31 Aug 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1892
Page
1
A local sale advertises durable, well fitting shirts and linen, with a focus on proper fit and sleeve lengths. It notes a shipment of thirty shirts, late summer neckwear priced 10 to 50 cents, and fall suitings with prices from 15 dollars and above, plus fit guarantees.
Judge Chas. Boriap addressed about 3,000 patriotic Democrats at Howell's warehouse in Rome on August 30. Hon. Halstead Smith introduced Judge Crisp, who argued for Democratic principles and attacked McKinley era pension bills. The crowd cheered wildly as he endorsed Grover Cleveland and warned third parties.
A Confederate veteran reunion unfolds on a Americus Ga Denver-bound Knights Templar train stopping at Poplar Bluff Missouri. Squire Melton and Capt Council reunite with Col McArthur after years, tears and laughter mark the moment as music from the Americus Commandery swells. Wealthy push to recruit Melton ends with his refusal to join the Denver trip.
Lula Buter a colored school teacher eight miles from Fousyra was assaulted by John Jossey her rejected lover. He ambushed her after school and demanded a buggy ride. The mob, led by a preacher, pursued Jossey with guns and sticks and found him shot dead in the woods.
The Times-Reconer reports on city actions including a re organized fire department without electric alarms, a $2000 Gamewell box purchase, creek dredging funds, and a contentious aldermanic vote amid calls for public accountability and debt concerns.
Hon P. Chap will speak in Hawkinsville on September 3 as part of a campaign for protection and unity with the Democratic party. The Hawkinsville district is described as a leading county Democratic stronghold amid a history of reformist opposition and volatile campaigning.
A 15 year old named Monroe Morgan was arrested after a brutal choking of Joseph Measeles's two year old child. Ott Johnson and Charlie Philips, two white youths, pursued Morgan to Taylor street before handing him to the sheriff. Morgan admitted the choking, says the act was provoked. The story follows a community barbecue and a Miss Lens Ford recital at Dr S B Hawkins residence this evening.
The page parodies McKinley era tariffs and lists a flood of discounted goods. It mocks tariff rhetoric while promoting cut prices on tins, basins, utensils, and Rogers silverware, humorously naming Burrus & Berry of Americas and Brunex & Benny.
A Washington dispatch reports Labor Commissioner Peck of New York altered by party ties, challenging the McKinley tariff. The leak suggests Hill and Murphy saw Peck’s report before printing. Cleveland allies accuse Hill of treachery to influence New York voting and Senate prospects.
The friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hill are invited to attend the funeral services for their grandson Hill Clark at the cemetery at 6:42 PM.
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