30 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
1
An advertiser touts E. D. Sheffield Co offering cheaper prices on silks dress goods trimmings dress linings domestics cotton goods blankets robes notions ribbons and laces clothing. The ad emphasizes lower cost across multiple fabric and apparel categories to attract shoppers.
Major General J Warren Kiefer and the First division officers departed at 1 am on the U S transport Panama for Havana where Kiefer will establish headquarters The crowd at Savannah docks bid farewell as bands played and sailors cheered noting the Panama tied to the Chritier transport and the river voyage amid festive farewell bands and flags The article also notes the death of Senator Justin Morrill and a Swiss mountain collapse near Airolo injuring three.
Washington dispatches report anxiety in official circles over Iloilo events. Unclear whether insurgents or American forces control the city as Spanish troops retreat to Mindanao or flee to Borneo. Consul Pratt's cable adds doubt while Otis and War Department seek release terms for Filipino-held Spanish prisoners amid negotiations.
Spanish Commander General Rios telegraphed from Iloilo on December 24 to embark for Zamboanga Mindanao after surrendering Iloilo to American forces in the presence of military and naval commanders, the mayor, and foreign consuls. Also notes Missouri congressmen visiting the president urging 90 000 volunteers and a grim death toll report from Crivsov.
The wartime investigative commission met at its offices with a short session deferred to tomorrow. No witnesses yet. Swift Beef of Chicago protests General Miles remarks on beef used by expeditionary forces. General Eagan may testify. inquiries could delay or extend into January. General Humphreys summoned from Havana to testify, arrival expected in early January.
In Spartanburg County, a man and his wife traveling on foot to work in cotton mills built a fire in woods near Inman. The wife’s clothing caught fire while they slept, she died. the husband was badly burned trying to extinguish the flames. He sought help from nearby residents.
A large meeting at Hicks hall in Augusta was addressed by M. White of Atlanta and others as 1,000 strikers paraded Broad and Greene streets. Mills in the district are idle after shutdowns at Langley and similar plants despite wage concessions. Officials predict no quick settlement and say aid will come from Southern cities with labor organizations.
A fragment reports a pot of gold found with twenty thousand dollars buried, details unclear. Authorities or local investigators are not named in the readable text. Further specifics such as location, dates, or persons remain unavailable in the surviving OCR.
Washington December 28 The Navy Department plans to deploy 400 enlisted men to San Francisco for transport to Hong Kong to support Admiral Dewey. They join crews from Don Juan de Austria Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon to man ships in dry dock and for guard duties at Cavite and Hong Kong as period staffing limits stress the Pacific fleet.
A Black man named Jol Bolden was killed by an unidentified mob near Hansasy Grove Georgia on December 22. The incident involved accusations of attempted serious crime and arson. Police have not identified the mob or motives.
Elegant toilet slippers in several styles silk and linen handkerchiefs neckwear socks collars and cuffs shirts robes gloves dress shirts and suits cases hand bags and mail cases cheaper than any other house in town.
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