Where Minerals Are Found Across the States
The article lists minerals and their regional deposits including serpentine in New England and Virginia rose quartz in Colorado and Montana alabaster across seventeen states marble in twenty four states moonstone in North Carolina and Georgia tin in several localities turquoise in New Mexico and Arizona mica in North Carolina and Georgia chrysolites in the Cumberland mountains jasper in lake regions obsidian in New Mexico and Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Virginia
Colorado
Montana
North Carolina
Georgia
New Mexico
Arizona
Cumberland Mountains
Sensational 19th Century Patent Remedies Parade
A collage of salud remedies and quack claims features Liostetter's Stomach Bitters, Dr Kimer's SwamMpP-Roo, Hindercorns for corns, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy, No-To-Bacc, Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Parker's Ginger Tonic, Piso's Cure and Winslow's Syrup. Advertisers push cures for dyspepsia, nerves, catarrh, digestive ills, and infant teething, with testimonials and free pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liostetter
Quay Wins Harrisburg Convention for Pennsylvania Republicans
In a swift three hour Harrisburg convention, Senator Quay secured state chairmanship and guided the party to nominate six superior court judges. He forged harmony after a bitter factional battle, backed by Hastings forces, and the platform upheld gold and silver parity, protective tariff policy, civil service reforms, and restrained public spending. Beav er Governor Beaver and others led the slate, with six judges to be chosen by acclimation and McCarthy as minority member on the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Quay
Beaver Statesman
Hastings
Twain
Keystone
Gilkeson
John B. Robinson
Delaware County
Senator Quay
Stone
Committee On Permanent Organization
Committee On
Henry Hall
Benjamin Haywood
Mercer County
Haywood
Superior Court
Matthew Stanley Quay
Committee On Resolutions
Graham
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Came
James A. Beaver
Centre County
Howard J. Reeder
Northampton
John Wickham
Beaver
Georges B. Orlady
Huntingdon
Charles E. Rice
Luzerne
E. N. Willard
Lackawanna
Henry J. McCarthy
Weigel heads syndicate to finish Panama Canal plan
Philip Weigel Jr leads a three American syndicate proposing to buy the Panama Interocean and Canal Company and complete the canal with 100 million dollars within eighteen months once current rights expire. Negotiations with Colombia are claimed, with members in Savannah Georgia and Colon. No bonds would be issued.
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Mercantile and Financial Times
New York
Chicago
Philip Weigel, Jr
Panama Canal
Weigel
Panama Interocean and Canal Company
Savannah
Colon
Ransom Salary Held Up Pending Senate Confirmation
United States Minister Ransom to Mexico faces salary payment delays as Willie of the treasury for the state department requires confirmation by the Senate. The law blocks pay for recess appointees until confirmed. Congress must cover the period from July 1 to confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ransom
Willie
Treasury
State Department
Mexico
Senate
Congress
Georgia adopts four and fifty six one hundredths tax mills
Governor Atkinson and Comptroller General Wright set the Georgia tax levy for the coming year at four and fifty six one hundredths mills. Of this two and eighty one hundredths mills fund general purposes, one and one half mills for schools, and twenty six one hundredths for a sinking fund, with total revenue near 1.9 million dollars. Revenue from Western and Atlantic Railroad stands at about 400 thousand dollars annually and special tax receipts are substantial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atkinson
Wright
Western and Atlantiy Railroad
Bad Crop Outlook Across State After Heavy Rains
The bulletin reports widespread crop damage from ongoing heavy rains. Cotton is shedding and rusting with bolls opening early, while corn on bottom lands weakens and fodder crops suffer. minor crops and vegetables remain flourishing.
Supreme Court Remands Ex-Treasurer to Sheriff
The South Dakota Supreme Court remands former State Treasurer Taylor to the sheriff for custody and transport to the penitentiary. The ruling concerns the lower court’s sentence under the general embezzlement law and its jurisdiction.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
South Dakota
Taylor
Bissell Declines Supreme Court Offer From Cleveland
Buffalo report says ex Postmaster General Wilson Bissell refused a direct offer from President Cleveland to fill the Supreme Court seat left empty by Justice Jackson. Bissell reportedly told he prefers Buffalo life and will not leave Washington. He planned to visit Cleveland but would not accept the appointment. Investigations locate him at Marion near Gray Gables, Cleveland's summer home.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Wilson
Bissell
United States Supreme Court
Justice Jackson
Cleveland
Washington
Bissell Denies Truth in Judgeship Report at Mar son
Former Postmaster General Bissell refutes Buffalo reports that President Cleveland offered him the vacant Supreme Court seat. Visiting Marion Massachusetts with his family he told a reporter there was nothing to the story as he headed to Gray Gables to visit the president and Mrs. Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissell
Marion
Mass
Gray Gables
Cleveland
Buffalo
Supreme Court
Excursion Wreck Kills Two on Knights of Pythias Train
A Knights of Pythias excursion train near Pope's ferry twelve miles from Macon Georgia wrecked on a trestle on the Southern railway. Two killed and about sixty wounded as 400 to 500 passengers rode to Indian Spring for a basket picnic and drill for a gold Freemen medal.
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Knights of Pythias
Pope’s Ferry
Southern Railway
Macon
Indian Spring
Haire
Bacutt
Atlanta
J. A. Kennedy
Holton
Southern
Ransom Receives New Commission as Mexico Minister
The White House issued a new commission on Tuesday morning dating August 24 to Matt W. Ransom as United States minister to Mexico. The move resolves a constitutional obstacle that had barred his earlier appointment while he served in Congress. Ransom, recovering from illness in North Carolina, had been at the City of Mexico post.
