26 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1899
Page
1
For thirty days during remodeling the store will occupy the former Finninger location behind the current shop. The ad promises no moving stock back and offers summer shoes at low prices on a four cent cotton basis, urging customers to come and buy the cheapest shoes ever sold.
Schumpert Shoe Co established 1881 claims to be the oldest wholesale liquor house in Macon. The ad promises customer guarantees, cash purchases, large lots, low prices, and clutch sales with a motto of small profit. It notes goods bottled at the distillery with original bottling.
Fragmentary note lists Rye Whiskies and North Carolina Corn tones alongside Mountain Corn Stone Mountain Corn Old Pointer Glu 0378 cee MO ily, suggesting a catalog of grain or whiskey styles and related identifiers. The text quality prevents full reconstruction of entities.
California Sherry and Port wine offered at 80 per gallon with sherry and port wines from 1 per gallon. Ongne Benny priced 250 to 6 per gallon. Clareta by the dozen quarts. Fi Per case. Alber Foods advertises by the gallon and by the case, mentioning canned items and price details amid a jumbled catalog of beverages and related texts.
President and Mrs McKinley with Vice President Hobart arrive in New Jersey from Plattsburgh on a special train. They are greeted by crowds at Norwood and Ocean Grove as they tour Long Branch and celebrate at the horse show. Officials and Troop O welcome them, with plans for a public reception declined.
The fragment describes a pregnant reader’s praise for Dr. Pierce's Bascine during confinement and labor. It mentions advice to expectant mothers and attempts to contact for further details, with references to cost and mailing options. The text is garbled but centers on medical relief in childbirth.
In Rennes on August 25 the fifth session of the third week of Captain Alfred Dreyfus’s court martial opened at 6:35 am with medical certificates and a dramatic display as Maitre Labori pressed for medical witnesses. Major Esterhazy is named by witness Rowland Strong as confessing authorship of the bordereau amid a chorus of public reactions as M. Bertillon’s presentation devolves into confusion and boredom among observers.
Court proceedings reveal sharp exchanges as Labori vows to have his say and critique the generals. Bertillon’s testimony is downplayed while Dreyfus’s defense argues the case resembles prior forgeries. Judge Jouaust contends with pressure from army leadership as 20 more witnesses are listed for tomorrow.
Hon William L Chambers chief justice of Samoa tours Alabama and discusses expansion and Pacific strategy while avoiding specifics. In Decatur county federals note a successful 2 day bivouac with 85 new members and 13 ladies representing seceded states. Ev spur dynamite plot at a Mississippi gin and cigar factory talks in Evansville and Key West hint at industry concentration moves.
W J Spradling a wealthy cattleman with stock interests in Colorado was killed by cowboys near Fairview in retribution for allegedly shooting Miss Nellie McKinley of Marion Indiana. Spradling died instantly. McKinley to recover. No motive known. Other items include a protest from W F Sylvester about the Abbey ship seizure and a separate Georgia style shooting incident near Brookstown.
Henry Delegal the negro accused of rape has been conveyed to Savannah with soldiers. 35 jailed as troops and local militiamen stand by in Darien. Authorities arrest mob leaders and arms bearers. Lawton ordered to assess. Citizens press for swift court action by Judge Seabrook.
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