News Highlights From December 9 1880 Che Glinston Sentinel
Congress met as pension funds faced raiding. Massachusetts shows urban growth. New York Piedmont Life Insurance headline. a Gaston county cotton factory rises. New York to Baltimore rail links praised. a deadly fire in Yancey. Campbell county school board offers board fuel lodging at 75 cents to 1.00 weekly. North Carolina politics show Hancock English electors voting in Raleigh. Wake Polk Swain votes tallied. U.S. debt stands at 2 113 995.73 with fifteen year reduction. calls for immigration and road improvements. race relations note on cabinet inclusion and political manipulation. Alabama bills on crime punishment. Giles county Tennessee sentencing for Daniel Smith after attempted assault. court violence and public order incidents.
Railroads clash over Midland site and Long Island change
A Leakesville letter notes the N C Midland progress from Virginia State Line to Trogden's midway between Leaksville and Madison, with Pit road planned to Walnut Cove by the 2th. Col Moorin leads grading. Col Sharpe plans a narrow gauge from Cascade to Leaksville within a month. The Long Island rail change sees Col Sharpe retained as receiver. Austin Corbin now buyer, promising improvements with minimal personnel shifts. praise for Sharpe and associates.
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N.C. Midland
Virginia’ State
Trogden’s
Leaksville
Madison
Walnut Cove
Col Moor
Getty
Col. Sharpe
Viriginia Midland
Barbour
Long Island
Thomas R. Snarpe
Lou Pland
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Island
Sharpe Wal
Sharpe
Monument
Austin Corbin
New York Sun
Garfield Vote Figures and Immigrant Trends in 1889
The article reports Garfield’s statewide win with 4,488,415 votes to Hancock’s 4,436,014, a 305,729 margin, noting Hancock’s strong showing and the Democratic lean of New York. It also covers M E Church South resolutions urging a North Carolina liquor ban and petition drives to the Legislature, plus 1889 Castle Garden immigration stats led by England, with Germany and Ireland prominent and England criticizing the United States.
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Chicago Tribune
Garfield
Hancock
Democratic Party
Remntry
Republcan
New York
Castle Garden
Germany
Treland
Sweden
Austria
Hungary
Russias
France
Italy
England
United States
General Clingman Visits Neice and Patent Plans
Gen Thomas L Clingman arrived in town last Wednesday visiting his niece Mrs James C Gilham. He looks old with iron gray turning to snow but otherwise unchanged. He will spend the week there then return to Washington City to pursue his patent on electric light.
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Thos. L. Clingman
James C. Gilham
Clingman
Washington City
Concord
Gen. O.jis
Internal Revenue Report Shows Revenue Rise and Distillery Crackdown
Gen Green B itnam reports for year ending June 30 1885 noting rising internal revenue receipts from 1879 to 1880 and a strong first four months of the current year. He cites reduced debt service and potential annual yields around 20 million from taxes while detailing illicit distillery seizures, arrests, and officer casualties.
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Green B.itnam
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Hardest railroad bond loan ever closed in the United States
Meesrs August Belmont & Co Drexel Morgan Co and Winslow Lanier Co finalize a $40,000,000 six percent gold bond issue with the Northern Pacific Railroad forty years to run part firm, part on options. Bonds secured by government acceptance, mortgage on the road, and a large land grant of 45,000 600 to 47,000 600 acres. Also notes about Danville merchants, local fairs, and assorted advertisements and notices.
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United States
Meesrs
August Belmont & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Winslow, Lanier & Co
Northern Pacific Railroad
New England
Europe
Allen's Hardware Store Promotes Grains and Goods
Tar fall of the year is at hand and weeds must be harried now to aid the next crop. Allen's Hardware stocks a fresh lot of panlith fre and American essimeres. The Circular sign invites shoppers to buy first class, well made goods with courteous service from John A. Brown W. P. Benton and A. iler. A large stock of pocket cutlery knives is available and heating stoves are advertised.
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Allen’ Hardware Store
D. Dohnn
Ele
Allens Gorper
Northing
Courtessy
John A. Brown
W. P. Benton
Ailer
Aules
Ray
Tle
Steves
Allen’s. Ler Tee
Hon G R Head Endorses Vennat Frise Dress Goods
From Hon G R Head dated April 13 1889 praises the care of Vennat frise and mentions improved dress goods offerings by Hixsuaw Brothers including silks brocades velvets fringes Hamburg linen lace gloves corsets hosiery and shawls. They invite every lady to visit and compare prices.
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O. Thompson
Hixsuaw Brothers
Hamburg
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