17 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1894
Page
1
Ceaserio Santo was beheaded at 4 55 PM in broad daylight witnessed by a crowded crowd of Indios in fashionable dress. Spectators filled windows and rooftops along Rue Smith and Rue Coursuchet with a barricade and guards in place. Four hundred soldiers and sixty police formed a cordon around the execution as Santo died in terror.
A dispatch from Shanghai reports Japan pouring fresh troops into Corea with over 50,000 soldiers in Corean territory. The article notes intense war fever across Japan, strict censorship, and aims at China or Manchuria. Also cited are cholera cases in Berlin and local incidents in Freemont, Houston, and Cunnxe with various outcomes.
Washington reports the senate ratified a Chinese treaty nearly identical to Bayards earlier draft, signaling a vindication of his stance and optimism over improved China relations while maintaining broad exclusions. A key article would still restrict Chinese labor and bar naturalization for ten years amid strengthened enforcement.
Aug. 16 Washington dispatch reports President Cleveland, advised by his doctor, left for Gray Gables to recuperate from malaria. A few days of salt air are expected to restore him to duties, with a return targeted by mid next week. The river and harbor bill awaits his action amid speculation on approval. The House granted leave to several members. the Senate passed a bill restricting alien anarchists.
Maggie Politsney an 18 year old girl is hailed as Georgetown heroine after a wave of burglaries hit homes here. Police had no trace of the burglars until now. The report notes the burglaries and Maggie's role in the events.
Fragmentary OCR describes a library setting with a librarian and a collection of literary figures. It references emblematical designs, niches for ten works, and a committee of eight involved in the project. Names like Dante and Hawthorne appear amid unclear text about construction and placement.
Aug 10 Chattanooga reports Mrs Henry Gentry wife of a farmer near the sack on the Tennessee River disappeared a week ago then reappeared with a puzzling tale of a pistol and a wild cave in Signal Mountain the details unclear due to fragmented text.
Fragmented clipping reports a man near midnight at the Cantury club fatally shooting himself after a brief altercation. Club members heard a pistol report, found him wounded, and carried him inside as he died shortly after. Other notices mention Wagner Works closing, a missing merchant from Hope, and a Republican convention in Sars.
A brief wire report notes an end to a local strike in Alabama described as beneficial. The item mentions alleged mispractices by a doctor tied to Mr. Darby’s family, with unsettled questions about the case.
Aug 11 report outlines George M. Powell's long statement defending Pullman Company stance against the Illinois attorney general. Powell argues the company acted within rights and cites aims to benefit employees and the community. The dispute centers on charter actions, construction plans, and shareholder prospects amid tensions.
Fragments indicate committees from the Childs-Drexal case convened in Colorado Springs on August 10 to probe alleged human mating and related abuses involving Campbell, a nurse, and A. D. Martin, with broader concerns about humanity and public welfare.
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