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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
2
Chicago traders report rampant speculation on the board of trade with record grain prices and strong bull momentum. Country orders for wheat surge before opening, while brokers note capitalistic speculation attracting investors from stocks to grain.
A clairvoyant led a five member committee and reporters to two wells seeking Nellie Cropsey's body but found nothing. Reports of a body washing ashore at New Began creek and Sand Hills proved false. Suspect Jim Wilcox remains at his uncle's farm amid rising public sentiment. In Georgia, Emory College seeks funds as Gov. Candler vetoes the Wright bill amid a South Georgia conference barbecue.
News from Jennings Florida reports a freight train backing down on three Powell children ages 7 to 10 while they stood on the tracks. The two older children suffer serious injuries and the baby leg was crushed. the infant’s prognosis is fatal. The mother had just left the station visiting a sick daughter.
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