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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
2
The Time-Recorder calls Americar voters to learn candidates positions on good government and tax reduction. It urges against tying municipal debates to prohibition and notes six caveats in the field while stressing disclosure of each candidate’s platform and plans for reducing the tax rate.
The Georgia prison commission reports for the year ending Oct 18 18 4 show 2201 convicts with offenses ranging from murder 418 and arson 75 to larceny 188 and seduction 1. It notes 245 white men 3 white women, 1885 black men 60 black women, eight black criminals per white, reflecting racial crime disparities. The Montgomery Advertiser cites the Savannah Press and a World Herold correspondent on Sunday saloons and Thanksgiving observations across Georgia.
Goebel’s Kentucky majority unsettled as supporters claim victory but fail to secure it. The piece jokes on politics and gender, mentions bills in the assembly, and references Roberts in Utah and Utah law. It celebrates First Tennessee Volunteers for bravery in Tennessee history and recalls a Manila transport disaster with improvised defense.
The writer laments Democratic infighting over a professional candidacy, predicting little impact but deepening rifts. He argues the old divisions will reemerge with the same platforms and leaders, risking further defections and a broader split across regions.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad plans an 80 mile branch into the Warrior coal fields diverging at Reed's Gap, reaching coal mines in Jefferson and Walker counties and extending to Warrior River navigation, linking to the entire Alabama coal region and boosting tonnage. A contract for building the branch will be let at once. Humboldt to have a 5,000 spindle cotton mill with $100,000 authorized capital after stockholders seek charter. Clark & Stroop failed today with liabilities $20,000 and assets one-half.
Emperor Francis Joseph praised loyal devotion after Austrian delegations visit and urged peace through a Europe-wide Hague accord. He emphasized strict neutrality in the Transvaal conflict and favorable, undisturbed ties with Russia, plus hope for quiet endings to wars.
An ad style testimonial asserts Bright's disease is curable by Warner's Safe Cure. C H Lincoln of Medford Massachusetts recounts typhoid followed by kidney trouble and claims the remedy restored health, gained weight, and prevented further decline. The piece urges immediate use at first signs of back pain cold skin and digestive issues.
United States consul Mr. Macrom at Pretoria seeks to leave his post as the State Department looks for a capable replacement to handle American interests in the Transvaal and protect British citizens. Hollis of Lorenzo Marquez may be asked to take the charge.
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