14 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1897
Page
1
Display ad text touts Silk Grenadines at 75 to 98 cents per yard and brighter wash goods like Organdies Dimities Jaconettes Lawns and Grass Linens. It boasts wide stock in Nation Department with Hosiery Handkerchiefs Belts Underwear and Fancy Articles all at new low prices and highlights best Damask Napkins and Towels in Linen Department.
A poll of the Senate shows 57 in favor of arbitration in the Anglo American peace treaty, with 10 opposed. Senators Allen Faulkner West favor ratification. Bacon Chilton want further amendments. Final vote possible early in the week amid danger to ratification. Wolcott Paine Stevenson named to international monetary conference commission.
An OCR fragment markets Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and a patent nostrum as a universal remedy for consumption and constipation. It cites a supposed testimonial from Reavers of Grafton and describes cures, marriage happiness, and Eden gates metaphors to promote the product’s efficacy. The tone imitates late nineteenth century patent medicine ads.
In Ozvetann Ge on April 13 a man driving a horse into a ford of the Chattahoochee river at Nacooches valley was swept away. He grabbed a swinging foot bridge and pulled a wolf to safety as his horse drowned. Farther downstream George Adams and his wife with three children in a wagon were carried downstream, but the man released his children to the bank and swam to safety with his wife. The family barely escaped drowning.
A receiver is sought to take control of the Elisabethton Tennessee cooperative town company amid claims of insolvency after property transfer to the Wautanga Land company. The suit alleges involvement by J G Carliste Robert Porter Benjamin Butterworth J G McComas and others of national prominence with an estimated deficit of 50000 dollars. Stockholders may sue in Vnoxy Ohio Tennessee.
A Washington dispatch reports Queen Liliuokalani seeks U S intervention to overthrow the Dole government, not restoration. She asks President McKinley to intervene, claiming illegal power by U S backed leaders. McKinley has replied with receipt. no pledge to act. The piece also covers Arthur Sewall’s remarks in San Francisco on Democratic victories and economic prospects. He cites local factors in eastern wins, predicts possible party shifts if times don’t improve, and notes his Maine shipbuilding ties and possible Japan trade plans.
A new parade feature for the Grant memorial celebration will run from Fifth Avenue Hotel to the monument on the morning before the dedication. Carriages will form two abreast in a regular procession led by Troop A with Maj. McKinley and Gen. Porter aboard. The diplomatic corps cabinet members governors and other notables will follow in other carriages.
An 1880s style report notes alarms as the Mississippi swells and levee weak spots widen. Pecan Grove levee in St Bernard shows crawfish holes. crews race to shore up banks and safeguard populated areas against floodwaters.
Reports from Savannah indicate naval reserve officers faced voting confusion over prommandee selections after a dispute with the Brunswick company. Lieutenant Aiken of Bran yak named in Pam tickets, others unnamed. contention spread to Panamit mining town with varied reports. A confee ence failed to resolve the qualification of officers. Wealthy farmer Perrin Gowan of Auburn reportedly harmed by laudanum incidents.
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