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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
3
The dispensary commission reports last year’s liquor sales yield a state profit of 515 248 directed to local and state school funds. Gross sales reach 32 228 681 with liquor cost 1 617 078 and running expenses. The system is credited with reducing social drinking and appears financially successful compared with New York City licensing costs.
Walter E Steed, former Taylor County representative, announces his run for speaker of the next General Assembly. A lawyer and popular figure, Steed is credited with strong Democratic work in the Third district and Taylor County during hard campaigns. He is noted for eloquence, vigor, and steady leadership.
The Albany Herald notes the nation tires of Little Hobson amid recurring headlines about his bids, marriage, lectures, leave requests, and antics. It contrasts Pat Crowe and Billy Patterson cases, mentions Savannah’s State Fair revival, and cites Lon Livingston’s lengthy House tenure as key to his success.
A U S Army private Frank Rakowski was degraded at Fort Canby and sentenced to ten years in the military prison on Alcatraz Island after threatening to assassinate President Roosevelt. The case was reported from Astoria, Oregon, via The Oregonian.
An earthquake in Mexico City and a deadly tremor in Chilpancingo killed hundreds in Guerrero. The Pan American conference in Mexico City paused as the hall swayed and delegates fled to safety, while crowds knelt in relief and awe.
The British steamer Lagos from Liverpool ran aground at Las Desertas southwest of Madeira during a fog. All crew and passengers were saved and efforts hoped to recover the mails the vessel carried.
A moral poem argues that kindness returns to the giver and selfishness brings doom. It presents fate as a wheel of justice where actions shape future consequences and the weight of deeds is weighed by a divine standard of light and truth.
King Edward VII opens Parliament with Queen Alexandra present and the royal family in attendance. The speech from the throne references imperial ties, wartime concerns, and domestic finances. A smaller crowd greets the procession and preparations echo last opening, with observers noting health and spectacle.
The Venezuelan revolutionary steamer Libertador, formerly the Ban Righ, was sighted Tuesday evening near Cape Cadera east of La Guaira. Reports suggest it landed arms at that location amid tensions in the region.
A 100 page report to Mayor Grainger details William Young's embezzlement as Louisville treasurer. It cites checks on Union National and Southern National banks, including a $3,996.83 payment to Young with a bogus stub. Total receipts during his term reached $10,332,000.81 and a Baltimore bond was posted for an unlimited amount.
From New York dispatch January 18 state that General Codena’s revolutionary forces have twice defeated government troops in Carabobo. A new insurrection is said to have begun near Carupano under General Vasquez, with other leaders taking arms in Zamora. The Libertador steamship has landed arms along the coast hidden from government ships. Reports say Ducharne’s troops were defeated by government forces.
Reports from Yellowstone National Park indicate the buffalo within Ita confines are vanishing rapidly as no-restriction Congress plans threaten further loss. Last winter 18 survived in Haydon valley from a former 3 herd. remaining specimens lack the strength to endure winter. ElkPopulation up to 31,000 inside park. antelope abundant in Gardiner valley with bands of about 1,000. Captain DeVilliers from South Africa contests claims about landing men for Boer War, noting many desire to fight and Kitchener reports 1300 killed or wounded while total casualties reach 1100.
Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey, arrested at the Instanes, were held on $5,000 bail by the Law and Order Society but discharged after appearing at the magistrate's office. James MacFarland, promoter of last night's bout, was released. magistrate said no overt act violated the prize fighting statute and there was no complaint.
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