Americus Georgia Promoted as Commercial Capital of Southwest
Americus, the county seat of Sumter, Georgia, sits at railroad junctions and boasts a mild climate, fertile lands, and rapid growth. It highlights diversified industry from iron works and furniture to gins and mulls, three rail lines to major regions, and a thriving trade center for ten counties. The piece extols health, education, hotels, and civic amenities, urging manufacturers, farmers, and capitalists to invest and relocate to this flourishing city.
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Americus
Sumter
George
Anderson
Florida
Niles
Thomas Ile
Asu
Americas
Georgia
Virginia
Tennessee
Gulf
Wielont
Merica
Lilla
Hinds
New County Court House
Wacun
Alanis
Savannah
Ivey
Oll Mulls
Lee
Banka
Esort
Theorth
West
Avannah
Brunswick
Tresente
Elt
Souther
Indignant Sheriff Seeks Club's Fight Halt in Florida
Jacksonville reports Sheriff Broward returned from Tallahassee with orders for duty as Governor Mitchell denounces the clubs stance. Police swear in special deputies to guard the militia amid rumors of a secret boxing match between Corbett and Dempsey for a January showdown with bets around $100 to $100.
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Erc
Corbett
Jack Dempsey
Jacksonville
Broward
Tallahassee
Hessys
Mitchell
Sioxil
Pollem
Fatal pitched battle among Negroes and whites in South Carolina
Reports from Avovsta Georgia and Rouse Ridge near Jackson North Carolina describe a deadly clash where a posse attempted to arrest a negro desperado Jude. Paul Green is dead and Rhett Green gravely injured. White and black combatants left many wounded. fears of lynching loom. Other items note Nashville bucket shop ban discussions, Chicago smallpox vaccination panic, and remodeling of Jackson Park Fine Arts buildings.
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South Carolina
Avovsta
Rouse Ridge
Jackson
N. C
Augusta
Paul Green
Rhett Green
Out of An
Pohead
Jude
Income Tax Bill Aims to Join Tariff Measure
The income tax bill from the committee seeks separate passage but strong push to fold it into the tariff bill. It sets a 2 percent rate on incomes over 4000 with first collections in 1895 and forces returns for incomes above 1000, while protecting privacy and limiting public disclosure. If unfiled, penalties apply. payroll deduction and corporate tax provisions affect salaries and dividends.
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Wasutxotax
Internal Revenue
Revenue Assessor
Rson
Convicts to be hanged amid prison scandal and riots
Henry Singleton and Horace Smith, both described as negroes, were convicted of murder and face hanging. The case raises questions about state prison management. Separate reports tell of a prison guard killed during a breakout at Pratt mines, a sheriff-led pursuit, and other executions and violent incidents in multiple states.
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Welfite
Murer
Wiecxson
Miss
Henry Singleton
Horace Smith
Singleton
Lilla
Smith
Chealan
Pen Walla
Supreme Court
Bronxenan
Ala
Pratt Mines
John Beel
Frank Dexter
Gerthite
Dexter
Jim Morrison
Bibb County
Tired of prison life Mary Mercer escapes by rope from cell
Mary Mercer, the first woman to escape Sumter's stronghold, crept through a hole in the wall using blankets twisted into a rope and dropped forty feet to the ground. She fled after burglary charges and was recaptured later. guards report searches in vain and suspect help from friends. George Cook, jailed for burglary, nearly escaped through the same cell but was stopped. he faces trial for attempted murder of the jailer and a long sentence likely.
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Mary Mercer
Wat George Cook
Sumter
Snyder
Jackson Street
Jalil
Marecer
George Cook
Theooll
Cook
McArthur
Jost
Indicted for Assault in Grief Hill Case Against Walker
The grand jury yesterday found a true bill against James Walker for assaulting a city girl while escorting her home from a party. A warrant was issued, but by late afternoon he remained at large. The case likely will go to trial with witnesses from the party and friends of the victim.
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Grand Jury
Trap Hill
James Walker
Yeaterday
Walker
Ball
The Negro Stole Cotton Sentenced to Ten Years
The state versus Larkin Marshall, burglary, occupied the day in Superior Court. Marshall burglarized B. E. Stewart's gin-house months earlier, was found guilty by a jury after 8 pm, and Judge Flakr sentenced him to ten years in the penitentiary amid family protests at the jail door.
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Larkin Marshall
Marshall
B. E. Stewart
Flakr
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