Americus Times-Recorder Official Organ notice 1908
The Times-Recorder announces its status as Official Organ for the City of Americus Sumter and Webster counties and U S Court Southern District of Georgia with detailed subscription rates and mailing information dated December 24, 1908. The editors and staff include Thomas Gamble Jr editor C W Cornforth business manager J W Farlow city editor W Dupree assistant business.
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Americus
Thomas Gamble, JR
C. W. Cornforth
J. W. Farlow
W. Dupree
the Times-Recorder
City of
Americas
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia
3Rd Congressional District
U. S. Court
Southern District of Georgia
Fring the Old Governor Home
An oration by Mr. TL L Knight advocates removing Gov. James Jackson’s remains to Georgia soil and erecting a monument. It lauds Jackson for patriotism and heroism, highlights his Yazoo fraud crusade defense, and notes his death from duels and wounds amid Georgia public feuds.
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TL. L. Knight
James Jackson
Banks of the
Potomac
Georgia
Knight
Gov
Jackson
Yazoo
Lamar
United States Senate
Warnot
Jackon
Sensational Atlanta Report On Street Car Robbery Claim
The piece alleges an Atlanta street car robbery attempt and cites judge Spence denying inflammatory language about jurors. It notes press sensationalism and counters with defenses that in one case he commended the jury and in another mildly criticized it.
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Atlanta
Spence
Newton
Reducing Cotton Acreage for Better Farm Profit
An editorial argues farmers should cut cotton acreage and diversify into crops like corn oats hay vegetables and dairy poultry. It cites a Dougherty County farmer who netted about 6000 on 200 acres with 24 acres in cotton and urges smaller holders to restrain cotton to raise prices and profits.
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Americas
Dougherty County
South
Kentucky
Thirteen Humans Bagged in Maine Woods Slaughter
A Maine woods report notes an unusually large slaughter with thirteen human beings counted among game bagged this season. Local authorities investigate the grisly tally and hunt for explanations behind the high mortality.
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Maine Woods
Bill seeks higher pay for President and Vice President
A bill proposes raising the President’s salary to 100000 dollars and the Vice President’s to 50000 dollars. The speaker notes the roles would become highly sought after, comparable to positions with railroads and life insurance firms.
Georgia Paper Calls Out Caution On Aftermarriage Sunshine
The Atlanta Georgian quotes a view that a woman once seen as the sun of a man’s life before marriage only preserves that status by making trouble after marriage. The piece challenges the idea of a wife as perpetual sunshine and remarks on social expectations.
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Atlanta
Taft to Meet Southern Editors in Augusta
Editors visit President-elect Taft in Augusta as representatives from Southern cities seek a hearing with the new Chief Executive. It is reported Taft plans to remain in Augusta except for very special cases.
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Taft
Augusta
South
Growth through new industries to boost Americus population
Americus faces a 1910 census rise from 8000 to 12000, but warns that continued growth requires new employment avenues. Advocates locating gas and electric fixtures manufacturing with tax exemptions to attract skilled labor, predicting follow-on industries and stronger pay rolls for a thriving Georgia city.
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Americus
Americas
Georgia
Knox as Corporation Lawyer Becomes Taft Cabinet Hope
The article defends Senator Knox once labeled a corporation lawyer praising his trusted service in Attorney General and potential as Secretary of State under Taft. It notes Bonaparte still weighs criminal libel actions against editors and warns against government prosecutions of private individuals, urging restraint before March 4.
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Senate
Taft
Department of State
Department
Corporation
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
United States
Charles Taft
Douglass Robinson
Cromwell
Promoter
Florida
Amercan
Germany
Messrs
Robinson
Buch
Bonaparté
Congress Should Not Halt Panama Canal Inquiry Says Chicago News
In urging thorough investigation of the Panama Canal scandal Congress should not accept denials but seek full light on who gained the alleged 40 million. The Chicago News calls for continued scrutiny amid lingering suspicions and debates over related incidents like Brownsville.
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Congress
Panama Canal
Brownaville
Postal savings bank debate in party platforms
A critique argues against a postal savings bank and national bank deposit guarantee. The writer contends both parties deceive voters, claim government overreach, and warn government lending would crowd out private finance while England’s deficits show risks of state banking.
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England
Dangers of Secret Service Power in a Republic
A former warning argues that placing government detectives under executive control risks eroding Congress and enabling political coercion. It cautions that presidents might probe private secrets of legislators, using the Secret Service as a tool for domination, though it concedes improbability remains.
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Congress
House
Niletit
Secret Service
Women and Kidney Trouble Widely Acknowledged
The advertisement asserts that kidney and bladder problems affect both women and men, harming mind, ambition, vigor, and happiness. It promotes Swamp-Root by Dr. Kilmer as a universal remedy, claiming quick relief and offering sample bottles and a pamphlet to readers.
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Pampitiet
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Executive usurpation threatens to subdue branches of government
An editorial warns that increasing executive power risks subjugating the detective corps and Congress, calling for restraint before the spy system and patronage expand. It cautions that government threats against private parties and press independence mark a drift away from democratic norms toward autocratic rule.
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Detective Corps
Congress
White House
Secret Service
Russia
Roosevelt to Africa trip as snake bite precaution
Newspapers discuss Roosevelt possibly taking travel to Africa as a precaution against snake bites, noting no universal cure or remedy exists and stressing longstanding beliefs about ancient wood age remedies.
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Roosevelt
Africa
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