09 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
1
Somerset Club advertises the acme of purity and excellence in fine whiskey handled by the McLeod Co at Oglethorpe. Southern agents for Edward B. Bruce & Co., Baltimore. All orders receive prompt attention.
We offer for sale the Bagley Paum fan body or parts and any city property. Payments: one tenth cash and balance in ten equal payments with interest. See T. Davenport for prices and details.
Chattanooga January 8 The murder trial of Julia Morrison James for Leopold Leidenheimer's death resumed in circuit court. Witnesses described a quarrel on stage at the Chattanooga Opera House and the shooting in which James fired three times at Leidenheimer as he draped the curtain.
Lieutenant J C Gilmore of the gunboat Yorktown describes months in Filipino captivity near Baler and his dramatic rescue by Colonel Luther R Hare and American troops. He details harsh treatment, deprivation, and the decisive relief that followed the Benguet and Vigan campaigns, praising the rescuers and noting the casualties among Yorktown crew.
An article extols protecting the stomach as the vital spot in boxing, citing Fitzsimmons and Corbett. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a non alcoholic cure for stomach blood and nerves, claiming it safeguards against consumption and lingering coughs. The piece warns against other remedies and urges five bottles.
A newspaper notes jockey Burns faces suspension after Oakland track officials at San Francisco recommended revoking his riding lien. If approved by the turf congress, Burns could be barred from racing for at least a year, affecting the Schorr stable’s recent success and W. J. Schorr’s riding expectations.
Praxton Florida January report: The United States and West Indies Railroad and Steamship Company of Plant City, capitalized at 1,000,000, is incorporated to build and operate a railroad from Plant City through Manatee and De Soto counties to Gasparilla Island, with branches and port connections. Incorporators include W L Xone Picompecu and A Schneid man. Governor Nash inaugurated in Ohio. parade follows. Also a fatal diphtheria case in New York and other brief items.
A brief market update on naval stores trades at the corner of an avenues scene. Trade activity notes price movements and buyer interest across key coastal firms with limited readable specifics due to fragment.
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