Midland Road Directors Meet in North Carolina
The N C Midland board met Tuesday with J S Barbour as president and J T Morehead as vice president. Delegations from Statesville Salisbury Lincolnton and Shelby NC and Spartanburg Union Yorkville Gaffney City Greenville and Anderson SC urged line extension. 500 workers to begin on the Leaksville Mecksville segment.
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N. C. Midland Road
J. S. Barbour
J. T. Morehead
J. W. Alspaugh
Sec. & Treas
P. W. Hairston
L. W. Anderson
J. B. Vaughn
J. Wfries
J. E. Gilmer
C. O. Wiley
A.M. Booc
W. C. Wilson
A. Leazar
Statesville
Salisbury
Lincolnton
Shelby
N. C
Spartanburg
Union
Yorkville
Gaffney City
Greenville
Anderson
S. C
N. C. Midland
Leaksville
Mecksville
Selah
Ricamosy
N. C. Midand Extension
Salisbuay
York—ville
D. C
Gainesville
Danville
Baltimore
Charleston
Agusta
Midland extension seeks southern rail link through Carolina and Georgia
Delegates from South and North Carolina and Georgia attend a meeting in this place to urge Colonel Barbour to extend his line southward. Proposals for substantial aid hinge on connections to Augusta. The region aims for an independent line from Danville to Atlanta to challenge Baltimore and Ohio control. The Senate is described as a Republican majority with Mahone controversy, provoking stalemate unless demands are met.
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Senate
Brown
N.C. Midland
South Carolina
Atlanta
Augusta
N.C. Midlands Railroad
Midland
Georgia
Anderson
Greensville
Union
Yorkville
Gaffney
Spartansburg
S. C
Shelby
Lincolnton
Statesville
Salisbury
N. C
Col. Barbour
Danville
Baltimore
Richmond
Taxed again 25 cents on the hundred for graded school bill
Citizens face a next Monday vote on a graded school bill proposing a 25 cent tax per $100 of property. Critics argue heavy railroad subscriptions already burden taxpayers and urge prudence before adding corporate luxuries, noting mailroads are essential and must be paid for before ornamental spending.
Renegade Democrat Mahone Faulted by Republican Press
The Philadelphia Telegraph calls Mahone a renegade Democrat and argues Republicans will drop him after using his treason for gain. The New York Times, a leading Republican paper, describes Mahone as short sighted rascality in its coverage.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Mahone
New York Times
War in the Republican Party Sharp rift widens in GOP as Garfield Blaine faction moves against Conkling
Washington dispatch reports rising tensions within the Republican ranks. Conkling and Vice President go to New York to coordinate actions against the Garfield Blaine faction. Garfield, wary of concessions to Conkling men, faces a Senate showdown that could split the party nationwide. The Cincinnati Commercial urges relentless aggression if Conkling resists, signaling a major intra party clash with broad audience impact.
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Washington
Richmond Dispatch
Conkling
New York
Garfield
Blaine & Co
Senate
Republican Party
Messrs. Hayes
Hayes
Messrs
Blaine
Virginia
Cincinnati
Ohio
How Prohibition Works in Kansas Reported by Brunswicker
The Brunswicker recounts how Wyandotte street cars carried men to Kansas City for beer and implies substantial German businessmen in Topeka Atchison Wyandotte plan to move their shops to Missouri to escape prohibition. It credits Kansas legislature with drawing immigration away from Missouri more than past grasshopper plagues.
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Brunswicker
Kansas
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Topeka
Atchison
Missouri
Can a Man Mortgage Himself A Legal Query From The Observer
The Charlotte Observer reports on a mortgage where a man conveyed his rights in himself to another to hold in perpetuity to secure a debt. The deed included the wife’s signature and a privy examination with her release of interest. The piece asks if a man can mortgage himself and treat himself as personal property for collateral.
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Charlotte Observer
Court House
Toper
Neuralgine praised by state librarian in 1880 letter
Frank L Haralson, State Librarian in Atlanta writes Hutchison Bros that Neuralgine relieves neuralgia and headaches. He endorses it for the public and notes it is sold by all druggists. Also mentions Greensboro Female College commencement slated for May 25 and 27 with Rev Mann preaching and James W Reid delivering the literary address.
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Frank L. Haralson
Atlanta
Messrs. Hutchison
Frank L. Harrlson
Greensboro Female College
J. E. Mann
D. D
Jas. W. Reid
Wentworth
Itchell
The
Future
Hutchison
J.D. Mitchell
M.D
Tin Ore Fragments Found in North Carolina Debate
At a Philadelphia Natural Sciences meeting, young scientist Carril Lewis showcased a tin ore fragment claimed from Sarry county North Carolina. The group weighed its authenticity amid skepticism about native tin sources in the United States while noting Wales supplies most tin for the country. Notes mention medical quackery claims and a Salem Post quotation about Trop Bitters curing a patient, and a rumor that Gen. Grant faced冷cold reception in Mexico amid fears of hostile plots.
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United States
Wales
the Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia
Carril Lewis
inSarry County
North Carolina
The Greatest Blessing and a New Express Management
The piece extols Hop Bitters as a universal cure and praises its health benefits. It notes The New York Weekly Express entering its forty-sixth year under D. M. Gazalay, promising expansion and continued sermons from Talmage. A glowing endorsement from J. D. Mitchell M.D. for Neuralgine ends the excerpt, with sale by all druggists.
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New York
Brooklyn Tabernacle
T. DeWitt Talmage
Weekly Express
Boston Herald
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