15 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1894
Page
1
The house chair announced damage to free list bills on sugar bituminous coal iron ore and barbed wire with no notes on senate amendments. The senate adjourned at 2 10 pm after Monday caucus as measures for coal admission faced narrow support.
The Democratic convention in Dallas on August 14 drew about 15,000 visitors. Delegates work through endorsements for Cleveland and silver policy while multiple candidates vie for state offices. The meeting adjourned without firm nominations for some posts and will reconvene later to finalize choices.
Astwood, a prominent Black Democrat and former consul to Calais, rejects Ida B Wells’s lynching stance and urges Black women to preach against the abuses in the South rather than accuse Southern women. He argues ignorance fuels lynching and calls for white and Black leaders to support reform.
In Avourra Georgia Ang August 13 Little Gordon Starmaker reportedly set his clothing on fire as his little fellow's mouth caught flame. He acted quickly and saved the child’s life.
The fragmentary text references a California event and a syrup item but lacks readable names, dates, or outcomes. The readable content is insufficient to establish a clear person, organization, or place, making a definitive summary difficult.
Excerpt notes Mr. Burnett of Richmond First National Bank declares George P. Sage alias Horace D. Baker the man who forged a draft in Richmond in early 1893 and defrauded several people in Richmond and Petersburg, now jailed in Belair, Md. The cashier asserts the suspect is highly dangerous and claims strong knowledge of American fraud schemes.
Tom Dickinson 12 of Pendleton acted to save four lives during a frame collision near Axpensum Indiana. A westbound passenger train with 40 cars approached a grade danger as the freight failed to avert the wreck. The boy's timely actions prevented a catastrophe as officials and workers responded to the near disaster.
Judges Mahon and Walters from Hannibal Missouri take depositions in Hannibal for Dorcas Hampton who seeks a daughter’s share of her father Dr John Hampton’s estate. The suit alleges a double crime and deceit connected to a life insurance and estate matter tied to moves between St Louis and Hannibal and a marriage to Elles Horton.
A fragmented report cites Carlos Beata of Guaremana predicting civil war across Central America and a large allied army ready to mobilize. The piece mentions US plans, Exota brothers, and various political actors as regional instability unfolds with deaths and banking notes mixed in.
In Macon on August 14 a proposal resurfaces to build a railroad to Savannah. The revived Atlantic short line would connect Macon and Atlantic through a revived company name. Officials and clerks discuss draft arrangements and potential court steps.
A leading southwest Texas cotton broker firm issued a report noting the crop's growth was retarded by drought and lack of moisture. The report predicts Texas cotton may reach yields similar to 1903 08 levels, with uncertainty about the recent freeze impact and moisture conditions.
A late-august report from Norfolk, Virginia, details a fatal lightning strike incident involving a young girl. The brief dispatch cites an official note from local authorities and confirms the death occurred on or near August 14. Further specifics are unclear in the fragment.
In north Transvaal the Kallirs are reported in open revolt as clashes disrupt roads near Mur. A missing man returns to Bavanxan as Colonel Charles H. Otmutead comes home. The Death Sentence Malstained in Pans is kept by the board of pardons.
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