bill
John Hook
Felix McKenna
Charles Parkerson
J. W. Jordan
Smallpox Vaccination Order Hits Interior Department
Secretary Smith issued orders to vaccinate all Interior Department personnel amid a Washington smallpox spread. He was inoculated two days earlier and aimed to prevent new cases. rooms used by Judge Rucker were disinfected and clerks sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Smith
Washington City
Women Register to Vote in Denver Area
The article notes women registering nearly as many as men in Denver with 61 500 names on closed books and county totals surpassing 70 000. If 70 percent turnout occurs, it will exceed twice the 22 975 total vote from two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
A Big Damage Suit Against Mobile and Ohio Railroad
A damage suit for 50 000 pounds is filed in Meridian Mississippi circuit clerk’s office. Heirs of William Roberts seek compensation after his death in September caused by an extra train of the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Meridian
Miss
William Roberts
Czar’s Condition Worsens at St Petersburg
Report from St Petersburg notes the czar’s health failing with marked debility and heart weakness, indicating a significant decline in his condition and suggesting serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Southern Farmers' Trust Proposal to Stabilize Cotton Prices
John T. Roddey urges Southern farmers to form a massive trust with $50 to $100 million capital to shield cotton from speculators and spinners. He envisions farmer control of prices, a nationwide meeting of cotton growers, and potential gains if prices rise from 5 to 10 cents, arguing lands would stay valuable only with action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. C
John T. Roddey
New York Cotton Exchange
South
America
North
Southern Farmers’ Trust Company
New York
Joss T. Roppey
Ship Run Down by Steamer Paris in October Storm
The Paris from New York arrived at Southampton after severe weather and massive seas. At 1:39 AM on October 24, about 80 miles from the Scilly Islands, she collided amidships with a sailing vessel believed to be cut in two. Paris waited five hours with rescue boats ready but found no survivors or trace of the wrecked crew. The disaster is reported alongside news of the dying czar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Southampton
Scilly Islands
Czar
Czar Condition Reported Hopeless by Doctors
Dispatches from London and Paris indicate the czar’s condition is extremely critical and possibly nearing death. News of the potential demise has unsettled major European capitals and caused widespread anxiety among observers and officials. The second item reports U S cotton estimates for 1893 showing 19 525 acres planted and 7 493 000 bales harvested. A paper mill deal reports Raleigh Paper Company purchasing South Fork plant at Lincolnton to expand mills at the falls of Neuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lis
London
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Cologne
Athens
Globe
Paris
United States Department of Agriculture
Raleigh, N.C
Equal Rights convention opens in Lexington with 28 delegates
For Equal Rights the annual convention of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association convened at Lexington Wednesday morning with twenty eight women delegates present. Miss Laura Clay presided over the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
For Equal Rights
The
Kentucky Equal Rights Association
Lexington
Laura Clay
A Whole Family Cremated in Knoxville House Fire
Early Saturday the home of Silas Jones in Knoxville Ic burned. Mrs Jones and two children, a boy and a girl, were cremated in the blaze. Also reported: William A Beach and H Clay Linsabaugh were arrested in Columbia S C as alleged accomplices in a Washington stamp robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Jones
Knoxville
William A. Beach
H. Clay Linsabaugh
Washington
Columbia
S. C
Brief Telegrams From Around the Nation
