22 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1899
Page
1
The Schumpert Shoe Company advertises established in 1881 promising guaranteed goods or money refunds. It highlights cash purchases, large lots, quick sales, and low prices with a call to try one trial and review a price list. All goods are described as original bottling from the distillery.
Wedding notice mentions Melle of Macon and Resse with a ceremony held at Howse sinc Golded, reflecting local social event details from the community page.
Excerpted dispatches recount extreme losses among miners in the Kotzebue region with scurvy and blackleg taking many lives. A long list of victims named includes J L Onderdunk and Charles A Leonard among others, plus 36 drowned not listed. Separate reports note violence in Navajo Springs with a gambler killed and Indians scalping him, and plans for Prince Henry of Prussia’s Pacific visit possibly to Washington to meet McKinley. A deadly accident in Williston involves a pistol discharge killing a mother.
The third week of Dreyfus trial by court martial opened in Reunes with 90 witnesses expected by early September. Maitre Labori’s absence surprised many as Generals Roget de Boisdeffre and Billot attended. All witnesses were hostile to Dreyfus, with Gribelin’s testimony provoking questions about links to Eslerhazy and Paty de Olama as defense cross examination unsettled. The session ended amid a clash over Colonel Jouaust showing undue partiality, prompting boos and a stern rebuke from the presiding officer.
A London dispatch cites Admiral Dewey in Naples endorsing self government for the Philippines. He states Cavite tipped the war, urges autonomy first, then possible annexation, and calls for an end to violence while noting Filipinos deserve masters of their own fate. The interview portrays Dewey’s confidence in a swift, peaceful political solution.
At Governor McSweeney's request the penitentiary board met to decide on collecting amounts from parties in the Neal shortage report. The board empowered the attorney general to sue as needed and to pursue over 300 from Senator Tillman and ex-Governor Evans. Col Neal seeks an interview to arrange repayment. other local figures are involved in the matter.
In Hamrtos Florida a shooting at Lake Butler wounded three and killed the deputy sheriff while attempting to arrest illicit distillers known as the Richards brothers. The attackers fled after the clash.
Admiral Dewey fully recovered from his indisposition in Naples and will sail from the Olympia to Nice, France, tomorrow night. He plans a week in the Riviera before his officers return to Florence and Naples, with many visitors and social engagements noted during the stay.
The World from Washington reports General Merritt has arrived at Hotel Champlain to see the president, fueling talk that a change in Philippine commanders is under serious consideration. Root declines comment, noting the Philippine command’s size invites a graceful shift without affront to Otis.
Aug 21 Major Russell B. Harrison inspector general is critically ill with fever. The illness began three days ago and is the first case at Cristo where headquarters moved last month to escape infection. Quarantine rules relaxed due to no new city cases and daily visits by headquarters staff.
President Diaz seeks congressional permission for a Mexico trip to Chicago. The item notes various global and political fragments, including Attributions to McKinley and unrest in Alaska and Nebraska, with several disconnected sentences from the era.
Near Angeles Mamita August 11 American forces encounter rebels in multiple skirmishes. A Twelfth Infantry lieutenant was killed and another wounded during recon north of Angeles, while Sixth Infantry units repelled insurgents near Heras town, with nineteen enemy dead and several rifles and ammunition seized. A minor injury toll reported among Americans.
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