02 Dec 1891
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1891
Page
1
A local ad urges young men to not gamble with warmth this November and promotes selecting a warm suit from the new stock. The tone is brisk and promotional, aiming to attract customers with practical winter apparel.
An exuberant sales pitch promises a sure bargain and a chance at a machine with a grand, fair showing ahead. The tone invites participation, suggesting a large stock and a hopeful, almost daisy like optimism for every reader.
General Hatch of Missouri enters the speaker contest crowds at Willard's headquarters. Missouri delegation solid for Hatch with O Neill for Mills. Peel and Governor Mc Creary also supporting Hatch amid bustling corridors and crowded hotel lobbies.
Reports describe a brutal beating of Black residents in Millen near Burke and Screven counties after a debt dispute at a hotel. Reuben Williams sustains severe injuries and is reported near death. multiple assailants unidentified. Local authorities and vigilante patrols promise intervention as next week’s grand jury looms.
Paris reports the government faces criticism for pressing charges against the archbishop of Aix amid church state tensions. Observers expect further prosecutions to inflame divisions and complicate church state relations. In New York, Abraham Backer pleads not guilty to grand larceny as bail is adjusted. A South Carolina exhibit earns a gold medal at Augusta and a monument to Eli Whitney is planned for 1802.
A 1909 era report details a daring St Louis and San Francisco railroad robbery on passenger train No 8 near Greendale. Three masked men forced entry with revolvers and dynamite, beating the express messenger and looting about 15000 before fleeing into the woods. Also noted: the death of Land Bull Allen, author of the homestead law, in the Franklin County infirmary at age 61 after years of wealth from peddling and auctioneering.
The withdrawal of Representative HM Daugherty from the speakership contest here signals his likely rise to a chairmanship in the House. Supporters note party leverage in play as Foraker men still list him. allies anticipate his stance on a later senate bid.
Dispatches from Brazil report a worsening outlook with serious riot-like activity and potential clashes involving troops near Rio de Janeiro. Officials warn that further failures may ignite broader instability and public discontent.
Report from Dec 1 states President Polk attended his first convention since an Indian affair. He denied rumors of a split party joining a third party. The gathering was described as large, enthusiastic, and harmonious with no sign of discontent or reconsideration.
The notice records the death of Judge James Johnson at the residence of his son James J. Johnson in Chattooga County. The late Honorable James Johnson is described with limited details remaining from the obscured copy.
A fire in New Orleans causes the main building on a frame street to burn, with adjacent structures damaged or destroyed. The library area and other buildings housed by the American Missionary Association of New York suffer losses estimated around $30,000 with insurance details unknown.
Fractured dispatches describe Sino unrest in China with rebels and fires, anti foreign rioting, and calls for cotton seed aid. Reports from Manchuria claim imperial forces were routed and a Chinese cabinet seeks suppressive action. Incendiaries and political maneuvering echo across nations as incidents unfold.
The Roseville reports the brig Tahiti wreck off Mexico with 291 aboard including 270 Gilbert Islanders and Mexican laborers. Survivors missing. boats lost. authorities could not detain the ill fated vessel and noFurther details available.
Four men faced death aboard the John A Miller as a burning tug circled on Lake Michigan. The Welcome battled waves and smoke to reach the burning vessel and rescue the crew.
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