23 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1899
Page
1
A garbled city notice mentions a single shop the White Busbar Shop and a call from someone named Ghenge. The fragment implies local business or fraternity style chatter but lacks clear actions or dates.
Dwight L Moody renowned evangelist dies at Northfield Massachusetts at noon after a long illness and overwork. He had faint gains then suffered a nervous breakdown while finishing a Kansas City revival tour last month.
A Hampton county Orthodox group asks the state legislature to curb Mormon elders and end their influence after a long period of conversion near the seacoast. They warn of mob violence seen in other states and call for prompt legislation to extirpate the sect.
The dispatches describe Lagyanuiti's stand in South Africa as a notable holdout with Gen Methuen's communications and Churchill's status. European coverage notes Delagoa Bay supply issues, Portuguese corruption, and Boer recruitment logistics. Paris commentary suggests French editors favor peace talks while European leaders resist intervention.
A Memphis report recounts Major Fontaine asserting Colonel Joubert of the East army in the Transvaal served under Stonewall Jackson. Louisiana veterans deny the claim, while Fontaine reiterates Joubert’s Confederate service and recall of Jackson’s valley campaigns. He recalls Joubert as a Frenchman with a beard and mentions a voyage to Africa with General Loring in 1865.
General Nelson Miles and U S ordnance officials arrived to witness a smokeless powder test and examine 50 wire wound guns in Meadville Pa after touring Par apon the voyage to observe the South African war notes. Miles commented on open order tactics and said the outcome depends on commanders skill and warned of potential European involvement if Britain loses. He also described Boer supply issues and the need to stock war material in advance.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Captain Dean of Lawton Texas as a devoted scout in the Geronimo era. He believed death would come and rode with no tent, marching with soldiers, carrying news to Fort Huachuca where his wife expressed a fatal loyalty to his mission during the Apache conflict.
Spartanburg correspondent lists recent semiannual dividends from cotton mills in the region. Clifton 6 percent, Spartan 4, Inoree 4, Converse 5, Tascapen percent, Whitney 8, Lockart 5, Lanrent per cent, and Pacol et 0 percent quarterly on 700000 capital. Also notes rising stock premiums and strong profits driving mill expansion as it markets Southern industry to the nation and Britain. Andrew Carnegie donates 3000 for bathes and gym at Dumferline line.
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