23 Jan 1895
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1895
Page
1
A bill to investigate charges of fraud in the governor election of November last passed the Tennessee Senate by an 18 to 4 vote. The report notes the move aims to inspect alleged irregularities in the gubernatorial contest.
Testimony in a local murder trial continued with witnesses describing the shooting involving Jim Carey and John Methvin at a picnic. Eyewitnesses detailed Carey drawing a pistol, the struggle with Harden, and Methvin firing after exchanges, with multiple accounts of who held or moved the weapon as Carey fell and the investigation proceeded.
At Sumter City Hall Capt Job L. Adderton chaired a farmers gathering to plan for advancing agricultural interests and selecting delegates for the State Society. James A. Wilson kept minutes as officers and delegates were elected, with a resolution favoring reduced cotton acreage and minimal guano use while promoting co operation among Sumter farmers.
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