06 Dec 1892
Page 1
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1892
Page
1
The article notes the start of holiday gift shopping and asks what recipients will appreciate. It highlights the handsomest line of Holiday Goods for gentlemen ever introduced in America, urging readers to consider these items for their gift list.
General Manager Cecil Gabbett arrived in the city to assume duties at the Savannah Americus and Montgomery railway. He began with depot inspections and will tour the line from Lyons to Montgomery and Corbele to Albany, promising to study staffing and salaries and to outline future plans.
Reports from the railroad yard state the strike among firemen is over with all positions filled. New and returning workers, including several brought from Montgomery, ensure enough firemen are on duty. Elsewhere, R. E. Graham headlines Larry the Lord at the opera house to a large, pleased crowd. A fire at Mrs Davenport’s residence near the slains destroys the home, with only partial insurance coverage reported. The fall term of the superior court resumes civil business with cases like Bass versus Hudson and Holmes Earl versus NYsewander on the docket. Eugene Hawkins Jr returns from Galveston to become chief clerk to the general manager of the railroad. Also, a colored ball incident ends with a razor injury to Jim Nathan.
Cincinnati publishers announce The Tribune, a new daily paper backed by prominent local businessmen, aimed at Southern markets. Albert Lawson named managing editor and Charles Heatt business manager, with federal Republican leanings and a price of two cents, launching around the holidays.
Yesterday Greatly Benefited on Hog Ha Witt leaves for Lakewent with Cleveland and Dehy Huth accompanying. A minor update notes their travel plans and expected arrival.
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