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White House
Matt W. Ransom
United States
Mexico
Ransom
City of
Treasury
Congress
Rancom
Washington
North Carolina
Niagara’s Great Power Harnessed for Commercial Use
After nearly five years and over three million dollars, Niagara’s electric power from the Cataract Construction Company is now being sent out. Dynamo No 2 started Monday morning delivering the first power to the Pittsburg Reduction Company works.
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Niagara
Monster
Cataract Construction Company
Pittsburg Reduction Company
Inman's Body Found On South Beach
Two boatmen found the broker Robert W. Inman’s body in front of Tuter’s hotel on South Beach Friday afternoon. Coroner George F. Schaefer of Stapleton took charge. identification was conclusive. The $500 reward is claimed by F. W. Duboise and Fred Fisher, both employed at McVayes hotel on South Beach.
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South Beach
New York
Robert W. Inman
Tuter
Tragedy Near Sullivan Mo Child Drowning Barn Rattle Snakes
A widow named Jenkins loses four children within an hour after a well and a barn nest lead to fatal incidents. Three children reach into a floor opening and are bitten by unseen danger. The two month old infant in the mother’s arms falls into a well and drowns. A nest of rattlesnakes is later found under the barn. The mother’s other children die before aid arrives.
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Sullivan
Jenkins
New Trial Refused in Myers Murder Case
Judge Hart of the Fulton county supreme court in Atlanta denied Will Myers a new trial for the murder of Forest L. Crowley. The case advances to a supreme court bill of exceptions at the October term, with Myers likely facing execution before Christmas if denied. Affidavits alleging jury tampering by attorney W C Glenn were countered by juror affidavits and witnesses.
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Hart
Myers
John C. Hart
Qsonse
Fulton County Supreme Court
Atlanta
Will Myers
Forest L. Crowley
Supreme Court
Brown Allen
J. J. Rowe
L. N. Mercier
W. C. Glenn
Rowe
Mercier
A Vengeful London Stance on Missionary Protection
A London dispatch reports Lord Salisbury seeks retribution for the Kucheng massacre and Chinese mob outrages while rejecting missionary protection claims. Nabi leads a punitive raid against Khodshaan, killing men and burning villages with naphtha before abducting women and children across the Persian border.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Kucheng
Liberala
Nabi
Dandie Emler
Caucasus
Khodshaan
Goop Positive Market Report Corrections Weekly Groceries
An Atlanta market listing highlights corrected weekly prices for groceries and provisions. It covers sugars, syrups, teas, rice, salts, biscuits, canned goods, flour, grains, meal, hay, corn, oats, cotton seed meal, eggs, butter, poultry, potatoes, onions, cabbage, and various meats with unit prices and quality notes.
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Georgia
Tennessee
Burbank
Tennessee Bo
Moon signs and weather lore tied to lunar phases
The article surveys old moon based weather beliefs from various cultures, noting scientists debunking the methods. It mentions a Baltimore compress plant for cylindrical cotton bales led by Liverpool interests with railroad and steamship executives, plus a clerkenwell tax evasion anecdote where a wife has her husband serve jail time for unpaid taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Arkansas
Liverpool
William Johnston
Johnston Line
Great Britain
Baltimore and Ohio
Camden
West Virginia
Clerkenw Ll
London
Golden Rule Proverbs in Ancient Moral Maxims
A collection of maxims on virtue and wisdom. It cites love as interpreter and truth in heart, favors mett le over medals, and warns that sin widens doom’s gates. It notes lip service fails to reach ears and that worldly joy hinges on inner grace. It warns honor fails in heaven and that long prayers without deeds hinder the path.
Housekeeping Versus Homemaking in the Modern Home
The article contrasts housekeeping and homemaking as two ways to live in a home. It argues that living for the house’s glory is one mode, while making the house exist for those who inhabit it is another. Atmosphere and interior details reveal the difference upon entering.
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Hood
Washington Star
Kimer
Binghamton
Gol
Orry
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Camry
F. J. Cagnar & Co
Hall
Frank J. Cuenxy
A. W. Gurason
F .Om
J. Cuunny & Co
A. E. Thornton
Ayail
Trr Tyner
Parker
Piso
Mary Thomson
Ohio Ave
Alegheny , Pa
Syquiihing
California
San Francisco
Cal
Lolisville
W.C
Eair
Peri AI Sranune
Jonn Carle & Sons
Stripes
Supreme Court Benoce
Mr. Cleveland
Matt Ransom
Cataract Company
Inman
New Orleans
Russia
Lobal
Reval
U.S. Gov't Report
McElrea
Cardus
Thedford
R. L. McElree
St. Elmo
Tenn
wesSent
Lovell
Williams
John P. Lovell Arms CO
U. S
STARK
COX 5 College
Ag Neo
Manchester
Southern Female College
la Grange
College Park
C. Cox
Kali Works
Nassea Street
J. T. Shuptrine
Chas. UO
Stilson & Collins Jewelry CO
Whitehall St
Atlanta, Ga
Phillips & Crew CO
Peachtree Street
Suert Music
Atlanta Dental College
Crenshaw
Grout
Fileman Bros
Whitehall Street
Bowman Bros
Whitehall Sr
Cengzists
J. Stovall Smith
Corner Mitchell
Sullivan & Crichton
America
Sullivan & Criticoon
Kiser Ridge
Fia
Bloodworth Shoe
Corn and Saw Mills
Jay
Best Mate
DeLoach Mi
Patterson
P. O. Box
Tybee Tybee Island
Bohan & Cowan
Osborne
Augusta
Richmond
Commercial College
J. Hamilton Ayres
M. D
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