The New South Interview with Henry Grady on Souths Future
Special correspondence from Atlanta notes rising southern wealth and industrial growth across iron, cotton, fertilizer and furniture sectors. Henry Grady cites seven year gains in iron output, 173 new cotton mills, oil mill expansion, and new factories. Atlanta's Piedmont exposition and President Cleveland visit mirror southern boom and Western spirit.
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Henry W. Grady
South
Cleveland
Main Exposition Building
Gray
Mason and Dixon
Georgia
Attlanta
Mexico
California
Atlanta
South prospers as Georgia ores and cotton pay
A southern economic revival is described with Georgia marble quarries delivering material by train to the north and west while Bessemer ore moves toward Pittsburgh. Cotton and grain profits surge, and farmers who grow meat and bread while exporting cotton as surplus are deemed to become the wealthiest.
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Birmingham
Anniston
Decatur
Sheffield
Gadsden
Rome
Piedmont
Cleveland
Cqbnnes
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Kenesaw Mountain
Grady
Washington
Exposition Company
Piedmont Driving Club
Driving Club
Jewett Cook
Fortress
North
Georgia
Georgia Granite
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Carnegie Brothers
Pittsburg
Colorado Boom In Real Estate With Growth Across State
A Denver chat with broker Mr. Allen highlights rapid eastern Colorado settlement and rising cultivation. Colorado Springs grows as a wealth resort with 7000 residents and $10,000 homes, while Trinidad, Pueblo, Canyon City and Cheyenne show notable development. Denver sees wild outskirts speculation but overall value rise as the state booms.
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Colorado
ChicaGo
Denver
Allen
Mr. Allen
Colorado Springs
Meniton
Trinidad
Pueblo
Denver, Texas
Canyon City
Cheyenne
Ld. R
Old Folks in England Showcases a Rich London Visitor
A wealthy Londoner without a title enjoys a vacation in England, contrasting with typical English reserve. He praises American talent, admires Napoleon I’s ring with Josephine’s hair, and notes a cordial, mentoring self. His son, 30s, plans a shooting lodge autumn as their strong family bond supports the English adage of the fifth commandment.
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England
Century
America
Napoleon I
St. Helena
Josephine
United States
Tilbury
Cor
Cleveland
Art Desecrations and the Giants of Lithographic Ads
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece discusses how lithographers multiply art by distributing chromos and banners. It features a painter who decries commercial misuse, cites how brands distort sacred images, and notes a trend toward modest, decent depictions amid pervasive greed.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
New British Army Rifle Aims For 0.31 Inch Bore
A London committee fixes the rifle bore at thirty-one hundredths of an inch, about pencil size, claiming high range and power. The magazine gun will follow the Leo pattern with a large compressed powder charge enabling targets at up to 500 yards without raising the back. A single shot may use about .36 inch bore, though details are uncertain.
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England
New York Evening Sun
Gold in Ancient Cemeteries Reach Central America
The gold being dug from Hilandia and nearby sites has drawn over 1,000 workers, creating a town of more than 50,000 in four years. Public interest grows as unexcavated burial sites of the wealthy Cacique Caracas may hold treasures far richer than those already found.
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Hilandia
Central America
Pe Teire
Caracas
Chicago News
Fining a French Duelist Naquet for Seizing Sword
The French duelist M. Naquet received two months in jail and a 150 franc fine plus one franc to the injured opponent. He was convicted of assault and battery as a duelist status could not be legally affirmed. Separately Mr. Spurgeon tests pupil readiness by sending them into the pulpit with a sealed text to preach.
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M. Naquet
Bia
Chicago Herald
Sam
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Arthur Merrick
Attar of Roses by Margaret J. Preston
A poetic fragment in which the speaker invokes Attar of roses and a Cashmere garden in luminous imagery. The lyric contemplates light color breeze and song as it traces a beloved’s influence through years of love and memory.
Female street car conductors in Chile intrigue public
A Harper's Magazine excerpt by William Eleroy Curtis describes Chilean female street car conductors employed since wartime needs. Young, mixed Spanish and Indian women wear blue uniforms, ride in double deckers, and collect fares with yellow numbered tickets. Deficits from missing tickets are deducted from wages of 25 dollars monthly.
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Chilie
Cini
Peru
Nmsquitoes
William Eleroy Curtis
Harper's Magazine
The Petersburg Crater and its Aftermath at Grant House
A Civil War reminiscence describes the Petersburg crater blast near the First division rear. Union troops staggered back as earth and timber formed a vast cloud, then reformed for a renewed assault. Eyewitnesses recount a 30 foot deep crater filled with debris and buried soldiers, one lieutenant rescued and revived by fresh air.
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Petersburg
Maj
W. H. Powell
Water Fort Delayed Petersburg Assault
A Civil War anecdote reports that near Petersburg Virginia a hilltop reservoir resembling a fort confused Federal troops. A soldier asked what fort it was and learned it was water, delaying the attack as locals vouched for the tale.
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Petersburg
Chicago
Hirald
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Japan
Attar OF Roses
Margaret J. Preston
TORS
Peter Greenland’s
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Episcopal
High Street
Hazel and
Laure
W.H. Pickett & CO
Essor
Li. A. Jamieson & Co
Shell
Syracuse
Gate
American Saw Co
Law
Warren
M. C. Holmes
Second St
Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes
Warren, Pa
Elston Shoe Store
Zvern
Ile
Reynolds & Holdy
Laties
Fine Skees
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