Walthall Resigns From Senate Post in 1894
The Mississippi senator E C Walthall sends his resignation for the current term due to health and climate needs. He cites obligations to Mississippi and notes the 1892 election for the March 4, 1895 term cannot be acted on yet. He expresses gratitude to the people and promises to act when legally permissible.
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J. M. Stone
Mississippi
Mississ
Ises
E. C. Walthall
Senator Walthall
Richmond Terminal Plan Promises Large Railroad Reorganization
A proposed bill to recon struct the Virginia Richmond and Danville railroad and allied lines seeks centralized management under a Richmond based principal office. Backers urge the move will restore Southern credit, attract Northern capital, and boost prosperity through unified operation.
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Virginia Richmond and
Danville
Terminal Company
Washington and Ohio Railroad Company
Richmond
Simpson Advocates Tariff Reform For Farmers
Kansas Democrat Jerry Simpson argues against McKinley tariff, calling it an indirect tax hurting agriculture. He cites higher costs for farmers and lower prices for their products, totals that concentrate wealth, and a vivid wool industry critique with an overcoat example. He labels labor overprotected and praises protections ενώ some reform is needed.
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Mr. Simpson
Kansas
Simpson
United States
Michigan
Mr. Burrows
Washington
New York
Tie
Buck Stroud
Encampment Grounds Revert to Wilmington City Status
The Wrightsville encampment grounds, bought by Wilmington citizens for a permanent State Guard encampment and accepted by Gov. Fowle, are reclaimed by the state authorities. Governor Carr repudiates the contract over water front inclusion. ownership reverts to Wilmington for park use, with calls to secure the water front and beautify the site as a coastal landmark.
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Wrightsville
Wilmington
State Guard
E. W. Manning
Raleigh
Fowle
Carr
Morehead City
Loss by Fire Across United States Reaches Historic Total
The nation faces nearly 1 billion dollars in fire losses in the past year the highest since major urban fires. Insurance losses are borne by many yet the destruction harms aggregate wealth and prompts calls for stricter safety measures including electric wiring precautions amid accountability debates.
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United States
Chicago
Boston
New York
Innovative Catshed Society Guards Cats in Catskills Boarding House
A Catskills boarding house resident forms a juvenile society for cruelty to animals to protect her three cats from mischievous children. The plan secures pledges from all youngsters, earns badges, and calms the pets as children embrace the cause.
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Catskills
Herald
Charleston Mayor Defends Police Loyalty Under Dispensary Law
Governor Tillman asked mayors to reply by mid month on the new dispensary law and revenue share. Mayor Ficken responds that the inquiry insults loyalty and asserts Charleston police will enforce the statute and maintain order as required.
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Charleston
Tillman
Ficken
Board of Control
Gicken
South Carolina
Missionary Evander McGilvary Converts to Briggs Views
The Statesville Landmark reports Reverend Evander McGilvary former Presbyterian missionary to Siam has adopted Dr. Briggs' views and resigned his post. His father Reverend Daniel McGilvary is also a Siam missionary, with Northrn Presbyterian ties. The son, educated at Bingham Davidson and Princeton, spent four to five years abroad and won many medals at every school.
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Statesville
Evander McGilvary
Siam
Briggs
Daniel McGilvary
Moore County
Northron Presbyterian Church
Bingham, Davidson
Princeton
Voice of God in conscience guides a boy’s choice
A boy lifts a stick to kill a turtle but is stopped by an inner voice of conscience. He tells his mother, who says conscience is the voice of God guiding right. heed it or be left in darkness.
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God
North Carolina Applicant Tip After Public Printer Move
The Charlotte News notes a rumor that Josephus Daniels would be Public Printer but reports the appointment goes to William McAbee of Chicago. North Carolina applicants are urged to prepare petitions for government printing jobs.
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Charlotte News
Josephus Daniels
Chicago
McAbee
North Carolina
President Deliberates on Public Printer Appointment
The President has not decided whom to appoint as Public Printer in Washington and will delay making a decision. Reports said Benedict was offered the post but could not accept due to private business. The role demands high administrative skill and strict integrity.
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Washington
Benedict
News Observer Chronicle
Secretary Carlisle Faces Senate Finance Panel On Treasury Plight
Carlisle tells the Senate Finance committee that government revenue lags by ten million dollars monthly as Treasury funds deteriorate. He declines to offer solutions, deferring to committee judgment amid silver advocates claiming Sherman act promises failed and business remains weak.
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Carlisle
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
To the Poor Indian Christmas Poem
A poem addresses Indigenous peoples during Christmas, portraying a shared infant birth of Christ. It recalls distant prophecies fulfilled and the arrival of angels, linking Native life with the universal reverence for the holy child. The verse contrasts ancient prophecy with modern forest life and hunting.
Maryland Confederate Society to Honor Lee Era Figures
BAL Tim MoreE Md January 18 reports the four teenth annual Maryland Confederate Society banquet at the Carrollton Hotel tomorrow night with invited speakers including Speaker Crisp Senators Ransom Mills Hunton and Congressmen Mallory Wheeler Hooker and Allen. Colonel Charles Marshall will speak at Harris Academy of Music on Lee surrender scenes. Toes include The Infantry The Artillery The Cavalry and The Navy with replies by Ransom Crisp Wheeler and Mallory.
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Tim Moree
Crisp
United States
Ransom
Mills and Hunton
Mallory
Wheeler
Hooker
Allen
Maryland Confederate Society
Carrollton Hotel
Harris Academy of Music
Charles Marshall
Lee
Grant
Marshall
Senator Ransom
General Wheeler
Navy
Congressman Mallory
A Strange Light Seen Over Greensboro Morning Sky
Mr J D Work of Brown's Summit in Randolph reports a brilliant light in the southeast seen at about 5 AM yesterday by him and his wife while en route to Greensboro. The phenomenon appeared and vanished at roughly one minute intervals, lasting about five minutes.
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Greensboro
N. C
J. D. Work
Brown's Summit
Spartanburg Spartan rails at new liquor law
The Spartan condemns the South Carolina dispensary law’s power to search any dwelling on information or belief. It argues the provision infringes liberty and personal rights, comparing it to tyrannical edicts and an intrusion beyond prior limits.
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Spartanburg
S. C
South Carolina
Hon Hoke Smith to Speak at UNC Commencement
Hon Hoke Smith the Secretary of the Interior and North Carolinian will deliver the commencement oration at the University of North Carolina. He is a Chapel Hillian with a family tied to the university. his father once served as modern languages professor and lived in the house now occupied by President Winston. The student body will extend a hearty welcome.
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Hoke Smith
University of North Carolina
Chapel
Boarder Question Sparks Quip on Vegetable Soup
A humorous exchange sees a boarder asking if the dish is genuine vegetable soup. The faltering reply confirms “fourteen carrots fine” as a humorous line.
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Boarder
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