Americus Georgia: fertile climate and thriving 19th century town
Americus Georgia sits as a thriving county seat in Sumter, boasting fertile soils, mild climate, and a diversified economy. The piece highlights its rail connections, agricultural output including sugar cane and peaches, growing population, court house and jail, Windsor Hotel, schools, churches, and robust industries, painting Americus as a prominent winter resort and commercial hub with extensive infrastructure and public amenities.
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Americus
Sumter County
Georgia
Central
Savannah
Moet Gellery
Macon
Anderson Hilis
Fielda
Thomasville
Aliceity
Virginia
Tennessee
Confederacy
Egypt
Peas Anys
Gulf of Mexico
Ag of
Artes'sa
Feves
Avericos
Lille
New County Court House
Windsor
Batis
Gene
Tne
Gusso Work Accioi
Lee
Lowe and Trust Company
Greilitles
Americas
Florida
Brocowick
AEST
Siemens
Brown's Iron Bliters and Franks Headlogten Crepes GA
Ill-formed text fragment limits clear sense but references Brown's Iron items, Crepes in GA with names like Headlogten and V Prev t. The readable portion suggests a local shop or ad note mentioning products and possible authors or slogans without coherent structure or full details.
Banks Of Commerce And Capital 96500000 Mentioned In Confusing Note
Fragmentary OCR text references banks of commerce and capital with 96500000 amounts and unclear phrases. Mentions Lasbilicy Wattousl and Watrous Banks, plus scattered lines about gardens and Dr Kiiridge's Drag eters in an incoherent mix. No clear event or date established.
Mint thefts rock government mint scandal probe
Detectives suspect a Meldover in the bottom of the bus as government mints face a growing fraud case. Shortages total about 9000 dollars with meltings spanning five to six years. Superintendent Mason leads the inquiry from New York aided by Chicago agents. John Jones, a suspected melter and refiner, is linked to prior administrations. Police probe covers large gold bar substitutions and long-running losses.
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Canson
Mason
Government Assayor
New York
Mint
Hoe
Secret Service
Grant
Chicago
Sa Ear
Dent Mason
Hale Aires
John Jones
Hirsch Harris
Harrison
Jones
I Hirsch Arian
Lyon Jones
Bewell Adams
R. F. Preston
Washington
Aksayer Mason
Behring Sea Sealing Costs and Calamities Heard in Lecture
Lieutenant Commander J F Drake aboard the Albatross describes Behring Sea sealing, estimating Uncle Sam spends 107 per seal to protect Canadian sealers. He cites pelagic scalers killed 20 970 seals last year, including 12 678 females, leaving numerous cubs to starve. British and American sealers largely protect Canada, urging a better extermination system.
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J. F Drake
United States
Arctic
M.C. A
Behring Sea
Sam
Behring
Five Die In Bellaire Line Wreck Near Summerfield
A narrow gauge train on the Bellaire Zanesville and Cincinnati line derailed on a trestle east of Summerfield. Four were killed instantly and a fifth mortally wounded as the coach left the rails and toppled into a ravine. Fireman Jesse Johns perished. Nathan Young and Mrs. E. Young of Summerfield died of injuries. others were severely hurt.
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Bellaire
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Summerfield
BE. Young
Jesse Johns
Peratenes
Nathan Young
Firing on British steamer Ethelried Near Cuba Sparks Tense Row
Unclear text describes a British flagged steamer Ethelried fired on by a Spanish gunboat off Cape Maysi Cuba. Boarding and search mentioned with contraband doubt. Potential diplomatic friction between Spain and Great Britain noted amid confusion and garbled phrasing.
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Washington
Ethelried
Cape Maysi
Cuba
Spain
Great Britain
Abe
Norond
Depesegias Ielans
Belgium 15 Coming to Exposition Promotes Action Abroad
Advices from Brussels via Chevalier A. Macchi, commissioner general to Europe for the Cotton States and International Exposition, say Belgium will actively promote the exposition. He held interviews with commerce officials and is pushing the seiss manicenr tment of that country.
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Atlanta
Brussels
Chevalier A. Macchi
Europe
Rock Island Train Robbers Cornered by Marshals
United States Marshals pursue the Rock Island bandits after a daytime train robbery near Dover. A firefight left fugitives retreating toward timberland five miles west of Hennessey with two others captured. a wagon train crew identified Dick Yeager and Gyp Wyatt as suspects.
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Rock Island
Husxissry
C. T
Hock Island
Hennessey
Abe
Bosling
Rewey
United States
Grimes
C. Krepps
Dick Yeager
Gyp Wyatt
Rock Island Road
Dover
Third arson attempt targets 108 Eight Avenue building
New York April 6 The third attempt in 10 weeks to burn the 108 Eight Avenue apartment house alarmed residents. The blaze started early in the morning on the ground floor of a yellow brick row, with 18 families inside. Objects were stolen in the prior fires suggesting robbery as a motive. Firemen battled flames despite limited access and reported evidence of criminal intent in the stairwell area.
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Deilding
New York
Eigth Avenue
Bode
William
Attempted dynamite attack on miner’s boat in Minersville
April 5 report from Powrnoy describes an attempt to blow up John Forbes’s family boat near Minersville just before daylight. A woman and two children were aboard as the wrecked craft posed a growing danger and the situation in Minersville darkened.
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Powrnoy
Minorsville
John Forbes
Marblehead Mission to Syria and Other Telegram Notes
The Marblehead at Gibraltar is to sail for Geyroot Syria to confer with United States consuls and citizens, with additional stops at Alexandria and Aden. In Washington, First Assistant Postmaster General Jones returns from Illinois while Olney heads to Boston. A Meccan community leader is reported hanged for murder.
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Herbert
Mor
Syria
Wasmxatox
United States
Marblehead
Amak
Wasmxetox
Jones Haa
Dilinois
Olney
Boston
Heecker
Spring Housing Boom Sparks Railton Street Plans
Amid spring season, Railton Street prepares for a building surge with new cottages planned by X. Taylor on his property Brannon and nearby. residents anticipate a cluster of convenient dwellings as the season opens and work progresses.
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X. Taylor
Brannon
Local Residents Mourn Loss. Police Seek Suspects
A local Gum resident, about sixty five, mother of Mr. Mity well known in the area, died after injuries from a tubers accident. Officer from Dougherty county received phone message about a man named Tom Kendrick and a mag wanted. Kendrick was to answer to a Lie detector. Two young men Will Barrie and Wat Cusiedeaga were arrested for theft of a metal item in March. arrest followed after a pale wave incident near Cordelo.
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Mity
Gum
Tom Kendrick
Saltham
Dougherty County
Albany
Kendrick
Agatnet
Will Barrie
Wat
Cordelo
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People's National Bank
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Davenport. Drug CO
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Nicaraguan Canal Commission
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Ohio Minor’s Association
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