Tuesday night four men robbed the Watoga post office and all stores in the Arkansas village. Reports say 25,000 Japanese troops have begun operations to capture Port Arthur. A London Times dispatch notes a Yi-Chow battle with heavy losses on both sides. The Central Hotel in Raton NM burned, with three railroad workers dead. Y. W. Johnson, cash courier for Warren Springer, missing with $5,000. Stern & Company NY failed, liabilities around 250000. Princess Alix to be received into the Orthodox Church at Livadia before a czarist wedding. Casimer Werk’s Westwood home burned. fireproof, but lost. Chinese peace talks unlikely at Seoul. Ex-Police Judge Morris a forger, fled to Canada. US switchmen form a national association in KC. Swedish schooner Alene blown up near Peterhead. crew perished. Cook gang raids continue in Indian Territory. posse pursuing. Adams Express chief Weir discusses Calverton pouch recovery. contents largely intact. Searcy confesses to Acquia Creek train robbery. two men involved. Chicago violence at Grand Crossing and South Chicago. Hoodlums attack and set fires on trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watoga
Ark
Kansas and
Arkansas Valley
Yokohama
Port Arthur
London Times
Tien-Tsin
Yi-Chow
Central
Raton
New Mexico
James Lepont
James McCool
A. L. Kennedy
Y. W. Johnson
Warren Springer
Chicago
Springer
Johnson
Stern & Company
New York
Cologne Gazettte
St. Petersburg
Alix
Livadia
Charles E. Morris
Springfield
Ohio
Canada
Citizens’ Building and Loan Association
United States
Kansas City
National Switchmen’s Association
Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association
American Railway Union
Switchmen
Jersey City
Buffalo
Omaha
St. Louis
Peterhead
Aberdeen
Scotland
Tts
Fort Smith
Cook
Indian Territory
Gibson Station
Marshers
L. C. Weir
Adams Express Company
Calverton
Charles J. Searcy
Acquia Creek
Morganfield
Searcy
Washington
Grand Crossing
Illinois Central
Wildwood
World and national briefs from the hour press
A Knoxville dispatch notes Southern Railway awarded a 250000 contract for five hundred hop per bottom coal cars by Southern Car Works. Brest reports a boiler explosion on the cruiser Arethuse killing six and scalding twenty. In St Petersburg police arrest several for public discussion of the czar’s illness. Tillman spies murder trial in Darlington proceeds with witnesses. Governor-elect Oates names Captain Harvey Jones as chief secretary. General Whiting reappointed major general. Hotel Normandie in Montreal gutted. many guests rescued. New York photographer Schloss sues the Chicago Blade for 275000 over an infringing copyright portrait. Louisiana funds Gettysburg positions. five Confederates to visit. Pennsylvania Supreme Court halts Standard Oil’s buyout, injunction made permanent. Spring Valley Pinkerton defendants granted new trials amid public outcry. Times editors Harrison brothers learn Adolph Kraus controls stock. plan retirement from editorship but keep stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arethuse
Brest
France
St. Petersburg
Central News Company
Tillman
Darlington
D. C
Military Court of Inquiry
Montgomery
Ala
Oates
Harvey Jones
Captain Jones
Governor Jones
J. Whiting
Mobile
Whiting
Alabama
Birmingham
Normandie
Montreal
Canada
Jacob Schloss
New York
United States
W. D. Boyce Company
Chicago Blade
Blade
Schloss
Louisiana
Gettysburg
Northern
Virginia
Foster
John B. Bachelder
War Department
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
John J. Carter
Franklin
Venago County
Supreme Court
Princeton
Laner
Spring Valley
Pinkerton
Sharp
Ladd
Chicago Dispatch
William Preston Harrison
Carter P. Harrison
Timea
Adolph Kraus
Harrison
T' Imag
Southern News Highlights From The Souths Progress Era
Walter A Montgomery named fusionist nominee for associate justice after Republican accord. Alabama agriculture chief calls Southern cotton growers to Montgomery for November 13 meeting on low spirits in cotton market. Capt Robert B Pegram, 83, former US and Confederate navy officer, dies in Norfolk after Japan expedition and anti pirate actions. Lookout Mountain properties receivership to be heard in Chattanooga with most debt paid in sixty days. A near-Murphy NC wedding puzzling locals as a man marries his mother in law. Capitol Fertilizer building in Jackson MS burned. stock loss $9,000, building insured for $2,800. North Carolina state fair opens in Raleigh with Gov Carr presiding and Dr Curry delivering address. Riverside route Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis gains control of Rome railroad Georgia. Kentucky Democrats in Winchester back Breckinridge for US senator amid endorsements. Meridian Mississippi hosts talks for Tyans Manufacturing Company and Hudout Iron Company forming Interstate Iron Works with $50,000 capital to produce pulleys ropes and dredges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector D. Lane
