Americus Georgia as Winter Resort and Growing Center
The piece extols Americus as a refined winter resort 10 miles from Macon and near Savannah and Thomaston. It highlights fertile soils with crops from peaches pears cotton and sugar cane, a healthy climate, rising population, demand for dwellings, and notable buildings including the Windsor Hotel block and a marble post office.
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Grongta
Central
Bevannah
Western
Savannah
Americus
Montgomery
Macon
Andersonville
Florktire
Thomanville
Georgia
Virginia
Tennessee
Confederacy
South
LeCoote
Cate
Eyrup
Gulf of Mexico
Americas
New County Court House
Windsor Hotel
Deficto
Atlanta
Speculation on Speakership and Committee Makeup
Reports from Washington discuss potential shifts in the coinage and ways and means committees with Speaker Crisp denying pledges. Possible reappointment of Bland as chairman fuels talk of a revised committee balance amid Republican and populist maneuvering. Unrelated local notices follow about omissions in a war veterans list and several criminal cases in Americus, including theft and burglary charges.
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Waanmaros
D.C
al. Speaker
Bland
Champion
Crisp
Endotey
Brand
Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Ways and Means
Hooks
Destructive Fire Totals at Oyster Factory and Docks
A major blaze destroyed the Brunswick oyster factory and a spirits and turpentine warehouse, igniting near 1 o clock and spreading to docks owned by M. M. Bush & Drothora. Two thousand residents joined the effort as the Anca helped hold the fire, with losses around 20,000 pounds and 17,500 pounds insured.
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Lrunswick
M. M. Bush & Drothora
Tattimon, Downing & Co
Fie
Insurance Bell
Patterson, Downing & Co
Financial turmoil and labor unrest sweep midwest regions
Reports detail suspensions of Paget Sound National Bank of Everett and Bank of Sumas due to failed securities and payroll cuts. Tennessee prison gains cost state troops at Coal Creek. Several Kansas banks close, including Bank of Laroy and Fenny County Bank. A volume of speculative activity and urban booster notices follow with advertisements from Teams & Wines in Forsyth Street.
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Paget Sound National Bank of
Everett
Bank of Sumas
Nashville
Leighton
Ottumwa
Tews
Eskels
Fiat National Bank
Winston
N.C
Ourskaden
Tennessee Board of Prison Inaptatore
Coal Creek
Nobles County Bank
Fta
Peter Thompson
Kansaa
Fenny County
Garden City
Bank of Laroy
Coffey County
Alan
Pat Calhan
New York
Gnandal
Central
Sumter Teachers Seek Quarterly Pay by Law
A county resolution introduced by Prof. J. J. Wilkerson and adopted by the Sumter Teachers Institute calls on lawmakers to pass a law paying teachers quarterly. The document cites delayed salaries as a burden and stresses teachers as servants of the commonwealth, urging timely compensation.
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Themim Kemalon
Raethod
J. J. Wilkerson
E¢Eason
Commonwealth
Italy
Sumter
Aomalon
Recoruer
Moone
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Naim
Savanna
Gord
Sumter’Co
GA. Loan and Trust CO
North Americas
Chicago Lithograph Co
Filth Awaga
Aerse I
Casic Grocery
Loving & Hightower
Josten
Feoi
Geo. D. Wheatley
Lamar St
Cotton Ave
Comfortadle
Morbhiant
Max
Los Out
Geo. C. Wheatley
Americus, Georgia
Crisps
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Ile Chansel
Pe Doe
John
Nylander
Will Farlow
Youngmaunly
Griffin
Rylander
Cold Harbor
John E Rylander
Battes
Farlow
Eitizend
Calhoun County
Warde
Acteas
Oscar Green
Mathews
Green
Barlow
Greene
George Cook
Blandford
Thontate
de Shipp
Taylor Street
Darby
J.W. Sheffield
Mason
Rusble
Joan EK
Cesar
Promoion
John EB. Rylander
Tim
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Congress
Chamberlain
J. Ki Hare
Trenton
Tex
W. A. Memaert
Davenport Drug Company
Chamborn
Chambers
Yeaterday Jridge
Trinam Va
Peacock
Remoorel
Duxfard Tay
Mass
Cleveland
Gray Gables
World's Fair Grounds
Chicago
van Leer Polk
Calcutta
Nashville American
Tennenee Senate
Ragland
Branco
Marsh Polk
United States
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Texas
Tacket
Hamburg
Lus
Teams & Wines
Forsyth Street
White City
Omongo
Joly
Micriutus Mney Mo
Ciminy
Quebec
England
Darwin
Pasteur
Mick
Yankee Blade
Tyrrell
Pete
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