21 Aug 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1892
Page
1
A retailer discounts vague talk on prices and styles and urges customers to judge hats by fit and durability. The ad promises instant suitability and permanent patronage, inviting a trial purchase of a Madras shirt line recently arrived in America at Rock Bot.
The Times Reconner announces an open public meeting next Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the opera house. Candidates for the legislature will speak on their views, with arrangements made for orderly, interruption-free remarks and a packed turnout expected from county voters and country residents. Open-air meetings resume tonight at 8 o'clock and will continue nightly.
The document outlines eligibility rules for delegates and primaries, requiring electors to pledge support to Democratic nominees. It cites minutes from 1892, and details Georgia primary election law including manager oaths, ballot handling, voter qualification, and penalties for fraud, perjury, and improper conduct by election managers and voters.
The Peabody Normal Institute in Americus Ga closed after a July 25 to August session attended by over 300 white and colored teachers. Resolutions praised Governor Northen and State School Commissioner Bradwell for support, endorsed public education, and thanked Americus and staff for hospitality and instruction. The event included a morning program at the John’s Schoolhouse and a large outdoor gathering with songs, recitations, and an address by Rev Mr Adams.
A letter argues against starting a canning factory here citing past failed manufacturing ventures. It blames directors salary schemes and mismanagement for prior losses, warns of stock slumping, and says only fair profit sharing would revive local manufacturing. Also notes a local marriage and school superintendent remarks on parental cooperation.
Reports from Coal Creek and Knoxville describe quiet but tense conditions as miners, soldiers, and volunteers occupy forts and stockades. Battles near Yellow Creek, casualties include wounded ex-policeman Fayette Gentry, and Captain Anderson’s men patrol the wounded and dead. authorities brace for possible new disturbances as campaigns of education for state governance unfold.
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