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Robert B. Pegram
United States
Norfolk
Japan
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
MacConnell
Murphy
N. C
Steve Miller
Capitol Fertilizer
Jackson
Miss
North Carolina
Raleigh
Carr
Julian 8. Carr
State Agricultural Society
J. L. M. Curry
Rome
Georgia
Riverside
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Kentucky
Winchester
Clark
Elliott
Carter
Breckinridge
B. A. Tracy
Meridian
Tyans Manufacturing Company
New Orleans
Hudout Iron Company
Big Rapids
Mich
Interstate Iron Works Company
Preparations Complete for Fitzsimmons Corbett Heavyweight Fight
Articles of agreement for the upcoming heavyweight title bout between James J. Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons have been signed by both fighters and the Florida Athletic Club president, who will sign immediately. No obstacle remains and all interested parties are confident the match will proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
James J. Corbett
Robert Fitzsimmons
Florida Athletic Club
Growth of the South Industrial Situation Report
A weekly survey of southern industry notes pig iron output remains high with steady prices and sufficient small orders to prevent yard stockpiles. Coal, lumber, and chemical sectors show varying activity. money is easy though collections slow. The week introduces 38 new ventures including factories in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, and Virginia, plus several mills, brickworks, and electrical plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Fouthern
foanoke Iapid+ Power Co
North Caxolings
Jacksonville
Houston
Tex
Spartanburg
N.C
Car
Port Worth
Texas
Medicine
Hillsboro
Lumber
Stuttgart
Ark
Ane
Taylor, Tex
Lakeland
Fls
Patterson
Alexander City
Ala
Morriston
BN Taco
Jemison
Talapdoss
High Point
Flat Rock
Hathesburg
Miss. Jackson
Tenn
Taylor
An Meandeville
W. Va
Abbeville
Angosta
Dawson
Lexington
Brenham
Danville Va
Lousville
Tie, Fla
Winchester
Huntington
Tallahheesee
Fla
Louisville
Asheville
N. C
Tradsman
Chattanooga, Tenn
Browne Again In Trouble In Wall Street Parade Arrest
Carl Browne the Coxeyite remains in police custody at New York after a refused permit for a Coxey parade through Wall Street. He attempted to lead the march despite opposition and was promptly arrested at the sub-treasury steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Browne
Sub-Treasury
New York
Browne
Wall Street
Billarp's Letter on circles of society and church life
The piece muses on social circles in communities and how church charity unites members beyond wealth. It shares a streetwise tale of a pastor in hardship who is helped by donations from townspeople, then praises his leadership, integrity, and personal charm.
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Baltimore, Md
Italy
Massana
Red Sea
Chantangua
N.Y
Mies Frances B. Calloway
China
New York Times
England
Germany
Edward Bellamy
Francis Bret Harte
Will Carleton
Hodgson Burnett
Lord Fauntleroy
Charles Heber Clarke
Max Adler
Ghostnut Burr
E. P. Roe
National Capitol
Floyd County
E G. Dun & Co
Europe
New England
Treasury
Fall River
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Great Britain
John Roddey
Southern Cotton Planters
Casimer Werk
Westwood
Cincinnati
Bors
Knoxville, Tenn
Southern Railway Company
Southern Car Works
Lenoir City
Walter A Montgomery
Billarp
Gentral
Church Society
Lut
Tom
Nouss
Elisha
Dhurcht
Preaers House
Drayman
Luthoe
Glwl
Paul
Timothy
David Bennett Fill
Buchanan
Fillmore
Emile
Bint Afr
North Georgia
Cale
Dahlonega
U. S. Army
Cheapest College
Trnatecs
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