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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1898
Page
6
The new bankruptcy law becomes operative August 1 for voluntary cases with involuntary actions barred until November 1. It outlines who may be declared insolvent, who cannot, and penalties for fraud. Discharges exclude taxes, fraud profits, and certain omitted or fraudulent debts. The act preserves state insolvency proceedings begun before enactment.
Three months after Congress recognized the war and volunteers began enlisting, American ships bombarded Matanzas and the flag now flies from Hawaii to Porto Rico. The era reshapes public opinion and geography, with Hawaii as Pacific key and Porto Rico as Atlantic gateway. Also notes a bankruptcy referee appointment and a general remark on troops in the mountains after tasting American grub.
Governor Atkinson issues a proclamation proposing a constitutional amendment to elect judges and the solicitor general by statewide popular vote. The measure details term starts, vacancy rules, and the general election schedule for ratification at the October 1st, 18.5 election, amid mentions of postwar peace after Spain.
The noted physicians Dr Hathaway & Co advertise a bold offer to cure chronic diseases with medicines and care or forfeit 50 dollars in gold. They claim proven success over 15 years, provide home treatment or cover travel and hotel costs if treatment is done at their office, and invite inquiries with symptom blanks and a free 64 page booklet.
A Madrid dispatch reports alarm over Carlist preparations to rise under Don Carlos and his son Jaime. Carlist leaders gather with aims to launch a campaign, hoping peace with the United States will soon be published. Generals and officers voice discontent with the regency while rural Carlists agitate for guerrilla action. Funds drop as rumors spread of bands forming in provinces. The Carlists meet near Paris at a castle with French nobles.
Judge Emory Speer heard evidence in Savannah in the United States court over the prize status of the British steamship Adula. The government claims she was chartered by Spaniard J R Solis carrying dispatches to Cuban ports. Liverpool owners say Solis was chartered to help refugees from Cuba with US gunboat permission, later captured by the Marblehead. The reading of evidence finished and arguments follow.
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