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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
5
The piece sketches a bustling town day with reports of a Sheffield store opening after rain, crowds leaving for the Fourth, a drugstore move, and various local happenings. It notes city officials ill, a pistol penalty, and odd local anecdotes while touching on broader events in China and the foreign relief crisis.
In a violent downtown incident Porter attacked Missy Jackson with a pocket knife. Jackson suffered four ugly facial and head wounds as onlookers watched. Porter and her spouse reportedly fled. arrest followed or evasion noted.
Advertisement for Life Renewer billed as the best nerve builder capable of addressing all nervous weaknesses including neuralgia prostration and heart issues. Claims to cure paroxysms and St Vitis’ dances with mental debility. Sold by E. J. Eldridge, artist, Amerions.
A reconnoitering party led by Lt Cmdr Keys on the torpedo boat Fame captured and destroyed New City and the port near Taku on June 28 with light opposition. Allied forces including British, Russians and Americans stormed the west arsenal on June 27, while casualties were reported across nations.
The seventeenth annual Georgia Bar association session opens in Warm Springs with prominent lawyers from across the state in attendance. Judges, visiting lawyers, and guests including Judge William Wirt Howe of New Orleans, Professor Charles Noble Gregory, and Jivtyo Logan Agley will attend. Howe will speak on the Law of Primitive People. Knoxville Division railway workers receive a 10 percent wage raise. Also an advertisement offers 700 bushels Georgia Seed Rye for sale by P. O. Cixia, Cordele, Ga.
A long list of local residents noting departures for visits to Griffin Macon Milledgeville Unadilla Reidsville Atlanta and other towns. Several names travel to Birmingham Tenille Warm Springs Washington and beyond for the summer, with mentions of returns from trips to Lincolnville and Michgan, plus a caution on eating vegetables as many produce waterlogged crops. A sale notice hints at Haylor's and Hudson's drug store delivery and a Texas trip by Prof. J. E. Mathis for school book publishing work.
For sale a single Studebaker wagon offered cheap for cash. The seller lists contact as Po Box 3 Amer liens in Georgia. This compact notice advertises a ready cash sale of the wagon to interested buyers.
Students wishing to enter the training class in October 1900 and parents wishing to enter their children in Kinder garten should apply at once to Miss G Backus as Superintendent 04 Huntington Street Carlisle
In New York, divers and wreckers attend the sunken North German Lloyd steamers Saale Bremen and Maineke in the Upper Bay and North River. Eleven bodies are in the morgue, with estimates of at least 200 dead and 40 recovered. losses may reach $10 million, as rescue efforts continue and insurers assess damage. Reports tell of heartless tug crews and a fire likely sparked by spontaneous cotton combustion or careless smoking.
Settlement ends a long litigation over the East and West railroad. Two factions led by the Kelleys and Senator Bann agree on terms, enabling reorganization and sale to Seaboard. Rumors of settlement fade as officials confirm Seaboard likely to buy and run from Poll City to Birmingham.
Seaboard Air Line plans to build two thousand additional freight cars, with some orders possible for Americus shops. President John Skelton Williams pushes rapid construction as the Georgia and Alabama division joins the Seaboard system, rebranding offices in Portsmouth and Savannah and moving the claim, car accounting, and passenger departments. A. Pope becomes assistant general freight agent in Savannah as executive committees finalize the changes.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful feet swollen feet ingrowing nails and instantly relieves corn and bunion sting. The greatest comfort discovery of the age makes tight shoes feel easy and relieves sweating callous hot tired aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for stamps. Trial package free. Allen’s Olmsted LeRoy New York.
In August Americus gains a new dry goods store run by Mossie, Eugene E. Elmore, and J. W. Guerry, formerly with Pickston Company. They lease the No 112 Cotton Avenue location next to Pinkston Company and plan to start business on or about August. Their friends extend best wishes for success.
Atlanta news reports Gov. Candler appointed Hon. Pope Brown to the State Railroad Commission, filling the vacancy from L. N. Trammell's death. Brown, South Georgia backed, as president of the State Agricultural Society, is viewed as in touch with the people and expected to discharge the duties well.
Due to rain there will be no County Court on the second Monday in July for criminal trials. The court will convene on the first day of August for that purpose. Defendants and witnesses should govern themselves accordingly. Sumter County. E 19 pounds standard granulated sugar for 100 dollars with Beal Brand coffee.
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