30 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
1
Handsome line of novelty dress goods with jewel trimmings and matching buttons. Black goods include Crepop Mohal plain and patterned weaves. Wash goods offer Organdies Dinini Tulle Chatelaina Plumecties Soir Batiste Jaconat Duchess Grassetta with laces ribbons and embroideries. Prices advertised as unbeatable.
Warm weather prompts a strong department sale. All wool blue serge salt lined with serge and piping offered at 7.50. Limited quantities on Crash Linen Suite and other items. Prices quoted from 5.00 to 9.50 with extra wrap. White duck pants priced 1.25 to 1.50.
The notice claims the shop carries the largest stock of shoes in the city and promises top quality. It highlights Ladies Fine Oxford Treata and Uliuron slippers on sale, stressing department-store prices and aggressive selling focus.
Washington dispatch reports President Cleveland may publicly declare he will not be a Democratic presidential candidate. Friends say he told several intimates he will not let his name be considered at the Chicago convention, signaling a quiet shift toward retirement from national politics. The move echoes calls for honest money and a shift from political posturing to principled positions.
A Matabele reconnoitering party attempted a surprise on a picket near Balawayo. Five natives were killed in the exchange. Forts along the road to Mangwa are being built under Selous and Dawson to aid the relief column from Mafeking.
Reported in April dispatches from Pretoria and Cape Town tell of commutations for John Hays Hammond and colleagues, replacing death penalties with heavy fines and long imprisonments. The decision eases tensions between British and Boer factions, though indemnity questions linger for the Transvaal demands.
Atlanta April 20 The Georgia Republican state convention opened late after a clash over hall entry. Police restricted access to ticketed delegates as Chairman Buck and Colonel Buck managed credentials before adjourning at 11 o clock and selecting Louis Cantion amid claims about Mekioney.
In Allentown Pennsylvania delegates and leaders prepared for the Democratic state convention. District and presidential electors to Chicago were chosen, with Robert E Wright presiding. Pattison was hailed for an eight year governorship and a proposed victory for the party in the state.
The American schooner Syeevive of Key West laden with arms and ammunition was captured and towed into port by the gunboat Montagera. Alfredo Laborde commanded the vessel, which had sailed from the Mosquito coast and was believed bound for insurgents. The seizure involved arms, ammunition and accoutrements, with rewards proposed for the captors by Commander Boutron of the Mousagera.
A woman's severed head was found on a farm near Orchard Park in the Buffalo area. The head showed a bullet hole and law officers, including Coroner Tucker, pursued leads as police sought a body. Doctors were preparing an autopsy to determine cause and time of death. Meanwhile, unrelated notices from Atlanta and Washington report uniform changes for Georgia volunteers and a senate move to accept a Pere Marquette statue.
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