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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1887
Page
7
A historical note records the chartering by the North Carolina Legislature on March 9, 1885, marking formal authorization of a public or organizational entity.
Edwin S. Wheeler head of E. S. Wheeler & Co. was arrested in Hartford on a $2,914.35 false pretenses note to Phenix Bank. The case centers on kite paper dealings with Baltimore, Boston, and New York firms. his assets fall short of liabilities, bonds set at $50,000, and a Saturday hearing planned. Wheeler had risen from clerk to elite New Haven society before his arrest.
Henry Villard, once ruined in business, now controls millions of dollars from German capital and is said to hold one of the largest ready cash standings in Wall Street, signaling strong influence in financial circles.
The article reviews Kruss and Nilson narrowing the element count by splitting suspected elements into multiple distinct forms. It notes a carbon nodule from a Western Australian meteorite revealing a cube-like graphite form. Other items include pressure effects on calcium copper acetate, new colorations from hydrazine salts, frost protection by burning tar at Pagny vineyards, rapid projectile photography, and observations on opium smoke affecting animals.
A Western Michigan wool buyer argued with a farmer over prepayment for wool. The man feared price swings and providence would ruin him. The farmer’s wife sided with taking twenty eight cents a pound, preferring a sure sale over gambling on future prices.
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