Americus Georgia A Winter Resort City Of Prosperity
Americus Georgia sits 71 miles southwest of Macon and 16 miles south of Andersonville Prison, a growing county seat with artesian wells, mild winters, and rare disease. The article touts climate fertility and diverse crops including sugar cane and peaches, a robust economy with iron works, furniture, oil mill, and rail access. It notes a 1956 population rise, thriving schools, churches, library, opera house, telephones, water works, and several banks and hotels including a $150,000 winter resort hotel.
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Sumter County
Georgia
Savannah and Western
Savannah
Americas
Montgomery
Macon
Andersonville
Florida
Thomasville
Anterirus
Geora
Virginia
Tennessee
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Congress Expected to Approve Ransom Reappointment
Reports from Aug 17 indicate Secretary Morton extends civil service to the agricultural department, with Ransom’s irregular appointment to be regularized by a future appropriation. The move alleviates salary delays and ensures continued service, while preserving presidential prerogative post adjournment. A Cincinnati Enquirer excursion of 225 Ohio journalists rode cogwheel trains to reach Pike's Peak.
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Mexico
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Congress
Morton
Wasmnarton
Agricultural Department
D.F. Salmon
Bureau of
Salceal Industry
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Pike's Peak
Maurrow
Colo
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio
Cogwheel
Parliament Plot Scare Grips London as Vigils Rise
From Loxpom August 17 a scare over a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament stirs Londoners. Detectives question a lithograph manager while foreign agents send warnings. Sightings of anarchists and sensational reports ripple through newspapers and streets. In San Francisco sugar magnate Spreckels faces market shifts and a $1,000,000 value.
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England
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Presidents of republics invited to Atlanta exposition meeting
Atlanta Aug 17 Steps taken to invite Diaz and Crespo to visit the Cotton States Exposition alongside President Cleveland. A commission will travel to Mexico City to extend invitations to Diaz and Crespo with U.S. officials backing the effort. The visit would mark a landmark in hemispheric relations.
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Republica
Cleveland
Isaac W. Avyory
William L
United States
Leonidas F. Livingstonzuela
Crespo
B. Spalding
Mexico
Diaz
Cabinst
Diss Tas
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Amor
Enforcement of excise law targets saloon keepers on Sundays
New York August 17 Acting Chief Conlin orders warrants for arrest of every saloonkeeper whose bartender violates the liquor law. He says some saloonkeepers attempt to defy the law and vows to bring them to terms. Inspectors are to pursue warrants for Sunday violations in restaurants serving wine.
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New York
Conlin
Hood
Five Italian laborers die in a c ollar accident on railroad project
Five Italian laborers employed in grading the roadbed for the Pittsburgh and Eastern railroad were killed in a collar style accident near MoGw's in this county. A number of men worked nearby when a heavy object caused a fatal incident. An August 17 report from Anz notes the disaster and mentions a letter from J. O. Thompson, a fugitive, connected to a defunct bank matter.
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First Lapeer
Indian Murderers In Action With No Punishment Yet
Reports claim the Interior Department has not acted to punish alleged perpetrators of violence against settlers. The piece notes confusion over jurisdiction and possible legal steps, while discussing who bears responsibility for redress and whether cases will reach federal courts.
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Not Their Style Apetarians Would Not Lie Guilty
Fragmented notice references a claim about a controversial stance on life and law in a dated city report. The text mentions August dates and associations with Chinese communities and a railroad lease with the Southern Railway, but details are incomplete and unclear due to OCR damage.
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