Emigrant Wagons Reach Wilcox County From Kansas
A party of settlers from western Kansas arrived in Americus en route to Wilcox County. The caravan, four months on the road, seeks land in the Fliegerald colony and speaks of peace and plenty ahead.
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
3
A party of settlers from western Kansas arrived in Americus en route to Wilcox County. The caravan, four months on the road, seeks land in the Fliegerald colony and speaks of peace and plenty ahead.
Fragmentary OCR shows a sensational case involving a jury bribery attempt and blackmail. The text references allegations, a defense and ongoing court proceedings, but specifics like names, dates, and places are unclear due to damaged text.
Prospects rise for a new move in the Northern Pacific railway dispute at Beattle Washington as receivers seek court orders inviting all along the line to appear in Judge Hanford's court. The effort aims to present new evidence of alleged collusion with Hill Adams, with key figures including William W. Cromwell and Kendrick of St Paul.
In Morcantowx West Virginia during threshing, a boiler explosion on a machine killed three men identified as John Ammons and John in Sey tetoy and another unnamed worker, with four others seriously injured. The incident disrupted early harvest efforts and prompted investigations.
An assorted 1895 newspaper fragment includes bitters promising appetite and vigor, a Macon and Northern Railroad timetable with Georgia routes, a note on Marguerita Maidhof as a trolley inventor, Swayne's Ointment for piles, Price’s Cream Baking Powder, anti fermenting fruits preservation, a kidney cure ad, Miller's Preserving Tablets, and Mystic Cube for rheumatism with various agents and sellers across Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Fragmented notice describes a tract on One house and jot, No 2 Lamar Street, city of America. It lists adjacent lots and owners including J Sullivan and E L Duan, with acreage and boundaries described in garbled terms. The text also references a mayor and city council against J in a confusing arrangement involving Bobby as agent for wife and children.
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